The federal government’s rate of refusal of humanitarian and compassionate immigration applications in 2020 was at a five-year high amid a global pandemic, prompting advocates to call for ‘regularization’ of migrants who fall through the cracks...

Ontario is set for the next stage of reopening Friday, but the chief medical officer of health warns it will be a “challenge” to lift most remaining pandemic restrictions in August.

New voting laws have been proposed in a host of Republican-controlled states in response to the former president’s repeated claims of fraud in the 2020 election, Edward Keenan writes.

Further changes are expected to travel restrictions to Canada as the latest iteration of the Canada-U. S. border closure deal is set to expire next week. But two sources told the Star that in the short term, they are expected to be just minor tweaks,...

Blue Jays fans are familiar with Guerrero’s ability to draw the spotlight on any given moment, whether it be with his athletic ability or infectious personality. He did just that in his all-star debut.

The Jays’ 22-year-old phenom opened the game by nearing decapitating Washington’s Max Scherzer with a 111-m.p.h. liner to second base. The two stars shared a few laughs and hugged it out on the field, but the hard contact was just a tease of what...

Some small shops that have struggled during the pandemic are now being harassed and targeted with negative reviews after opting to continue a mask policy.

“It was completely dark then all the lights came on and it was clearly another boat,” cottage guest Francesca Hawkes testified Tuesday, describing looking out on Lake Joseph in the moments after the deadly crash.

The former residential school was on the remote Penelakut Island.

Meanwhile, representatives of Pfizer met privately with senior U.S. scientists and regulators Monday to press their case for swift authorization of coronavirus booster vaccines.

Federal parties are trying to connect with under-represented communities ahead of a possible general election — but they’re less forthcoming about the targets they’re hoping to hit.

One party source said the proposal is expected to be raised at the next regular council meeting, and that it stems from a suggestion that former Green leader Jim Harris made by email in mid-June.