Commentary It’s tough to justify the inexorable growth in carbon taxes in Canada while citizens struggle with increases in the cost of living. But the inequitable application of the scheme across provinces adds insult to injury. B.C. was the first province out of the gate to impose a carbon tax in 2008 to battle emissions. Since imposing…

The Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company is facing calls for a boycott on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border after its comments about Canada Day, a day to celebrate the founding of Canada, and July 4, Independence Day in the United States. The development follows the recent large-scale boycotting by conservatives of Bud Light…

Figures from aviation tracker FlightAware show that nearly 2,000 Air Canada flights were delayed or cancelled over the Canada Day long weekend. Roughly half of all trips by the country’s biggest airline—including its lower-cost Air Canada Rouge and regional partner Jazz Aviation—were disrupted Saturday through Monday. The 1,965 flight delays and cancellations stand in contrast…

OTTAWA—Canada Day celebrations are taking place in Ottawa and across the country on Saturday, although some have been scaled back due to poor air quality. Canada’s capital city will see some festivities around Parliament Hill, but the main entertainment will be at LeBreton Flats, just west of downtown, where celebrations are expected to return to…

Karla Poewe has thought a lot about culture and national identity. She came to Canada as a refugee in the aftermath of World War II and is now retired from a long career in anthropology. As Canadians prepare to celebrate Canada Day, the 82-year-old Calgary resident reflects on all she has valued about Canadian culture…

Canada is a large country with an abundance of hidden gems, and Canada Day is a good reminder to get out and see some of them. One such jewel is Grasslands National Park, tucked away in southwestern Saskatchewan, not far from the American border. On top of that—literally—is that the park is a so-called Dark Sky Preserve,…

Commentary Happy Dominion Day, from the river to the ends of the Earth. It’s a bit archaic. But it sure beats Canada Day, where they smash statues of Sir John A. Macdonald and lower flags to half-mast because hundreds of bodies weren’t found, but if you say so they want to put you in jail….

Commentary Happy Dominion Day, from the river to the ends of the Earth. It’s a bit archaic. But it sure beats Canada Day, where they smash statues of Sir John A. Macdonald and lower flags to half-mast because hundreds of bodies weren’t found, but if you say so they want to put you in jail….

The trend of questioning the Canadian identity has escalated to the point that some major cities attempted to or actually cancelled Canada Day celebrations. Historians say the trend’s roots go back decades, but it has gathered significantly more momentum in recent years. “We have had politicized discussions about our national identity many, many times,” Christopher Dummitt,…

Commentary The city of Calgary has reversed its decision to cancel the July 1 fireworks and effectively dismiss Canada Day with it. Port of Vancouver has not retreated from its position of terminating the fireworks. In both cases, the decisions to cancel were made not by elected officials but unelected bureaucrats who decided Canada Day had…