Language and Culture

Few islanders still observe Lent, but they cling to a tradition once seen as defying the all-powerful Roman Catholic Church.

Canadians are known for saying “sorry” all the time, and one global survey shows the country’s reputation stands as the friendliest.

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday criticized Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau for expressing condolences after a fatal crash in English and ​not in French, Canada's second official language.

The P.E.I. Museum and Heritage Foundation hosted its annual heritage awards on Sunday, to recognize those who help maintain the island's culture and traditions.

For 20 years, this computational linguistics competition has inspired new generations of innovators in AI and language preservation

A Swedish influencer who moved to Toronto is criticizing IKEA Canada’s translations, but the furniture company is defending its Scandinavian roots.

Senate committee calls on Ottawa to strengthen health-care access for English and French minorities across Canada.

A modern history course taught by Dr. Kassandra Luciuk reframes Canada through upheaval, challenging students to confront myths, recognize patterns across decades, and see today’s political tensions in a sharper, more revealing light.

Undercover observers will visit 7,800 stores in the coming months to see whether workers greet and serve customers in French, English or both.

Montreal’s transit agency says the “Go Habs Go!” slogan will return to some city buses next month after the provincial language watchdog authorized the use of the English expression.

A program by the non-profit Honouring Indigenous Peoples is helping to foster truth and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people — through a youth gathering.

Indigenous Yukon youth are reconnecting to their culture through moosehide tanning

A large group of people joined hands and danced together inside a packed hall at the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg on Saturday for a Nowruz event celebrating Kurdish culture and welcoming the coming of spring.

Do you speak Irish? A growing number of people are picking up Ireland’s native language, both inside the country and here in Canada.

St. Patrick's Day is exactly a week away and Irish culture during these celebrations is often reduced to green beer, shamrocks and leprechauns. But the director and founder of the Irish Real Life Festival wants to debunk those stereotypes. Sue Nally says there are deep and varied traditions to enjoy and the local festival has several events people can enjoy over the next week.

Documentary filmmaker investigates accounts that immigrant Catholic students, many of them Italians, were turned away from French Catholic schools before Bill 101.

The Sault Indian Social Club has grown to 30 members since forming in January and features cultural dancing and singing with traditional dresses and jewellery.

Riverview mayor says he supports the push for a new French school to keep up with the southeast New Brunswick town's growing francophone population, and the school district agrees there's a need.

Four in 10 report using two or more languages at home and with friends.

Pujjuut Kusugak and David Ningeongan's have been calling Canada's Olympic hockey games for Milano Cortina 2026 in Inuktitut. But its the way they've engaged their community in expanding the language around hockey and their energy for the game that has gained them fans across the country.