Canadian News
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:04:23 EDTCanadian soldiers depart to help humanitarian crisis in Europe
Dozens of Canadian soldiers boarded a plane to Poland Friday for what their commander said would be an intense but gratifying mission to help Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:17:44 EDTB.C. man fights off cougar after it wrapped its jaws around family dog's head
A pet dog is lucky to be alive after its owner fought a cougar off the canine near Christina Lake, B.C., last week.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:00:00 EDTCalgary lacks cybersecurity experts to protect against 'nefarious criminals' as attacks climb
Cybercrime is up in Calgary, leaving many business owners searching for someone to help them protect themselves against attacks. But for some, that may be hard to find.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:58:22 EDTB.C. woman whose house was swept away in flood warns others to check their insurance
Pam Velt thought she was fully insured. But after the November 2021 floods wiped out her property in the Nicola Valley, she was shocked at the payout amount from her overland flood insurance.
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Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:15:23 EDTRunning changed two Haudenosaunee men in Ontario. Now one of them is headed to the Boston Marathon
On Monday, the Boston Marathon will see 30,000 runners for its 126th race. Among the thousands will be one Haudenosaunee man running for charity: Joel Matthew Kennedy.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:40:05 EDTOttawa to consider having Canada Post distribute Quebec's local weeklies
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez fears Quebecers may lose access to local information if other municipalities follow Montreal's decision to make the weekly distribution of circulars, coupons...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:48:16 EDTMike Bossy, 4-time Stanley Cup champion with the New York Islanders, dead at 65
Mike Bossy, one of hockey's most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:00:00 EDTThis Calgarian made sure he'll never miss the bus again — by buying one
This transit enthusiast can now cruise the streets in his own GM 'Fishbowl' bus.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 06:00:00 EDTGuelph, Ont., track and field club builds belonging for LGBTQ athletes
The Guelph, Ont.-based Telos Athletics club is an amateur track and field club aimed at LGBTQ people, and it's helping them build community in a place they say they've often felt excluded from: sport....
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDTThe next wave of electric vehicles is coming — and it could be buses, semis and other large trucks
When it comes to having large trucks running on batteries, the country is basically starting from scratch; the vehicles are scarce and often require their own industrial-sized network of charging stat...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:00:00 EDTFarmers worry for incoming seed season as fertilizer costs soar
Farmers across the Maritimes say their operating costs have increased significantly with fertilizer imports from Russia under sanction, and some are looking for alternatives.
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:48:17 EDT'I was not in a good place,' former Alberta chief medical examiner testifies at trial
Dr. Anny Sauvageau will undergo cross-examination next week after wrapping up two weeks of direct examination on the witness stand in her wrongful dismissal suit.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDTAre there any politicians left in this country interested in building the nation?
The Constitution turns 40 on April 17. It was supposed to chart a way forward from the impasses of the past, but instead has become an impasse in its own right, writes Taylor C. Noakes.
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Fri, 15 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDTPope Francis to make 3 Canadian stops in July to meet residential school survivors, sources say
Pope Francis is expected to visit at least three cities during a late July trip to Canada, CBC News has learned.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 06:00:00 EDTHunters fear expedition's sunken truck is contaminating hunting grounds near Taloyoak, Nunavut
Leaders of a hunters and trappers association in Taloyoak, Nunavut, fear an Arctic expedition truck that sank in one of their prime hunting grounds is contaminating animals that are known to migrate t...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:00:00 EDTFor these P.E.I. interpreters, work with newcomers is about more than translating
The Immigrant and Refugee Service Association of P.E.I. offers clients translation and interpretation services. About 90 people are on call to assist newcomers settle into their new home. Here are som...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:00:00 EDTPractising for perfection, 13-year-old N.B. violinist wins accolades and international award
Alexandre Doucet didn’t know he was up against nearly 1,000 other violinists when he entered the Sonata/Sonatina category in the London (UK) Young Musician festival competition.
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDTEaster pysanky workshop in Thunder Bay uses artform to show resilience as Ukraine, its culture under attack
People in Thunder Bay, Ont., gathered recently at the Ukrainian Catholic Church for a special workshop all about pysanky, or Ukrainian Easter eggs. This year, the event took on new meaning as the artf...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDTCanadian cottage country the backdrop of new Amazon series The Lake
The Tragically Hip, a maple syrup heist, and Ontario's cottage country among the Cancon offerings being developed and filmed for the Amazon Prime streaming service.
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:50:37 EDTOld meets new: Life in Toronto's revitalized Regent Park neighbourhood
More than 15 years after construction first began on the Regent Park Revitalization project, a formal application for rezoning has now been submitted to the City of Toronto for the project's final two...