Ottawa expected to make broadband internet announcement today
The Liberal government is set to make an announcement today about their long-promised plan to expand high-speed broadband access to rural Canada. The announcement comes as more…
For Canada’s energy sector, a Joe Biden win would be just 1 more item on a long list of uncertainties
This week was the first time Tom Simons had travelled to the U.S. in eight months because of the pandemic, and he just happened to be in…
Conservative MP calls for nationwide three-digit suicide hotline
As health professionals warn that the pandemic is taking a heavy toll on many Canadians' mental health, a Conservative MP is calling on the federal government to…
Whole Foods grocery chain bans employees from wearing poppies
Less than a week before millions of Canadians are set to pay their respects to veterans by wearing a poppy, a national grocery store chain has banned…
Reducing light pollution has numerous benefits for the environment
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. (Sign…
How Canada’s track and field Olympians are navigating pandemic
You could feel the excitement and pure joy on the other end of the phone. Alysha Newman, full of life and energy, is back training and hopeful…
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Wednesday
The latest:A B.C. health authority facing an uptick in COVID-19 cases — including a recent dance studio outbreak now linked to 36 cases — will soon have…
Byelection win gives P.E.I.’s Progressive Conservative government a slim majority
P.E.I.'s Progressive Conservative government will now have a slim majority when the fall sitting of the legislature begins. This comes after PC candidate Zack Bell won the…
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday
The latest:French doctors expressed relief but business owners were in despair as France prepared Thursday to shut down again for a month to try to put the…
Meet the Toronto carpenter building insulated, mobile shelters for homeless people this winter
The small wooden structure inside Khaleel Seivwright's rented Cabbagetown workshop looks something like an oversized shoebox, or perhaps a transport crate for a motorcycle.A closer look reveals…
B.C. NDP will form decisive majority government, CBC News projects
The NDP will form a historic majority government in British Columbia for the first time in more than 20 years, CBC News projects, as voters opted to…