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Nature genetically modified this fish the way scientists do
Millions of years before scientists created genetically modified Atlantic salmon with genes from two other fish, nature created genetically modified smelt with a...
StatsCan says it’s ready to conduct census despite pandemic’s resurgence
Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s ready to conduct the 2021 census next month despite concerns about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Alberta MLAs quit coalition against public health restrictions after Ontario MPP invokes Hitler
Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party caucus have quit a national coalition against public health restrictions, after the group’s founder...
Health officer warned RCMP of challenge identifying patient zero in Campbellton COVID outbreak
The medical officer of health in the Campbellton region warned RCMP it would be difficult to identify Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola as patient zero in the...
Canadian explorer to attempt 1st human-powered crossing of Turks and Caicos Islands
Toronto-based explorer Mario Rigby spent two years crossing the African continent on foot. Last summer, he paddled the length of Lake Ontario in...
COVID-19 and N.L.’s election results probably killed the idea of a spring federal election
If rising COVID-19 caseload numbers and the spread of more contagious and deadlier variants of the virus were not enough already to close the door on a...
This is your brain on pandemic: What chronic stress is doing to us
Back in the 1980s, there was a public service announcement on TV that you may remember — or may have seen on YouTube....
Bilingualism requirement for SCC justices creates ‘needless barrier’ for Indigenous candidates, critics say
As the first Indigenous justice appointed to a Canadian Court of Appeal in 2004, Harry LaForme seemed like an excellent candidate for the...
Canadian Screen Awards: Schitt’s Creek leads nominations for 3rd year running
Well into its third year of topping awards shows, comedy Schitt’s Creek led the nominations for this year’s Canadian Screen Awards with 21 nods. The...
Canada’s nursing homes have worst record for COVID-19 deaths among wealthy nations: report
Canada has the worst record for COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes compared with other wealthy countries, according to a new report released on...
Climate change means even more parts of Canada will need to prepare for stronger hurricanes, report suggests
When it comes to climate change, experts say few things have been as tricky to predict as its impact on hurricanes. A new report in...
Federal carbon-offset proposal will likely give illusion of progress, even as it increases emissions
This column is an opinion by Nicholas Rivers, Mark Jaccard and Kathryn Harrison. Rivers is the Canada Research Chair in Climate and Energy Policy at...
Small towns dig deep during pandemic to save their rinks and halls, one cheesecake at a time
As a national news reporter for CBC, I usually cover the most pressing stories from my province — and there have been plenty...
In trying to contain COVID-19, we could be missing spread of HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis, experts warn
For more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted health-care workers and resources away from stopping the spread of other infectious diseases, including...
Supreme Court carbon tax ruling: The last ride of the resistance?
This column is an opinion from Andrew Leach, an energy and environmental economist at the University of Alberta. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section,...
Supreme Court to rule today on whether the federal carbon tax is constitutional
The Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision today on whether the federal Liberal government’s carbon pricing regime is constitutional — a ruling that...
