Home story

story

541 Articles
WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

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...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

‘It’s silly’: Director of Bigfoot movie thanks campaign by Alberta’s energy war room

The director of a children’s movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government’s energy centre for starting a “ludicrous” fight over the...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Greg Fertuck lies but that doesn’t make him a killer: defence lawyer

This case is the focus of the CBC investigative podcast, The Pit. Listen and subscribe to the podcast at cbc.ca/thepit. Defence lawyer Morris Bodnar said he...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Former soldier pleads guilty in high-profile military sexual assault case

A Canadian ex-soldier at the centre of a high-profile case of sexual assault in the military has pleaded guilty. Former warrant officer André Gagnon was charged...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Hundreds of ICU patients transferred between Ontario hospitals as COVID-19 admissions rise

For Toronto critical care physician Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, nearly every workday involves sending a handful of COVID-19 patients to other intensive care units. Sometimes that...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

The movement to address environmental racism is growing. This bill could provide the data it needs

Ada Lockridge has been fighting for cleaner air in her community for 20 years.  She recalls times when she and other residents of Aamjiwnaang First...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

An animated history of elections gone sideways in N.L.

Burned ballots, angry mobs, candidates tossed in jail: elections in Newfoundland & Labrador have seen it all. (Katie Rowe/CBC) With its shifting deadlines, mail-in...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Couples fight for refunds after COVID-19 cancels wedding events

Joyce Fung and Calvin Chan thought they’d be newlyweds by now — partway through their first year of wedded bliss, not still locked...

WowPlus
Trending

The Real Reason Alex Rodriguez Flew To See Jennifer Lopez On Set

Over the weekend of March 20, 2021, Alex Rodriguez visited Jennifer Lopez in the Dominican Republic, after having spent the previous weekend there. A...

WowPlus
Trending

Sarah Jessica Parker Shares Her Love For Matthew Broderick

For Matthew Broderick’s birthday on March 21, 2021, Sarah Jessica Parker shared a sweet homage to her hubby on Instagram. Permanently personal, SJP...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Jews in Russian city scarred by WWII massacre watch Canada’s decision on Nazi interpreter

As the evening light falls over the gentle slope of the ravine, Natalia Yefimushkina, her head tightly bound in a red scarf, stares...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

In nurses’ firing, union calls for due process, while First Nations leaders hope broader concerns aren’t lost

The two nurses accused of racist treatment against an Atikamekw woman should not have been fired before the incident was investigated fully, a...

WowPlus
Trending

The Real Meaning Behind Justin Bieber’s ‘Love You Different’

The lyrics to “Love You Different” are pretty straightforward, message-wise, promising over and over, “I will love you different just the way you...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

CP Rail leaves mountain train parked without crew or handbrakes near site of deadly 2019 runaway crash

WARNING: This story contains language that some readers may find offensive. Canadian Pacific Railway is under fire after leaving a 2.5-kilometre-long grain train...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Dramatic rise in reports of sexual assaults doesn’t lead to similar rise in charges

Reports of sexual assault to police are up significantly across the country, especially on P.E.I. where they have more than doubled in the past...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

People are celebrating their COVID-19 vaccine shots with selfies. Some think it’s time to give it a rest

Initially, Dr. Alan Drummond welcomed the idea of the so-called vaccine selfie — people sharing their COVID-19 vaccination pictures on social media — as a celebration and...