Technology
Unusable masks, catered meals, redone renos: B.C health minister orders review of PHSA spending
British Columbia’s health minister has ordered an immediate review of alleged misspending by the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) during the COVID-19 crisis....
What transporting ice cream across Canada tells us about vaccine logistics
The multiple announcements of potential vaccine candidates in the fight against COVID-19 has been greeted positively around the world, but rolling out immunization...
Trudeau turns to the military to help with COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that the federal government has chosen a senior military commander to lead its COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort as the...
Death threats, overcrowding and few masks: A TTC driver speaks out about life during COVID-19
Usually it’s dirty looks or insults, but sometimes, bus drivers working in Toronto’s COVID-19 hot spots are subjected to much worse. One bus driver...
Is it possible to make a sustainable smartphone?
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
Oil and gas know-how looks to alternatives in a business-led push to address climate change
The federal government’s climate plan, announced Thursday, is facing criticism for not moving fast enough. Meanwhile, the political rhetoric from parts of Canada’s oil-and-gas-producing...
Nasdaq buying N.L. online security company Verafin in $2.75B US deal
St. John’s-based online security and anti-fraud company Verafin will be sold to global technology giant Nasdaq for $2.75 billion US, the companies announced...
Liberals to give road map to a net-zero emissions Canada today
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will show Canadians his path to net zero today, when he tables climate legislation in the House of Commons....
The environmental policy the oilpatch wants from Ottawa ASAP
Shell Canada will plant more than 800,000 trees in the interior of British Columbia next year, a project that the company hopes will create valuable carbon...
How technology — and a global pandemic — are transforming Remembrance Day
On a grey, windswept spring day three years ago, Ryan Mullens sat next to the grave of a long-dead soldier in the green...
‘I want him to see the pain’: Virtual trial for accused Toronto van attacker means no day in court for victims
The trial of Alek Minassian, the man accused of committing one of Canada’s worst instances of mass violence when he drove a van into...
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...
No changing clocks in Yukon this weekend, as territory scraps seasonal time change
Most of Canada is turning back the clocks this weekend — but Yukon is ticking forward. Yukon is ditching seasonal time changes this...
Teachers say return to school this fall has left them with overwhelming stress and a never-ending workload
Teachers Under Strain: CBC News journalists in Atlantic Canada and eastern Ontario teamed up to send out questionnaires to thousands of teachers to...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
The latest: Health officials across the country are asking Canadians to continue following COVID-19 safety measures and protocols as the number of confirmed cases...
Bombardier suspends delivery of aircraft engines used on military drones
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) says it has suspended the delivery of aircraft engines to “countries with unclear usage” in the wake of reports...
