Why some travellers get permission to cross the Canada-U.S. border and others don’t
Kim Zavesky is desperate to return to her home in Golden, B.C.After retiring last year, she and her husband — both Americans — sold their house in…
What cities can learn from the biggest battery-powered electric bus fleet in North America
The largest battery powered electric bus fleet in North America is Canadian. Toronto's transit system is now running 59 electric buses from three suppliers. And Canadian pioneers…
Funeral today for slain Ontario Provincial Police officer Marc Hovingh
Ontario Provincial Police Const. Marc Hovingh faced each day with "bravery and resolve" and was "nothing short of heroic," OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique told mourners attending 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 who spoke to…
New business ventures help Canadian snowbirds circumvent a closed U.S. land border
Despite the Canada-U.S. land border closure to non-essential traffic, Canadian snowbirds Bernard Loiselle and Sylvie Charbonneau are on their way to Florida — in their RV."Finally, we're…
Heading to the lake for some shinny this winter? New study finds more children dying due to unstable ice
Marc Chartrand remembers falling through the ice.It was Halloween night in 2019. It was cold, but not too cold, and snow had not yet fallen, making it…
Buyer beware: Ottawa fails to track thousands of puppies, some carrying diseases, imported to Canada each year
The federal government fails to maintain a central database to track the thousands of puppies imported to Canada every year, CBC's Marketplace has learned, an issue experts…
Fines issued in Manitoba as more than 100 protesters gather in Steinbach to protest COVID-19 restrictions
Less than an hour after Manitoba announced its highest single-day jump in COVID-19 deaths, dozens of people gathered in Steinbach to protest heightened public health restrictions implemented…
Trudeau government close to unveiling plan to hit net-zero emissions by 2050
The federal government is set to introduce climate accountability legislation as early as next week to formally commit Canada to its target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions…
Suspect arrested after sword attack in Quebec City leaves 2 dead, 5 injured
A suspect was arrested early Sunday morning in the historic district of Quebec City after two people were stabbed to death and five were injured by a…
Owner of all-electric Nissan Leaf frustrated by difficulty of getting new battery
You might think that Nissan, the first car-maker to achieve widespread success with a zero-emissions electric vehicle, cares deeply about the environment. But Clayton Brander isn't so…