How to watch Canada Day 2021 on CBC
Sixteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada is facing its second Canada Day under public health restrictions amid renewed conversation about Indigenous reconciliation. To mark the country's…
Maritime startup invents Lego-style bricks made from recycled plastic
A Sunday drive through Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley offers bucolic views of neat rows of grape vines and apple trees, but also rows and rows of black…
Must love food: N.B. couple’s ‘room for rent’ ad stands out for a deliciously quirky reason
In a sea of ads for rooms for rent, Shauna Bowens' and Nathan Thomas's ad is a deliciously quirky standout.The couple recently posted an ad on Kijiji…
Scientists, Homalco First Nation team up to probe massive B.C. landslide — and its impact on salmon
When the side of a B.C. mountain gave way on Nov. 28, 2020, crashing into a glacier fed lake and creating a 100-metre high tsunami, no one…
Tourism operators to Albertans: ‘We could really use some visitors’
In the span of 17 years, Jason Thornhill has transformed a flat section of prairie into a destination for gardeners, campers, adventure seekers and train lovers.The section…
Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Hamilton, Ont., covered as Indigenous community calls for it to come down
The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in downtown Hamilton has been covered in fabric from head to toe and wrapped tightly with a red rope.Shrouding the…
Outrage over developer’s plan to buy single-family homes reveals a Canadian fixation
In the current overheated dog-eat-dog race to buy a home in Canada, we probably shouldn't have been shocked by the wave of outrage triggered by a big…
Kingston to move Sir John A. Macdonald statue from City Park
Numbered hearts are placed on the steps of the Sir John A. MacDonald statue in Kingston, Ont., on May 31. The hearts represent the discovery of what…
‘A great day’: Electronic logging devices becoming mandatory in semi trucks in Canada to combat driver fatigue
A new era in highway safety regulation begins in Canada on Saturday as electronic logging devices that track a driver's hours behind the wheel become mandatory in…
Neighbours come together to carry elderly woman to safety during Vancouver highrise fire
Neighbours carried an elderly woman down 15 flights of stairs to safety on Thursday evening after an apartment in their West End Vancouver building caught fire. Firefighters…
Statue of Egerton Ryerson ‘will not be restored or replaced’ after it was toppled at Toronto rally
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.The statue of Egerton Ryerson that stood outside the university that bears his name "will not be restored…