Celeb Why Emmy Rossum almost didn’t audition for Shameless
The casting directors behind Shameless' US adaptation initially saw Emmy Rossum's beauty as a roadblock on her path to the unvarnished Fiona Gallagher. "They didn't want to…
What really happened during Prince Charles’ tragic ski accident
Luckily for Princess Diana, Prince Charles was not on the slopes at the time of the accident. As reported by Marie Claire, both Diana and Sarah Ferguson,…
Genealogy buff delighted to find he helped solve Jessop cold case — but also learns he’s killer’s cousin
Ken, a retired software developer from Toronto, is the consummate genealogy buff. He wrote a book about his maternal family, is working on another one about his…
Trudeau government won’t say who got billions of dollars in aid
This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during the first eight months…
Tracking the not-so-clear trail of $240B in federal COVID-19 spending
This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during the first eight months…
Mortgage rates hit a new low, with Canadian bank posting below 1%
HSBC has come out with a variable rate mortgage at 0.99 per cent, which industry watchers believe is the first such posted offer below 1 per cent…
Manitoba First Nations disproportionately hit by COVID-19 with 11 deaths, 625 cases in past week
COVID-19 continues to disproportionately affect First Nations people in Manitoba, with 625 new cases and 11 deaths related to the illness in the past week, officials said…
Common-law spouse among 3 charged with giving N.S. shooter ammunition
The common-law spouse of the man responsible for killing 22 people in April's mass shooting in Nova Scotia has been charged with providing the gunman with ammunition…
Families of rail workers killed in B.C. crash call on Trudeau, RCMP to probe alleged coverup
Families of three rail workers killed in a crash in the Rockies of eastern B.C. almost two years ago are calling on the prime minister to intervene…
Cold weather brings wet masks and other pandemic-related challenges
There is a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon. But first, winter. We've been hearing the warnings for weeks. It's going to be a long, hard few months.…
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…