Home woman

woman

315 Articles
WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Big TSX companies tripled number of Black board members in past year — but there are still only 26

This story is part of a CBC News exploration of systemic racism, including anti-Black racism, and the promises for change made last summer....

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Canadian Coast Guard moving toward gender-neutral uniforms

Each year, the Canadian Coast Guard College welcomes dozens of new recruits to its waterfront campus in Westmount, N.S.  One of the first assignments of...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Joyce Echaquan’s death lays bare, once again, problems in Quebec’s health-care system

At the courtroom in Trois-Rivières, Que., family and friends of Joyce Echaquan have listened, at times in tears, at others in stunned silence,...

WowPlus
Trending

The Real Reason Dove Cameron Was Afraid To Reveal Her Sexuality

“I’ve hinted about my sexuality for years while being afraid to spell it out for everybody,” Dove Cameron told Gay Times in a...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Alberta woman dies in suspected bear attack northwest of Calgary weeks after bear killed man 40 km away

Alberta Fish and Wildlife staff are investigating a woman’s death northwest of Calgary as a suspected bear attack, but say it’s far too early to...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

TikTok debuts new voice — after Canadian actor sues over the old one

Users of the social media app TikTok noticed a new female voice narrating their videos on Monday, about three weeks after a Canadian actor...

WowPlus
Trending

The Dark Unsaid Truth Of The Royal Family

The divorce of Princess Margaret in 1978 seemed to indicate a fundamental shift in how the royal family and the British press viewed...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

My Korean name is Ki Sun, and I’m choosing not to be ashamed of it anymore

This First Person article is the experience of Priscilla Hwang, a reporter for CBC Ottawa who is reclaiming her Korean name, Ki Sun. For more...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Black market in Google reviews means you can’t believe everything you read

When Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire and owner of the English Premier League’s Chelsea Football Club, appeared to have posted a Google review...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Looking back to look forward: Resources exploring Black Prairie experiences

This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past,...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

UPS shipping bungle keeps oxygen device from family sick with COVID-19

Eva Oczkus was in a race against time when she went to a UPS store in January, anxious to get what she hoped...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Why Canada’s big bets on delaying, mixing doses of COVID-19 vaccines could pay off

While the typical approach for COVID-19 vaccinations is using the same brand for each dose, given at specific intervals, Canada has been exploring...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Burnaby shopping centre

There’s been another shooting in Metro Vancouver, this time at a shopping complex in Burnaby. Police on the scene at Market Crossing told CBC News...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Community hopes for answers from inquest into death of Atikamekw woman who filmed Quebec nurses mocking her

A Quebec coroner will begin hearing testimony and explanations as to why Joyce Echaquan died in hospital last September after being admitted with stomach pains, and...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

How a vacancy in a safe Conservative seat could mean headaches for Erin O’Toole

A new vacancy in a safe Conservative riding gives the party an opportunity for renewal — or it could trigger the same problems that have...

WowPlus
Canadian Celebrities

Would-be dad wins test to determine if Tinder connection resulted in ‘beautiful baby’

A B.C. provincial court judge has ordered a paternity test for a baby that’s either the result of a Tinder connection or ongoing...