ca Small P.E.I. town of Kensington launches campaign against gender-based violence By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST The Town of Kensington, P.E.I., has committed to implementing a new campaign to end gender-based violence. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
ca 'Major crisis' facing P.E.I. blood cancer patients as another oncologist prepares to leave By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST With P.E.I's only full-time blood oncologist leaving at the end of November, Health P.E.I. was planning to transfer his patients to Dr. Philip Champion. Now Champion says he intends to retire in the spring. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
ca Is a Charlottetown business group's call to remove rent controls 'ridiculous' or necessary? By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:14:39 EST Some business owners in Charlottetown have made suggestions for increasing the city’s housing supply, but not everyone is happy with their recommendations when it comes to rental properties. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
ca Canadian steel industry confident it can avoid potential Trump tariffs By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:00:00 EST U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has promised sweeping global tariffs in his next term, but the Canadian Steel Producers Association remains confident that the industry can come out unscathed. Full Article News/Canada/Sudbury
ca Auditor finds federal critical minerals strategy lacking analysis of impact on climate, Indigenous people By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:00:00 EST A federal audit of Canada’s strategy to promote the extraction of critical minerals says the government isn’t giving due consideration to the potential impact of mining on the environment, biodiversity and Indigenous people. Full Article News/Canada/Sudbury
ca 'A magical place': Working-class Sault Ste. Marie neighbourhood celebrated in new book By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 07:00:00 EST A retired lawyer from Sault Ste. Marie has written a book that celebrates the working-class neighbourhood in which he grew up. The West End: A Magical Place Created by Giants is by Frank Sarlo, whose grandfather emigrated to Chicago from Italy, but ended up in Sault Ste. Marie with the promise of work on the railroad. Full Article News/Canada/Sudbury
ca This made-in-North Bay board game pits players in a race across North America By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST Éric Boutilier and Mark Sherry are launching their new board game, Tripped, which was five years in the making. Full Article News/Canada/Sudbury
ca Ontario is supposed to be fully accessible by Jan. 1, but advocates say it's 'nowhere close' By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:00:00 EST In the new year, Ontario is supposed to be fully accessible for disabled people, but advocates say the province is ‘nowhere near’ meeting standards it created 20 years ago. Full Article News/Canada/Sudbury
ca My first anatomy lab as a medical student made me see life in a new way By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Medical student Samuel Bonne had read everything he could to prepare for his group's dissection of a cadaver. But after the first cut, he left with lingering questions about what it means to lead a good life and die with dignity. Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
ca Changes loom for several city-run services in Winnipeg if work at Canada Post grinds to a halt By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:11:03 EST The City of Winnipeg is advising residents of alternative options to access several city-run services that could be disrupted by the end of this week in the event of a work stoppage at Canada Post. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
ca Carruthers rink begins search for new 2nd after Samagalski steps back By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:50:31 EST Team Reid Carruthers has started the search for a new second after Derek Samagalski's decision to step back from the Winnipeg-based rink. Full Article Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling
ca Program to grant 150 scholarships to Indigenous health-care students through SCO partnership By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:43:34 EST A new program to help fund the post-secondary education of Indigenous students in Manitoba will award 150 scholarships to train new health-care professionals. The Southern Chiefs Organization hopes this can go a long way in addressing health-care delivery and shorter life expectancy among First Nation communities. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
ca Doctor pushes back on medical misinformation By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:57:29 EST CBC Winnipeg News host Brittany Greenslade speaks with Canadian gynecologist Dr. Jen Gunter, who is part of a Tuesday panel discussion about health misinformation and how to separate fact from fiction. It's part of Together Against Misinformation Week, a nationwide event that runs until Nov. 17. Full Article
ca Manitoba made 'political compromise' by cutting moose draw licences in some areas, lawyer argues By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:07:02 EST The Manitoba government made a "political compromise" in its decision to issue a reduced number of moose hunting licences to non-Indigenous hunters in northern parts of the province earlier this year, a lawyer representing a First Nation in the area has argued in court. Full Article News/Canada/Manitoba
ca Hamilton council defers vote on banning encampments in parks to next year By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:45:37 EST City will wait for legal advice, staff report before voting early next year to avoid potential rights violations. While some people in the community argue Hamilton doesn't have enough shelter beds to justifiably remove encampments, others say they feel unsafe in their homes and unable to access parks. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
ca Hamilton mail carrier honoured by Japan government with prestigious Order of the Rising Sun award By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:53:44 EST The president of the Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre of Hamilton is Mitchell Akira Kawasaki — an Olympian, judo master, on-call mail carrier and recent recipient of an award from the Japanese government. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
ca MPs Green and Kwan lead NDP calls on feds to allow open work permits for temporary workers By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:03:48 EST NDP MPs Jenny Kwan and Matthew Green say the government needs to allow all temporary workers access to open work permits in an effort to stop them from being in abusive work environments. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
ca Ticats quarterback Mitchell headlines 2024 CFL all-star squad By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:53:16 EST Bo Levi Mitchell is a CFL all-star for the third time. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback and East Division finalist for the CFL's outstanding player award was named to the 2024 all-star squad on Thursday. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
ca Hundreds fill Hamilton's downtown Gore Park to remember Canada's war dead By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:04:26 EST Hundreds of observers marked Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of D-Day during a downtown ceremony at the Gore Park cenotaph on Monday, recalling efforts by local soldiers who gave their lives on the battlefield. Full Article News/Canada/Hamilton
ca 16-year-old among 19 Canadian players gathering for CONCACAF Nations League pre-camp By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:20:21 EST Canada head coach Jesse Marsch has summoned 19 players, including York United FC teenager Shola Jimoh, to a camp in Toronto ahead of the full men's team gathering for the two-legged CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal later this month against Suriname. Full Article Sports/Soccer
ca With 2026 World Cup on horizon, Canadian Premier League seeks further credibility in soccer landscape By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 20:32:19 EST After nearly six complete seasons, the Canadian Premier League finds itself at an inflection point. Ahead of Saturday’s championship match, it appears there’s some stability — and, consequently, an opportunity to further establish the league’s place within the rapidly growing soccer landscape. Full Article Sports/Soccer/CPL
ca Daan Klomp finds home with Calgary's Cavalry FC in Canadian Premier League By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:49:23 EST Cavalry FC defender Daan Klomp who considered quitting soccer in the Netherlands in 2020, will go after the Canadian Premier League title Saturday against defending champion Forge FC. And his trophy case may grow a little fuller Thursday at the CPL awards show. Full Article Sports/Soccer
ca Cavalry FC to battle against Hamilton's Forge FC for Canadian Premier League championship By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:00:00 EST Calgary's Cavalry FC could win its first Canadian Premier League championship on Saturday when it takes on Hamilton's Forge FC in front of a home crowd at ATCO field. Full Article News/Canada/Calgary
ca Tajon Buchanan back with Canadian men's national soccer team after recovering from broken leg By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:18:15 EST Inter Milan winger Tajon Buchanan, recovered from a broken leg suffered in training at this summer's Copa America, is back in Jesse Marsch's Canada squad for the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal against Suriname. Full Article Sports/Soccer
ca Canadian Premier League wants to expand by 2 teams in 2026 By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:43:13 EST CPL commissioner Mark Noonan says the league is in discussions with groups in Edmonton, Laval, Que., Kelowna, B.C., Kitchener, Waterloo and Windsor, Ont., Quebec City, Saskatoon and the Toronto area. Full Article Sports/Soccer/CPL
ca Canada Soccer studying drone-spying review, says it shows past 'unacceptable culture' By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:05:04 EST Canada Soccer says an independent review has confirmed the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep. Full Article Sports/Olympics/Summer Sports/Soccer
ca Vancouver Whitecaps' season ends after 1-0 loss to LAFC in playoffs By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 15:42:12 EST LAFC opened the series with a narrow 2-1 victory in California and Vancouver replied with a decisive 3-0 win at home to set up a do-or-die matchup on Friday, but they failed to overcome L.A. and suffered a 1-0 defeat. Full Article News/Canada/British Columbia
ca Calgary's Cavalry FC dethrones Hamilton's Forge FC for 1st-ever Canadian Premier League title By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 14:23:02 EST Calgary’s Cavalry FC can finally call itself Canadian Premier League champions. Playing in front of its hometown crowd, Cavalry FC dethroned the four-time champions Forge FC from Hamilton 2-1 Saturday in Calgary. Full Article Sports/Soccer/CPL
ca Volunteers aim to plant 22K trees as part of Bring Back The Maples campaign in Woolwich Township By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 06:00:00 EST Bring Back the Maples is a volunteer effort to increase the forest canopy along Woolwich Townships' rural roads. Full Article News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo
ca Explore local with the Waterloo Region Food Directory: Jasmine Mangalaseril By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 09:01:00 EST Waterloo region’s food landscape is more than farm stands and restaurants. There's a vast array of food producers, food makers and organizations that make up the food scene. And now, a new directory aims to make them easier to find. CBC KW's food columnist Jasmine Mangalaseril explored the directory. Full Article News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo
ca For decades, a British town has honoured this Canadian soldier. His family only just found out By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:11:45 EST It took Kitchener resident Laura McBride and her family 80 years to discover what happened to her great uncle Thomas Ferguson Wilson after he died in April 1944 during a training mission. Full Article News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo
ca Kitchener teen charged after 13 'swatting' calls threatened schools, people and businesses, police say By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:07:41 EST A 15-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., faces 29 charges in connection to a line of swatting calls between May and October 2024, police announced Monday. The charges come after officers investigated calls made threats to schools, businesses, public areas and residences but all turned out to be false. Full Article News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo
ca Santa Claus is coming to town: When and where to catch local parades By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:00:00 EST Here comes Santa Claus! There are a number of parades set to take place in November and December both during the day and in the evening. Here's a list of where you can find the big man in red. Full Article News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo
ca Political Panel: A whole new look for the Sask. Party cabinet By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 06:00:00 EST The dust has finally settled on the 2024 Saskatchewan election and Premier Scott Moe has appointed a smaller cabinet with many new faces. The Morning Edition political panel discusses the potential impact. Full Article News/Canada/Saskatchewan
ca Regina Rams win 1st all-Sask. Hardy Cup in more than 2 decades By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:22:35 EST The Regina Rams won the Hardy Cup showdown against the Saskatchewan Huskies Saturday, in the first finals clash between the two teams in 22 years. Full Article News/Canada/Saskatchewan
ca Forcing people into drug treatment is on the political agenda. Here's what the evidence says By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Across Canada, there’s a growing number of political leaders proposing to force people into treatment for drug addiction, despite inconclusive evidence about its effectiveness. Full Article News/Health
ca Saskatoon woman charged after allegedly damaging 14 cars, trucks, SUVs with baseball bat By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:57:55 EST A Saskatoon woman is accused of damaging multiple vehicles and assaulting a man with a baseball bat on Nov. 11. Full Article News/Canada/Saskatoon
ca 5 injured in 5-car crash on Hwy 1 in Burnaby: RCMP By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:41:53 EST Five people are in hospital after a five-vehicle crash on on Highway 1 just east of Kensington Avenue on Tuesday morning, police say. Full Article News/Canada/British Columbia
ca Family of B.C. worker killed by falling pallets calls company's response 'too little, too late' By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:00:00 EST The family of forklift operator Bill Sherstobitoff says that the company he worked for, the Great Little Box Company (GLBC), has not made enough of an effort to make things right in the two years since his death in December 2022. Full Article News/Canada/British Columbia
ca Whitecaps player alleging sexual misconduct stunned to learn of coach's rehiring By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:00:49 EST Malloree Enoch alleges she was sexually coerced by former Whitecaps coach Hubert Busby Jr., who was recently reinstated as head coach of the Jamaican women's national team. Full Article News/Canada/British Columbia
ca Penticton, B.C., city councillor faces more historical sex offence charges in Ontario, police say By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:14:53 EST A Penticton city councillor who was arrested and charged with historical sexual offences this summer is facing new charges after more victims were identified, say police in Sarnia, Ont. Full Article News/Canada/British Columbia
ca Swearing-in ceremonies at B.C. Legislature kick off start of new political season By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:02:36 EST Two newly elected members of British Columbia's Green Party will officially take their seats in the legislature following the first of three swearing-in ceremonies since last month's provincial election. Full Article News/Canada/British Columbia
ca Carleton warns of 'significant measures' as deficit balloons By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Carleton University will soon need to take 'significant measures' to balance its budget, according to a letter the Ottawa institution recently sent out to staff and students. Full Article News/Canada/Ottawa
ca NCC explores adapting standards around opening Rideau Canal Skateway By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:16:50 EST The National Capital Commission says it opened the Rideau Canal Skateway below its usual stands for ice thickness a few times last season — and plans to do the same this year. Full Article News/Canada/Ottawa
ca Kingston's Aaliyah Edwards holds youth basketball camp after first pro season By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST After playing her first season with the WNBA's Washington Mystics and representing Team Canada at the Olympics, forward Aaliyah Edwards held her second annual "You Got Knext" camp in her hometown over the weekend. Full Article
ca Canadians in 3rd after men's singles, ice dance short at Rostelecom Cup By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:41:18 EST Canada's Roman Sadovsky is in third place after the men's short program with 84.59 points, meanwhile Canadian ice dancing duo Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen. Full Article Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating
ca Russians take gold on home soil, Canadians make podium in ice dance By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 20:17:17 EST That Figure Skating Show recaps the ice dance event at Rostelecom Cup that saw Canadians Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen take their second bronze this season. Full Article
ca Figure skating Grand Prix Final cancelled over travel rules By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:38:09 EST The figure skating Grand Prix Final next week has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic for the second season in a row. The Dec. 9-12 event in Osaka, Japan, was the only global event matching the best skaters across all four disciplines before the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February. Full Article Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating
ca 2-time Olympian Gabrielle Daleman wins women's event at Skate Canada Challenge By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 05 Dec 2021 18:19:56 EST Two-time Olympian Gabrielle Daleman was victorious in Sunday's free skate to win the women's event at the 2022 Skate Canada Challenge in Regina. Full Article Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating
ca Canadian Olympic athletes on tenterhooks trying to avoid COVID ahead of Beijing By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:51:44 EST Faster. Higher. Stronger. Together — and just don't test positive. That's the rallying cry for thousands of athletes as they prepare for the Olympics. Full Article Sports/Olympics