In the wake of recent shootings at Jewish schools, the federal government is planning to hold a national forum to combat antisemitism in the country. The forum will be held in Ottawa in February of 2025 to “discuss the growing public safety threat of antisemitism,” the Department of Justice Canada announced on Friday. “Canada has…
A new First Nations immersive language program inspired is looking to help preserve Plains Cree, a dialect of the Cree language. The program, called a “language nest,” is a non-classroom space for fluent Plains Cree speaking elders and knowledge keepers from the local community to interact with and help children learn the language in their formative years….
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Some sports to brighten the season: World junior hockey championship Last year in Sweden, Canada’s three-peat hopes came to a crashing halt with a quarterfinal loss to the Czech Republic….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size After a week of uncertainty over the future of the Statcare clinic in Montreal’s West Island, Global News has confirmed that it will cease operations by the end of the year. ELNA medical group, the health-care provider in charge of the clinic, says the Pointe-Claire location will…
The Alberta government says it is developing rules that will shape the future of coal mining in the province, but certain notable projects remain exempt from the new plan. In 2020, the province moved to scrap a 1976 policy that limited coal development in the Eastern Slopes region. That decision opened previously off-limits areas to potential development and led…
Jennifer Gardiner remembers watching the Canadian men and women win double hockey gold on home ice at the 2010 Olympics. There weren’t many opportunities to see women’s hockey close to home for Gardiner, who is from Surrey, B.C. She was only eight years old when Marie-Philip Poulin scored both goals for the Canadian women en…
By Alessia Passafiume The Canadian Press Posted December 19, 2024 4:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal justice minister says a new commission that will review potential wrongful convictions will help racialized and Indigenous Peoples seek justice who are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. The law,…
Politics·New Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed two new senators on Thursday — Allister Surette for Nova Scotia and Nancy Karetak-Lindell for Nunavut. Both appointees have previous Liberal ties and experience in electoral politics CBC News · Posted: Dec 19, 2024 2:53 PM EST | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago Nancy Uqquujuq Karetak-Lindell, former member of…
The Paris 2024 Games did not go according to plan for Aaron Brown. He false-started in the 100-metre heats, instantly disqualifying him from the event. He remembers the moment vividly, explaining he felt his train of thought “went sideways.” “I thought the guy next to me flinched, and I reacted off that,” Brown told CBC Sports’ Anastasia Bucsis in…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canada and the United States should work together to counter China, rather than engage in a damaging trade war — and has a message for Mexico to join them. Speaking to CNN Monday night, Ford said cutting off energy exports to the U.S. remained “a tool that we have in…
