Picturing the process of making a tasty hot shawarma is one way for people to think through what some kinds of weather alerts mean. (Rachelle Elsiufi/CBC) When Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm watches and warnings for Ottawa last week, the city decided to slice a tasty explainer off the metaphorical spit. A breakdown on some of its…
Canadian gymnast Sophiane Méthot will be starting her 26th birthday celebration a little early in Paris while sporting an Olympic bronze medal around her neck. Confidence gained from a bronze performance last month at a World Cup in Portugal propelled Méthot to the podium at Bercy Arena on Friday after she scored 55.650 points in the final of her…
The federal government’s consultation process on tariffs for Chinese-made electric vehicles ended this week, tensions rose in the Middle-East, and Canada’s Summer McIntosh continued her dominance at Paris 2024. Here are the top stories this week. The ‘Summer of Summer’ Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh is entering the Olympic record books after winning gold on Thursday…
After tourists and residents alike were forced to flee the historic community of Barkerville in B.C.’s Interior 12 days ago, the town reopened Friday. Officials ordered the evacuation of the area on July 21 as the Antler Creek wildfire drew near. The order included Bowron Lake, the community of Wells and the historic town of…
The boat parade down the Seine had just ended, it was pouring rain and suddenly the Canadians were sprinting. Fay De Fazio Ebert, the 14-year-old skateboarder who is Canada’s youngest Olympian in Paris, was caught in the middle of the rush. “I’m like, why is everybody running right now? And I look up and the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two separate drownings have resulted in the deaths of a 66-year-old woman and a 16-year-old youth. Huron County OPP and local emergency services, along with the Canadian Coast Guard, were called to the Goderich pier July 31 around 11:50 a.m. for an unconscious person in the water….
A northern Manitoba tour advertising a trip to an ancient Inuit hunting camp is raising concerns that tourists’ presence there could damage an “irreplaceable” cultural and historical site, and the critical animal habitats around it. The company behind the tour describes it as a “life-changing” adventure with access to Arctic animals in an “awe-inspiring northern…
Emails released by FIFA indicate drone usage for the purposes of spying may have been a common practice across Canada Soccer’s senior national teams. The international soccer federation released a document dated July 28 regarding punishment levied against the national federation after an analyst was caught operating a drone to spy on a New Zealand practice ahead…
New data from the B.C. government shows thousands of short-term rentals have been operating illegally. Seven communities across the province require short-term rentals to operate with a business licence. According to the province, there are 22,000 listings in those areas but nearly 11,000 are operating without that permit. The data comes from new legislation that…
Bronwyn Chhay runs an ice cream cart every summer at a Calgary park. Yet she noticed in July that one of her most popular treats — Melona, a creamy Korean brand of frozen dessert bar — was proving increasingly difficult to track down. “We hadn’t been able to find them in weeks,” Chhay, the owner of ice cream sandwich…
