A group of mayors from cities and towns hugging the Canada-U.S. border is calling on the Canadian federal government for help as cross-border political tensions and tariff uncertainties create hardship for their communities. The eight mayors comprising the Border Mayors Alliance sounded the alarm at a national online news conference on Friday. They say their…
Behind closed doors inside a resort in western Greece, International Olympic Committee members made history by electing the first female president of the world’s largest sporting organization. Kirsty Coventry will become the IOC’s 10th president after members from across the world cast their secret vote and tabbed the 41-year-old on the first ballot. Just after…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The manager of a university book store in Halifax is expressing concerns about Canada’s plan to counter-tariff more American goods on April 2nd — saying it could create a ‘disastrous’ situation for book retailers across the country. Paul MacKay, who’s worked at the King’s Co-Op Bookstore for…
Canada has slipped to 18th place in the global World Happiness Report, down three spots from last year and placing it among the “largest losers” in happiness rankings over the last two decades, according to the annual report released Thursday. At its peak, in the 2015 report, Canada had placed fifth. Now, in 18th, Canada has dropped to…
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. The NCAA men’s basketball tournament soft-launched last night with the first two play-in games for the main 64-team bracket, which gets underway Thursday. The women’s play-ins start tonight before the…
The remnants of the former Viscount Bennett School are coming down, but what may take its place is leaving many residents wary in southwest Calgary. Demolition is underway at the school site along Crowchild Trail, which has been shuttered since 2018. Minto Communities purchased the property from the Calgary Board of Education in 2023. The…
The “erratic and unpredictable” threats of tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have made this year’s Saskatchewan budget difficult to project, according to Finance Minister Jim Reiter. “This budget is being presented at a time of incredible uncertainty caused by the words and actions of the president of the United States on tariffs,” Reiter said as…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin. Moscow said in its recap of the call that Trump supported Putin’s idea to organize games in the U.S. and Russia involving players from…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tesla has been removed from the upcoming Vancouver International Auto Show, the executive director confirmed on Tuesday. Eric Nicholl said in a statement that the automaker was provided multiple opportunities to voluntarily withdraw. “The Vancouver Auto Show’s primary concern is the safety of attendees, exhibitors, and staff,”…
The Conservative national campaign director told media outlets Tuesday their journalists won’t be allowed to travel with leader Pierre Poilievre on his campaign plane and bus during the upcoming election, ending a decades-old tradition of reporters embedding with a prospective candidate to lead the country. There is no recent precedent for a major federal party barring…
