When John Scott heard on the radio Friday that four people were found dead near the community of McCreary, Man., and three of those deaths were being investigated as homicides, he couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Scott, a lifelong resident of the western Manitoba municipality located on east side of Riding Mountain National Park, said the incident is something he…
Canada’s batting attack, after a fast start, crumbled in a 63-run loss to the Netherlands in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play Saturday in Rotterdam. Dutch pace bowler Paul van Meekeren did most of the damage, taking five wickets in 9.4 overs at the expense of 28 runs. Vivian Kingma took three wickets for…
The WHO declared Mpox a global health emergency, Canada is bracing for a year of extreme weather events and Ukrainian troops are in Russia. Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. What happened in Canadian news? Trudeau says Poilievre urging EV tariff is ‘baloney’ as industry awaits decision Prime…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named two new senators on Saturday, with broadcaster Charles Adler and health-care executive Tracy Muggli joining the ranks of members of Canada’s upper legislative chamber. “The Senate of Canada will be stronger with its newest independent senators. Mr. Adler and Ms. Muggli will put their vast experience and knowledge to work for all Canadians in their…
It was Nov. 26, 2013. Large trucks paraded through the streets of Regina carrying members of the 2013 Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders. Two days prior, the Roughriders had defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45-23 to clinch the franchise’s fourth championship. When the flatbed truck carrying quarterback Darian Durant reached its destination at the Saskatchewan Legislative…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s education minister, Todd Smith, has resigned from Doug Ford’s PC government “effective immediately,” the minister wrote in a post on social media Friday. Smith’s post on X said he is leaving politics after accepting a position in the private sector. “I have spoken to Premier Ford…
A 26-year-old Toronto man accused of plotting a deadly ISIS-inspired rampage previously lived in Egypt and once studied at a U.S. university, CBC News has learned. Mostafa Eldidi and his father, Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, were arrested last month and charged with terrorism offences over what police described as a plan to carry out “a…
Rachael Gunn, also known as B-Girl Raygun, spoke out Thursday after several whirlwind days of memes, accusations and conspiracy theories surrounding her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In a video post on Instagram, Gunn thanked her supporters but said the hate she has received online “has, frankly, been pretty devastating.” “I went out there…
Amanda Harrison hasn’t been able to sleep. She tosses and turns, lying awake and wondering if she’s going to get a call saying she will be able to keep a roof over her head. The daytime isn’t much better. “There are days where I sit here and just want to cry … because I didn’t…
After more than a year, Joan Underwood got sick of walking past a large, leaking split in the ceiling of her apartment building’s hallway. Some days, she saw dark, murky water in a bucket placed below the hole, as brown stains extended from the cracked plaster and water damage dappled the carpet below. At one point, a pole appeared…
