As more than 600 families find themselves without homes in fire-ravaged Jasper, the Rocky Mountain tourist town and the Alberta government are locked in a standoff over what to build for interim housing. The province has promised $112 million to build 250 housing units for the town, which lost a third of all buildings in…
For Kingston, Ont., city councillor Greg Ridge, the pain of food insecurity is personal. When Ridge was eight years old, his dad was hurt on the job and had to go on disability. Ridge said he recalls wondering why his grandparents were suddenly dropping off groceries and his parents were talking in hushed tones about money….
Kati Tabin had a goal and an assist for her first two points of the season as the Montreal Victoire held off the Ottawa Charge 2-1 Sunday in a Professional Women’s Hockey Game before a sold-out crowd at the Videotron Centre. Tabin’s goal came on a third-period power play and stood as the winner. She…
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will take office on Monday and while it’s not yet confirmed if he will impose tariffs on Canada on day one, his former national security adviser says there is “serious danger” the two countries will fall into a trade war. John Bolton, who served as Trump’s adviser from April 2018 until…
Kouchibouguac National Park welcomed six pairs of piping plovers in 2024, which resulted in 16 fledglings — the highest annual production in seven years. But it’s only a small stride in the fight to conserve the endangered species. Piping plovers are migrating shorebirds that make their stop along the coastlines of eastern North America each spring to…
Click on the video above now to watch the men’s free program. Two-time winner Madeline Schizas leads after the women’s short program at the Canadian figure skating championships. The 21-year-old from Oakville, Ont., scored 70 points with a stellar performance to her joyous “Lion King” program Saturday at Place Bell. “Solid skate,” Schizas said. “I…
More than a year after the police chief in Saint John, New Brunswick, announced a review of his officers’ conduct in the case of two men wrongfully convicted of murder, there’s no sign of the promised report. Chief Robert Bruce said he had ordered a “comprehensive review” of the investigation that resulted in Robert Mailman…
When Chantal Martin and her family go to the grocery store, there’s often a struggle to keep track of her seven-year-old son. Her boy, Nicholas, has Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes physical and cognitive differences. In particular, he struggles with sight. “He’ll often walk into things that are right in front of him…
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. Canada’s winter Olympic athletes won four medals at World Cup events in Europe today and just missed out on a couple more. Three of the medals came at a ski…
A Dartmouth, N.S., parent says she’s alarmed and upset after her 12-year-old son had to be rushed to hospital because he consumed cannabis edibles at his junior high school. Ashley Ryder says not only did the school not call 911, they sent him home on the school bus as normal. “This could have been a…
