FCC asks Google, Apple to remove TikTok

A commissioner with the U.S. communications regulator is asking Apple and Google to consider banning TikTok from their app stores over data security concerns related to the Chinese-owned company. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

St. John's woman loses home after Phoenix pay fiasco

A St. John's woman says the federal government has ruined her life and that she lost her family home due to long-standing issues with the notorious Phoenix pay system. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Calgary is facing an opioid crisis and drug use is now common at train stations. So why are people choosing transit to use? | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Frozen baby woolly mammoth discovered in Yukon gold fields

The Yukon government's paleontologist is calling a frozen baby woolly mammoth found this week near Dawson City the 'most important discovery in paleontology in North America.' | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

The husband-wife duo competing with SpaceX to send cargo to the moon

Saharnaz Safari and Sohrab Haghighat, spoke to CBC News about their company SpaceRyde alongside Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian astronaut to live aboard the International Space Station. Their goal: to make history as the first orbital rocket to launch from a balloon. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

How the Doug Ford government lost $42M selling pot

Doug Ford's Ontario government lost more than $40 million selling cannabis even while they were, for a time, the only legal seller in the province. Jay Rosenthal, co-founder and president of Business of Cannabis explains how it happened. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Apple store votes to unionize in growing push for U.S. workplace protections

Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, a union said, joining a growing push across U.S. retail, service and tech industries to organize for greater workplace protections. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Anti-money laundering inquiry calls for sweeping changes re: dirty money in BC

The commissioner of British Columbia’s public inquiry into money laundering said the federal anti-money laundering regime is not effective and the province needs to go its own way if it hopes to tackle the problem of dirty money washing through B.C.’s economy. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Failing at fractions saved the Quarter Pounder

A&W tried to give McDonald's famous Quarter Pounder hamburger a run for its money. What happened next may surprise you. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Canada proposes Act compelling Cyber Attack disclosure

The federal government has tabled a bill that would compel companies in the finance, telecommunications, energy and transportation sectors to either shore up their cyber systems against attacks or face expensive penalties. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Canada to announce end to vaccine mandates for domestic travel, outbound flights

The federal government is set to announce an end to vaccine mandates for domestic travel on planes and trains, as well as outbound international travel, CBC News has learned. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Learn French in 6 months? Supressed report shows why that's nearly impossible

A report commissioned by the Quebec government — and then kept hidden — lays out in detail why many newcomers are likely to require more than six months to learn French, contrary to new rules put forward in the province's updated language law. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Federal government may make reporting cyberattacks mandatory: Mendicino

The federal government is looking at making it mandatory for Canadian businesses and organizations to report cyberattacks, says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Man wins Marathon while pushing his 2-year-old son, asleep in his stroller

Lucas McAneney, a 35-year-old man who lives in Hamilton's Waterdown area, won the Buffalo Marathon earlier this spring while pushing his two-year-old son in a stroller. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Christian nationalists have turned AR-15 into religious artifact

On the fringes of the pro-gun movement in the United States are Christian nationalists who treat the AR-15 assault-style rifle as a religious symbol in their church services. Among them is Doug Mastriano, the Republican Party's candidate to be Governor of Pennsylvania. Thomas Lec … | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Ohio set to allow teachers, other staff to carry guns

Ohio is set to enact a law that allows teachers and other staff to be armed with guns in schools once they have completed up to 24 hours of initial training. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

As the UK brings back imperial measurements, is it time for Canada to drop them?

As the United Kingdom moves to bring back the imperial system, fans of metric measurements say it's time for Canada to go the opposite way, and drop the imperial system for good. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Seasonal allergies have been amped up by climate change

Studies have found allergy season is getting longer and more intense, and experts are blaming climate change. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Salamander is an unlikely but agile, aerial amphibian

Wandering salamanders skydive to move around in their habitat at the top of the world's tallest trees. A new study looked at their skills by testing them in a miniature indoor skydiving facility. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

I Grew Up Gifted, but My Life Didn’t Turn Out the Way I Expected (2019)

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@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Western countries to consider letting Russian oligarchs buy relief from sanction

Western allies are considering allowing Russian oligarchs to buy their way out of sanctions and using the money to rebuild Ukraine, according to government officials familiar with the matter. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Calgary police union directs officers to remove thin blue line patch

The Calgary Police Association has “reluctantly” directed its members to remove the thin blue line patches from their street uniforms while declaring victory in other areas of negotiation with the police commission. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

RCMP commissioner denies claim Mounties used 'kid gloves' with Freedom Convoy

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says she sees no double standard in the way Mounties policed the Freedom Convoy protests and blockades earlier this year compared to the tactics they have used with Indigenous protesters. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

As Fed issues rate hike, more warnings that stagflation coming to North America

Big rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada have yet to quell inflationary expectations, and warnings grow that the weird combination of inflation and economic stagnation could be returning to Canada. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Making recipes etched on gravestones changed this student's perspective on death

Rosie Grant says she wishes she could throw a dinner party for all the women whose cherished recipes she has prepared. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Drone carrying bag of handguns from United States to Canada intercepted by tree

Ontario Provincial Police are trying to figure out who sent a shopping bag full of handguns across the Canada-U.S. border via drone -- and who was supposed to receive the illegal package. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Bill Gates says we should prevent pandemics with a permanent task force

In his latest book, titled How to Prevent the Next Pandemic, the billionaire philanthropist lays out the lessons he's learned from COVID-19 through his work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and possible solutions for the future. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Young people ask for pay transparency in job postings

More young people are asking for pay transparency in job ads so they can choose whether to apply. It's a move several states have already made in the United States, and one several Canadian provinces are considering. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 1 year ago

Elon Musk and Twitter agree to pay $1B break fee if takeover deal falls apart

Elon Musk and Twitter have each agreed to pay the other $1 billion if their proposed merger falls apart because of the actions of either side. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

Ottawa store is selling magic mushrooms to protest 'unjust' laws

Magic mushrooms are considered an illegal substance in Canada, yet there are at least two storefronts in Ottawa openly advertising them for sale.  | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee sues Canada for $35 mm over 14-year imprisonment

Mohamedou Ould Slahi is suing the federal government for its alleged role in his 14-year detention in Guantanamo Bay. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

Big Tech Hiring Cements Canada's Status as Silicon Valley North

A flurry of hiring in Canada from companies like Amazon, Meta and Google has cemented our status as a growing tech hub. But clouds are forming over Silicon Valley North, as homegrown startups are having a harder time than ever attracting and retaining the best and brightest tech … | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

Florida Senate passes bill to end Disney self-government

The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to repeal a law allowing Walt Disney World to operate a private government over its properties in the state, escalating a feud with the entertainment giant over its opposition to what critics call the "Don't Say Gay" law. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

Bank of Canada hikes benchmark interest rate to 1%

The Bank of Canada hiked its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to one per cent on Wednesday, a sign the bank is making good on its pledge to battle runaway inflation. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

I was an overwhelmed family doctor. So at age 45, I called it quits

Dr. Marc Cotran tried to convince himself that he was acting out a sense of duty to his community, that he was in some way irreplaceable. But all that came at a cost to his family. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

A Kremlin paper justifies erasing the Ukrainian identity

Even by the standards of Russian state media, the language in an editorial from RIA Novosti was extreme. It says the Ukrainian identity, leadership and culture must be erased. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

Bunker makers say business is booming

While war rages in Ukraine, interest in bespoke luxury bomb shelters is rising. But history shows why governments gave up on bunkers long ago. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

Canada's first 10 minute delivery app is here

Ultrafast grocery delivery apps like Ninja and Tiggy say they hope customers are blown away by their service and "stick with us forever" after their first purchase. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

Under-equipped Ukrainian firefighters 'blown away' by donated Alberta gear | CBC News

A group of Edmonton firefighters and dispatchers delivered 600 protective suits to fire fighting crews in Ukraine along with other equipment like oxygen tanks, hoses and nozzles. "The excitement you could see, and the disbelief in the faces of the firefighters, the administrators … | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

ᐊᐣᑕᔚᐣᐦᐃ ᐁᐏᒋᑭᐍ ᐅᑕᐱᓇᒪᐣ ᓂᒪᒪ ᐅᑎᔑᑭᔑᐍᐏᐣ ᒷᔦ ᐃᐡᑿᓭᐠ

ᓂᒪᐊ ᐏᐣ ᐃᐡᑿᔭᐨ ᒣᑿᐨ ᐱᒪᑎᓱᐏᓂᐠ ᐃᒪ ᓂᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐏᓇᐠ ᒥᑐᓂ ᑲᔭᓂᔑᓂᓂᒧᐨ | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

Putin's army stumbling in Ukraine. Did the West get Russia's war machine wrong?

Russia's road to victory in Ukraine has been blocked by angry civilians, its broken-down tanks dragged off (and mocked) by farmers in tractors, its soldiers targeted by surprisingly successful Ukrainian resistance. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

Dieppe takes fresh new approach to dog-poop problem

The city of Dieppe is trying to educate people about the environmental problems caused by uncollected dog waste along trails in the community. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

I dont wish it on my enemy: Calgarians on life with an electricity load limiter

With utility fees and rates rising, some Calgarians can't pay their bills. After a few missed payments, they may find themselves strapped with a load limiter and facing disconnection.  | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

Ottawa officer caught saying 'white man's day is done' faces disciplinary charge

An Ottawa police officer who was caught on video saying the "white man's day is done" and encouraging his son to find an Asian girlfriend has been charged with multiple disciplinary offences under the Police Services Act. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

NASA's 'mega moon rocket' is heading to the launch pad

NASA is preparing for its return to the moon's surface, which includes its first test of its Space Launch System (SLS) scheduled for some time in May. On Thursday, the world will get its first glimpse of this massive rocket as it rolls out to the launch pad. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

NASA releases image of distant star, galaxies from James Webb Space Telescope

NASA released an image Wednesday from the James Webb Space Telescope that was taken to see how its 18 hexagonal mirrors worked together for a single co-ordinated image of a star 1.6 million kilometres away from Earth. Officials said it worked better than expected. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

Canadian University Gives Free cloud storage to Ukrainian academic institutions

Academics at the University of Alberta are aiming to help protect digital data in Ukraine under threat because of the war. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago

U.S. warns China against helping Russia evade sanctions

U.S. President Joe Biden is sending his national security adviser for talks with a senior Chinese official in Rome on Monday as concerns grow that China may help Russia evade punishment from sanctions imposed for the military assault on Ukraine. | Continue reading


@cbc.ca | 2 years ago