Around Canada

Less than three weeks after a homeless Saint John man lost his life in a tent fire, another is in hospital after losing his left leg below the knee and half of his right foot to severe frostbite. ‘How much more suffering do we have to witness?’ advocate asks. Less …

Click here to view the video A strong El Niño raging in the eastern Pacific Ocean has had a profound effect on weather patterns the world over—and it may be on borrowed time. Forecasters see a dramatic change on the horizon. This pattern of warmer-than-normal waters in the eastern Pacific …

British negotiators walked away from trade talks with Canada Thursday — a dramatic development that taps the brakes on a bilateral trade deal between the two Commonwealth nations that has been years in the making. A major sticking point between the two sides remains how much tariff-free access U.K. producers …

Alleged poison seller Kenneth Law will face at least one first-degree murder charge in connection with a death in Ontario, CBC News has learned. The upgraded count signals another significant shift in the way authorities approach the case.  At least 1 of 14 2nd-degree murder charges will be upgraded, CBC …

As he prepares to leave federal politics, former minister of justice David Lametti says he’s still confident the government did the right thing when it invoked the Emergencies Act in response to the convoy protests.  David Lametti says PM never gave ‘a substantive reason’ for dropping him from cabinet. Former …

Marketplace hit the road in an electric vehicle to see how well Canada’s public charging infrastructure is working for Canadians. The investigation found a range in pricing across providers, as well as poor reliability and maintenance at some stations.  Environment minister weighs in on EV billing practices and pricing. The …

More than a year after police in India named Fenil Patel as a suspect in the human smuggling case of a family that froze to death at the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba, an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found him living freely in a suburb just outside Toronto.  …

Some students in Summerside, P.E.I., have been busy building a tiny home, as part of the carpentry program at Three Oaks Senior High. It’s part of a new provincial push to build trades skills.  ‘They’re producing a product that we badly need… and we’re training our future workforce.” When Zach …

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary ticketed multiple rubberneckers with phones in hand following an accident that shut down both sides of the Outer Ring Road in St. John’s on Thursday morning. The police force said several drivers passed by the multi-vehicle crash with their phones out, taking pictures and recording video …

Canadian households, clobbered by rising interest rates, are desperate for word from the Bank of Canada on when they may start to fall. But central bank governor Tiff Macklem refuses to give them a “false sense of precision.”  After missteps around forward guidance, central bank wary of being pinned down. …