Anyone coming to or leaving Prince Edward Island on Saturday will need to take the Confederation Bridge or or an airplane. 2nd time this month MV Confederation out of operation due to technical difficulties. Anyone coming to or leaving Prince Edward Island on Saturday will need to take the Confederation …
Read More »Suddenly, the World Economic Forum is a ballot box issue in a Manitoba byelection
When Maxime Bernier went to Davos, Switzerland in 2008 and set foot on the grounds of the World Economic Forum’s annual conference, it would have been impossible to imagine that one day he would be publicly attacked by the Conservative Party for having attended. The Conservatives are using Maxime Bernier’s …
Read More »What we know about the deadly crash in southwestern Manitoba
A deadly crash has shaken people in the small southwestern Manitoba community the victims called home. Here’s what we know so far about the deadly collision — and what could happen next. Investigation into crash near Carberry — and answers — could take months, RCMP say. They’d left earlier that …
Read More »A wildfire blackened the trees on this well-travelled road. What happens now?
It was one of the things Jody Stuart loved most about his property — a lush treeline that provided both privacy and protection from cars zipping down a well-traveled roadway outside Halifax. Those trees are now leafless and blackened, a constant reminder of a wildfire that destroyed Stuart’s house, garage …
Read More »This scientist shaped a new law that moves Canada away from toxicity testing on animals
This week, Bill S-5 was passed by the Senate and given royal assent. It includes language that brings Canada closer to “modernized toxicity testing,” according to researcher Dr. Charu Chandrasekera from the University of Windsor. Bill S-5 was passed by the Senate and given royal assent this week. For decades, …
Read More »What climate activism means to 3 generations of this Indigenous family
In this week’s issue of our environment newsletter, we speak to three generations of an Indigenous family about what climate activism means in an era of ecological breakdown. Also: What’s a rain garden? Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News …
Read More »What we know about the deadly southwestern Manitoba bus crash
A deadly crash has shaken people in the small southwestern Manitoba community the victims called home. Here's what we know so far about the deadly collision — and what could happen next. Investigation into crash near Carberry — and answers — could take months, RCMP say They'd left earlier that …
Read More »Gains outweigh differences
“The contending parties have created a parallel track for the economy and diplomacy in that the two issues develop independently of each other. In the dialogues between Chinese and Philippine officials, the guiding principle is the oft-repeated credo that “differences are not the total of relations.” This has worked well …
Read More »Marcos to always work to boost PH-China ties
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said the Philippine government will always work to strengthen its relations with China, after Beijing displayed what he called a “solid gesture of friendship” and donated over 20,000 metric tons (MT) of fertilizer to the country. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian turned …
Read More »Judge in last De Lima drug case inhibits self
THE judge in the last illegal drug case standing between former senator Leila de Lima and her freedom from detention inhibited himself after he was accused of conflict of interest. Judge Romeo Buenaventura of Branch 256 of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) granted the motions for inhibition filed by …
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