Wes Anderson’s newest film, Asteroid City, is a nested meta-narrative with a deep message about the merits of making art. Its confusing style will likely make it a failure in many fans’ eyes. Nested meta-narrative will challenge audiences more than they like. You better not act like you’re in a …
Read More »Tropical Storm Cindy spawned 18 tornadoes and caused $25 million worth of damage
This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events and how weather impacted them. On Friday, June 16, Jamaica’s Meteorological Service issued a flash flood watch for the entire country. Tropical Storm Cindy was on its …
Read More »Ferry crossings between N.S. and P.E.I. cancelled Saturday
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 …
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