Louis Pagé, in Brome Lake Que., started volunteering in the 1990s. Weeks after he turned 100 in February, he’s still at it.  ‘I forget about my age until somebody reminds me,’ says Louis Pagé. Sitting on his couch in his family home where he has lived alone for upward of …

UBC scientist lauds sprawling international study an ‘amazing example of citizen science.’ A sprawling international study of humpback whales in the northern Pacific has found their population has shrunk significantly since 2012 — despite the once-endangered species’ remarkable comeback from the brink of extinction. The new research, published in Royal …

Boris Nadezhdin, a Russian opposition politician, spoke to CBC News about being banned from running for president and his opposition to the war in Ukraine.  Boris Nadezhdin admits Russian elections aren’t free or fair, but says they are only option for change. Despite being disqualified from running for president, Russian …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to this year’s presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for his actions leading to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.  Colorado was one of 3 states that made moves to remove Trump from ballot, …

The UN envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict says in a new report that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas and other armed groups committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its attack in Israel on Oct. 7. UN envoy says team …

When Brian Mulroney was given the title of Canada’s “greenest prime minister” in 2006 — awarded by an expert panel convened by Corporate Knights magazine — it might have seemed like faint praise.  He showed that big environmental threats can be fought — but the threats are bigger now. When …

Built with a $53-million low-interest loan from the province to help middle-income families achieve the dream of home ownership, Victoria’s 135-unit Vivid condominium building was supposed to be a new model for affordable housing. But court documents obtained by CBC show a very different side to the story.  B.C. Housing …

As measles cases rise around the world — and appear in countries like Canada with ready access to life-saving vaccines — public health experts are urging parents to vaccinate their children and adults to get their shots, too. ‘This is not a disease you want to give a very young …

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from Oxford County are at the scene of a crash involving a school bus south of Woodstock, Ont.  Police say all parents of children involved have already been notified. One child was seriously injured when a school bus carrying approximately 40 children rolled over south of …

The social media team at the Canada Revenue Agency has learned firsthand what it can be like to jump through red tape when a couple of its accounts were blocked several times in recent years for various reasons, including a decision by Twitter that the CRA was underage.  Tax agency’s …