Around Canada

A team of geologists, mineralogists, and Earth and ocean scientists from Canada, the United States, and France has discovered a 72-kilometer fault line on Vancouver Island in Canada that could elevate the tsunami risk for around 400,000 people. The finding is detailed in the journal Tectonics. Despite longstanding suspicions of …

Sabrina Rahman of Surrey, B.C., is being remembered as a “hero” and a “vibrant soul” after she saved her infant son from a gunman who killed her and five others in Austin, Texas last week. Rahman, 24, was walking her one-year-old son, Ibrahim, in their new neighbourhood shortly after noon …

The House of Commons imposed a $500 penalty earlier this year on Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer after he broke the rules by filming a partisan video in his parliamentary office, CBC News has learned.  Video to support Arpan Khanna for CPC nomination led to $500 ‘reimbursement.’ The House of …

The new Canadian Dental Care Plan is being hailed as a step in the right direction that could help to keep people healthier as they age and out of crowded hospitals — although experts are watching closely to see if it lives up to those early hopes.  National plan hailed …

PWHL rosters are set ahead of puck drop on New Year’s Day, but behind the scenes there’s still lots on the to-do list.  League’s 23-player rosters are set, but plenty left to do before season begins on Jan. 1. Nine pre-season games hosted in upstate New York last week offered …

Each Christmas for the past four decades, Mel Campbell has stuffed his family’s stockings with Life Savers Sweet Storybooks. Now its parent company has discontinued the holiday favourite in Canada, leaving a sour taste in the mouths of many.  Ottawa man’s 40-year tradition in peril as candy maker discontinues holiday …

People who voted in a competition to decide the City of Regina’s official bird are chirping about the results. There have been some seedy allegations that the projected winner — the black-capped chickadee — feathered its nest with illegitimate votes.  CBC investigates claims of fraud after chickadee beats out red-breasted …

Less than a year into his first term in office, the mayor of Prince George, B.C., has significantly overspent his proposed budget for meals, entertainment, travel and accommodation, documents show. According to financial reporting obtained through a freedom of Information request filed by CBC News, from Nov. 7, 2022 to …

Labrador resident Scott Russell lost 80 pounds in seven months before finally getting the medical attention he needed — but in western Newfoundland. His wife, Mina Campbell, is calling for systemic change in health care. Scott Russell waited 6 weeks to hear from a surgeon who says he didn’t get …

Thunder Bay police Chief Darcy Fleury continues his outreach efforts, meeting with leaders from First Nations and saying it was a chance to help repair a broken relationship between police and Indigenous people in the city. Chiefs say it’s a good first step on long and challenging road to repairing …