Around Canada

Click here to view the video As Canadians, we are very familiar with the term ‘polar vortex.’ We are also familiar with its effects on Canadian weather when it ‘acts up.’ While the polar vortex is a year-round phenomenon, we tend to only feel its freezing influence in the winter, …

Click here to view the video Between March and September, rabbits are busy taking care of babies in nests commonly found in backyards, parks, and other urban locations. The nests — comprised of shallow depressions in the ground and covered with dry grass or fur — will house rabbits until …

After more than two years of evading the Taliban and a dogged campaign led by retired Canadian military members urging the federal government to keep its promise, Afghan interpreter Mohammad Arif Yousafi is safe in Alberta.  Mohammad Arif Yosafi says he won’t rest until his brothers are in Canada too. …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on premiers opposed to increasing the carbon tax to propose credible alternatives to the federal measure.  Several premiers have been calling on Ottawa to halt a planned increase to the federal carbon tax. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on premiers opposed to increasing …

Canada’s electronic intelligence agency says the same hacking group that the U.K. and China sanctioned for an alleged cyberespionage campaign tied to Beijing has also targeted Canada.  ‘No country is immune from the threat of cyber attacks,’ said Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Canada’s electronic intelligence agency says the same …

Frustration is mounting in provincial governments that rely on the RCMP’s services as they wait for Ottawa to come up with a plan for the beleaguered national police service.  It’s been a year since the Mass Casualty Commission recommended reform. Frustration is mounting in provincial and territorial governments that rely …

A B.C. man recently charged in a series of sexual assaults on children in Ontario in the 1990s had connections to the regions where the attacker struck, according to documents viewed by CBC News. A retired lead investigator says Richard Neil was not on a list of would-be suspects at …

A southwestern Ontario program connects cancer patients to clinical trials now plans to expand into northern Ontario and Manitoba after receiving its first national grant.  Program says 24% of its patients have been referred to a clinical trial. A Windsor, Ont. program that helps connect cancer patients to clinical trials …

The government is falling short on a 2023 budget commitment to pilot a new tax filing program this year, experts say. Goal is to give low- and fixed-income Canadians access to tax credits. The government is falling short on a 2023 budget commitment to pilot a new automatic tax filing …

Helicopter flights to bring 18 Canadians out of Haiti were postponed Monday due to poor weather conditions in the Dominican Republic, Canada’s ambassador to Haiti told CBC News.  Ottawa has launched a program to evacuate Canadians stranded by widespread gang warfare. Helicopter flights to bring 18 Canadians out of Haiti …