Many Canadian restaurants fail the halal testNewsDuration 2:29With many of Canada’s most popular restaurants now offering halal items, a CBC Marketplace investigation has found that many chains can’t answer basic questions about the halal food they serve and that some locations aren’t certified halal at all.

Edmonton residents on edge over arson threats, crypto demandsNewsDuration 1:48People in Edmonton’s Cloverdale neighbourhood say they’re afraid after receiving notes suggesting their houses could be burned if they don’t send $1,000 to a cryptocurrency address. One house in the area has already been burned in what police said was a case of arson.

How a $6M facility is helping students stay healthy and on track for success at Holland CollegeNewsDuration 1:59A new health centre is now open at Holland College, offering a wide variety of services to help students. CBC’s Laura Meader visited and talked to Murray MacInnis, the Charlottetown college's director of student wellbeing, accessibility and support; Jean Vanden Eynden, a student who received services at the centre; and Danee Warcop, an licensed practical nurse who works there.

Radon — the other silent killer. How to find out if it’s in your homeNewsDuration 1:51You can’t see, smell or taste it, and it causes lung cancer. The CBC’s Abby Cole breaks down how to find out if radon has made your house its home.

Dr. Wassim Salamoun speaks with members of an honour guard on Queen Street Thursday. Dr. Wassim Salamoun is shown with Antoinette Perry, whom he replaced as the province's lieutenant-governor during a ceremony at the Confederation Centre of the Arts on Thursday. With Premier Dennis King looking on at left, Dr. Wassim Salamoun signs a document during his installation on Thursday. With Premier Dennis King looking on at left, Dr. Wassim Salamoun signs a document during his installation on Thursday. — Antoinette Perry, outgoing lieutenant-governorHe takes over from the province's previous lieutenant-governor, Antoinette Perry, who had served in the role since 2017.

Residents say they are frustrated over what's happening with a new apartment building in the city. However, the rental website for Nova Niven listed the building as "no longer available" as of Thursday and said applications were no longer being accepted. When Nova Niven started accepting applications, she called to put in a new one. When she called back last week, she was told Nova Niven was no longer available and the approved applicants would be moving to The View. "Even if there was a timeline given, I don't know that I'd be in a position to trust it anymore, given what's gone on with the Nova Niven building," he said.

A place of warmth: Shelter for Indigenous women and children opens in Stephenville"Ne'ata'q" means "the sun is coming out" in Mi'kmaq. (Colleen Connors/CBC)A new shelter for Indigenous women and children in Stephenville will start providing services in November. Its name, Ne'ata'q Place, comes from the Mi'kmaq word that means "the sun is coming out." Ne'ata'q Place will act as transitional housing, and residents can stay for up to six months. Unlike other transitional houses in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ne'ata'q Place and its operations has $3.6 million in federal funding.

Vandal to change gears, province to change channelsNewsDuration 2:54CBC's Bartley Kives reports on two big developments in Manitoba politics Thursday: the announcement by Liberal MP Dan Vandal that he won't seek re-election after more than 25 years as a federal and municipal representative, and the provincial government's plans to change the design of flood-mitigation channels in the Interlake.

Bye-bye budget surplusNewsDuration 2:08New Brunswick is in the middle of its eighth consecutive budget surplus. It's the longest streak in Canada, started by the Liberals and continued by the Progressive Conservatives. But billion-dollar election platforms are threatening an end to that fiscal achievement, no matter who wins Monday's election.

Licence holder responds to DFO plans to reallocate elver quotaNewsDuration 4:50The Department of Fisheries and Oceans plans to redistribute up to 75 per cent of the elver quota, but what does that mean for current licence holders and the companies that employ them? CBC Nova Scotia spoke with Stanley King, a commercial licence holder with Atlantic Elver Fishery.

Ethiopian collectors and craftspeople counter climate change scrap by scrapNewsDuration 1:46Scrap collectors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sell everything from plastic bottles and electronics to all kinds of unwanted bric-a-brac to middlemen — who either restore them or use the raw materials to make something sellable. Those involved in the Merkato market say the system provides an economic opportunity while contributing to waste diversion and reducing climate change.

Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder wanted in U.S. drug trafficking caseNewsDuration 5:21Ryan James Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed several people, authorities said Thursday.

The City of Victoria and the Victoria Book Prize Society are pleased to announce and celebrate local authors Kathryn Mockler and Raina Delisle as the 2024 recipients of the Victoria Book Prizes. The City of Victoria Butler Book Prize was awarded to Kathryn Mockler for her work of fiction Anecdotes (Book*Hug Press) and the City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize was awarded to Raina Delisle for her work of non-fiction Breaking News, Why Media Matters (Orca Book Publishers). "Both winners of this year's City of Victoria book prizes demonstrate an acute awareness of the society we inhabit and the need for individual engagement,” said Lynne Van Luven, president of the Victoria Book Prize Society. Established in 2004, the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize is a partnership between the City of Victoria and Brian Butler of Butler Brothers Supplies. The Victoria Book Prize Society establishes the policy and criteria for the prizes, appoints the juries and administers the competitions.

Four more federal cabinet ministers will not run for re-election, Radio-Canada has learned, meaning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will reshuffle his cabinet at a time when his leadership is increasingly fragile. The four ministers will be removed from cabinet in a reshuffle scheduled for the coming weeks, sources told Radio-Canada. The prime minister has yet to set a date for the shuffle. Since then, the prime minister has been unable to gain ground against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the polls. Fin du widget Widget.

B.C.’s close and controversial election explainedNewsDuration 5:44With B.C.’s governing NDP and the insurgent Conservatives running neck and neck ahead of the provincial election, Lyndsay Duncombe breaks down how a party with just eight seats is within striking distance of winning — and why Greens and Independents could make all the difference.