Chess fest in P.E.I. a winning gambit for playersNewsDuration 2:10Summerside hosted 62 chess players, including three international masters, over the Thanksgiving weekend for the annual Maritime Chess Festival. CBC's Nicola MacLeod speaks with tournament organizer Fred McKim to find out how the event spreads the joy of the game.
's forests has become a huge election issueThe stump of an old-growth tree surrounded by mature second-growth trees in Coal Creek Historic Park in Cumberland, B.C. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC News - image credit)Some British Columbians casting ballots in the upcoming election see the vote as a crossroads for the province's famed, massive old trees, its forests' flora and fauna, and its climate future. (CBC News)Conservationists argue forests, especially old, valuable ones, which are sinks for carbon and biodiversity, are being cut too fast. It's had a roadmap since 2020 to find it, called A New Future for Old Forests. The Greens would also put more money into protecting old forests and compensate First Nations for lost revenues.
'She was incredible': Esther Jones remembered in WolfvilleNewsDuration 2:01A public memorial at Harvest Theatre on Acadia University's campus paid tribute to Esther Jones, who disappeared late last summer. Although her body has not been found, a man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death.
They responded to the situation , too. Their statement begins with an apology and some clarifications for a few comments they made in the episode. "What we were trying to do is celebrate that many other cultures are now enjoying this wonderful drink," they wrote. "We never claimed that boba is new; what we explained during the show is that we have produced a different way to package it with a ready-to-drink glass bottle. [...] At no point did we mean to insinuate that our Bobba bubble tea is better than traditional bubble tea in any way."
RCMP allege 'intimidation, harassment, extortion, coercion' by agents of IndiaNewsDuration 2:58RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, who held a news conference on Monday about allegations Indian agents were involved in crime in Canada, was asked to specify what the public safety threat is to Canadians.
Man with loaded firearms arrested near Trump rally: policeNewsDuration 3:55Police say a man arrested at a Donald Trump rally in California was carrying loaded firearms and multiple passports, and had a fake licence plate. Police say the incident didn't affect the safety of Trump or rally attendees.
Toronto police said the westbound Gardiner Expressway has reopened following two separate crashes Monday morning that sent a man to hospital. (Robert Krbavac/CBC - image credit)All westbound lanes of the Gardiner Expressway have reopened at the Park Lawn Road exit in Etobicoke after they were temporarily closed for a crash investigation, police say. Toronto police said it responded around 5:30 a.m. Monday to reports of a two vehicle collision on the westbound section of the highway. That crash wasn't serious, but while responding at the scene a Toronto Fire truck was struck by a third vehicle that wasn't involved in the initial crash, Toronto police Const. The man driving the vehicle that struck the fire truck was transported to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries, Sarudi said.
The Breakdown | Jessica Campbell + Campaign disinformationNewsDuration 20:51The National talks to Jessica Campbell about pushing past the obstacles to become the NHL’s first female bench coach. Plus, our U.S. political panel breaks down disinformation on the campaign trail and how it could impact November’s election.
SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster intactNewsDuration 2:07SpaceX astounded engineers, scientists and space enthusiasts by returning its heaviest rocket booster back to its launch pad intact. Beyond the technical marvel of the Starship rocket, reusability is expected to dramatically cut back on mission costs.
Fit Check with Zihan: Student styleNewsDuration 3:03Zihan Jin heads to Memorial University’s St. John's campus to chat to students about their outfits. This piece was created for the CBC Creator Network. Videography and editing by Joe Kisusi.
St. John’s dock workers want government intervention to protect their workNewsDuration 2:07The Longshoremen’s Protective Union is accusing cruise ships of using foreign nationals to unload luggage, which they say violates immigration laws and undermines the work of local dock workers.
The Royal Canadian LegionNational Headquarters86 Aird PlaceOttawa, ON K2L 0A1October 3rd, 2024To whom it may concern,On Saturday, September 14, 2024, Vancouver Island Speaks! In this case, after having lost our first venue, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 292 in Victoria hosted us. Our 2SLGBTQI+ community must assume that by hosting this event, these fair-right,anti-transgender viewpoints must align with that of the Royal Canadian Legion unless otherwise indicated. This behaviour is authoritarian, undemocratic, andinsulting to our veterans and the aim of the Royal Legion of Canada. We are grateful to the Royal Canadian Legion for hosting our event.
Actor Simu Liu blasted a pair of Quebec entrepreneurs last week who went on Canada’s version of “Shark Tank” to pitch a drink they say has “transformed” boba tea. Sébastien Fiset and Jess Frenette, founders of a bottled popping boba and alcoholic bubble tea brand called Bobba, were seeking $1 million in exchange for 18% of the company. Their products include cans of alcoholic bubble tea, as well as grab-and-go packets of popping boba. “Dragons, you have probably heard about bubble tea,” Frenette said before Liu quickly interjected with a sarcastic: “I’ve never, has anyone else heard of bubble tea? Not everything has to be traditional.”Fiset responded by saying Bobba’s popping boba makes the drink “not an ethnical product anymore.” Minhas agreed that the popping boba was new, saying she’d never experienced it.
A Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers and severely wounded seven others on Sunday, the military said, in the deadliest strike by the militant group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago. Lebanon-based Hezbollah called the attack near the town of Binyamina retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 people. Hezbollah and Israel have traded fire almost daily in the year since the war in Gaza began, and fighting has escalated. Drone attack on Israeli military base kills 4, injures dozens, IDF says Duration 3:23 Hezbollah is claiming responsibility for an attack on a military base in northern Israel. Iran has said it will respond to any Israeli attack.
His locum is Indian, from Kenya,' says columnistI brought my parents to Canada in 1944. I remember my parents working long hours to achieve this. After arriving in Canada, my parents joined a Polish Club consisting of refugees looking forward to returning to Poland and resuming their lives. More than 33 per cent of people working in scientific research are immigrants as are 24 per cent of sports coaches. Our health care would collapse without immigrants helping staff it.
