Pooria Shafia, a Toronto-based engineer who attended Sunday's protest, says he's concerned about his relatives that still live in Iran. “Every time I try to ask my cousin to see if he was able to contact them, I couldn't bring myself to [do] it because I was just afraid of what the response would be,” he told CBC Toronto Sunday. "Well over 100,000 demonstrators" attended the protest on Sunday, Toronto police said in a statement to CBC Toronto. Canadians urged to protestThe diaspora is trying to be the voice of Iranian people, said Morvarid Sadinejad, who is also an engineer in Toronto and attended the downtown protest. We are going through a collective trauma.”In a statement to CBC Toronto Sunday, Toronto police said 'well over 100,000 demonstrators' attended the protest.

February 02, 2026 04:20 UTC

How is your condition assessed in an emergency room? NewsDuration 2:33Being in an emergency-room waiting area for hours can be frustrating for patients as they deal with pain, discomfort and worsening conditions. Here's how triage works to determine a patient's urgency.

February 02, 2026 03:41 UTC

Protesters attempted to disrupt Premier Doug Ford’s address at the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party convention Saturday evening. As Ford spoke to the audience, a handful of protesters suddenly stood up with flags, shouting out questions about compensation for Grassy Narrows. Grassy Narrows First Nation, a northwestern Ontario community, has faced decades of mercury contamination. The poisoning has impacted an estimated 90 per cent of the population of Grassy Narrows, also known as Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek. Four protesters, who called on Premier Doug Ford to address the mercury contamination in Grassy Narrows, were escorted out of the PC convention while Doug Ford made a speech.

February 02, 2026 03:14 UTC

Bad Bunny became the first Latin artist to take the top prize at the 68th annual Grammy Awards, winning album of the year for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. The Puerto Rican singer, who will play the Super Bowl half-time show next weekend, bested Kendrick Lamar; Justin Bieber; Sabrina Carpenter; Clipse, Pusha T & Malice; Lady Gaga; Kendrick Lamar; Leon Thomas; and Tyler, the Creator. Kendrick Lamar and SZA accept the Grammy award for record of the year, presented by music legend Cher (centre), for their song luther. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Sunday night's wins mean Lamar has now surpassed Jay-Z as the most awarded rapper in Grammy history, with 27 wins. Those include best pop vocal album and best dance pop recording, respectively.

February 02, 2026 01:56 UTC

A visual timeline of the Aberdeen Pavilion in Landsdowne Park. The last rehabilitation of the Aberdeen Pavilion took place more than 30 years ago in 1993. But the Horticulture Building, located just across the street from the Aberdeen Pavilion, is significantly smaller than the pavilion at 17,600 square feet. The Aberdeen Pavilion pictured in 1903 while it was being used for the Central Canada Exhibition. The Aberdeen Pavilion was built in 1898 and named in honour of the governor-general of the time, the Earl of Aberdeen, an avid supporter of the agricultural fair movement.

February 02, 2026 01:30 UTC





Big White, February 1, 2026 – Five Para snowboarders have been nominated to compete for Canada at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Canada Snowboard announced Sunday. Milano Cortina 2026 Canadian Paralympic Team – PARA SNOWBOARDSandrine Hamel – St-Sauveur, QCAlex Massie – Barrie, ONPhilippe Nadreau – Quebec City, QCChase Nicklin – Port Alberni, BCTyler Turner – Campbell River, BCSandrine Hamel and Alex Massie are the longest-serving members of the team, each heading into their third consecutive Paralympic Winter Games. The squad is led by Tyler Turner, also a co-captain of the Milano Cortina 2026 Canadian Paralympic Team. CLICK HERE to see the complete list of athletes currently nominated to the Canadian Paralympic Team. Prior to being officially named to the Canadian Paralympic Team, all nominations are subject to approval by the Canadian Paralympic Committee.

February 02, 2026 00:30 UTC

Is AI a Powerful Tool, or a Growing Risk? RadioDuration 58:17From connecting with customer service online, or asking for health advice, chances are you've already been interacting with an AI chat bot. AI is everywhere, helping us save time, learn new things, and juggle daily tasks, while also raising serious concerns about jobs, education, and trust. As companies like Amazon invest billions in generative AI, and cutting thousands of jobs. How are you using AI?

February 01, 2026 23:41 UTC

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February 01, 2026 23:11 UTC

Former Conservative campaign manager Jenni Byrne says her party's messaging on the relationship between Canada and the United States is evolving, and should continue evolving as the situation shifts. "All of that, though, contributes to what is going on in Canada in terms of affordability," she said. WATCH | Former Tory campaign manager speaks to CBC News at Calgary convention: Conservatives can focus on both affordability and U.S. issues, says former campaign manager | Duration 1:07 At the Conservative convention in Calgary, former campaign manager Jenni Byrne told CBC News her party 'absolutely can do both' when it comes to focusing on U.S. issues and affordability challenges in Canada. Poilievre also lost his Ottawa-area riding, later running in a byelection to regain a seat in the House of Commons. But she says his result of 87.4 per cent approval is good for both Poilievre and the Conservatives.

February 01, 2026 22:32 UTC

Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Sunday for the first time since the IDF captured it in May 2024, with a limited pedestrian pilot program. “The Rafah crossing has reopened for movement of people only,” the Defence Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) unit said. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe Israeli Defence Ministry unit said the return of Gaza residents from Egypt will be permitted only for those who left the enclave during the war and after Israeli security approval. According to COGAT data, about 42,000 Gaza residents left the territory during the war, most of them medical patients seeking treatment abroad or dual nationals. The Israeli decision to reopen the Rafah Crossing was announced despite an upsurge in violence in the area.

February 01, 2026 22:23 UTC

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February 01, 2026 22:12 UTC

Why some U.S. TikTok users are deleting the appNewsDuration 6:16TikTok’s U.S. operations are now majority controlled by an American-owned joint venture, but the transition was glitchy and users have expressed concern that there could be more censorship on the platform. For The National, CBC’s Ashley Fraser breaks down the backlash and how it plays into the emerging issue of digital sovereignty.

February 01, 2026 22:05 UTC

Fifteen people were killed and seven wounded after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying miners in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, energy firm DTEK ​and government officials said on Sunday. The attack came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a ⁠second round of U.S.-brokered trilateral talks between Ukraine and ‍Russia would ⁠take place next week. "Today, the enemy carried out a cynical and targeted attack on energy sector workers in ‍the Dnipropetrovsk region," Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Footage posted by the State Emergencies Service showed a ​charred bus with shattered windows that had veered off the ​road. "Talks are talks.

February 01, 2026 18:59 UTC

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February 01, 2026 17:46 UTC

It is in precisely this context that our recent independent study on the CBC’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war was produced. An impartial public broadcaster should not consistently frame a conflict with a one-sided, decontextualized narrative. Most notably, CBC repeatedly platformed Independent Jewish Voices, an anti-Israel group that does not represent the majority of Canada’s Jewish community. This raises a fundamental question: why would a public broadcaster rely on a non-representative organization to speak for Canadian Jewry? The result is not diversity of perspective, but a systematic distortion of how Jewish public opinion is presented to Canadians.

February 01, 2026 17:23 UTC