Long-service firefighters honoured — including 2 brothers with 35 years on the jobNewsDuration 2:52The St. John’s Regional Fire Department honoured 100 members who have served between 20 and 40 years, including two brothers who followed in their father’s footsteps. Learn from firefighters, who talk about advancements in support over the decades.
Blumenthal opened the hearing by recognizing the relatives of the crash victims and the family of a Boeing whistleblower who died by suicide earlier this year. WATCH | Boeing CEO apologizes to families of crash victims: Boeing CEO apologizes to families of plane crash victims Duration 0:50 Before speaking to the U.S. Senate, Boeing CEO David Calhoun turned to address family members of Boeing plane crash victims, calling their losses 'gut wrenching' and saying the company was committed to focusing on safety. 'You're cutting corners,' senator tells CEOSenators asked Calhoun if Boeing retaliated against employees who reported concerns, to which he didn't respond directly. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, questions Boeing's CEO Dave Calhoun during Monday's hearing. LISTEN | How a crisis of confidence is shaking Boeing: The Current 9:18 Crisis of confidence at Boeing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down later this year, after a string of incidents renewed concerns about the safety of the company’s planes.
Airline fees are getting out of control, passengers sayNewsDuration 2:00More airlines now charge for services that used to be part of the ticket price, such as seat selection and customer assistance. The federal government has vowed to make these fees easier to spot, but greater transparency won't end airline fees.
This woman believes someone put a drug in her drink, and she wishes she’d had more info on what to do afterwardNewsDuration 0:47Melanie Lapierre says it was the kindness of strangers that helped track down her friends that got her home safely one night a few years ago from downtown — a night when she suspects someone slipped something in her drink. Lapierre tells the CBC’s Abby Cole that even after she realized what had happened that night, there was a lack of clear info on what to do — and there still is today.
Charlottetown's skyline is about to change as smoke stacks slowly come downNewsDuration 3:16Piece by piece, demolition work will begin on two smoke stacks at the site of the decommissioned Charlottetown thermal generating station, known unofficially as “the plant.” Maritime Electric president and CEO Jason Roberts walks us through the project and the timelines.
NDP's Carla Compton wins byelection in Winnipeg's Tuxedo ridingNewsDuration 1:31Hemodialysis nurse Carla Compton did something no NDP candidate has ever accomplished: beat the Progressive Conservatives in the affluent Winnipeg riding of Tuxedo. With the win in Tuesday's byelection, the NDP widens its majority in the Manitoba Legislature and gives the PCs plenty to ponder as they look forward to choosing a new leader next year.
The federal government is listing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under Canada's Criminal Code after years of mounting pressure. Fin du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget.
Less pain, faster recovery: 2 new treatments for women suffering with fibroidsNewsDuration 6:45Fibroids are non-cancerous tumours that develop in an estimated 70 per cent of women in their lifetime and can cause ongoing pain, infertility and bleeding for weeks on end. Medication and invasive surgery has long been the main solution, but CBC’s Tashauna Reid goes into the operating room to see how two new high-tech treatments could make a difference.
chief medical officer speaks about harassment of his familyNewsDuration 2:04Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang, speaks about the impact of harassment his family endured during the COVID-19 pandemic after a judge threw out charges against two people.
Justin Timberlake arrested for drunk drivingNewsDuration 1:48Justin Timberlake was arrested on New York's Long Island after running through a stop sign and 'operating a vehicle 'in an intoxicated condition,' according to police. Culture critics say this could impact his public image.
How Kenneth Moore became the 1st Indigenous person in Canada to win Olympic gold – CBCJun 19, 2024Part of Winnipeg’s gold-medal-winning hockey team at the 1932 Winter OlympicsIf you won one of the highest honours in athletics, you’d likely display it for the world to see but that’s just not who Kenneth (Ken) Strath Moore was, according to his granddaughter. “When my grandfather passed, I was 15 years old … I remember going through some cupboards and some drawers and pulling out a hockey sweater,” said Jennifer Moore Rattray. That’s when she found her grandfather’s Olympic gold medal. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/ken-moore-olympic-gold-1.7225819
Meet a woman who played a lead role in exhuming the Unknown Soldier who was repatriated back to N.L. NewsDuration 2:49Sarah Lockyear, a casualty identification co-ordinator for the Department of National Defence, tries to identify Canadians who were killed in the First and Second world wars. But in the case of the Unknown Soldier, Lockyear did the opposite. Ahead of a special CBC documentary about the repatriation, here’s an excerpt with Lockyear speaking with the CBC’s Heather Gillis.
Woman credits TTC driver with saving her lifeNewsDuration 3:01A Toronto woman is calling a TTC employee her guardian angel and says without her, she might not be alive. It all started when Michele-Marie Beer started feeling dizzy while riding the streetcar. CBC's Britnei Bilhete takes us through what happened.
(Surah ar-Rum, Ch.30: V.42) This is all too evident in the scourge of plastic waste that is choking our planet. (“Coke, Pepsi top list in global count of plastic waste”, www.cbc.ca)Most importantly, the world urgently needs an ambitious global treaty. Plastic pollution demands action on all fronts. Fighting plastic pollution is a responsibility that ultimately falls on the shoulders of consumers. The question we face is whether we are willing to change behaviours and make sacrifices to curb plastic pollution at an individual level.
4 Ontario towns say they’ve missed out on millions of dollars in housing moneyNewsDuration 2:07Four Ontario towns say they missed out on millions of dollars in new housing money because a federal agency is miscounting. But the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is standing behind its numbers. Queen's Park reporter Lorenda Reddekopp takes us through the fight.
