Caregivers fought for residency changes for decades, Miller saysNewsDuration 1:12Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller says the opportunity for permanent residency immediately upon arrival in Canada gives foreign caregivers 'the flexibility they've been fighting for for decades.'
Visiting Canada's 1st free grocery storeNewsDuration 2:20The Regina Food Bank is giving clients choice starting this summer with a new location that looks like a traditional grocery store. Those who rely on the service can "shop" for the food their family needs, worry free.
Singh was arrested four and a half months after Hardeep Singh Nijjar — a prominent Sikh-Canadian activist, president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C. He spent six months in pre-trial detention before he was hit with an additional first-degree murder charge in the Nijjar case. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is a dual Canadian-American citizen who has been organizing non-binding referendums for Sikhs to vote for the creation of an independent homeland named Khalistan. Hardeep Singh Nijjar stands outside of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C. We have to postpone that because all the Sikh referendum volunteers, all the guys, organizers, everybody was coming to the wedding.
The scars of D-Day 80 years laterNewsDuration 1:45Eighty years after Canadian soldiers stormed Juno Beach on D-Day, The National’s Adrienne Arsenault goes there and finds the history of war still washing up on its shores.
Dog washes and garden tours — Nova Scotians are getting creative in their fundraising for food banksNewsDuration 2:25A Food Banks Canada poverty report card says more than half of people surveyed feel worse off financially than they did last year. CBC's Luke Ettinger looks at ways Nova Scotians are lending a hand.
Judge vacancies concerning, but improvements being made, chief justice saysNewsDuration 3:49Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Richard Wagner says he's confident the issue of judicial vacancies can be 'corrected' — though he noted there were still 57 unfilled judge positions across the country, down from almost 90 a year earlier.
The Breakdown | Yuk Yuk’s co-founder + Mammogram controversyNewsDuration 20:17The National speaks with Yuk Yuk’s comedy club co-founder Mark Breslin who says stand-up comedy should not be censored. Plus, a radiologist breaks down why she disagrees with the latest guidelines advising against offering mammograms to people under 50.
Mexico's next president must tackle security issues, expert saysNewsDuration 2:08Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, a professor of policy and government at Virginia's George Mason University, says incoming Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has solid experience and a voter-backed vision — but will be facing major issues around security and corruption that must be addressed.
The Toronto-based company that bought them is Bonnefield, Canada's first and largest farm real estate investment corporation. (Colin Butler/CBC News)According to Ontario land registry records, Bonnefield shows up as the owner in 464 premises identification numbers (PIDs), from northern to southern Ontario. When it comes to farms, Bonnefield said, it owns 114 across Ontario, including the four London-area ones. Ryan Parker is a partner in the agriculture division of Valco Consultants, a real estate appraisal firm in London. Parker said it might explain why a growing number of farmers are willing to sell to institutional investors like Bonnefield.
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The National | Edmonton Oilers advance to Stanley Cup finalNewsDuration 45:28June 2, 2024 | Breaking tonight: The Edmonton Oilers advance to the Stanley Cup final, where they will battle to be the first Canadian team to hoist the cup in 31 years. A Palestinian family says they were forced to bribe their way out of Gaza to get to Canada. And an Ontario family demands answers after their 16-year-old dies alone at school.
But in the face of the most profound crisis we confront — the climate emergency — we have yet to see the CBC be that public broadcaster. A year ago, the Climate Emergency Unit (CEU, with which I work) teamed up with Simon Fraser University’s Community-Engaged Research Initiative (SFU CERi) to investigate the CBC’s climate reporting. As Quiet Alarm notes, the CBC has committed to strengthening its climate reporting and employs some journalists with a keen understanding of the crisis. Ideally, a national climate emergency unit within the CBC could feed daily content to the flagship shows. Is there enough news for a daily climate report?
By Eric Kaufmann, June 3, 2024In a new book, Eric Kaufmann examines the rise of left-liberal extremism and discusses how to check this dominant hybrid ideology. Until the taboo is reformed into a proportionate norm like any other, cultural socialism will remain a dominant force in polite society. The cultural left has spent several decades attacking meritocracy because outcomes are not equal across identity groups. This will allow a new, resilient, post-woke society to arise that will lift majority and minority alike. Excerpted by National Post with permission from “The Third Awokening: A 12-Point Plan for Rolling Back Progressive Extremism” by Eric Kaufmann.
Why Canadian and U.S. border authorities are cracking down on flagpolingNewsDuration 3:30The practice of foreign nationals leaving Canada, and then immediately re-entering to get same-day immigration services, is facing pushback from both sides of the border.
Bribery was this family’s ticket from Gaza to CanadaNewsDuration 2:53Despite having Canadian relatives and approval from the government, bribery was the only way for the Abusharar family to get out of Gaza. They spoke to CBC News about their arduous journey and the agony of leaving so many behind.
