CBC News is hosting a mayoral debate on Thursday, May 30, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. David Common will host the debate which will be streamed live. (CBC - image credit)Three of Mississauga's top mayoral candidates will take the stage for what could be a pivotal debate ahead of that city's byelection. CBC Toronto's David Common will moderate the event. TelevisionYou'll be able to watch part of the debate on CBC News at Six.
May 27, 2024 —Sensitive anniversaries like Monday are often targeted by residential school denialists trying to “twist and distort the truth” to shake confidence in the importance of truth and reconciliation, said Sean Carleton, an assistant professor of history and Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba. “I think it’s important that as people are perhaps paying attention to the anniversary of the Kamloops announcement, of the preliminary findings, that it is a moment to also debunk many of the denialist talking points that often spread at this time of the year,” he said. To read the full story, please visit CBC BC.
Many marine collagen products also market themselves as natural or eco-friendly, featuring images of waves and fish and references to cold, clean ocean waters. With these marine collagen products, shoppers are buying a black box of marine ingredients, said Kelly Roebuck, sustainable seafood campaigner with the Canadian marine conservation group Living Oceans Society, in an email to CBC News. Azizur Rahman of the University of Toronto, seen here diving in Okinawa, Japan, researches the potential of marine collagen from various sources and is developing marine collagen products. The tricky part is marine collagen products may not say what they're made of. The question of byproductsWhile using byproducts to make marine collagen does seem to have a lower impact, it could still have consequences.
Do police chase policies need to be tougher? NewsDuration 4:01Questions about police chase policies are being raised after a deadly six-vehicle crash on Canada’s busiest highway on April 29. The crash was preceded by police chasing a suspect driving the wrong way on the highway. Provincial legislation lays out the scenarios in which a police officer can pursue a fleeing suspect in a vehicle. We break down what we know about the risk assessment officers do and how they’re trained.
Rosa Galvez has taken on a Herculean task: force Canadian financial institutions to prioritize the fight against climate change. But at the very least, she wants it to generate a debate about the role of the finance sector in climate change. Under the proposed law, fossil fuel projects and other high-emissions sectors would be considered high risk, effectively requiring more capital to get them off the ground. Financial sector 'off track'Exactly how the financial sector will help drive this transition remains unclear. Mark Carney, former Bank of Canada governor, believes the country is lagging when it comes to aligning the financial sector with climate change.
's immigration strategy have entered the fourth day of a hunger strike in downtown Charlottetown. (Wayne Thibodeau/CBC) Photo: (Wayne Thibodeau/CBC)We will be doing a 24-hour dry hunger strike effective Tuesday if we still don't hear from the government officials. Sivia said the protesters are concerned about how their health will fare in the hunger strike, but they are more concerned about what's fair. There were about 20 people on the protest site early Monday, Sivia told Wayne Thibodeau of CBC's Island Morning. The report suggests scaling back the temporary foreign worker program and expanding the provincial nominee program, allowing more workers to apply for permanent residency.
Trump heckled, booed at Libertarian Party conventionNewsDuration 2:28Donald Trump was booed, jeered and heckled at the Libertarian Party convention over the weekend. Trump is trying to win libertarian votes by appealing to their desire for individual rights and limited government, but many don’t trust him partly because of his COVID-19 policies.
An Israeli airstrike triggered a massive blaze killing 45 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, officials said on Monday, prompting an outcry from global leaders who urged the implementation of an International Court of Justice ruling to halt Israel's assault. In scenes grimly familiar from a war in its eighth month, Palestinian families rushed to hospitals to prepare their dead for burial after the strike late on Sunday night set tents and rickety shelters ablaze. Women wept and men held prayers beside bodies in shrouds. The whole world is witnessing Rafah getting burnt up by Israel and no one is doing anything to stop it, Bassam, a Rafah resident, said via a chat app, of the strike in an area of western Rafah that had been designated a safe zone. Read the full report (new window)
Best friends torn apart by war in Ukraine make extraordinary journeys to CanadaNewsDuration 4:28Best friends from Ukraine, Sasha Filipchuk and Kira Polischuk last saw each other the day before Russia invaded their country. Sasha lives in Sudbury, Ont., while Kira lives in Swift Current, Sask.
But experts say cognitive health is about much more than forgetting someone's name or where you put your phone. There are lots of things we can do to help our brains stay sharp — including learning new things, staying social, being physically active, sleeping well, and meditating. There are well-known links (new window) between cardiovascular health and brain health (new window), experts said. Your brain is an oxygen-hungry organ, said Dr. Dwivedi, and exercise increases both oxygen and blood flow to the brain. Fin du widget Widget.
A Facebook hack cost her friends thousands. The company did nothing to stop it. NewsDuration 2:14When hackers took over a New Brunswick woman’s Facebook account, her friends were swindled out of thousands of dollars. CBC’s Go Public found Meta did nothing to stop the crime in progress or keep the scam from running rampant on its site.
Canada Post, which holds a monopoly on Canadian letter delivery, reported a loss of $748 million this year and is expected to run out of money by early 2025. Despite parcel delivery to Canadian businesses and households being at an all-time high, the Crown corporation continues to struggle as it has lost about 50 per cent that business to competitors. In an insightful documentary first aired on CBC on May 24, host Andrew Chang delves into the challenges facing Canada Post and explores what these issues mean for the future of mail delivery to Canadians. Click on the link below to view the documentary. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.4233453
Affordable building supply and furniture store closes its doors, but will become housing in about 2 yearsNewsDuration 1:44After nearly three decades in business, Brandon's Building Re-Fit store closed on Friday. Now supportive housing is set to take its place and fill a need for the community.
The Breakdown | Examining Drake’s LLCs + Hockey trailblazer Sarah NurseNewsDuration 20:17The National breaks down Drake’s business holdings and how he uses them to protect his wealth. Plus, Olympic gold medallist Sarah Nurse speaks with Ian Hanomansing about being a woman playing professional hockey.
