students are using Mi'kmaw concepts to learn environmental scienceNewsDuration 2:38Some Grade 12 students in Nova Scotia are learning a new way of looking at environmental science. They're in a pilot course called Netukulimk 12, which combines Western science with Mi'kmaw knowledge. And after a successful first semester, the course is expanding to more schools this fall.
Here I was, happily thinking about other people’s stories, and now I’m in the recesses of my memories. Youthful days were spent playing softball, exploring local creeks and swimming at the pool through humid summers. Eventually, I studied broadcast journalism at Fanshawe College in London, Ont., then travelled west for a couple years. Then, out of the blue, a journalism school colleague sent me a posting for a reporter position with Pique Newsmagazine in Whistler. Journalism isn’t easy, but when you care about the work and the people whose stories you get to tell, it makes the job worthwhile.
NDP MP Matthew Green says Conservative MP Branden Leslie should apologize for a video published on Leslie’s social media accounts that mixes clips from television newscasts with doctored clips and out-of-context clips. He said he would ask the committee to consider Leslie’s video as part of its deliberations. The four-minute-long video is a critique, narrated by Leslie, of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s legacy. It imagines a day when Trudeau has resigned and, to use Leslie’s phrase, “the media … fawn all over him” and his legacy. Fred Delorey, who was the Conservative national campaign director for the 2021 general election, agreed with Leslie’s assessment.
But in its latest response to The Breach, CBC has shifted its tune, suggesting that its coverage over the past months has “improved” because it took seriously the “feedback” of the author of the Breach essay. Credit: CBC News: The National/YouTubeThis existing context was raised by several of the employees interviewed by The Breach. The Breach sent multiple specific questions to CBC about employees’ responses to the Breach essay, which it answered with a statement. It goes all the way to the top.”Some older colleagues on Del’s team and other teams celebrated Fenlon’s response and criticized the author of The Breach essay for writing under a pseudonym. Screenshot: CBC News: The National/YouTubeAfter months of navigating these practices, slow changes at CBC are too little, too late for some employees.
E-scooters are illegal in Toronto. How is that enforced? NewsDuration 2:14Electric scooters are banned in Toronto but are still widely used. Members of city council are frustrated at the lack of enforcement and say they need more action from the province and federal government in order to legalize e-scooters. CBC’s Dale Manucdoc has more.
Government House leader confirms he did bring gun to legislative buildingNewsDuration 2:30Saskatchewan government House leader Jeremy Harrison has resigned from the role after revealing he brought a long gun into the legislature in the past. After Speaker Randy Weekes made the allegation last week, Premier Scott Moe swiftly denied it.
As it said it would, the University of Toronto issued a trespass notice to a pro-Palestinian encampment at 4 p.m. Friday. WATCH | Pro-Palestinian organizers reject U of T offer:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Pro-Palestinian organizers reject latest offer from U of T adminStudent organizers representing the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto rejected the school administration’s latest offer. Fourth-year undergrad and encampment spokesperson Erin Mackey speaks to reporters in a pro-Palestinian encampment on the main campus of the University of Toronto on May 24, 2024.
Westminster's 'best terrier' returns home to Thunder BayNewsDuration 1:49Frankie the bull terrier, who lives near Thunder Bay, Ont., is back home after being named "best terrier" at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York. The CBC's Mary-Jean Cormier stopped by to meet Frankie and her human companion.
New office to help refugee claimants in Winnipeg's inner cityNewsDuration 2:07A non-profit that helps refugees and immigrants connect with support services opened a new office in downtown Winnipeg Friday. The Healthy Muslim Families office on Edmonton Street serves refugee claimants from the inner city. It will help them in filing asylum claims, offer mental health services, English classes and employment skill programs. CBC’s Zubina Ahmed visited the new space.
This heavy metal band with a Bangladeshi twist is stopping in St. John’sNewsDuration 2:26Artcell is on a cross-Canada tour, and Friday marks their first-ever show in Atlantic Canada — and it’s at the Lantern in St. John’s. The band, beloved in Bangladesh, started 25 years ago, and has a heavy metal sound. The CBC’s Jamie Fitzpatrick chats with the group ahead of their show.
This town changes its name one day a year to honour a little girl who died of cancerNewsDuration 1:13On Friday, Deer Lake was known as Islaview — say it quickly to hear it as ‘I love you’ — in honour of Isla Short, who died of cancer at the age of three. Her parents, Sarah and Mike Short, have raised half a million dollars through the Islaview Foundation to help families with kids with life-threatening conditions. The CBC’s Colleen Connors captured the community coming together once again.
Retailers, including convenience stores and gas stations, will be able to start selling the low-alcohol beverages as of Sept. 4. Fin du widget Widget. WATCH | CBC Toronto breaks down the latest booze news from Ontario:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Alcohol sales expanding to some Ontario corner stores by SeptemberDoug Ford’s government is speeding up its timeline for allowing convenience stores in the province to sell alcohol.
This isn’t a mere running race — it’s an extreme event that’s expected to last 24 hoursNewsDuration 2:37This weekend’s 1st Paradise Backyard Ultra event will see 150 runners complete one lap every hour until there’s only one runner left standing. The lap is just under seven kilometres — not a long distance for these athletes, but the race is as much a mental test as a physical one. The CBC’s Jeremy Eaton talks to some participants ahead of the endurance challenge.
Bill would let foreign-born Canadian parents pass citizenship to kids born abroadNewsDuration 2:03A new government bill tabled in the House of Commons would allow Canadians to pass citizenship rights to their children who are born outside the country. The change is a reversal of a Conservative law that removed that right to kids born in 2009 and later, known as the 'lost Canadians.'
-- The Canadian Competition Bureau has launched investigations into two of the three major grocery chains, Loblaw and Sobeys' parent company Empire, for alleged anti-competitive conduct, according to a report by the Canadian Press. -- The Canadian Press reports that the commissioner of competition claims grocery giants inserted controls in their lease agreements which aimed to restrict other potential tenants and their activities. -- The report cites federal court documents that show the commissioner launched the investigations on March 1, suggesting that there is reason to believe that these property controls limit retail grocer competition. Full article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/competition-bureau-probe-sobeys-loblaws-1.7213543Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com(END) Dow Jones NewswiresMay 24, 2024 10:28 ET (14:28 GMT)Copyright (c) 2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
