Vancouver businesses say Gastown construction is costing them millionsNewsDuration 2:22Businesses in Gastown say ongoing construction in the heart of the neighborhood has had a devastating impact on sales. As Michelle Gomez reports, business owners are cautiously optimistic about whether or not an upcoming car-free pilot project this summer will help.
This 'denim whisperer' can find jeans for any buttNewsDuration 3:37Alex Pearson's customers call him the denim whisperer — and he's got the tattoo to prove it. He helps shoppers go from looking good to feeling good. The CBC's Jane Sponagle visited Pearson at his store in Kentville.
Lawyers are questioning Canada's approach to screening visa applications for people in Gaza with extended family in Canada after one applicant, a medical worker, was asked whether he had treated members of Hamas. The Canadian Press obtained a redacted letter sent to the applicant by a Canadian immigration officer, which asks if he has "ever provided medical care to injured Hamas members." The Canadian visa program has been mired in setbacks and controversy since it opened on Jan. 9. They must then somehow get from Gaza to the Canadian immigration office in Cairo, Egypt, to complete a final screening process. O'Connor represents three Canadians who filed declarations for a total of 16 family members in Gaza, though one — a child — has since died.
Surrey, B.C., hosts RoboWorld CupNewsDuration 2:32An international robotics competition is taking place this weekend at the Simon Fraser University campus. As Sohrab Sandhu reports, it's the first time Canada has hosted the FIRA RoboWorld Cup competition.
Oilers pick up critical win to force Game 7NewsDuration 1:32The Edmonton Oilers were facing elimination against the Vancouver Canucks in Game 6 of their Stanley Cup second-round playoffs. CBC’s Alicia Asquith breaks down the win and sets the scene for what to expect in the final game of the series.
Fort McMurray evacuees allowed to return homeNewsDuration 2:10More than 6,000 residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., who were ordered out of their homes due to wildfire are now welcome to go back. But as the CBC’s Sam Samson explains, the fire is still not under control.
'Distinguished gentlemen' suit up for fundraising Winnipeg motorcycle rideNewsDuration 1:55A few dozen Winnipeg motorcycle riders put on their finest suits and hopped onto their classic and vintage-style motorcycles Sunday to raise funds and awareness for men's mental health and prostate cancer research. CBC's Justin Fraser talked with Marc Perreault and Louis Rondeau, the local co-hosts of the Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride, about the annual event that began in Australia and has spread around the world.
My partner, who also spent some of his youth in a small town, and I enjoyed driving the backroads in Manitoba, visiting small towns and learning from historic homesteads together. Exasperated from feeling apprehensive and afraid every time I left home, I realized I had escaped rural life to feel safe, only to feel unsafe again. Thirty years passed since I first moved out of a small town. Moving back to a small town has raised complicated feelings. Mizzi realized he needed different things from his home when he was living in Exeter, left, Winnipeg, centre, and Stonewall, Man., right.
The Position:The Field Programme Coordinator post is located in the Bentiu, Unity State, Republic of South Sudan. Job Purpose:Under the direct supervision of the UNFPA Deputy Representative, the Field Programme Coordinator plays a leadership role with the programme team in the UNFPA Bentiu Field office. Programme Development and ImplementationPromoting a results-based approach, integrating innovative policies and strategies into the design and formulation of sub-programmes and projects. Facilitating the achievement of programme results by identifying, providing and coordinating inputs into programme development and implementation, ensuring programme monitoring and oversight, and coordinating and evaluating the inputs of consultants and technical experts. UNFPA Work Environment:UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance.
She found an insect ecosystem inside a huge sculpture, then found a way to get them outNewsDuration 5:46Miki Lee has seen a lot as a conservator at The Rooms in St. John’s, but this was a new one. Actually, thousands and thousands of new ones. An entire ecosystem of insects were living inside a massive sculpture from renowned artist Billy Gauthier. Now Lee had a massive problem to solve. See how she did it.
Three people are dead and five others injured in what police are calling a "horrible" collision involving two boats on a lake north of Kingston, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say the crash happened in the Buck Bay area of Bobs Lake after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. 'Very terrible, very tragic'Anna McMillan was at home nearby when the crash happened, and said she'd never seen that many first responders descend on one place before in her life. "I did not know what was going on [but I] figured it was something very terrible, very tragic," she said. The crash happened an hour after sunset, something boating instructor Craig Hamilton said increases safety risk.
The head of the CBC says that while the public broadcaster must prepare for "all possible outcomes," it doesn't have a specific plan in the works for the possibility of a future Conservative government cancelling all or part of the Crown corporation's public subsidy. No," Tait said, when asked about the possible termination of the $1.3-billion subsidy the company receives yearly from the federal government. Tait said that in polling commissioned by the public broadcaster, CBC found a "vast majority" of Canadians support its continued role in Canada. "I believe that my primary role is to advocate for a strong public broadcaster," she said. WATCH | CBC president pressed on bonuses: Liberal MP asks CBC president to reconsider bonus pay structure Duration 4:34 Liberal MP Michael Coteau asked CBC president Catherine Tait whether she would reconsider performance payments, adding bonuses should only be 'given when times are good.'
CBC News gets rare access to Port-au-Prince as Haiti deals with gang crisisNewsDuration 2:05CBC News's Paul Hunter travels with the World Food Program from the port city of Cap-Haïtien to Port-au-Prince to witness the cataclysmic humanitarian crisis and efforts to bring food and aid to millions of Haitians.
At half a century old, St. Michael’s Printshop wants you to come by and learn about the spaceNewsDuration 2:11St. Michael’s Printshop in downtown St. John’s has hosted exhibitions and workshops in its 50 years, but there’s more to it than that, says executive director Christeen Francis. She talks to the CBC’s Beth Whitten about encouraging people to try printmaking, and no artistic experience is needed.
Ann’s Eye: See this Wolastoqey woman read from her first bookNewsDuration 2:18Stephanie Francis’s debut children’ book, Bird in a Cage, is about what it’s like to experience and survive residential schools, Indian day schools and colonial trauma, as well as the resilience of Indigenous people. Francis recently read an excerpt from the book for an audience on Sitansisk (St. Mary’s First Nation).
