‘Solemn but uplifting’: Qalipu First Nation’s Red Dress Day brings people togetherNewsDuration 1:40Red Dress Day is commemorated across Canada and honours missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The CBC’s Amy Feehan spoke to event organizers in Corner Brook who said it’s only by keeping a spotlight on gender-based violence that women will hopefully feel comfortable to talk about it.
Three Indian nationals accused of murdering Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar are due to face court Tuesday over the killing that triggered a major diplomatic rift with India. Karanpreet Singh, Kamalpreet Singh and Karan Brar were arrested in Edmonton last week and are scheduled to appear in Surrey Provincial Court at 9:30 a.m. PT. Police who announced the arrests last week said investigations about a possible connection to India's government continue. Nijjar was a key organizer of unofficial referendums for an independent Sikh state in India and was regarded by India's government as a terrorist. High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma is to address the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on the theme of current and future relations between India and Canada.
Should the magpie become Edmonton's official city bird? NewsDuration 1:43One resident has been on a years-long crusade to have his favourite bird recognized by the city. Dustin Bajer is an Urban Agriculture Consultant in Edmonton and explains why he thinks the magpie is a great contender for the city’s bird to Mark Connolly.
A security guard was shot and seriously injured outside Canadian rap star Drake's mega-mansion in Toronto early Tuesday, police say. Toronto police at the scene of a shooting outside the gate of Drake's Toronto mega-mansion on May 7, 2024. The security guard suffered a gunshot wound to the upper chest and was unconscious when officers arrived, the source said. WATCH | Toronto police discuss their initial investigation: Unclear if Drake was home during shooting outside his mansion: police Duration 3:10 A security guard was shot and seriously injured outside Canadian rap star Drake's mega-mansion in Toronto early Tuesday, police say. An aerial image of Drake's sprawling 50,000-square-foot mansion and compound in the upscale Bridle Path neighbourhood of Toronto.
Winnipeg man now admits to killing 4 womenNewsDuration 1:53Jeremy Skibicki has admitted to a Winnipeg court that he killed four women in 2022, but his lawyers will argue that he should be found not criminally responsible.
Six Canadian children have been repatriated from Syria according to a statement from Global Affairs Canada. The Government of Canada has taken extraordinary measures to repatriate six Canadian children from northeastern Syria, the statement said. Canadian lawyer Lawrence Greenspon confirmed to CBC News that Global Affairs Canada informed him the children were transferred to Canada overnight, and that all six have now arrived in Montreal. Greenspon said that a family has been identified that will care for the six children and the Clinique de Polarization was also present for their arrival. More to comePeter Zimonjic (new window), Ashley Burke (new window) · CBC News ·
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Take a peek at Toronto's new pedestrian bridgeNewsDuration 2:20On Monday the city of Toronto unveiled the chosen design for the Keating Channel pedestrian bridge, which will connect downtown and emerging neighbourhoods like Quayside, with new housing and green space on Villiers Island. Architect Matthew Hickey's firm, Two Row Architect, served as Indigenous consultants on the winning team that created the “Equinox Bridge” concept. Municipal Affairs reporter Shawn Jeffords spoke with him.
The Breakdown | Angry landlords fight backNewsDuration 20:23The National breaks down why fed-up small landlords are calling out bad tenants and the system they say lets them get away with months of unpaid rent and property damage.
's chief public health doctor on human metapneumovirusNewsDuration 1:57Several people at a P.E.I. care home were recently infected with Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison explains the symptoms of the virus and what you can do in case of an infection.
Hamas announced on Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a ceasefire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah. WATCH | Families in parts of Rafah uprooted again:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Israel's closest allies, including the United States, have repeatedly said that Israel shouldn't attack Rafah. Israel launched its attack on Gaza after Hamas led an attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7 that saw 1,200 people killed and more than 250 kidnapped, according to the government's tally.
Salmon Arm can do better. Saturday was Hockey Day in Salmon Arm, but for me it turned out to be Sunday. It’s amazing to see the team starting to make friends and the kids with one year of experience offer encouragement and advice to the younger players. I actually did not participate in Salmon Arm’s hockey day. I think the Hockey Day events were a huge success and will go far to assist the city’s standing in the Kraft Hockeyville competition.
Any way you slice it, this is the longest baguette you've ever seenNewsDuration 0:59A group of French bakers have reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the world's longest baguette, mixing and kneading and baking a 140.53-metre behemoth of bread. The title was previously held by Italy, and the French effort took an entire team of bakers to monitor and stabilize the baguette to keep it from breaking as it slowly snaked its way through a specially made oven. After the event, the bread was cut and shared with the public, with the remainder distributed to the homeless.
'Stop the killing, save lives,' says father of Israeli hostageNewsDuration 0:56A group of Israeli protesters, including families of hostages, gathered in Tel Aviv to demand the Israeli government accept the tentative ceasefire proposal already agreed upon by Hamas. The protesters are calling on the government to bring their loved ones home and to put an end to the fighting.
A former Hamilton police officer will not go to jail for sexually assaulting the woman he was mentoring as she pursued her own career in policing. He is no longer the man he once was," Watson wrote. Victim 'devastated' by assaultsLaCombe's conduct "devastated" the victim, whose identity is protected under a publication ban, Watson wrote. She feels isolated at work as a police officer, suffers from panic attacks and has developed a "strong fear and distrust of men," Watson wrote. "This offence involved his ham-fisted attempt to engage in an extramarital affair with a friend, albeit with an extremely serious impact on [the victim]," Watson wrote.
