If you’re reading this note, you probably got a message in your school email inbox. Why did CBC email teachers directly? How often will CBC email teachers this way? We’re not keeping an address list, because we have no plans to email all Alberta teachers again. We normally cover teachers' perspectives through the organizations that have staff dedicated to listening and research — the Alberta Teachers’ Association and researchers at post-secondary institutions, for example.

Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, hoping to calm tensions between the two countries after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the Danish territory. Despite the rhetoric, The Wall Street Journal has reported that Rubio told congressional lawmakers during a closed-door briefing Monday that Trump’s goal is to buy the island from Denmark rather than take it by force. Here’s the latest as tensions escalate:Trump ‘not the first U.S. president that has examined how we could acquire Greenland,’ Rubio saysMarco Rubio in remarks to reporters on Wednesday stated that acquiring Greenland had always been Trump’s intent since his first term. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“That’s always been the president’s intent from the very beginning,” Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill where he was to address Senate and the House, The Associated Press reports. Lars-Christian Brask, vice-chairman of the Danish foreign policy committee, stressed the importance of the meeting to Bloomberg TV in an interview.

The pandemic ended up offing 64,500 Canadians – and people are still buying Vancouver real estate. Sales of detached homes last month dropped almost 13%, and prices lost more than 5%. However, without a doubt, 2025 turned into a watershed year in which confidence in real estate was seriously shaken. The real estate board slapped a lot of lipstick on this porker suggesting, again, it’s uppa, uppa from here. “Despite global economic uncertainty, property sales in the Victoria market were steady and pricing remained relatively balanced.

Dr. Myrna Dawson, sociology professor and founder of the Centre for the Study of Social and Legal Responses to Violence who co-authored a new report on femicide in Atlantic Canada, spoke with CBC News about the factors that made New Brunswick the province with the highest rates of femicide in the country.

Warner Bros. In a letter to shareholders, Warner Bros.' board said Paramount's revised $108.4-billion US hostile bid amounted to a risky leveraged buyout that investors should reject. "Our binding agreement with Netflix will offer superior value at greater levels of certainty, without the significant risks and costs Paramount's offer would impose on our shareholders," Warner Bros. WATCH | More on Paramount's offer to Warner Bros.: Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. | Duration 2:03 Paramount Skydance made a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. The company's hostile bid is still on the table, and Warner shareholders currently have until Jan. 21 to "tender" their shares.

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The snow blanketing B.C.’s north Okanagan has created slippery conditions for the region’s working horses. She custom-makes special winter horse shoes used for traction, so the horses don't slip, and to prevent buildup of snow and ice. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementShe also adds a hot pink snow pad to his shoe to prevent buildup of snow and ice in the crooks of his hoof. MacDonald uses antique corks in the horse shoes of the 900-kilogram Percheron horses that work at the Caravan Theatre. Jenn Thiele adds a snow pad to a horse's shoe.

Enjoy your winter and travel well!.”About one million Canadian snowbirds have migrated south to the U.S. in recent years, according to the CSA. More than 30 per cent of snowbirds also own properties in the U.S. “If you own a property, you’re going to go to that property. You’re not going to let it sit vacant for the winter,” Fine said. Some of them are concerned, but they’re going anyway. “A small subset of our membership have had issues at the border,” Rachkovsky, of Canadian Snowbirds Association, said.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's not worried about the prospect of increased oil production from Venezuela challenging Canada's energy exports because Canadian oil is cheaper, cleaner and lower-risk. "That makes Canadian oil competitive for the medium and long term." After launching military strikes against Venezuela and arresting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Trump said U.S. oil companies would go into the country, fix the oil infrastructure and oversee the industry. Oil wealth will help Venezuelans, Carney saysCanada's oilsands produce nearly five million barrels of oil per day, the vast majority of which is exported to the U.S. "Every barrel the United States sources from Venezuela could mean one less barrel these refineries would buy from Canada.

CBC News is calling 2025 a “turbulent” year for Canada’s auto sector — one dominated by tariff whiplash, softened EV demand and major production shifts that hit workers from Windsor to Oshawa and Ingersoll in Ontario. Auto-specific tariff threats followed, and OEMs reported billions in hits as steel and aluminum levies added pressure. In September, Prime Minister Mark Carney paused and launched a review of Canada’s EV sales mandate, saying the move is meant to relieve some of the “extreme pressure” automakers face from tariffs. In October, Stellantis scrapped plans to build the Jeep Compass at its Brampton assembly plant, leaving roughly 3,000 workers facing uncertainty. General Motors, meanwhile, announced it would cut a third shift in Oshawa — a move expected to eliminate about 750 GM jobs and trigger further supplier layoffs.

Transit service changes start Jan. 5, 2026 for passengers across the Lower Mainland, impacting 37 bus routes and the SeaBus service. The transit authority says the changes will address overcrowding, improve convenience and extend the hours of service. Notable bus changes include more trips for route 609 that go to and from Tsawwassen. Denis Agar, the executive director of transit rider advocacy group Movement, rode the first additional route 80 bus service on Jan. 5. More details on services changes can be found on translink.ca.

We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. What a job promise meansPremier Tim Houston announced the policy at the same time he announced a plan to allow people to enter education programs without having completed an undergraduate degree. The latter plan never came to fruition, in part because such a change cannot happen without the agreement of the teachers union. Still, Day called for the creation of a comprehensive recruitment and retention plan that makes clear how people can get into the education system and stick around once they’re there. Union representatives for other people who work in the same system made their own case for enhanced retention efforts.

Aden found employment, during the night shift, as a laundry attendant at a hotel in Niagara Falls. She walked to that job, always escorted by her mother.”Minutes after Bonaldo left the restaurant, he struck the mother and daughter. Ms. Aden sustained life altering injuries. “Within ten months of arrival, the dreams Ms. Hasan and Ms. Aden brought to Canada were shattered,” said the judge. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“As a result of the collision, Ms. Aden was thrown an approximate distance of 13 meters and slid another four meters southbound on the roadway.

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