CBC News published this video item, entitled “Call it Amazing, call it Spectacular — what sets Across the Spider-Verse apart is the storytelling” – below is their description. It’s not easy to live up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which many called the best superhero story in years, but CBC’s Eli Glasner says the sequel Across the Spider-Verse builds on the strengths of the original with articulate characters and remarkably expressive images. Read more: www.cbc.ca/1.6862615 CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

June 02, 2023 16:47 UTC

The province's fire prevention agency says it only has the ability to fight 30 fires. Visit The Weather Network's wildfire hub to keep up with the latest on the active start to wildfire season across Canada. As firefighters struggle to contain fires burning through Quebec's forests, the province's fire prevention agency, Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), is warning Quebecers that more fires are out of control than the agency can handle. On Friday morning, there were 101 fires with 10 out of control, SOPFEU spokesperson Stéphane Caron told Radio-Canada's Tout un matin. The issue does not stem from a lack of resources but the sheer number of fires burning at once, he said.

June 02, 2023 16:03 UTC

By Aaron Wudrick, June 2, 2023Canada’s long, sordid history of corporate welfare debacles should have been warning enough. electric vehicle battery factory, after already getting about $1 billion from the Ontario and federal governments, the hostage negotiations are now starting before the jobs even materialize. You have to wonder whether it even occurred to anyone in the Trudeau or Ford government that the lucrative Volkswagen package might come back to undermine the Stellantis deal struck a year earlier. That said, it’s hard to blame Stellantis for insisting on a level playing field, yet another reason why it was a colossal mistake for Trudeau and Ford to set off a subsidy bidding war. Rather than repudiate these destructive policies, Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford are doubling down on their colossal mistake.

June 02, 2023 15:56 UTC

Faculty at Concordia University of Edmonton went on strike early last year. (David Bajer/CBC - image credit)The union that represents faculty members at Concordia University of Edmonton says employees don't have confidence in the school's president and that their workplace is dysfunctional. Concordia faculty went on strike early last year, negotiating a four-year collective agreement with salary, workload and research improvements. More disciplinary measuresOne of the union's concerns, Price said, is an "excessive use of disciplinary measures against faculty members." Do you have a story to share about Concordia University of Edmonton or another institution?

June 02, 2023 13:17 UTC

TORONTO - As the Toronto Blue Jays prepared for a three-game interleague series in New York against the Mets this weekend their starting rotation did some additional research: looking for the best restaurants. I think we all just genuinely like each other and want to spend time with each other,” said Bassitt. After the starter warms up, the pitchers on their off day walk with him from Toronto’s bullpen to the dugout. Everybody’s funny.”The other one that sticks out was The Pearl, a restaurant in Tampa, Fla., that Bassitt and Manoah discovered. “And we won that day so we went back the next day.”“We didn’t win the next day though,” laughed Bassitt.

June 02, 2023 13:13 UTC





Tait (Photo: CBC)CATHERINE TAIT's term as Pres./CEO of CBC/RADIO-CANADA has been extended through JANUARY 2, 2025. TAIT was appointed to the post on JULY 3, 2018. Minister of Canadian Heritage PABLO RODRIGUEZ said, "CBC/RADIO-CANADA plays an essential role in our country's democracy and culture. Given the scope of change with the implementation of the Online Streaming Act and the proposed Online News Act, the continuity in her role at the helm of the public broadcaster is key during this time. Ms. TAIT's willingness to complete this critical work shows her deep commitment to the value of public broadcasting in CANADA."

June 02, 2023 12:58 UTC

Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. When it comes to the aftereffects of a stroke, women are disproportionately affected, according to new research. Women have higher rates of mood and anxiety disorders than men, which puts them at greater risk of developing depression after stroke, the paper from CAMH reports. CBC News published this video item, entitled “The aftereffects of a stroke disproportionately impact women, report says” – below is their description. Leave a Comment Subscribe in Google NewsAbout This Source - CBC NewsCBC News is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation’s English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca.

June 02, 2023 12:35 UTC

If the power or data on your device is low, get your wildfire updates on CBC Lite. Residents whose homes have been damaged or destroyed in a wildfire that continues to burn outside Halifax were given the chance to see their properties Friday on bus tours of the charred landscape. Viewing the damageDozens of people gathered at the Canada Games Centre on Friday to take part in the tour on city buses. Moore said they have still not been able to contact 65 of the affected residents. Some residents allowed to returnSome residents who had to leave their homes because of the wildfire have been given the green light to go back.

June 02, 2023 11:11 UTC

Andreescu, ranked No. Most recently at Indian Wells in March, Swiatek defeated Andreescu 6-3, 7-6(1) so it wasn’t a total wipeout. “(It) was a really, really tough match (against Azarenka) and it felt really good to get through it, because it could have went either way. In the second frame, Andreescu took an early 2-1 edge before Navarro rallied fleetingly, breaking the Canadian for a 3-2 lead and consolidating the break with a solid hold. In her next match on the red clay, Andreescu will be squaring up against a former top-25 player in Tsurenko.

June 02, 2023 03:01 UTC

By Bruce Pardy, June 1, 2023Eighteen years ago, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Quebec’s prohibition on private medical insurance to be unlawful. People can be prevented from obtaining private medical care, the court said, even if waiting in the public system may kill them. In April, the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal, denying B.C. Four of seven Supreme Court judges held Quebec’s prohibitions to be inconsistent with this act. The Supreme Court of Canada is cool with that.

June 02, 2023 00:59 UTC

Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham said the city was reviewing the site at Fort Gibraltar along with provincial Workplace Safety and Health workers Thursday morning. “I’m hoping to get more information as to when the last inspection was,” Gillingham told reporters. 17 schoolchildren and one adult were taken to hospital after falling 4 1/2 to six metres inside Fort Gibraltar in Winnipeg. Early initial reports were that 16 children had been injured in the fall, but officials later updated that total to 17. All the children are reportedly between 10 and 11 years old and were students at St. John’s-Ravenscourt School.

June 02, 2023 00:58 UTC

Once open, it will be Washington’s northernmost post, and only such American post above the Arctic Circle. “The presence post in Tromso is really an ability to have a diplomatic footprint above the Arctic Circle,” Blinken said at a news conference in Oslo where he was attending an informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers. “Having a diplomatic presence further North will only further enable and enhance those efforts,” he said. Lanteigne says the U.S. selection of Tromso for the new post, a city that’s also the seat of the Arctic Council secretariat, is a significant choice. “Tromsø is also located at a crossroads of the Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish Arctic, and close to the Russian Arctic frontier.

June 01, 2023 20:38 UTC

OTTAWA — The head of Canada's public broadcaster will remain in her role for another 18 months, after her contract was extended by the federal heritage minister. Catherine Tait was appointed CEO and president of CBC/Radio-Canada in July 2018 but instead of wrapping her five-year term this summer, the Canadian Heritage Department said Thursday she will remain until Jan. 2, 2025. "Ms. Tait's willingness to complete this critical work shows her deep commitment to the value of public broadcasting in Canada." Canadian Heritage said an independent committee will launch an open and transparent process to find the company's next new CEO. The organization Friends, a longtime defender of the public broadcaster, applauded the move "to keep Ms. Tait’s firm hand at the wheel during these turbulent times."

June 01, 2023 18:24 UTC

Catherine Tait has served as President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada since July 2018 and will now serve until January 2025. GATINEAU, QC, June 1, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, the Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez announced the extension of Catherine Tait as President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada until January 2, 2025. She is the first woman in the history of CBC/Radio-Canada to serve as President and CEO. Ms. Tait's willingness to complete this critical work shows her deep commitment to the value of public broadcasting in Canada." Associated LinksCBC/Radio-CanadaSOURCE Canadian HeritageFor further information: (media only), please contact: Laura Scaffidi, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, [email protected]; Media Relations, Canadian Heritage, 819-994-9101, 1-866-569-6155, [email protected]

June 01, 2023 18:13 UTC

The camps in northeastern Syria are run by the Kurdish forces that reclaimed the war-torn region from the extremist group. WATCH | Public safety minister reacts to court rulingDébut du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. But Wednesday's appeal court ruling said the Canadian government is not responsible for the men's detention in Syria. Prior to the January ruling, the government agreed to repatriate six women and 13 children from northeastern Syria.

June 01, 2023 17:55 UTC