How the skyrocketing cost of baby formula is hurting families that can least afford itPeople are having to pay more for baby formula in Canada and that's putting pressure on families who can't afford to shoulder those cost increases. Consumer Price Index data from Statistics Canada shows that infant formula prices were up 11.8 per cent in March 2023 compared to a year earlier. Acadia University's Frank said families struggling to pay high prices for formula can end up having to make choices that may impact their babies or families. Frank points out that the high cost of formula and what it means for families has been "a longstanding story in Canada." CBC Radio's Cost of Living has previously reported that baby formula prices have typically doubled every 10 to 15 years in Canada.

Brunch Buffet Recipes For Mother’s DayDuration: 05:21Ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday, chef Raquel Fox and her niece Tayden join Liem Vu to share some brunch recipes that the whole family can help pull together.

When founding artistic director Timothy Vernon leaves his post at Pacific Opera Victoria next month, he will do so with a résumé unlike many others in the city. When: Monday, May 15, 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $25-$150 from the Royal McPherson box office (250-386-6121) or rmts.bc.caWhen founding artistic director Timothy Vernon leaves his post at Pacific Opera Victoria next month, he will do so with a résumé unlike many others in the city. Vernon will add to his accomplishments in the coming years as he plans to continue collaborating, conducting, and creating. He leaves POV in great standing, especially in Canada, where it is known for brave artistic endeavours. “I used to go to all these conferences, and eventually someone would sidle up and say, ‘OK, how do you get away with all this in Victoria?’ ” Vernon said in August.

A man has died after he was stabbed downtown Friday afternoon near Yonge-Dundas Square. Around 1:50 p.m., Toronto police and paramedics responded to calls of a stabbing at Victoria Street and Dundas Street East in front of The Works, a city-run safe injection and harm reduction site. Paramedics told the Star that the man was transported to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries. Shortly after, police said the man was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Reach her via email: mhabibinia@thestar.caTG Thea Gribilas is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto.

Long Range Mountains MP Gudie Hutchings says policing needs to be done differently in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. (Mike Heenan/CBC - image credit)Mike Heenan/CBCA Newfoundland MP says policing in rural areas needs to change after a woman who died outside her home had to be covered with a tarp while family and friends waited for police to arrive. "There are many areas sadly in Newfoundland and Labrador and across the country, and I keep saying that we need to look at rural policing differently." Hutchings cited the COVID-19 pandemic as having a major impact on rural policing, saying the number of available Mounties has dropped since 2020. Hutchings says she's met with the RCMP in Corner Brook to discuss rural policing, and plans to ask the province about Bowles's concerns.

General Atomics received a grant of more than $620,000 to test its silicon carbide composite that promises to make power plants safer and more productive. San Diego-based General Atomics has received a federal grant to help accelerate the development of advanced nuclear power plants. The General Atomics project is one of four aimed at breaking down regulatory hurdles. Fission is used in conventional nuclear power plants, such as the now-shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. General Atomics has a long history with nuclear fusion research and development.

Stars head coach Pete DeBoer doesn’t want to see another game played in Dallas until the Western Conference finals. “We’ve got a great blend,” DeBoer said of the Stars roster makeup. Injury updates: Mason Marchment was on the ice during the Stars’ optional skate Friday, and will travel with the team to Seattle. Marchment missed Dallas’ win on Thursday after suffering a hit to the head during Game 4. Find more Stars coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.

Life science real estate developer BioMed Realty is close to securing the permits necessary to build a 1-million-square-foot research campus called Towne Center View on 33.5 acres of partially developed land in University City. The action tees up approval of a rare mega development, in the works for more than two years, in the heart of San Diego’s research cluster. Towne Center View boasts a nearly unrivaled location for ground-up, life science construction, taking advantage of a large plot of land in the space-constrained University City region that was graded years ago for a previously entitled, smaller project but left undeveloped. The existing buildings will be demolished to accommodate Towne Center View. Towne Center View’s design plays off the environmental landscape with sculptural building forms and transparent facades said to be inspired by the topography of the surrounding canyon.

I’d make this the first principle in forming Canadian policy toward Chinese interference and I offer it for consideration to special rapporteur David Johnston, who’s due to rapport to the government on the topic shortly. This kind of brainless, panicked, overwrought reaction thrived in the Cold War. The Cold War was about demonization: us good, them evil. For those of us on the margins, it helps to see things more calmly as we choose a course. It turns out that Chinese interference was mainly about suppressing dissent at home in China, via threats to family members still there, not installing a pro-Chinese government in Canada.

(Yan Theoret/CBC - image credit)A total of 102 candidates will run for Toronto mayor in the June 26 byelection, the city said on Friday after the deadline for nominations. By 2 p.m. on Friday, which was the deadline, a total of 102 candidates had filed their nomination papers. Toronto City Clerk John Elvidge certified all 102 candidates, the city said in the release. In order to run for mayor, candidates must:File a nomination paper with original signature. Beebe said it's good for democracy that a number of candidates are putting forward "real ideas" but it is not so helpful that a large number of candidates is running.

CBC News published this video item, entitled “The BlackBerry movie is chaotic, comedic and surprisingly personal” – below is their description. The new movie from Canadian director Matt Johnson tracks the rise and fall of Research In Motion and its groundbreaking phone with the keyboard, and features a surprising turn by actor Jay Baruchel. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

The field for Toronto’s mayoral election is now set, and one thing is clear: only a handful of candidates are in it to win it. Reasons for running varyThe motivations of these legions of the lesser-known can seem unfathomable, but each has their reasons for running for mayor. Some appear to be self-promoters who hope a mayoral run will boost their career, while others remain mysterious: they sign up but vanish, without fielding a trace of a campaign. Mayoral candidates looking to break throughTrailing behind are a half-dozen or so familiar names who are running serious campaigns, but who have not yet broken through with voters. He’d also reverse recent cuts to the TTC and expand transit, particularly in Scarborough and EtobicokeGru isn’t the only activist trying to raise awareness through a mayoral run.

Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. ‘When you come to Chinatown, you don’t feel like an outsider. You feel like you’re part of a community,’ says May Chiu, a community activist and the co-ordinator of the Chinatown Roundtable. CBC News published this video item, entitled “Meet Montreal Chinatown’s relentless advocate | Carrying Our Cultures” – 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.

A push to put more “teeth” in conflict-of-interest laws for MPPs — after developers attended a stag-and-doe party and wedding for one of Premier Doug Ford’s daughters — has been blocked. Ford’s Progressive Conservative government used its majority Thursday to defeat a private member’s bill from New Democratic Party Leader Marit Stiles by a vote of 71 to 31. The bill would have amended the legislation governing MPP behaviour, known as the Members’ Integrity Act, to make it clear members of the legislative assembly shouldn’t take gifts that could lead to the appearance of a conflict of interest. “It’s really astonishing to me that the government doesn’t want to be held to the same standard,” Stiles told reporters after the vote. As the Members’ Integrity Act is now written, integrity commissioner J. David Wake has said the gift rule “applies only to the member who receives the gift.

Youth initiatives and student exchanges will be important for creating closer links between Norway and Canada and driving innovation in the North, a Montreal Arctic conference heard on Friday. Taking on Arctic innovation with full Indigenous partnershipsThe Thursday event in Ottawa focused on policy and ocean development and coincided with Norway assuming the Arctic Council’s two-year rotating chairmanship from Russia. The Friday event in Montreal primarily focused on science, research, and business development and emphasized the importance of full research partnerships with Indigenous communities, where their concerns guiding research projects. “A lot of ideas look good on paper, but the question is what will it do socially over 10 years?” George Wenzel, a long time Arctic researcher with McGill University said. “We have a lot of common ground to cover in terms of collaboration; scientifically and politically but also with respect to business and really addressing our sustainability,” Gyakum said.