Young people get health advice from social media. But can they tell good information from bad? – CBCStudents need ‘tools … to critically appraise what they’re seeing online,’ says doctorNov 22, 2024Could sunscreen be bad for you? Students go online to search out all manner of information — including health and wellness advice — but face an overwhelming landscape often full of myths and memes. A recent surge of social posts decrying fluoride in drinking water, spurred by Robert F. Kennedy’s nomination to lead America’s top health agency, underlines the ongoing struggle to find reliable health information amid a sea of online mis- or disinformation.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s oldest citizen celebrates her 109th birthdayNewsDuration 3:30When she was born, the First World War was raging, women weren’t allowed to vote, and Confederation with Canada was still 34 years away. The CBC’s Terry Roberts reports on the life and birthday celebrations of Hersilia Moores.

Placentia Bay has a long history as a center for both fishing and industry, being home to both a shipyard and to oil facilities. There is also the possibility that the substance may have crossed a long distance from another point before finally washing ashore (1). Aerial view of Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Chemist Identifies Mystery ‘Blobs’ Washing Up in Newfoundland. Placentia Bay.

Two oyster diseases confirmed in N.B. samplesNewsDuration 1:33The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says MSX and Dermo, also known as perkinsosis, were detected in samples collected in Spence Cove, near the Confederation Bridge.

Get to know your Progressive Conservative leaderNewsDuration 4:02Tim Houston grew up in a military family in the Fairview area in Halifax. He spoke to the CBC's Amy Smith about working at McDonald's, being a middle child and following the woman who would become his wife to Pictou County. CBC asked each of the main party leaders to share a personal side of themselves outside of the political arena.

Election bait or helping hand? Depends on who you ask about the the 2-month GST/HST breakNewsDuration 1:39The federal government announced people will be able to buy certain items without paying the GST and HST from Dec. 14 until Feb. 15. Newfoundland and Labrador Deputy Premier Siobhan Coady announced the province will eliminate its HST portion, too. Here’s what the three provincial party leaders have to say about the move.

Homeless people living next to Legacy Beacon ask what the project means for themNewsDuration 3:08Those living in the Legacy Beacon's backyard are asking what the project's completion will mean for their makeshift homes.

Watch an octopus cling to cover during B.C. 's bomb cycloneNewsDuration 1:00Footage captured by Ocean Networks Canada at the University of Victoria shows a giant Pacific octopus as it gets knocked around by waves on the morning of Nov. 20 as a 'bomb cyclone' hit B.C. Oceans Network Canada says the footage was captured at Folger Passage near Bamfield, where instruments measured waves 10 metres high, compared to the usual one metre, and vertical currents three times stronger than normal.

Why Biden is sending widely-banned landmines to Ukraine | About ThatNewsDuration 8:29U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to send anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine, in the second major foreign policy shift this week. Andrew Chang explains what we know about these landmines and why they're so controversial.

A recent arson case in northwest Calgary targeted a random house, police said Thursday. (James Young/CBC - image credit)A northwest home set ablaze this week was likely a random target and may be tied to letters demanding money be sent to a bitcoin address, Calgary police say. A note left on a doorstep in northwest Calgary. Beverley Young said she thought a letter demanding bitcoin was a prank at first, before learning her neighbours had also received letters. Beverley Young said she thought a letter demanding bitcoin was a prank at first, before learning her neighbours had also received letters.

Trudeau government announces 2-month GST pause on some goodsNewsDuration 8:31Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the federal government is pausing the GST on a wide array of products from Dec. 14 to Feb. 15, as part of a suite of new measures meant to alleviate cost-of-living pressures. The government will also send $250 cheques to the 18.7 million people in Canada who worked in 2023 and earned $150,000 or less.

The extra screening measures imposed earlier this week on people travelling to India have now been lifted, says the office of Transport Minister Anita Anand. On Monday, Anand said in a news statement that, out of an abundance of caution, her ministry would temporarily implement additional security screening for travellers to India. Last month, an Air India flight from New Delhi to Chicago was diverted to Iqaluit (new window) because of a bomb scare. Enlarge image (new window) The Air India flight made an emergency landing in Iqaluit around 5:20 a.m. on Oct. 15, 2024. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Benjamin Lopez Steven (new window) · CBC News · Associate Producer Benjamin Lopez Steven is a reporter and associate producer for CBC Politics.

Canada 'will abide' international rulings, Trudeau says about ICC warrantsNewsDuration 1:53'It's just who we are as Canadians' to abide by international court rulings, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday after, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, and a Hamas commander known as Mohammed Deif.

See inside a temporary structure that's home for dozens in need of shelterNewsDuration 8:02There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding Ottawa’s plan to build a temporary housing site for asylum seekers. Some who are opposed to the idea worry about neighbourhood safety, and also the dignity of those living in the shelter. But some cities have been using similar structures for years. We got a tour of one in Toronto.

Around 30,000 properties were still without power on Vancouver Island on Thursday morning, as B.C. Hydro spokesperson Kevin Aquino-Bravo said storm damage was making it difficult for crews to reach all affected areas. Aquino-Bravo said the utility had deployed crews to the north of Vancouver Island ahead of the storm to ensure crews could reach the area before ferries were cancelled. WATCH | 'Bomb cyclone' and other weather terms explained:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget.