woman describes 'emotional drain' of evacuating home due to wildfireNewsDuration 1:22Sharon Systad, who was forced from her home in Fort Nelson, B.C., with her husband and their pets, recalls 'looking back and seeing how big that plume of smoke was' and credits their emergency preparation for helping them evacuate from their home quickly.
Meet the DJ spinning up a storm at Montreal PWHL gamesNewsDuration 2:05Hockey hasn't been the only thing PWHL fans have been enjoying at Montreal's home games. DJ Montana says she's found a special connection with those in the stands.
Ann's Eye: Red Dress Day on the WolastoqNewsDuration 1:36Marchers gathered along the Wolastoq in Fredericton for Red Dress Day on Sunday, May 5. The day is meant to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and to create space for their loved ones to heal.
Edmonton police clear pro-Palestinian encampment at University of AlbertaBy The Canadian Press on May 11, 2024. Edmonton police say they cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Alberta early Saturday morning. Spokesman Scott Pattison says officers repeatedly told campus protesters they were breaching university policy and provincial trespassing laws, issuing a final warning just after 4:30 a.m. and then escorting demonstrators from the north campus quad. On Friday, McGill University sought a court order to dismantle an encampment at the heart of its campus in Montreal, saying safety and security are at stake. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 11, 2024.
Kurt Cobain, the iconic grunge musician, whatever that means (Photo: nirvana.fandom.com). To me, Mr. Murphy was an annoyance on the air. And he disguised his stale rants with $5 words when a nice crisp Anglo-Saxonism would have done nicely. They seemed to be extremely cranky about everything, everywhere, all at once, with F-bombs dropping like artillery shells. To them I say, and I really mean it, Sorry about yer Rex Murphy.
Federal minister shares personal abortion story in response to anti-abortion rallyNewsDuration 5:19Minister of Tourism and Montreal MP Soraya Martinez Ferrada faced a difficult decision when she found out she was pregnant at the age of 18 as she returned to Chile years after she and her family fled the country as political refugees. She says she had to turn around because abortion was illegal in Chile, and remembers that moment as the second time Canada saved her.
Structural deterioration causes evacuation of St. James apartment buildingNewsDuration 2:35Friday was a morning of panic for people who live in a large apartment block on Portage Avenue in west Winnipeg. The company that operates the building says it was given an order by the City of Winnipeg Thursday night, saying everyone had to get out of the building immediately after an engineering inspection found severe deterioration of the structure in various locations.
Halifax’s majestic Capitol Theatre was torn down 50 years ago — but its joy lives onNewsDuration 3:56Author and history buff Cynthia Henry still has elaborate decorations, like gargoyles and chandeliers, that were saved from Halifax’s Capitol Theatre before it was torn down in 1974. It operated for 44 years at the corner of Barrington Street and Spring Garden Road.
Northern lights expected further south than usual this weekendNewsDuration 2:02A series of solar flares from the sun may result in an aurora show in the skies Friday night in places that normally don't see the northern lights. The severe solar storm could also interrupt power and communication systems.
Fact-checking claims about who's behind pro-Palestinian student protestsNewsDuration 7:46Some have claimed that outsiders are backing pro-Palestinian student protests at campuses across the U.S. and Canada. CBC’s Ben Makuch fact-checks those claims to find out what’s really happening.
Goalie's pink paisley T-shirt becomes unlikely addition to Canucks' fashion lineupNewsDuration 4:05When the Vancouver Canucks’ third-line goalie Arturs Silovs wore a salmon-coloured, paisley-pattern T-shirt made by Hugo Boss to practice, it was initially mocked by some players — including J.T. Miller, who stole the garment and wore it over his pads. Now the Canucks are selling their own version of the shirt.
All Elite Wrestling makes its Vancouver debutNewsDuration 11:16American wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling will have its Vancouver debut this weekend at Rogers Arena. Pro wrestlers Bryan Danielson and Kyle O'Reilly explain why it has become one of the most valuable combat sports promotions in the world, since its founding in 2019.
A series of powerful solar storms made the northern lights unusually visible far south Friday, and could dazzle again on Saturday night in Canada. WATCH | How a solar storm could affect our night sky: What's a solar storm — and why should you care? The latest storm could produce northern lights as far south in the U.S. as Alabama and Northern California, according to NOAA. "As these coronal mass ejections hit, those northern lights can actually creep down to lower and lower latitudes," Cohen said. (Owen Humphreys/PA/The Associated Press)The most intense solar storm in recorded history, in 1859, prompted auroras in central America and possibly even Hawaii.
Why are we spending less on groceries when they cost more? | About ThatNewsDuration 7:48Food prices are well above the general inflation rate, but Canadians are spending less on average at grocery stores. Andrew Chang breaks down the relationship between the high cost of food and lower grocery bills, and why some ultra-processed alternatives can be risky.
There is, of course, an answer to how this works and who is selected. According to former Knicks executives and publicists with direct knowledge of the operation, their answer was: It depends. Everything’s a negotiation with the secretive Garden committee that makes VIP ticket decisions based on their own inscrutable definition of someone’s celebrity level. The NBA gets a couple of seats for its own use, according to Favorito, but the Garden coordinates it all. In general, the bigger the celeb, the better their view, and the less likely they are to pay for the tickets.
