Check out the books discussed on national CBC Radio programs from Jan. 15-21, 2024! Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio is a Filipina-Canadian author, speaker and school board consultant who builds bridges between educators and Filipino families. Stine: Goosebumps, writing advice, and how he stumbled into writing horror for kids R.L. Stine is one of the best-selling children's authors in history, made famous by his “Goosebumps” and “Fear Street” books. More than 350 books later, he’s sharing what he knows with a new book of writing advice called “There’s Something Strange About My Brain: Writing Horror for Kids.” R.L.

Future of the Edmonton Downtown Farmers’ Market in doubtNewsDuration 1:52Edmonton’s indoor downtown farmers’ market will close down at the end of January. The association that runs it says high location and utility costs, along with dwindling foot traffic since the pandemic, have created a critical financial situation.

The National | DeSantis ends presidential bid, endorses TrumpNewsDuration 45:18Jan. 21, 2024 | Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis drops out of the Republican presidential race and endorses former U.S. president Donald Trump. The urgent calls to address Canada’s doctor shortage. Plus, Michael Bublé reveals the moments that changed everything.

Leather and rabbit fur: see how traditional mittens are madeNewsDuration 2:50Rachel Burke and her mother Melissa Bear teach a workshop at the Maqiyahtimok Centre in Sitansisk (St. Mary’s) First Nation on how to make mittens the way Indigenous people did hundreds of years ago.

Loblaw to reinstate 50 per cent discount after ‘feedback’NewsDuration 1:58After backlash from shoppers, Loblaw says it will return to discounting products by 50 per cent when they’re about to expire. The company said it ‘listened to the feedback from our customers and colleagues’ after revealing last week the discount would drop to 30 per cent.

Skating fans rejoice as Rideau Canal Skateway reopensNewsDuration 0:36The world's largest natural ice skating rink in Ottawa reopened for the first time in two years on Sunday. At 7.8 kilometres long,Rideau Canal Skateway was closed in 2023 due to a lack of ice from a mild winter.

The trees almost seem aflame with sunlit squalls as the whole province ducks in and out of freezing snows and crisp sunny winter days. and check out these photos, then scroll to the bottom and see how you can submit your photos for next week's gallery. (Submitted by Gordon Watkins)A single icicle catches the sun as it dangles from a pine branch near Stephenville. Because of the volume of submissions we receive, we cannot respond to everyone. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador.

Internal documents obtained by a coalition calling for the preservation of the Alexandra Bridge show some federal officials expressed reservations about the plan to demolish and replace the historic Ottawa River crossing. The Alexandra Bridge Coalition said the findings have bolstered its hopes that the 123-year-old bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., will remain standing, while the federal department in charge of operating the bridge maintains the aging structure needs to come down. The Alexandra Bridge was designed by Canadian engineers and built by the Dominion Bridge Company of Lachine, Que. The coalition filed an access-to-information request a year and a half ago and received more than 1,000 pages in documents. Alexandra Bridge Coalition spokesperson Claude Royer says the documents give his group hope the bridge could be saved.

Black and Middle Eastern people were again disproportionately likely to be subjected to force from Ottawa Police Service (OPS) officers in 2022, according to a new report. The report to the Ottawa Police Services Board on Monday draws from the paperwork officers are required to file when they display or use force. Officers most commonly used force against Black people when they were responding to calls about weapons, which the report said made up 23 per cent of all situations where Black people were subjected to force. This table from the Ottawa Police Service's report on the use of force by its officers breaks down use-of-force incidents by race. The type of force Ottawa officers used in 2022 mostly involved drawing, displaying or pointing a firearm or a Taser, the report said.

SMU president reacts to federal cap on student visasNewsDuration 4:51Robert Summerby-Murray, who is also the chair of the Atlantic Association of Universities, says it will be 'challenging to know what the immediate implications will be' for the two-year cap on student visas announced by the federal government on Monday.

Peel police said a man tried to open a door midflight on an Air Canada plane to Toronto on Sunday. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press - image credit)An elderly man in "a state of crisis" tried to open a door mid-flight on an Air Canada plane to Toronto on Sunday, Peel Regional Police said. Tyler Bell-Morena said the passenger attempted to open the door, which can't be done at cruising altitude. He was restrained by Air Canada employees during the flight as part of their safety protocols and met with officers once the plane landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport shortly after 3 p.m., he added. "The passenger, an elderly male, had been in a state of crisis and confusion and it does not appear that his actions were intentional," he said.

OverviewDoug Ford's provincial government was a breath of fresh air for the residential building industry in Ontario as well as for new home buyers. Or in other cases, official plans were drafted that were not consistent with provincial policy. Much of the good work that the government had done to date for housing has backfired on it because of the Greenbelt. Now, unfortunately, they have taken several steps backwards and builders and new home buyers alike are being harmed. Builders slam Ford government for 'no coherent' housing plan (thestar.com)Some of the highlights and strongest statements that Dave Wilkes made included:"These decisions, "coupled with the announcement to review its commitment to reduce taxes on new housing through proposed changes to development charges has created unmanageable uncertainty for the housing industry," Wilkes said.

“We went into today’s race with no real expectations. The boys and I haven’t skated together as a team since our 2023 World Championships Medal so it was an opportunity to shake off the rust and see what we could do. We were extremely happy with the outcome. To be only four hundredths of a second off the Americans who have been on the podium at World Cups on several occasions this year, I think we’re on the right track. We still have plenty of room to improve and I’m excited to see what’s to come through the remainder of this season leading into the 2024 World Championships in Calgary.

The Canadian PressRED DEER, Alta. — Rachel Homan of Ottawa will be playing in Sunday night's Grand Slam championship final at the Co-op Canadian Open. Homan, and her crew of third Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and lead Sarah Wilkes, defeated Jennifer Jones' Manitoba crew 8-3 in six ends in Saturday night's semifinal. Homan scored three in the first end, gave up two in the second, then counted one in the third followed by a steal of two in the fourth to take control of the match. Jones scored a single in the fi

It comes at a time when the party has seen some of its key priorities advanced through its supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals. The Sunday Magazine 20:41 Challenges and chances mark the road ahead for the NDPHow Netanyahu cultivated the image of 'Mr. Security' despite broken trust with security officialsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to continue the war in Gaza until Hamas is completely destroyed. The Sunday Magazine 24:51 How Netanyahu cultivated the image of 'Mr. Julia Pagel has followed her journey through the justice system during wartime with Skochilenko's loved ones, who've been advocating for the artist throughout.