Vancouver family decorates trucks to celebrate Canucks' playoff runNewsDuration 2:42Jagrag Lalli tells BC Today host Michelle Eliot why he and his uncle, Buta Johal, want to 'put smiles on people's faces' as the Vancouver Canucks face the Edmonton Oilers in round two of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
How Canada's recruitment of foreign students failed to match labour market needsNewsDuration 2:59New data obtained by CBC News show that Canada's recruitment of international students failed to match the job market. Colleges and universities brought in far more foreign students to business programs than in-demand fields like healthcare or the trades. CBC's senior reporter at Queen's Park Mike Crawley has the story.
Over the course of his life, Mr. Murphy went from admiring large-L Liberal politics and prime ministers to embracing culture wars and climate denialism. He was most recently a columnist with the National Post, which first reported the news of his death. Born in 1947 in Carbonear, Newfoundland and raised near St. John’s, Mr. Murphy showed extraordinary potential from a young age. Mr. Murphy first gained national fame as the host of CBC’s Sunday afternoon radio call-in show Cross-Country Checkup. He also worked on pieces about the writer Annie Proulx, the Second World War, scientist Hubert Reeves, Conrad Black and William Shakespeare.
Bud the Spud loses long-time Spring Garden Road parking spotNewsDuration 4:31Bud the Spud was not the highest bidder for the food truck's long-time parking spot on Spring Garden Road in Halifax. CBC's Amy Smith spoke with co-owners Kathleen Porter and Kyle Conrod about where to find them this summer.
Regina given 'award' for waste of municipal tax dollarsNewsDuration 0:59The City of Regina has received an embarrassing shoutout from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The city was awarded a 'golden pig' trophy for spending $30,000 in public funds on the failed Experience Regina rebrand.
International students made up 70 per cent of the enrolment in Conestoga's business programs in 2021-22, according to Statistics Canada (new window). The new data showing how many foreign students came to Canada to study business raise questions about why it happened. He says business programs are relatively cheap to run, especially in contrast with clinical and technical courses. Usher believes the provinces deserve more of the blame than the federal government for the makeup of the international student body. The data obtained from IRCC show large numbers of study permits issued in which the specific field of study was labelled other (367,000) or unspecified (339,000).
A Toronto man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a former CBC producer who was shoved to the ground while walking in Toronto’s east end last year. Robert Robin Cropearedwolf, 45, entered the plea in a Toronto courtroom on Thursday in connection with the death of Douglas Michael Finlay, 73, on Jan. 24, 2023. "Michael will be remembered as an exceptional story-teller, documentary-maker and editor,” CBC spokesperson Chuck Thompson said in a statement after he died. Finlay, a former CBC radio producer, was walking in Toronto's east end when he was allegedly shoved to the ground and seriously injured on Jan 24, 2023. Police have previously said that Finlay and Cropearedwolf were not known to one another.
RCMP tell squatters to leave abandoned building in StratfordNewsDuration 1:54An abandoned building in Stratford, P.E.I., was recently occupied by some unwanted tenants. Officials explain the problems with unoccupied houses and what you can do to protect your neighbourhood.
WATCH | The Apple ad upsetting artists:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Some found it particularly hard to stomach the imagery of big tech crushing creative tools as artists grapple with the threats posed by artificial intelligence. WATCH | Ridley Scott's classic 1984 Apple commercial:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget.
Man vs. bear: The viral meme explainedNewsDuration 8:29The question of whether you'd rather be trapped in the woods with a strange man or a bear has been a huge talking point on social media recently. CBC's Missy Johnson explains the viral man vs. bear meme — and why gender-based violence experts say it's helping women talk about difficult issues.
As first reported by The Narwhal, which obtained the documents under a freedom-of-information request, the CEO of the independent Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) was actually opposed to the moratorium. A copy of a July 2023 email from Karl Johannson, board chair of the Alberta Electric System Operator. 'To me, it's just deliberate misrepresentation'Bankes says it is now "crystal clear" that the government misrepresented the origins of the renewables pause and what it had been told by the electric system operator. A plaque outside the Alberta Electric System Operator's offices in Calgary. Smith asked about contradictions in Alberta's renewable-energy pause Duration 1:48 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was asked why she said the Alberta Electric System Operator asked for a moratorium on renewable projects when internal documents contradict her claim.
From Nigeria to Newfoundland, love and family remain the focus of Mother’s DayNewsDuration 3:22Tolulope Akerele says while the date of Mother’s Day has changed since she moved to Canada, the feelings associated with it haven’t. In Nigeria, and in the U.K., it’s celebrated in March. Akerele tells the CBC’s Carolyn Stokes what she wants to instill in her children, but also how she stays connected to her parents in Nigeria.
Sabrina Maddeaux announced the suspension of her campaign for the Conservative nomination in Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill, citing concerns over what she described as another candidate’s “highly unethical and potentially illegal efforts” to secure the bid. A high-profile candidate for the Conservative nomination in Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill is suspending her campaign in the wake of what she’s calling “evidence of a corrupted process.”Sabrina Maddeaux, a former columnist for the National Post, said she’s lost faith in the integrity of local nomination race and accused the Conservative Party of failing to take action against “highly unethical and potentially illegal efforts.”“Living up to my values, why I entered this race to begin with and my record of standing up for what’s right, leaves me no other choice,” Maddeaux said in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter). “I can’t in good conscience continue to be a part of this process.”
Federal ministers are holding a National Air Accessibility Summit in Ottawa Thursday in response to high-profile cases of passengers living with disabilities being mistreated while flying with Canadian carriers. On his way into Parliament Wednesday Rodriguez told CBC News airlines are coming to the summit in good faith to have those honest conversations. WATCH:Man forced to drag himself off Air Canada flight vows to keep fightingDébut du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Man forced to drag himself off Air Canada flight vows to keep fighting for people with disabilitiesAir Canada has apologized to a B.C.
