A smartphone stethoscope is making big strides in the medical worldNewsDuration 4:10The Stethophone app is the brainchild of Newfoundland and Labrador company Sparrow BioAcoustics. You hold a smartphone to your chest and it captures heart and lung sounds, and that information is shared directly with doctors. CEO Mark Opauszky tells the CBC’s Carolyn Stokes it can change how people access medical care.
Media Beat: The CBC Budget Continues to Expand as CEO Catherine Tait Gets Grilled (Column)Tait gave testimony at a House of Commons heritage committee hearing at a time when the public broadcaster is being scrutinized by polticians again.
Powerful tornado rips down trees in MichiganNewsDuration 0:30Severe storms passed through several counties in Michigan on May 7, creating tornadoes in some areas. One tornado was caught on a doorbell camera downing multiple trees outside the owner's home.
New tech being used to uncover secrets of the Halifax harbourNewsDuration 4:57Federal scientists are using autonomous underwater vehicles to take more accurate images of the ocean floor. The CBC's Amy Smith spoke to marine geoscientist Alex Normandeau at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography.
How do the PWHL playoffs work? NewsDuration 1:22The top four teams in the final regular season standings are battling it out in the league's first-ever playoffs. But unlike the NHL, the top team gets to pick their opponent.
POP Montréal 2024 Will Pay Tribute to Lhasa de Sela with Feist, Calexico, Helena Deland and Klô PelgagThe festival has also just revealed the first artists for its 2024 edition, which also includes Stars, The Dears, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and more.
Tom McSorley is Decorated as Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres par la République françaiseOn 24 April 2024 in the French Embassy in Ottawa, Michel Miraillet, French Ambassador to Canada, decorated Tom McSorley, Carleton Adjunct Research Professor and Contract Instructor in Film Studies, as a Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres par la République française. Tom received this honour for his contributions to Ottawa cultural life and Canadian cinema. Since 2004, Tom has been Film, Television, and Theatre Critic on different programs on CBC Radio One. For the past two decades, he has been the weekly film critic on Ottawa Morning, for which he has a loyal following. In the words of the French ambassador, Tom is a “pillar of the cultural scene in the national capital,” who has “contributed to giving life and soul to this city with all his talent and passion.”
'We really don't know' why London Drugs was targeted in cyberattack, president saysNewsDuration 0:43Clint Mahlman, president and chief operating officer of London Drugs, says the investigation is ongoing and his company will work to re-open 'in a safe, secure and methodical way.'
The creation of the Ombuds Office is a significant undertaking and entails ongoing engagement with [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada] employees in Canada and throughout our global network. In a later public statement, it said the establishment of an Ombudsperson Office to respond to employee concerns is planned by 2024. Two unions representing IRCC employees say they still haven't been consulted directly on the creation of the ombudsperson's office. Pollara led two focus groups with 54 IRCC employees, whose names were left out of the report. The report cited multiple references by IRCC employees in the workplace to certain African nations as the dirty 30.
Lower temperatures have scientists wondering if a decade-long warming trend is over. The latest survey of Atlantic Ocean conditions off Nova Scotia show after a decade of warming, temperatures on the Scotian Shelf are cooling. DFO has been tracking ocean conditions on the East Coast of Canada for decades. 'It's getting cooler'In recent years, warming temperatures have grabbed headlines, with record highs being set throughout the region. Recently, on the Scotian shelf, it has moved in the other direction.
Why it's difficult for international low-cost grocers to open stores in CanadaNewsDuration 2:47The federal government is trying to lure some foreign grocers into Canada to combat rising food prices. But some food industry researchers say that’s all lip service, and that Canada’s a tough sell for international players. Here’s why.
Polyamorous relationships are on the rise in Canada. The law is still catching upPolyamorous relationships are on the rise in Canada. The law is still catching up. Posted: 13 hours ago.
The Lao government has signed an agreement with a private company to launch a forest carbon credit initiative in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from forest destruction and forest degradation. (Photo: thestar.com.my)Vientiane (VNA) – The Lao government has signed an agreement with a private company to launch a forest carbon credit initiative in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from forest destruction and forest degradation. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the scheme is an important national strategy and is in line with strategies adopted by other countries to reduce forest destruction, which is one of the causes of climate change. Under the MoU, international standards will be followed to advance the purchase and sale of carbon credits in the future. The project will be a big step forward in enabling Laos to buy and sell forest carbon credits in line with Lao and international market mechanisms./.
Media speculation about shooting at Drake's mansion 'irresponsible,' writer saysNewsDuration 6:50A security guard at Drake's mansion in Toronto was badly injured in a drive-by shooting on Tuesday, police say. The shooting happened amid an ongoing musical beef between Drake and Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar. But David Dennis Jr., a senior writer at Andscape, says there's no indication Lamar had anything to do with the shooting and that there's a racial component to speculation that it's linked to the feud.
Canada Post considering ending daily letter mail delivery, says ministerNewsDuration 2:01Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government will support Canada Post but the mail carrier will be needed in the future to serve all Canadians. He would not commit to giving the Crown corporation more funding.
