First Nations vote down resolution to endorse $47.8B child welfare reform deal – CBCOctober 18 2024First Nations chiefs and proxies from across Canada have voted down a resolution to fully accept a settlement agreement on long-term reform of First Nations child and family services. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6539191
WATCH | Scammers are trying to sell fake Taylor Swift tickets for big bucks:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. WATCH | Taylor Swift shows could be windfall for Toronto's economy:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Taylor Swift’s Toronto concerts expected to bring $282M boost to cityIn less than a month, Taylor Swift will be performing six shows in Toronto.
A Waterloo, Ont., man is speaking out after his video of a woman ranting about the South Asian community went viral. In the video, she's heard saying, "Indians are taking over Canada" and "go back to India." In 2023, Waterloo region had the highest rate of police-reported hate crimes across the country, according to Statistics Canada. WRPS Chief Mark Crowell told CBC News there were 34 hate crimes reported per 100,000 people locally last year. As tension continues to rise between Canada and India, Mutta said, there is serious worry for elevated levels of hate.
MHA Jordan Brown says the province's plans of an Atlantic Wildfire Centre in Gander dismisses its responsibility to protect the Labrador West region. (Darryl Dinn/CBC)After a devastating wildfire season hit Labrador this summer, MHA Jordan Brown says the province's plans for an Atlantic Wildfire Centre in Gander dismiss its responsibility to protect the Labrador West region. The centre plans to offer training, new technology and specialists in wildfire management, Gander MHA John Haggie told CBC News. He announced that day details about the new Atlantic Wildfire Centre. "There is going to be more fires and there's going to be more need for fire fighting," Brown said.
October 18, 2024 —“Desiree Scott is one of the smartest soccer players I have had the pleasure to work with,” Kansas City coach Vlatko Andonovski said in a statement. “More than that, she is possibly the most genuine person I have ever met. She has a true love for the game and everyone around her. “On the field she will lift up her teammates, while destroying any possible attacks from the opponent, all with the biggest and brightest smile in the stadium.”Scott also played five years at the University of Manitoba, where she was named team MVP three times and the Bison Sports Female Athlete of the Year in 2009-10. To read the full story on Desiree’s career and announcement, please visit CBC Sports.
She said the territory is asking the federal government for financial help due to emergency responses and health care expenses. (Julie Plourde/Radio-Canada - image credit)The Northwest Territories finance minister described the territory's financial situation as dire and says the government is in the process of asking the federal government for more money. "Requesting a borrowing limit increase is necessary to ensure we have the capacity to respond to expenditure shocks that have become more frequent," Wawzonek said. The debt cap is a borrowing limit on Canada's territories imposed by the federal government, and it's not the first time the N.W.T. 's current cap is set at $1.8 billion, up from $1.3 billion at the start of 2020.
Waterloo man captures racially charged altercation on videoNewsDuration 3:48Ashwin Annamalai of Waterloo, Ont., says he decided to record video after he confronted a woman for giving him the middle finger, in an unprovoked gesture, in his Waterloo neighbourhood. In the video, the woman is heard saying too many people from India are in Canada and they need to return there. CBC K-W's Karis Mapp reports.
#TheMoment a B.C. man put a 'bear door' in his fenceNewsDuration 1:12Curt Scheewe recounts the moment he installed a door in his fence after it kept being torn apart by a bear on its way to the river.
Many Canadian restaurants fail the halal testNewsDuration 2:29With many of Canada’s most popular restaurants now offering halal items, a CBC Marketplace investigation has found that many chains can’t answer basic questions about the halal food they serve and that some locations aren’t certified halal at all.
Edmonton residents on edge over arson threats, crypto demandsNewsDuration 1:48People in Edmonton’s Cloverdale neighbourhood say they’re afraid after receiving notes suggesting their houses could be burned if they don’t send $1,000 to a cryptocurrency address. One house in the area has already been burned in what police said was a case of arson.
How a $6M facility is helping students stay healthy and on track for success at Holland CollegeNewsDuration 1:59A new health centre is now open at Holland College, offering a wide variety of services to help students. CBC’s Laura Meader visited and talked to Murray MacInnis, the Charlottetown college's director of student wellbeing, accessibility and support; Jean Vanden Eynden, a student who received services at the centre; and Danee Warcop, an licensed practical nurse who works there.
Radon — the other silent killer. How to find out if it’s in your homeNewsDuration 1:51You can’t see, smell or taste it, and it causes lung cancer. The CBC’s Abby Cole breaks down how to find out if radon has made your house its home.
Dr. Wassim Salamoun speaks with members of an honour guard on Queen Street Thursday. Dr. Wassim Salamoun is shown with Antoinette Perry, whom he replaced as the province's lieutenant-governor during a ceremony at the Confederation Centre of the Arts on Thursday. With Premier Dennis King looking on at left, Dr. Wassim Salamoun signs a document during his installation on Thursday. With Premier Dennis King looking on at left, Dr. Wassim Salamoun signs a document during his installation on Thursday. — Antoinette Perry, outgoing lieutenant-governorHe takes over from the province's previous lieutenant-governor, Antoinette Perry, who had served in the role since 2017.
Residents say they are frustrated over what's happening with a new apartment building in the city. However, the rental website for Nova Niven listed the building as "no longer available" as of Thursday and said applications were no longer being accepted. When Nova Niven started accepting applications, she called to put in a new one. When she called back last week, she was told Nova Niven was no longer available and the approved applicants would be moving to The View. "Even if there was a timeline given, I don't know that I'd be in a position to trust it anymore, given what's gone on with the Nova Niven building," he said.
A place of warmth: Shelter for Indigenous women and children opens in Stephenville"Ne'ata'q" means "the sun is coming out" in Mi'kmaq. (Colleen Connors/CBC)A new shelter for Indigenous women and children in Stephenville will start providing services in November. Its name, Ne'ata'q Place, comes from the Mi'kmaq word that means "the sun is coming out." Ne'ata'q Place will act as transitional housing, and residents can stay for up to six months. Unlike other transitional houses in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ne'ata'q Place and its operations has $3.6 million in federal funding.
