West SPCA took in about 30 animals from a hoarding situation. West SPCA took in about 30 animals from a hoarding situation. West SPCA took in about 30 animals from a hoarding situation in October. "We still have in our care one bunny and we have 22 cats from the hoarding situation," Frances Drover, president of the N.L. West SPCA, told CBC News Wednesday.
SWNSA woman fell in love with a local in Guatemala after just two weeks together – and flew back to surprise him. Rose Kodal, 21, met Carlos*, 20, on her first day in Guatemala while on a cultural tour and struck up a friendship. Rose continued her travels in November 2023 but felt a pull to return to the country to see Carlos. She surprised him and they reunited a month later and the pair spent the run up to Christmas exploring and soaking up the culture. She said: “We became closer when I was away.” Rose knew she wanted to return to Guatemala and decided to surprise Carlos.
WATCH | Extreme weather makes Canadian homes harder, more expensive to insure:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Extreme weather makes Canadian homes harder, more expensive to insureClimate change has made extreme weather more common in Canada. The report underscores concerns about the growing economic cost of weather-related disasters made more frequent and severe by climate change — and the rising cost of insurance coverage for homeowners. There are about 1.5 million homes across the country that simply cannot get affordable flood insurance today.
CBC radio services restored across the country after ‘major’ equipment failure Jan 10, 2024 | 11:56 AMCBC says its radio services are now fully restored after a “major” technical equipment failure affected programming across the country. The public broadcaster says the problem with its ability to produce and broadcast radio content started early this morning, but was resolved in the afternoon. A CBC spokesperson says “a major server failure” caused the issue. CBC listeners were met with radio silence in some parts of the country, while others noticed that their local stations were airing broadcasts from other regions.
A Russian antiwar activist living in Ottawa has been granted Canadian citizenship after all, despite a conviction in Russia that threatened to disqualify her. Under Canadian immigration rules, if an applicant is charged with a crime in another country that could be indictable under Canada's Criminal Code, their application can be revoked or refused. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced on social media on Tuesday that Kartasheva would be granted citizenship after all. Her citizenship ceremony took place virtually around 3 p.m. Tuesday. WATCH | The moment Maria Kartasheva becomes a Canadian citizen:Russian antiwar activist granted Canadian citizenship after previously being removed from ceremony Duration 1:26 Russian antiwar activist Maria Kartasheva has now been granted Canadian citizenship, after she was pulled from a previous ceremony because of a conviction in Russia.
A network problem that took many CBC Radio programs off the air and offline across the country on Wednesday morning has been resolved. "The issue started early this morning and most of the country was affected," said Chuck Thompson, a spokesperson for CBC. Thompson said the network's ability to produce and broadcast content was caused by a "major technical equipment failure." "We thank our audiences for their patience as we worked to resolve the issue." People can always listen to CBC Radio through the free CBC Listen app.
CBC says a "major" technical equipment failure is affecting its radio services across the country. The public broadcaster says the problem with its ability to produce and broadcast radio content started early this morning. CBC listeners were met with radio silence in some parts of the country, while others noticed that their local stations were airing broadcasts from other regions. Some of the issues have been resolved but many regions across the country are still without radio service. A CBC spokesperson says people can continue to listen to CBC Radio through the free CBC Listen app.
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Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. It's still unclear what caused the door plug on the Alaska Airlines flight to blow out. Fin du widget Widget. In the U.S., only two airlines fly the 737 Max 9: Alaska Airlines, which operates 64 of the aircraft, and United Airlines with 79 Max 9s in its fleet.
Boeing's CEO, Dave Calhoun, has taken responsibility for the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX incident, acknowledging mistakes and vowing transparency in the investigation. The incident has heightened concerns and eroded confidence in the 737 MAX following its involvement in fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy stated during a media briefing concerning the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 incident that this crucial information was not included in the flight manual. The comments by the NTSB came after Alaska Airlines and United Airlines reported that they both found loose parts in the door plugs of other Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets. On 09JAN, the FAA said that Boeing would revise its instructions to carriers for inspections of its 737 MAX 9 aircraft after United Airlines and Alaska Airlines reported finding some loose hardware.
A network problem has some CBC radio programs across the country unavailable Wednesday morning. (Phil Crozier - image credit)A network issue that began around 5 a.m. Wednesday morning meant that some of CBC's radio shows went off the air nationwide. Technical teams are working to fix the issue that's impacted most regions outside of Toronto, Ont. — and you may not be hearing the Calgary Eyeopener on your broadcast feed right now. Fortunately, you can still catch the Calgary Eyeopener through the free CBC Listen app.
The Owen Sound Memoir Series has announced its first monthly event weekend at the Owen Sound public library featuring Ali Hassan, the multi-talented stand-up comic, actor, CBC Radio & Television host, and memoir author. Ali Hassan is a familiar voice on CBC Radio as the host of ‘Laugh Out Loud’ and ‘Canada Reads’. Both events will be held at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library, 824 1st Ave W. in Owen Sound. The mission of the Owen Sound Memoir Series is to celebrate the lived experience of diverse Canadians, curate important conversations, and teach memoir-writing skills to local writers. Each month, a nationally-recognized Canadian author will come to the Owen Sound library to read from their recently published memoir and lead a memoir-writing workshop.
CBC radio broadcasts across Canada, including CBC North in the Northwest Territories, weren’t available on FM on Wednesday morning – but many online streams still worked. In a brief post to its website, the CBC said “a network problem has meant some CBC radio programs across the country went off the air and offline Wednesday morning.”CBC North’s live broadcast remained available via the stream offered on its website or the CBC app. Yellowknife-based staff said a problem with a satellite line had taken the broadcaster off FM in some regions of Canada, the NWT included. Shortly before 8am, CBC in the Northwest Territories resumed broadcasting on FM but with a network-supplied feed from Toronto rather than local programming. By the early afternoon, the CBC said the issue had been fully resolved.
Tens of thousands of life jackets abandoned by refugees fleeing wars in the Middle East and beyond, lay in piles in a landfill in Molyvos, Lesbos, Greece on March 15, 2016. "I visited the site where they were dumping all the life jackets ... there were hundreds of thousands of them just piled everywhere," Ell told CBC Radio's Mainstreet Halifax. (Roger Lemoyne)Dan Conlin, the curator of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, worked with Ell and LeMoyne to put the exhibit together. One of his other favourites is the portrait of a Syrian refugee named Hala in Montreal. Hala, a Syrian refugee, used to panic when planes flew overhead in Montreal.
