Former Air Canada manager wanted in gold heist to turn himself in, lawyer saysNewsDuration 4:53Simran Preet Panesar is wanted on charges including theft over $5,000 in connection with the April 2023 theft of more than $20 million in gold from Toronto's Pearson International Airport. Katie Nicholson has the details.
Online campsite scalper shut down by B.C. ParksNewsDuration 2:08A person who has been trying to make a quick buck scalping reservations at two popular provincial campsites has been shut down. As CBC’s Michelle Gomez reports, B.C. Parks says officials responded to tips from the public.
See the giant inflatable art characters touring Quebec this summerNewsDuration 2:38Juicy Jumble, Chien Jazz, Kinzu, Phoebe the frog and Girl on the air, giant inflatables conceptualized and designed by five Montreal artists, are bouncing around festivals for the second year in a row.
A behind-the-scenes look at the Oilers dressing room after a gameNewsDuration 1:11At the end of a hockey game, the dressing rooms are opened to the media where the players get scrummed by reporters and cameras. After Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final, John Zazula goes into the Oilers dressing room to show you what it looks like when the players are surrounded by the media.
From the Faculty’s youngest graduate since at least 1979 to the discovery of the smallest known great ape, experts from a range of disciplines across the Faculty of Arts & Science are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media. Here’s some of what they had to say this week. June 7, 2024June 8, 2024June 9, 2024School of Environment Assistant Professor Teresa Kramarz comments for the Canadian Press on the protest against plans to build a graphite mine in the Laurentians. June 10, 2024June 11, 2024June 12, 2024June 13, 2024
Report finds Colorado was built on $1.7 trillion of land expropriated from tribal nations – National PostJun 14, 2024A report published this week by a Native American-led nonprofit examines in detail the dispossession of $1.7 trillion worth of Indigenous homelands in Colorado by the state and the U.S. and the more than $546 million the state has reaped in mineral extraction from them. The report, shared first with The Associated Press, identifies 10 tribal nations that have “aboriginal title, congressional title, and treaty title to lands within Colorado” and details the ways the land was legally and illegally taken. It determined that many of the transactions were in direct violation of treaty rights or in some cases lacked title for a legal transfer. “Once we were removed, they just simply started divvying up the land, creating parcels and selling it to non-Natives and other interests and businesses,” said Dallin Maybee, an artist, legal scholar and enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe who took part in the Truth, Restoration, and Education Commission, which compiled the report. Read More: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/report-finds-colorado-was-built-on-1-7-trillion-of-land-expropriated-from-tribal-nations
MP proposes a day to celebrate seafoodNewsDuration 6:24Malpeque MP Heath MacDonald tells CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin why he thinks Canada should celebrate seafood. He's introducing a private member's motion in the House of Commons to propose a national seafood day that would take place on Oct. 1 each year.
CBC/Radio-Canada celebrates National Indigenous History MonthJun 13, 2024This month, CBC/Radio-Canada is offering special programming for the National Indigenous History Month. The culture, experiences and achievements of Canada’s Indigenous peoples will be highlighted on our platforms:Earlier this year, CBC/Radio-Canada unveiled its first-ever National Indigenous Strategy, a three-year plan to work with First Nations, Inuit and Métis to better reflect and serve them. Read also Progress in Progress, our 2022–2025 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Plan. About CBC/Radio-CanadaCBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages: Dehcho Dene Yati, Dënesųłıné (Chipewyan), Eastern Cree, Gwich’in, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Sahtu Got’ine Godi, and Tłı̨chǫ (Tlicho).
Seniors’ group CARP says it’s quitting Big Tobacco sponsorships after response from fired up members – CBCJun 14, 2024The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) says it will never again work with Big Tobacco after getting an earful from angry members who read a CBC News: Go Public investigation last week. woman speaking out about a sponsorship deal CARP accepted from Canadian tobacco company Rothmans, Benson & Hedges (RBH). Angry CARP members wrote to the advocacy association — sharing their emails with Go Public — requesting that their memberships be cancelled. “Suggesting vaping as an acceptable alternative to smoking is disgraceful and clearly in the interests of the tobacco industry,” wrote Margaret Brady of Whitehorse, B.C. “I was absolutely gobsmacked,” wrote Margaret Dougherty of Toronto.
Yellowknife Oilers fans hit the town for Stanley Cup finalNewsDuration 1:40Sports fans in Yellowknife have a lot of options if they want to watch the Oilers game tonight, and we suspect plenty will be tuning in. The CBC's Rowan Fleary introduces us to the businesses and people who are cheering on the team tonight.
Said the news anchor, something like, “Boeing is working on building rockets and shuttles to compete with Space X.”It made me laugh to think that of all that huge money being spent twice within the United States. All this only makes me laugh because our preoccupation on self means our motives for space travel are too focused on individual wants. From the 1970s, scientists in India have been researching the many practical aspects of space travel. They allowed for a progression of other organizations, each researching as contributions, not only to the development of space travel but also to the technology launched into space such as telescopes. In 1967, the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) was established in Germany from where it has operated 50 satellites in 40 years.
Down 3-0 but not out? Oilers fans maintain hopeNewsDuration 1:24Oilers fans say they aren't giving up hope, even though Florida Panthers have a 3-0 series lead after winning Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final at Rogers Place Thursday night. Some are hoping the Oilers skilled forwards can break the great wall of Bobrovsky.
#TheMoment a hospital went the extra mile for a tiny Oilers fanNewsDuration 1:10Tyson Lay recounts the moment he and his wife realized that the staff at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon had gone above and beyond for their prematurely born son Mark, decorating his incubator with Oilers logos and getting him a jersey.
Shake Shack expands to Canada with a pricier burger than competitorsNewsDuration 1:47U.S. burger chain Shake Shake has opened its first Canadian location in Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square. Experts say U.S. chain restaurants usually do well in Canada, but its elevated price may prove to be difficult to swallow for some.
Trudeau, Modi in same room for first time since Canada publicly accused India of Sikh …Trudeau, Modi in same room for first time since Canada publicly accused India of Sikh leader’s assassination. Posted: 6 hours ago.
