Manitoba health advocacy group calls for inquest into deaths of paid plasma donors
A Manitoba health advocacy group is calling for a provincial inquest into the deaths of two people after they made donations at paid plasma collection centres in Winnipeg. Rodiyat Alabede, 22, died on Oct. 25 after friends say she gave plasma at the Grifols Plasma Donation Centre on Taylor Avenue. Health Canada, which is still reviewing the deaths, says no link has been found between the deaths and plasma collection. On March 12, CBC asked Health Canada whether the corrective measures requested by Health Canada had been completed, but at the time of publication they had not responded. Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said they are still awaiting the findings of Health Canada's review and have a lot of unanswered questions.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 20:14 UTC
Why B.C. trucks are getting blown over on the Coquihalla
trucks are getting blown over on the CoquihallaNewsDuration 6:35Dave Earle, president of the B.C. Trucking Association, spoke with CBC's Gloria Macarenko about the extreme conditions toppling semi-trailers on B.C. 's Coquihalla Highway and the new technology rolling out to keep bridges and overpasses safe from truck strikes.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 20:11 UTC
Iranians, Home and Abroad, Want Change. But Are Divided on the War
Videos of reportedly millions of Iranian protesters flooding the streets in massive uprisings in January, calling for regime change across the country. The level of change, change toward what, change back to what, change for whom? And should the Iranian regime fall, who should take power in the aftermath? “Don’t wish for war, war is not easy . My mother—who in January leaned toward the view that war might be the only way to achieve regime change in Iran—told me on Facetime she’d changed her mind.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 20:09 UTC
Airstrikes hitting centre of Beirut almost daily
Airstrikes hitting centre of Beirut almost dailyNewsDuration 0:58An estimated 800,000 people have already been displaced in Lebanon, as Israel widens its scope to target the centre of Beirut where it claims Hezbollah is hiding.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 19:53 UTC
Part of Whistler Blackcomb ski resort closed following rockslide
Part of Whistler Blackcomb ski resort closed following rockslideNewsDuration 1:42A rockslide took place early Thursday morning at Whistler Blackcomb, before the resort opened for the day. While no one was injured, at least one scientist says it's a concern.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 19:33 UTC
N.S. medical invention featured on global drama show
medical invention featured on global drama showNewsDuration 1:56A Dartmouth doctor invented a device to remove stuck rings without cutting, and it was showcased in the popular medical series The Pitt. The CBC's Josh Hoffman has the story.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 18:52 UTC
AI chatbots are helping users plan violent attacks: report
AI chatbots are helping users plan violent attacks: reportNewsDuration 2:17The Center for Countering Digital Hate says it tested 10 popular AI chatbots, in research conducted with CNN’s Investigative Unit. It found that eight of them assisted users in planning violent attacks in more than half of their responses, giving advice on targets or weapons. CORRECTION (March 13, 2026): A previous version of this video included an incorrect title for Imran Ahmed. He is the CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 18:28 UTC
Record performances at the Northern Games — a staple of the Labrador Winter Games
Record performances at the Northern Games — a staple of the Labrador Winter GamesNewsDuration 5:47The Northern Games are a marquee event at the Labrador Winter Games, highlighting a few of the many games Labrador Inuit have played for centuries. The CBC's Carolyn Stokes and Mike Moore attended the events on Thursday.
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March 13, 2026 17:32 UTC
Canada’s economy lost 84,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7%
Canada's economy lost 84,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate edged up to 6.7 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday, a setback for the labour market and one of the worst monthly job losses seen in years (new window) outside of the pandemic. Jobs mostly declined in the goods and services-producing industries, with 18,000 jobs lost in wholesale and retail trade, 12,000 lost in construction and 9,200 lost in manufacturing. Several indicators were more or less unchanged from the same time last year, including the unemployment rate (which sat at 6.6 per cent in Feb. 2025), the employment rate and the number of people working full-time or part-time. Katherine Judge, an executive director and senior economist at CIBC Capital Markets, said the labour market took a worrisome turn in February. The drop in jobs and the uptick in unemployment was in contrast to analyst expectations that the labour market would gain 10,000 jobs, she wrote, and that the unemployment rate would rise at a slower pace than it did.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 16:53 UTC
Liberals slammed for silence over Iran's strike on Kuwait camp
Liberals slammed for silence over Iran's strike on Kuwait campNewsDuration 2:51Opposition MPs want the government to explain why it did not disclose an Iranian missile strike on the Canadian section of a U.S. airbase in Kuwait early in the war. No Canadians were killed or injured when Al-Salem Air Base was hit on March 1.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 15:19 UTC
Tumbler Ridge marks 30 days since tragedy
Tumbler Ridge marks 30 days since tragedyNewsDuration 2:02Tumbler Ridge held a small ceremony Thursday night to mark 30 days since the deadly mass shooting. As Janella Hamilton reports, residents gathered to observe a moment of silence and prayer before the flags outside town hall were returned to full-mast, and the makeshift memorial on its steps was moved to a nearby location.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 15:16 UTC
Dartmouth doctor’s invention featured in hit medical drama The Pitt
A Dartmouth doctor invented a device to remove stuck rings without cutting, and it was showcased in the popular medical series The Pitt. A ring-removal device invented in part by a Dartmouth, N.S., physician and used at hundreds of medical facilities across North America is featured in the latest episode of the hit HBO medical drama, The Pitt. (Ring Rescue Inc.)Months later, their invention is featured in a TV series known for its authentic depiction of hospital emergency rooms. Spencer demonstrates on a rubber hand one of the tools he said doctors sometimes used to remove a stuck ring. The Ring Rescue team is hoping the exposure on The Pitt will get their invention into the hands of even more health-care professionals.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 15:04 UTC
Ottawa Senators regain 1st-round draft pick, with conditions
Ottawa was going to have to forfeit its first-round draft pick in this year's entry draft, having passed on its option to do so in 2024 or 2025 in favour of taking defencemen Carter Yakemchuk and Logan Hensler. The Senators were disciplined after Vegas traded Evgenii Dadonov to Anaheim, only for Dadonov to use his no-trade clause to block the deal. On Thursday, the NHL announced the Senators will instead get the 32nd overall pick, which is the final pick of the first round, and will have to pay a $1-million fine. "We fully accept the modified sanctions the league has imposed today," Senators owner Michael Andlauer said in a statement. Ottawa cannot trade its 32nd overall pick.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 14:59 UTC
The National | Undisclosed strike on Canadian camp in Kuwait
The National | Undisclosed strike on Canadian camp in KuwaitNewsDuration 45:56March 12, 2026 | The government is criticized for not revealing a strike on Kuwait airbase hosting Canadian troops. Iran's new supreme leader vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz blocked. And, and a CBC News investigation reveals two deaths at for-profit plasma donation centres.
Source:CBC News
March 13, 2026 13:46 UTC
Hellboy fans take note: Canadian piracy police are taking names
Thousands of Canadians who pirated a copy of the movie Hellboy: The Crooked Man can no longer count on internet anonymity to download and share movies for free with impunity. The film production company wanted to identify the members of a group known collectively as the Doe defendants. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“Separate orders shall be issued in respect of similar motions brought against Telus, Bell and Rogers,” said the judge. Specifically, according to its statement of claim in the recent Hellboy Productions case, it’s going after those who “unlawfully offer to upload or stream (i.e. First, the law firm sends them notices, giving them seven days to take the movie down and stop giving it away.
Source:National Post
March 13, 2026 12:16 UTC