Graduating guide dogs lead the way for visually impaired pet owners in Halifax
A group of hard-working pups celebrated the completion of their guide dog training program at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind on Wednesday.
Canada
Apr 26
Canadian groups using interactive tools to help those with low vision enjoy eclipse
Eclipses have historically been thought of as a visual experience, but multiple groups hope to change that by using tools designed to make the event more accessible.
Canada
Apr 6
Climate change is affecting how Canadians plan to buy homes, report says
A new BMO report said 39 per cent Canadians say climate-related factors such as wildfires, floods, heatwaves, and storms will affect where they live in the next five years.
Environment
Apr 30
Trudeau should meet with premiers on carbon price, MPs say as motion passes
With the support of the NDP and Bloc, the non-binding Conservative motion calling on the prime minister to have a carbon price meeting with the premiers has been adopted.
Canada
Apr 10
Peel police chief met Sri Lankan officer a court says ‘participated’ in torture
The head of one of Peel's police met with a Sri Lankan official who had been found by that country’s highest court to have 'participated in the torture' of an arrested man.
Canada
Apr 23
Prelude to an assassination: India’s ‘incompetent’ campaign against slain B.C. Sikh leader
Canadian investigators believe Hardeep Nijjar's murder was an escalation of India's campaign against Sikh separatists, and its foreign intelligence agency was behind the killing.
Canada
May 3
China ‘likely’ to try to interfere in U.S. elections: Microsoft
A report from Microsoft says Chinese influence and cyber actors are more active and will 'likely' move towards interfering in upcoming elections in the United States and India.
Canada
Apr 5
Conestoga is a foreign student mecca. Is its climb to riches leading it off a cliff?
Financial statements show Conestoga College had a $106-million surplus for the 2022-23 year. That's up from just $2.5 million in 2014-2015.
Canada
Apr 30
RCMP release progress report on their response to inquiry into 2020 mass shooting
The RCMP are expected to provide an update today on progress they have made in responding to the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting that killed 22 people.
Canada
Mar 27
‘Grey divorce’ getting more prevalent in Canada. Why it’s a concern
Canadian couples are more open to seeking divorce in later life and some research suggests this can adversely impact women more than men.
Canada
Feb 8
Canada in a ‘bit of a bind’ amid chill in relations with India, China: experts
Next month, Trade Minister Mary Ng is leading a trade mission to Malaysia and Vietnam, with another planned later this year for Indonesia and the Philippines.
Canada
Feb 2
The West Block transcript- Episode 20, Season 13
As crucial hearings into foreign interference start Monday, the list of countries accused of medalling in Canada’s democracy rose.
Politics
Jan 28
B.C. study finds users who are prescribed opioids are less likely to die the next week
In addition to finding those with the prescription were less likely to die, researchers found they were also 55-per cent less likely to overdose the week after having it filled.
Health
Jan 11
The ‘Indigo 11’: Group of ‘hate-motivated’ vandals or unconnected activists?
Eleven people face charges in relation to the 'hate-motivated' defacement of an Indigo bookstore in Toronto. But who is this group of Torontonians? And how are they connected?
Crime
Jan 9
Hamilton riders with disabilities get grace period before free bus rides end
HSR riders with disabilities are getting a six-month grace period for a voluntary pay program prior to a plan aimed at subsidizing bus service takes effect in 2024.
Politics
Dec 14, 2023
Remembering the celebrities we lost in 2023
From movie and TV stars to musicians and other notable personalities, we said goodbye to a lot of familiar, beloved faces this year.
Entertainment
Dec 30, 2023
Canadian universities pressed on antisemitism measures after fallout in U.S.
Five Liberal MPs asked 25 Canadian university presidents to say whether calling for a genocide against Jewish people or the elimination of Israel violates their school policies.
Canada
Dec 14, 2023
Artificial Intelligence: Canada’s future of everything
Whether AI will help or hinder the world depends on whom you ask. What’s undeniable is this: the only limitation on how AI will transform the world is us.
Canada
Nov 25, 2023
Mentally ill man should not have been in jail where he died, inquest hears
Jurors at a coroner's inquest are hearing that a mentally ill man who died in an Ontario jail cell in 2016 should not have been held at that facility.
Crime
Nov 20, 2023
Long-delayed defence policy update is being recrafted again, Blair says
Blair told a defence industry summit that the group helped him realize the current plans would not adequately answer questions raised by defence companies.
Canada
Nov 8, 2023