On2Ottawa demonstrates the challenges – and dangers — of climate protests
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at On2Ottawa's campaign of climate-related disruption in the nation's capital and high-tech efforts to monitor blue-green algae in Alberta. #press
Faces of the lives lost: These families blame Kenneth Law for their grief #press
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Vancouver's architecture, by design, was never meant to handle extreme heat #press
Bottoms is the unhinged queer Fight Club movie you didn't know you needed
Bottoms is not your average high school comedy, and that's what makes its so refreshing. It's also, extremely violent, unfliltered and frequently hilarious says CBC's Eli Glasner. #press
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Battle over 24 Sussex's future heats up with a new plan to save run-down residence
As part of an effort to save 24 Sussex Drive for future prime ministers, a group of heritage-minded construction industry figures has come forward with a plan to restore the dilapidated residence. #press
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Faces of the lives lost: These families blame Kenneth Law for their grief
A TikToker, a university student and a teenager are among the more than 110 lives cut short in multiple countries, allegedly linked to Toronto-area man Kenneth Law. Law is charged with counselling or aiding suicide in Ontario, but families around the world accuse him of being responsible for their loved one's deaths. #press
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Vancouver's architecture, by design, was never meant to handle extreme heat
Experts agree much of Vancouver's architecture is uniquely vulnerable to intensifying heat in Canada, because it was only ever designed for a milder climate, leaving the city with tens of thousands of older buildings needing urgent upgrades. #press
Mom whose 2 sons died from overdoses says it's critical parents talk to their kids about drugs and addiction
Within the span of 10 years, Christine Padaric's two sons died of overdoses. Thursday is Overdose Awareness Day and she told CBC Kitchener-Waterloo she hopes people will remember those who have died, but also recognize many people are... #press
Legal action filed against Sask. government over new school pronoun rules
A community organization representing LGBTQ people in Regina has filed legal action against the Saskatchewan government over a pronoun policy affecting children at school. #press
Calgary teacher told teen to keep sexual relationship a secret, court hears
A teacher at Western Canada High School initiated a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old he’d taught months earlier, a Calgary judge was told Wednesday. #press
Unexpected bond forms on run for diabetes awareness in Manitoba
Tamara Beardy, a member of Tataskweyak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, says she hopes to inspire Indigenous people to take care of their diabetes. “A lot of times, our First Nations people, they hide behind the disease or they hide it and complications arise faster than they need to,” she said. #press
Egypt imposes new restrictions on Canadian travellers
Canadian passport holders soon will no longer be able to obtain visas upon arrival in Egypt — a new rule that could mean additional headaches for thousands of travellers. #press
Braced for an increase in COVID cases, Health Canada reviews 3 new vaccines #press
A father and his 2 children found dead in Quebec's Lanaudière region
Quebec provincial police are investigating the deaths of three people in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies in the Lanaudière region. #press
Governments talk big about child care, but the struggle to find a spot is real, parents say
The federal and provincial governments often tout the benefits of early childhood education. Yet today in B.C., there are only enough licensed childcare spaces for 25 per cent of children under 12, according to the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C. #press
Russia says genetic tests confirm Wagner leader Prigozhin died in plane crash
Russian investigators said on Sunday that genetic tests had confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group who led a short-lived armed rebellion against Russia's military, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash last week. #press
Supermarkets are being asked to cut plastic waste. Here's what that could look like #press
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Integrity of immigration system at risk as international student numbers balloon, minister says
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says that while the high number of international students entering Canada does have some effect on housing, his primary concern as minister is the integrity of Canada's immigration system. #press
Flipping out over Calgary's new parkour playground
The community behind parkour park is hoping the facility will encourage children aged 12 and above to use it for years to come and offer an exciting outdoor activity. #press
4th generation B.C. cobbler wins same prestigious award as father
A Vancouver cobbler has won this year's Grand Silver Cup — North America's most prestigious prize for shoe repair. CBC reporter Rafferty Baker spoke to this year's winner, and his father who won the honour four years ago. #press