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Daily Archives: June 21, 2022

Pandemic hiatus leaves some young athletes with 2 left feet

From baseball to dancing, fencing to soccer, some children are taking a little bit longer to get back into the groove of sports as they come out of a pandemic hiatus. That may look like a clumsy dribble or two, more frequent “catch your breath” breaks, and awkward social interactions. Instructors across …

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Solutions to Ontario emergency room waits are found beyond hospital ERs

If you’ve spent hours waiting to see a doctor in an Ontario emergency room, or days in the ER waiting to get admitted to hospital, you likely didn’t see the real factors driving those delays.  That’s because the record-high wait times in emergency departments in this province are in large part …

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Canada is hooked on real estate. It needs a detox

This column is an opinion by Toronto lawyer Mark Morris. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Canada, we have a problem and it’s time we talked.  Our love of real estate is not only creating a world where new homebuyers cannot enter the market, it is also massively distorting …

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Criminal probe into KPMG offshore tax scheme ends in secrecy

A criminal investigation by the Canada Revenue Agency of KPMG’s use of an offshore tax haven ended more than a year ago without any public announcements, sources have told Radio-Canada. The status of the case is uncertain. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) declined to comment on the file, as did federal prosecutors with …

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Break bread, laugh and learn: How to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day

Unreserved47:46Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. First celebrated in 1996, the day — which falls on the summer solstice — is meant to recognize and honour First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures. Unreserved asked a few friends of the show ⁠— Indigenous people who …

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Ukrainian doctors find new life on P.E.I. as resident care workers 

Trained as physicians in their country, a Ukrainian couple is now building a new life on P.E.I. as resident care workers at a long-term care home in Charlottetown.  Olena Yevchenko, 29 and Yehor Polusmiak, 28, were on vacation in Africa when war broke out in Ukraine.  Polusmiak’s parents moved to …

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Scientists head to one of the foggiest places on earth to study mysterious phenomenon

A major scientific field study of marine fog off the east coast of Canada is about to start. The research is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and hopes to better predict one of the most unpredictable weather phenomena: fog.  Fog can quickly ruin visibility everywhere from harbours to highways to airports, and can …

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How learning a First Nations language helps these 3 people connect with culture, family, community

Chance Paupanekis credits much of his well-being to learning his traditional language. Paupanekis, who is from the Norway House Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, is studying Ininimowin — a Cree language that has five major dialects, according to Indigenous Languages of Manitoba. Language is more than just words in his culture, says Paupanekis — one of three people …

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More women contact RCMP with allegations of abuse by retired Manitoba residential school priest

Warning: This story contains distressing details. At least two more women have come forward with allegations of abuse at the hands of a retired priest at Fort Alexander residential school in Manitoba. Maureen Fontaine, 67, is one of them. “I was a young age, and I had to go to …

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Trump pressure campaigns in battleground states to be outlined at today’s Jan. 6 hearing

The House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol and claims of electoral fraud is set to hear Tuesday from elected officials and volunteer workers from battleground states about the effects of a pressure campaign from Donald Trump and his allies to change the results of the 2020 election. …

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