The Toronto International Film Festival opens Thursday — its first fully in-person iteration since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. And while that means TIFF is as close to business-as-usual as it has been in years, there are a number of films and trends that stick out. Here, CBC News …

With students back in school this week, Jonathan Weal is also back in the driver’s seat. He’s a school bus operator with Southland Transportation, picking up and dropping off about two dozen students from kindergarten to Grade 12 across southwest Calgary. It’s a job he loves, but he says it hasn’t …

A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests half of Canadians face challenges accessing a doctor. The problem is more pronounced in British Columbia. Half of respondents across Canada said they found it difficult to access a family doctor or didn’t have a doctor at all. That number rose …

“I think our new prime minister is really good news for Canada,” said U.K. High Commissioner to Canada Susannah Goshko of Liz Truss. “She will be wanting quite quickly for us to conclude a free trade agreement with Canada.” News Source link

If you’ve gone to a Rogers store during business hours recently and were wondering why the door is locked, the company wants you to know it’s the result of a policy change aimed at preventing robberies and fraud. The Canadian telecom giant now requires customers to show a piece of government-issued identification before …

This is a column by Shireen Ahmed, who writes opinion for CBC Sports. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Some of the greatest athletes across the world have been paying homage to tennis great Serena Williams, who is headed to “retirement” after losing in the U.S. Open last …

Metro Morning‘s food guide, Suresh Doss, joins us every week to discuss one of the many great GTA eateries he’s discovered. He talked to host Ismaila Alfa about a spot in Etobicoke that serves a wide variety of Turkish dishes. Ismaila Alfa: What is a typical Turkish breakfast?  Suresh Doss: There …

A Cold War-era jet aircraft — known as the T-Bird — has made its way to Calgary from Cold Lake, Alta., finding a new home at the Air Force Museum of Alberta. The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star is joining the museum’s Cold War Exhibit.  The T-Bird, or T-33, was in service with the Royal …

It’s one party with just one councillor at the moment, but OneCity hopes for a lot more than incumbent Christine Boyle at city hall after Vancouver’s municipal election on Oct. 15. And a lot more housing. “We’d like to see gradual increase in density across the city. Not only on the …

NDP MP Peter Julian is pressing Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge to order a new federal audit of Hockey Canada’s finances over the past six years in response to allegations that the sports body’s directors availed themselves of high-cost hotels, dinners and jewelry.  Julian sent a letter to St-Onge on Tuesday regarding what he …