17 hours ago News Duration 2:14 Viral videos are claiming major U.S. ports are empty because Trump’s tariffs against China have dried up the supply of Chinese goods. Is it true? CBC’s visual investigations unit analyzes the videos, satellite imagery and trade data to find out what’s really going on. …

Stephanie Ramirez says she worked 15-hour shifts and drank up to three Monster Energy drinks a day to keep herself going. Until one day, her body gave out and she collapsed on the job. Ramirez is a Guatemalan farm worker whose story Canadians might not ordinarily hear. But CBC News …

New research shows U.S. policymakers are relying on science more than ever — but that’s where the common ground ends. Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down the data that shows how Republicans and Democrats use science differently to shape their policies. News Source link

General Motors is laying off 700 workers at its Oshawa Assembly plant as it makes changes to shifts due to U.S. tariffs, the president of the union representing workers said Friday.  The plant, which employs roughly 3,000 people, is moving from a three-shift to a two-shift operation starting this fall, according …

Jill Sobule, the award-winning singer-songwriter whose witty and poignant writing first attracted widespread attention with the song I Kissed a Girl, died in a house fire Thursday. She was 66. Her death was confirmed by her publicist, David Elkin, in an email Thursday afternoon. It was not immediately clear how …

After striking workers took to picket lines and a “couple million” packages piled up just before Christmas last year, Canada Post is back at the negotiation table with the union representing its employees this week. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and the postal service are trying to reach …

Transgender women are to be banned outright from women’s and girls’ cricket in England and Wales. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said Friday it had updated its previous restrictions following a U.K. Supreme Court ruling last month. The ECB said transgender women would no longer be able to play in …

WARNING: This story contains discussions of suicide.  Canada’s largest jail is again facing calls to improve mental health care for inmates following an investigation into the death of a 23-year-old man who died by suicide inside his cell. A fatality inquiry into the death of Timothy “TJ” McConnell found that …

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Actor-comedian Russell Brand was granted conditional bail by a London court on Friday after appearing to face charges of rape and sexual assault involving four women. Brand, 49, did not enter a plea. …

‘I saw a woman laying on the bed under the sheets’ WARNING: This post contains graphic language. Katchouk is telling the court about his night. He got a slice of pizza and then came back to the hotel with Foote. Katchouk says he didn’t get any texts that night because …