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Commonwealth leaders, meeting for the first time in four years, discussed food security and the risk of starvation as Canada’s foreign affairs minister sought to lay the blame for the impending crisis at the feet of Russia. “What is clear to us is that Russia is weaponizing food, and putting …
Read More »Canadian swimmers shatter national record with 9th medal at worlds
Canadian swimmers broke a national record for podium appearances at a single world championships with two more medals on Friday. And 19-year-old Josh Liendo was at the heart of both. After capturing individual bronze in the men’s 100-metre butterfly, Liendo led off the 4×100 mixed freestyle relay team that won silver, …
Read More »Ukrainian forces withdraw from Severodonetsk amid widespread Russian shelling
Russian missiles rained down across Ukraine on Saturday, hitting military facilities in the west and the north as well as a southern city as the biggest land conflict in Europe since the Second World War entered its fifth month. Russian artillery and airstrikes pounded the twin cities of Severodonetsk and …
Read More »‘It seems to be she was silenced,’ mom says as Ontario inquest examines death of Indigenous inmate
Sitting through an inquest into her daughter’s death, Selina McIntyre says the hardest part is “knowing my daughter wanted me and I wasn’t there.” McIntyre, of Hay River, N.W.T., spoke to CBC News after testifying before a coroner’s jury in Windsor, Ont., that’s examining the death of Delilah Blair, an Indigenous woman …
Read More »From politics to pawlitics: N.L. finance minister’s dog wins big at Westminster
Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister and dog breeder Siobhan Coady, second from left, and dog handler Fabian Negron, third from left, say Beau’s win makes him one of the top dogs in the world. (Siobhan Coady/Facebook) A dog from a breeding business owned by Newfoundland and Labrador’s deputy premier won …
Read More »Proposed class-action lawsuit targets Ottawa over prison practice set to become illegal
A proposed class-action lawsuit recently filed in Nova Scotia could see some former inmates seeking compensation for a prison practice that’s been performed on federal prisoners for years, but which will soon be illegal in Canada. The practice is called “dry celling.” It is a type of confinement that critics have described …
Read More »Canada’s Bennedict Mathurin, Shaedon Sharpe go back-to-back in top 10 of NBA draft
Canadians Bennedict Mathurin and Shaedon Sharpe were selected back-to-back in the first round of Thursday’s NBA draft. Mathurin, a 20-year-old from Montreal, was selected sixth by the Indiana Pacers. Moments later, the Portland Trail Blazers took Sharpe, a 19-year-old from London, Ont., at No. 7. It’s only the second time …
Read More »How the rising cost of food adds up in your grocery cart
It’s been happening for months. You get to the bottom of your grocery cart at the check-out, go to pay and then feel the sting of yet another higher-than-usual total. Food prices rose 9.7 per cent in May compared to the previous year, matching the rise in April. Just about everything is …
Read More »A Google engineer says AI has become sentient. What does that actually mean?
Has artificial intelligence finally come to life, or has it simply become smart enough to trick us into believing it has gained consciousness? Google engineer Blake Lemoine’s recent claim that the company’s AI technology has become sentient has sparked debate in technology, ethics and philosophy circles over if, or when, …
Read More »Winter protests in Ottawa and Alberta cost RCMP millions, documents show
The RCMP spent more than $1.6 million during the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, according to a CBC access to information request. Documents also revealed the force spent another $1.2 million on policing protests in Alberta, the majority at the U.S. border in Coutts, Alta. In total, the RCMP spent nearly $3 million policing the …
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