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During an unrelenting stretch of dry, hot weather last August, Rachel Mahannah and her husband spent two hours a day hauling water from their other farm a kilometre and a half away, to make sure their dairy cows didn’t get dehydrated. The well on the dairy farm, 70 metres deep, …
Read More »Where are all the Black astronomers and physicists? Racism, isolation keeping many away
Canadian astrophysicist Louise Edwards is used to answering some of the universe’s toughest questions. But at the moment she’s trying to answer this one: How many Canadian Black astronomers does she know? Edwards, an associate professor in California Polytechnic State University’s physics department, is on a Zoom call with CBC while sitting in a …
Read More »They wanted to see the Jays. How Toronto’s lack of wheelchair taxis left them ‘totally disappointed’
What was supposed to be a real treat ended up being a real disappointment for a Vancouver woman and her brother in Toronto on Sunday after no wheelchair accessible cabs showed up on time to take them to the ball game. Wendy Stanyon said she had planned to take her brother, David …
Read More »FINA trans swim policy shows ‘equal but separate’ is actually exclusion
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. On Sunday night, the international governing body of water sports (FINA) effectively banned transgender women from competition. FINA labelled it a “gender inclusion policy,” but what it actually does is …
Read More »With a war raging and food prices soaring, Trudeau attends Commonwealth summit in Rwanda
The war in Ukraine will cast its shadow over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Commonwealth national leaders as they arrive in Kigali, Rwanda on Wednesday for their first meeting since the onset of the pandemic. Food security — particularly in Africa — is expected to be a major topic of the leaders’ conference. …
Read More »Air Miles hits turbulence after Sobeys and Safeway pull out of program
The long-running Air Miles rewards system could be facing turbulence after the withdrawal of one of its only remaining national grocery chains from the program, say experts in the Canadian loyalty points industry. In early June, Canadian grocer Empire Company Ltd. announced it would be switching loyalty programs to Scene+, …
Read More »Umbrella Academy Season 3 takes on too many characters, too much complexity — and the kugelblitz
Way back when The Umbrella Academy first premiered in 2019, there was already a bit of an image problem. Between D.C., Marvel and even non-franchise options like Watchmen and The Boys, there wasn’t much room for yet another superhero offering to stand out in the crowd. Fast-forward three years and …
Read More »Beloved educational assistant who worked with deaf students retiring after 41 years with TDSB
Joan Jewison has mixed feelings about her upcoming retirement. While it’s a huge milestone, the educational assistant says after more than four decades of working with students, it will also be sad to say goodbye. “It’s been 41 years of seeing these kids every day and being able to interact with …
Read More »‘Mass exodus’ of psychologists from Eastern Health leaves high vacancy rate and patients waiting
Eastern Health is facing a nearly 45 per cent vacancy rate in psychology positions after a “mass exodus” of specialists for private practice. Some psychologists say the Newfoundland and Labrador government and health authority were warned it would happen but failed to rectify long-standing issues. CBC News spoke with several …
Read More »Woman speaking out to shed burden after priest charged with sexually assaulting her 50 years ago
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. It’s a face that Victoria McIntosh worked so hard to block from her mind — Father Arthur Masse. The retired priest is now facing a charge of sexually assaulting McIntosh more than 50 years ago, when she was just 10 years old and a student at the Fort Alexander residential …
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