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By the time Steve Slack was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, doctors told him it was incurable. The Bowmanville, Ont., resident started experiencing symptoms around age 45, but says his doctor thought they might be food sensitivities. “I was misdiagnosed,” he told CBC News. Slack wasn’t diagnosed until 2021, when he …
Read More »Trans Mountain pipeline will soon be at full capacity amid global energy crisis
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Trans Mountain oil pipeline system is expected to operate at full capacity in April and …
Read More »Alberta health officials to deliver update on hospital capacity as doctors declare crisis
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Albertans will get an update Thursday on the state of the province’s acute care system as …
Read More »An unusually severe flu season is pushing hospitals in the northeast beyond capacity
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An unusually virulent respiratory illness season in northeastern Ontario is pushing hospitals to their limits like …
Read More »13 years later, the IKEA monkey is all grown up — and his sanctuary is at capacity
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Darwin knows what cameras look like – and how to avoid them. From inside his enclosure, the monkey of Toronto Ikea parking lot fame spots us out …
Read More »Toronto to consider incineration as landfill capacity dwindles
Toronto’s main landfill is projected to reach capacity by 2035, and the city is now asking residents and businesses to weigh in on how waste should be managed for the next decade and beyond. With the Green Lane Landfill not able to keep up with the growing amount of waste, …
Read More »Boeing’s Winnipeg-based factory to be expanded, company to double storage capacity – Winnipeg
Boeing Canada broke ground today, announcing the expansion of a manufacturing plant in Winnipeg. Located at Murray Industrial Park and sitting at 700,000 square feet, the plant is expected to get an additional 12,000 square feet of space. Part of the expansion also includes a new freezer room, doubling the …
Read More »Manitoba government commits $30 million to expand Grace Hospital’s ICU capacity – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba is spending $30 million to expand the capacity of the Grace Hospital ICU unit by 20 beds, Premier Heather Stefanson announced Sunday. “Our government remains committed to healing health care and improving health infrastructure so that Manitobans can access better care …
Read More »Guelph, Ont. bar now Canada’s smallest with a capacity of 9
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A bar in Guelph, Ont., is now the smallest in Canada. It’s called Standing Room Only and for good reason — it has a capacity of nine. The establishment beat out the 150 square-foot El Pequeno in Montreal to be the country’s …
Read More »Inflation’s bite is big. Alberta’s capacity to help is bigger
This column is an opinion by Trevor Tombe, a University of Calgary economist. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Inflation is high — not just in Alberta and Canada, but throughout the world. It reached its highest rate since 1983 this May, when Statistics Canada found average consumer prices were 7.7 …
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