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This First Person column is written by Graham Nichols, a Canadian who lives in South Korea. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. The puck sailed off the edge of my stick and connected with the bottom of the crossbar, making a satisfying ping as …
Read More »Quick service restaurants are taking a bigger hit as Canadians feel crunched by the cost of living
At The Birds & The Beets in Vancouver, Matthew Senecal-Junkeer’s cafe-restaurant transitions from sandwiches and coffee in the day to wine and small plates at night. And recently, he’s noticed his customers’ price sensitivity changes from day to night, too. During cafe hours, every choice customers make — oat milk …
Read More »‘I feel like I’ve been ripped off’: N.S. passenger gets cold shoulder from Porter Airlines
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. Daniel Doody says his trip to the Yukon earlier this month was ruined when he learned …
Read More »How fans and industry insiders feel about Ontario’s ticket resale crackdown
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. Local fans and industry insiders say the province’s move to ban the reselling of event tickets …
Read More »As gas prices rise, ride-hail drivers feel especially pinched at the pump
For Kuljeet Singh, a ride-hail driver in Vancouver, every stop at the gas station is nerve-racking. His heart starts beating, Singh says, watching the dollar amount climb each time he has to gas up. “Sometimes I feel like I’m going to get, like, heart attacks,” he said, half-joking. Gas prices …
Read More »Retailers feel Black Friday pressure as Canadians expected to tighten their spending
Businesses are under pressure to get in on Black Friday sales and start them early as Canadian shoppers are expected to pull back this holiday season. That means more of what we’ve seen in recent years: businesses extending their promotions to offer deals from after Halloween until late December, according …
Read More »Members of Canadian Sudanese community feel abandoned after violence escalates in Sudan
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Despite Sudan’s paramilitary agreeing to a proposal from the United States and Arab powers for a humanitarian ceasefire on Thursday, members of Toronto’s Sudanese community say they …
Read More »Politicians talk about Arctic sovereignty. But as a northern voter, I feel abandoned by Ottawa
This First Person article is the experience of Damien Haogak, who lives in Yellowknife. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. After four years of university in Edmonton, I moved back to Yellowknife in 2023 with my partner. The pandemic meant I didn’t have many …
Read More »‘Doesn’t feel like home’: Ontario family selling house over new Christmas lights bylaw
A family in Kingsville, Ont., has decided to pull up stakes and move after the city council passed a bylaw that would restrict the family’s Christmas light show. Colten Williams began putting together his Christmas light show a decade ago at the behest of his grandmother, who was inspired by …
Read More »‘It just makes me feel home’: LGBTQ2 newcomers celebrate first Pride in Toronto
When Zhya Aramiy was living in Turkey and Iraq, he had to keep his Pride flags hidden away. Aramiy, who identifies as gay, fled from Iraq at the age of 27 after facing threats, physical violence and ostracization from his family because of his sexuality. “I was at the point …
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