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Nova Scotia RCMP say cadaver dogs did not locate human remains in the search for missing children Lilly and Jack Sullivan. In a news release Wednesday, the Mounties said two dog teams searched a total of 40 kilometres in the Lansdowne Station area in late September. The sparsely populated community …
Read More »U.S. orange juice shipments plummet as Canadians find Florida OJ hard to swallow
Feeling a little squeezed in the orange juice aisle? Between the climbing cost for a carton of fresh-squeezed juice, steep counter-tariffs on U.S. juices like Tropicana, and now plummeting U.S. shipments, you might worry this breakfast staple is in danger of becoming a luxury good. But industry and business experts say …
Read More »‘Gives us some hope’: Afghan women at risk of deportation due to USAID cuts look to find home at U of R
Nilab still remembers the day Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021. She was at the bank trying to pay for her sister’s passport in preparation for fleeing the country. Dressed in a red suit from work and with her hair uncovered, every taxi driver refused to take her home. Nilab, 29, …
Read More »‘I have a life back’: How ketamine therapy is helping these Nova Scotians find relief from depression
For decades, Sherri Topple’s world was overshadowed by the crushing weight of depression that no medication or therapy seemed to fix. It wasn’t until she tried ketamine therapy that she finally felt a sense of relief. At her worst, the Nova Scotia woman says she could barely muster up the …
Read More »RFK Jr. vows to find cause of autism by September — experts have doubts
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged that the country’s top health agency will pinpoint the cause of autism by September, an announcement that sparked a wave of concern among medical experts and advocates, who question the feasibility and focus of the research. Kennedy — a longtime vaccine critic who has …
Read More »Why Doug Ford may find there’s little to be gained by campaigning for Poilievre
After Doug Ford’s significant majority victory in Ontario, one might think Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would be racing to cozy up to the premier for help in winning the crucial battleground province in the federal election. Poilievre, however, said he hasn’t approached the Ontario Progressive Conservative leader for assistance. Ford, meanwhile, indicated he won’t be …
Read More »Canadians need doctors. These strategies from around the country aim to find them
The Cure is a CBC News series examining strategies provinces and territories are using to tackle the primary care crisis. Kristen Walsh pores over the journal she uses to log everything she can about managing her multiple chronic medical conditions without a family doctor. Walsh, who lives in Conception Bay …
Read More »Rescuers rush to find survivors after deadly mall roof collapse in Peru
The collapse of a food court roof at a shopping mall in northwestern Peru killed six people and left at least 78 others injured, the country’s defence minister said Saturday. The heavy iron roof at the Real Plaza Trujillo shopping mall, a city in the La Libertad region of northern …
Read More »Sask. women find chat room sharing their intimate or sexualized images without consent
Late last year, a man Kelsey Diaz knew said he had seen her intimate photos online, but he refused to offer more information about it. She assumed he was lying to her. This week, as the existence of an online server harbouring that material became more public, she learned that …
Read More »When is a deal really a deal? We tracked prices at Old Navy and Canadian Tire to find out
If you walk into an Old Navy or browse online, you’re bound to find huge discounts offered and hot deals aplenty. But an investigation by CBC’s Marketplace has found some of those bargains are not what they seem. Marketplace tracked the price of items sold at two major retailers — …
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