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A man accused of setting more than a dozen fires across Winnipeg last year was carrying a notebook when he was arrested that contained “future potential targets” — including the health minister’s constituency office and the CBC, search warrant documents allege. Jesse Wheatland, 35, was charged after a months-long string …
Read More »Victoire captain Poulin has ‘decisions to make’ about PWHL future after Walter Cup win
Marie-Philip Poulin and her Montréal Victoire teammates were still floating on a cloud a week after winning the Walter Cup. The Victoire’s captain, however, will navigate the coming weeks under a cloud of uncertainty that, for now, casts doubt on her immediate future in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. “There …
Read More »Netanyahu’s future uncertain as Israel starts to prepare for national election
While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been focussed on “total victory” for Israel since the Hamas-led attack on the country on Oct. 7, 2023, his own victory in a coming national election is far from certain. This past week, the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, unanimously approved a bill to begin …
Read More »What does Colbert’s exit mean for the future of late night?
“From the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, it’s Stephen Colbert!” We’ll hear those words for the last time tonight. After 11 seasons, the curtains are closing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, marking the end of an era shaped by his opening monologues, celebrity interviews and political …
Read More »From the Gobi Desert to Canada’s North: This Chinese visionary is betting on AI to power this country’s future
Near the edge of China’s Gobi Desert, massive wind hubs managed by artificial intelligence are churning out electricity at a fraction of the cost of coal power. Now, the visionary behind the technology says he’s ready to replicate that model in remote parts of Canada. Lei Zhang is the billionaire …
Read More »How climate change is threatening the flavour — and future — of India’s prized Darjeeling tea
On a misty March day in Darjeeling, Satish Mitruka walks through the dried-up leaves of his estate’s tea bushes, explaining how changing weather patterns are affecting his business. “Darjeeling is a dying industry,” said Mitruka, a third-generation tea harvester in this area of West Bengal in India’s northeast, adding that …
Read More »Sora, OpenAI’s generative video app, is history. Here’s what that means for the firm’s future
Just six months ago, OpenAI was touting the latest version of its generative AI video model Sora as “the beginning of a completely new era” for creators, one it said would bring “a lot of joy, creativity and connection to the world.” But Sora — a platform that could generate …
Read More »I fear the violence of war but I also fear a future where nothing changes in Iran
This First Person column is the experience of Mehdi M. Kashani, who lives in Toronto. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. A costly war is raging in the Middle East and as an Iranian, I’m constantly asked about it. Non-Iranian friends, colleagues and neighbours …
Read More »He was hired to fight for Wales’s future generations. Does Canada need a job like that?
For the last three years, Derek Walker has been challenging the Welsh government to consider the following: How will your decisions affect people born in Wales as far as 50 years from now? As his country’s future generations commissioner, Walker’s tasked with advocating for the rights of Wales’s youngest and …
Read More »Exiled Venezuelans in Spain hoping to go home face uncertain future after Maduro’s ouster
For years, many of Venezuela’s exiles in Spain — leading opposition figures and citizens — have hoped for a day when ousted president Nicolás Maduro would no longer be in power. It’s been an enduring hope for Xiomara Sierra since Venezuela’s July 2024 elections, when she became a target of …
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