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Six days of funeral observances for former U.S. president Jimmy Carter began on Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The first events reflect Carter’s climb up the political ladder, from the tiny town of Plains, Ga., to decades on the global stage …
Read More »Recycling is failing as a way to reduce plastic. Here’s why
Recycling plastic isn’t working. The figure most often cited is that only nine per cent of the world’s plastic has ever been recycled. That statistic is taken from a 2017 study looking at how much plastic the world has thrown out from 1950 to 2015. It’s a lot: 6.3 billion tonnes, or the weight …
Read More »This Newfoundland school only has 1 student. Here’s what that means for everyone else
Only one student attends Swift Current Academy in rural Newfoundland, and it’s costing the province nearly $450,000 to keep the school’s doors open. (Mark Cumby/CBC News) A school in rural Newfoundland that’s survived several closure attempts remains open for a single student, costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars and causing …
Read More »Here’s what you need to know about rabies
The Dose28:24What do I need to know about rabies? Dr. Scott Weese doesn’t mess around when it comes to rabies. An infectious-diseases veterinarian, Weese recalls when he, his family, as well as some visitors all had to receive vaccinations after being exposed to a potentially rabid bat. “It was a bit …
Read More »Alberta livestock producers want coyotes added to wildlife compensation program. Here’s why
A county in northwestern Alberta wants livestock producers to be compensated when coyotes prey on their animals, which would bring the province in line with the rest of Western Canada. Currently, the carnivores are not listed alongside wolves, grizzly bears, black bears, cougars or eagles under the wildlife predator compensation …
Read More »Pricier pineapples? Here’s how the U.S. port strike could impact your wallet
With U.S. port workers on strike as of Tuesday morning, consumers around the world — and especially in Canada, with its close trade ties to the U.S. — could soon start seeing a shortage of goods or an upward tick in prices. Everything from fruits and vegetables to imported vehicles …
Read More »Superbugs could kill 39 million people by 2050. Here’s what Canadian survivors, doctors say should change
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Melissa Murray regularly ran 10 kilometres a day — until a serious bacterial infection caused her to …
Read More »By the numbers: Here’s what it would take to bring down the Liberals in a confidence vote
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government survived a confidence vote this week with the help of the NDP and the Bloc Québécois — but the Liberals will be facing another one very soon. The Conservatives have said repeatedly they want to bring down the government as soon as possible and have …
Read More »Fall housing market could be ripe for 1st-time buyers. Here’s why
Some long-unaffordable pockets of Canada’s housing market could open up to first-time homebuyers this fall as interest rates decline but experts expect prices will hold relatively flat. Activity in the Canadian housing market has largely been muted through much of the spring and summer despite the start of rate cuts …
Read More »Scotiabank topped profit estimates last quarter while BMO missed. Here’s why – National
Canada’s Bank of Montreal on Tuesday reported quarterly profit below analysts’ estimates, its sixth miss in a row, hurt by weakness in its U.S. retail segment and as the lender made bigger than expected provisions for potential bad loans. Meanwhile, peer Bank of Nova Scotia, Canada’s fourth largest bank by …
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