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As It Happens5:29Scientists thought this Antarctic sea floor would be barren. But it’s teeming with life When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ice shelf, they knew they had to stop what they were doing …
Read More »Life has gone back to normal. But those with long COVID continue to suffer
When Nathanael Rafinejad first moved to Montreal, they loved the city’s nightlife and worked as a bartender and a waiter while studying business management. But after catching COVID-19 in January 2022, the 29-year-old is now mostly confined to their apartment. “I feel completely cut off from the world most of …
Read More »Which Ontario party would make your life more affordable? Depends who you are
Ontario’s main political parties are competing for the hearts of voters by appealing to their wallets, with a mix of tax cuts and money-back rebates pitched as helping with the cost of living. Doug Ford and his Ontario PC Party is campaigning off the one-time $200 cheque that his government is …
Read More »Booze, language laws and maple syrup? Here’s how interprovincial barriers impact your daily life
There’s been a lot of chatter about interprovincial trade barriers lately — namely, that Canada should remove them, with federal and provincial officials saying that opening up domestic trade could soften the impact of potential U.S. tariffs. But what are these barriers, and how do they impact our daily lives? Just imagine …
Read More »People debate if AI art is real. Here’s how it’s changed my life
This First Person column is the experience of Lucas Orfanides, who lives in Sackville, N.B. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. In Grade 7, the week before Family Day, we were assigned an art project in class to make a painting on a dinner …
Read More »Brady Corbet on bringing The Brutalist to life
Weeks before The Brutalist sparked a debate over its use of generative AI, director Brady Corbet spoke with CBC’s Eli Glasner about why casting Adrien Brody was a ‘no-brainer’ and the challenges of portraying architecture in the 10-time Oscar-nominated film. News Source link
Read More »India police volunteer sentenced to life over rape, murder of junior doctor in Kolkata
A court in India has sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor who was attacked while on duty in Kolkata last August — a crime that sparked widespread protests across the country. The trial, which started in November and was held in …
Read More »Nagasaki bombing survivor, who devoted his life to promoting peace, dead at 93
Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing who devoted his life to advocating for peace and campaigning against nuclear weapons, has died. He was 93. Fukahori died at a hospital in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 3, according to a statement on Sunday from the Urakami Catholic Church, …
Read More »Doctors in Halton can now prescribe nature ‘to help people have a better quality of life’
If you’re in Halton, Ont., your doctor can now prescribe that you touch some grass. Conservation Halton has partnered with Halton Healthcare and PaRx to offer up to 10 free visits to conservation areas in the region when receiving a prescription for nature. “Anything that we can do to help people …
Read More »Syrians have big plans for life after Assad. But their neighbours might have other ideas
Syrians seeking to chart their own political course, free from outside interference, following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad may be thwarted by the geopolitical ambitions of their neighbours, who already have a foothold in the country, experts say. “We all want this to be a moment of liberation and self-determination,” for the Syrians, said Mostafa Minawi, an …
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