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Alberta’s COVID-19 hospitalizations are spiking and experts say the big question now is how high the fall surge will go. The number of people hospitalized with the virus jumped from 843 last week to 980 this week — an increase of 137 people in one week. In intensive care, the …
Read More »Most climate policies worldwide do not consider the rights of people with disabilities
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your …
Read More »Increased attendance at CNE shows ‘people are ready to return back to norm’
An increase in the number of people attending the first Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) since 2019 is a clear indication that people are craving a return to normalcy after more than two years dealing with COVID-19, the event’s CEO says. Darrell Brown says attendance was over 1 million by the …
Read More »Candlelight vigil planned for 6 young people killed in Barrie, Ont., crash
A candlelight vigil is set to take place today to honour the six young people killed in last weekend’s Barrie, Ont., car crash. The six victims, all in their early 20s, were found dead at the site of a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning, hours after police reported them missing. …
Read More »Kelowna bus drivers set to strike, potentially affecting students and people with special needs
People living in Kelowna, B.C., and surrounding communities are bracing for disruption to bus service, with public transit workers in a legal position to strike shortly after noon on Thursday. That’s when members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1722 — which represents Kelowna Regional Transit operators, office staff and maintenance …
Read More »3 people arrested as police identify man shot dead in south Surrey
Police have identified a man who was shot and killed in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend. RCMP said Troy Michael Regnier, 37, was shot multiple times outside a home in the 16600-block of 19 Avenue around 11 p.m. PT on Saturday. First responders found Regnier injured outside the house, but he later died as …
Read More »4 people accuse Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler of sexual misconduct, music publication reports
WARNING: This article contains content about sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A leader in Montreal’s music industry says concertgoers upset by allegations of sexual misconduct against Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler should be allowed to get a refund …
Read More »More people living in RVs on Vernon, B.C., streets because they can’t find a home, housing advocates say
Robert Brown never thought he’d be living like this — all of his possessions crammed into an old, 30-foot motorhome, moving from place to place in search of some place to rent or park his RV. Brown and his partner Mathie Franchuck moved to Vernon, B.C., one month ago on a promise …
Read More »This father and son both needed 4-organ transplants. They want more people to give the gift of life
Nearly 16 years after Darryl Wallis had a rare, life-changing transplant operation for four organs, his five-year-old son had to undergo the same procedure just two weeks ago. Now, he’s calling on more Ontarians to consider registering to become organ donors. At the age of one, Wallis was diagnosed with hollow visceral …
Read More »New city data shows 40 people a night on average turned away from Toronto homeless shelters
An average of 40 people a night were told there was no bed available for them in Toronto homeless shelters in the last year and a half, newly released city data shows. And for the first six months of this year, an average of 63 people a night were “unmatched …
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