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Supporters of the Liberal Party of Canada had much to celebrate in Montreal this weekend. For one thing, the party is on the verge of commanding another majority in the House of Commons. Sixteen months ago that seemed implausible, bordering on inconceivable. For another, it continues to exist as a …
Read More »He thought he followed all the rules. Then border guards arrested him on the street
Just weeks ago, Dillon Nolan was envisioning a new chapter of his life in Canada. He married his partner, Dylan Fox, on Valentine’s Day and was, by all accounts, excelling at his job as a social worker specializing in youth mental health at B.C. Children’s Hospital. A couple of weeks …
Read More »Storing carbon underground? There’s less room than we thought, new study suggests
Many countries, including Canada, are counting on some kind of underground carbon storage to keep planet-warming greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere and avoid the most catastrophic climate projections. But a study published this week in the journal Nature is raising a new issue with what is already a mostly unproven …
Read More »He thought he was calling Air Canada. The airline says it wasn’t them
A Stellarton, N.S., man says he was baffled when he discovered his $2,000 non-refundable airline ticket to Texas was cancelled. He was even more baffled when he reached out to Air Canada, only to be told the airline’s records showed that the cancellation had been made online and that they were unable to give …
Read More »Scientists thought this Antarctic sea floor would be barren. But it’s teeming with life
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 »This Dalhousie grad thought she was over COVID but now she’s too weak to walk
When Amy Tenenbaum graduates from Dalhousie University on Friday, she’s hoping she has the strength to walk across the stage to get her diploma. Tenenbaum’s life has changed dramatically since testing positive for COVID-19 in January. The 22-year-old — who is from Rhode Island — is one of several hundred people in Nova Scotia currently experiencing symptoms of …
Read More »I thought I understood what happens to your body in frigid water. Then I fell in
This First Person piece is by Jacob Ulrich, a master’s student in biology at the University of Saskatchewan. He is originally from Milestone, Sask. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. A splash, a flash of panic and a thump in my chest like a …
Read More »If you thought gas prices were high, have you checked out diesel?
There is little relief from pain at the pumps these days, especially as the price of diesel has nearly doubled in the last year. Diesel is now averaging $2.29 per litre across Canada, and is even more expensive than premium gasoline. In the last month alone, a litre of diesel has …
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