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This First Person article is the experience of Gale Uhlmann, a superintendent in Stirling, Ont. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. Most people assume I wear a mask to places like the gas station, the bank and the grocery store because of COVID. But …
Read More »Only one air traffic controller working during deadly mid-air collision near Washington: report
One air traffic controller was working two positions when a passenger jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided in mid-air with a military helicopter near Washington late Wednesday, according to a report from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The report, obtained by The Associated Press, says the staffing configuration “was not normal for …
Read More »After Assad, these 3 women are working to build a just and peaceful Syria
The Current24:51Meet the Syrian women demanding a role in the country’s future As Alma Salem crossed the border from Lebanon into Syria she asked the driver to pull over. She fled the country 13 years ago when Bashar al-Assad’s authoritarian government opposed pro-democracy protests with military force, plunging the country into civil war. …
Read More »Smash-and-grab jewelry store heists are a thing — the industry’s working to put thieves on ice
It’s a scene that’s become all-too familiar in the retail world: Burglars smashing the windows and doors of shops in daring fashion and at lightning speed, then making off with high-value, easy-to-snatch goods. Jewelry stores have become the targets of many of these thieves. And they don’t just use hammers: in …
Read More »With walls, berms and raised roads, Fort McMurray is working to keep its river from overflowing
Ever since the devastating spring floods of 2020 in Fort McMurray, the northeastern Alberta community has been shoring up its defences against rising rivers. Now, officials with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) say Fort McMurray is better prepared for future floods. “From a permanent structural mitigation standpoint, there’s …
Read More »Saskatoon, Regina working on solutions as more encampments pop up in frigid temperatures
Winter has settled into Saskatchewan and encampments have been popping up more frequently as people without homes try to stay warm. Records sent to CBC News by the Saskatoon Fire Department show there have been 200 more encampments catalogued in the city in 2024 compared to this time last year. Meanwhile, …
Read More »India denies working with mobsters to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil
India’s government on Thursday denied it was working with mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada as alleged publicly this week by Canadian officials in an escalating diplomatic dispute. India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal denied that India was in cahoots with India-based mobsters in Canada and even suggested that Canadian authorities had been resisting India’s attempts to extradite those people to India. “It is strange that people who we …
Read More »Atlantic crews working in U.S. to restore power in Helene’s wake
More than 700 Canadian lineworkers, including about 300 from Atlantic Canada, have been deployed to assist in restoring power in North and South Carolina in the wake of a major tropical storm. Jim Salmon, vice-president of Holland Power Services, a power-restoration company with Canadian offices in Maugerville, N.B., said crews …
Read More »Former Canadian politician suspected of working for foreign government: CSIS – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A former Canadian politician is suspected of trying to influence Parliament’s work on behalf of a foreign government, according to documents released by the foreign interference commission Friday. No identifying information about the parliamentarian — whether they were a senator or MP, …
Read More »Westwood Elementary fire: School district already working on plans to ensure fall learning – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size After Westwood Elementary School in Thompson, Man., went up in flames early Wednesday, the province says the School District of Mystery Lake is undertaking a plan to ensure all 280 students have a proper learning space come the fall. “The school division …
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