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Labour Day weekend, but they’re also prompting outcry from those who fear the noise from the event does more harm than good. Detractors of the Canadian International Air Show say the event, a staple of the Canadian National Exhibition featuring military pilots demonstrating their most elaborate loops, rolls and turns, …
Read More »As residents worry about safety, city moves to revitalize Ottawa’s ByWard Market – Ottawa
In Ottawa’s bustling ByWard Market, tourists and residents from across the city take selfies, indulge in diverse cuisine, buy souvenirs and enjoy drinks on patios as they explore the historic neighbourhood just east of downtown. Near the market stalls displaying fresh vegetables and vendors selling handmade goods are signs of …
Read More »Ontario municipalities feel impacts of housing law, worry over little audit progress
TORONTO — It has been more than three months since Ontario promised to make municipalities “whole” on a loss of development charge revenue due to a new provincial law, and they say they’re concerned they’ve seen little to no movement. One large city says it is already feeling the impacts …
Read More »Inside SickKids: As the operating room sits quiet, staff worry about growing backlog
TORONTO — Three large television screens in the nerve centre of the operating room at Canada’s largest pediatric hospital display a list of its surgical spaces, showing which ones have children undergoing procedures at the moment. There are a lot of blank spots. Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children usually runs …
Read More »Sask. farmers, researchers worry investor-bought land ’empties out the countryside’
As Terry Boehm sits on a tractor-powered snowblower on a cold winter day and clears a path to his shop, the grain and seed producer thinks about a more important path: the one his town and its young farmers will travel moving forward. Boehm comes from a long line of farmers near Colonsay, …
Read More »A mix of worry and hope as Iranians in Canada watch an uprising from afar
Sara Shariati stares intently at her phone screen, willing it to connect to her grandfather in Iran. The University of Toronto student hasn’t been able to get ahold of the 95-year-old for two weeks. When the call doesn’t go through, she tries a text message and shakes her head. “The message …
Read More »Alberta’s selenium review now complete as environmental groups worry about next steps
In May 2021, Jeff Kneteman, a retired senior government biologist, told The Canadian Press that some herds of bighorn sheep in Alberta were heavily contaminated with selenium from old coal mines. At the time, Kneteman said Alberta Environment hadn’t commissioned any studies, adding that two herds in northwest Alberta tested outside the safe range for …
Read More »Day school survivors worry they will be left out of whatever apology Pope makes for residential schools
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Margaret Swan’s voice becomes strained as she shares her experience at the Indian day school where she spent five years of her life. “There was so much wrong. So many wrongs done in those schools,” said Swan, a member of the Lake Manitoba First …
Read More »The pandemic upset how we assess students. Experts worry that’s also hampered recovery efforts
Some young learners are struggling to build early reading skills while others stumble over math concepts. Repeated pandemic pivots have left students out of practice with classroom learning, impacted their mental health and distanced them from peers. The CBC News series Learning Curve explores the ramifications of COVID-19 for Canadian …
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