ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility Help
newsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in Canada
Why did Canada switch to metric?
22 hours ago
Duration 11:44
22 hours agoNewsDuration 11:44Here’s what Canadians thought of switching to metric decades ago as we look back on why it happened in the first place.
More from News
Video
2:03
A new play reimagines N.L. premiers – as puppets
2 hours ago
Video
4:04
Winnipeg woman defies personal challenges to start her own business
6 hours ago
Video
2:42
A look at Edmonton’s battleground ridings
8 hours ago
Video
2:57
From 18 months to 5 years, N.L. patients are left waiting for psychological assessments
8 hours ago
Video
2:02
Chefs-in-training cook 6,000 meals in 2 days to combat food insecurity nationwide
9 hours ago
Trending Now
Video
0:39
Residents in the riding of Nepean react to Chandra Arya not being allowed to run as a Liberal
March 22
Video
2:04
Rachel Homan’s Canadian rink beats Korea in an extra end to return to world championship gold game
March 22
Video
7:15
Columbia student flees to Canada after ICE showed up at her door
The National March 20
Video
2:14
Rachel Homan’s Team Canada rink repeats as world women’s champions
6 hours ago
Video
2:47
Trump rebuked by U.S. Supreme Court chief justice after bashing judge
The National March 19
now
