World Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday for his image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in the Gaza Strip. Photo of woman holding niece’s body taken at hospital in Khan Younis in OctoberContinue Reading
Sports·Opinion It’s been a challenging three years for the Canadian women’s soccer team since they won the Olympic gold medal, but the resilience they demonstrate will serve them well in Paris. Tokyo champions have demonstrated their character in recent months Shireen Ahmed · for CBC Sports · Posted: Apr 18,Continue Reading
Urban gardening might seem fairly innocuous when it comes to its overall carbon footprint, but when compared to conventional agriculture, a study released earlier this year would suggest otherwise. The study, published in January in the science journal Nature, found the carbon footprint of food from urban agriculture is six times greater thanContinue Reading
Sudbury The province has hired about 600 forest firefighters this year, which is similar to last year. The Ford government rolled out incentive programs earlier this month to attract and retain more fire staff. The province has some 200 vacancies but is satisfied with the results of its recruitment effortsContinue Reading
Manitoba The head of the regulatory body for medical lab technologists in Manitoba says he’s concerned about a post-secondary program that has more available seats than applications. Only 32 applicants for 40 spots in RRC Polytech programCBC News · Posted: Apr 18, 2024 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: AprilContinue Reading
3 days agoNewsDuration 3:31Shirley Carey has been an avid rug hooker for the last 40 or so years, but as she nears her 100th birthday, she’s decided it’s time to hang up her hooks. The CBC’s Jane Sponagle visited Carey at her home in Avonport, N.S., to learn more aboutContinue Reading
Saskatchewan Two scientists whose connection was sparked in Saskatchewan are working together from different sides of the globe to improve animal health in Sri Lanka, in hopes of addressing a potential global health threat. ‘Very collective effort’ needed to keep resistance in animals from transferring to humans Sam Samson ·Continue Reading
Manitoba For the first time since 1997, no one from three generations of the Dunaway family group attended the Arizona Coyotes’ fan appreciation night — the final game of the regular season — amid reports Wednesday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers was the last one before the team is relocated.Continue Reading
World·Analysis The reasons why Jordan and, reportedly, Saudi Arabia helped thwart Iran’s attack on Israel are varied, complex and perhaps self-serving, observers say. But they may also reveal their greater concern about the threat posed by Iran and in preventing a wider conflict. The threat posed by Iran, and of a wider conflict, loomsContinue Reading
Business Canadian entrepreneurs and investors are blasting the federal government’s budget for expanding a tax on the rich that they say will worsen brain drain and further degrade productivity. The government estimates the change will impact 0.13 per cent of Canadians in any given year, and 307,000 Canadian companies. Some say governmentContinue Reading
