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World Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s funeral service and burial will take place in Moscow on Friday, his spokesperson said, but his allies accused the Kremlin of thwarting their attempts to organize a bigger event a day earlier. Yulia Navalnaya, speaking in France, says she’s unsure how Russian police willContinue Reading
In northern Alberta, a worrisomely dry winter has raised some fears about an issue that hasn’t historically been a problem — drought. “Up towards Slave Lake, we’d expect about 50 millimetres [of water] this coming year,” said John Pomeroy, a University of Saskatchewan water scientist. “We had five. So one–tenth ofContinue Reading
The Manitoba government is cutting ties with a private foster home operator and has asked police to investigate after learning the home was giving underage teens unauthorized cannabis as a form of harm reduction. Spirit Rising House, a Winnipeg-based for-profit company, runs nine foster homes and two specialized group homesContinue Reading
Saskatoon Woman, 68, grateful for rescue after falling in snowbank as temperatures droppedA Saskatchewan woman is grateful to two men who found her lying in the snow behind her home as temperatures dropped below –20 C. Bonnie Letrud yelled for help in –20 C weather before 2 men found herContinue Reading
Nova Scotia Relatives of an elderly couple in rural Nova Scotia who endured a two-month landline outage say it’s a safety concern, calling landlines an essential service that should be prioritized by phone companies. Couple lost home phone service for nearly two months Angela MacIvor · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading
NL A possible return to low-level flying at Goose Bay remains up in the air, as consultations continue with Indigenous groups. DND says it’s ‘open to future requests,’ as Quebec Innu ‘formally and unanimously’ reject resumption This is one of the final German jets to come to Goose Bay forContinue Reading
Health Breast cancer tends to hit Black women at younger ages and be more aggressive, but they’re underrepresented when it comes to genetic screening, say doctors launching an awareness campaign designed to empower Black women to learn more about it. Black women tend to be diagnosed at a younger age, with moreContinue Reading
Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government says it has started a process to name a new ethics commissioner — but it’s not clear whether a new commissioner can be appointed before the current one leaves office. With the interim commissioner’s term ending Thursday, opposition accuses government of dragging its heels ElizabethContinue Reading
Politics·Analysis If it were any other time — and if the stakes weren’t so high — the swift international slapdown that followed French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent comments on Ukraine might have been funny. The French president may have been trying to signal resolve — If so, he failed Murray Brewster · CBC NewsContinue Reading
Russia targets Canadian electronics to make its weaponsLeaked documents obtained by CBC News show how a Russian military arms manufacturer may be targeting Canadian companies to obtain critical technology for its drones — and skirting sanctions in the process. A Russian defence contractor sought to acquire electronics from two CanadianContinue Reading
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