News/Canada (Page 36)

When “Bobby Brown” sent me a direct message on Instagram, I knew right away he wasn’t the real deal. A tall, handsome, 40-something man who said he’d found my social media profile and become enamoured.  “Nice smile,” he wrote. “I’m Bobby Brown from Sacramento, California, USA. Currently living in ScotlandContinue Reading

Canada The sexual assault trial of retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson, the military’s former head of human resources, begins today in an Ottawa courtroom, more than 30 years after the attack is alleged to have occurred Retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson has pleaded not guilty, denies any wrongdoing Mark Gollom · CBCContinue Reading

Nova Scotia·Updated Cape Breton Regional Municipality has declared a local state of emergency as the region grapples with a winter storm that could bring as much as 150 centimetres of snow by the time it passes. Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education says its schools will be closed MondayCBC News ·Continue Reading

How amazing is it that Canadian celebrities like TV chef Mary Berg, crooner Michael Bublé, comedian Rick Mercer and hockey megastar Sidney Crosby are finally revealing their secrets to financial success? That is, until the Bank of Canada tried to stop them. None of that is true, of course, butContinue Reading

Canada She can’t wait to wrap her arms around her adopted great-niece in Canada after a 4-year fightA four-year legal limbo that stopped a B.C. woman from adopting her great-niece is coming to an end for a South African girl left essentially orphaned after her mother’s sudden death. Ryleigh RidlandContinue Reading

Canada·CBC Investigates She nearly died after ingesting a toxic substance sold by Kenneth Law. Now, a Scottish woman’s account of her painful experience is raising questions about how the alleged serial murderer from Ontario is connected to a mysterious online figure identified only as “Greenberg.” Woman who nearly died afterContinue Reading

Why it’s complicated to be a sober musicianIn an effort to have more performers rethink their relationship with alcohol, the East Coast Music Association encouraged members to take part in a Dry January event. CBC’s Kayla Hounsell breaks down the response and why it’s complicated to be sober in anContinue Reading

Canada Western Canada melts as weather swings from extreme cold to record highs, rainIn B.C., West Vancouver and Abbotsford set all-time January temperature records Tuesday, hitting 18.2 and 17.3 C, respectively. Yesterday’s temperatures were far above normal in much of southern B.C., Alberta, northern Saskatchewan and northwestern Manitoba, as wellContinue Reading

Canada·First Person Morag Wehrle had a vision for the type of new mom she would be — drug-free labour, cloth diapers, and exclusive breastfeeding. So when her body was unable to produce breast milk, she felt she was letting her daughter down. Giving my daughter baby formula felt like IContinue Reading