News/Canada (Page 37)

Canada·First Person Leisha Toory wasn’t allowed to go to the temple in her Hindu community while on her period because menstruating women were considered unclean. While she realized there was more period positivity in Canada, there was still room for improvement, so she decided to do something about it. IContinue Reading

Colleges and universities in Canada are making billions from international students, but many of those students have spoken out about living under precarious conditions.  Jovial Orlachi Osundu, president of the international students association at the University of Moncton, says international students are being wrongfully blamed for housing and job shortages.  “It isContinue Reading

Canada Explicit AI-generated photos of one of the world’s most famous artists spread rapidly across social media this week, highlighting once again what experts describe as an urgent need to crack down on technology and platforms that make it possible for harmful images to be shared.  Experts say laws mustContinue Reading

A man accused by police in India of helping smuggle a family of four through Canada just before they froze to death on the Manitoba border with the United States is living freely in a suburb outside Toronto, an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found.  Indian police allege FenilContinue Reading

Canada A new gold rush? The search for the natural hydrogen motherlode is coming to CanadaAn Alberta company plans to begin searching for natural hydrogen in northern Ontario this summer in hopes of finding enough of the gas — highly valued as a clean fuel source — to produce and market it. AnContinue Reading

Kenneth Law to face at least 1 upgraded 1st-degree murder chargeCBC news has confirmed that accused poison seller Kenneth Law will face at least one upgraded first-degree murder charge. Law already faces second-degree murder charges, as well as charges for allegedly abetting or counselling suicide, in connection to 14 deathsContinue Reading

Canada Parents, dermatologists and social media influencers are divided as more kids shop at beauty retailer Sephora, and an increasing number buy into expensive, elaborate skin-care products. Millions of people are watching and sharing videos condemning ‘Sephora kids’ Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Jan 21, 2024 4:00 AMContinue Reading

Some schools are allowing nuts again despite allergy risksCanadian researchers found that restricting foods, such as nuts and peanuts, at schools isn’t the best way to protect kids from life-threatening allergic reactions. CBC’s Deana Sumanac-Johnson breaks down the change. As Whitehorse students pluck water bottles and food containers from their lunchContinue Reading

When a Toronto man looked out at his driveway on a holiday Monday last August and saw his SUV was gone — the second one to be stolen that year — he said one thought came to his mind: “Not again.” Using Apple AirTags he had hidden in the vehicle, AndrewContinue Reading