News/Canada (Page 36)

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

Vicky Quao was in class this week when she got an email about a new two-year cap on international student study permits — intended to stem an unsustainable boom and unscrupulous players in this post-secondary sector.  “I stopped dead in my tracks” and felt disappointment and sadness, recalled the psychology major, who is minoringContinue Reading

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