Pauline Marois: PQ Government More Focused Than Last Year
QUEBEC - Premier Pauline Marois says her government was more focused in the current session of the legislature than when it was first elected last year.Marois says her team concentrated on employment...
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Pam McConnell: I'm 'Lucky To Be Alive' After Ford Collision, May Sue
The diminutive city councillor who was bowled over by Rob Ford at City Hall last month is considering taking legal action against the Toronto mayor. Pam McConnell, who suffered a fat lip in the...
View ArticleGovernment invests half-million dollars in seal meat
The Canadian and Newfoundland and Labrador governments are putting $498,000 into a pilot project to develop value-added seal meat products. Gail Shea, the federal fisheries minister, said in St....
View ArticleTransgender children in Canada to get more support, expert says
A network of support for transgender children is growing in Canada, at clinics working to help youth transition from one gender to another. But critics say it raises ethical questions about when...
View ArticlePierre's picks: 5 don't-miss events in Montreal this weekend
Every Friday, CBC Montreal’s Homerun arts reporter Pierre Landry brings you the top five things to see and do in Montreal this weekend. Here are Pierre's picks for Dec. 7, 8 and 9. 1. Montreal's Half...
View ArticleBest Country Music Albums Of 2013
With any luck, 2013 will be remembered as a transitional year in country music. For a notoriously conservative genre -- you'll still find less variation in instrumentation, aesthetic, and even vocal...
View ArticleDimitri Soudas Touted For Senior Job With Conservatives
Dimitri Soudas, the former communications director for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, is being considered for a senior job with the Conservative Party of Canada, CBC News has learned. Soudas is being...
View ArticleTransLink 'So You Think You Can Busk?' Competition Lets You Vote
TransLink is asking for the public's input in choosing its eighth and final 2014 busker. "So You Think You Can Busk?" is the transit company's open audition for its coveted busker license that allows...
View ArticleAlberta Cabinet Shuffle: Premier Redford Remakes Her Team
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Alison Redford shuffled more than half the ministers in her cabinet Friday, promoting rising stars Manmeet Bhullar and Robin Campbell while demoting Doug Griffiths and deputy...
View ArticleTwin boys born 8 days apart at Halifax hospital
Twin boys were born eight days apart in a rare arrival at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax this week. Edonna Bean's pregnancy with the twins was considered high risk, so she came to Halifax from...
View ArticleHydro-Québec requests 5.8% rate hike
Hydro-Québec is asking the province's energy board for permission to increase rates next year by nearly six per cent. That would cost the average homeowner $120 more per year. It would cost the average...
View ArticleNorth Toront food bank teaches kids to cook in classroom kitchen
A food bank in north Toronto is not only helping to feed children, but also teaching them how to cook a delicious meal of their own at home. The North York Harvest Food Bank, located at the Oriole...
View ArticleShould we tax foreign buyers of Vancouver real estate?
Vancouver’s sky-high real estate prices and the influence of offshore investors has come under fire again, in a controversial article on the South China Morning Post website. The Post article, by...
View ArticleEarly morning roadblocks tackle 'still drunk' drivers
Police in Metro Vancouver are making roadside checks at 5 a.m., catching people who don't realize they're still drunk the morning after the night before, the CBC has learned. A CBC Investigates crew...
View ArticleElk Killing In Port Alberni: Five Dead Since First Nation Offered Reward
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The discovery of five fresh elk carcasses in the Nuu-chah-nulth territory on Vancouver Island suggests poachers are thumbing their noses at a $25,000 reward.On Tuesday, the tribal...
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Hijab Uniform For Edmonton Police Approved (PHOTO)
A hijab uniform has been approved for Muslim officers by the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) in what's being called a proactive move. The EPS has not received any requests for the uniform but they say...
View ArticleNorth Shore crews search for missing senior
Crews are searching for a missing 76-year-old woman who has gone missing in freezing temperatures on the North Shore. Joan Warren left her seniors' residence in the 900 block of Lynn Valley Road in...
View ArticleJonathan Drouin out indefinitely after hit from behind
Halifax Mooseheads General Manager Cam Russell confirmed Saturday that star player and Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Jonathan Drouin is out indefinitely after suffering a mild concussion during Friday's...
View ArticleToronto man exits Hwy. 400, blows three times over legal limit
A 53-year-old Toronto man is facing impaired driving charges after blowing more than three times the legal blood-alcohol limit. The man was stopped at the Duckworth Street exit of Highway 400 by Barrie...
View ArticleHey hosers - what do you call that cap on your head?
As frigid temperatures continue across the prairies, members of the CBC Edmonton newsroom are debating the correct spelling of the wooly cap we Canadians wear on our heads. The CBC Style Guide has...
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