On the Middle East, public trust and the meaning of impartiality
We use this editor’s blog to explain our journalism and what’s happening at CBC News. You can find more blogs here. Last week, I received two emails from two different …
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Tij Iginla embraces family name, eager to follow his Hall of Fame dad’s footsteps entering NHL draft
Tij Iginila doesn’t shy away from his famous last name, instead embracing the expectations that come with being the son of a Hockey Hall of Famer. The 17-year-old is so …
Study suggests hundreds of Quebec deaths each year are related to heat
A new study from Quebec’s Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) suggests that heat is responsible for 470 deaths per year in the province, and that the number will increase …
Police arrest 3 in connection with massive Desjardins data breach
Laval police say they arrested three suspects Wednesday in connection to a massive data breach at Desjardins Group made public in 2019. Imad Jbara, 33, and Ayoub Kourdal, 36, were charged with …
Quadriplegic Quebec man chooses assisted dying after 4-day ER stay leaves horrific bedsore
On a Thursday in January, Normand Meunier arrived at the hospital in Saint-Jérôme, Que., with a respiratory virus. Weeks later, he would emerge with a severe bedsore that would eventually lead him …
CBC/Radio-Canada launches new effort to improve representation of Indigenous peoples
CBC/Radio-Canada unveiled a new three-year plan on Monday to improve its employment and representation of Indigenous peoples, which includes the establishment of a new Indigenous office to oversee those efforts. …
CBC head says team doesn’t get ‘so-called bonuses,’ but ‘incentive pay’ – National
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation president and CEO Catherine Tait told the House of Commons heritage committee she and the CBC executive team does not get “so-called bonuses” but isn’t ruling out “incentive …
Hardware chain Rona cutting 300 jobs, closing two distribution centres
Rona Inc. says it’s cutting about 300 jobs and closing two distribution centres as part of a plan to adjust its operating model and eliminate inefficiencies. The home improvement retailer …
Climate change behind ferry disruptions and shipping delays, Marine Atlantic says
Unusually choppy waters off the west coast of Newfoundland mean the island’s only transport truck ferry service has been seeing an onslaught of delays. And those repeated delays, says Marine …
Meta offers Canadian Facebook users $51M to settle lawsuit in 4 provinces
Meta is offering $51 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in four Canadian provinces over the use of some users’ images in Facebook advertising. The legal action filed by a …