During a recent move, Rick Howe spotted a cassette tape he hadn’t seen in years. When he slid it into his vintage Marantz recorder, the sounds carried him back half a century — and the voices took him back more than 100 years. Veteran journalist Rick Howe shares recordings of …
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Family desperate for clues after B.C. trucker goes missing following delivery in Winnipeg on Friday
A 34-year-old truck driver from British Columbia has been reported missing after family said he stopped communicating with them shortly after arriving in Winnipeg for a delivery on Friday. Farah Ali Mohamud works for Reef Trucking Enterprises and drove from Vancouver to Winnipeg to deliver a load on Friday morning, …
Read More »For these adult siblings, living together is an art
Three siblings, one spouse and one stranger that’s now like a brother: Why these five adults came to Canada together and now live, work and travel together — and wouldn’t have it any other way. Five siblings share why they plan to always live together for CBC Ottawa’s Creator Network. …
Read More »Thousands will soon be moving into Calgary’s converted office towers. What are they going to do there?
It is a staggeringly ambitious plan. Given the situation, it had to be. When the economy started slumping in 2015, office vacancies in downtown Calgary began to climb. By 2020, the vacancy rate was sitting at over 30 per cent — about 14 million square feet of office space sat …
Read More »Why Canada’s ban on foreign buyers hasn’t made homes more affordable
A year-old foreign buyers ban aimed at making housing affordable for Canadians had too many exemptions and was more of a political manoeuvre, according to critics. They say it’s clear housing remains out of reach for too many in Canada, and it’s time to look at strategies that have worked …
Read More »Canadian universities aim to boost plant-based options on menus in 2024 to meet student demand
Universities across the country are introducing more plant-based food in their dining halls, something institutions say is an ongoing demand from students for more variety and a larger push for more sustainable practices. From east to west, there’s a desire to introduce more sustainable practices. Before he went to Western …
Read More »After years of drought and wells running dry, this Nova Scotia community is looking to the sea
The Municipality of Barrington is partnering with a Quebec company to test an ocean-based desalination system, after several droughts since 2016 have brought the community’s long-term water supply into question. Barrington to test a wave-powered desalination system designed by a Quebec company. For most of the decades he’s been a …
Read More »Northern Ontario gearing up for slippery freezing rain, travel disruptions
Click here to view the video Consider avoiding or postponing your travels over the next few days if you’re in northwestern Ontario as hours of freezing rain are likely to highly impact the region’s major highways. Winter in northern Ontario has been unusually snow-free this year, leaving residents scratching their …
Read More »Storm hits Metro Vancouver on Christmas, flood watch issued for Vancouver Island
An atmospheric river brought heavy rain to the Lower Mainland and South Coast on Christmas Day, with authorities saying flooding in low-lying areas could be possible. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver’s North Shore, saying that rain is expected to become heavier by Monday afternoon. Around …
Read More »7 people sent to hospital, dog dead after crash on Highway 104 Sunday
Richmond County District RCMP are investigating after seven people, including four children, were sent to hospital and a dog died following a two-vehicle crash on Sunday evening. Police officers, firefighters and paramedics responded to a report of a crash near Whiteside just before 6 p.m., according to an RCMP media …
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