Cash transactions are way down. These advocates say the feds need to do something ( www.cbc.ca )
A consumer group is urgently calling on the federal government to follow other jurisdictions in the U.S and Europe and bring in legislation to stem the slide toward a cashless society....
Canada 'sleepwalking' into cashless society, consumer advocates warn ( www.cbc.ca )
This woman pays 100% of her income on rent ( www.cbc.ca )
The Netherlands generates way more solar power than Canada. Here's how they do it - Global investment in solar power now tops all other energy generation technologies combined, says IEA ( www.cbc.ca )
While Canada lags behind in solar adoption, many places including Germany, China, Japan and even the United States are moving quickly....
He can't afford to rent an apartment. So this man secretly sleeps in an office ( www.cbc.ca )
A man in St. John's rents office space, but he doesn't have an office job....
Rate of older adults losing secure housing is on the rise. ( www.cbc.ca )
The article highlights a growing crisis where more older adults in Canada, particularly in Toronto, are experiencing homelessness and relying on shelters. Doctors and shelter workers report a significant rise in seniors seeking shelter due to housing affordability challenges and health crises. The existing shelter system is...
Trudeau says he isn't quitting — do the Liberals have any good options to turn things around? ( www.cbc.ca )
Liberal backbencher calls for Trudeau to resign in email to caucus ( www.cbc.ca )
'I'm sorry, God': Accused cried when Coutts border blockade abandoned ( www.cbc.ca )
This guy is seriously delusional....
Canadian military planning for evacuation of 20,000 from Lebanon, says top commander ( www.cbc.ca )
Raw sewage pumped into this woman's building for months. Officials did nothing ( www.cbc.ca )
The video shows an old, low-ceilinged basement, the dirt floor flooded with black and brown sludge. A broken cast-iron pipe is visible — the source of a leak spewing raw sewage into the basement of a home in New Glasgow, N.S., for about a year....
Facial recognition technology gains popularity with police, intensifying calls for regulation ( www.cbc.ca )
Some police services in Canada are using facial recognition technology to help solve crimes, while other police forces say human rights and privacy concerns are holding them back from employing the powerful digital tools....
MAID lawsuit shines spotlight on faith-based health organizations - Under 1995 agreement, B.C. allows organizations to withhold services that conflict with beliefs, values ( www.cbc.ca )
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Eligibility for federal dental care plan expands to children, people with disabilities ( www.cbc.ca )
Canadian military planning for evacuation of 20,000 from Lebanon, says top commander ( www.cbc.ca )
Sheree Fertuck's murder illustrates Saskatchewan's deep-seated misogyny problem: expert ( www.cbc.ca )
Greg Fertuck was the type of man who solved his problems through "intimidation, threats and violence."...
3 years and a record $239M in recovery funding later, Lytton still hasn't rebuilt ( www.cbc.ca )
Despite more than $239-million in provincial and federal funding committed to help rebuild, so far only five homes in the village that was home to around 250 people are close to completion, and about 15 building permits have been approved....
WestJet strike averted after federal labour minister imposes binding arbitration ( www.cbc.ca )
It said Wednesday the airline asked the government to quash its strike notice without notifying its negotiators.
Head of National Microbiology Lab resigns in wake of scientist security scandal ( www.cbc.ca )
Poliquin led the NML during a tumultuous time. CBC News first broke the story in 2019 of two staff scientists who were investigated and later fired after one of them sent a shipment of deadly viruses to China, sparking a political firestorm over concerns of espionage and laboratory security.
End of cod moratorium touted after 32 years as Ottawa approves small increase in commercial catch - DFO announcement features statements from all 6 Liberal MPs in N.L. ( www.cbc.ca )
In 1992, federal Fisheries Minister John Crosbie shut down the northern cod fishery — putting more than 20,000 people out of work in one of the largest industrial layoffs in Canadian history — as cod catches dwindled and harvesters were alarmed by the sight of smaller and smaller fish.
Legal Aid Alberta says province terminated its contract ( www.cbc.ca )
The publicly funded society that provides independent legal aid for low-income Albertans says its contract with the government has expired, and the provincial government has decided not to renew it....
Ontario jail lockdowns slammed by experts as part of class-action lawsuits seeking $1.5B ( www.cbc.ca )
Hundreds of pages of documents written by experts for two class-action lawsuits paint a picture of Ontario's corrections system as inhumane and poorly managed....
Toronto artist says he lost $2M in stolen paintings, forged mortgage to alleged fraudster killed last week ( www.cbc.ca )
Missaghi and Samira Yousefi were shot and killed at Missaghi's Toronto office last week by a man named Alan Kats, who then killed himself. Kats's widow, Alisa Pogorelovsky, said her husband "could not handle losing our life savings, and that is what led to this tragic event."...