Alex Dulay's upbringing included having her mom diagnosed with cancer and losing both parents by the time she was 14. "I kind of use that as my motivation to just keep on living, just making them proud," says the 21-year-old university student.
A history professor at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John says she hopes her new book about how women in Atlantic Canada got the vote helps to dispel a number of myths, including the notion that the region was behind the times.
As a child fly fishing on New Brunswick's renowned Miramichi River, Nick Hawkins used to daydream about being able to peer under the tea-coloured water and see where the salmon were.
From sheep shearing to late night lamb birthing, Perth County farmer Sandi Brock is giving a behind-the-scenes look at the farming life through her videos — and has built an audience of more than a million followers on YouTube alone doing it.
The gunshot pop of tailpipes, the roar of engines and the sound of tires screaming rubber against pavement evoke a range of emotions. A Western University prof in London, Ont., wondered "who wants to make this kind of noise." Her study suggests young men who love loud cars tend to score high on psychopathic and sadistic tendencies and she plans to expand on it.
Caring for her hair was an intimate connection Nadja Halilbegovich shared with her mother. She kept dyeing her hair as a ritual to preserve their bond before a war separated them.
There has been speculation about whether junior members of the Royal Family might step in to carry out official royal duties, but even in the face of a streamlining in the upper echelons of the family, that appears unlikely.
After facing bans and other harmful policies for almost 100 years in Canada, these Inuit women are are keeping the tradition alive and well.
There are a number of factors that go into the tipple's sticker price, from the cost of land needed to grow grapes, to manufacturing costs and the fees charged by provincial liquor control boards.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has shown up in at least 32 herds in eight U.S. states, but not in Canada so far. While farmers are worried, experts say there's no cause for alarm right now thanks to national food safety standards and biosecurity measures in place.
The 2024 budget is being billed as a measure to restore a "generational fairness" after decades of older Canadians getting richer and younger ones getting poorer, mostly because of housing. Economists say the problems have been a long time in the making and it will take more than one budget to restore fairness.
There weren’t many dry eyes at the community centre in Miawpukek, N.L., as the community gathered to watch their history told on the big screen. The CBC’s Jessica Singer spoke to first-time filmmaker Noel Joe and his community about what the night meant to them.
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Visa is the 12th most valuable company in the world. And yet, it doesn’t make anything, it doesn’t sell anything and it doesn't even issue cards. Paul Haavardsrud unravels the mystery and history of a company worth $500-billion.
Kids who collected Pokémon cards back in the 90s are now adults with jobs — and some of them want to spend their grown-up salaries on things they loved as kids. Producer Philip Drost explains why the tug of nostalgia makes Pokémon good business.
In 1970, 20 million people showed up to fight for the environment on the first Earth Day. But more than five decades later – is it time for this much tamer global event to return to its radical roots? Organizer Denis Hayes recounts how – amidst other counterculture movements at the time – he transformed Earth Day from a campus teach-in to a national protest. As he approaches 80, Denis offers his best OG advice to the next generation of climate leaders. Then, environmental warriors Maria Blancas... Читать дальше...
Mary Kajumba needed money to make a better life for her daughter. So, with the help of a placement agency she left her home in Uganda, and went to Iraq where she got a job as a restaurant cleaner. It wasn’t long after she realised she was in trouble. Mary says she found herself working 18 hour days, sharing cramped accommodation with 30 other workers and never getting paid. But then, help came from an unexpected place. Voice memos, from a man in Vancouver who was working for an anti trafficking organisation. Читать дальше...
This week, Irish novelist Colm Toibin discusses his short story collection, Mothers and Sons, which explores the unspoken and shifting dynamics in these relationships. Toibin is the author of Brooklyn, which was made into an Oscar-nominated feature film starring Saoirse Ronan, as well as Nora Webster, The Magician and more. His latest novel, Long Island, is the sequel to Brooklyn.
When Lan and Phai Nguyen started one of Halifax's first family run nail salons, the nail industry wasn't what it is today, so the business was off to a slow start. But now, nearly 30 years later, after running a successful business, raising four children, and seeing a novel inspired by them published, Lan and Phai are getting ready to retire.
The TMX pipeline is $25-billion over budget. We explore why cost overruns are the norm rather than the exception. Plus, why those Pokémon cards you used to collect in your childhood could now land you some big coin and — the mystery and history of Visa.
Students are helping each other cope with their worries about our warming world. We hear about how high schoolers in New Brunswick made a video to talk about eco-anxiety. And What On Earth’s mental health columnist Abhay Singh Sachal says gaps in education at the university level mean a “missed opportunity” for young psychologists to connect with communities that are adapting to climate change. Plus, listeners weigh in on ways to reuse old clothes and linens — from creating a Dolly Parton-style... Читать дальше...
Jake DeBrusk had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 in Game 1 of their first round NHL playoff series on Saturday.
More than half a million people gathered to celebrate Vaisakhi in Surrey on Saturday, the biggest celebration of the Sikh holy day in the world, organizers say.
Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said.