Cost of Canada’s new flagship ocean science vessel jumps to $1.28B
Vessel will track climate change in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of St Lawrence The budget for Canada’s new flagship ocean research ship increased 28 per cent this year jumping from $995 million to $1.28 billion. Construction of the offshore oceanographic science vessel is underway at the Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver, B.C., as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. It will replace the decommissioned Canadian Coast Guard Ship Hudson — now at a wreckers yard — to provide scientific and ocean mapping missions in Atlantic Canada. The offshore oceanographic science vessel is theRead more
3 people dead after plane crash in Chilliwack, B.C.: RCMP
Everyone on board died and the next of kin are being notified Three people are dead after a small plane crashed in Chilliwack, B.C., according to RCMP in the city about 100 kilometres east of Vancouver. The plane crashed behind a motel near the airport, killing the pilot and everyone on board, Sgt. Pete Healey said. The RCMP are notifying the victims’ next of kin, Healey said. It’s still unknown what caused the Piper PA-34 Seneca, a twin-engined light aircraft to crash. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said it’s sending investigators. FirstRead more
Manifesto of man accused of terror attack against London, Ont., Muslim family read at murder trial
4 of 5 Afzaal family members killed when a truck struck them in London, Ont., in 2021 Warning: This story contains distressing details. A manifesto titled “A White Awakening” that was written by Nathaniel Veltman, who’s accused of killing a Muslim family in London, Ont., on June 6, 2021, outlines his hatred of Islam and opposition to multiculturalism and mass immigration. The jury at the accused’s murder-terror trial in Ontario Superior Court in Windsor heard excerpts from the multi-page document on Wednesday afternoon. The excerpts were read into the record by Crown prosecutor SarahRead more
WestJet suspends flights between Toronto and Montreal until next April
Airline says route will start up again in the spring WestJet is temporarily suspending flights between Canada’s two biggest cities this winter, but plans to resume service between Toronto and Montreal next spring. The Calgary-based airline confirmed the news to CBC News on Wednesday, after CTV first reported it. The once-a-day route has been temporarily cut “as a result of performance and in alignment with our strategic direction to expand our presence in Eastern Canada this winter, with increased non-stop connectivity to Western Canada, as well as providing more affordable leisureRead more
N.B. woman meets her Mississippi bone marrow donor a decade after donation
Man travels from Mississippi for first face-to-face meeting They like to say they’re related by blood, but they’ve never met. Until this weekend, that is. Back in 2012, Cody Jordan signed up for the bone marrow donation list in his hometown of Tupelo, Miss. A month later, he got a call he was a match. He went in for the procedure, and his blood was sent off to a Canadian stranger. “We’re related by blood. He saved my life, he’s my hero. He’s truly, truly my hero,” said Sheila CrottyRead more
Weaponized by PCs, sidelined by NDP: Indigenous concerns largely absent from Manitoba election Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn
Indigenous voters will have to wait for the next election to see substantive dialogue With Indigenous population growth outpacing the rest of the province, there may come a year where the needs of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples will be front and centre in a Manitoba election campaign. This was not that year. One of the two leading parties in this province spent the last 12 days of the formal election period campaigning for votes based of its opposition to searching the Prairie Green Landfill, north of Winnipeg, for the remains ofRead more
Thousands gathered for a bagpipe parade in Amherstburg, Ont., for CBC show Still Standing
Impromptu parade was in March. On Tuesday, residents celebrated it at a brewery A southwestern Ontario town that will ring a bell for Essex County locals was the star of this week’s episode of Still Standing, a CBC program that features comedian Jonny Harris exploring the ins and outs of Canadian small-town life. Amherstburg took centre stage in the premiere of the show’s ninth season. The film crew descended on the town earlier this year to document the legacy and individuals who make Amherstburg tick. Dozens of residents crowded into a brewery Tuesday night to watch theRead more
New blockade goes up at Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill as protesters demand search for women’s remains
Poll, CBC Manitoba focus group suggest voters are split on issue of landfill search ahead of Oct. 3 election A new barricade has gone up at Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill, as calls continue for a search for the remains of two First Nations women believed to be in another Winnipeg-area landfill. Protesters gathered on the main entrance road to the city-owned Brady landfill, at the south end of Winnipeg, on Wednesday, setting up a row of chairs in front of a car parked in the middle of the road. An “Every Child Matters”Read more
Family wonders if a quicker cancer diagnosis could have saved Thunder Bay, Ont., woman’s life
It took 15 months and 6 biopsies before Heidi Smith was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma A nurse in Thunder Bay, Ont., is seeking answers about why her mother — who died last year — couldn’t get an appointment with a blood-disease specialist until she received a cancer diagnosis, and is pushing for changes that would let some patients see one sooner. Heidi Smith died in August 2022 at age 63 of Stage 4 peripheral T-cell lymphoma, a rare form of blood cancer, said her daughter, Mariah Mrakic-TenHave. Smith, who was already a breast cancer survivor, received a number of diagnostic testsRead more
Posters for ‘whites-only’ parent-and-child group in Metro Vancouver draw outrage
Signs appear in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam calling for ‘proud parents of European children’ to join City officials in Metro Vancouver have described signs advertising a “whites-only” social group for mothers and children as “vile garbage.” On Sunday, social media posts about the “Whites-only Moms and Tots” group meant for families of European descent began popping up on Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter, with many condemning the posters as racist. CBC News located some of the signs, which had been partially removed, at the Coquitlam Centre, a shopping mall in the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam,Read more