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Searches of electronic devices such as phones and laptops of ...

2026-10-23T11:43:17Z

Searches of electronic devices such as phones and laptops of travellers entering the United States are up more than 32 per cent this year and are on track to set a new record, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data obtained by CBC News.

Source: CBC News Politics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbp-searches-electronic-devices-9.7392252

On Thursday, an international timekeeping body in France is ...

2026-10-15T12:17:39Z

On Thursday, an international timekeeping body in France is expected to do away with leap seconds and let the clocks slip until they're out of alignment by a full hour, which could take centuries or even millennia.

Source: CBC News World

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/leap-second-decision-9.7381049

Scientists Collected Deep-Sea Rocks. They Spontaneously Caught ...

2026-10-11T13:21:26Z

Scientists Collected Deep-Sea Rocks. They Spontaneously Caught Fire in The Lab.

Researchers at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) are now warning that some deep-sea minerals may spontaneously combust when they are brought to the surface.

Source: Science Alert

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@nprofile…4gcp I expect the panels are behaving like trees as ...

2026-08-30T20:09:51Z

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Jeff Leiper, who has opposed the city's five-day in-office ...

2026-08-25T21:17:09Z

Jeff Leiper, who has opposed the city's five-day in-office policy, held a media event Monday where he promised to reverse it — and to push back against the federal government's own four-day mandate.

Source: CBC News Ottawa

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/return-to-office-mandates-become-a-live-issue-in-ottawa-mayoral-race-9.7318362

Canadian cities are trying to stop invasive plants from being ...

2026-08-20T11:44:58Z

Canadian cities are trying to stop invasive plants from being sold in local garden centres, as advocates push Ottawa to create a national approach to regulating the horticultural trade.

Source: CBC News Science

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/invasive-plants-sale-federal-regulation-9.7312362

Solar Farms Are Having An Unexpected Effect On The Environment ...

2026-08-16T12:37:48Z

Solar Farms Are Having An Unexpected Effect On The Environment

"Researchers with the Argonne National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (via IOPScience) [...] found that retired agricultural land can produce power while native plants thrive under and around the panels. They quickly saw an increase in the abundance and diversity of native plants and insects, especially pollinators. It's already known that solar panels are having a surprising effect on local wildlife."

Source: https://www.bgr.com/2233665/solar-farms-unexpected-ecosystem-benefits-growth/

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A payment processing company responsible for approximately one in ...

2026-08-14T11:59:26Z

A payment processing company responsible for approximately one in three payment transactions across Canada will soon be owned by an American private equity firm.

Source: CBC News Politics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/moneris-deal-canadian-digital-sovereignty-9.7304962

On Tuesday, a new deal was announced that will see nine provinces ...

2026-07-25T12:58:39Z

On Tuesday, a new deal was announced that will see nine provinces across Canada introduce direct-to-consumer alcohol sales following an agreement signed by their premiers. [...] But a litany of barriers remain. Here's a look at some key ones and how they hinder the free flow of goods, services and labour between provinces.

Source: CBC News Business

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/remaining-interprovincial-trade-barriers-9.7283460

‘Sovereignty comes with responsibility:’ U.S. lawmakers to ...

2026-07-16T23:45:56Z

‘Sovereignty comes with responsibility:’ U.S. lawmakers to Canada on wildfires

"As wildfire smoke blankets parts of the country and spills into the United States, some U.S. lawmakers have sent a letter to the Canadian government saying that “sovereignty comes with responsibility.”

Source: Globalnews.ca

https://globalnews.ca/news/11968608/wildfires-united-states-canada/

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says since 2001, there has ...

2026-07-11T13:39:56Z

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says since 2001, there has been a loss of 8.5 per cent or more than five million hectares — roughly the size of Nova Scotia.

Source: CBC News Politics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-farmland-carney-food-security-strategy-young-farmers-9.7266016

Why Pope Leo has excommunicated a group of conservative Catholics ...

2026-07-03T22:03:32Z

Why Pope Leo has excommunicated a group of conservative Catholics

"The decision by Pope Leo XIV to excommunicate members of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) is the latest twist in a long-running saga between the Vatican and this contentious traditionalist group. It is yet more evidence of the deep polarisation between conservatives and progressives within the Catholic church."

Source: The Conversation

https://theconversation.com/why-pope-leo-has-excommunicated-a-group-of-conservative-catholics-286775

The economy-rattling trade penalties have bound many Canadians ...

2026-06-23T13:04:36Z

The economy-rattling trade penalties have bound many Canadians together against a perceived common external menace. But because Alberta’s industries are largely unaffected by the tariffs that are hitting other regions hard, separatists have perhaps been able to harness public frustrations against an internal foe, rather than a foreign one.

Source: CBC News Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/analysis-us-tariffs-impact-alberta-separatism-9.7242585

A small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize ...

2026-06-22T13:27:10Z

A small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with rights of their own, in what an environmental organization describes as a first in Quebec and Canada.

Source: CBC News Montréal

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/terrasse-vaudreil-quebec-tree-rights-9.7243634

#Cornflower from our garden. #Photography #Nature #BloomScrolling ...

2026-06-09T20:42:33Z

#Cornflower from our garden. #Photography #Nature #BloomScrolling #Flowers #PhotographersOfMastodon

A livestreaming website started in Calgary that helped ...

2026-05-20T11:40:18Z

A livestreaming website started in Calgary that helped influencers monetize hateful content says it is shutting down — removing a revenue stream for dozens of neo-Nazis and white supremacists — following an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate.

Source: CBC News Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/entropy-live-shutting-down-fifth-estate-9.7201125

While official Statistics Canada figures show a roughly 25 per ...

2026-05-14T12:04:55Z

While official Statistics Canada figures show a roughly 25 per cent decline in Canadian residents returning from the U.S. last year, cell phone data compiled by researchers at the University of Toronto's School of Cities found that the year-over-year drop in cross-border trips was closer to 42 per cent.

Source: CBC News Politics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cross-border-travel-down-dramatically-research-9.7198652

More than a year after the Buy Canadian movement took root, ...

2026-05-14T11:48:08Z

More than a year after the Buy Canadian movement took root, grocery giants Loblaw and Sobeys are facing increased scrutiny over "maple washing" — the practice of promoting imported goods as homegrown.

Source: CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/sobeys-loblaw-maple-washing-9.7196767

The City of Gatineau's bylaw on the "keeping, control and ...

2026-04-25T12:22:57Z

The City of Gatineau's bylaw on the "keeping, control and care of animals" includes a section on bird feeders which states that "no one shall feed or attract birds on any property."

Source: CBC News Ottawa

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/gatineau-woman-forced-to-take-down-bird-feeder-bylaw-warning-9.7175384

Monstrous octopuses the size of modern whales prowled the seas ...

2026-04-24T22:41:38Z

Monstrous octopuses the size of modern whales prowled the seas during the Age of Dinosaurs, snatching prey with their huge tentacles and crunching them with powerful jaws, fossils from B.C. and Japan suggest.

Source: CBC News Science

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/giant-octopus-fossil-9.6956377

The RCMP's commissioner says he expresses sincere regret for ...

2026-03-26T10:41:44Z

The RCMP's commissioner says he expresses sincere regret for an extensive spying program that targeted hundreds of Indigenous people.

Source: CBC News Politics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-response-indigenous-spying-operation-9.7141533

The federal government is on pace to replace its troubled Phoenix ...

2026-03-23T18:02:30Z

The federal government is on pace to replace its troubled Phoenix pay system with a new platform, but risks including a backlog and rising costs remain, according to a report tabled Monday by Auditor General Karen Hogan.

Source: CBC News Ottawa

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/phoenix-dayforce-federal-canada-government-pay-9.7138444