34+ min ago   (433+ words) Vancouver's first licensed weekend child care for school-aged children opened its doors on Saturday. The Champlain Heights Community Centre is now offering child care for kids aged five to 12 on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT. Staff and advocates say…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (472+ words) For Zofia Chrapkiewicz and Zuzana Sokolova, travelling more than 6,000 kilometres from Poland to rural Nova Scotia wasn't just a getaway — it was a pilgrimage to honour books that provided a lifeline. The two friends arrived in Wolfville this weekend with…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago   (199+ words) Families and advocates in Edmonton’s disabled community are remembering lost loved ones while highlighting concerns about recent changes to disability supports. As CBC’s Nicole Healey explains, the community says the move from AISH to ADAP has been difficult for many…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (485+ words) A B.C. journalist has won a defamation lawsuit after a bizarre, 77-day-long protest in front of his Surrey house in 2020. In a Thursday decision, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Richard Hewson awarded Bing Chen Gao $275,000, finding defendant Yun Fei Zhu had published defamatory…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (204+ words) It’s been anticipated for weeks, and begins today. A special sitting of the House of Assembly to debate the new deal on Churchill Falls hydroelectricity. There wasn’t the promised referendum, but the public could have its say through an online…...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago   (403+ words) The P.E.I. Watershed Alliance is looking for landowners with abandoned wells on their properties to take part in a project that’s monitoring the Island's bat population. The non-profit's project began over five years ago. It uses acoustic monitoring to track where…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (410+ words) Residents gathered at the Regina Legislature on Saturday to support the creation of Indigo Alert Canada, a system that would be similar to the Amber Alert for missing children but focus on those who rely on caregiver support, cannot self-rescue…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (198+ words) Workers at Kensington Health Long-Term Care and Hospice held an information picket on Saturday as they negotiated a new contract. CUPE Local 4599 says workers are dealing with heavy workloads, stress, vacation restrictions and lack long-term disability benefits. Kensington Health says…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (110+ words) A motorcylist and passenger have died after crashing into a sedan near Ontario Road and Hobson Avenue in Welland, Ont., according to Niagara Regional Police Services (NRPS). A man died at the scene, despite life-saving efforts of officers, who responded…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1104+ words) Warning: The story below contains details about the moments leading up to the death of Anastasia De Sousa. Two decades ago, James Santos saw his friend die in a shooting at a Montreal college. Now he is a Montreal police…...