Keeping the shorelines clean — one bag of trash at a time
The team from CBC's The Broadcast spent part of World Oceans Week on Fogo Island. Of course, the week's activities included shoreline and community cleanups. Host Paula Gale met up with some people who were filling garbage bags.
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Ski enthusiasts flock to sub-Saharan Africa and a snowy mountain resort in Lesotho
Lesotho's high elevation and mountainous terrain combine to make it the coldest country on the continent, with temperatures in the highlands typically plunging to minus 8 degrees Celsius (about 18 degrees Fahrenheit) between June and August. The majestic snow-covered landscape is ideal for skiing, and both seasoned and new visitors enjoy the slopes that are spread over 17 hectares (42 acres) surrounding the resort. (AP video shot by Kayleen Morgan)
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Marineland begins relocating its whales
Marineland has begun relocating its whales and is set to ship six belugas to aquariums in the United States, in what the park called a major milestone in a complex process months in the making. Andrew Burns, Marineland's external legal counsel, said the move is "unprecedented."
Roughriders react to crash involving Jayden Dalke
Mounties say Saskatchewan Roughriders player Jayden Dalke was driving on the wrong side of a highway, with alcohol and cannabis in his SUV, when his vehicle crashed into another, killing him and a second driver. RCMP say 30-year-old Dalke of Leduc, Alta., and 22-year-old Bhishma Rajyaguru from Regina died in the Saturday night crash on Highway 11 near Lumsden, northwest of Regina.
Search for missing Calgary boy prompts call for Amber Alert review
Calgary police are now asking for the public's help finding an 11-year-old boy, who vanished July 16 after leaving his day home. Heather Yourex-West explains why an Amber Alert wasn't issued until two days later, and the calls for changes to Alberta's emergency alert system.
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Ontario wildfires burn as Trump renews smoke complaints
Canada and the U.S. have a longstanding agreement to help each other fight wildfires, but that's not stopping President Donald Trump from complaining about the smoke from Ontario's blazes. Jillian Piper reports on what Trump is threatening to do, and how other politicians are calling for cooperation instead of confrontation.
Alberta premier set on helping North America win the AI race
Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta is determined to be a global player in AI, with natural gas as the fuel to power future data centres. Smith was speaking to hundreds of industry leaders at an economic forum taking place in Edmonton, where U.S. ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, says America wants Alberta oil.
Coroner's inquest into 2023 death of Boden Umpherville underway
Boden Umpherville was sent to hospital April 1, 2023 after Prince Albert Police Service officers used five stun guns on him a total of 15 times, sprayed him with pepper spray and hit him multiple times with a baton and their knees. The 40-year-old died in hospital three weeks later. An inquest into his death began Monday in Prince Albert.
Trump hits Canada with new 50% tariff over ‘discriminatory’ trade actions
The U.S. said Monday it will impose an additional 50 per cent tariff on Canadian imports due to retaliatory and “discriminatory” measures Canada took in response to earlier tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump’s. The new tariff will take effect in 30 days and apply to goods covered by the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA), according to the three executive orders recently signed by Trump.
Police, firefighters respond to another fire at a cell phone tower in St. John's
The St. John’s Regional Fire Department and criminal investigators with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary responded to another fire at a cell phone tower in St. John’s on Monday evening, just hours after the RNC said it was investigating five fires deemed suspicious in the St. John’s area over the weekend — all believed to be targeting communications towers and phone lines.