Новости за 20.04.2024

A chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont., announced on Saturday that it is temporarily shutting down for maintenance and to "address a mechanical issue" following complaints from a nearby First Nation whose members say they've become ill from the plant's emissions.

Sarah Nurse scored twice, including the overtime winner, and Kristen Campbell made 37 saves as visiting Toronto defeated Montreal 3-2 before a record crowd in the Professional Women's Hockey League on Saturday afternoon at the Bell Centre.

Frank DeAngelis was the principal of the Colorado high school during the 1999 shooting when 12 students and a teacher were killed. DeAngelis reflects on the day of the shooting when he helped students hide from the shooters and why he decided to stay on as principal.

While Edmonton middle-distance runner Marco Arop didn't set his third Canadian record in as many races in 2024, he extended his individual win streak to four, clocking one minute 43.61 seconds in the men's 800 metres at the Diamond League season opener on Saturday in Xiamen, China.

The English family was faced with the decision of waiting two to three years for an autism assessment through public health care, or paying up to $4,000 for a quicker private assessment.

Teenagers looking for their first job often lean toward fast food or big box retail stores to earn their first paycheques, but 15-year-old Ryan Easton of Mount Pearl scrapped that idea for a different one.

Twin sisters Kim and Michelle Krezonoski are recovering from running the gruelling Boston Marathon after topping Canadian female finishers. Now living in Toronto, they grew up near Thunder Bay and say the pomp and circumstance of the Boston event is a far cry from their humble beginnings training on dirt roads in northern Ontario.

There are new Canadian recommendations for who should actually get Paxlovid at this point, guided by a growing body of research suggesting the drug’s life-saving benefits now apply to a narrower definition of high-risk individuals.

The premier wants to do... something about what she argues is a lack of conservatism in post-secondary thought. It might include creating Alberta's own research programs, something the UCP has done before.

Raised in Hamilton, Kapwani Kiwanga is representing Canada at this year's Venice Biennale with a show that explores, glass bead by glass bead, the global power imbalances that resulted from centuries of trade.

Saturday marks the 17th annual Record Store Day Canada. The celebration of the culture of independent record stores encourages people to support their local shops which will be carrying special releases.

Unveiled in 1931 then shuttered in 1999, the ninth floor of the Eaton Centre was a destination where people of all walks of life would dress to the nines to dine. It was hidden away for 25 years and is being revived as a restaurant, bar and event space next month.

Eclipse was born with a white crescent moon-shaped mark on her forehead. Not only that, but she was born on Apr. 8, the same day as the historic total solar eclipse. 

With top-tier pro leagues dealing with a mounting series of gambling-related scandals, it raises the question of what, if anything, can be done to limit future episodes of this nature.

In November 2018, Justin Trudeau went to Calgary to speak to the chamber of commerce. A crowd gathered outside the venue and chanted “build that pipe.” This was one of those rare occasions where the protesters and the protested were broadly in agreement — at least in regards to one pipeline.

Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces said its command post at Kalso military base, about 50 km south of Baghdad, was hit by a huge explosion late on Friday, and two security sources said it resulted from an air strike.

The town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., has declared a state of emergency following "several explosions" at the site of an uncontrolled fire burning near explosive material.

A Canadian humanitarian organization says its primary water aid truck was bombed in Gaza and is calling on the federal government to mount a full investigation into what it believes was a "targeted" incident.

Federal transportation officials in the U.S. are investigating an unauthorized in-flight cockpit visit by a coach for the Colorado Rockies baseball team during a United Airlines charter flight last week from Denver to Toronto.

More than 21,000 fans are expected at Saturday's Montreal-Toronto game, which you can watch at 1 p.m. ET on CBC TV, CBC Gem, the CBC Sports app and CBCSports.ca.

It’s only April, but it’s hard to imagine any album will be heard more in 2024 than Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department. Fans have been fervently speculating online about the meaning behind the songs, and specifically, who they were written about.

A national shortage of measles vaccines will continue for at least another month, which means most people born before 1970 won't be able to follow public health advice and get a shot before travel outside Canada — unless they cross the border to get the shot.

In a news release on Friday evening, Premier Tim Houston said he had accepted Johns's resignation.

Jacob Flickinger’s father led the funeral procession into the central Quebec town’s silver Catholic church, gripping the urn with his son’s ashes. Another loved one carried a picture of Flickinger with his 18-month-old son.