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U.S. Adds Jobs in June, But Trade War Could Slow Growth
Although the recent job report showed the U.S. economy added 213,000 jobs in June, the trade war is predicted to have a significant impact on the economy. "Unless we get either isolated resolutions of these disputes or global resolutions...
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Colorectal cancer — the second deadliest cancer in Canada
If caught early, it's highly preventable, however almost 50 per cent of cases are diagnosed after the disease has spread and chances of survival have plummeted. The National interviews Dr. Leah Smith, senior manager of surveillance at...
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Climate Update: Warmest April on record in Europe
The global temperature for April was well above average, with some exceptions including the central USA and much of Canada. Substantial rainfalls have alleviated the drought situation in Southern Africa, saving Cape Town from running out...
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California's Big Solar Bet
The state became the first in the U.S. to require almost all new homes to implement solar panels, spearheading a push to bring solar energy into the mainstream.
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California's Big Bet on Sunshine
The state became the first in the U.S. to require almost all new homes to have solar panels, part of an effort to get half the state's electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
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Rise in asylum seekers coming to Canada
There's been a rise in the number of asylum seekers coming to Canada compared with last year.
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Investigating van attack suspect Alek Minassian's past
The investigation into the Toronto van attack suspect's past is underway, with 25-year-old Alek Minassian making his first court appearance.
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Cointracker Wants To Make Crypto Accessible to Everyone
Rather than having users manually enter every single transaction, the San Francisco-based automatically tracks their activity across 14 different exchanges. "It's totally independent from what other companies have done," says co-founder...
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Cointracker Tries to Make Sense of Chaotic Cryptocurrency Portfolios
Rather than having users manually enter every single transaction, Cointracker automatically tracks activity across 14 different exchanges. "It's totally independent from what other companies have done," says the co-founder Chandan Lodha.
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Two doctors lose licences, leaving 1,200 patients without physicians
A pair of married doctors from South Africa have left their patients in Chilliwack, B.C.. 'high and dry' without a physician. Doctors Sean and Rosemarie Cambridge both failed their Canadian qualifying exams multiple times over the past...
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Equal Pay Will Boost the Overall Economy
When women have more money, they tend to put more of it back into their communities, families, and non-profits, says Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and Co-founder of Ellevest, a female-focused investment platform. "Try to think about something...
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March - a month of weather contrasts
March showed contrasting temperatures across the globe. Temperatures were much above average over a large region from north-eastern Africa, across central Asia to China, but cold temperatures prevailed in Europe and Russia. Last month...
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B.C. gas prices jump for long weekend
Gas prices in B.C. jumped ahead of the long weekend and now sit at over $1.50 per litre, putting the brakes on some drivers’ plans
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Canada's housing market slows, but experts warn it's temporary
Canada's housing market is showing signs of slowing in big markets like Toronto and Vancouver, but experts warn the chill is temporary. Municipal governments have made attempts to cool housing markets that appear to be working, but...
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The RCMP's special class on de-escalating situations
The RCMP training academy has a special class aimed at teaching officers how to de-escalate situations. The simulated scenarios work on training officers how to de-escalate and when to use less deadly force. CBC News participated in a...
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Climate update: February
A look back at Februay’s weather. The ‘Beast from the East’ brought temperatures down for large swathes of northern Europe. But, whilst this happened unseasonably warm weather dominated the Arctic. In the Arctic it was more than 20°C...
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Climate update: January 2018
January 2018 was warmer than usual across Europe, and far colder than average in southern Russia, central Asia , and across the southern and eastern USA. Data shows last month to be two degrees warmer than average in Europe; the fourth...
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What Living in a Conflict Zone Does to Children
Save the Children CEO Carolyn Miles says that the number of children in these dangerous areas has spiked 75 percent since the early '90s. She adds that some feel as if they have no future.
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A year of extremes: 2017 hottest year ever recorded
2017 is set to be confirmed as the warmest year on record not influenced by warming El Niño conditions. Preliminary data suggests the global CO2 emissions grew in 2017 by around 2% after three-year ‘plateau’. 2017 was the third-hottest...
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Would You Pay $30,000 to "Get Lost?"
It's like "Escape the Room" at the ends of the Earth. Black Tomato co-founder Tom Marchant's company takes customers to remote places and leaves them to "find themselves"...geographically speaking.
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What Makes This Hurricane Season a "Reversion to the Mean"
Joel N. Myers, Founder, President and Chairman of AccuWeather, speaks about the historic hurricane season and the destruction caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The latest storm ripped through Puerto Rico just a couple of days...
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World faces a surge of refuge seekers, Canada's immigration minister says
The world faces a surge of refuge seekers, says Canada's Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen. The influx of asylum seekers isn't unique to Canada, he says, adding that the federal government's focus is on security rather than cost.
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Why Mobile App Developers Love iOS Over Android
Danielle Levitas, Senior Vice President of Research at App Annie, joins Hope King at the Mobile World Congress to talk about some of the top downloaded apps of the year. She says Tinder along with social media and entertainment apps are...
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Paying more
Andrew Grantham of CIBC Capital Markets on rising gas prices and their effect on inflation