Новости за 03.03.2024

Would you get pulled on skis or a snowboard by a horse in a snow storm in freezing temperatures? It's a big yes for these Alberta competitors who performed in front of a sold-out crowd in Millarville, Alta.

The work of Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve was shown in a room at a palliative care centre to fulfil the end-of-life wish of a long-time film fan in a special world premiere a month and a half before the official launch.

A fire has completely destroyed the nursing station in Cat Lake First Nation, a remote Ojibway community in northwestern Ontario. Here's what we know so far about the blaze, and how Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa says it speaks to broader health care inadequacies in northern Ontario.

Dr. Earl Rubin, director of pediatric infectious diseases at the Montreal Children's Hospital, says he is 'very concerned' that four of the seven measles cases in Quebec were not acquired overseas and are not linked epidemiologically. Rubin says infants, people who are immunocompromised, and adults who are not vaccinated are most susceptible to the disease.

A vibrant fishing industry, coral reefs, desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water — they're all at risk from tonnes of fertilizer and oil spilled into the Red Sea by the sinking of a cargo ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels, officials say.

A winter snowstorm has hit much of central and southern Saskatchewan, with some areas expected to see up to a total of 40cm of snow.

Israel's military said on Sunday most of the Palestinians killed last week as crowds massed near an aid convoy in Gaza died in a stampede, but local health officials said casualties brought into hospitals had been hit by large-calibre ammunition.

Community members gathered Saturday to mourn the death of Kenyan asylum seeker Delphina Ngigi on Saturday, who died just three days after she landed in Canada.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark became the all-time NCAA scoring leader, breaking the late Pete Maravich's 54-year-old record when she made two free throws after a technical foul was called in the No. 6 Hawkeyes' game against No. 2 Ohio State on Sunday.

British Columbia is joining seven provinces in paying for some of the cost of in vitro fertilization, but scant details and long-standing inequities have raised questions about how the plan could benefit patients.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

For John Loeppky, disability culture is exemplified by "moments of validation and connection that allow us to see our identities not just in medical terms, not in terms of what society says we’re lacking, but as a kinship built on shared lived experiences." It shows the world disabled people are "worthy of care and worthy of preservation."

Dalhousie University hockey player Alec Bélanger, 21, has started a program that pairs student volunteers with children with Down syndrome and their siblings, offering them a place to play and do activities.

Maritime archaeologist James Delgado says once the Cape Ray shipwreck is removed from the water and brought high above the surf line, it still won't last forever.

A lottery ticket worth millions may be sitting on someone's dresser, or in their jacket pocket — and they don't even know it. The Atlantic Lottery says there’s a $64-million ticket out there, unclaimed, and it expires soon. It’s one of many tickets that go unclaimed every year.

Canada needed extra time — and a lifeline from goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan in second-half stoppage time — to dispatch a stubborn Costa Rica side 1-0 Saturday and advance to the semifinals of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup.

A Toronto event where Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was scheduled to host his Italian counterpart was cancelled on Saturday due to security concerns as hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the venue, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office said. 

People in Hartland are surveying the charred remains of the Covered Bridge Potato Chip plant, a major employer in the western New Brunswick town. Hartland's mayor is hoping the company will rebuild.