Новости за 01.05.2024

The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and signaled it is still leaning toward eventual reductions in borrowing costs, but that cuts could be delayed as recent inflation numbers have strayed further from its two per cent target.

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper opened his end-of-season news conference Wednesday apologizing for making what he called an inappropriate analogy of putting skirts on goalies.

A runway at St. John's International Airport is closed Wednesday evening after a charter plan overran the runway during takeoff.

The province is giving itself massive new powers with few guardrails. Municipal leaders who are often shy about speaking loudly are now screaming.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will support the Liberals’ most recent budget, after weeks of being coy about how his party would vote.

Liberal MP Pam Damoff says she won't run again in the next federal election and reports she has experienced misogyny, disrespectful dialogue in politics and threats to her life.

A man who was listed as number one on a Canada-wide most-wanted list was arrested Tuesday at a business in P.E.I.'s capital city. 

Police radio audio reveals officers had identified a suspect vehicle with a licence plate at the time of the pursuit. Two policing experts who spoke to CBC News say the chase could have been called off after that identifying information was obtained.

A Brantford, Ont., woman sentenced in February to house arrest for faking pregnancies, harassment and fraudulently seeking the services of numerous doulas is in custody and facing new charges, Hamilton police say.

Conservative MPs lined up Wednesday to denounce Speaker Greg Fergus for ejecting their leader from the House of Commons after he refused to walk back calling the prime minister a "wacko."

Saskatoon police are beginning a search of the Saskatoon landfill on Wednesday as part of their investigation into the missing person case of Mackenzie Trottier, who was last seen on Dec. 21, 2020.

Tyler Black of Stouffville, Ont., was summoned from triple-A Nashville ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers game Tuesday against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to add some punch to a struggling offence. He came off the bench and delivered two hits in an 8-2 win.

Loblaw Companies reported $13.58 billion in first-quarter revenue — a 4.5 per cent increase from a year earlier — on Wednesday morning, the same day that a group of frustrated shoppers said they would begin a month-long boycott of the grocery retailer.

The Quebec government announced Tuesday a $59.5-million bid to safeguard Charlevoix's boreal caribou and the Gaspésie mountain caribou.

Sean Davidson's Instagram posts have been shared by Snoop Dogg and Kool & The Gang. The photographer started the account to share his enjoyment of his record collection.

Opponents of a planned housing project in Ontario’s Beaver Valley are warning that the proposal opens the door to development across much of the protected Niagara Escarpment. 

Candida Macarine’s family only learned the full circumstances of her 2021 death after reading a CBC News story. The family says Lakeshore General Hospital was negligent and tried to cover it up. Now they’ve launched a lawsuit.

Authorities in Maine say they have figured out how to regulate a fishery that is so out of control in Canada, the federal government has shut it down this year — the third shutdown in five years — putting 1,100 people out of work.

Attracting a doctor to work in a smaller community today is tough as fewer physicians choose family medicine. That's why Cheryl Gnyp, the recruiter for the city of Castlegar, B.C., needs to stand out. She uses the board game Operation and specialized coffee as part of her pitch to potential recruits at conferences.

The Toronto Maple Leafs staved off elimination in a 2-1 victory in the team's pivotal Game 5 matchup against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

Giovanni Manu, an offensive lineman, was the first UBC Thunderbird to be selected in an NFL draft. He is set to join his new team in June for training camp.

Geerte Piening never planned to become the face of "urination equality" in Amsterdam. But nearly a decade after her fine for public urination sparked a national protest movement, city officials are installing new, accessible public bathrooms — the kind you can use sitting down.

In January 2023, the province figured it would cost about $230 million, but at the time, Vancouver was expected to host just five games. The cost estimate has more than doubled with an additional two games, as the province now expects costs could be anywhere from $483 million to $581 million.

Members of Parliament targeted in a suspected China-backed espionage campaign weren't informed because the attack was thwarted and didn't affect them, says a spokesperson for the Speaker’s office.

London Drugs stores were abruptly closed across western Canada on Sunday due to a "cybersecurity incident." The CBC's Edzi'u Loverin spoke to people on the streets of Vancouver to get their thoughts on the impact of the closure.