As more girls sign up for baseball, there are more all-girls teams and leagues. Baseball Quebec says it's been working hard to create the conditions to encourage young girls to take up the sport. Number of girls playing has more than doubled in last 10 years, Baseball Quebec says On …
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Films in French regularly top Canada’s box office, and they’re shining at TIFF, too
Films from Quebec have seen critical and commercial success over the years, and while language plays a role, filmmakers in the province also cite creative freedoms and a star system that gives French language films a leg up in Canada. French films from Quebec have been outpacing English Canadian films …
Read More »As Canada’s navy arrives in Japan, Tokyo begins largest military buildup since Second World War
As Canada increases its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region and Japan significantly boosts its military investment, both countries are pushing back against the influence of China, which has 355 ships and submarines in its navy, making it the world's largest by size. In just 5 years, Japan will increase …
Read More »Landlords aren’t being paid. Tenants are feeling squeezed. And the system that’s supposed to help is broken
The long delays in resolving landlord-tenant disputes are worst in Ontario but other provinces are experiencing it as well. Experts say those delays will have an impact on the already-stressed rental market. Long delays in landlord-tenant dispute resolutions is stressing the housing crisis Stuck in Ontario’s landlord-tenant board ‘nightmare’ 3 …
Read More »Drug overdose deaths from multiple substances on rise in Ontario since start of pandemic: report
A new report points to an increasingly toxic and unregulated drug supply, which is creating more complicated addictions that require nuanced treatments. The trend toward deaths from multiple toxic substances is also apparent across Canada and the U.S. Trend found across Canada, U.S., with fentanyl increasingly involved, research shows Just …
Read More »WATCH: Pia Wurtzbach apologizes for ‘Queen of the Universe’ delay
MANILA, Philippines — A number of factors caused Pia Wurtzbach to delay the release of her first-ever novel "Queen of the Universe," which she had been working on since her reign as Miss Universe 2015. The book was finally launched at the Manila International Book Festival last September 14 at …
Read More »‘Paranormal Activity’ stage adaptation in early development
MANILA, Philippines — The popular horror franchise "Paranormal Activity" is heading to London's West End. Theater producer Simon Friend, best known for stage adaptations of "Life of Pi," "The Da Vinci Code" and "The Father," has obtained the license for the horror series, hoping to make it his company Simon …
Read More »Nipah has sparked a health crisis in southern India. Here’s what we know about this deadly virus
The Indian state of Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak of the Nipah virus since 2018. The virus spreads through direct contact, the fruit bat is a natural host and there are no treatments or vaccines. It spreads through direct contact, it has a high fatality rate and there's no …
Read More »Premier Danielle Smith preparing compensation for families impacted by E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
In her first interview about an E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares that spread to more than 300 children, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she's directed her government to come up with a proposal to financially help affected families. Smith tells CBC's West of Centre podcast she's not ruling out …
Read More »B.C. to end wildfire-related state of emergency, says response will continue
British Columbia says it will end the provincial state of emergency over wildfires as of midnight Thursday. Nearly 400 fires burning across province, 370 properties on evacuation order and 18,000 on alert British Columbia says it will end the provincial state of emergency over wildfires as of midnight Thursday. Firefighting …
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