This First Person article is the experience of Nino Antadze, an associate professor at the University of Prince Edward Island. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I was a PhD student at the University of Waterloo when Russia invaded my homeland — the small country of Georgia, which straddles…
A growing number of left-leaning voters across B.C. are thinking of voting strategically as polls show the province has some of the tightest races in the country. J.B. Burrows, founder and managing director of SmartVoting.ca, a site that helps voters choose left-leaning candidates in their riding that it believes are most likely to win, says Vancouver…
The New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings were eliminated from the playoffs with losses on Saturday, meaning for the first time since they all entered the league in the mid-1920s, none of the Rangers, Red Wings, Boston Bruins or Chicago will be in the post-season. The four American teams of the Original Six that…
For many people, just the thought of bed bugs, cockroaches or mice is enough to make their skin crawl. Now imagine finding them in a hospital. Many of Montreal’s hospitals are aging or undergoing renovations, creating perfect spaces where critters can thrive. Documents obtained by CBC News show how much each major hospital spent on…
Dylan DeMelo wants to bring Canadian hockey fans more than a Presidents’ Trophy. The Winnipeg Jets clinched the franchise’s first Presidents’ Trophy Sunday for most points in the NHL regular season even though they lost 4-1 to the Edmonton Oilers. The achievement gives the Jets home-ice advantage throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs. The last Canadian…
A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration office where he expected to be interviewed about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, his attorneys said. Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident who has held a green card since 2015, was detained…
A Saskatchewan resident was “inadvertently” added to a group chat that included government MLAs as they planned out questions for a legislative session last week. The government confirmed the incident, but wouldn’t answer questions on how it happened or what can be done so that a similar mistake can be avoided in the future. Megan Beach…
The name of Ivan Demidov, a 19-year-old Russian hockey prodigy, has been on the lips of fans since he signed an entry-level contract last week with the Montreal Canadiens. And the anticipation of seeing him suit up in his new red, white and blue uniform is growing as he is set to make his NHL debut Monday…
Physicist Haoyu Qi and his wife moved from New Brunswick to Toronto over the winter for work, but before he could retrieve a $2,000 security deposit he had paid on his Moncton apartment, he was told his landlord was making a $500 claim on the money for cleaning and damage costs. That surprised Qi, especially when…
Paige Bueckers is headed to Dallas as the first pick Monday night in the WNBA draft. The versatile UConn star is the latest Huskies standout to go No. 1, joining former greats Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart. “Dallas I’m so excited, a new city, a new start,” Bueckers said. “A fresh…