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MPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada(cbc.ca)

196 points by Teever 4 days ago | 130 comments

CBC News investigation on a federal bill to restrict sports gambling ads in Canada, citing new analysis of betting messages in NHL broadcasts and provincial opposition.

Couple was swatted 55 times in 2 years over a post about Norm Macdonald(cbc.ca)

76 points by colinprince 19 days ago | 78 comments

CBC Radio As It Happens article about Patrick Tomlinson and Niki Robinson, swatted 55 times in two years, receiving a $575K settlement from Milwaukee.

Tumbler Ridge shooter's ChatGPT use "more disturbing" than known: reporter(cbc.ca)

9 points by devonnull 19 days ago | 1 comments

CBC News article on a Mother Jones report detailing how the Tumbler Ridge, B.C. shooter used ChatGPT, which allegedly advised framing questions as hypotheticals to avoid flags.

The mental health of young men is declining. Experts warn it could get worse(cbc.ca)

45 points by rdmuser 20 days ago | 25 comments

CBC News article on declining mental health among young men in Canada and a federal consultation into why boys and men are struggling.

1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide are caused by infections, study finds(cbc.ca)

217 points by colinprince 27 days ago | 122 comments

CBC News article on a Lancet Oncology study estimating that infections caused 2.3 million new cancer cases worldwide in 2024, about 1 in 8.

Behold the pawpaw(cbc.ca)

71 points by BiraIgnacio 28 days ago | 32 comments

CBC Radio's The Current article about the pawpaw, a tropical-tasting native fruit that grows in Canada and tastes like banana, mango and pineapple.

Montreal adopts bylaw banning insults against police, municipal employees(cbc.ca)

57 points by MC995 1 month ago | 52 comments

CBC News article reporting that Montreal city council adopted a bylaw banning insults directed at police officers and municipal employees.

The biggest dinosaurs couldn't sit on their eggs(cbc.ca)

36 points by BiraIgnacio 1 month ago | 14 comments

Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old:Scientists rethinking how to save them(cbc.ca)

140 points by bookofjoe 1 month ago | 40 comments

New type of dice guarantees no tie when deciding who goes first(cbc.ca)

106 points by colinprince 1 month ago | 86 comments

Newfoundland has a hard bread shortage, but why do they eat it?(cbc.ca)

38 points by empressplay 2 months ago | 37 comments

Canada adds 75,000 new jobs in July, unemployment rate lowest in 2 years(cbc.ca)

20 points by vrganj 2 months ago | 4 comments

Man convicted of child sex crime by added _ char "Fus Ro Dah" Skyrim username(cbc.ca)

15 points by walrus01 3 months ago | 9 comments

StubHub, CEO hit with ‘deceptive practices’ class action over mass scalping(cbc.ca)

107 points by b112 3 months ago | 53 comments

First look at Quest, the final ship of Antarctic explorer Shackleton(cbc.ca)

38 points by curmudgeon22 3 months ago | 3 comments

Canada's only watchmaking school still ticking after 80 years(cbc.ca)

232 points by throw0101a 3 months ago | 131 comments

The Vespa at 80(cbc.ca)

159 points by cf100clunk 3 months ago | 140 comments

The origins of the school system aimed to produce independent, critical thinkers (2024)(cbc.ca)

89 points by pseudolus 4 months ago | 45 comments

More evidence is consistent with possible ancient life on Mars (2025)(cbc.ca)

98 points by pseudolus 4 months ago | 103 comments

Quebec town recognizes trees as living beings with rights(cbc.ca)

68 points by speckx 4 months ago | 59 comments

Canada plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040(cbc.ca)

518 points by geox 4 months ago | 358 comments

CBC News article on Canada's federal nuclear strategy planning up to 10 new reactors by 2040, potentially costing over $100 billion.

How to move a beluga across the world(cbc.ca)

10 points by curmudgeon22 4 months ago | 1 comments

Facebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatism(cbc.ca)

245 points by vrganj 4 months ago | 118 comments

Canada in Technical Recession(cbc.ca)

48 points by efavdb 4 months ago | 21 comments

SpaceX wants to launch a million satellites(cbc.ca)

27 points by billybuckwheat 5 months ago | 39 comments

B.C. residents baffled as shape floats through night sky(cbc.ca)

17 points by empressplay 5 months ago | 6 comments

Canada's first sovereign wealth fund(cbc.ca)

116 points by geox 6 months ago | 50 comments

Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y(cbc.ca)

174 points by gnabgib 7 months ago | 103 comments

British Columbia is permanently adopting daylight time(cbc.ca)

1074 points by ireflect 7 months ago | 517 comments

CBC News article reporting that British Columbia will end seasonal clock changes and adopt permanent daylight time after March 8, as announced by the premier.

Scientists research man missing 90% of his brain who leads a normal life (2016)(cbc.ca)

17 points by thunderbong 8 months ago | 5 comments

'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in speech at Davos(cbc.ca)

73 points by martythemaniak 9 months ago | 60 comments

Decades-old study on common weed killer retracted(cbc.ca)

10 points by geox 10 months ago | 1 comments

Booking.com cancels $4K hotel reservation, offers same rooms again for $17K(cbc.ca)

93 points by thisislife2 11 months ago | 77 comments

Mom says son asked Tesla's Grok AI bot about soccer; told him to send nudes(cbc.ca)

23 points by choult 1 year ago | 19 comments

Reusable grocery bags durability test(cbc.ca)

17 points by colinprince 1 year ago | 37 comments

‘Robber bees’ invade apiarist’s shop in attempted honey heist(cbc.ca)

142 points by lemonberry 1 year ago | 79 comments

You shouldn't salt a leech that's sucking your blood (2019)(cbc.ca)

81 points by pabs3 1 year ago | 55 comments

Car has more than 1.2M km on it – and it's still going strong(cbc.ca)

168 points by Sgt_Apone 1 year ago | 218 comments

Imaging reveals 2k-year-old ice mummy's 'incredibly impressive' tattoos(cbc.ca)

14 points by empressplay 1 year ago | 2 comments

The natural diamond industry is getting rocked. Thank the lab-grown variety(cbc.ca)

269 points by geox 1 year ago | 340 comments

Air Canada returned lost bag, it now had knife,toiletries, ticket scanner inside(cbc.ca)

53 points by andy99 1 year ago | 67 comments

People kept working, became healthier while on basic income: report (2020)(cbc.ca)

163 points by jszymborski 1 year ago | 161 comments

That white guy who can't get a job at Tim Hortons? He's AI(cbc.ca)

26 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 6 comments

A Canadian's AI hoax duped the media and propelled a 'band' to success(cbc.ca)

23 points by empressplay 1 year ago | 24 comments

World Curling tightens sweeping rules, bans firmer broom foams ahead of Olympics(cbc.ca)

38 points by emptybits 1 year ago | 18 comments

Google aims to reinvent email with Wave (2009)(cbc.ca)

30 points by xattt 1 year ago | 30 comments

Plants hear their pollinators, and produce sweet nectar in response(cbc.ca)

279 points by marojejian 1 year ago | 57 comments

Rare black iceberg spotted off Labrador coast could be 100k years old(cbc.ca)

119 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 52 comments

Sea snail teeth top Kevlar, titanium as strongest material (2015)(cbc.ca)

114 points by thunderbong 1 year ago | 57 comments

A competing theory to 'dark energy' suggests universe has different time zones(cbc.ca)

61 points by wglb 1 year ago | 41 comments

Home galleries are hiding in plain sight across Canada(cbc.ca)

74 points by SirLJ 1 year ago | 36 comments

Palestinian activist arrested by ICE while expecting U.S. citizenship interview(cbc.ca)

57 points by colinprince 1 year ago | 2 comments

She was chatting with friends in a Lyft. Then someone texted her what they said(cbc.ca)

66 points by andy99 1 year ago | 46 comments

45-year mystery behind eerie photo from The Shining is believed to be solved(cbc.ca)

107 points by colinprince 1 year ago | 41 comments

U.S. blocks Canadian access to iconic Stanstead border-straddling library(cbc.ca)

26 points by colinprince 1 year ago | 1 comments

Elderly patients can deteriorate in the ER. This team works to get them out(cbc.ca)

11 points by canucker2016 1 year ago | 8 comments

These are the first images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males(cbc.ca)

13 points by MaysonL 1 year ago | 7 comments

Mark Carney Is Canada's Next Prime Minister(cbc.ca)

28 points by empressplay 1 year ago | 15 comments

If you witness a cardiac arrest, here's what to do(cbc.ca)

44 points by colinprince 1 year ago | 39 comments

Kissing moons may explain why Earth's moon is so large(cbc.ca)

92 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 26 comments

Woman's DNA discovered in 20k year old deer-tooth pendant (2023)(cbc.ca)

153 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 68 comments

The Cocaine Files(cbc.ca)

26 points by samclemens 1 year ago | 0 comments

Surgery implants tooth material in eye as scaffolding for lens(cbc.ca)

133 points by qkeast 1 year ago | 53 comments

Captain 'lost for words' after witnessing a super pod of more than 2k dolphins(cbc.ca)

29 points by petethomas 1 year ago | 3 comments

Plane crashes, overturns during landing at Toronto airport(cbc.ca)

515 points by jaredwiener 1 year ago | 608 comments

CBC News live report on a plane that crashed and overturned while landing at Toronto Pearson airport, injuring 17 with no fatalities.

The 'dangerous' promise of a techno-utopian future(cbc.ca)

35 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 21 comments

Think your dog can understand words? This scientist says you might be right(cbc.ca)

32 points by amichail 1 year ago | 37 comments

Amazon to close Quebec facilities, insists it's not because of new union(cbc.ca)

12 points by cf100clunk 1 year ago | 4 comments

Justin Trudeau promises to resign as PM(cbc.ca)

381 points by sirteno 1 year ago | 903 comments

CBC News live article reporting that Justin Trudeau will resign as Canadian prime minister and has asked the Governor General to prorogue Parliament until March 24.

Olympians turn to OnlyFans to fund dreams due to 'broken' finance system (2024)(cbc.ca)

196 points by TMWNN 1 year ago | 338 comments

True crime stories are influencing the real-life justice system(cbc.ca)

33 points by colinprince 1 year ago | 38 comments

The Peter Principle still resonates(cbc.ca)

55 points by empressplay 1 year ago | 53 comments

Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold(cbc.ca)

217 points by colinprince 1 year ago | 158 comments

93-year-old YouTuber back in business after being kicked off platform(cbc.ca)

11 points by fbelzile 1 year ago | 8 comments

'Switches' are turning handguns into machine guns on Ontario streets(cbc.ca)

10 points by colinprince 1 year ago | 7 comments

The Crime Messenger(cbc.ca)

87 points by SirLJ 1 year ago | 85 comments

Penguin travels every year to visit man who rescued him (2016)(cbc.ca)

32 points by thunderbong 1 year ago | 4 comments

Toronto crypto company CEO kidnapped, held for $1M ransom before being released(cbc.ca)

155 points by pr337h4m 1 year ago | 113 comments

Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada(cbc.ca)

627 points by empressplay 1 year ago | 360 comments

CBC News report that the Canadian government ordered TikTok to wind down its Canadian operations after a national security review, while Canadians can still use the app.

X is the latest social media site letting 3rd parties use your data to train AI(cbc.ca)

12 points by type0 2 years ago | 4 comments

Northern Ontario man solves local legend, finds vintage liquor at bottom of lake(cbc.ca)

179 points by colinprince 2 years ago | 46 comments

Coppola on the parallels between the fall of Rome and U.S. decline(cbc.ca)

4 points by geox 2 years ago | 0 comments

Calgary community turns to restrictive covenants with blanket rezoning in effect(cbc.ca)

3 points by walterbell 2 years ago | 0 comments

AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital by 26%, Canadian study finds(cbc.ca)

174 points by isaacfrond 2 years ago | 140 comments

Trove of dinosaur fossils found high in B.C. mountains(cbc.ca)

93 points by curmudgeon22 2 years ago | 57 comments

Clearview AI faces $45.6M fine in the Netherlands for 'illegal database of faces(cbc.ca)

47 points by sys42590 2 years ago | 16 comments

How did divers manage to blow up the Nord Stream pipeline? We went to find out(cbc.ca)

52 points by colinprince 2 years ago | 38 comments

World markets shaken over fears of U.S. recession as sell-offs deepen(cbc.ca)

9 points by uladzislau 2 years ago | 1 comments

Olympic athletes (legally) use banned drugs(cbc.ca)

13 points by atomlib 2 years ago | 2 comments

A 378-day Mars simulation changed this Canadian scientist's outlook on life(cbc.ca)

16 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 4 comments

Ed Stone, scientist and salesman for the Voyager mission, has died(cbc.ca)

149 points by impish9208 2 years ago | 38 comments

Silk, Great Value plant-based beverages recalled across Canada(cbc.ca)

16 points by colinprince 2 years ago | 7 comments

Canada 'sleepwalking' into cashless society, consumer advocates warn(cbc.ca)

117 points by throw0101b 2 years ago | 206 comments

Discovered June 16th, large asteroid to pass between Earth and moon on Saturday(cbc.ca)

88 points by whycome 2 years ago | 44 comments

Ontario Science Centre to close immediately due to risk of roof collapse(cbc.ca)

40 points by amichail 2 years ago | 17 comments

Man scammed after AI told him fake Facebook customer support number was real(cbc.ca)

188 points by deviantintegral 2 years ago | 101 comments

Space junk is raining from the sky. Who's responsible when it hits the Earth?(cbc.ca)

7 points by detaro 2 years ago | 1 comments

Justin Trudeau announces $2.4B for AI investments in Canada(cbc.ca)

35 points by astlouis44 2 years ago | 30 comments

The Canadian government's plan to plant two billion trees(cbc.ca)

104 points by voisin 2 years ago | 85 comments

Ontario school boards sue social media giants for $4.5B(cbc.ca)

31 points by johnny_canuck 2 years ago | 17 comments

The rise and fall of a Halifax man's illegal TV streaming empire(cbc.ca)

40 points by ChrisArchitect 2 years ago | 33 comments

5-year study finds no brain abnormalities in 'Havana Syndrome' patients(cbc.ca)

97 points by awnird 2 years ago | 48 comments

Luxury bunkers to tactical vehicles, ultra-rich are preparing for the Big One(cbc.ca)

6 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 0 comments

Loblaw facing backlash as it tests receipt scanners at self-checkout(cbc.ca)

8 points by andy99 2 years ago | 6 comments

TikTok crackdown bill passes U.S. House(cbc.ca)

6 points by segasaturn 2 years ago | 0 comments

Canada faces a series of crises that will test it in the coming years, RCMP warn(cbc.ca)

28 points by silly_ninja 2 years ago | 22 comments

B.C. lawyer reprimanded for citing fake cases invented by ChatGPT(cbc.ca)

27 points by uladzislau 2 years ago | 28 comments

Ottawa to create regulator to hold platforms accountable for harmful content(cbc.ca)

32 points by segasaturn 2 years ago | 32 comments

Canadian federal government will stop investing in new road infrastructure(cbc.ca)

11 points by voisin 2 years ago | 8 comments

Cousins are disappearing. Is this reshaping the experience of childhood?(cbc.ca)

313 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 905 comments

I Am the Magpie River: How a Quebec river became a person under local law(cbc.ca)

25 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 21 comments

In 1950, a U.S. troop plane vanished without a trace in the Yukon(cbc.ca)

98 points by geox 2 years ago | 50 comments

Artist trained rats to take selfies to make a point about social media(cbc.ca)

96 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 71 comments

Canada's population is booming – access to family doctors hasn't kept pace(cbc.ca)

34 points by voisin 2 years ago | 29 comments

U.S. moves to increase minimum legal size of commercial lobster(cbc.ca)

39 points by geox 2 years ago | 35 comments

Quebec man who blamed wildfires on government pleads guilty to setting 14 fires(cbc.ca)

40 points by Brajeshwar 2 years ago | 18 comments

Court decision barring Chinese student sends message about espionage risk(cbc.ca)

30 points by ChrisArchitect 2 years ago | 19 comments

CBC cancels New Year's Eve broadcast special due to 'financial pressures'(cbc.ca)

26 points by geox 2 years ago | 11 comments

BC Supreme Court bars man from calling himself an 'engineer'(cbc.ca)

52 points by whycome 2 years ago | 65 comments

Bell Media and other Canadian brands halt ads on X amid extremism concerns(cbc.ca)

21 points by hnuser0000 2 years ago | 5 comments