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Back to SearchIf flying is miserable, who's to blame?
Is it the airlines? The airports? The regulators? Or us? U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is urging airplane passengers to dress and behave better to bring back the "golden age" of travel.
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Mark Carney’s energy gamble
Our National Affairs Panel gets you caught up on all the latest politics. Rosemary Barton, CBC's Chief Political Correspondent, Stephanie Levitz, the Globe and Mail's Senior Reporter in the Ottawa …
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
ALS patient dies alone after paying $84K US to a Sask. facility
A 70 year old American woman — died alone in a Montana hospital Susie Silvestri put her home up for sale so she could afford to come to a private, unregulated health centre in Moose Jaw. She eventua…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
What can brain phases tell us about our stage of life?
Scientists have discovered our brain organizes itself differently based on different life stages, with some stages working more efficiently than others. A new study from the University of Cambridge i…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Ottawa and Alberta's pipeline memorandum
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith were all smiles in Calgary on Thursday as they inked an energy deal that promises a new era of cooperation.The memorandum of understandin…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Could deep brain stimulation be a cure for depression?
Toronto journalist Anna Mehler Paperny had experimental surgery that placed electrodes in her brain in the exact location neurologists believe could be the source of her depression. She's part of a c…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
What’s behind Quebec’s sweeping secularism bill
The Quebec government tabled a new secularism legislation that would impose strict rules about religious expression in public. This comes on top of the current ban of religious symbols worn by teache…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
How the giant heads of Easter Island “walked”
We might be getting closer to understanding how those giant heads on Easter Island ended up there — and no, it’s not aliens! Instead they may have “walked” with the help of ropes. We speak with Carl …
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Bob Rae: "The world is turning upside down"
The veteran politician says we are living through a time of upheaval, but he still has hope, as he leaves his post at the United Nations. "If I fall into pessimism or cynicism, then all I'm doing is …
Published on 1 month ago
The literary icon who isn't Indigenous after all
Thomas King was one of Canada's best-known Indigenous writers. But it turns out he is not Indigenous at all. His books, including The Inconvenient Indian and Green Grass, Running Water were criticall…
Published on 1 month ago