Canadian actor Michael J. Fox joined Coldplay on stage for an emotional performance at England’s Glastonbury Festival Saturday. The Back to the Future star, who lives with Parkinson’s disease, came out on stage in a wheelchair and joined on guitar for the British band’s hits Humankind and Fix You…
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Calgary officials provide update on repair of water system
Calgarians used 425 million litres of water on Sunday, the lowest number since the Bearspaw feeder main ruptured in early June, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said during her Monday morning livestream update on the city’s water situation…
Trudeau says he is ‘committed’ to staying as PM after byelection loss
Justin Trudeau says Monday he is ‘committed’ to staying on as prime minister after the Liberals’ shocking Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection loss exactly one week ago…
U.S. Supreme Court says Trump, ex-presidents have some immunity from prosecution
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, dimming prospects the former president could be tried before the Nov. 5 election…
Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signalling possible return of troops
The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis on Monday, a sign that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault in the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city…
Facial recognition technology gains popularity with police, intensifying calls for regulation
Some police services in Canada are using facial recognition technology to help solve crimes, while others say privacy concerns are holding them back from employing the powerful tools. This uneven application of the technology, and the loose rules governing its use, has experts calling on the federal government to set national standards…
Hurricane Beryl described as ‘very dangerous’ Category 3 storm threatening southeast Caribbean
Beryl has been upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane by the U.S. National Hurricane Center as it travels westward in the southeast Caribbean…
Why the car industry loves SUVs; There’s a new airline fee in town: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet
CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week…
The new Catan board game tackles climate change. But will it be fun enough to stick?
Players of Catan may think they have enough to worry about when trying to rapidly develop their settlements and cities in order to achieve victory over their friends and family. But now players of Catan: New Energies have to worry about a very real-world problem: environmental destruction…