CBC/Radio-Canada to cut 600 jobs to cope with $125M budget shortfall

CBC/Radio-Canada to cut 600 jobs to cope with $125M budget shortfall

CBC/Radio-Canada has announced that it plans to cut about 10 per cent of its workforce and axe some programming to cope with a potential $125 million budget shortfall. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: Connect with CBC…

Jason Aldean and country music’s culture war

Jason Aldean and country music’s culture war

One of country music’s biggest stars faces backlash for a song critics say glorifies vigilantism and its video that was filmed at the site of a lynching. Elamin Abdelmahmoud breaks down the controversy. Read more: »»» Subscribe to CBC News…

500 days of war in Ukraine, Sikh separatists rally in Toronto and Vancouver | The World This Weekend

500 days of war in Ukraine, Sikh separatists rally in Toronto and Vancouver | The World This Weekend

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday marked the 500th day of war in Ukraine by hailing the country’s soldiers in a video from a Black Sea island that became the symbol of Ukraine’s resilience in the face of the Russian invasion.…

Homes destroyed in Alberta, Muslim nations condemn Qur'an burning protest | The World This Weekend

Homes destroyed in Alberta, Muslim nations condemn Qur’an burning protest | The World This Weekend

Cleanup is now underway in Alberta’s Mountain View County, where a tornado carved a 30-kilometre path of destruction on Saturday. And, a group of Muslim nations is calling for new measures to prevent acts of desecration to the Qur’an. It…

Mother ship of Titan submersible returns to port, Putin under pressure | The World This Weekend

Mother ship of Titan submersible returns to port, Putin under pressure | The World This Weekend

The Canadian ship that carried the OceanGate Titan submersible out to sea has returned to St. John’s. And Vladimir Putin faces a serious challenge to his authority by Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner group of mercenaries. These are just…

Search in Greece migrant boat tragedy, protestors march to Roxham Road | The World This Weekend

Search in Greece migrant boat tragedy, protestors march to Roxham Road | The World This Weekend

The grim search continues off the coast of Greece for victims and survivors of a migrant ship that sank with at least 750 people on board. And here in Canada, activists in Quebec have begun their three-day march from Montreal…