In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at how much money food waste apps can save you, and how much they cut emissions; check out some automatic window shades inspired by pinecones; and see how an on-campus pay-what-you-can thrift store benefits students and the environment.

A film detailing the legacy of residential schools in Canada has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards.

Amazon's decision to shut down all seven of its Quebec facilities is being felt in Coteau-du-Lac, west of Montreal, where 356 people are employed at one of the online giant's warehouses.

Compensation is coming for two Saskatchewan families who went public about their treatment at a Mexican resort where they say staff pressured them to sign non-disclosure agreements to prevent bad reviews after the travellers got sick.

A fence has gone up near the U.S.-Canada border, but it’s got nothing to do with the new U.S. administration.

Premier Doug Ford is planning to call a provincial election next Wednesday, which would send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, a senior Progressive Conservative source has confirmed to CBC News.

As Ottawa promises to retaliate against American trade tariffs, U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a new swipe at Canada.

Liberal leadership contender Karina Gould said Thursday the government she was a part of for years mishandled the affordability crisis and did not effectively respond to Canadians who were crying out for relief at a time of high inflation.

A co-founder of Grand River Modular in Brantford says he’s “utterly appalled” at the City of Hamilton’s decision to order cabins for its first outdoor shelter from a newly formed Ontario company that ordered them from China.

Eric Dejaeger, 77, entered his guilty pleas in an Iqaluit courtroom Thursday morning before Justice Faiyaz Alibhai. Victims also began to read their impact statements, detailing the abuse they faced as children.

An Alberta widow will be allowed to keep tens of thousands of dollars her late husband left to her in retirement savings after winning a years-long court battle against the Canada Revenue Agency.

Candidates yearning to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have until this evening to clear the race’s first hurdle, although it could still take a few days to see who’s made the cut.

The Bocuse d’Or is the most prestigious cooking competition in the world. Chefs from 24 countries square off over the course of two days, in a five-and-a-half-hour cook-off. Toronto's Keith Pears is going for gold.

An Alberta widow will be allowed to keep tens of thousands of dollars her late husband left to her in retirement savings after winning a years-long court battle against the Canada Revenue Agency.

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has been acclaimed as the party's candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona.

Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan joins the list of Liberal MPs who aren’t seeking re-election.

A member of a five-person panel created by former energy minister Sonya Savage in 2021 to consult the public on the future of coal mining in Alberta says he's in a «state of shock» about recent moves by the province.

Some people in the northeast Chatham-Kent community of Bothwell, and surrounding Zone Township, want to go back in time to when their community was independent.

The scope of the PowerSchool data breach impacting school boards across the country is widening, with some boards revealing it may involve student data dating back decades. Still, experts say there are steps families can take to protect themselves.

People packed into bookstores, bars and breweries on Monday night, some decked out in dragon-rider leathers, to greet the latest book from Rebecca Yarros: Onyx Storm, a book so anticipated it's bringing back the midnight book release.

Shigella infections are preventable through simple hygiene measures, public health experts say, like giving homeless people access to public toilets and a place to wash their hands.

Halifax Water says a boil-water advisory affecting more than 200,000 customers in the Halifax Regional Municipality could last up to two days.

Doug Ford’s chief of staff has sent a memo to party staffers, saying they need a stronger mandate to «stand up» to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats. Opposition leaders say the PC majority government already has that mandate, and an election right now is unnecessary.