The use of hydrogen is still in its infancy, but the potential is significant for how one of the most abundant elements in the world could change the country’s transportation, electricity and energy sectors.
Google’s following you and Greyhound bus deserts: CBC’s Marketplace consumer cheat sheet
CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer news you need from the week, including how Google apps track you, what alternatives Western communities will be left with once Greyhound leaves and Airbnb’s willingness to be regulated.
The glitch list: Ottawa to start reporting on typos in legislation
Grammar warriors rejoice: the Department of Justice says it will start reporting every grammatical and typographical error it corrects in federal legislation after receiving a strongly-worded letter from a member of the public.
Despite ‘Good Samaritan’ law, many drug users too scared of arrest to report overdoses
The government introduced the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act in May 2017 to provide some amnesty for drug users – but a year after the legislation was passed, many people are still too scared to call for help because they fear arrest.
RCMP commissioner ‘not sure’ handgun ban is the answer to gun violence
There are growing calls across the country for a handgun ban after a recent spate of shootings, but the new head of the RCMP isn’t convinced.
Majority of B.C. — and 3 other provinces — under special weather statement due to wildfire smoke
The wildfire situation across B.C. largely held overnight despite fears that strong winds would whip up the flames, but smoke from the sheer volume of fire has left virtually all of the province in a haze.
Heroes for a nation: 2 Fredericton police officers honoured at regimental funeral
Just over a week after they were killed in the line of duty along with two civilians, Fredericton police Constables Robb Costello and Sara Burns were honoured in a regimental funeral before over 1,000 family members, friends, first responders and dignitaries, following a street procession that attracted hundreds on a rain-swept day.
Merkel, Putin tackle tough topics in meeting outside Berlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met outside Berlin on Saturday for talks ranging from the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, to Iran and a gas pipeline project that has drawn U.S. ire.
CRTC’s unlocked phone rule has sparked a crime spree, Bell and Rogers say
Bell and Rogers say new rules mandating that Canadian carriers sell unlocked phones have triggered a rise in phone thefts. But their submission to the CRTC is short on numbers and details.
Alberta’s new normal could be a ‘constant state’ of drought: expert
Farmers and ranchers across the prairies have been facing off against hot and dry weather conditions for the past year, and a drought researcher says simulations show it’s time to start treating these conditions as the “new normal.”