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Can architecture heal? This Toronto centre sees design as essential to well-being

After opening their new building, the length of stay for Bridgepoint Active Healthcare patients is down by 30%. People are getting better faster.

'Putting the soul into' Toronto's Pan Am Aquatic Sports Centre with graphic design

Explore the aqueous design which summons emotion and engages athletes.

Transforming the unused area under Toronto's Gardiner Expressway into a public art space

The disregarded space under the Gardiner Expressway will become a park, now known as The Bentway — or maybe it's not quite right to call it a park.

How a cozy cave brought people together to fend off winter on a frozen beach

Last winter, a secret fur-lined room inside an imposing sphere appeared on Toronto's east-end beach as an 'invitation to be with strangers' and persevere through winter.

Walls that change colour to your touch: Fighting technological disconnection with more technology

Architecture students Robyn Thomson and Jessica Chen think that even though technology has made our lives easier, we've lost connection in the process.

Could drones eventually get so small you could build with them like Lego? What would you create?

Dr. Vertegaal pictures a future where virtual reality lives in the real world without screens — and according to him, we're closer than you might think.

Design to benefit the world: This solar-powered backpack improves health and education

Many children without electricity need kerosene lamps to study — but kerosene is toxic. Now, Kenyan entrepreneur Salima Visram is using design to change lives.

This retired physics teacher wanted the most sustainable house possible — and it looks great too

"Imagine a world where we don't have to clear-cut forests just to create our housing." Rammed earth shows that sustainability can be beautiful.

The garden, the beach, the sky: Ryerson University's downtown Toronto architectural oasis

The Ryerson Student Learning Centre breaks the routine rhythms and movements of daily student life and empowers students to take full ownership of their space.

Crafty cardboard design activism for special needs children

Ryerson professor Jason Nolan wants to build a world where children with special needs can play and learn in an environment that helps them be more independent.

This Ottawa development shows affordable housing can be enviornmentally sustainable too

Anthony Leaning, leading architect for CSV Architects in Ottawa, showcases the Salus Clementine Passive House, a 42-unit, 4-storey energy efficient apartment building, that sets new efficiency standards for housing and commercial construction in Western Culture.

This Toronto designer wants to revolutionize getting around with his tiny fold-up electric bicycle

Henry Chong thinks people should stop "looking upwards" for big transportation companies to provide solutions for people in congested cities.
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CBC Sports Late Night: 2025 World Athletics Wanda Diamond League - Xiamen

The 2025 Wanda Diamond League season begins when the best track and field stars across the globe descend upon the Xiamen Egret Stadium in China.
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FIBA Men's 3X3 Basketball World Tour: DAY 2 - Utsunomiya

The first stop on the 14th FIBA 3X3 World Tour comes to a close with the second and final day of the men's basketball tour in Utsunomiya, Japan.
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CBC Sports: 2025 World Athletics Wanda Diamond League - Xiamen

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PWHL: Toronto at Boston

The Toronto Sceptres and Boston Fleet return from the international break for their final head-to-head meeting of the PWHL regular season from Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass.
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2025 World Athletics Wanda Diamond League: Xiamen

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FIBA Men's 3X3 Basketball World Tour: DAY 1 - Utsunomiya

The 14th season of the FIBA Men's 3X3 Basketball World Tour begins with the first day of the opening stop in Utsunomiya, Japan.
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Northern Super League: Vancouver vs Montreal

Watch Vancouver Rise FC and Montreal Roses FC go head-to-head in Northern Super League action from Swangard Stadium.
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The National | Pope Francis dead at 88

April 21, 2025 | Tributes for Pope Francis pour in from around the world, including in Canada, where his legacy is complicated. And in Gaza, where the pontiff’s nightly phone calls to the only Catholic church were a beacon of hope during the devastating war.
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Kings hold off Oilers to earn 6-5 win in Game 1

Phillip Danault scored his second goal with 42 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the opener of the clubs' fourth consecutive first-round playoff series Monday night.
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CBC Edmonton News - April 21, 2025

The stories and news makers that matter most to you weeknights after The National
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CBC Calgary News at 11 - April 21, 2025

CBC Calgary News at 11 host Rob Brown brings you a roundup of the news and weather weeknights right after The National.

Habs comeback bid falls just short in Game 1 overtime loss to Capitals

The underdog Canadiens showed they're ready for a fight despite losing Game 1 of their first-round playoff series with the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime.
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Pope Francis dies of stroke and heart failure at 88, says Vatican

Pope Francis, whose 12-year papacy ushered in a more open, welcoming Catholic Church that prioritized empathy for the poor and disenfranchised — including Indigenous victims of Canada's church-run residential schools — has died at 88