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The Northern Territory’s main energy retailer has revealed thousands more customers than previously thought have been affected by delays in billing due to the botched rollout of smart meters. Jacana Energy chief executive Jo Conway revealed the scale of the bungle during an appearance at budget estimates in the NT parliament today. Jacana Energy is…
Most Americans are optimistic that the country is broadly more united than divided, and they feel that’s true even across some contentious dividing lines like race and gender. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. But that optimism does not extend to what Americans see as a…
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has asked a court to order the company behind a film involving Brittany Higgins to hand over raw footage. The application was heard today in Toowoomba District Court, where Mr Lehrmann is expected to stand trial charged with two counts of rape alleged to have occurred in Toowoomba, west of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When it comes to Canada-U.S. trade talks, both sides are playing it cool and giving very little away. But is Ottawa doing enough, when the real constraint is U.S. ambiguity and Canada’s lack of leverage? Read More
10 hours ago News Duration 6:40 Five years after the historic heat dome over British Columbia, CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe checks in on the ecosystems that were pushed past their breaking point. From the intertidal zones of the Strait of Georgia to the forest canopy, the latest data reveals a reshuffling of nature’s “winners and losers.”…
The National Hockey League season came to a close this month and with it came the end of an era as longtime partners Rogers and CBC were unable to come to a new agreement for NHL broadcasts. So fans will no longer find NHL games on CBC platforms and will, at this point, only be…
“In practice, restorative justice means juveniles and some people charged with non-violent crimes can be diverted away from the court system, sparing them jail time. In more serious cases, it doesn’t replace prison, but it can influence a judge’s sentencing recommendation,” she said.
Fans are diagnosing big musical acts with “blue dot fever” — with some saying it’s due to high ticket prices. The term comes from the blue dots on Ticketmaster’s website for any given show, representing unsold seats. Some upcoming concerts have lots of them, as fans have been quick to point out — which they…
LISTEN | The legacy of Agent Orange: The Sunday Magazine23:3060 years on, veterans are still fighting for recognition over Agent Orange spraying at CFB Gagetown Gary Goode remembers digging foxholes and crawling through thick brush nearly 60 years ago at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown. The landscape in his mind remains vivid: dead leaves hanging on…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the image and name of a person who has died. Queensland Corrective Services “missed” multiple opportunities to intervene after concerns were raised about Aubrey Donahue’s mental health in the weeks before his death, a coronial inquest has heard. The inquest at the Cairns…