Day: August 1, 2021

Until now, Ontario has been the only province to mark Emancipation Day, but this year members of Parliament voted to designate it nationwide. The day recognizes Aug. 1, 1834, when the British Empire abolished slavery. Experts say Canadians have much to learn about this country’s history of slavery.

Wildfire crews are battling a growing number of blazes across B.C., and they’re also contending with heavy smoke that has blanketed large swathes of the province with dangerous pollutants.

The United Kingdom has alleged Iran carried out the drone attack that killed two aboard an oil tanker off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea.

CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

Six months after seizing power from the elected government, Myanmar’s military leader on Sunday declared himself prime minister and said he would lead the country under the extended state of emergency until elections are held in about two years.