RCMP have released the names of the 16 people killed in the Manitoba bus crash. At a news conference Thursday, families and first responders carried up photos of each victim in solemn procession. “The word tragedy has been used a lot over the last week but never has that word had as much meaning as it does when we look at the photographs that line this room,” Supt. Jeff Asmundson said. “There’s been a cloud over this community since the collision occurred.” The Manitoba crash happened when a semi-trailer truck collided with a bus carrying 25 people, mostly seniors from Dauphin about 150 kilometres north of Carberry, shortly before noon on June 15. The group was on its way to the Sand Hills Casino. Nine people are still in hospital, including four in critical care. These are the people who died in the crash: Louis Bretecher, 81 Margaret Furkalo, 82 Vangie Gilchrist, 83 Ann Hill, 81 Helen Kufley, 88 Arlene Lindquist, 68 Dianne Medwid, 70 Nettie Nakonechny, 87 Shirley Novalkowski, 76 Frank Perzylo, 82 Rose Perzylo, 80 Jean Rosenkranz, 82 Donna Showdra, 79 Lillian Stobbe, 73 Patsy Zamrykut, 88 Claudia Zurba, 87 Reporting by CBC News

The U.S. Coast Guard says it found debris from the missing Titan submersible near the wreck site of the Titanic, and all five men aboard are considered lost at sea. “This is an incredibly unforgiving environment down there on the seafloor, and the debris is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” Rear Admiral John Mauger said. The vessel lost contact with the above-water crew on Sunday, less than two hours after entering the Atlantic Ocean. The Coast Guard said the pieces were discovered within the search area by a remotely operated underwater robot. It’s unclear if it will be possible to recover the bodies. The Titan’s pilot and chief executive Stockton Rush, along with passengers Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet “have sadly been lost,” OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement. More tonight on The National. | Reporting by The Associated Press #Titanic #Sub #Submersible #Search #Expedition #Rescue #OceanGate #CBCNews #CBCTheNational

A desperate and complicated search is underway for a Titanic-bound submersible, lost and running very low on air. With the extreme depth, frigid waters, and deep sea pressure, it’s a risky rescue operation — and it’s not hard to imagine how frightening things could be for the five people on board. But Dik Barton, doesn’t have to imagine, he knows. He was the first British diver to take a submersible to the wreck of the Titanic. He explains to CBC’s Adrienne Arsenault what it’s like to go down that deep. Watch the full conversation now on our YouTube channel. | Video credit: National Maritime Museum #submersible #titanicwreck #submarine #cbc #cbcnews #thenational

Remember the bread price-fixing scandal? One company is now paying up. Canada Bread has agreed to pay at least $50 million for its role in fixing the price of bread for years. The company acknowledged that under previous management, it colluded with its competitors to raise the wholesale prices they charge to grocery chains, pushing up prices for consumers. The company makes dozens of brands of baked goods, including Dempster's, Stonemill and Vachon. It’s been owned by Mexican food giant Grupo Bimbo since 2014, but prior to that, it was majority controlled by Maple Leaf Foods. The bread price-fixing scandal first came to light in 2015, when Canada's Competition Bureau launched an investigation after receiving information from Loblaw and George Weston, who were involved in the scheme. The documents filed at the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto lay out what happened. To read the details, tap the link in our bio. (Photo: Ben Nelms/Bloomberg; Reporting: Pete Evans/CBC News) #PriceFixing #Bread #FoodPrices #CanadaBread #CostOfLiving #CBC #CBCNews

Rescue crews are racing against the clock to find a missing submersible off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador in the North Atlantic Ocean. The five-passenger vessel was 1½ hours into its dive to the wreck of the Titanic when it lost communication on Sunday. The famous shipwreck sits more than 3,800 metres below the surface — where the pressure is immense and light is nonexistent. Those on board include one pilot, who owns OceanGate Expeditions, and four "mission specialists," a term the company uses for paying customers. “This is not a naive group of people. There’s the professional crew members who have gone down multiple times. But even the ‘tourists’ ... have done a lot of adventure work,” said retired captain David Marquet, a former U.S. navy submarine commander based in Florida. Marquet said the passengers are likely in the dark, shivering cold and are having to control their breathing to minimize the amount of oxygen they are using. For that crew, OceanGate estimates the Titan had up to 96 hours of oxygen – with less than half left. Tap our link in bio to read more about the risks associated with this type of expedition. A previous version of this post referred to Suleman Dawood as the father of Shahzada Dawood. In fact, he is Shahzada's son. The incorrect post has been removed. (Video: CBS, OceanGate Expeditions, CBC News; Photos: Oceangate Expeditions, Hamish Harding/Facebook, Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images, Engro Corporation Limited/via Reuters, Reuters; Reporting: Ryan Cooke/CBC News, Reuters) #CBC #CBCNews #Submersible #Titanic #Titan #Rescue #SeaRescue #Newfoundland #CoastGuard

The massive piles of seaweed along the southern Atlantic coast aren’t just stinking up beach vacations. It’s a warning signal from the ocean. The seaweed, called sargassum, is the largest algae bloom on the planet, and humans are largely to blame. CBC international climate correspondent Susan Ormiston recently travelled with the researchers who say an increase in nitrogen from fertilizers, human waste and fossil fuel combustion is to blame. Watch more now on our YouTube channel. #Seaweed #climatechange #sargassum #climate #oceans #algae #science #CBCNews #CBCTheNational

Drivers are raising concerns about the safety of certain highway intersections following the bus crash near Carberry, Man., which killed 15 people and injured 10 others last week. Known as at-grade intersections, they’re common on prairie highways. Once drivers approach, they’re forced to cross multiple lanes of oncoming highway traffic, without any traffic lights. CBC’s Ellen Mauro spoke with drivers about why these intersections are so dangerous and what could be done to make them safer. Watch the full story now on our YouTube channel. | Reporting by Ellen Mauro, CBC News #Dauphin #Dauphinstrong #Carberry # Winnipeg #Manitoba #CBCNews #TheNational

Paul Simon was in the middle of making his latest album when he suddenly lost hearing in his left ear. “I would say it was terrifying,” he told CBC’s Tom Power. “But at first, I just took it as a real annoyance, I didn’t think it was permanent.” Despite the challenge, the legendary singer-songwriter pushed through to finish his 15th solo album, admitting it took him multiple takes to get vocals right. He’s hopeful but unsure if he’ll be able to play live again. Power recently travelled to Simon’s private studio cabin near Austin, Texas, where the 81-year-old shared his feelings on mortality and faith. Stream the interview Monday whenever you get The National | And listen to the full one-hour interview Tuesday on CBC Radio’s Q. #PaulSimon #SevenPsalms #Music #Musician #q #thenational #cbcnews

A search is underway after a small submarine bringing tourists to the Titanic went missing 370 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland. The company behind the voyage — OceanGate Expedition — says it is “exploring and mobilizing all options to bring the crew back safely.” There is no word on how many people are on board, but the submersible has a limit of five people. It was reported missing after it was overdue by a couple of hours on Sunday evening, according to Chief Mi’sel Joe — head of the Mi’kmaq band, which owns the ship the submarine launched from. The Canadian Coast Guard told CBC News on Monday morning the search falls under the jurisdiction of the Boston Coast Guard. The American group confirmed a search is underway but provided no other details. OceanGate Expeditions is a U.S.-based company with operations in Newfoundland. Its tours cost about $250,000. Read the latest at cbcnews.ca #sub #submarine #titanic #newfoundland #missingsub #cbcnews

High food prices aren’t the only thing bothering shoppers these days. Several shoppers complained to CBC News about new receipt-check signs that popped up at Loblaw-owned grocery stores over the past two weeks. “I was really disgusted,” said John McCracken after spotting a receipt-check sign at his local Superstore outside Halifax. “I thought it was really adding insult to injury after all the price gouging,” he added, referring to claims Loblaw has inflated grocery prices — which the retailer denies. “I don’t like the approach,” said Zain Ismail, who saw two of the warning signs while shopping at a Zehrs in Windsor, Ont. “It kind of makes you feel like a criminal.” The signs have since disappeared, but Loblaw won’t say if it has abandoned receipt checks. According to the wording on the signs, the purpose of the receipt checks is to “validate and maintain inventory accuracy.” “’Inventory accuracy’ is a tongue-in-cheek way, I think, of saying, ‘There’s a lot of [theft] going on in the store,’” said Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee. In a statement to CBC News, Loblaw defended the policy, writing it’s “not unusual throughout the retail industry.” Lee said a major problem with receipt checks is that law-abiding shoppers are under no legal obligation to comply. “In Canadian law, store employees or staff are not allowed to physically stop you from leaving or search your belongings unless they actually witness you commit an offence,” Lee said. “You are free to walk past a receipt check, out the store.” She said the exception is when shoppers exit a retailer such as Costco, which can enforce receipt checks because people agree to them when they sign up for the required store membership. Reporting by Sophia Harris, CBC News | Read more at cbcnews.ca #Shopping #ReceiptChecks #TheftPrevention #GroceryStore #CBCNews

Canada's population has surpassed 40 million people, according to Statistics Canada. The federal statistics agency's "population clock" uses modelling to estimate Canada's population in real time. The counter hit the 40 million mark just before 3 p.m. ET on Friday. Canada's population growth rate currently stands at 2.7 per cent. That's the highest annual growth rate since 1957, when Canada was in the middle of its post-war baby boom, says Statistics Canada. Matti Siemiatycki, director of the Infrastructure Institute and a professor at the department of geography and planning at the University of Toronto, said the population milestone presents opportunities and challenges for Canada. According to Siemiatycki, Canada needs to attract newcomers to fill jobs left vacant by retiring baby boomers. But a growing population also presents challenges, particularly with housing, he said, noting Canada urgently needs to build more housing to accommodate the country's growing population. (Reporting: Darren Major/CBC; Graphics: Allison Cake/CBC) #CBC #CBCNews #Canada #Population #HousingCrisis #Immigration #StatisticsCanada #CanadaPopulation #Economy #Housing

Danita Algar lost her son Ben to cancer in 2021. One of Ben’s last wishes was for her to take his place in the carpentry program at Durham College in Oshawa, Ont. On Wednesday, Algar graduated as the program’s top student, kissing her diploma and pointing to the sky in an emotional moment. “I started in the program, and it saved my life. Really saved me,” she said at her graduation ceremony. Video by Danielle Harder for CBC News #themoment #mom #motherlylove #graduation #cbc #cbcnews #thenational