Sharing insights on the investment disparity in Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem, our BusinessMAKER Padmaja Ruparel talks about the main issues that women face and that hold them back while raising money for their business.
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(Interviewed and produced by Varnika Gupta, video edited by Anjali)
Clarence Williams III, who played the cool undercover cop Linc Hayes on the counterculture series “The Mod Squad” and Prince’s father in “Purple Rain,” has died. He was 81. Williams died Friday at his home in Los Angeles after a battle with colon cancer, his manager Allan Mindel said Sunday. Tributes came quickly on social media from both those who worked with Williams and those who admired him for his trailblazing roles and impactful performances. “Tales from the Hood” director Rusty Cundieff t
Alberta is expected to loosen restrictions this week as hospitalizations continue to trend downwards. Thursday has been slated for Stage 2 of reopening, allowing for in-person dining, gyms, and larger outdoor gatherings. The move is predicated on the already-reached threshold of 60 per cent of eligible Albertans having received their first dose as well as hospitalizations numbering under 500 and declining. As of Sunday's update, there were 360 people in hospital — a decrease of 13 from the previ
RCMP in British Columbia say they are investigating after the body of a woman was found in downtown Nanaimo this past Thursday. Based on preliminary observations, investigators believe the body is that of 27-year-old Amy Watts. She was reported missing by a family member living on P.E.I. on May 27, a release from Nanaimo RCMP said. The family had not heard from Watts since February, the RCMP release said. While the identity of the body has not been confirmed, Const. Gary O'Brien said investigato
TORONTO — New data shows the number of violent incidents in Toronto shelters has more than tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic, a phenomenon those who use the system say is partially driving an increase of outdoor encampments. City data reveals there were, on average, 120 violent incidents per month in the shelter system in 2016. That increased to an average of 270 incidents per month in 2020, and peaked at 368 incidents in January 2021. In total, there have been 11,677 violent incidents betwee
A Vancouver senior wants to warn the public of a phone scam after she was tricked into buying $20,000 in gift cards. The 74-year-old says she received a phone call on May 25 from someone who sounded exactly like her 24-year-old grandson. The man told the senior he had been involved in a car accident that had injured someone and that he needed money to pay a lawyer. "Within the first minute or two, you are grabbed emotionally," said the woman, who CBC News is not naming to protect her privacy. Th
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. This is a story of one of Canada's longest-running Indian residential schools, but it's also a love story. This week, 91-year-old survivor Therese Seesequasis agreed to share that story to honour the thousands of children who died or went missing from schools across the country and never had a chance to find that love. Therese Seesequasis remembers everything about her first dance with her future husband, Kenneth, in August 1941. "It was a waltz.
Canadian soldiers who saw videos depicting possible war crimes by Iraqi security forces are now being interviewed by military police investigators, CBC News has learned. The country's acting top military commander said he wants to find out precisely what happened almost three years ago during a military training mission in the northern part of the war-torn country before deciding what comes next. "When I heard the allegations of this, it gravely concerned me," Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre told CBC's chie
Nova Scotia reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. There were seven new cases in the central health zone, six that were close contacts of previously reported cases. Another is being investigated. The eastern health zone had three new cases, two that were close contacts of previously reported cases. One case is being investigated. There were two travel-related cases in the northern zone. According to a news release, there is limited community spread in the central zone and other areas of th
Ottawa's two biggest school boards say they will go ahead with virtual graduation ceremonies, just days after Premier Doug Ford expressed his desire that students of all ages attend in-person, outdoor events to celebrate the end of the school year. Ford announced Wednesday that schools in the province would remain closed until September, but also promised his government was working with school boards to safely hold outdoor end-of-year ceremonies. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB)
A social media account for popular Chinese e-commerce site Xiaohongshu, or "Little Red Book," was unavailable on Sunday, after it issued a post on Friday, the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square, a highly sensitive date in China. The Friday post on its account on China's Twitter-like Weibo said, "Tell me loud: what's the date today?", according to a screenshot seen by Reuters. A Weibo search for Xiaohongshu's official account yielded no results on Sunday, although its own app appeared to be functioning normally.
Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was pained by the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former Catholic school for indigenous students in Canada and called for respect for the rights and cultures of native peoples. However, Francis stopped short of the direct apology some Canadians had demanded. Two days ago, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the Catholic Church must take responsibility for its role in running many of the schools.
Edmonton could take the first step towards setting a safe passing distance between cars and bicycles on city streets this coming week. City councillors are giving a proposed bylaw a first reading on Monday which would require one metre of space on roads with speeds of less than 60 kilometres per hour. Roads with speeds above that would require 1.5 metres of space. Coun. Ben Henderson says this bylaw is really about bringing clarity to the rules that already exist. "We really want to create a saf
Just days after a heat wave swept through much of Alberta, an out-of-season storm is expected to bring heavy snowfall to the province's mountain parks. Environment Canada issued a winter storm warning for areas of Banff and Jasper National Parks along Highway 93 on Sunday afternoon. The warning states that heavy snowfall is expected to begin in the region overnight at higher elevations, and that 30 to 40 centimetres of snow is expected to fall by Tuesday morning. "Consider postponing non-essenti
Some Ottawa pharmacies say there's not enough COVID-19 vaccine supply to keep up with demand as the province expands the eligibility for second doses ahead of schedule. Starting Monday, Ontarians aged 70 and older, as well as those who got a first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines on or before April 18, can book an appointment for a second dose. That's one week earlier than planned for those 70 and above, and three weeks earlier for those who got Pfizer or Moderna before mid-April.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday a newly formed Israeli coalition that is poised to unseat him was the result of "the greatest election fraud" in the history of democracy. Hours after Netanyahu's comments, Naftali Bennett, a nationalist set to replace him as prime minister, called on Israel's longest-serving leader not to leave "scorched earth" behind and accept that "people are allowed to establish a government - even if you don't head it". Netanyahu made his sweeping accusation at a time when Israel's domestic security chief has warned publicly about the prospect of political violence.
Archbishop of Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins told CBC's chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton, that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's comments calling on the Catholic Church to release records from its former residential schools were extremely 'unhelpful' and 'uninformed.'
With news last week that provinces in the Atlantic region are planning to reopen borders to one another at the end of June, don't be surprised if along with happiness and excitement, you could be feeling some trepidation or outright anxiety. Don't worry — it's normal. P.E.I. is hoping to see its borders opened to the other Atlantic provinces on June 27. And pre-approved travellers from outside the region will be able to come into the province the same day, though some isolation and testing will
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday June 6, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 374,245 new vaccinations administered for a total of 25,763,939 doses given. Nationwide, 2,714,668 people or 7.2 per cent of the population has been fully vaccinated. The provinces have administered doses at a rate of 67,980.028 per 100,000. There were 9,100 new vaccines delivered to the provinces and territories for a total of 28,879,654 doses delivered so far.
Photographer Tony Austin recently captured a peculiar image of a crow with its wings covered in dozens of tiny black ants and in the throes of what appeared to be a behaviour he described as a "very odd and violent dirt bath." The image also captured the imagination of hundreds of devotees to a Facebook group called Picture perfect Vancouver Island after the Metchosin, B.C., photographer posted it on Monday. "I'd never seen anything like this," said Austin. "It was odd but exciting behaviour." A
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday June 6, 2021. There are 1,392,563 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,392,563 confirmed cases (24,194 active, 1,342,645 resolved, 25,724 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers. There were 1,391 new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 63.66 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 13,099 new cases. The seven-day rolling averag
