 | | | | | | Hello, these are your top stories for Friday, April 05, 2024.
For breaking news and in-depth coverage, download the CBC News App. | | |  | | | | April 5 , 2024 at 08:14:33 a.m. EDT • : | | Wind and solar generate cheap, clean power, but not always when it's needed most. So storing energy is an important part of a low-carbon grid — and storing it as heat can be cheaper, safer and more convenient than storing it in traditional batteries. | | Read more | |  | | | | April 5 , 2024 at 11:17:45 a.m. EDT • : | | The 79-year-old driver of a car that ran into a troop of girl guides in 2021, killing an eight-year-old girl and injuring others, on Friday was found guilty of criminal negligence causing death and seven counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. | Read more | |  | | | | April 5 , 2024 at 04:13:04 p.m. EDT • : | | Tens of thousands of Alberta households lost power Friday morning as a shortage of electrical generation prompted the province's electrical system operator to temporarily cut usage. At least seven major power plants weren't generating electricity. | | Read more | | |  | | | | April 5 , 2024 at 04:16:03 p.m. EDT • : | | A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck the U.S. East Coast on Friday, and although officials say the epicentre was in New Jersey, the effects it had on New York City, as per usual, took centre stage for reactions on social media. | | Read more | |  | | | | April 5 , 2024 at 10:52:37 a.m. EDT • : | | With the latest numbers showing that unemployment is up among youth, a sizeable share of the increase in Canada's overall unemployment rate since April last year is due to new job seekers — young people and recent graduates like Nareshan — who are spending increasingly more time looking for work, according to an analysis by RBC Economics. | | Read more | | | |  | | | April 5 , 2024 at 05:47:43 p.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | |  | | | April 5 , 2024 at 06:12:56 p.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | |  | | | April 4 , 2024 at 11:38:30 p.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | |  | | | April 5 , 2024 at 02:09:06 p.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | |  | | | April 5 , 2024 at 03:32:54 p.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | | April 5 , 2024 at 03:10:10 p.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | | | April 5 , 2024 at 04:40:07 p.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | | | April 5 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | | | April 5 , 2024 at 02:59:24 p.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | | | | April 5 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | | Read more | | | |  | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | | |
