Blood pressure spikes could boost stroke risk
People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, according to new studies released Friday.

Loonie soars on jobs report
A strong employment report pushed the Canadian dollar to well above 98 cents US on Friday, its highest point in nearly two years.

Canada Reads 2010 chooses a winner
A winner has been chosen in CBC Radio One's Canada Reads series, in which a celebrity jury votes for a single book it can recommend to all Canadians.

[ Lifestyle ] 'Baby toting' in 1963
Mrs. Peterson, a Canadian mother, shares her research on various baby carriers found around the world.

[ Arts & Entertainment ] Canada Reads 2010 from the CBC Digital Archives
Call it the Battle of the Books. Each year, CBC Radio's Canada Reads finds five celebrity panellists to defend five great works of Canadian fiction. For Canada Reads 2010, we've unearthed archival clips and interviews with the authors and advocates to give you a glimpse into their histories. For more information, please visit the Canada Reads website.

[ Sports ] Playing to Win: Canada at the Paralympics
Wheelchair racers speeding to victory, blind swimmers competing for gold, and disabled skiers pushing their bodies to the limit. These are today's Paralympians. They train hard. They play to win. And in recent years, Canadians have been winning big at the Paralympic Games. The Paralympics began as a postwar sporting event designed to get injured ex-soldiers moving again. But by the 1980s the Games had evolved into an elite international competition.