Most recent entries for November 2011

Whoever coined the phrase "go big or go home" must certainly have been acquainted with macro photography.

For our November photo contest, we asked CBC Community members to submit their very best macro shots, and the response has been fantastic -- some of your most gorgeous efforts so far.

Between all of the wondrous flower and insect shots, it looked like it would be downright impossible to pick a winner, but the audience has voted and the results are in. And now without further ado...

The federal government announced Wednesday the remote James Bay community of Attawapiskat will go under third-party management amid a housing crisis.

CBC audience members responded swiftly to the story, and most were in agreement that some sort of help needed to be provided to Attawapiskat residents as soon as possible.

CBC PHOTO CONTEST RULES

Photos accepted from 12/01/2011, at 12 p.m. ET to 12/24/2011, at 5 p.m. ET. Voting open from 12/27/2011 at 4 p.m. ET to 12/30/2011 at 4 p.m. ET.

ENTRY PROCEDURE

To enter this CBC photo contest, you must submit your photos to yournews@cbc.ca, the CBC Your Voice website, or the CBC Your Voice Flickr pool.

To be valid, all entries must include a description, your first name, last name, age, and phone number - to be received by 5 p.m. ET on 12/27/2011. Photos can only be submitted online.

All eyes were on B.C. Wednesday, as the province waited for a B.C. Supreme Court ruling on its drunk driving law. Meanwhile, an NDP MLA agreed to live on welfare for a month, and provincial teachers were given a temporary reprieve from filling out report cards.

Police have too much power to search and seize when it comes to drunk drivers and a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a B.C. judge ruled Wednesday. Do you agree with the decision?

The U.S. Congress has lifted a ban on funding horse meat inspections, creating the possibility that horse meat for human consumption might soon be available in the United States.

It's already available at restaurants in Toronto and supermarkets in Quebec, and Alberta exports horse meat to Europe, Japan and Brazil for human consumption.

Would you eat horse meat?

The discovery of shale gas in New Brunswick has created debate about a gas extraction process that could create jobs but also pose environmental risks.

Do the benefits of shale gas fracking outweigh the potential risks?

An ad sponsored in part by Greenpeace Canada and co-signed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu accuses Canada of "supporting multinational oil companies" over the environment at the climate talks in Durban, South Africa.

Has Canada's global reputation on the environment changed?

Toronto's city council voted down a proposal to allow residents to keep hens in their backyard. Should hens be allowed in backyards?

A daredevil with dreams of walking on a tightrope across Niagara Falls is now left hanging while the decision about his stunt remains up in the air.

Should Nik Wallenda be allowed to do a high-wire walk across the falls?