Shibani Gokhale

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    Shibani Gokhale is an editor, video creator and host for Yahoo News Canada. She’s a Columbia Journalism School alum and her videos can also be found at ATTN:, Brut., The Quint and Daily Hive Vancouver.

  • In photos: Solar Eclipse 2024 across North America

    The day Canadians have marked on their calendars has finally come, as we get ready to witness a total solar eclipse. We put together a roundup of snapshots as Canada marks this special event.

  • Is Canada finally a step closer to permanent daylight saving time?

    Some legal experts and lawmakers are hopeful that daylight saving time might become permanent for both Canada and the United States soon. At least for most provinces and states. If this happens, we would spring forward by an hour one time and never switch back, giving us an extra hour of daylight year-round.

  • Why it is ‘virtually impossible’ to abolish the monarchy in Canada

    King Charles's upcoming coronation has reignited a longstanding debate in Canada. Canadians are wondering whether it makes sense for the country to be tied to the monarchy this day in age. A 2022 poll by the Angus Reid Institute shows at least 51% of Canadians want to sever ties with the monarchy. Support for the monarchy in Canada has been declining steadily over the last decade. But Canada’s Constitutional framework makes it incredibly difficult to sever ties with the monarchy. In fact, some experts say it’s basically “impossible” to abolish the monarchy in Canada. Video by Shibani Gokhale

  • How one company is transforming Canada’s famous milk bags

    One Ontario resident has found a way to take traditional bags of milk and turn them into something you would never think of — mattresses. Angela Kesthely gathered a group of volunteers to help reduce plastic waste by founding MILKBAGSunlimited in 2008. They actually weave milk bags together on a large wooden frame to form thick long lasting mattresses. And every mattress requires at least 400 milk bags. "We collect bags from people's homes. So we dry them out inside and flatten them, they get put in a photocopy paper box and all those bags get processed," Kesthely told Yahoo Canada. Together, the group has made 54,000 mattresses which have been distributed to those in need in Ontario and around the world. The group has also sent milk bag mattresses to Poland to help refugees from Ukraine. Kesthely believes these are just small steps towards dealing with the world’s plastic and homelessness problems.

  • McDonald's menus to mystery balloons: Top 3 stories of the week

    These were the most popular stories on Yahoo Canada this week and one of them might surprise you!

  • Turkey-Syria earthquake: Haunting before and after pictures

    Two huge earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria this week, killing more than 23,000 people and causing widespread damage. These image show the scale of destruction and devastation in the two countries.

  • Photos from Quebec daycare bus crash: 'It's a terrible tragedy'

    Two children have died and six have been injured after a city bus crashed into a daycare centre in Laval Quebec on Wednesday morning.

  • Couple shocked to find bag donated to charity by Air Canada. But was that legal?

    After tracking their lost luggage for four months with an AirTag, one Ontario couple was shocked to learn that Air Canada had donated their suitcase to a charity. But it may not have been legal. Video by Shibani Gokhale

  • Canada’s three most popular stories of the week

    These were the three most popular stories on Yahoo Canada this week and one of them might surprise you! Video by Shibani Gokhale

  • 'Stunning book' to 'shut up': Reactions to Prince Harry’s book are wildly mixed

    Prince Harry's highly-awaited controversial tell-all memoir, Spare, hit the shelves this week and is already on track to becoming a bestseller. But not everyone who read it, loved it! Video by Shibani Gokhale

  • 'Unacceptable': High-priced chicken at a grocery store leaves Canadians reeling

    A picture of unusually priced chicken at a Loblaws store in Toronto recently went viral on Twitter and left many consumers confused and angry. Video by Shibani Gokhale

  • Canada’s most popular stories of the week

    These were the most popular stories on Yahoo Canada this week and some of them might surprise you!

  • The first snow: Man’s reaction to winter captures hearts

    A Somalian immigrant to Canada had a reaction to snowflakes in B.C. that will make you thankful for the little things in life. Ali Mohamed Abdullahi moved to Canada earlier this year and it's his first time experiencing a true North American winter. He thought the snow was stuff falling from trees and tried to grab the snowflakes with his hands. He was so excited to see the snow, he ran out without a jacket wearing his traditional attire called 'macwiis.' Abdullahi says he is very "happy to be in a safe country and loves that there are no bombings here." He had a difficult life in Somalia due to the civil war but has now come to appreciate the "little things" in Canada. Video by Shibani Gokhale

  • Passport ranking reveals Canada's place in the world

    The Henley passport index compares how countries will fare as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada still remains powerful although it didn't rank as high as previous years and moved down one spot from the last ranking. Meanwhile, Japan has snagged the top spot with access to a whopping 193 countries. While the annual lists give some countries reason to celebrate, they can be a source of distress for developing countries that rank towards the end of the list. 2022's ranking in particular shows a massive gap in travel freedoms afforded to the developed countries as opposed to the developing ones. Video by Shibani Gokhale

  • What is Premier Doug Ford's salary?

    Over 55,000 education workers in Ontario went on strike in defiance of a controversial law introduced by the provincial government The law imposed a mandatory contract on the education workers, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and prevented them from going on strike. The Doug Ford government also declared their intention to invoke the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian charter to prevent constitutional challenges to their law. The law was introduced after CUPE demanded an 11.7% wage increase annually for its employees and the demand was rejected. While the law might be repealed, questions surrounding demands for the raise have not been answered. We took a look at how much the premier and other ministers make in comparison to education workers in Ontario.

  • Photos: Centuries-old bridge in India collapses

    At least 141 people have died and many are injured after a centuries-old bridge collapsed into a river Sunday evening in the Morbi district of Gujarat.

  • Was Environment Canada's warning 'racist'?: Diwali weather alert sparks debate, criticism

    Environment Canada issued, then removed, what is believed to be their first air quality warning in relation to fireworks from a specific holiday celebration. Diwali, also known as The Festival of Lights, is a major holiday celebrated by Hindus, as well as some Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists. Many questioned why Environment Canada had decided to issue a statement singling out Diwali fireworks. They eventually released a statement apologizing for and clarifying their reasoning behind the warning. Watch the video to learn more. Video by Shibani Gokhale

  • 'Rag Head': Canadian performer turns racist term on its head in New York show

    'Rag Head: An American Story' is the title of Calgary-born, LA-based Sundeep Morrison’s new solo show and it seeks to reclaim a pejorative term and turn it into advocacy. The show was inspired by the 2012 fatal shooting spree by a white supremacist at a Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, near where the Punjabi Sikh performer’s parents were living at the time. Sundeep, who goes by they/them pronouns spoke to Yahoo Canada about the harsh reality of living in post-9/11 North America as a brown person. "After the shooting, I was just, you know, I was angry, I was sad, and I was anxious and worried about them. And so for me, I used it as a writing exercise to just kind of purge my feelings and explore all of my emotions and get it out of my system," they said. The show will run at the United Solo Festival, performing in NYC on Oct 28th. Watch the video to learn more. Video by Shibani Gokhale

  • Why it may be ‘impossible’ for Canada to sever ties with the monarchy

    Support for the monarchy in Canada has been declining steadily over the last decade. But some experts say it’s basically “impossible” to abolish the monarchy in Canada.

  • 'Abhorrent but not surprising': PM Trudeau slammed for bungee jump, but should we just let him live?

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was criticized by Canadians on social media after he went on a bungee jumping adventure with his kids this week. He was called out for not participating in disaster relief in the wake of hurricane Fiona, not showing support for the "grieving Iranian-Canadian community" and for enjoying a day off while some Canadians struggle financially. While some support him, others questioned the protocol for such activities. We spoke to an expert to understand how videos like this could influence Canadians in the long run. Video by Shibani Gokhale