4.6 million miles from a flaring red dwarf star so it’s atmosphere, if it ever had one, has long been stripped away.
It’ll be tide locked meaning the same face of the planet is always facing the star. And it probably has tidal heating as well meaning the surface will be molten much like Jupiter’s moon Io.
So earth-like it’s not.
That was my first thought. Then again, the story originated from the AP.
The CBC apparently didn't have the story vetted by its people producing the "Quirks & Quarks" radio show.