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What we actually know about the coronavirus

01-02-2020 23:55 via cbc.ca

Information about the coronavirus outbreak is spreading fast, but what do we actually know about the illness? CBC News medical contributor and family physician Dr. Peter Lin breaks down the facts about what it is, where it came from, how it spreads and what you can do to protect yourself.

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Racism 'still very much alive' in Canada as stereotypes around coronavirus spread, some warn

01-02-2020 23:50 via cbc.ca

At Amy Go's Lunar New Year family dinner in Toronto on Friday, celebrations were mixed with a palpable sense that "racism is still very much alive" in Canada.

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Racism 'still very much alive' in Canada as stereotypes around coronavirus spread

01-02-2020 23:50 via cbc.ca

At Amy Go's Lunar New Year family dinner in Toronto on Friday, celebrations were mixed with a palpable sense that "racism is still very much alive" in Canada.

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No running water on Air Canada flight from China during worsening coronavirus outbreak

01-02-2020 22:17 via cbc.ca

A 13-hour Air Canada flight from Beijing to Toronto operated without running water as the coronavirus outbreak worsened in China last week, according to multiple sources. Air Canada says it will no longer operate international flights experiencing water supply issues.

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Aging government computer systems at risk of 'critical failure,' Trudeau warned

01-02-2020 21:23 via cbc.ca

Newly released briefing notes for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau describe the dire state of federal computer systems, which deliver billions in benefits and are on the precipice of collapse.

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Iraqi factions select new PM-designate after weeks of jockeying

01-02-2020 19:04 via cbc.ca

Former communications minister Mohammed Allawi has been named prime minister-designate by rival Iraqi factions after weeks of political deadlock.

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Regina paying climate crisis skeptic $10K to speak at 'sustainability' conference

01-02-2020 17:30 via cbc.ca

A former Greenpeace employee who has spoken out in opposition to environmental science has the top billing at the City of Regina’s upcoming conference on future sustainability.

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Heavy rain in B.C. causes flooding, power outages, traps 500 people at Fraser Valley ski hill

01-02-2020 17:25 via cbc.ca

The heavy rain battering B.C.’s South Coast and Vancouver Island has closed roads, flooded homes and knocked out electricity.

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Public health officials say risk of contagion is low as Canada reports 4th case of coronavirus

01-02-2020 16:16 via cbc.ca

Public health officials in Canada confirmed another person tested positive for coronavirus on Friday as countries around the globe worked to contain the spread of the disease.

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PM warns against discrimination at Lunar New Year event as fears of coronavirus spread

01-02-2020 16:16 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Canadians to stay united and warned against the rise of discrimination as fears of the coronavirus spread.

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PM warns against discrimination at Asian New Year event as fears of coronavirus spread

01-02-2020 16:16 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Canadians to stay united and warned against the rise of discrimination as fears of the coronavirus spread.

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PM attends Lunar New Year event after officials warn against racism linked to coronavirus

01-02-2020 16:16 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is attending a Lunar New Year event in Scarborough, a suburb of Toronto, three days after officials there warned against the rise of racism and xenophobia targeting Chinese Canadians as fears of the coronavirus spread.

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Now for the hard part: EU-U.K. trade talks to be complicated

01-02-2020 13:54 via cbc.ca

Brexit is done but far from over. The U.K. officially left the European Union last night, but the next year will be marked by critical trade talks and other negotiations that will define their new relationship.

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3 men dead, 2 injured after shooting at Airbnb in downtown Toronto

01-02-2020 12:28 via cbc.ca

Three men are dead and two other people are injured after a shooting at an Airbnb in downtown Toronto on Friday night, police say.

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3 dead, 2 injured after shooting at Airbnb in Toronto, police not looking for suspects

01-02-2020 12:28 via cbc.ca

Three men are dead and two men are injured after a shooting at a rented Airbnb in a downtown Toronto condo building on Friday night, police say.

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3 dead, 2 injured after shooting at Airbnb in downtown Toronto

01-02-2020 12:28 via cbc.ca

Three men are dead and two men are injured after a shooting at a rented Airbnb in a downtown Toronto condo building on Friday night, police and paramedics say.

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Why this 28-year-old P.E.I. woman chose to have a double mastectomy

01-02-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca

Hannah Gehrels had discovered a few years before that the BRAC2 gene was prevalent in her family, and family members had tested positive for it.

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Coronavirus cases exceed 11,000, with 259 deaths in China

01-02-2020 11:56 via cbc.ca

China is facing deepening isolation over its coronavirus epidemic as the death toll soared to 259 on Saturday. The U.S. says it's temporarily barring entry to most foreigners who visited China in the past two weeks

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China faces growing isolation with more than 11,000 coronavirus cases now reported

01-02-2020 11:56 via cbc.ca

China is facing deepening isolation over its coronavirus epidemic as the death toll soared to 259 on Saturday. The U.S. says it's temporarily barring entry to most foreigners who visited China in the past two weeks

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With Brexit delivered, the U.K.'s top diplomat in Canada reflects on what it means for us

01-02-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Brexit, the oft-delayed, much-debated British exit from the European Union, became a reality on Friday. But what does it really mean for allies such as Canada? The U.K.’s High Commissioner to Canada, Susan Le Jeune D'Allegeersheque, says one change is that the informal trade talks between Canada and her country can be taken to another level.

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'We're opening everything': Scientists share coronavirus data in unprecedented way to contain, treat disease

01-02-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Normally, science is highly competitive and secretive, with universities and private sector companies patenting knowledge, scientific journals putting research behind paywalls and all research peer-reviewed before the data is released. But for the moment those barriers have fallen as scientists share research and work together to battle this coronavirus epidemic.

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How the NFL is trying to change its image after last year's halftime controversy

01-02-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

The NFL will try to put last year's controversy over the Super Bowl halftime show behind it when the league tests out its partnership with rap superstar Jay-Z on a high-profile stage on Sunday.

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Defeating hate takes more than remembering tragedy

01-02-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Since the initial outpouring of response to the 2017 shooting at the Quebec City mosque, it feels like Canada has been dragging its feet in addressing the root causes of Islamophobia, write Sanaa Ali-Mohammed and Shazlin Rahman.

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Controversial Clearview AI app could 'end privacy.' So, what now?

01-02-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

When it comes to the new facial recognition app, there’s no putting the genie back in the bottle, say experts. But new laws could give users some recourse against the unfettered use of their data.

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Conservatives have a long, tumultuous history of trying to figure out Quebec

01-02-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Since the death of John A. Macdonald, the Conservatives have struggled to maintain a lasting relationship with voters in Quebec.

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Canadians want expanded access to medical assistance in dying, says Lametti

01-02-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Justice Minister David Lametti says he thinks Canadians want more access to medical assistance in dying following a court ruling that struck down provisions limiting it to people whose death is near. That’s the theme he says is emerging from the responses of nearly 300,000 Canadians to an online questionnaire that ended Jan. 27 — the largest number of responses the department has ever received during a public consultation.

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Can a massive new oilsands mine be reconciled with Trudeau's 'net-zero' promise?

01-02-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Justin Trudeau has chosen to pursue a middle path between polarized opinions on climate change and resource development. But the prime minister also has now set out a destination to which any path must lead: a Canada with net-zero emissions in 2050.

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LeBron James, Lakers 'celebrate' life of Kobe Bryant ahead of 1st game back

01-02-2020 05:35 via cbc.ca

Red roses adorned the courtside seats where Kobe and Gianna Bryant sat at the last Los Angeles Lakers game they attended. On the overhead video board, photos of Bryant alternated with those of the other seven people who were killed alongside him and his 13-year-old daughter in a helicopter crash.

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LeBron James, Lakers 'celebrate' life of Kobe Bryant

01-02-2020 05:35 via cbc.ca

Red roses adorned the courtside seats where Kobe and Gianna Bryant sat at the last Los Angeles Lakers game they attended. On the overhead video board, photos of Bryant alternated with those of the other seven people who were killed alongside him and his 13-year-old daughter in a helicopter crash.

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A charger that works in all new smartphones? EU pushes Apple to use same technology as rivals

01-02-2020 00:54 via cbc.ca

European lawmakers have agreed to forge ahead with a plan to push smartphone makers — namely Apple — to all use the same, standard charger. Despite protests from the tech giant, it could spell the end of the iPhone’s signature Lightning cable. And not just in Europe.

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A charger that works for all new smartphones? The EU wants to make it happen

01-02-2020 00:54 via cbc.ca

European lawmakers have agreed to forge ahead with a plan to push smartphone makers — namely Apple — to all use the same, standard charger. Despite protests from the tech giant, it could spell the end of the iPhone’s signature Lightning cable. And not just in Europe.

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After years of Brexit turmoil, U.K. officially leaves European Union

01-02-2020 00:06 via cbc.ca

Britain has left the European Union after 47 years, leaping into an unknown future in a historic blow to the bloc.

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