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MLB commissioner changes tune, says he's 'not confident' there will be 2020 season

15-06-2020 23:57 via cbc.ca

Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no major league baseball season after a breakdown in talks between teams and the union on how to split up money in a season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The league also said several players have tested positive for COVID-19.

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Federal government opens application process for $50M food surplus program

15-06-2020 23:54 via cbc.ca

Applications are now open for the federal government's newly renamed surplus food rescue program — and more has changed than just the program's name.

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Meng Wanzhou's lawyers accuse U.S. of misleading court in extradition case

15-06-2020 23:16 via cbc.ca

Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou claimed Monday that U.S. authorities are trying to mislead the B.C. judge overseeing the Huawei executive’s extradition hearing by providing an outline of the case against her that is riddled with holes and distortions.

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Saskatchewan Budget 2020: Government forecasts record-high $2.4B deficit

15-06-2020 22:16 via cbc.ca

The Saskatchewan government is forecasting a record $2.4 billion deficit — what Finance Minister Donna Harpauer is calling a “pandemic deficit” — for 2020-21.

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Saskatchewan Budget 2020: Government forecasts record $2.4B deficit

15-06-2020 22:16 via cbc.ca

The Saskatchewan government is forecasting a record $2.4 billion deficit — what Finance Minister Donna Harpauer is calling a “pandemic deficit” — for 2020-21.

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Senator calls on RCMP commissioner to resign after comments on systemic racism

15-06-2020 22:08 via cbc.ca

Progressive Sen. Lillian Dyck said today RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki should resign or be replaced as the force's top cop following comments she made about systemic racism in a series of media interviews last week.

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Canada's Hubbard slams his NCAA football coach for wearing controversial T-shirt

15-06-2020 21:52 via cbc.ca

Canadian college football star Chuba Hubbard says he will "not be doing anything" with Oklahoma State University after a picture surfaced on social media of head coach Mike Gundy wearing a One America News T-shirt while on a fishing trip.

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Canada's Hubbard posts video with NCAA coach after calling out controversial T-shirt

15-06-2020 21:52 via cbc.ca

Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard and coach Mike Gundy posted a video together to talk about change Monday after the Canadian star suggested he may boycott the program in the aftermath of a photograph where the coach wore a T-shirt promoting a far-right news channel.

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'Completely toothless': Experts say Nunavut's police oversight less accountable than others

15-06-2020 21:27 via cbc.ca

Nunavut's police oversight model is more than 30 years behind the national trend and less accountable to its citizens than in other jurisdictions, some experts told CBC News.

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WHO says new virus outbreak in China needs further testing after 'hypothesis' on cause

15-06-2020 21:23 via cbc.ca

The origins of a new cluster of coronavirus infections in Beijing are uncertain, World Health Organization officials said on Monday, but the claim that it might have been caused by imports or packaging of salmon was not the "primary hypothesis."

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Partner of N.S. gunman renounces claim to his estate valued at $1.2 million

15-06-2020 21:07 via cbc.ca

The woman police have referred to as the gunman's common-law spouse was named as the sole heir and executor of his estate.

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Ottawa awards $2.4B contract to finish building navy's supply ships

15-06-2020 20:45 via cbc.ca

The Liberal government has awarded a $2.4 billion contract to finish the overall construction of the navy’s long-awaited supply ships.

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FDA revokes emergency use authorization of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

15-06-2020 18:04 via cbc.ca

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked the emergency use authorization for malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, the use of which has been championed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Trans Mountain says pipeline has restarted after crude oil spill in Abbotsford

15-06-2020 16:58 via cbc.ca

Trans Mountain says its pipeline has restarted after as much as 1,195 barrels (190,000 litres) of light crude spilled from its pipeline pumping station in Abbotsford, B.C.

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U.S. Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers are covered by landmark civil rights law

15-06-2020 16:51 via cbc.ca

The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a watershed victory for LGBT rights, ruling that a landmark federal law forbidding workplace discrimination protects gay and transgender employees.

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Average house price inches down from last year, even as sales bounce back from record April low

15-06-2020 16:25 via cbc.ca

Home sales bounced back by 57 per cent from their worst April in more than 30 years last month, but the average price of a home sold in May still inched lower compared with last year.

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Average house price in May was down from last year, even as sales bounced back from record April low

15-06-2020 16:25 via cbc.ca

Home sales bounced back by 57 per cent from their worst April in more than 30 years last month, but the average price of a home sold in May still inched lower compared with last year.

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Average house price in May was 2.6% lower than last year, even as sales bounced back from record April low

15-06-2020 16:25 via cbc.ca

Home sales bounced back by 57 per cent from their worst April in more than 30 years last month, but the average price of a home sold in May still inched lower compared with last year.

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Average house price in May was 2.6% lower than last year, even as sales bounce back from record April low

15-06-2020 16:25 via cbc.ca

Home sales bounced back by 57 per cent from their worst April in more than 30 years last month, but the average price of a home sold in May still inched lower compared with last year.

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Banting House 'Flame of Hope' extinguished by vandals

15-06-2020 14:35 via cbc.ca

The Flame of Hope that sits outside of the Banting House National Historic Site in London, Ont., and isn't supposed to be extinguished until a cure for diabetes is found, was destroyed by vandals over the weekend.

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For Quebec's migrant farm workers, need to earn a living trumps fears over COVID-19

15-06-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca

Leaving your family and home behind to work abroad six months a year is a sacrifice thousands of foreign workers make every year to earn a living on Quebec farms. But during a pandemic, the stakes are even higher.

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U.S.-Canadian citizen Paul Whelan sentenced to 16 years in Russia on spying charges

15-06-2020 12:15 via cbc.ca

A Russian court on Monday sentenced an American businessman to 16 years in prison on spying charges, a sentence that he and his brother rejected as being political.

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B.C. siblings sue insurance company after they say delays depleted claim

15-06-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca

Five years later after they sold the burnt remains of their home, Bruce and Patricia Mitchell are suing Intact insurance, alleging the company refused to pay a significant portion of their claim, due to delays it caused.

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Valérie Plante promises change after report finds Montreal has 'neglected' fight against racism

15-06-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she will make changes in the city after a report prepared by her own consultation office detailed racism and discrimination across a range of municipal institutions.

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Valérie Plante commits to change after report finds Montreal has 'neglected' fight against racism

15-06-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca

Mayor Valérie Plante says she is committed to addressing the problem of systemic racism and following up on recommendations laid out in a new report detailing problems in the city.

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Montreal mayor promises change after report finds city has 'neglected' fight against racism

15-06-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she will make changes in the city after a report prepared by her own consultation office detailed racism and discrimination across a range of municipal institutions.

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Montreal mayor commits to change after report finds city has 'neglected' fight against racism

15-06-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca

Mayor Valérie Plante says she is committed to addressing systemic racism and following up on recommendations laid out in a new report detailing problems in the city.

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Montreal 'has neglected' fight against racism, city report finds

15-06-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca

Nearly two years ago, a 20,000-signature petition led to public hearings on systemic racism in Montreal. The final report based on those hearings offers a blunt conclusion: the problem is widespread, and substantial changes are needed to fix it.

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Why crude oil trains keep derailing and exploding in Canada — even after the Lac-Mégantic disaster

15-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

The former top investigator of Canadian train crashes says Ottawa needs to "drop the hammer" on the rail industry in the wake of seven oil train derailments since 2015.

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Simple explanations for market ups and downs often prove unreliable: Don Pittis

15-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Even after decades of research the reasons for historic market swings remain in dispute. Simple explanations for current market moves offer false confidence that so-called experts have it all figured out.

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CEO asks employees to lie on timecards or risk job losses — violating labour laws

15-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Several workers of a high-profile company say they were pressured into giving up paid vacation days, then told to lie about it on their timecards or risk job losses. Labour experts say it's one of many cases where companies are being accused of breaking the rules to save money during the pandemic.

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Canada's airlines ease into expanded summer service with added safety protocols

15-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Canada’s beleaguered airline industry is taking cautious steps to restart operations after travel restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic grounded much of the sector — but getting planes back in the air will be a costly and risky undertaking.

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Alberta purges judicial vetting committee for former Tory cabinet ministers, political supporters

15-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer removed the entire committee that vets potential provincial court judges and recruited new members through a closed process that experts say is long outdated.

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'Stop fighting!' Atlanta sobriety test quickly turned deadly

15-06-2020 08:14 via cbc.ca

Police video from the fatal shooting of a black man after a failed sobriety check in Atlanta shows a largely peaceful encounter that lasts 40 minutes before spiraling into violence

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Atlanta mayor orders police to de-escalate confrontations after Rayshard Brooks shooting

15-06-2020 08:14 via cbc.ca

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms on Monday said she would issue orders requiring police officers to de-escalate situations and imposing a duty to intervene when officers see another officer using force excessively.

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Protesting and police in the age of surveillance

15-06-2020 06:00 via cbc.ca

We are living in a time of ubiquitous recording. There are cameras are everywhere; capturing the last moments of George Floyd’s life; recording the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks by Atlanta Police on Friday night; and documenting another angle of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam being punched by an officer during an arrest in Fort McMurray. There are also live streams of protests and civilian footage of the police response on the streets. But with cameras everywhere com

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Philippine journalist Maria Ressa convicted of libel, given 6-year term

15-06-2020 04:49 via cbc.ca

An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy.

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Philippine journalist Maria Ressa convicted of libel

15-06-2020 04:49 via cbc.ca

An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy.

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Filipina journalist critical of Duterte convicted of libel

15-06-2020 04:49 via cbc.ca

An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy.

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AFN national chief calls for overhaul of policing in Canada

15-06-2020 01:45 via cbc.ca

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde called for a complete overhaul of the policing system in Canada Sunday evening, just two days after a Metepenagiag First Nation man was shot and killed by RCMP.

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A Canadian fix for Calgary weather: WestJet protects planes from hail with hockey boards

15-06-2020 00:21 via cbc.ca

Northeast Calgary was hammered with hail the size of tennis balls Saturday night but one airline said it's learned from some of the city's past storms and found an innovative — and very Canadian way — to keep its planes safe.

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Trans Mountain Pipeline spill in Abbotsford estimated at up to 190,000 litres of crude oil

15-06-2020 00:10 via cbc.ca

A spill on Saturday from the Trans Mountain Pipeline in Abbotsford, B.C. has now been estimated at between 940 to 1195 barrels of light crude oil, which is between 150,000 and 190,000 litres.

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