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Supreme Court's chief justice calls for more diversity in Canada's legal system

18-06-2020 23:16 via cbc.ca

The Supreme Court's chief justice is calling for more diversity in Canada's legal system as protests mount around the world over anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism.

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Conservative leadership candidates tackle values, trade, racism and Trudeau in final official debate

18-06-2020 22:54 via cbc.ca

The four Conservative leadership contenders squared off in the last official debate of the race Thursday with the candidates focusing their attacks not on each other but on the common foe: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party.

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Conservative leadership candidates meet tonight for the last official debate

18-06-2020 22:54 via cbc.ca

The four Conservative leadership contenders will meet tonight for the only official English-language debate of this campaign.

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Conservative leadership candidates meet for the last official debate

18-06-2020 22:54 via cbc.ca

The four Conservative leadership contenders are meeting tonight for the only official English-language debate of this campaign.

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Conservative leadership candidates debate social values, trade, racism and Trudeau in final official debate

18-06-2020 22:54 via cbc.ca

The four Conservative leadership contenders squared off in the last official debate of the race Thursday with the candidates focusing their attacks not on each other but on the common foe: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party.

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Commons board recommending $733M plan to build Parliament Hill visitors centre

18-06-2020 22:09 via cbc.ca

MPs on the House of Commons' Board of Internal Economy are leaning toward a $733 million renovation plan for Parliament Hill's planned visitors centre. But its $75M reno plan for the Commons doesn't take into account physical distancing.

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Late start hurt Canada in Security Council campaign, says Trudeau

18-06-2020 22:02 via cbc.ca

Canada's late start in campaigning for the United Nations Security Council led to its defeat to Norway and Ireland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.

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Facebook takes down Trump campaign posts, ads for violating organized hate policy

18-06-2020 21:45 via cbc.ca

Facebook said on Thursday it took down posts and ads run by the re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump for violating its policy against organized hate.

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Facebook takes down Trump campaign ads featuring symbols once used by Nazis

18-06-2020 21:45 via cbc.ca

Facebook has removed a campaign ad by U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence that featured an upside down red triangle, a symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners, communists and others in concentration camps.

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Canada and allies meeting to discuss U.S. withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty

18-06-2020 21:34 via cbc.ca

Canada and Hungary will co-host a virtual conference of signatories to the Open Skies Treaty on July 6 to discuss the pending U.S. withdrawal from an international accord designed to build trust and prevent wars, say officials at Global Affairs Canada.

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Steven Lewis Point becomes 1st Indigenous chancellor of University of British Columbia

18-06-2020 21:28 via cbc.ca

Former B.C. lieutenant-governor Steven Lewis Point has been appointed as the University of British Columbia's next chancellor — the first Indigenous person to hold the position.

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London police officer still has job months after conviction in Oneida woman's death

18-06-2020 21:17 via cbc.ca

A southern Ontario municipal police service continues to employ an officer months after he was convicted of criminal negligence in the in-custody death of an Oneida woman.

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Journalists of colour react to CBC host resigning over lack of Indigenous, Black representation

18-06-2020 20:42 via cbc.ca

Canada's media institutions have been under the microscope in the past few weeks for their part in perpetuating systemic racism, and the CBC has been no exception.

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NATO nations agree to stockpile medical equipment to prepare for second pandemic wave

18-06-2020 20:25 via cbc.ca

Defence ministers from NATO nations agreed today to stockpile medical equipment — and to ask member nations to contribute to an emergency fund to buy even more supplies — as the alliance braces for a second wave of the pandemic.

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B.C. closing Peace Arch park at Canada-U.S. border due to 'significant' number of visitors

18-06-2020 19:20 via cbc.ca

B.C. is closing Peace Arch Provincial Park, the site at the U.S.-Canada border, citing a "significant" increase in the number of people visiting the park in recent weeks.

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Cotton fibres, microplastics pervade Eastern Arctic, study finds

18-06-2020 19:10 via cbc.ca

Scientists say tiny particles of plastic and other man-made fibres are everywhere in the waters of Canada's Eastern Arctic.

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Hamilton officer found guilty of 4 police act charges for arrest of journalists

18-06-2020 18:47 via cbc.ca

A Hamilton police officer has been found guilty of four Police Act charges for an incident where he arrested two photojournalists at the scene of a fatal accident in 2017.

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Blanchet demands Singh apologize for calling one of his MPs a racist

18-06-2020 17:59 via cbc.ca

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is demanding an apology from NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh for calling one of his MPs a racist.

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Non-Indigenous MPP will co-chair Ontario's new Indigenous Women's Advisory Council

18-06-2020 17:00 via cbc.ca

A community organizer on social issues in the Kenora area says she’s “personally insulted” the Ontario government has named a non-Indigenous MPP as the co-chair of the new Indigneous Women’s Advisory Council.

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Canada tops 100,000 reported coronavirus cases

18-06-2020 16:46 via cbc.ca

Ontario reported 173 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, pushing Canada's total number of confirmed and presumptive cases above 100,000.

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Childhood asthma rates falling with fewer unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, study finds

18-06-2020 16:34 via cbc.ca

Childhood asthma rates have fallen because fewer unnecessary antibiotics are being prescribed to babies within the first year of life, a study by British Columbia researchers says.

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid by Trump administration to end DACA immigrant program

18-06-2020 16:24 via cbc.ca

The United States Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his re-election campaign.

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A baby in Grade 11, a diploma in Grade 12 — meet a Tuktoyaktuk grad 'inspiration'

18-06-2020 16:00 via cbc.ca

Jewel Keevik had her son in her Grade 11 year. Still, she managed to graduate on time — and is inspiring others with a valedictorian speech for the class of 2020.

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Federal deficit could hit $256 billion, PBO says in new report

18-06-2020 15:50 via cbc.ca

The parliamentary budget officer says in a new report that this year's federal deficit could hit $256 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Survey shows Simon Fraser athletes want Clan nickname dropped

18-06-2020 15:44 via cbc.ca

Originally called the Clansmen, but shortened to Clan, Simon Fraser University's name was meant to honour the Scottish heritage of Sits namesake, the fur trader and explorer. Now, a majority of student athletes support changing the name as it could provoke images of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan.

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Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on June 18

18-06-2020 14:29 via cbc.ca

As the race for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus intensifies, rich countries are rushing to place advance orders for the inevitably limited supply to guarantee their citizens get immunized first — leaving significant questions about whether developing countries will get any vaccine before the pandemic ends. Here's a look at what's happening around the world with COVID-19 on Thursday.

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Dame Vera Lynn, beloved British singer, dead at 103

18-06-2020 13:06 via cbc.ca

Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular Forces' Sweetheart who serenaded British troops abroad during the Second World War, has died at 103.

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Quebec's COVID-19 triage protocol is discriminatory, disability advocates say

18-06-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca

Advocacy groups believe Quebec's triage protocol, which determines who would get access to critical care such as ventilators if hospitals were overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, discriminates against people with disabilities.

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'Milestone year' for Nova Scotia film industry spoiled by COVID-19

18-06-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca

Nova Scotia's film industry expected 2020 to be a "milestone year," but COVID-19 has sidelined that work, while producers grapple with pandemic restrictions and new business realities.

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What's the safest way to travel? Your COVID-19 questions answered

18-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to [email protected] and we’ll answer as many as we can. We’ll publish a selection of answers every weekday online, and also put some questions to the experts during The National and on CBC News Network.

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Video captures residents wandering into woman's room at Ottawa long-term care home hit hard by COVID-19

18-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

A camera installed by a woman concerned about her mother's health inside an Ottawa long-term care home overwhelmed by COVID-19 shows several residents wandering into a private room at the height of the outbreak.

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Trudeau government must stand up against Trump's escalating attacks on International Criminal Court

18-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Latest sanctions by U.S. against International Criminal Court staff involved in Afghanistan probe, including Canadians, are an irresponsible escalation that warrants a strong response from the Liberal government, writes Mark Kersten.

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The good-cop approach: Washington goes the gentler route on police reform

18-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Some police critics view the culture in U.S. forces as so rotten that only the stick of defunding, dismantling, and denying certain legal protections might force them to change. Some cities are going that route. In Washington, however, the carrot approach is winning the day.

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The Cyclone chopper crash probe could lead the military to some uncomfortable conclusions

18-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

The CH-148 Cyclone was cutting-edge tech when it became the Canadian military's new maritime helicopter. After a crash killed six service members, investigators are being confronted with some awkward questions about how ready both the machine and the military were for fly-by-wire.

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The Conservative leadership candidates have a lot in common on policy — and some interesting differences

18-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

The four candidates vying for the Conservative leadership will be on stage tonight for the only English-language debate of this campaign. Here are the platforms they're pitching to party members.

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Some lawyers say Chief Justice Wagner crossed a line by suggesting Criminal Code changes

18-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Senior criminal defence lawyers are raising the alarm over Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner's suggestion of amendments to the Criminal Code — an action they warn could put him in a conflict.

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Sent to jail for his safety, dead within hours. Now this Ontario man's mother is speaking out

18-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

A mother is speaking out after her son died in an Ontario jail cell with what she says was a massive quantity of heroin inside his body, raising serious questions about whether he might still be alive had staff searched him more thoroughly.

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Canadian Museum for Human Rights employees say they were told to censor gay content for certain guests

18-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Current and former employees of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg say its management would sometimes ask staff not to show any gay content on tours at the request of certain guests, including religious school groups.

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Trump asked China to help him win in 2020, offered 'favours to dictators,' John Bolton says in book

18-06-2020 07:11 via cbc.ca

In a withering behind-the-scenes portrayal, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinping's help to win re-election.

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Quibi: Why the $2 billion video app is failing

18-06-2020 06:00 via cbc.ca

In the midst of a pandemic, two veteran executives launched Quibi — a video-streaming app intended for watching on the go. With nearly $2 billion in cash invested and a huge roster of A-list celebrities creating content, it seemed like a recipe for success. But two months later, the app has largely missed the mark, with subscriptions way below expectations.Today on Front Burner, we talk to Kathryn VanArendonk, staff writer for New York magazine, to find out why Quibi is failing.

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Trudeau government passes confidence test with support from New Democrats

18-06-2020 03:03 via cbc.ca

The federal Liberal government avoided defeat with help from the NDP on Wednesday as the two joined forces to pass a multibillion-dollar spending bill in the House of Commons and avoid a summer election.

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Taking Kaepernick's lead, Black athletes increasingly forcing change in pro sports

18-06-2020 02:54 via cbc.ca

Almost four years after Colin Kaepernick first kneeled during the American anthem, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell admitted the league was wrong for not listening to player protests earlier. What changed?

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Pastor says she was 'plate shamed' for having N.S. licence plates

18-06-2020 01:04 via cbc.ca

An Island resident says she's disappointed after discovering a nasty note on the windshield of her car — and she thinks it was left there by someone who didn't like her licence plates.

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh booted from Commons for calling Bloc MP a racist

18-06-2020 00:29 via cbc.ca

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has been expelled from the House of Commons for calling a Bloc Québécois MP racist and for refusing to apologize and withdraw his comments.

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