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Quebec to make masks mandatory on public transit across province

29-06-2020 22:01 via cbc.ca

While the wearing of face coverings is strongly encouraged when Quebecers are in indoor spaces or cannot leave two metres between each other, sources tell Radio-Canada that they will be mandatory on public transit by mid-July.

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Ejection seat tangled with parachute in October Snowbirds crash: Investigators

29-06-2020 21:43 via cbc.ca

The investigation has been completed in the October 2019 Snowbirds crash that left a pilot with minor injuries and destroyed the Tutor plane.

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NHL says 26 players have tested positive for coronavirus since June 8

29-06-2020 21:21 via cbc.ca

The National Hockey League says 26 players have reported testing positive for the new coronavirus since voluntary workouts began June 8.

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Migrant advocacy group demands Ontario shut down agricultural sector amid COVID-19 spike

29-06-2020 20:37 via cbc.ca

Advocacy organization Justice for Migrant Workers is calling for an immediate shutdown of Ontario's entire agricultural industry until every workplace is fully sterilized to stop the spread of COVID-19 among its workers.

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South Pole warmed 3 times the global rate over the past 30 years, new study suggests

29-06-2020 20:16 via cbc.ca

At the South Pole, considered the coldest point on Earth, temperatures are rising fast, which scientists say is a cause for concern.

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Global circus company Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy protection

29-06-2020 19:12 via cbc.ca

Cirque du Soleil, the circus company that was once one of Quebec's most successful businesses, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.

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Global circus company Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy

29-06-2020 19:12 via cbc.ca

Cirque du Soleil, the circus company that was once one of Quebec's most successful businesses, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.

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Tim Hortons mobile ordering app's use of data to be investigated by Canada's privacy commissioner

29-06-2020 18:50 via cbc.ca

Tim Hortons is being investigated by Canadian privacy authorities after media reports raised concerns about how its smartphone app may be collecting and using data on people’s movements as they go about their daily activities.

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Trudeau says only WE Charity can administer $900 million student grant program

29-06-2020 18:32 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the WE Charity is the only organization capable of administering more than $900 million in grants for students this summer.

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U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics

29-06-2020 17:37 via cbc.ca

The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era.

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Ontario farmer calls on government to step up migrant workers' rights

29-06-2020 17:19 via cbc.ca

The prime minister and premier issued a strong warning to farmers last week to keep migrant workers safe after outbreaks on southern Ontario farms, but a farmer in Waterloo region says it's the government that needs to improve worker rights.

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Kenney to announce plan to reboot Alberta economy

29-06-2020 16:59 via cbc.ca

Diversification of the economy, bolstering the oil and gas sector and a massive injection of infrastructure spending are all expected as Premier Jason Kenney announces his long-term reboot plan for Alberta today. Watch it live here at 11 a.m. MT (1 p.m. ET).

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Kenney announces plan to reboot Alberta economy

29-06-2020 16:59 via cbc.ca

Diversification of the economy, bolstering the oil and gas sector and a massive injection of infrastructure spending are all expected as Premier Jason Kenney announces his long-term reboot plan for Alberta today.

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Alberta to spend billions on infrastructure, cut corporate taxes as part of recovery plan

29-06-2020 16:59 via cbc.ca

Alberta will spend billions on infrastructure projects, cut its corporate tax rate, establish a new investment agency and introduce a litany of targeted incentives for industry as part of a plan to restart its battered economy.

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Alberta bets on infrastructure spending, corporate tax cuts to spur recovery

29-06-2020 16:59 via cbc.ca

Alberta will spend billions on infrastructure projects, cut its corporate tax rate, establish a new investment agency and introduce a series of targeted incentives for industry as part of a plan to restart its battered economy.

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Pandemic Juno Awards ceremony to offer shorter show, more awards in online event

29-06-2020 16:25 via cbc.ca

A lineup of familiar Canadian faces will be among the presenters on the Juno Awards' streaming broadcast tonight.

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Alessia Cara leads winners of virtual Junos show

29-06-2020 16:25 via cbc.ca

Alessia Cara, lead nominee and host of the scrapped Juno Awards in Saskatoon in March, was the big winner Monday night during a revamped online edition of the annual Canadian celebration of music.

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Canadian companies Lululemon, MEC and Arc'teryx join Facebook ad boycott

29-06-2020 16:16 via cbc.ca

Lululemon Athletica, Mountain Equipment Co-op and Arc'teryx are joining a growing list of top international brands vowing not to advertise on Facebook in July because of hateful content that continues to spread on the social media platform.

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27 confirmed COVID-19 cases now linked to Kingston, Ont., nail salon

29-06-2020 16:15 via cbc.ca

The health unit in the Kingston, Ont., area is confirming more COVID-19 cases tied to a nail salon in the eastern Ontario city, but there's no sign it's gone further.

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25 confirmed COVID-19 cases now linked to Kingston, Ont., nail salon

29-06-2020 16:15 via cbc.ca

The health unit in the Kingston, Ont., area is confirming three more COVID-19 cases tied to a nail salon in the eastern Ontario city, warning all nail salons will be shut down if more are linked to a positive case.

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Toronto city council votes against police budget reduction for 2021

29-06-2020 15:18 via cbc.ca

Toronto city council has voted in favour of a series of reforms that could alter the future of policing in Toronto, including the creation of a non-police response team for mental health calls, but the changes do not include a targeted reduction of the policing budget.

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Toronto city council votes against cut to police budget, for body-worn cameras by 2021

29-06-2020 15:18 via cbc.ca

Toronto city council has voted in favour of a series of reforms that could alter the future of policing in the city, including the creation of a non-police response team for mental health calls, but the changes do not include a targeted reduction of the policing budget.

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Cut Toronto police funding, or reform the force? Toronto council debates future of policing

29-06-2020 15:18 via cbc.ca

Toronto city council is debating the future of its police service, including the possibility of a 10 per cent budget reduction and the creation of a new non-police mental health response team.

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Ferries collide in Bangladesh river, at least 28 dead

29-06-2020 14:10 via cbc.ca

A ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized after being hit Monday by a larger vessel in a Bangladeshi river, killing at least 28 people, officials said.

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U.S. sees renewed COVID-19 restrictions as more Republicans break from Trump on mask use

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

Governments are stepping up testing and reimposing restrictions as newly confirmed coronavirus infections surge in many countries.

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'I have the most beautiful room in the world': A look inside Yellowknife's COVID-19 isolation centre

29-06-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca

The shelter opened on May 4, with funding from the territory's Department of Health and Social Services and contributions from Rio Tinto.

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COVID-19 forces closing of Fredericton's only LGBTQ nightclub

29-06-2020 12:23 via cbc.ca

Losses attributed to COVID-19 have forced a popular LGBTQ nightclub in Fredericton to close its doors.

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Repatriate Canadian former ISIS fighters and family members, Human Rights Watch urges

29-06-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca

The Canadian government is flouting its international human rights obligations by failing to repatriate and provide adequate consular assistance to 47 citizens who are currently detained in northeast Syria because of alleged ties to the Islamic State, a new report from U.S.-based Human Rights Watch alleges.

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Why millions in undeclared cash flows across the Canadian border each year

29-06-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca

Every year, millions of dollars in cash enters and exits Canada stuffed inside envelopes, shirt pockets and bags. But only a tiny fraction is moved by criminals. The rest is transported by average Canadians and visitors who are taking $10,000 or more into or out of the country.

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With just 2 dozen left, light quickly fading on N.L.'s Second World War veterans

29-06-2020 10:30 via cbc.ca

The collective energy of the thousands of men and women from this province who took part in the Second World War is rapidly fading, as the end of an era approaches.

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Zoom chats short circuit a brain function essential for trust — and that's bad for business: Don Pittis

29-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Research shows essential cues of real life interaction from pheromones to body language just don’t work on video chats as the lockdown exhausts reserves of office sociability and excludes newbies.

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Video chats short circuit a brain function essential for trust — and that's bad for business: Don Pittis

29-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Research shows essential cues of real life interaction from pheromones to body language just don’t work on video chats as the lockdown exhausts reserves of office sociability and excludes newbies.

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Potential COVID-19 vaccine has re-energized anti-vaccination groups, health experts warn

29-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Anti-vaccination groups have already launched co-ordinated campaigns to foster fear among people who have questions about the safety of potential coronavirus vaccines, and public health officials need to start combating misinformation now, scientists say.

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N.S. gunman liquidated assets, stockpiled gas and food due to COVID-19 fears, RCMP say

29-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

The man who killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia stockpiled cash, food and fuel due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, but he gave the people close to him no indications he was plotting an attack, according to the RCMP.

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He quit his job to take a new position — but the job offer was a scam

29-06-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Tony Monize was temporarily laid off from his job in the telecom industry at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, so when he saw a job posting on LinkedIn for position at Sobeys, he decided to apply.

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Gunmen attack Karachi stock exchange, killing at least 3

29-06-2020 08:59 via cbc.ca

Gunmen attacked the stock exchange in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday, killing at least three people — two guards and a policeman, according to police. Special police forces deployed to the scene of the attack and in a swift operation secured the building, killing all four gunmen.

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China forces birth control on Muslim Uighurs to suppress population

29-06-2020 07:55 via cbc.ca

A state-orchestrated campaign is slashing births among the minority Uighurs of China's far west Xinjiang region with brutal efficiency, according to an investigation by The Associated Press.

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Lawyer Julian Falconer on Dafonte Miller’s fight for justice

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

In 2016 a violent altercation with an off-duty Toronto police officer, and the officer’s brother, cost Dafonte Miller his eye. On Friday, officer Michael Theriault was convicted of assaulting the Black young man. An Ontario Superior Court Justice acquitted Theriault and his brother of aggravated assault and obstruction of justice, but called their justification of self-defence “razor thin.” Today on Front Burner, Miller’s lawyer, Julian Falconer shares his thoughts on the

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Leamington, Ont., rallies behind migrant workers as 96 farm workers test positive for COVID-19

29-06-2020 01:29 via cbc.ca

Two separate demonstrations took to the streets of Leamington, Ont., Sunday to bring attention to the plight of migrant workers in the area as large numbers of workers have been testing positive for COVID-19.

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1 person charged in connection with racist slurs, anti-Black graffiti reported in Toronto subway train

29-06-2020 01:02 via cbc.ca

Toronto police say one person was arrested and charged on Sunday afternoon in connection with graffiti and racist slurs reported earlier this week on a Toronto Transit Commission train.

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