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Isaias regains hurricane strength as it barrels toward Carolinas

03-08-2020 21:35 via cbc.ca

Forecasters say Isaias has regained hurricane strength as it heads toward North and South Carolina.

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Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to land TikTok deal after threatening to ban Chinese-owned video app

03-08-2020 21:12 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he does not mind if Microsoft Corp. buys the Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok, but any purchase by an American company would have to be done by a Sept. 15 deadline.

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Rollout of COVID Alert app faces criticism over accessibility

03-08-2020 21:03 via cbc.ca

The federal government's COVID-19 exposure notification app is facing criticism for its download requirements, which restrict some Canadians from accessing and using it.

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More corporate meetings to go virtual after success during pandemic

03-08-2020 19:29 via cbc.ca

Any shareholder who's ever endured hours of travel to attend a company's annual meeting is in for good news in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19 conspiracy theories creating a 'public health crisis' in Canada, experts say

03-08-2020 17:57 via cbc.ca

Researchers say conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are spreading at an alarming rate across the country — and they warn misinformation shared online may lead to devastating consequences and push Canadians to shun important safety measures.

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COVID-19 conspiracies creating a 'public health crisis' in Canada, experts say

03-08-2020 17:57 via cbc.ca

Researchers say conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are spreading at an alarming rate across the country — and they warn misinformation shared online may lead to devastating consequences and push Canadians to shun important safety measures.

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Melbourne under state of emergency, curfew to contain spike in coronavirus cases

03-08-2020 16:16 via cbc.ca

Australia's second-biggest city, Melbourne, entered its first day of tougher restrictions to contain the spread of a resurgent coronavirus on Monday.

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Melbourne under state of disaster, curfew to contain spike in coronavirus cases

03-08-2020 16:16 via cbc.ca

Australia's second-biggest city, Melbourne, entered its first day of tougher restrictions to contain the spread of a resurgent coronavirus on Monday.

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Canada extends peacekeeping mission despite Security Council loss

03-08-2020 15:13 via cbc.ca

Canada will provide a military transport plane to support United Nations peacekeeping missions for another year despite losing its bid for a temporary seat on the UN Security Council.

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Former pope Benedict seriously ill, says German newspaper

03-08-2020 14:47 via cbc.ca

Former pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign instead of ruling for life, is seriously ill, a German newspaper reported on Monday.

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John Hume, Northern Irish Catholic leader and Nobel Peace laureate, dies at 83

03-08-2020 14:28 via cbc.ca

John Hume, a key Roman Catholic architect of Northern Ireland's 1998 Good Friday peace agreement who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending 30 years of sectarian violence, died on Monday at the age of 83, his SDLP party said.

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Masks provide COVID-19 protection but can surface old traumas for sexual assault survivors

03-08-2020 13:30 via cbc.ca

Masks are supposed to decrease the spread of COVID-19, but for some survivors of sexual assault, the mandatory mask rules rolling out across Canada are making them feel decidedly less safe.

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Andrew Furey wins Liberal leadership race, will become 14th premier of N.L.

03-08-2020 12:30 via cbc.ca

Andrew Furey, a politically connected surgeon with no government experience, has won the Liberal leadership in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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How these weird round rocks came to be on Canada's Arctic shoreline

03-08-2020 12:00 via cbc.ca

They’re neither dinosaur eggs nor giant’s playthings. They’re the result of millions of years of natural phenomena.

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The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to lower the birth rate. Here's why that matters

03-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

The COVID-19 pandemic will likely lower Canada's already declining birth rate, and that has implications for everything from how competitive it will be for a child to get a spot on a soccer team to how healthy the Canada Pension Plan will be in 2050, economists say.

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Supreme Court decision on genetics law missed a critical opportunity to hold Parliament more accountable

03-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

The way the Supreme Court reached its decision to uphold the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (GNDA) raises real concern, writes Y.Y. Brandon Chen.

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Province-sanctioned safe supply not enough to get some B.C. addicts off fentanyl-laced street drugs

03-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Nearly 2,000 people in B.C. have been prescribed hydromorphone, a synthetic opioid, under the province's safe-supply program, but fatal overdoses continue to rise and reached a historic high in June, with 175 deaths.

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Government-sanctioned safe supply not enough to get some off fentanyl-laced street drugs

03-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Nearly 2,000 people in B.C. have been prescribed hydromorphone, a synthetic opioid, under the province's safe-supply program, but fatal overdoses continue to rise and reached a historic high in June, with 175 deaths.

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Conservation groups raise concerns about Ontario hunt of cormorants this fall

03-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Conservation groups say they are concerned about an Ontario government decision to allow a hunt of double-crested cormorants across the province this fall.

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Islamic State affiliate claims responsibility after gunmen storm Afghan prison, killing at least 21

03-08-2020 09:08 via cbc.ca

An Islamic State group attack on a prison in eastern Afghanistan holding hundreds of its members raged on Monday, with at least 21 people killed in fighting overnight, a local official said.

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Afghan troops retake prison attacked by Islamic State group; 29 killed

03-08-2020 09:08 via cbc.ca

Afghan forces said they retook a prison in the country's east on Monday afternoon, following an hours-long battle a day after the facility was targeted by the Islamic State group in an attack that killed 29 people.

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The risks vs. rewards of sending kids to school

03-08-2020 06:00 via cbc.ca

In September, schools across the country will reopen — many for the first time since the pandemic shut them down months ago. And while provinces have released their plans to keep students and teachers safe, parents are still struggling with whether to send their children to class. Today on Front Burner, Emily Oster, an economics professor at Brown University and author of parenting books like Cribsheet and Expecting Better breaks down what the data says about the risks of opening up school

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Wild defenceman Matt Dumba raises fist for Canadian, American anthems

03-08-2020 05:18 via cbc.ca

Minnesota Wild defenceman Matt Dumba raised his right fist for "The Star Spangled Banner" and "O Canada" prior to his team's first game of the NHL's restart against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Joonas Korpisalo, Blue Jackets shut out Maple Leafs in Game 1 goalie duel

03-08-2020 04:54 via cbc.ca

Joonas Korpisalo made 28 saves in his first post-season start, Cam Atkinson scored early in the third period, and the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 on Sunday to take an early lead in their best-of-five qualifying round series.

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Fewer than a third of Canadians willing to travel without a COVID-19 vaccine, says new poll

03-08-2020 03:13 via cbc.ca

Most Canadians and Americans aren’t rushing to travel anywhere, even within their own countries, before a vaccine is developed against COVID-19, according to a new online survey.

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The National for August 2nd

03-08-2020 03:00 via cbc.ca

What Australia’s spike in COVID-19 cases could teach Canada. Plus, SpaceX’s splashdown moves space travel forward.

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Hawaii set to welcome Canadians without quarantine restrictions starting Sept. 1

03-08-2020 01:58 via cbc.ca

A winter travel escape may not be top-of-mind during a world-wide pandemic, but the island state of Hawaii says Canadians will be welcomed again without quarantine measures starting Sept. 1, 2020.

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Microsoft vows to continue efforts to buy TikTok from ByteDance

03-08-2020 01:52 via cbc.ca

Microsoft said on Sunday that it would continue discussions to acquire popular short-video app TikTok from Chinese internet giant ByteDance, and that it was aiming to conclude the negotiations by Sept. 15.

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