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Man whose confrontation with anti-gay street preachers ended in broken bones says he'd do it again

25-08-2020 23:49 via cbc.ca

Justin Morissette was getting ready for a date — a barbecue on his fourth-floor apartment deck — when he became annoyed by a loud sidewalk demonstration.

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International Federation of Journalists urges Canada to guarantee access after Danish journalist denied entry

25-08-2020 23:49 via cbc.ca

The International Federation of Journalists, along with three unions representing journalists, are calling on the Canadian government to guarantee freedom of information after a Danish journalist was denied entry to the country.

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Raptors VanVleet, Powell speak out against Blake shooting, consider boycotting games

25-08-2020 23:39 via cbc.ca

Their raw emotion evident, their frustration palpable, Toronto Raptors Fred VanVleet and Norman Powell found themselves once again addressing the media in the aftermath of another shooting of a Black man by police.

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Meng Wanzhou loses federal court battle for CSIS information

25-08-2020 23:15 via cbc.ca

A federal court judge has refused to give Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou access to sensitive information contained in reports about her arrest produced by Canada's spy agency.

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Military intelligence probes far-right activity in Canadian Ranger unit

25-08-2020 23:00 via cbc.ca

Almost four years ago, the Canadian military found supporters of two far-right movements within a unit of the Canadian Rangers but allowed them to continue serving, a CBC News investigation has determined. The military’s counterintelligence branch singled out a pair of reservists for activity involving the Soldiers of Odin and the Three Percent movement. The discovery has prompted an internal investigation at the defence department.

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Trump's family in the spotlight on Night 2 of the Republican convention

25-08-2020 22:52 via cbc.ca

The people closest to U.S. President Donald Trump — his family — star in the second night of the Republican National Convention as the party works to reintroduce the president to the American electorate in the midst of the campaign and pandemic.

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Night 2 of Republican convention features Trump's family, a pardon, and a bit of controversy

25-08-2020 22:52 via cbc.ca

The people closest to U.S. President Donald Trump — his family — star in the second night of the Republican National Convention as the party works to reintroduce the president to the American electorate in the midst of the campaign and pandemic.

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Melania Trump casts her husband as the best hope for America's future

25-08-2020 22:52 via cbc.ca

The people closest to U.S. President Donald Trump — his family — star in the second night of the Republican National Convention as the party works to reintroduce the president to the American electorate in the midst of the campaign and pandemic.

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'Stark differences': how Derek Sloan's words could test Erin O'Toole's leadership skills

25-08-2020 22:42 via cbc.ca

On Tuesday morning, shortly before O'Toole's first official news conference as leader of the Official Opposition, the Liberals tossed out their first challenge: the new Conservative leader, they said, should move forthwith to remove inflammatory backbencher Derek Sloan from the Conservative caucus.

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Ontario has failed to keep mentally ill people out of segregation in jail: human rights commission

25-08-2020 21:55 via cbc.ca

The Ontario Human Rights Commission filed a motion with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario seeking an order to hold the province accountable for violating a two-year-old agreement on the use of solitary confinement in the province's jails for the mentally disabled.

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FDA chief apologizes for overstating convalescent plasma's effect against COVID-19

25-08-2020 21:28 via cbc.ca

Responding to an outcry from medical experts, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits of treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma.

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Federal government announces $2M in funding for Calgary's willow tree plantation farm

25-08-2020 20:47 via cbc.ca

The project uses biosolids from Calgary's wastewater treatment facility to fertilize land and improve the soil until it can sustain the plantation and life of willow trees, which help to reduce carbon emissions.

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Ottawa announces $82.5M to help Indigenous communities deal with COVID-19 mental health fallout

25-08-2020 19:56 via cbc.ca

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller announced $82.5 million in new funding Tuesday for Indigenous communities to deal with increased mental health needs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Indigenous Services minister announces $82.5M for COVID-19-related mental health needs

25-08-2020 19:56 via cbc.ca

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller announced $82.5 million in new funding Tuesday for Indigenous communities to deal with increased mental health needs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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'Dead' woman found to be breathing at Detroit funeral home

25-08-2020 19:20 via cbc.ca

Officials say a young woman who had been declared dead was discovered still alive more than an hour later at a Detroit funeral home just as she was about to be embalmed.

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Evacuation orders issued as Hurricane Laura aimed at Gulf Coast in U.S.

25-08-2020 17:40 via cbc.ca

Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam into land as a major storm with ferocious winds and deadly flooding.

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B.C. marks 3rd straight month with more than 170 overdose deaths

25-08-2020 16:16 via cbc.ca

The BC Coroners Service has detected "a sustained increase" of illicit drug toxicity deaths since the first peak of the pandemic in March, and it's now confirming five straight months with more than 100 such deaths.

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Judge won't force Apple to restore Fortnite game but can't block Unreal Engine from powering apps

25-08-2020 16:02 via cbc.ca

A federal judge on Monday blocked Apple Inc. from shutting down an Epic Games tool that's relied upon by hundreds of other app makers but had become the subject of an antitrust battle between the companies.

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O'Toole vows to ease tensions in Western Canada, build more diversity in Conservative Party

25-08-2020 15:41 via cbc.ca

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said he will work to address regional divisions in Canada and build a more inclusive political party that better reflects the country's population.

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O'Toole vows to ease regional alienation, build diversity within Conservative Party

25-08-2020 15:41 via cbc.ca

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said he will work to address regional divisions in Canada and build a more inclusive political party that better reflects the country's population.

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O'Toole to outline 'positive Conservative vision' in 1st news conference as party leader

25-08-2020 15:41 via cbc.ca

Erin O'Toole is holding his first news conference since winning the Conservative Party leadership Monday. It will begin at 11 a.m. ET, and CBCNews.ca is carrying it live.

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O'Toole outlines 'positive Conservative vision' in 1st news conference as party leader

25-08-2020 15:41 via cbc.ca

Erin O'Toole is holding his first news conference since winning the Conservative Party leadership Monday. It began at 11 a.m. ET, and CBCNews.ca is carrying it live.

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Quebec won't use COVID-19 notification app for now

25-08-2020 15:27 via cbc.ca

Quebec won't be using a smartphone application to notify the public about potential exposure to COVID-19 for now, arguing its testing and contact-tracing capability are sufficient at this stage of the pandemic.

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Quebec expected to announce it will not ask citizens to use federal COVID-19 notification app

25-08-2020 15:27 via cbc.ca

Quebec will not ask its citizens to download the federal COVID-19 notification app for now, officials are expected to announce this afternoon.

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Quebec declines to use federal COVID-19 notification app for now

25-08-2020 15:27 via cbc.ca

The government believes the tracing system it is using now is adequate, given that there has been a slowdown in the number of cases reported in the province.

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Former Halifax resident facing terrorism, sedition charges in Bolivia

25-08-2020 15:24 via cbc.ca

The family of a former Halifax resident who has been charged with sedition and terrorism in Bolivia fear he could be arrested at any time, and they're pleading with the Canadian government to intervene.

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Mike Pompeo's upcoming convention speech while on state trip seen as defying tradition

25-08-2020 15:12 via cbc.ca

Mike Pompeo's planned speech to the Republican National Convention this week has sparked criticism for breaking decades of precedent for sitting U.S. secretaries of state avoiding overt partisan political activity.

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Class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of passengers in fatal Icefield tour bus crash near Jasper, Alta.

25-08-2020 14:48 via cbc.ca

A class-action lawsuit alleging the defendants acted recklessly and unreasonably has been filed against the operators of a tour bus involved in a fatal rollover at Jasper National Park's Columbia Icefield.

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Kremlin voices distract and deny in wake of Navalny suspected poisoning

25-08-2020 14:11 via cbc.ca

Russian state media have trotted out familiar lines in the aftermath of the damning conclusion by German doctors that Vladimir Putin's biggest foe was poisoned.

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Kremlin sees no need to investigate suspected poisoning of Putin critic Alexei Navalny

25-08-2020 14:11 via cbc.ca

Russian state media have trotted out familiar lines in the aftermath of the damning conclusion by German doctors that Vladimir Putin's biggest foe was poisoned.

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Hundreds of ancient gold coins unearthed in Israel

25-08-2020 13:46 via cbc.ca

Israeli archaeologists have announced the discovery of a trove of early Islamic gold coins found during recent salvage excavations near the central city of Yavne.

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Hundreds of ancient gold coins discovered in Israel

25-08-2020 13:46 via cbc.ca

Israeli archaeologists have announced the discovery of a trove of early Islamic gold coins found during recent salvage excavations near the central city of Yavne.

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Alberta government to support feasibility study for Edmonton-Calgary hyperloop under new agreement

25-08-2020 13:01 via cbc.ca

Toronto-based TransPod has signed an agreement with the Alberta government that will see the province support the firm's early efforts to advance development of an ultra-high-speed transportation line between Calgary and Edmonton.

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B.C. father who arranged beating of Grade 9 student ordered to pay $479K

25-08-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca

More than a decade after a grown man orchestrated the savage beating of a 14-year-old boy as revenge for a “high-school spat” with his son, a B.C. judge has awarded the victim nearly $500,000.

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B.C. father who arranged beating of Grade 9 student ordered to pay $479,000

25-08-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca

More than a decade after a grown man orchestrated the savage beating of a 14-year-old boy as revenge for a “high-school spat” with his son, a B.C. judge has awarded the victim nearly half a million dollars.

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Lockdown makes us even more vulnerable when the machine stops: Don Pittis

25-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

As Zoom shares fell following a widespread glitch in the video conferencing platform on Monday, businesses and schools that were locked into a single chat platform got a fresh lesson in adding Murphy’s Law to plans in the age of technology dependence.

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Concerns arise over inequity of families' pandemic 'learning pods'

25-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Nervous about potential exposure to COVID-19, some parents are forming education pods: private groups outside formal school systems. But there's concern the trend will worsen existing inequalities and erode Canada's public education system.

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Blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients is still an experimental treatment. Here's why

25-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

The World Health Organization warns using plasma recovered from the blood of patients who've recovered from COVID-19 remains an experimental treatment, highlighting the need for better data including from a large trial underway in Canada.

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Bill Blair weighs decision on Canadian child porn prisoner seeking transfer home from U.S.

25-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair must decide this week whether to allow a Canadian man serving a 14-year prison sentence for child pornography in the U.S. to transfer back to Canada — a move that would override a decision made by his predecessor, Ralph Goodale.

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As school year nears, some warn Canada 'lagging behind' on approving COVID-19 saliva tests

25-08-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Researchers and public health officials are calling for saliva-based COVID-19 tests in schools. But despite international efforts to make this option a reality, there’s still no word on when saliva-based testing will be allowed anywhere in Canada.

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Police, protesters clash for 2nd night in Wisconsin after Black man shot

25-08-2020 09:41 via cbc.ca

Anger over the shooting of a Black man by police spilled into the streets of Kenosha for a second night Monday, with police again firing tear gas at hundreds of protesters who defied a curfew, threw bottles and shot fireworks at law enforcement guarding the courthouse.

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It will take 'a miracle' for Wisconsin man shot by police to walk again: family lawyer

25-08-2020 09:41 via cbc.ca

Jacob Blake is paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in the back by police in Kenosha, Wis., according to lawyers for the family. The Wisconsin governor declared a state of emergency Tuesday after protests in Kenosha turned violent.

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Father of Wisconsin man shot by police says son is paralyzed following 2nd night of protests

25-08-2020 09:41 via cbc.ca

The father of Jacob Blake says his son has been paralyzed from the waist down after a police shooting, as anger over the shooting of the Black man spilled into the streets of Kenosha, Wis.

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Father of Wisconsin man shot by police says son is paralyzed

25-08-2020 09:41 via cbc.ca

The father of Jacob Blake says his son has been paralyzed from the waist down after a police shooting, as anger over the shooting of the Black man spilled into the streets of Kenosha, Wis.

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Calgary's air quality briefly dips below China's ratings as smoke blows in from California wildfires

25-08-2020 04:30 via cbc.ca

Calgary's air quality was rated as unhealthy as higher-polluting regions of China on Monday evening, as heavy smoke blew into the city from wildfires in California.

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Pear-picking real estate agent caught on video taking bags of fruit from backyard during showing

25-08-2020 01:41 via cbc.ca

A complaint has been lodged with the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver after a real estate agent was caught on camera picking bags of fruit from the backyard of a home he was showing to potential buyers.

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Erin O'Toole spends first day overseeing transition, talking to PM and Scheer

25-08-2020 00:06 via cbc.ca

Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole kicked off his first day as leader of the Official Opposition today by speaking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about some of the issues the two leaders are expected to battle over in the coming months.

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Erin O'Toole spends 1st day overseeing transition, talking to PM and Scheer

25-08-2020 00:06 via cbc.ca

Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole kicked off his first day as leader of the Official Opposition today by speaking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about some of the issues the two leaders are expected to battle over in the coming months.

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