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Canada suspends exports of military drone technology to Turkey

05-10-2020 23:56 via cbc.ca

The federal government is suspending the export of sophisticated Canadian drone technology to Turkey while Ottawa investigates claims that it is being used by the Azerbaijani military against Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Monday.

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Yellowknives Dene First Nation hands out eviction notices on Yellowknife Bay

05-10-2020 22:46 via cbc.ca

The Yellowknives Dene First Nation has handed out eviction notices to houseboaters anchored on the nation’s side of Yellowknife Bay.

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John Turner to be honoured in scaled-back state funeral

05-10-2020 21:33 via cbc.ca

Former prime minister John Turner is being honoured in Toronto today with a state funeral that has been scaled back from the scope such an event would usually take because of concerns about the spreading of COVID-19.

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How to watch former prime minister John Turner's state funeral

05-10-2020 21:33 via cbc.ca

Former prime minister John Turner is being honoured in Toronto tomorrow with a state funeral that has been scaled back from the scope such an event would usually take because of concerns about the spreading of COVID-19.

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Ottawa taps former cabinet minister Ralph Goodale as U.K. high commissioner: sources

05-10-2020 20:15 via cbc.ca

The federal government has tapped former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale to serve as Canada's next high commissioner in the United Kingdom, CBC News has learned.

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Ontario is sending COVID-19 pharmacy swabs to California lab for processing

05-10-2020 20:15 via cbc.ca

Swabs from COVID-19 tests being done at Ontario pharmacies are being sent to a lab in California for analysis before being shipped back to Canada, CBC News has learned.

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Lottery system to allow immigrants to sponsor parents, grandparents opens Oct. 13

05-10-2020 20:00 via cbc.ca

The federal government is returning to a controversial lottery system to distribute coveted sponsorships to reunite immigrant families.

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New Green leader calls Liberals 'intellectually exhausted,' says she's willing to 'run anywhere'

05-10-2020 18:32 via cbc.ca

Newly elected Green Party Leader Annamie Paul said today she will consider running in other ridings if she is defeated in the upcoming Toronto Centre byelection.

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102-carat 'flawless' Canadian diamond sells for online record of $15.7M US at auction

05-10-2020 18:08 via cbc.ca

A diamond unearthed in Northern Ontario two years ago has sold for a record price in an online auction to an unnamed buyer who paid $15.7 million for the flawless, colourless gem.

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PM, doctors give COVID-19 update

05-10-2020 18:00 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam and Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo give an update on COVID-19 in Canada.

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Canadian orphan in Syrian camp set free, will come to Canada

05-10-2020 17:22 via cbc.ca

A five-year-old Canadian girl stuck inside Syria after her family was killed in an airstrike is being allowed to leave the country.

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Canadian orphan in Syrian camp set free, on her way to Canada

05-10-2020 17:22 via cbc.ca

A five-year-old Canadian girl stuck inside Syria after her family was killed in an airstrike is on her way to Canada.

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Girl, 13, who died following assault on Friday was 'beautiful inside and out'

05-10-2020 17:15 via cbc.ca

A 13-year-old girl who died following an assault in northeast Edmonton on Friday is being remembered as a happy and feisty child, who was full of love for her family.

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SARS was 'dress rehearsal for COVID-19' yet Canada failed health-care workers, report author says

05-10-2020 16:10 via cbc.ca

Canada put health-care workers at risk of contracting COVID-19 and taking it home to their families because it failed to learn lessons from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in 2003, a new report says.

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New Green Party leader takes questions

05-10-2020 15:45 via cbc.ca

Annamie Paul, who won the Green Party leadership over the weekend, takes reporters' questions in Ottawa.

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Canadians struggling with pandemic fallout can now apply for two new benefits

05-10-2020 15:00 via cbc.ca

As a second wave of COVID-19 takes hold in some parts of the country, Canadians struggling with the fallout from the pandemic are now able to start applying for two new benefits available from the federal government.

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Hamilton karaoke bar lets customers sing in the shower during pandemic

05-10-2020 14:55 via cbc.ca

A Hamilton karaoke bar is letting its customers sing in the shower during the pandemic. To keep people safe, they've constructed a shower stall, complete with curtains and tubular piping, on stage.

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Veterans Affairs still planning to significantly reduce disability backlog by 2022

05-10-2020 14:42 via cbc.ca

The Department of Veterans Affairs is hoping to make significant progress toward its March 2022 target for clearing a backlog of disability payments claims, despite a report from the Parliamentary Budget Office that says it will take an extra year.

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Disability backlog will be cleared by 2022, says Veterans Affairs, despite new report

05-10-2020 14:42 via cbc.ca

The Department of Veterans Affairs is sticking to its March 2022 target for clearing a backlog of disabilities payments claims, despite a report from the Parliamentary Budget Office that says it will take an extra year.

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Assisted dying bill to be reintroduced today as court deadline looms

05-10-2020 14:08 via cbc.ca

Facing a looming court-imposed deadline, the federal government will reintroduce legislation Monday to amend Canada's law on medical assistance in dying.

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Trial begins Monday in B.C. for retired city engineer facing 4 murder charges

05-10-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca

A retired city worker from Penticton, B.C., who is facing multiple murder charges after four people were killed by gunshot, is starting his trial on Monday. Friends have remembered the victims as "the best neighbours we've ever had."

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Man accused of Penticton shootings plans to plead guilty to all 4 murder charges

05-10-2020 13:00 via cbc.ca

John Brittain, a retired city engineer charged with four counts of murder after an April 2019 shooting rampage in Penticton, B.C., plans to plead guilty on all counts, court heard Monday.

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Quebec expected to make masks mandatory in schoolyards, announce new sports restrictions in red zones

05-10-2020 12:48 via cbc.ca

The Quebec government is set to announce an additional set of regulations for sports teams, schools and gyms in the province's red zones Monday afternoon. The new rules will be in place until at least Oct. 28.

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Masks mandatory for high school students, organized sports prohibited in Quebec's red zones

05-10-2020 12:48 via cbc.ca

High school students in Quebec’s red zones will be required to wear masks in the classroom, organized sports prohibited and gyms closed under new restrictions aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus.

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How Inuit honour the tradition of naming, and spirits who have passed on

05-10-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca

Many Inuit believe spirits are passed on through names, and that children can take on the personality and physical traits of their namesakes. Naming is a significant tradition, that holds great honour and respect.

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A Nova Scotian is saved from an opioid overdose by paramedics almost every other day

05-10-2020 11:00 via cbc.ca

Nova Scotia's medical director for Emergency Health Services says paramedics and emergency first responders use naloxone almost every other day to save someone from an opioid overdose in the province. Since 2018, an average of 151 people a year have been saved.

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Workers at Davie shipyard exposed to lead during Coast Guard icebreaker refurbishing

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

In the summer of 2018, the Canadian Coast Guard bought three used icebreakers in Sweden and had them delivered to the Davie shipyard in Lévis, Que. Workers were unwittingly exposed to toxic lead paint for months without protective equipment. Who's responsible for the safety lapse?

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What Jason Kenney claims about the oil industry vs. what the evidence says

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

There's no doubt oil plays a major role in the economy, but some of the Alberta premier's specific claims appear exaggerated, cherry-picked or wrong.

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Public health urges people to stick to their own household, but there's relief for those living alone

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Although public health officials in Ontario and Quebec are urging people to dismantle their social bubbles as COVID-19 cases climb, those who live alone may be allowed to keep at least one close social contact.

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Public health urges people to stick to their own household, but there could be relief for those living alone

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Although public health officials in Ontario and Quebec are urging people to dismantle their social bubbles as COVID-19 cases climb, those who live alone may be allowed to keep at least one close social contact.

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Public health officials urge people to stick to own household but leave wiggle room for those living alone

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Although public health officials in Ontario and Quebec are urging people to dismantle their social bubbles as COVID-19 cases climb, those who live alone may be allowed to keep at least one close social contact.

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Ontario woman finds needle in her spine 16 years after giving birth

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

A five-centimetre needle is found in a woman's spine at least 16 years after giving birth — which hospital staff failed to report at the time. Experts say with Canada's medical malpractice system stacked against patients, it's likely no one will have to take responsibility.

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Ontario, Alberta face a growing split as economic interests diverge over fossil fuels

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Even as Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador suffer, Central Canadian finance and industry are realizing that oil and gas is no longer a path to economic success. But old habits die hard.

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New movie about Sask. farmer's battle with Monsanto dredges up old fight over fact vs. fiction

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

It doesn't open until this Friday, but Prairie farmers are already skeptical that the movie Percy will accurately portray their livelihood and the story of Percy Schmeiser, a Saskatchewan farmer who made international headlines when he took his fight against the agrochemical giant Monsanto all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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New movie about Sask. farmer who went up against Monsanto dredges up old fight over accuracy of his story

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

It doesn't open until this Friday, but Prairie farmers are already skeptical that the movie Percy will accurately portray their livelihood and the story of Percy Schmeiser, a Saskatchewan farmer who made international headlines when he took his fight against the agrochemical giant Monsanto all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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How the U.S. election outcome could affect Canada's environment and energy future

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

The old truism that elections have consequences is doubly apt for the U.S., a country whose politics reach beyond its borders. It's certainly the case for Canada, and it's especially true on environmental and energy issues, where Donald Trump and Joe Biden promise vastly different approaches.

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How the U.S. election outcome could affect Canada's energy and environmental policies

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

The old truism that elections have consequences is doubly apt for the U.S., a country whose politics reach beyond its borders. It's certainly the case for Canada, and it's especially true on environmental and energy issues, where Donald Trump and Joe Biden promise vastly different approaches.

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For many workers, reduced hours or pay cuts beat pandemic layoffs. Just ask a WestJet pilot

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

As the pandemic has caused severe financial stress on many parts of the economy, it’s becoming more common for companies to introduce pay cuts or reduced hours for workers and executives. For the airline industry, it's one way of cutting costs in order to keep companies afloat until business picks up.

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A lot of Jason Kenney's claims about the oil and gas industry are cherry-picked, misleading or wrong

05-10-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

There's no doubt oil plays a major role in the economy, but some of the Alberta premier's specific claims appear exaggerated, cherry-picked or wrong.

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Week of Nobel Prize announcements begins with medicine award

05-10-2020 09:14 via cbc.ca

The 2020 Nobel Prizes announcements begin Monday with the naming of the winner, or winners, in the field of physiology and medicine.

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University of Alberta researcher among 3 awarded Nobel Prize in medicine for hepatitis C discovery

05-10-2020 09:14 via cbc.ca

British scientist Michael Houghton, who works at the University of Alberta, and Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.

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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to 3 researchers for hepatitus C discovery

05-10-2020 09:14 via cbc.ca

The 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday was awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.

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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to 3 researchers for hepatitis C discovery

05-10-2020 09:14 via cbc.ca

The 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday was awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.

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3 win Nobel medicine award for hepatitus C virus discovery

05-10-2020 09:14 via cbc.ca

The 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday was awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.

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California wildfires set new record with more than 1.6 million hectares of land burned

05-10-2020 07:19 via cbc.ca

In a year that has already brought apocalyptic skies and smothering smoke to the West Coast, California set a grim new record Sunday when officials announced that the wildfires of 2020 have now scorched a record 1.6 million hectares (four million acres) in a fire season that is far from over.

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Donald Trump has COVID-19. Now what?

05-10-2020 06:00 via cbc.ca

On Sunday, doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center briefed the media on the health of U.S. President Donald Trump. The news conference came after a whirlwind weekend where a growing number of the president’s inner circle, including first lady Melania Trump, tested positive for COVID-19, and where the president's doctors and team issued conflicting messages about his medical status. CBC’s senior Washington editor Lyndsay Duncombe joins us to explain what’s known

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'All hands on deck' after 19 people contract COVID-19 on remote Manitoba First Nation: grand chief

05-10-2020 04:43 via cbc.ca

Events in Little Grand Rapids later linked to COVID-19 cases — which were also attended by people from other First Nations, the province said — included a wedding anniversary that many people in the community were at, said Arlen Dumas, Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.

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Green Party's executive director resigns after internal probe of his past conduct causes turmoil

05-10-2020 03:51 via cbc.ca

The executive director of the Greens has resigned two days after CBC News reported the party was in turmoil over the handling of an internal investigation into Prateek Awasthi’s behaviour and harassment complaints at his past workplace.

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Sunday Scrum: A new leader for the Green Party of Canada

05-10-2020 03:10 via cbc.ca

CBC News Network's Sunday Scrum panel is your destination for frank discussion and analysis of the week's big political stories. This week: Our panellists discuss Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul's new role as leader of the federal Green party.

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The National for October 4

05-10-2020 03:00 via cbc.ca

The National for October 4: Trump makes a surprise drive-by appearance and the mixed messages about his COVID-19 treatments.

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