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Nunavut woman dies weeks after contracting COVID-19 following childbirth in Winnipeg hospital

04-01-2021 23:24 via cbc.ca

A Nunavut mother has died weeks after giving birth in a Winnipeg hospital and testing positive for COVID-19 shortly after.

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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 4

04-01-2021 22:41 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February to combat a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus.

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Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

04-01-2021 22:15 via cbc.ca

Iran on Monday began enriching uranium up to 20 per cent at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, further escalating tensions in the Middle East between Tehran and the West.

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Senator Don Plett vacationed in Mexico over the holidays despite pandemic advisory on travel

04-01-2021 21:37 via cbc.ca

Senate Opposition Leader Don Plett spent part of the Christmas holidays in Mexico, despite government advisories against international travel.

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Body camera footage from slain Calgary police officer to be played at bail hearing

04-01-2021 21:25 via cbc.ca

The footage from Calgary police Sgt. Andrew Harnett's body-worn camera will be played in court during the bail hearing for the youth charged with first-degree murder in the death of the officer, who pulled him over during a traffic stop on New Year's Eve.

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Alberta cabinet minister, premier's chief of staff resign over holiday travel, other MLAs demoted

04-01-2021 20:50 via cbc.ca

Premier Jason Kenney has accepted the resignations of Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard as minister of municipal affairs and Jamie Huckabay as his chief of staff.

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Saudi Arabia to lift years-long Qatar embargo, opening airspace and border

04-01-2021 20:32 via cbc.ca

Kuwait's Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced that Saudi Arabia will open its air and land borders with Qatar in the first steps toward ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional U.S. allies since 2017.

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Google engineers have unionized

04-01-2021 17:33 via cbc.ca

A group of 225 Google engineers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labour movement in the tech industry.

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Top-paid CEOs raked in average worker's annual salary before noon today

04-01-2021 15:33 via cbc.ca

Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest-paid CEOs in Canada have already earned more in 2021 than the average Canadian worker will earn all year, according to a new report.

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Top paid CEOs on track to rake in average worker's annual salary before noon today

04-01-2021 15:33 via cbc.ca

Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest paid CEOs in Canada are on track to earn more than an average worker's entire yearly salary before noon today.

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Grieving husband demands answers from Iran as anniversary of plane crash nears

04-01-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca

Nearly one year after a Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane was shot down by the Iranian government, killing all 176 people on board, the Edmonton husband of one of the victims says family members are still waiting for answers.

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Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes tanker

04-01-2021 13:55 via cbc.ca

Iran on Monday began enriching uranium up to 20 per cent at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, further escalating tensions in the Middle East between Tehran and the West.

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Syrian-Canadian boy excelling on ice, 1 year after community rallied to put him in hockey

04-01-2021 12:30 via cbc.ca

Yamen Bai is usually smiling from ear to ear as he skates up and down the ice in hot pursuit of the puck. A year ago, he was a refugee child in St. John's who wanted to play hockey like his friends.

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'I want to say thank you': Syrian-Canadian boy loving hockey after community rallied to get him equipment

04-01-2021 12:30 via cbc.ca

Yamen Bai is usually smiling from ear to ear as he skates up and down the ice in hot pursuit of the puck. A year ago, he was a refugee child in St. John's who wanted to play hockey like his friends.

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British judge rejects U.S. request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

04-01-2021 12:22 via cbc.ca

A British judge has rejected the United States' request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be "oppressive" because of his mental health.

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Cougar appears on trail camera near Thunder Bay, Ont.

04-01-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca

New Year's Eve was an especially unusual one for Chris Maley, who lives southwest of Thunder Bay, Ont. At about 3:45 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2020, a mature mountain lion walked by just 180 metres from his home in the Slate River Valley.

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UK rolls out AstraZeneca shots, touts taking lead in global vaccine race

04-01-2021 10:30 via cbc.ca

England's National Health Service says a retired maintenance manager has received the first injection of the new coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and drug giant AstraZeneca.

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These customers were promised shipping containers. Now they're out thousands of dollars

04-01-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Scammers are duping Canadians out of tens of thousands of dollars with the promise of new shipping containers — and they're bringing down legitimate companies with them.

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The Trans Mountain project faces a year of challenges and opportunity

04-01-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

After a hiatus of about two weeks, construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is expected to resume today. But even for a project that has faced numerous regulatory setbacks already, this year could bring more headaches for the pipeline's Crown corporation and the project's owners — Canadian taxpayers.

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New rules on removal of illegal online content could help in battle against child pornography

04-01-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The federal heritage minister will soon introduce legislation aimed at compelling companies to do a better job of policing illegal content posted online — something victims of child pornography and their advocates have long called for.

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Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

04-01-2021 08:30 via cbc.ca

In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defence are cautioning against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fraud, arguing that it would take the country into "dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory."

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10 former Pentagon chiefs issue extraordinary warning to Trump

04-01-2021 08:30 via cbc.ca

In a rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump, All 10 living former secretaries of defence are cautioning against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fraud, arguing that it would take the country into "dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory."

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Anger grows over politicians’ pandemic travelling

04-01-2021 06:00 via cbc.ca

You’ve probably heard the words “avoid non-essential travel” frequently since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in Canada. But a growing number of provincial and federal politicians haven’t heeded that message. And as more stories emerge about vacations or travelling to see sick family members, many Canadians are furious. Today, Power and Politics host Vassy Kapelos discusses what we know so far and what the public health impacts of these revelations might be.

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B.C. health order restricts number of workers at large industrial work sites

04-01-2021 05:49 via cbc.ca

As the new year begins, there will be fewer workers in place in northern B.C. working on five major industrial projects such as the Site C Dam.

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The National for January 3, 2021

04-01-2021 03:00 via cbc.ca

Rising long-term care outbreaks in Ontario raise questions about whether the vaccine is rolling out fast enough.

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Former residential school in northern B.C. slated for demolition: premier

04-01-2021 02:51 via cbc.ca

A building in northern B.C. where locals pick up their mail, look for work and seek government help is a place of pain and fear for those who remember it as a residential school.

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RCMP confirms identities of family members killed in northern Alberta helicopter crash

04-01-2021 00:37 via cbc.ca

The identities of four people who died on Friday when a helicopter crashed into a farmer's field in northern Alberta was confirmed by RCMP on Sunday.

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Parents, 2 children identified as victims of northern Alberta helicopter crash

04-01-2021 00:37 via cbc.ca

Four people who died in a New Year's Day helicopter crash in northern Alberta were identified Sunday as members of a close-knit farming family.

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4 members of farming family identified as victims of northern Alberta helicopter crash

04-01-2021 00:37 via cbc.ca

The identities of four people who died on Friday when a helicopter crashed into a farmer's field in northern Alberta was confirmed by RCMP on Sunday.

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