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Ontario announces new drug detecting scanners at 10 jails, but critics have questions

04-02-2021 21:05 via cbc.ca

CBC Toronto revealed last week that jail guards at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont. scanned a 26-year-old man as negative for illicit substances before he died with a ruptured bag of fentanyl hidden inside his body last year.

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Trump rejects Democrat bid to have him testify under oath at impeachment trial

04-02-2021 20:20 via cbc.ca

Donald Trump's lawyers say the former president will reject a request by U.S. House Democrats on Thursday to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial.

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Trump asked to testify under oath at his upcoming impeachment trial

04-02-2021 20:20 via cbc.ca

U.S. House Democrats on Thursday asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, saying the former president must explain why he and his lawyers have disputed key factual allegations at the centre of the case.

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Cruise ship visits to Canada now banned until February 2022

04-02-2021 20:05 via cbc.ca

A ban on cruise ships carrying more than 100 people coming to Canada will remain in place until Feb. 2022, a federal government release said Thursday.

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Biden team sees Huawei as a threat and wants to talk to allies

04-02-2021 19:17 via cbc.ca

The new Biden administration sees Huawei as a national-security threat and wants to discuss the issue with allies. Answers from the nominee for commerce secretary make clear the pressure on Canada to develop a policy on the Chinese telecom company will not relent with the change in U.S. administration.

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Newly discovered chameleon, so tiny it can fit on your fingertip, may be world's smallest reptile

04-02-2021 19:13 via cbc.ca

Scientists say they have discovered a sunflower seed-sized subspecies of chameleon in Madagascar that may well be the smallest reptile on Earth.

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Don't show a photo of David Suzuki: How WE Charity tried to keep its donors happy

04-02-2021 19:00 via cbc.ca

A decision to remove an image of David Suzuki from programming for WE Days illustrated a larger problem at WE Charity, former employees told CBC’s The Fifth Estate. A great deal of attention was paid to finding, keeping and making sure donors and sponsors were happy.

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Demands for inquiry grow after man accused of attempted murder of Montreal police officer has charges stayed

04-02-2021 16:54 via cbc.ca

The abrupt stay of attempted murder and other charges Wednesday against doctoral student Mamadi III Fara Camara, accused of disarming and injuring a Montreal police officer, has prompted calls for an investigation by his lawyer, Quebec's opposition parties, city officials and advocacy groups.

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Manitoba takes cautious approach to possible reopening as COVID-19 cases trend downward

04-02-2021 16:49 via cbc.ca

Manitoba's COVID-19 curve has been bending in the right direction, which means officials are considering further reopening the economy. In a little over a week, Manitobans could soon be doing things they haven't done in three months, including eating in a restaurant, working out at a gym and going to church.

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Air Canada puts all Rouge flights on hiatus

04-02-2021 15:44 via cbc.ca

Air Canada is putting all Rouge flights on hold as a result of new travel rules brought in by the government last week to scale back non-essential travel even more.

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'Boycotts don't work': Canada's Olympic, Paralympic leaders dismiss idea of skipping Beijing 2022

04-02-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca

Despite human rights concerns that plague China, the heads of the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee have dismissed the idea of a Canadian boycott of the 2022 Beijing Games.

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Lacking primary medical care, Indigenous people in B.C. 75% more likely to end up in ER, report says

04-02-2021 14:30 via cbc.ca

First Nations, Inuit and Metis people in B.C. don’t have equal access to preventive and primary medical care and end up with poorer health than non-Indigenous people, according to the latest report on anti-Indigenous racism in the health-care system.

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Indigenous people in B.C. 75% more likely to end up in ER, report says

04-02-2021 14:30 via cbc.ca

First Nations, Inuit and Metis people in B.C. don’t have equal access to preventive and primary medical care and end up with poorer health than non-Indigenous people, according to the latest report on anti-Indigenous racism in the health-care system.

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Polar vortex will bring North Pole cold to Alberta this weekend

04-02-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca

A polar vortex will bring bone-chilling temperatures to Alberta this weekend, making the province considerably colder than the North Pole.

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Biden urges Democratic lawmakers to 'act fast' on COVID-19 rescue plan

04-02-2021 13:56 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Joe Biden encouraged Democratic lawmakers to "act fast" on his $1.9-trillion COVID-19 rescue plan but also signalled he's open to changes, including limiting the proposed $1,400 direct payments to Americans with lower income levels, which could draw Republican support.

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Jason Kenney takes on COVID-19 conspiracy theorists in Facebook 'rant'

04-02-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca

Premier Jason Kenney is urging Albertans who have bought into conspiracy theories about COVID-19 being a hoax or part of a global effort to impose some kind of socialist order upon the world to "wake up and smell the coffee" and look at the actual data.

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Ottawa beefing up suicide prevention services, but 3 digit hotline could be more than year away

04-02-2021 10:50 via cbc.ca

The health and financial crises caused by COVID-19 have caused growing mental health concerns, but advocates working towards a national, three-digit suicide prevention hotline say it could still take a year or two to launch.

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What's a safe lead in the polls? History suggests Trudeau's lead isn't enough

04-02-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The Liberals lead in the polls, but not by a wide enough margin that they can be reasonably confident of winning an election if they call one early.

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Special Forces pulls new pistols from service after soldier injured in misfire

04-02-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

A member of Canada's elite JTF-2 counterterrorism unit was injured last fall after his brand new handgun fired by itself. The incident has prompted special forces to pull the SIG Sauer P320 out of service. The military is facing question about the choice of weapon in light of lawsuits filed against the manufacturer in the U.S.

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Pandemic's tough job market could hurt new graduates for life, says report

04-02-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The COVID-19 recession means earlier death, depression and lower lifetime wages for youth joining the workforce, an International Monetary Fund report suggests.

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Mandating 'vaccination passports' for access to services, travel would be a violation of civil liberties

04-02-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Such proof-of-vaccination requirements are ripe for backsliding towards discrimination and stigma, as well as creating inequitable outcomes globally, with the harms arising far outweighing the purported benefits, writes Allan Richarz.

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IMF foresees lingering shock even as economy recovers from pandemic

04-02-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The COVID-19 recession means earlier death, depression and lower lifetime wages for youth joining the workforce, an International Monetary Fund report suggests.

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How airlines are racing to curb rising carbon emissions amid steady growth in flight traffic

04-02-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

With air travel accounting for between three and five per cent of global CO2 emissions, one of the big issues facing the world’s climate change efforts is how to reduce emissions from international travel.

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How airlines are racing to curb rising carbon emissions

04-02-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

With air travel accounting for between three and five per cent of global CO2 emissions, one of the big issues facing the world’s climate change efforts is how to reduce emissions from international travel.

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Health-care system's history with Black community is affecting attitudes around COVID-19 vaccine

04-02-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Government is being urged to factor the need to repair relationships with vulnerable communities into vaccine rollout plans.

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COVID-19 variants and vaccine delays loom large as Quebec loosens restrictions

04-02-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Quebec’s decision to loosen restrictions is being greeted with trepidation by some public health experts, who worry the threat of more transmissible variants of the coronavirus could once again put hospitals at risk of being overwhelmed.

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COVID-19 outbreaks more common in for-profit senior residences in B.C.

04-02-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

A CBC News analysis shows that private for-profit care homes in B.C. have been disproportionately hit with more deadly and widespread COVID-19 outbreaks during the pandemic, compared to non-profit or government-run facilities.

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A mutating virus and the need for global herd immunity

04-02-2021 06:00 via cbc.ca

The Brazilian city of Manaus has been dealing with a raging outbreak of COVID-19, one that has left hospitals overrun and oxygen supplies dwindling; and not for the first time. The city was hit so hard by the coronavirus in the spring, that researchers estimated that 75 per cent of the population had been infected, which makes the severity of this recent outbreak unexpected and concerning. Today, Atlantic writer and Yale University public health policy lecturer Dr. James Hamblin explains the pot

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COVID-19: Tackling vaccine hesitancy in diverse communities

04-02-2021 04:19 via cbc.ca

An infectious disease physician and the chair of the City of Toronto's Black Community COVID-19 Response Plan discuss tackling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the Black community and other diverse groups.

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Tokyo Olympics chief faces storm over comments about women

04-02-2021 04:12 via cbc.ca

Derogatory comments about women made earlier in the week by Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and a former prime minister, could force him to resign.

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Tokyo Olympics chief apologizes, but won't resign over sexist comments

04-02-2021 04:12 via cbc.ca

Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori on Thursday apologized for making sexist remarks about women, saying he retracted the comments and would not resign, despite calls for him to step down on social media.

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The National On-Demand: Kielburgers on fallout from WE Charity scandal | Feb. 3, 2021

04-02-2021 04:00 via cbc.ca

The brothers at the helm of WE Charity speak out about the political scandal fallout, Canada labels the Proud Boys a terrorist group, and fighting vaccine misinformation in Black communities.

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How does N.L. avoid economic ruin? A leaders' debate offered some answers

04-02-2021 03:43 via cbc.ca

Amid fleeting moments of levity — and a couple of restrained jabs — three party leaders each tried to answer a single dominating question: how can Newfoundland and Labrador avoid bankruptcy?

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100 cheeseburgers, mood lights and exotic dancers: Search warrant details alleged pandemic penthouse party

04-02-2021 03:35 via cbc.ca

Exotic dancers, mood lighting, cheeseburgers, and guests wearing socked feet to avoid making too much noise: those are all part of the details alleged by Vancouver police last Sunday in order to gain entry to what they claimed was a makeshift nightclub.

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100 cheeseburgers and exotic dancers: Search warrant details alleged pandemic penthouse party

04-02-2021 03:35 via cbc.ca

Exotic dancers, mood lighting, cheeseburgers, and guests wearing socked feet to avoid making too much noise: those are all part of the details alleged by Vancouver police last Sunday in order to gain entry to what they claimed was a makeshift nightclub.

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New U.S. administration brings fresh momentum to those working to free Canada's '2 Michaels'

04-02-2021 03:00 via cbc.ca

For those who have been working for more than two years to free Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor from detention in China, the new U.S. administration brings with it the hope of some new momentum.

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Kielburger brothers say WE Charity controversy left them 'political roadkill'

04-02-2021 03:00 via cbc.ca

The co-founders of WE Charity say they now regret the organization's decision to invite prominent politicians — including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — to their events.

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White Ohio police officer indicted for murder in death of Black man

04-02-2021 01:56 via cbc.ca

A white Ohio police officer was indicted Wednesday on murder charges in the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man.

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How Canada comes up with its terrorist list and what it means to be on it

04-02-2021 01:44 via cbc.ca

The Canadian government has added 13 groups to its list of terrorist organizations, including the Proud Boys. Here's how Canada decides which groups are designated as terrorist entities and what it means for those groups.

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Student project spurs Nova Scotia to repay fine levied against Viola Desmond

04-02-2021 00:17 via cbc.ca

A high-school student from Ontario wrote Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil, asking that the family of Viola Desmond be reimbursed for the fine and court fees levied against the Halifax civil rights activist back in 1946.

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Student convinces Nova Scotia to repay 1946 fine levied against civil rights activist Viola Desmond

04-02-2021 00:17 via cbc.ca

A high-school student from Ontario wrote Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil, asking that the family of Viola Desmond be reimbursed for the fine and court fees levied against the Halifax civil rights activist back in 1946.

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