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Alberta MLAs quit coalition against public health restrictions after Ontario MPP invokes Hitler

02-04-2021 23:41 via cbc.ca

Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party caucus have quit a national coalition against public health restrictions, after the group's founder compared measures to slow the spread of coronavirus to Nazi Germany.

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MLB moving 2021 all-star game out of Atlanta in response to voting restrictions

02-04-2021 21:20 via cbc.ca

Major League Baseball moved the 2021 all-star game from Atlanta's Truist Park, a response Friday to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights.

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Officer dead, driver fatally shot after ramming vehicle into barricade near U.S. Capitol

02-04-2021 20:10 via cbc.ca

A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife. It was the second line-of-duty death this year for a department still struggling to heal from the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Officer dead, driver fatally shot after ramming vehicle into barricade near the U.S. Capitol

02-04-2021 20:10 via cbc.ca

A man rammed a car into two Capitol Police officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon before being shot to death by authorities when he got out of the vehicle while holding what appeared to be a knife, two law enforcement officials said on Friday. Both Capitol Police officers were taken to the hospital, with one of the officers dying as a result of undisclosed injuries, officials said.

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Top homicide officer testifies use of force on George Floyd was 'totally unnecessary'

02-04-2021 19:39 via cbc.ca

Kneeling on the neck of someone who is handcuffed and in the prone position is "top-tier, deadly" force and should not be used, the head of the Minneapolis Police Department's homicide division testified Friday at Derek Chauvin's murder trial.

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Proposed Air Canada-Transat merger called off

02-04-2021 19:32 via cbc.ca

Air Canada offered insufficient concessions to address competition concerns about its planned acquisition of Montreal-based tour operator Transat, European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said on Friday.

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Air Canada-Transat merger is called off

02-04-2021 19:32 via cbc.ca

Air Canada and Transat both released statements on Friday announcing the mutual termination of the $190 million deal.

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Air Canada, Transat call off $190M deal after European approval denied

02-04-2021 19:32 via cbc.ca

Transat AT is considering its options after a deal that would have seen Canada's largest airline acquire its smaller travel rival officially died on Friday with word that Air Canada had come to a mutual agreement with Transat to terminate their planned merger.

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Non-essential travel a low risk for the vaccinated, CDC says in new guidance for Americans

02-04-2021 18:19 via cbc.ca

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward.

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CDC says travel for vaccinated Americans is low-risk — but not recommended

02-04-2021 18:19 via cbc.ca

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward.

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Ontario sisters go viral by singing Easter version of Hallelujah

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

A pair of sisters from Fort Frances, Ont., have reached almost every corner of the globe with an Easter version of Leonard Cohen's famous song Hallelujah.

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Easter version of Hallelujah sung by pair of Ontario sisters goes viral

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

A pair of sisters from Fort Frances, Ont., have reached almost every corner of the globe with an Easter version of Leonard Cohen's famous song Hallelujah.

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How my traumatic brain injury changed my life and my perspective on invisible illnesses

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

My brain injury has had a tremendous impact on my life — an impact I wouldn't have to deal with if that oncoming driver had been paying attention. My life is changed forever because someone else drove distracted, drunk or drowsy.

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How P.E.I. minor hockey bucked national trends and pulled off provincials during a pandemic

02-04-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca

Minor hockey players on P.E.I. might just be the only ones in Canada lacing up their skates this season for provincials and playoffs.

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What's behind Quebec's targeted approach to the 3rd wave, and could it work?

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

The month of March featured considerable swings in Quebec's messaging and action around the pandemic. If you've been having trouble keeping track, it's understandable.

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Record-high lumber prices add as much as $30K to the cost of building a house

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

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on just about every industry — sticking a wrench into the normal forces of supply and demand — and lumber is a prime example. A shortage is having a cascading impact on lumber yards, contractors and home builders.

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Racial trauma counsellors in B.C. see surge in patients amid ongoing anti-Asian hate

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

Two racial trauma therapists in Vancouver, B.C., say they've noticed an increase in Asian Canadian patients seeking mental health support since the surge in anti-Asian attacks. Vancouver police said anti-Asian hate crimes increased over 700 per cent in 2020.

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Lumber prices sky-high as COVID-19 causes supply issues that aren't going away

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

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on just about every industry — sticking a wrench into the normal forces of supply and demand — and lumber is a prime example. A shortage is having a cascading impact on lumber yards, contractors and home builders.

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From a dancing scientist to an ICU poet, these people are making a bad time better

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

COVID-19 has been an exhausting onslaught of bad news. But there are slivers of optimism. Meet some of the people making it happen.

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Essential but forgotten? Youth who toil in grocery stores, cafés and restaurants feel the strain

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

They’re baristas, grocery store clerks, restaurant workers. As the stress of the pandemic wears on, Quebec’s young adults do the essential work that is often overlooked.

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Did the political art of compromise fail Canada during the pandemic?

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

Was Canada's second pandemic wave inevitable? How about the third? When the dust settles, governments are going to have to confront some awkward questions about what they didn't do when they had a chance to do it.

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Crowdfunding gets Toronto man home from Caribbean — but was he stuck or in 'self-imposed exile?'

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

Corbin Smith spent several weeks seemingly stuck in the Dominican Republic while a COVID-19 flight shutdown erected hurdles to getting back home to Toronto. But whether he needed a crowdfunding campaign to get home depends on who you ask.

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Train crashes in eastern Taiwan, killing 34

02-04-2021 07:44 via cbc.ca

A train partially derailed along Taiwan's east coast, killing at least 34 people and injuring dozens, police said. Media reported 350 passengers were on board.

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Taiwan train crash kills 48, injures more than 100

02-04-2021 07:44 via cbc.ca

A train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after being hit by an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing 48 people on the first day of a long holiday weekend as many people travelled to their hometowns.

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Taiwan train crash kills 41 in deadliest rail tragedy in decades

02-04-2021 07:44 via cbc.ca

At least 36 people were killed and some 70 remain trapped in wreckage after a Taiwan train derailed in a tunnel on Friday when it apparently hit a truck that slid off a road leading to a nearby construction site.

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Taiwan train crash kills 36, many trapped, in deadliest rail tragedy in decades

02-04-2021 07:44 via cbc.ca

At least 36 people were killed and some 70 remain trapped in wreckage after a Taiwan train derailed in a tunnel on Friday when it apparently hit a truck that slid off a road leading to a nearby construction site.

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At least 51 dead in Taiwan as train derails after truck rolls down hill onto track

02-04-2021 07:44 via cbc.ca

A train barrelled into an unmanned truck that had rolled onto the track Friday in Taiwan, leaving at least 51 people dead and dozens injured in the island's deadliest rail disaster.

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At least 48 dead in Taiwan as train derails after truck rolls down hill onto track

02-04-2021 07:44 via cbc.ca

A train collided with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill Friday in eastern Taiwan, leaving at least 48 people dead and dozens injured in the island's deadliest rail disaster.

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At least 48 dead in Taiwan after train derails in collision with truck

02-04-2021 07:44 via cbc.ca

A train collided with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill Friday in eastern Taiwan, leaving at least 48 people dead and dozens injured in the island's deadliest rail disaster.

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Protesters must clear Vancouver Island blockade or risk arrest after logging company wins injunction

02-04-2021 05:44 via cbc.ca

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an injunction against protesters who have been blocking a forestry company from operating on Vancouver Island.

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B.C. biotech company says, despite interim approval, provinces won't use its COVID-19 treatment

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

The CEO of a B.C. biotechnology company says the treatment his firm has developed for COVID-19 is sitting on shelves while people continue to die, despite it being approved for use by Health Canada in the fall.

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N.W.T. confirms first COVID-19 variant of concern

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

The case reported at the Diavik Diamond Mine on March 29 is the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the United Kingdom.

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N.W.T. confirms 1st COVID-19 variant of concern

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

The case reported at the Diavik Diamond Mine on March 29 is the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the United Kingdom.

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Police could have ended George Floyd's restraint after he was handcuffed, former sergeant testifies

02-04-2021 03:53 via cbc.ca

A former Minneapolis police supervisor, on duty the night George Floyd died, testifies that officers could have stopped restraining him after he was handcuffed and no longer resisting.

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British regulators increase number of blood clot cases after AstraZeneca vaccine to 30

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

British regulators on Thursday said they have identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events after the use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, 25 more than the agency previously reported.

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British regulators identify more blood clot cases after AstraZeneca vaccine, bringing total to 30

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

British regulators on Thursday said they have identified 30 cases of rare blood clot events after the use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, 25 more than the agency previously reported.

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Crown accuses Meng Wanzhou's lawyers of denying facts in bid to toss extradition

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

A lawyer for Canada’s attorney general says Meng Wanzhou’s defence team is ignoring basic facts of the case against their client by accusing the United States of unlawfully reaching beyond its jurisdiction to extradite the Huawei executive.

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Welcoming visitors is what Whistler does, but for the next 3 weeks the town wants you to stay away

02-04-2021 01:59 via cbc.ca

The mayor and the manager of Whistler Search and Rescue say for the good of the community, people need to give the three week pandemic "circuit breaker" a chance to work.

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Nets star Kevin Durant apologizes for homophobic, misogynistic messages

02-04-2021 01:59 via cbc.ca

NBA star Kevin Durant apologized Thursday for threatening and profane comments he made to entertainer Michael Rapaport through social media.

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Gym outbreak in Quebec City leads to more than 140 COVID-19 infections

02-04-2021 00:54 via cbc.ca

The CIUSSS ordered the gym closed on Wednesday morning for violating sanitary protocols. Despite the order, the facility remained open until about 3 p.m. That’s when Quebec City police showed up to shut the place down.

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Ottawa stopped in bid to block creation of detailed residential school statistics

02-04-2021 00:30 via cbc.ca

Ontario's appeals court on Thursday overturned a ruling won by the federal government last year to prevent the creation of detailed statistical reports that would reveal which residential schools had the highest rates of abuse.

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