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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's political opponents announce coalition deal

02-06-2021 23:09 via cbc.ca

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents announced they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, paving the way for the ouster of the country's longtime leader.

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Questions raised after Kenney, ministers seen dining on 'Sky Palace' patio

02-06-2021 23:03 via cbc.ca

Questions are being raised about whether Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and three of his ministers broke pandemic rules by dining on an outdoor patio yesterday, though the provincial government insists they did not.

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No rules broken by premier, ministers who had patio dinner at the 'Sky Palace', UCP says

02-06-2021 23:03 via cbc.ca

"The premier, with a few ministers and staff members, held a working dinner last night ... You'll note the gathering was outdoors. I suggest you review the Stage 1 guidelines, which began yesterday," said a spokesperson for Kenney.

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Alberta beef plant reopens after owner JBS hit by cyberattack

02-06-2021 22:06 via cbc.ca

The JBS Canada beef processing facility in Alberta has resumed production after a cyberattack that impacted the company's operations in North America and Australia.

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Algoma University, located on former Ontario residential school site, to probe for possible burial spots

02-06-2021 21:36 via cbc.ca

Algoma University officials in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., say they will plan a search of the institution's grounds, which are located on the former site of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School, in light of the news about a former B.C. residential school.

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Veterans with sexual trauma turned away from peer support counselling, watchdog says

02-06-2021 20:34 via cbc.ca

The country's veterans ombudsman says it is unacceptable that veterans who have experience sexual trauma are being turned away from peer support counselling. The Department of Veterans Affairs requires those survivors to seek help at the Department of National Defence's Sexual Misconduct Response Centre — which does not offer that kind of support.

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As Echaquan inquiry wraps up, supporters take to streets and coroner promises a way forward

02-06-2021 20:04 via cbc.ca

Over 2,000 community members held a peaceful rally in the streets of Trois-Rivières, Que., Wednesday, as the coroner's inquiry into the death of an Atikamekw woman, Joyce Echaquan, wrapped up.

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Families of Paul Bernardo's victims prepare for his 'gut-wrenching' parole hearing in June

02-06-2021 19:57 via cbc.ca

Convicted teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo is set for his second parole hearing this month, the Parole Board of Canada announced on Wednesday, dredging up heart-breaking memories for his victims' relatives yet again.

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Convicted killer and rapist Paul Bernardo set to have parole hearing in June

02-06-2021 19:57 via cbc.ca

Bernardo is serving a life sentence for kidnapping, torturing and killing two girls, Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy, in the early 1990s near St. Catharines, Ont.

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AMC embraces meme stock mania with free popcorn plan — and share price keeps popping higher

02-06-2021 19:35 via cbc.ca

Shares in money-losing movie theatre chain AMC continued their dizzying rise on Wednesday, doubling in value as retail traders continue to pile into the company on the theory that they've caught Wall Street investors in a squeeze.

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Representatives of Chinese dissident groups reject Trudeau's comments on racism

02-06-2021 19:29 via cbc.ca

Witnesses who appeared before the Commons special committee on Canada-China relations this week said they were troubled by comments Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made about racism — comments that left Conservatives fuming.

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Men killed in Alberta avalanche died doing what they loved, partners say

02-06-2021 19:18 via cbc.ca

Nathaniel Johnson and Andrew Abel would go to the mountains in order to live life to their fullest.

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TSX tops 20,000 for first time ever as loonie and oil at multi-year highs

02-06-2021 18:26 via cbc.ca

The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark index topped the 20,000-point level for the first time ever this week fuelled by higher oil prices and more signs that a strong economic rebound from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic is coming.

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More Shoppers Drug Mart customers complain they were pushed to use self-checkout

02-06-2021 17:41 via cbc.ca

For the second time in two years, CBC News has heard complaints from Shoppers Drug Mart customers that some of the chain's stores are pushing people to use self-checkout and reserving cashiers for cash payments only.

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Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state push B.C. on mining regulations

02-06-2021 17:26 via cbc.ca

Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state are renewing calls for British Columbia to strengthen its mining regulations to protect shared waterways.

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Calls mount for Ontario to bring in more residential school, Indigenous education curriculum

02-06-2021 17:16 via cbc.ca

With communities across the GTA creating memorials for the 215 children whose bodies were discovered at a former residential school in British Columbia last week, advocates are calling for Ontario do more when it comes to teaching children about Indigenous history and residential schools.

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Ontario won't reopen schools for in-person learning this spring, Ford announces

02-06-2021 15:01 via cbc.ca

In-person learning will not resume in Ontario schools this academic year, Premier Doug Ford announced at a press conference Wednesday.

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Ford, Lecce making announcement about Ontario school reopening plan

02-06-2021 15:01 via cbc.ca

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce are expected to make an announcement about whether schools will be reopening to in-person learning for the remainder of the school year this afternoon.

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Ford, Lecce expected to make announcement about Ontario school reopening plan

02-06-2021 15:01 via cbc.ca

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce are expected to make an announcement about whether schools will be reopening to in-person learning for the remainder of the school year this afternoon.

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Eccentric forester planted millions of trees before dying of COVID-19

02-06-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca

Jerry Krouzel, 79, was working a tree planting job when COVID-19 felled the tall, formidable forester.

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The 3rd wave appears to have crested in Manitoba, but rough water still lies ahead

02-06-2021 14:48 via cbc.ca

After watching COVID-19's third wave surge out of control, Manitoba has reached a perplexing place where positive pandemic indicators have emerged at the same time as the hospital crisis worsens.

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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on June 2

02-06-2021 13:48 via cbc.ca

Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed Wednesday that students will continue to learn from home for the rest of the academic year, with hopes that all kids will go back to school in person in the fall.

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B.C. rape crisis centres paying thousands to protect victims' confidential files in sexual assault trials

02-06-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca

Rape crisis centres in B.C. say they are paying tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees to protect the confidential counselling files of victims requested by defence lawyers during sexual assault trials.

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How becoming a mother helped me discover what it means to me to be Mi'kmaw

02-06-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca

When I learned I was pregnant with my son, I started asking myself, “What does it mean to be an Mi'kmaw mother?”

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Why COVID vaccination progress at home risks being undone by spread of variants abroad

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Allowing the coronavirus to spread in other countries jeopardizes gains made in Canada through COVID-19 vaccinations, some scientists suggest. That's because the more opportunities the virus has to spread, the more likely it is to mutate and foil vaccines.

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Vaccines now offered to temporary foreign workers at Montreal airport, as outbreaks on the rise

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Advocates have decried how difficult it can be for temporary foreign workers to get vaccines, despite cramped living spaces and workplaces that make it hard to prevent transmission of the virus.

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Solar windows, shingles and cladding? The building itself is now the solar panel

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

More and more Canadian companies are starting to offer solar shingles, cladding and windows as alternatives to tacking traditional solar panels on the roof. Here’s what you need to know about building-integrated photovoltaics.

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New solar options turn building facades into power plants

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

More and more Canadian companies are starting to offer solar shingles, cladding and windows as alternatives to tacking traditional solar panels on the roof. Here’s what you need to know about building-integrated photovoltaics.

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Lack of vaccine access, cramped living lead to rise in COVID-19 outbreaks among migrant workers in Quebec

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Advocates have decried how difficult it can be for temporary foreign workers to get vaccines, despite cramped living spaces and workplaces that make it hard to prevent transmission of the virus.

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How these 3 teachers bring anti-racist education to their elementary school classes

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The murder of George Floyd last year and renewed Black Lives Matter protests that followed underlined the need to tackle anti-Black racism, including in Canadian classrooms. But how does this work with young learners?

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Hospitalized with COVID-19, once-hesitant Manitoba Mennonite woman urges others to get vaccines

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Katharina Giesbrecht didn't plan to get vaccinated. It took a terrifying brush with COVID-19 to convert the once-hesitant Mennonite woman to change her mind and book her jab.

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Further searches of residential school sites are next stage of healing for some Indigenous communities

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

People with connections to the Kamloops residential school have been drawn to a memorial at the site commemorating the estimated 215 children whose remains the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation says are buried there based on the findings of a recent radar survey. Some say they hope the discovery leads to similar searches across Canada and is the start of a new stage of healing in the reconciliation process.

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Doug Ford's PCs enter final year before election in the lead, but vulnerable

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

With one year to go before the 2022 provincial election, the Ontario PCs still hold a lead in the polls — but that could disappear if the divided opposition vote gets behind one party.

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Big TSX companies tripled number of Black board members in past year — but there are still only 26

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Over the past year, the number of Black members on the boards of the 100 largest companies on the TSX by market capitalization has more than tripled, CBC News has found. There are at least 26 current Black board members, and 18 were appointed since July 2020.

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After decades of searching, Indigenous families in Quebec push for answers about missing children

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The province is expected to pass Bill 79 in the coming days. The legislation would allow Indigenous families to access information about children who went missing in the health-care system, but advocates say it isn't enough.

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'2 of the best in the game':Goalies to headline Habs and Jets' unexpected playoff matchup

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

In the midst of a global pandemic — where the unexpected has become the norm — perhaps it’s fitting Canadian hockey fans won’t witness the expected Connor McDavid vs. Auston Matthews matchup in the NHL North Division Final.

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'2 of the best in the game': Price, Hellebuyck headline unexpected North Division Final

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

In the midst of a global pandemic — where the unexpected has become the norm — perhaps it’s fitting Canadian hockey fans won’t witness the expected Connor McDavid vs. Auston Matthews matchup in the NHL North Division Final.

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'2 of the best in the game': Goalies to headline Habs and Jets' unexpected playoff matchup

02-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

In the midst of a global pandemic — where the unexpected has become the norm — perhaps it’s fitting Canadian hockey fans won’t witness the expected Connor McDavid vs. Auston Matthews matchup in the NHL North Division Final.

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RCMP have now made 151 arrests as B.C. protests against old-growth logging continue

02-06-2021 06:41 via cbc.ca

RCMP began enforcing a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of the barriers in the area and in the Fairy Creek watershed near Port Renfrew more than two weeks ago.

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Stop asking how you can help — and listen, says B.C. residential school survivor

02-06-2021 05:15 via cbc.ca

Eddy Charlie, a survivor of the Kuper Island Residential School, doesn't want people to ask how they can help. Instead, he would like them to just listen to the stories of survivors like himself.

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The National On Demand: Push for change, mixing vaccines, Tulsa anniversary

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

June 1, 2021 | From changing the names of schools and streets to pushing for information and apologies, the demands for change following a heartbreaking discovery in Kamloops, B.C. NACI OKs the mixing of COVID-19 vaccine doses. Plus, marking the 100th anniversary of the race massacre in Tulsa, Okla.

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The National On Demand: Kamloops discovery, Mixing vaccines, Tulsa anniversary

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

June 1, 2021 | Demands for change following a heartbreaking discovery at a former Kamloops residential school. Canada OKs mixing second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Plus, marking the 100th anniversary of the race massacre in Tulsa, Okla.

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Ryerson journalism school to rename publications in light of namesake's role in residential school system

02-06-2021 03:59 via cbc.ca

Ryerson University's school of journalism says it will rename two of its publications ahead of the new school year, dropping any reference to the man the school is named after.

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Canadians should be prepared for more discoveries like Kamloops, Murray Sinclair says

02-06-2021 03:01 via cbc.ca

Canadians should prepare themselves for the discovery of sites similar to that of the former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., where the remains of 215 children were found, former senator Murray Sinclair said in a statement Tuesday.

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Cape Breton man fulfills dying wish to remarry his wife of 47 years

02-06-2021 00:37 via cbc.ca

Diagnosed with stage four terminal cancer last Tuesday, Arden White's dying wish was to renew the wedding vows made to his bride 47 years ago. They renewed their vows Monday evening. "This one's more special," he said.

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No new deaths as B.C. records fewer than 200 new cases of COVID-19 for the first time this year

02-06-2021 00:22 via cbc.ca

B.C. health officials announced 184 new cases of COVID-19 and zero deaths from the disease on Tuesday, marking the first time since Oct. 20 that daily case numbers have dipped below 200.

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