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Rare tornado, strong storms rip through southern Czech Republic, killing 3

24-06-2021 23:51 via cbc.ca

A rare tornado and strong storms struck along the Czech Republic's southern border on Thursday, destroying parts of some towns, killing at least three people and injuring dozens more, emergency services and media said.

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Hamilton library eliminates late fees to reduce barriers

24-06-2021 23:13 via cbc.ca

When the library board voted in April to permanently eliminate fees and fines, it joined a worldwide movement of library systems that have done so.

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Road signs along the Sea to Sky Highway offer insight into the history of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh people

24-06-2021 22:21 via cbc.ca

Colonization meant Indigenous territories were destroyed in order to make way for settlers. Senaqwila Wyss shares how that history is imperative to understand Indigenous worldviews and culture.

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'Stuck in Kenora with a heart monitor and nowhere to go': Ontario man caught by Manitoba patient restrictions

24-06-2021 21:35 via cbc.ca

After experiencing chest pains, elder Peter (Alo) White of Kenora, Ont., was turned down to have a pacemaker procedure at a Winnipeg hospital a 2½-hour drive from his home. Now, the 62-year-old will have to be flown to Thunder Bay hundreds of kilometres away, just one example of the long delays for critical medical care for northwestern Ontario patients, exacerbated by the pandemic, says a hospital executive.

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Here's what's allowed when Ontario moves to Step 2 of its reopening plan next Wednesday

24-06-2021 21:18 via cbc.ca

Ontario is moving into the next phase of its reopening plan next Wednesday, with more outdoor activities permitted and some indoor services allowed with capacity limits and masking rules in place. Here's a look at what's permitted under Step 2.

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Calgary-based guitarist and blues legend Ellen McIlwaine dies at 75

24-06-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca

Guitarist and blues singer Ellen McIlwaine passed away on Wednesday at the age of 75, and for Alberta’s music community, it’s the loss of a legend.

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Calgary-based guitarist and blues legend Ellen McIlwaine dead at 75

24-06-2021 21:01 via cbc.ca

Guitarist and blues singer Ellen McIlwaine passed away on Wednesday at the age of 75, and for Alberta’s music community, it’s the loss of a legend.

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Coyote that attacked people in northwest Calgary destroyed, city says

24-06-2021 20:24 via cbc.ca

An unusually aggressive coyote that was believed to be responsible for several attacks on people in a far northwest Calgary neighbourhood has been destroyed.

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Man with knife attacks sisters wearing hijabs outside Edmonton, RCMP say

24-06-2021 20:14 via cbc.ca

Police are looking for a suspect after a man attacked two women wearing hijabs, knocking one unconscious and assaulting the second at knifepoint in St. Albert, Alta., on Wednesday.

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Man with knife attacks 2 women wearing hijabs outside Edmonton, RCMP say

24-06-2021 20:14 via cbc.ca

Police are looking for a suspect after a man attacked two women wearing hijabs, knocking one unconscious and assaulting the second at knifepoint in St. Albert, Alta., on Wednesday.

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Canadian basketball player may be forced to choose between infant daughter, Tokyo Olympics

24-06-2021 20:06 via cbc.ca

Kim Gaucher may be forced to choose between the Olympics and her daughter. The Team Canada basketball player from Mission, B.C., gave birth to Sophie three months ago and is still breastfeeding, but family members of athletes are barred from attending the Tokyo Olympics due to the pandemic.

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Canadian basketball player may be forced to choose between infant daughter, 2020 Tokyo Olympics

24-06-2021 20:06 via cbc.ca

Kim Gaucher may be forced to choose between the Olympics and her daughter. The Team Canada basketball player from Mission, B.C., gave birth to Sophie three months ago and is still breast-feeding, but family members of athletes are barred from attending the Tokyo Olympics due to the pandemic.

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Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in U.S. are now among people who aren't vaccinated

24-06-2021 19:58 via cbc.ca

Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren't vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — currently down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine.

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'We need justice': Northerners call for action after Saskatchewan graves discovery

24-06-2021 19:26 via cbc.ca

Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq is among those in the North calling for apologies, accountability and 'meaningful, quality' reparations after a preliminary finding of 751 unmarked graves at a cemetery near a former residential school in Saskatchewan.

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Driverless shuttle bus hits the road at University of Waterloo campus

24-06-2021 19:19 via cbc.ca

Students at the University of Waterloo will soon be able to ride to class in style — on a driverless shuttle dubbed the “WATonoBus.”

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Swimsuit designers embrace fabrics made from recycled fishing gear, plastic bottles

24-06-2021 19:18 via cbc.ca

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at swimsuits made from recycled plastic and examine the problem of helium balloons ending up in the Great Lakes.

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Appeals court suspends Rudy Giuliani from practising law in New York state

24-06-2021 18:59 via cbc.ca

An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practising law in New York state because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the presidential race.

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'Canada's responsibility': Trudeau responds to report of unmarked graves at residential school site

24-06-2021 18:45 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the pain and grief Indigenous communities are feeling after a preliminary report of 751 unmarked graves found near a former residential school in Saskatchewan is "Canada's responsibility to bear."

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Canada Goose says it will no longer use fur in its products

24-06-2021 18:43 via cbc.ca

Luxury parka maker Canada Goose said on Thursday it would stop making its products with fur by the end of 2022. The move comes after years of backlash over its use of coyote fur.

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Bennett issues public apology after Jody Wilson-Raybould accuses her of sending 'racist' private message

24-06-2021 18:19 via cbc.ca

The federal cabinet minister responsible for Crown-Indigenous relations apologized publicly to an Indigenous MP today after suggesting Jody Wilson-Raybould’s concern over residential schools and Indigenous rights was really a ploy to secure a generous MP pension.

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N.S. MLA who called for N.B. border protest kicked out of Tory caucus

24-06-2021 16:21 via cbc.ca

The Cumberland North MLA is no longer a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative caucus, and Leader Tim Houston says she is also be barred from running for the party in future elections.

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Sask. First Nation announces discovery of 751 unmarked graves near former residential school

24-06-2021 16:15 via cbc.ca

The chiefs of the Cowessess First Nation and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations spoke about the discovery of a "substantial" number of unmarked graves at the site of the Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan.

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Why Filipino names are quirky, expressive and rich with culture and history

24-06-2021 16:00 via cbc.ca

Concepts of love, kinship and family are written into the thousands of unconventional names Filipinos have been given over centuries.

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Incoming heat wave raises fears for people living on the streets

24-06-2021 15:42 via cbc.ca

A potentially record-breaking heat wave forecast for B.C. this weekend spells particular danger for people living on the streets, advocacy groups say, as they rally resources to provide shelter and water.

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Heat wave headed for B.C. raises fears for people living on the streets

24-06-2021 15:42 via cbc.ca

A potentially record-breaking heat wave forecast for B.C. this weekend spells particular danger for people living on the streets, advocacy groups say, as they rally resources to provide shelter and water.

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Walking buddy service sparked by desire to support minority groups across Canada

24-06-2021 14:00 via cbc.ca

An Ontario man and some like-minded Canadians have taken it upon themselves to start a grassroots walking buddy service for Muslims and other minority groups across the country feeling unsafe going out for a walk in the wake of the tragic death of the Afzaal family in London, Ont.

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Ontario to restore basic public health functions this fall

24-06-2021 13:51 via cbc.ca

Ontario’s soon-to-be top doctor says he’s hopeful the COVID-19 pandemic will move to "an endemic state, where we can try to get back to normal,” this fall.

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Traffic flowing freely at N.B.-N.S. border following nearly daylong blockade

24-06-2021 11:44 via cbc.ca

Traffic was flowing across the main border crossing between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Thursday morning, after a nearly 24-hour shutdown by protesters unhappy with restrictions the Nova Scotia government placed on travellers entering from New Brunswick.

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Traffic flowing freely at N.B.-N.S. border following nearly day-long blockade

24-06-2021 11:44 via cbc.ca

Traffic was flowing across the main border crossing between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Thursday morning, after a nearly 24-hour shutdown by protesters unhappy with restrictions the Nova Scotia government placed on travellers entering from New Brunswick.

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Traffic flowing freely at N.B.-N.S. border following 24-hour blockade

24-06-2021 11:44 via cbc.ca

Traffic was flowing across the main border crossing between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Thursday morning, after a nearly 24-hour shutdown by protesters unhappy with restrictions the Nova Scotia government placed on travellers entering from New Brunswick.

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Priest under fire after sermon on the 'good done' by Catholic church on residential schools

24-06-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca

Comments like those made by Rev. Owen Keenan in Mississauga last Sunday are damaging to reconciliation and exemplify why Catholic leaders need to intervene, says Dr. Suzanne Shoush, who is Indigenous.

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Rescue workers fear death toll will rise after partial building collapse near Miami kills at least 1

24-06-2021 10:45 via cbc.ca

A wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed with a roar in a town outside Miami early Thursday, killing at least one person and trapping residents in rubble and twisted metal. Rescuers pulled dozens of survivors from the tower during the morning and continued to look for more.

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Huge emergency operation underway after partial building collapse near Miami

24-06-2021 10:45 via cbc.ca

More than 80 fire and rescue units were on the scene of a partial building collapse near Miami, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department said in a tweet early Thursday.

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Huge emergency operation underway after building collapse in Miami

24-06-2021 10:45 via cbc.ca

More than 80 fire and rescue units were on the scene of a partial building collapse in Miami, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department said in a tweet early Thursday.

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Emergency operation underway after partial building collapse near Miami kills at least 1

24-06-2021 10:45 via cbc.ca

Part of a beachfront condo tower collapsed in the Miami-area town of Surfside early Thursday morning, killing at least one, trapping residents in rubble and twisted metal and sending a cloud of debris through the neighbourhood.

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Emergency operation underway after partial building collapse near Miami kills 1

24-06-2021 10:45 via cbc.ca

Part of a beachfront condo tower collapsed in the Miami-area town of Surfside early Thursday morning, killing at least one, trapping residents in rubble and twisted metal and sending a cloud of debris through the neighbourhood.

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Emergency operation underway after partial building collapse near Miami

24-06-2021 10:45 via cbc.ca

Part of a beachfront condo tower collapsed in the Miami-area town of Surfside early Thursday morning, killing at least one, trapping residents in rubble and twisted metal and sending a cloud of debris through the neighbourhood.

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99 people still unaccounted for after partial building collapse near Miami

24-06-2021 10:45 via cbc.ca

A wing of a 12-storey beachfront condo building collapsed with a roar in a town outside Miami early Thursday, killing at least one person and trapping residents in rubble and twisted metal. Rescuers pulled dozens of survivors from the tower during the morning and continued to search for more throughout the day.

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World's central banks launch new campaign against cryptocurrencies

24-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Cryptocurrency speculators have gone through trying times as bitcoin plunged below $30,000 US this week, halving its $63,000 high. There are signs central banks may be ready to kick crypto while it's down.

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Whitby, Ont.-born Drag Race winner Priyanka appears on cover of ELLE magazine

24-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Priyanka, the performer from Whitby, Ont., who won the debut season of Canada's Drag Race last September, rallying fans with her signature call-out, 'My name is Priyanka. What's my name?' appears on the July cover of ELLE Canada, one of the country's top fashion magazines.

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The world's central banks launch a new campaign against crypto

24-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Cryptocurrency speculators have gone through trying times as Bitcoin plunged below $30,000 US this week, halving it's $63,000 high. There are signs central banks may be ready to kick crypto while it's down.

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Scouts Canada employee charged with sex crimes used to be its spokesperson

24-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

A long-serving Scouts Canada employee now facing charges of historic child sex crimes was part of the executive and a spokesperson when the organization implemented policies to protect youth from sexual abuse, CBC News has learned.

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Ontario's outgoing chief medical officer says province 'did a good job' during rapidly evolving pandemic

24-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Ontario's retiring chief medical officer of health has defended his tenure during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that the complexity of tough issues the government faced were not always clear to detractors and that the province's third wave might have been quashed if not for early hiccups in the world's vaccine rollout.

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Ontario's liquor retailer pulls vodka brand after Ukrainians complain name refers to Stalin

24-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Ontario's provincially owned liquor retailer is no longer selling Stalinskaya Silver Vodka due to complaints from the Ukrainian community that the name evokes memories of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

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Indigenous community hurt amid allegations of false identity at Queen's

24-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Indigenous faculty and students at Queen’s University say the administration has left them in the dark as questions grow in response to an anonymous report alleging six instructors, professors and associates falsely claimed Indigenous identity.

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Indigenous businesses faced barriers accessing COVID-19 relief programs, survey finds

24-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Like businesses across the country, many Indigenous-led companies needed financial help during the pandemic. But many struggled to access support programs like the wage subsidy because of the way those programs were set up.

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Before closing for good, Quebec City shoe store finds 'treasures' behind hidden door

24-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

When the Blanchet family decided the time had come to put the key in the lock of the landmark shoe store their parents had founded in 1936, they thought they would be writing the last chapter of its history; but they ended up uncovering a whole new story.

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As pandemic restrictions lift, Montreal comes alive for Habs' improbable playoff run

24-06-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Fans say Montreal's success this time around has taken on greater meaning, as the city emerges from the dark days of the pandemic.

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Andre de Grasse | Sprinting towards gold in Tokyo

24-06-2021 04:18 via cbc.ca

Canadian sprinter Andre de Grasse talks to Adrienne Arsenault about the mental and physical challenges he’s faced in the leadup to the Tokyo Olympics and how it will be different racing without a crowd of Canadians cheering him on.

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The National On Demand: Sask. residential school, N.S.-N.B. border blockade, Britney Spears

24-06-2021 04:00 via cbc.ca

June 23, 2021 | A Saskatchewan First Nation says it has found hundreds of unmarked graves at a former residential school. A protest over isolation requirements closed the border between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Plus, Britney Spears speaks in court for the first time about the conservatorship she’s been under for 13 years.

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