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Canada to buy 40 million Moderna COVID-19 doses in next two years: Trudeau

14-08-2021 23:47 via cbc.ca

Canada will buy at least 40 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine over the next two years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday.

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Haitian Quebecers scramble to reach loved ones, plan aid after major earthquake

14-08-2021 22:41 via cbc.ca

The full extent of the damage following Saturday's major earthquake in Haiti is not yet known, and Haitian Quebecers are scrambling to get in touch with loved ones while also getting ready to help.

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Residents of B.C. community return to assess damage as wildfires continue across province

14-08-2021 22:35 via cbc.ca

Some residents of Monte Lake, a small B.C. community devastated by the White Rock Lake fire, are now able to view the damage first-hand as the district confirmed on Saturday that 28 residences and one business have been lost.

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Monte Lake residents view fire devastation first-hand as wildfires continue to rage in B.C.

14-08-2021 22:35 via cbc.ca

Some residents of Monte Lake, a small B.C. community devastated by the White Rock Lake fire, were able to view the damage first-hand as the district confirmed on Saturday that 28 residences and one business have been lost.

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Monte Lake residents to view fire devastation first-hand as wildfires continue to rage in B.C.

14-08-2021 22:35 via cbc.ca

Some residents of Monte Lake, one of the B.C. towns devastated by the White Rock Lake fire, will now be able to view the damage first-hand as the district confirms 28 residences have been lost.

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Protesters gather in Halifax to oppose vaccine passports in Nova Scotia

14-08-2021 21:20 via cbc.ca

About 100 people gathered today in downtown Halifax to protest a COVID-19 vaccine passport system in Nova Scotia.

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Large crowd marches in Montreal to protest against Quebec's vaccination passport

14-08-2021 20:50 via cbc.ca

A large group of people gathered in downtown Montreal on Saturday to protest against Quebec's vaccination passport, just a few weeks before the system is expected to be in place.

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Sir John A. Macdonald statue toppled in Hamilton park after hundreds attend rally, march

14-08-2021 20:16 via cbc.ca

A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was toppled in a downtown Hamilton park on Saturday after hundreds of people attended a rally and march calling for its removal.

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Families await news on fate of loved ones amid rising flood death toll in Turkey

14-08-2021 16:23 via cbc.ca

Families of those missing after Turkey's worst floods in years anxiously watched rescue teams search buildings on Saturday, fearing the death toll from the raging torrents could rise further.

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Death toll from flooding along Turkey's Black Sea coast rises to at least 57

14-08-2021 16:23 via cbc.ca

The death toll from severe floods and mudslides along Turkey's Black Sea coast has climbed to at least 57, the country's emergency and disaster agency said Saturday, as authorities disputed reports that dozens more people are missing.

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Thousands feared dead after major earthquake hits Haiti

14-08-2021 15:14 via cbc.ca

A major earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday morning, likely causing high casualties and widespread disaster, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and sending shock waves across the Caribbean, where people fled their homes for fear they might collapse.

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Major earthquake hits western Haiti, felt across Caribbean

14-08-2021 15:14 via cbc.ca

A major earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday and was felt across the Caribbean, where people fled their homes for fear that buildings might collapse.

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Magnitude 7 earthquake reported in western Haiti

14-08-2021 15:14 via cbc.ca

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The agency said the quake struck eight kilometres from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, at a depth of 10 kilometres.

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Hundreds killed after major earthquake hits Haiti, government agency says

14-08-2021 15:14 via cbc.ca

At least 227 people died and hundreds are injured or missing after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, authorities said, reducing churches, hotels and homes to rubble in the latest tragedy to hit the impoverished Caribbean nation.

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At least 227 killed after major earthquake hits Haiti, government agency says

14-08-2021 15:14 via cbc.ca

Haiti's civil protection agency says at least 227 people were killed and hundreds are injured and missing after a major earthquake struck the country on Saturday.

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U.S. sees record number of children in hospital with COVID-19

14-08-2021 15:10 via cbc.ca

The number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States hit a record high of just over 1,900 on Saturday, as hospitals across the South were stretched to capacity fighting outbreaks caused by the highly transmissible delta variant.

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Twitter to mandate vaccinations for in-office Canadian workers. Will other companies follow?

14-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Twitter is one of several businesses that has introduced a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for employees returning to the workplace. But some other businesses are still on the fence, as they try to determine their rights in mandating such a policy.

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Several big companies exploring mandatory vaccination policies for Canadian staff. Twitter already has one

14-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Twitter is one of several businesses that has introduced a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for employees returning to the workplace. But some other businesses are still on the fence, as they try to determine their rights in mandating such a policy.

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Prairie farmers struggle as drought set to become among worst in Canadian history

14-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Crops are failing to grow without much rain or reprieve from unrelenting heat during what one expert says is shaping up to be the worst drought in Canadian history.

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Parks Canada eyes new urban parks in 3 cities — and Saskatoon is one of them

14-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

It took a pandemic for many people to realize there's plenty of nature to explore within city limits. That's one reason why Parks Canada wants to expand its network of national urban parks, signing partnership agreements with three municipalities: Saskatoon, Halifax and Edmonton.

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'Like drinking an ashtray': Why scientists and winemakers are fighting smoke taint from wildfires

14-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Annual forest fires fed by climate change are dragging winemakers and scientists into a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek to find and eliminate offensive aromas in vintages caused by smoke taint.

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COVID-19 vaccine mandates are coming — whether Canadians want them or not

14-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Whether they're government-mandated for certain jobs and activities, or implemented in a piecemeal way by the private sector, Canadians can expect to see more aspects of society require proof of vaccination in the weeks and months ahead.

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CBC Radio's The House: A Canadian election and an Afghan crisis

14-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

On this week’s show: On this week’s show: A series of guests — including a photojournalist in Kabul, an Afghan-Canadian filmmaker and the CBC’s Murray Brewster — break down the situation in Afghanistan. Plus — guest host Tom Parry speaks with pollsters, staffers and ordinary voters about the upcoming election campaign, and the incoming head of the Canadian Medical Association discusses the threat of the COVID-19 delta variant as students prepare to return to s

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Canadians appear to be heading into a pandemic election — and many are wondering why

14-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The coming federal election will arrive with numerous safety concerns and threatens the loss of hard-fought legislation.

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Canadian Olympic boycott of Beijing Games seems unlikely despite tensions with China

14-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The latest call for Canada to consider boycotting the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games is unlikely to spur Ottawa to confront tensions with China in the Olympic arena, due to an apparent lack of support for such an approach among most political parties.

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Buying our way out of pandemic malaise is hurting the planet, experts say

14-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The destruction we're witnessing this summer, fuelled by decades of environmental stress, is coming at a time when politicians and marketers alike are encouraging us to spend — whether it's at the mall, at the car dealership or on so-called revenge travel.

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Artist honours Kamloops discovery with 215 portraits 'of what could have been'

14-08-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Like many, Johnny Bandura was shaken by the discovery of unmarked burial sites near a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., earlier this year. In a series of 215 portraits, Bandura imagines what each student might have become.

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U.S. sending troops to evacuate Kabul of personnel as Taliban sweep through Afghanistan

14-08-2021 09:34 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday he has approved additional military forces to go to Kabul to help safely draw down the American embassy and remove personnel from Afghanistan.

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U.S. sending more troops to evacuate Kabul of personnel as Taliban sweep through Afghanistan

14-08-2021 09:34 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States was sending 5,000 troops to help evacuate citizens and ensure an "orderly and safe" drawdown of U.S. military personnel. A U.S. defence official said the deployment included 1,000 newly approved troops from the 82nd Airborne Division.

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Taliban seize heavily defended northern city, draw nearer to Afghan capital

14-08-2021 09:34 via cbc.ca

The Taliban have captured a large, heavily defended city in northern Afghanistan in a major setback for the government, and the insurgents are approaching the capital less than three weeks before the U.S. hopes to complete its troop withdrawal.

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Taliban seize another province in Afghanistan, attack another major city

14-08-2021 09:34 via cbc.ca

The Taliban seized a province just south of Afghanistan's capital and launched a multi-pronged assault early Saturday on Mazar-e-Sharif, a major city in the north defended by powerful former warlords, Afghan officials say.

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Taliban seize another province, attack another major city

14-08-2021 09:34 via cbc.ca

The Taliban seized a province just south of Afghanistan's capital and launched a multi-pronged assault early Saturday on Mazar-e-Sharif, a major city in the north defended by powerful former warlords, Afghan officials say.

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O'Toole seeks intervener status in government's court battle to shield lab documents

14-08-2021 05:38 via cbc.ca

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is seeking to intervene in a Federal Court case where the Liberal government is trying to shield documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest-security laboratory.

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Alberta return-to-school plan says public health, schools don't need to share COVID case info

14-08-2021 04:39 via cbc.ca

New guidelines for Alberta schools will greatly reduce the flow of information between educators and public health authorities about cases of COVID-19. Alberta Health Services won't inform schools about individual cases, students don't need to tell administrators and administrators don't need to tell AHS.

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B.C. gets hit with a third heat wave and increasing wildfire smoke

14-08-2021 04:36 via cbc.ca

Wildfires are spreading thick smoke across the coast of B.C. at the same time as the province gets hit with the third heat wave of the summer. Health officials are warning that the risk from smoke and heat is more dangerous than the risk of COVID-19, so people should not hesitate to go to cooling centres and check up on their neighbours.

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Why the collapse of Afghanistan is happening so fast

14-08-2021 04:16 via cbc.ca

CBC News senior defence writer Murray Brewster and Asma Faizi, president of the Afghan Women's Organization, join Ginella Massa to discuss the collapse of Afghanistan and the Taliban resurgence.

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BlackBerry partners with Amazon to develop platform for connected vehicles

14-08-2021 04:16 via cbc.ca

Canadian technology company BlackBerry is working with Amazon on a platform for connected vehicles. The partnership comes as BlackBerry is hoping to turn a profit from its efforts on software innovation.

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What it’s like for an Afghan-Canadian to watch the Taliban siege from afar

14-08-2021 03:49 via cbc.ca

Neelofur Mansuri is a first-generation Afghan Canadian and a law student. She is actively involved in creating awareness on issues in Afghanistan with local Canadian youth and talks about what she is hearing from friends and family back in Afghanistan and the helplessness of watching from afar.

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The National: Federal vaccine mandate, Afghanistan falling, B.C. heat wave

14-08-2021 03:00 via cbc.ca

The National for Friday, Aug. 13 — The federal government announces a sweeping vaccine mandate for public servants. Plus, B.C. is hit with another heat wave.

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N.S. woman airlifted to hospital after suspected shark bite

14-08-2021 02:24 via cbc.ca

RCMP in Nova Scotia say a 22-year-old woman has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being bitten by what is believed to be a shark in waters off Cape Breton.

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Defence urges judge not be a 'rubber stamp' in Meng Wanzhou extradition case

14-08-2021 01:24 via cbc.ca

A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou says the B.C. Supreme Court judge considering a U.S. request to render the Huawei executive to New York shouldn't act as a "rubber stamp" for extradition.

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Edmonton priest placed on indefinite leave after denying reports of unmarked graves at residential schools

14-08-2021 00:35 via cbc.ca

An Edmonton Catholic priest has been placed on indefinite leave after denying reports of unmarked graves at former residential schools.

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