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Protesters against old-growth logging dig in as company appeals denial of court injunction

29-09-2021 23:54 via cbc.ca

A decision by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge refusing to extend an injunction against old-growth logging protesters did little to release pressure in the dispute as all sides hold steadfast to their positions.

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Protesters against old-growth logging dig in as company appeals denial of B.C. court injunction

29-09-2021 23:54 via cbc.ca

A decision by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge refusing to extend an injunction against old-growth logging protesters did little to release pressure in the dispute as all sides hold steadfast to their positions.

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U.S. kids could get Pfizer shots by Halloween, Canadian approval still uncertain

29-09-2021 22:25 via cbc.ca

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have submitted data on the effectiveness of their COVID-19 vaccine in children to U.S. regulators, clearing the way for a possible authorization by Halloween, according to a member of the company's board of directors. Canadian parents, however, could be waiting longer to secure shots for their kids.

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Photographer in B.C.'s Skeena region injured in 'surprise defensive' grizzly attack

29-09-2021 21:51 via cbc.ca

A man on his way to photograph grizzlies during salmon spawning season in B.C.'s Skeena region was seriously injured Wednesday morning in what conservation officers are describing as a "surprise defensive attack."

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Man photographing bears in B.C.'s Skeena region injured in 'surprise defensive' grizzly attack

29-09-2021 21:51 via cbc.ca

A man who was trying to photograph grizzlies during salmon spawning season in B.C.'s Skeena region was seriously injured Wednesday morning in what conservation officers are describing as a "surprise defensive attack."

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British soldiers to start driving fuel tankers soon to replenish empty pumps

29-09-2021 21:34 via cbc.ca

British soldiers will start driving tankers soon to replenish empty pumps as drivers queued again for fuel after days of shortages, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying the situation was improving.

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Ottawa will require vaccinations in the public service — but MPs may not face the same rule

29-09-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca

Members of Parliament returning to work in the coming weeks could be doing so without a firm COVID-19 vaccination mandate — a rule that's expected to be introduced for hundreds of thousands of federal public servants and workers in federally regulated sectors.

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Bloc candidate asks for recount in Brome-Missisquoi riding

29-09-2021 20:55 via cbc.ca

Bloc candidate Marilou Alarie lost the riding to Liberal Pascale St-Onge by 186 votes.

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Beijing Olympics will allow spectators, IOC says

29-09-2021 20:20 via cbc.ca

Spectators from mainland China will be allowed to attend both the Olympics and Paralympics, the International Olympic Committee announced Wednesday.

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Enbridge's controversial Line 3 pipeline project 'substantially complete,' will be in service Oct. 1

29-09-2021 16:57 via cbc.ca

Enbridge says work on the 1,765-kilometre pipeline replacement is now substantially complete. The $9.3-billion project will carry oil from Alberta to an Enbridge terminal in Wisconsin.

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Enbridge says Line 3 'substantially complete,' will be in service Oct. 1

29-09-2021 16:57 via cbc.ca

Enbridge says work on the 1,765-kilometre pipeline replacement is now substantially complete. The $9.3-billion project will carry oil from Alberta to an Enbridge terminal in Wisconsin.

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YouTube moves to block and remove anti-vaccine content

29-09-2021 16:02 via cbc.ca

YouTube is moving to block and remove all content that spreads misinformation about vaccines against COVID-19 and other illnesses, such as measles and chicken pox.

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YouTube moves to block and remove all anti-vaccine misinformation

29-09-2021 16:02 via cbc.ca

YouTube is moving to block and remove all content that spreads misinformation about vaccines against COVID-19 and other illnesses, such as measles and chickenpox.

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YouTube moves to ban all anti-vaccine content

29-09-2021 16:02 via cbc.ca

YouTube is moving to block and remove all content that spreads misinformation about vaccines against COVID-19 and other illnesses, such as measles and chicken pox.

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'A lot of cheering, a lot of happy folks,' after northern Ontario mine rescue

29-09-2021 15:29 via cbc.ca

After a two-day rescue operation at the Totten Mine in Worthington, Ont., near Sudbury, all 39 miners are now back on the surface. Shawn Rideout of Ontario Mine Rescue says it was 'very emotional' to have them all back safely.

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World's oldest rainforest returned to Indigenous group in Australia

29-09-2021 15:16 via cbc.ca

The world's oldest tropical rainforest has been returned to its traditional owners, a local Indigenous group in Australia.

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23 species, including ivory-billed woodpecker, declared extinct in U.S.

29-09-2021 14:48 via cbc.ca

Death's come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government is declaring them extinct.

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Lava from volcano on Spain's Canary Islands reaches sea

29-09-2021 12:43 via cbc.ca

Lava from a volcano on Spain's Canary Islands has reached the sea after 10 days of wiping out hundreds of homes and causing the evacuation of thousands of residents.

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation sparks hope for these residential school survivors

29-09-2021 12:30 via cbc.ca

Sept. 30 is the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. Three residential school survivors shared their thoughts on what the day means to them, and what Canadians should be reflecting on.

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It took over 3 hours, but this conservation officer helped save 7 beached whales in Embree

29-09-2021 12:30 via cbc.ca

A resource enforcement officer in Newfoundland and Labrador took swift action in Embree last Wednesday to rescue seven beached pothead whales.

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All 39 miners out now out of Totten Mine in Sudbury

29-09-2021 12:22 via cbc.ca

Thirty-nine miners who had been trapped underground in northern Ontario have now all safely made it to the surface. Vale, the company that owns the Totten Mine near Sudbury, Ont., says the rescue operation is now complete.

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All 39 miners out now out of Totten Mine in northern Ontario

29-09-2021 12:22 via cbc.ca

Thirty-nine miners who had been trapped underground in northern Ontario have now all safely made it to the surface. Vale, the company that owns the Totten Mine near Sudbury, Ont., says the rescue operation is now complete.

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All 39 miners now out of Totten Mine in Sudbury

29-09-2021 12:22 via cbc.ca

Thirty-nine miners who had been trapped underground in northern Ontario have now all safely made it to the surface. Vale, the company that owns the Totten Mine near Sudbury, Ont., says the rescue operation is now complete.

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All 39 miners now out of Totten Mine in northern Ontario

29-09-2021 12:22 via cbc.ca

Thirty-nine miners who had been trapped underground in northern Ontario have now all safely made it to the surface. Vale, the company that owns the Totten Mine near Sudbury, Ont., says the rescue operation is now complete.

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'A lot of cheering' after last of 39 miners stuck in Vale mine in northern Ontario brought to surface

29-09-2021 12:22 via cbc.ca

Thirty-nine miners who had been trapped underground in northern Ontario have all safely made it to the surface. Vale, the company that owns the Totten Mine near Sudbury, Ont., says the rescue operation is now complete.

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Labour shortage hampering post-pandemic recovery for businesses in Canada, study finds

29-09-2021 12:00 via cbc.ca

The labour shortage is widespread across the country in several different sectors of the economy, despite a national unemployment rate above seven per cent. Fifty-five per cent of small and medium-sized businesses are struggling to hire the workers they need, the Business Development Bank of Canada found.

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Bespoke spokes: This Calgarian is among handful of Albertans who build bikes from scratch

29-09-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca

The COVID-19 pandemic not only spiked public interest in outdoor pursuits like cycling but also left some people waiting up to a year or more for new bicycles due to disruptions to manufacturing and shipping. But a Calgary man is among a handful of Albertans offering customers an alternate route: bespoke bikes, hand-crafted from scratch to fit the body and vision of each buyer.

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Why it's difficult to put a number on how many children died at residential schools

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

While many are eager to raise awareness and make shows of support, navigating the different numbers circulating is a challenge. Records held by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation show thousands of children never made it home from residential school, but a full account will take time and effort.

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What Canadians can expect from COVID-19 this fall and winter

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

With the beginning of fall and a more transmissible strain of the coronavirus taking hold, Canadians may wonder about the outlook of the pandemic over the next few months. Some experts are expressing cautious optimism. Others predict more challenging times ahead. Here are the factors at play.

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This Manitoba community has a vaccination rate of 24% against COVID-19. Here's why

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Only 24 per cent of eligible people living in Manitoba's Rural Municipality of Stanley have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. But an explanation for the low vaccination rate cannot be attributed to a single cause, residents and historians say.

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Stephen Harper involved in company looking to arrange sale of surveillance tech to UAE

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Former prime minister Stephen Harper heads the advisory board of a Toronto-based company now looking to facilitate the sale of cutting-edge surveillance technology to the United Arab Emirates — a country with a troubling human rights record.

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RCMP union says it supports a Mountie's 'right' to refuse vaccination

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The RCMP's union says it supports the "right" of RCMP officers to refuse to get vaccinated and will back up any member who refuses vaccination once the mandatory vaccination policy for the federal public service is in place.

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Mould, leaks, air quality issues plague Ontario Aboriginal Housing units, tenants say

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Several tenants living in units managed by Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS) say their homes are "falling apart," harming their health, and they accuse the non-profit of sloppy repair and maintenance work or delays in responding to complaints.

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Meet the Sask. knowledge keeper who counsels the vulnerable and the powerful on hope and healing

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Judy Pelly, a 69-year-old Saskatoon knowledge keeper, works with 30 different organizations on truth and reconciliation. It's become a full-time job for the residential school survivor, who has emerged from her own trauma to spread hope and healing.

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'Making money off of our trauma': London Indigenous artist says her orange shirt designs being stolen, sold

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

An Indigenous artist based in London, Ont., says her work is being stolen and sold online in a brazen move to turn Orange Shirt Day's spirit of reconciliation and healing into an opportunity to make a quick buck.

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Here's how some Canadian companies are marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

As Canada marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday, some businesses are finding ways to embrace reconciliation even though they're not covered by the new statutory holiday.

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Federal Court upholds landmark compensation order for First Nations children

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The Federal Court today dismissed a judicial review into a landmark human rights tribunal compensation order for First Nations children — leaving the federal government on the hook for billions of dollars in compensation related to the child welfare system.

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Erin O'Toole's climate policy contradictions could end up taking his party backward

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

On the campaign trail, Erin O'Toole created his own contradictions. He shouldn't be surprised if the discrepancies between who he was during the Conservative leadership campaign and who he wanted to be during the general election have caught up with him now.

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Drug decriminalization movement gaining momentum in Canada as overdose deaths surge

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

As overdose deaths keep surging in Canada, the movement to decriminalize illicit drugs is gaining steam, with one of the country’s largest mental health facilities joining national advocates and several major cities in pressuring Ottawa to act.

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Court to rule today on Ottawa's challenge of First Nations child welfare compensation order

29-09-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The Federal Court is expected to issue a decision today on whether a landmark human rights tribunal compensation order for First Nations children should stand.

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Stories from inside Canada’s hospital crisis

29-09-2021 06:00 via cbc.ca

Even with 80 per cent of eligible Canadians fully vaccinated, hospitals in many parts of the country are facing an unprecedented crisis. Today, we speak to doctors and nurses about how the fourth wave is pushing Canadian health-care systems to their breaking point.

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Judge dismisses Toronto businessman's hate-mail lawsuit against former Marvel CEO

29-09-2021 03:51 via cbc.ca

A Florida judge has dismissed a high-profile lawsuit launched by a Toronto millionaire businessman who had accused the former head of Marvel Entertainment of slandering him through a hate-mail campaign.

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Why Canada is marking the 1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this year

29-09-2021 02:57 via cbc.ca

This Thursday will mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — a new federal statutory holiday honouring the children who died while attending residential schools and the survivors, families and communities still affected by the legacy of the residential school system. We take a look at how it came about and the dark history it commemorates.

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The history behind the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

29-09-2021 02:57 via cbc.ca

This Thursday will mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — a new federal statutory holiday honouring the children who died while attending residential schools and the survivors, families and communities still affected by the legacy of the residential school system. We take a look at how it came about and the dark history it commemorates.

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Alberta energy 'war room' launches Times Square ad, expert questions campaign

29-09-2021 00:14 via cbc.ca

Alberta's Canadian Energy Centre has launched an ad campaign in Times Square to promote the country's oil and gas industry to the United States.

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Judge denies application to extend injunctions against old-growth logging blockades on Vancouver Island

29-09-2021 00:11 via cbc.ca

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has denied an application to extend an injunction against old-growth logging blockades on Vancouver Island.

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B.C. judge denies extension of injunction against old-growth logging protests at Fairy Creek

29-09-2021 00:11 via cbc.ca

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has denied an application to extend an injunction against old-growth logging blockades on southern Vancouver Island, writing that the actions of RCMP officers have put the court's reputation at risk.

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B.C. judge denies application to extend injunctions against old-growth logging protests

29-09-2021 00:11 via cbc.ca

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has denied an application to extend an injunction against old-growth logging blockades on southern Vancouver Island, writing that the actions of RCMP officers have put the court's reputation at risk.

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