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Fake nurse with long history of impersonation worked at Vancouver hospital for a year, police say

25-11-2021 23:28 via cbc.ca

A woman with a long history of impersonation in other parts of Canada has been arrested and charged in Vancouver for allegedly posing as a nurse while working at B.C. Women's Hospital for a year.

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Musicians remember Rosalie Trombley, the Windsor radio producer known as the girl with the golden ear

25-11-2021 23:20 via cbc.ca

Musicians are mourning the loss of Rosalie Trombley, the influential Windsor radio music director known in the industry as the girl with the golden ear. Trombley's talent as a tastemaker put artists including The Guess Who and Bob Seger on the charts.

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Musicians remember Rosalie Trombley, hit-making Windsor radio producer known as the girl with the golden ear

25-11-2021 23:20 via cbc.ca

Musicians are mourning the loss of Rosalie Trombley, the influential Windsor radio music director known in the industry as the girl with the golden ear. Trombley's talent as a tastemaker put artists including The Guess Who and Bob Seger on the charts.

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Ottawa declines Boeing's bid to replace Canada's aging fighter jet fleet

25-11-2021 22:36 via cbc.ca

The federal government has told Boeing that its bid to replace Canada's aging CF-18s with a new fleet of the American company's Super Hornet fighter jets did not meets its requirements.

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David Suzuki apologizes for saying pipelines could be 'blown up'

25-11-2021 22:12 via cbc.ca

Environmentalist David Suzuki has issued an apology after saying last weekend that "there are going to be pipelines blown up" if government leaders neglect to take action on climate change.

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Suspect arrested after RCMP issue active shooter alert for Vanderhoof, B.C.

25-11-2021 22:03 via cbc.ca

RCMP have arrested a suspect following an active shooter situation in Vanderhoof, B.C. early Thursday afternoon.

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With Ethiopia on the brink, Canada warns citizens to leave immediately

25-11-2021 21:50 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau engaged in a burst of diplomacy this week as the war in Ethiopia took a turn for the worse. A possible Kabul-like scenario looms in Addis Ababa as Tigrayan rebels approach. Ethiopia is Canada's current top recipient of international assistance.

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Canada Post unveils stamp celebrating literary luminary Margaret Atwood

25-11-2021 21:33 via cbc.ca

Margaret Atwood is being celebrated for her contributions to Canadian literature with a special stamp, unveiled on Thursday.

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Quebec legislators vote unanimously to create special court for victims of domestic, sexual violence

25-11-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca

A Quebec bill aimed at creating a court specialized in crimes involving victims of domestic and sexual violence has been unanimously passed.

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Parliament to return under hybrid format after contentious debate in House of Commons

25-11-2021 20:25 via cbc.ca

The House of Commons decided in a Thursday evening vote to return under a hybrid format, which will allow MPs to attend debates, committee meetings and cast votes virtually if they choose to do so.

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O'Toole accuses Trudeau of ducking accountability by pushing virtual Parliament

25-11-2021 20:25 via cbc.ca

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole came out swinging today against Liberal attempts to restore a virtual Parliament, calling a return to the hybrid model that allows MPs to dial into the proceedings from outside Ottawa a cynical attempt by the Liberals to duck accountability and undermine the work of the opposition.

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Yet another Wiarton Willie is dead. Here's a look at the strange history behind the beloved groundhog

25-11-2021 20:16 via cbc.ca

Wiarton Willie, the groundhog who fictitiously predicts the weather in the Ontario town that relies on him as a major tourist draw, is dead — and has been for some time.

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Canada's climate change efforts going from 'failure to failure,' says commissioner's report

25-11-2021 20:04 via cbc.ca

Despite three decades of action, Canada’s emissions have risen 20 per cent since 1990, the country remains unprepared for climate disasters and recent subsidies to the oil and gas sector have not delivered the promised emission reductions, according to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development’s fall reports.

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New bill aims to finally let jurors speak about trauma of trials with medical professionals

25-11-2021 19:51 via cbc.ca

Canadian jurors suffering psychological trauma arising from fulfilling their civic duty could finally be allowed to bypass a restrictive secrecy rule preventing them from accessing mental health supports, thanks to a new bill introduced this week.

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P.E.I. premier working the phones to get potato export suspension lifted

25-11-2021 19:42 via cbc.ca

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King says he will "work around the clock" to get a suspension on the export of potatoes from his province to the United States lifted.

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Gen. Wayne Eyre named permanent chief of defence staff

25-11-2021 19:23 via cbc.ca

Gen. Wayne Eyre can drop the word “acting” from his title. Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him chief of the defence staff — the top position in Canada's military — on a permanent basis.

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Homicide rate in Canada surges — driven by gun violence in Alberta, Nova Scotia

25-11-2021 19:21 via cbc.ca

New data from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has surged to levels not seen in more than a decade — an increase driven in large part by violence in Alberta and the deaths of 22 people in Canada's worst-ever mass murder last year in Nova Scotia.

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Homicide rate in Canada surges — driven by gun violence in Alberta and Nova Scotia

25-11-2021 19:21 via cbc.ca

New data from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has surged to levels not seen in more than a decade — an increase driven in large part by violence in Alberta and the deaths of 22 people in Canada's worst-ever mass murder last year in Nova Scotia.

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Australia dispatching police, troops to Solomon Islands as unrest grows

25-11-2021 17:07 via cbc.ca

Australia is sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-government demonstrators defied lockdown orders and took to the streets for a second day in violent protests.

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COVID-19 vaccine for babies and toddlers could be approved early 2022, chief public health officer says

25-11-2021 16:19 via cbc.ca

Canada's chief public health officer says she hopes vaccines for babies and toddlers will be approved in the new year, depending on how clinical trials play out.

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Balloons, dancers and a cheering crowd: Macy's Thanksgiving parade returns in 'full strength'

25-11-2021 15:58 via cbc.ca

Balloons, floats, marching bands, clowns and performers — and, of course, Santa Claus — are once again moving though roughly four kilometres of Manhattan streets.

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Russia's prominent human rights group Memorial in jeopardy of losing legal status

25-11-2021 15:50 via cbc.ca

Russia's Supreme Court is hearing a petition Thursday to shut down one of the country's oldest and most prominent human rights groups, a move that elicited public outrage and is part of a months-long crackdown on activists, independent media and opposition supporters.

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U.S. hikes duty on Canadian softwood lumber to 17.9% — twice the old rate

25-11-2021 15:18 via cbc.ca

Officials from various Canadian governments and the lumber industry are expressing their disappointment that the U.S. has decided to go ahead with a plan to double the amount of duty it imposes on softwood lumber that comes from Canada.

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U.K.-France tensions rise over deaths of at least 27 migrants in Channel

25-11-2021 15:11 via cbc.ca

The deaths of at least 27 people in the English Channel is fuelling tensions between the U.K. and France over how to stop migrants from crossing the world's busiest waterway in small boats.

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Treaty Six First Nations organization sues AFN regional chief Marlene Poitras

25-11-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca

The Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations is seeking a court order ousting Marlene Poitras as regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations, alleging she no longer holds the position but refuses to step down.

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Crews working 'as fast and as safely as possible' to repair Cape Breton roads, bridges

25-11-2021 14:53 via cbc.ca

Some Cape Breton communities are still completely cut off from services and communications after a rain and windstorm swept through astern Nova Scotia on Wednesday.

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South Africa detects new coronavirus variant; Germany tops 100,000 deaths

25-11-2021 14:24 via cbc.ca

A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern, as Germany tops 100,000 COVID-19 deaths.

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Greens pick astrophysicist Amita Kuttner as interim leader, 1st leader who is trans

25-11-2021 14:22 via cbc.ca

The Greens have chosen a nonbinary astrophysicist as the interim leader of their party. Amita Kuttner, an expert in black holes, was appointed Wednesday by the Greens' Federal Council to lead the party until a new leader is elected next year.

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Whistler ski hills open for season as storm system arrives

25-11-2021 13:00 via cbc.ca

There are reports of flood-induced supply issues at some restaurants and gas stations and the province is urging people not to travel unless it's absolutely necessary.

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11 dead, dozens trapped after fire at Siberian coal mine, Russian officials say

25-11-2021 12:32 via cbc.ca

A fire at a coal mine in Siberia killed 11 people and injured more than 40 others on Thursday, with dozens of others still trapped, authorities said.

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Storm dumps record rainfall on southwestern Newfoundland

25-11-2021 11:25 via cbc.ca

The storm that has blanketed much of southwestern Newfoundland since Tuesday brought with it record rainfall totals and a lot of damage.

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Record-breaking rainfall from southwestern Newfoundland storm

25-11-2021 11:25 via cbc.ca

The storm that has blanketed much of southwestern Newfoundland since Tuesday brought with it record rainfall totals and a lot of damage.

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N.L. premier flies in to Port aux Basques after record storm severs highway links

25-11-2021 11:25 via cbc.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey has arrived in the town of Channel-Port aux Basques to help assess the damage of a massive storm that has blanketed much of southwestern Newfoundland, leaving extensive damage and record rain totals in its wake.

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Furey flies in to Port aux Basques after record storm severs highway links in N.L.

25-11-2021 11:25 via cbc.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey has arrived in the town of Channel-Port aux Basques to help assess the damage of a massive storm that has blanketed much of southwestern Newfoundland, leaving extensive damage and record rain totals in its wake.

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This Quebec mayor was elected by the luck of the draw — literally

25-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Jean Lapointe's name was picked out of a judge's hat after he and his only opponent, outgoing mayor Jean-Claude Pouliot, each got 327 votes during the 2021 municipal election in Quebec.

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The Conservatives' inflation argument is flawed — but it still might work

25-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The return of Parliament means the return of question period. And when the appointed time arrived on Wednesday, the Official Opposition declared that its first preoccupation of the 44th Parliament would be inflation.

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Plexiglass can be 'counterproductive' to proper COVID-19 ventilation, experts say

25-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Some health experts are urging establishments and institutions to re-think the use of plexiglass as a measure against COVID-19, arguing the barriers can even be "counterproductive" when they obstruct the ventilation needed to avoid spreading the more transmissible delta variant.

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'Pandemics are different.' Why this isn't the time to assert your individual health rights

25-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

By falsely reframing the need for a collective pandemic response into an individual rights issue, we create the perfect conditions for the pandemic to drag on, writes Dr. Cory Neudorf.

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Massey Hall reopens after massive modernization that preserves its magic

25-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Jim Cuddy, frontman for Blue Rodeo, says revamp of historic hall 'marries beautifully with what I loved about it.'

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Massey Hall reopens after massive modernization that preserves iconic music venue's magic

25-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Jim Cuddy, frontman for Blue Rodeo, says revamp of historic hall 'marries beautifully with what I loved about it.'

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Indigenous two-spirit woman files human rights complaint against London Health Sciences Centre

25-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

An Anishnaaabe two-spirit woman from Chippewas of Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation has filed a human rights complaint against the London Health Sciences Centre, alleging systemic discrimination at southwestern Ontario's largest hospital.

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Global supply chain crunch may give local vendors a badly needed boost on Black Friday

25-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

As retailers ramp up for the annual sales bonanza known as Black Friday, small local businesses are trying to compete using their secret weapon: a lot of them are less vulnerable to the supply chain problems their big box rivals are being walloped by.

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Complaints over denied compensation for flight delays still unresolved following lengthy inquiry

25-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Nearly two years after launching an inquiry into thousands of complaints from airline passengers claiming they were wrongly denied compensation for delayed flights, the Canadian Transportation Agency has issued a decision.

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Canada's mask guidance has changed. Here's why you might need an upgrade

25-11-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Many doctors, engineers and scientists say the Public Health Agency of Canada's shift toward recommending medical masks and respirators over cloth masks is due to increased acknowledgement of aerosol transmission.

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Canada's men's Alpine skiers 'coming of age' ahead of anticipated Lake Louise return

25-11-2021 06:32 via cbc.ca

After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alpine skiing returns this week to Lake Louise, Alta., where Canada's men will begin their quest for an Olympic spot in Beijing in February. World Cup downhill races will be held Friday and Saturday and super-G on Sunday.

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Where — and how — is Peng Shuai?

25-11-2021 06:00 via cbc.ca

After Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai posted a sexual assault allegation against a former top Communist Party official on social media, the post — and Peng — disappeared.In the weeks that followed, the Women's Tennis Association and the sport's top athletes joined the hashtag #WhereIsPengShuai, including Naomi Osaka, Roger Federer and Serena Williams. Even the UN called for proof of her safety. Now, Chinese state-run broadcasters have tweeted a supposed email along with photos and vid

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Land back movement leader flagged by police as 'violent'

25-11-2021 05:27 via cbc.ca

Police flagged a prominent Haudenosaunee leader of the land back movement as "violent," according to court records from a recent RCMP operation to clear barricades from a road in northern B.C.

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'Selfless' man killed in B.C. mudslide used last moments to save his mother, sister says

25-11-2021 03:34 via cbc.ca

Family have identified Brett Diederichs, 36, as the fifth person believed to have been killed by a landslide Monday in an area of B.C.’s Highway 99 known as Duffey Lake Road.

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U.S. military sending medical staff to help Michigan battle COVID-19 surge

25-11-2021 02:26 via cbc.ca

The U.S. government will send 44 military medical staffers to Michigan to help beleaguered hospitals treat COVID-19 patients amid a fourth surge that is the worst in the country, state health officials said Wednesday.

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Trudeau says he brought up P.E.I. potato trade to Biden during U.S. visit

25-11-2021 01:09 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he brought up the P.E.I. potato export suspension to U.S. President Joe Biden during his trip to Washington last week.

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