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Reselling your COVID-19 rapid tests? You could be fined up to $100K in Ontario

21-12-2021 22:28 via cbc.ca

Ontarians who resell rapid antigen COVID-19 test kits may be fined for doing so.

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No peanuts, popcorn or other snacks: What some people think about Ontario's concessions ban

21-12-2021 22:00 via cbc.ca

Ontario's food and drink ban that started Sunday as part of the latest COVID-19 restrictions applies to venues including theatres, sporting events, concerts and casinos.

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Masks on, snacks gone: A look at Ontario's new concessions ban at venues

21-12-2021 22:00 via cbc.ca

Ontario's food and drink ban that started Sunday as part of the latest COVID-19 restrictions applies to venues including theatres, sporting events, concerts and casinos.

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Alberta MLA Thomas Dang resigns from NDP caucus after RCMP searches home

21-12-2021 21:53 via cbc.ca

Edmonton-South MLA Thomas Dang has resigned from the Alberta NDP caucus after the RCMP executed a search warrant at his home Tuesday.

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Christopher Newton, former artistic director of Shaw Festival, has died at 85

21-12-2021 21:30 via cbc.ca

Christopher Newton, former artistic director of the Shaw Festival, has died. Its current organizers credit him for "reinvigorating" the festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., during his 30-year tenure.

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NHL players won't go to Beijing Olympics amid COVID-19 concerns: reports

21-12-2021 20:48 via cbc.ca

The NHL and NHLPA have reached an agreement to not send its players to participate in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in February, according to reports from The Toronto Star's Chris Johnston and Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli.

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Canada needs to build millions — not thousands — of EV charging stations, industry group says

21-12-2021 20:29 via cbc.ca

The federal government is promising to spend close to $880 million over the next four years to build about 65,000 new charging stations for electric or fuel cell-powered vehicles. But an industry group representing some of Canada's biggest automakers says Canada needs to be building millions of stations.

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Feds moving to ban plastic straws, bags by end of 2022: Guilbeault

21-12-2021 19:50 via cbc.ca

The federal government is publishing the draft regulations that will ban the manufacture, import and sale of six single use plastic items that are difficult to recycle and have more environmentally friendly alternatives.

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Federal government moves to ban plastic straws, bags by end of 2022: Guilbeault

21-12-2021 19:50 via cbc.ca

The federal government is publishing the draft regulations that will ban the manufacture, import and sale of six single use plastic items that are difficult to recycle and have more environmentally friendly alternatives.

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Flooding in B.C. led to fry shortage at McDonald's in Japan, company says

21-12-2021 19:46 via cbc.ca

McDonald's stores in Japan will pause selling medium and large-sized french fries due to shipping issues out of the Port of Vancouver.

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Appeal court rules with Land Back Lane activist, saying he was denied a chance to be heard

21-12-2021 19:15 via cbc.ca

Ontario's highest court has ruled a judge denied Land Back Lane spokesperson Skyler Williams fairness and an opportunity to be heard and has set aside injunctions around a housing development in Caledonia. Ont.

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Appeal court rules with Land Back Lane activist, finds he was denied a chance to be heard

21-12-2021 19:15 via cbc.ca

Ontario's highest court has ruled a judge denied Land Back Lane spokesperson Skyler Williams fairness and an opportunity to be heard, and has set aside a permanent injunction barring access to a disputed housing development in Caledonia. Ont.

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Chris Noth loses role on CBS series as Sex and the City co-stars respond to sex assault allegations

21-12-2021 18:58 via cbc.ca

Chris Noth, who played Mr. Big in Sex and the City and its sequel And Just Like That, will no longer be part of the CBS series The Equalizer in the wake of sexual assault allegations against the actor.

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Canada challenging U.S. softwood tariffs under the new NAFTA agreement

21-12-2021 17:34 via cbc.ca

Canada's minister for international trade has announced the federal government is launching a challenge against U.S. softwood lumber duties under the new NAFTA agreement.

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Surge in new vehicle and parts orders leads overall boost in Canadian retail sales

21-12-2021 17:21 via cbc.ca

Motor vehicle and parts dealerships led a retail sales increase in October, with the new car dealership industry in recovery after a debilitating global microchip shortage

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Surge in new vehicle and parts orders lead overall boost in Canadian retail sales

21-12-2021 17:21 via cbc.ca

Motor vehicle and parts dealerships led a retail sales increase in October, with the new car dealership industry in recovery after a debilitating global microchip shortage

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Adventuresome brothers' 1930s Yukon tales come to life in richly illustrated new book

21-12-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca

Don Barz of B.C. grew up hearing all about the years his dad and uncle spent living and trapping in the Yukon wilderness, nearly a century ago. Now he's put their story and photos into a book.

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40 years of sexual violence earns predator dangerous offender designation

21-12-2021 15:00 via cbc.ca

Michel Frank Bouvier, 60, was declared a dangerous offender last week and will go to prison indefinitely for the sexual assault, assault causing bodily harm and assault of a teenage girl.

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Dubai's ruler has to pay his ex-wife a staggering divorce settlement

21-12-2021 14:27 via cbc.ca

A British court on Tuesday ordered the ruler of Dubai to pay his ex-wife and their children close to 550 million pounds (roughly $942 million Cdn), in one of the most expensive divorce settlements in British history.

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Dubai's ruler has to pay ex-wife a staggering divorce settlement

21-12-2021 14:27 via cbc.ca

A British court on Tuesday ordered the ruler of Dubai to pay his ex-wife and their children close to 550 million pounds (roughly $942 million Cdn), in one of the most expensive divorce settlements in British history.

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Dubai ruler must pay ex-wife, children $940M in divorce, U.K. court rules

21-12-2021 14:27 via cbc.ca

A British court on Tuesday ordered the ruler of Dubai to pay his ex-wife and their children close to 550 million pounds (roughly $942 million Cdn), in one of the most expensive divorce settlements in British history.

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How a northern Ontario community is rallying in search of escaped bison

21-12-2021 13:49 via cbc.ca

Members of a northern Ontario community have come together to help a new neighbour whose bison escaped from his farm during a windstorm earlier this month.

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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Dec. 21

21-12-2021 13:37 via cbc.ca

British Columbia and Alberta are the latest provinces to bring in new restrictions as a fifth wave of COVID-19 fuelled by the Omicron coronavirus variant pushes case numbers to new highs.

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North Atlantic vessels to test new hull paint developed in Nova Scotia

21-12-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca

A super-slick hull paint developed in Nova Scotia will undergo its toughest trial yet in 2022 when larger vessels test the product's protective and anti-fouling properties in harsh, open-ocean conditions in the North Atlantic.

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The perks of a job have shifted dramatically during the pandemic

21-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employers to look at how they can best support their workers during a trying time and the perks they can use to do that.

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Students from India paid thousands to Quebec colleges they couldn't attend. Now they can't get that money back

21-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Ritik Sharma, who lives in India, paid $15,000 to attend a private college in Sherbrooke, Que. He ultimately wasn't able to get a student visa to come to Canada, but still hasn't been reimbursed his tuition.

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IN PHOTOS: 12 notable Canadian stories in 2021

21-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

From the coronavirus pandemic to natural disasters to the two Michaels, 2021 had no shortage of Canadian newsmakers. Here's a look back at the top stories that CBC photographers and others covered this year.

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How work perks are shifting during the pandemic

21-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employers to look at how they can best support their workers during a trying time and the perks they can use to do that.

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Failure to mention opioid crisis in ministerial mandate letters sends wrong signal, advocates say

21-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

By not explicitly mentioning the opioid crisis in any ministerial mandate letters, advocates are concerned the government is signalling a lack of commitment to addressing the issue.

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Crown-Indigenous relations minister 'absolutely open' to review of survivor compensation deal

21-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says he's "absolutely open" to an independent review of the residential school compensation deal reached between the federal government and Catholic Church.

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Beaches in India's Goa state used to be full of tourists. Now they're virtually deserted

21-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

This was supposed to be the year that international tourism bounced back, but the Omicron variant is changing that. And for many in Goa, India, who depend on tourist dollars for their income, the pandemic hardships they've endured to date is now mixed with additional uncertainty.

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At least 2 remote First Nations in Ontario implement travel restrictions amid Omicron variant concerns

21-12-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

At least two remote First Nations in northern Ontario have taken steps to prevent non-essential travel and protect communities from the emerging COVID-19 Omicron threat. It's a move that the region's top public health physician hopes will be replicated across the region.

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Why The Matrix still resonates today

21-12-2021 06:00 via cbc.ca

The Matrix was a blockbuster hit when it came out in 1999. Now, more than 20 years later, the film still feels relevant — whether it’s people talking about “taking the red pill” or theorizing that we’re all really living in a computer simulation — the movie starring Keanu Reeves as Neo and Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus permeated the culture.With the Matrix Resurrections opening in Canada on Wednesday, Jayme Poisson speaks with John Semley about why the film m

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2 men seriously injured in shooting outside West Kelowna hotel

21-12-2021 05:18 via cbc.ca

Two men were shot and seriously injured on Monday evening in the parking lot of a hotel in West Kelowna, B.C., according to RCMP.

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2 men seriously injured in shooting outside West Kelowna, B.C., hotel

21-12-2021 05:18 via cbc.ca

Two men were shot and seriously injured on Monday evening in the parking lot of a hotel in West Kelowna, B.C., according to RCMP.

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Reduce contacts now or hospitals will be overwhelmed by Omicron, says Tam

21-12-2021 03:54 via cbc.ca

Dr. Theresa Tam is warning that even if the Omicron variant causes less severe illness, it's still more transmissible, and even a small proportion of people winding up in hospital because of it can overwhelm the health-care system.

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NHL, NHLPA agree to pause season through Christmas, effective Wednesday

21-12-2021 03:00 via cbc.ca

The NHL and NHLPA have reached an agreement to pause the season through Dec. 25, effective Wednesday. Players are said to be able to return to their team facilities on Dec. 26 in order for COVID-19 testing to resume.

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Why one senator just blew up Joe Biden's presidential plans

21-12-2021 02:24 via cbc.ca

A single U.S. senator detonated a political bombshell by refusing to back the U.S. president's Build Back Better bill. The wide-ranging blast radius has touched his political party, his country, and his planet. Let's sift through the wreckage and look at the effects of Sen. Joe Manchin's decision.

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What's behind a senator's move to blow up Joe Biden's ambitious plans

21-12-2021 02:24 via cbc.ca

A single U.S. senator detonated a political bombshell by refusing to back the U.S. president's Build Back Better bill. The wide-ranging blast radius has touched his political party, his country, and his planet. Let's sift through the wreckage and look at the effects of Sen. Joe Manchin's decision.

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Wet'suwet'en protesters block Coastal GasLink site again, 1 month after RCMP crackdown

21-12-2021 01:53 via cbc.ca

One month after the high-profile arrests of dozens people on Wet'suwet'en territory, a group identifying themselves as land defenders returned Sunday to reoccupy a protest camp, blocking access to a Coastal GasLink pipeline drill site in northern B.C.

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Ottawa names Bill 21 opponent as new Quebec Superior Court judge

21-12-2021 01:50 via cbc.ca

A lawyer who had represented a group opposing the secularism law Bill 21 in court has been named a judge at Quebec Superior Court.

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Frozen whole kernel corn recalled due to salmonella

21-12-2021 01:48 via cbc.ca

New Alasko Limited Partnership is recalling its frozen whole kernel corn from the marketplace due to possible salmonella contamination. The recalled product has been sold in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec.

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