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COVID-19 patient tried to sneak ivermectin in stuffed animal into Windsor, Ont., hospital, memo says

07-01-2022 22:00 via cbc.ca

A COVID-19 patient tried to sneak the anti-parasite drug ivermectin into Windsor Regional Hospital by hiding it inside a stuffed animal, according to an internal memo sent to staff at the Ontario hospital.

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Grocers pressured to bring back 'hero pay' amid Omicron surge

07-01-2022 21:24 via cbc.ca

The head of Canada's largest private-sector union says the refusal by the country's grocers to reinstate "hero pay" for employees amid an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases is "about greed, period."

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3 white men convicted of Black man Ahmaud Arbery's murder sentenced to life in prison

07-01-2022 21:15 via cbc.ca

Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Friday to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man.

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3 men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery sentenced to life in prison

07-01-2022 21:15 via cbc.ca

Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Friday to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man.

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Intensity of Kazakhstan's political violence leaves many worried about country's fate

07-01-2022 20:50 via cbc.ca

The speed of the upheaval this week in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan has surprised many observers, including a Canadian university professor who teaches in the country's capital.

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U.S. Supreme Courts hears arguments on Biden's vaccine mandate for large employers

07-01-2022 20:08 via cbc.ca

Conservative justices on Friday questioned the legality of President Joe Biden's vaccine-or-testing mandate for large businesses as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a request by Republican state officials and business groups to block the policy at a time of surging COVID-19 cases nationwide.

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U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Biden's vaccine mandate for large employers

07-01-2022 20:08 via cbc.ca

Conservative justices on Friday questioned the legality of President Joe Biden's vaccine-or-testing mandate for large businesses as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a request by Republican state officials and business groups to block the policy at a time of surging COVID-19 cases nationwide.

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Provinces could make vaccination mandatory, says federal health minister

07-01-2022 18:30 via cbc.ca

Provinces are likely to introduce mandatory vaccination policies in the coming months to deal with surging COVID-19 caseloads, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said today.

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Sidney Poitier, 1st Black man to win best actor Oscar, dies at age 94

07-01-2022 17:10 via cbc.ca

Hollywood actor Sidney Poitier has died at age 94.

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Sidney Poitier, 1st Black man to win best actor Oscar, dead at 94

07-01-2022 17:10 via cbc.ca

Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died. He was 94.

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Keurig Canada fined $3 million for misleading claims over coffee pod recyling

07-01-2022 16:27 via cbc.ca

The Competition Bureau says Keurig Canada will pay a $3 million CAD penalty for making false or misleading claims that its single-use K-Cup pods can be recycled.

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Keurig Canada fined $3 million for misleading claims over coffee pod recycling

07-01-2022 16:27 via cbc.ca

The Competition Bureau says Keurig Canada will pay a $3 million CAD penalty for making false or misleading claims that its single-use K-Cup pods can be recycled.

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Koady Chaisson of award-winning P.E.I. band The East Pointers dead at 37

07-01-2022 16:25 via cbc.ca

P.E.I. musician Koady Chaisson, part of the Juno-winning three-man band the East Pointers, has died at the age of 37.

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Canada added 55,000 jobs last month, before full force of Omicron hit

07-01-2022 15:08 via cbc.ca

Canada's economy added 55,000 jobs last month, boosted by a surge in hiring in Ontario and Saskatchewan.

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he plans on taking paternity leave after daughter's birth

07-01-2022 14:46 via cbc.ca

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has become a father for the first time, to a baby daughter.

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces he has become a father of a baby girl

07-01-2022 14:46 via cbc.ca

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has become a father for the first time, to a baby daughter.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations mount in Ontario, New Brunswick amid Omicron surge

07-01-2022 14:20 via cbc.ca

At least two Canadian provinces have more people hospitalized with COVID-19 than at any previous point in the pandemic, amid an Omicron-powered wave of infection across the country.

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Employee injured by jaguar at Greater Vancouver Zoo

07-01-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca

An employee was injured by a jaguar at the Greater Vancouver Zoo last month, according to WorkSafeBC, which said the incident had the potential for "serious injury."

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Novak Djokovic languishes in detention hotel, fighting deportation over COVID-19 vaccination status

07-01-2022 13:26 via cbc.ca

Regardless of who made an error on the visa or the vaccination waiver, the reality Friday for top-seeded tennis player Novak Djokovic was spending one of his important religious holidays — Orthodox Christmas — in an Australian detention hotel working on his challenge against deportation.

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Novak Djokovic fighting deportation over COVID-19 vaccination status

07-01-2022 13:26 via cbc.ca

Regardless of who made an error on the visa or the vaccination waiver, the reality Friday for top-seeded tennis player Novak Djokovic was spending one of his important religious holidays — Orthodox Christmas — in an Australian detention hotel working on his challenge against deportation.

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Manitoba family told to cover cost for bringing home body of woman who died after hospital transfer

07-01-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca

Patricia Fosty's mother was transferred from her home community to free up a hospital bed for someone else. But when the 84-year-old woman died and needed one final transfer home, Fosty was told she'd have to pay for it.

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Half of all people offered Moderna COVID-19 vaccine refuse it, Ontario pharmacists say

07-01-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca

The association representing Ontario pharmacists says roughly half of all people who are offered the Moderna vaccine are refusing it.

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Sask. government's guidance questioned as Workers' Compensation Board says it won't accept rapid tests

07-01-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca

Saskatchewan employees who don't get a PCR test to confirm their COVID diagnosis won't be eligible for support from the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB.)

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Sask. government's guidance questioned as WCB says it won't accept rapid tests

07-01-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca

Saskatchewan employees who don't get a PCR test to confirm their COVID diagnosis won't be eligible for support from the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB.)

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Elderly renters given short notice of 43 per cent rent hike

07-01-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca

Tenants of another New Brunswick apartment building, including several elderly residents on fixed incomes, are facing double-digit rent increases.

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With housing market smashing new records, think-tank pitches progressive tax on homes over $1M

07-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

With home prices in Canada's most expensive market going up at a dizzying pace, a Vancouver-based think-tank is proposing a new tax on homes valued at over $1 million to help bridge the affordability gap.

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Why testing sewage for COVID-19 could be more useful than ever

07-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The COVID-19 testing system has been overwhelmed by the Omicron variant, making it impossible to know how many people are infected. Testing for the virus in wastewater could help plug the gap. But how does it work? Where is it being used? And how can it inform public health policy?

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The COVID-19 testing system isn't working anymore. Could sewage surveillance plug the gap?

07-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The COVID-19 testing system has been overwhelmed by the Omicron variant, making it impossible to know how many people are infected. Testing for the virus in wastewater could help plug the gap. But how does it work? Where is it being used? And how can it inform public health policy?

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Slap a new tax on all homes worth $1M or more, says think-tank

07-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

With home prices in Canada's most expensive market going up at a dizzying pace, a Vancouver-based think-tank is proposing a new tax on homes valued at over $1 million to help bridge the affordability gap.

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Ottawa still hasn't delivered on promise to test all travellers entering Canada from outside the U.S.

07-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Ottawa is still only randomly testing fully vaccinated travellers, despite announcing in November that all non-U.S. foreign arrivals would — within days — be required to take a COVID-19 test.

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Hidden markups, missed sales on Instacart leave customers feeling 'ripped off'

07-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

While many Canadian consumers likely know to expect delivery and service fees when ordering groceries on Instacart, what they may not know is they could be paying as much as $2.50 more per item in hidden markups — and some retailers say that Instacart is keeping all of it.

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Could a new tax on homes worth $1M and up help fix Canada's housing crisis?

07-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

With home prices in Canada's most expensive market going up at a dizzying pace, a Vancouver-based think-tank is proposing a new tax on homes valued at over $1 million to help bridge the affordability gap.

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Climate fiction needs to challenge and inspire, say these Canadian authors

07-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how climate-themed fiction could be made to feel less gloomy and how scientists figured out that the New Year's Day boom over Pittsburgh was in fact a meteor.

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Are athletes at post-secondary schools elite? Ontario's new COVID-19 rules say no, but now there's pushback

07-01-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Student athletes, coaches and other college and university sports interests feel Ontario dropped the ball when it left them out of the "elite" designation that allows Olympic, Paralympic and other athletes to continue competing under the latest pandemic restrictions.

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Kazakh leader orders use of lethal force to quell unrest

07-01-2022 07:26 via cbc.ca

The President of Kazakhstan said Friday he authorized law enforcement to open fire on "terrorists" and shoot to kill, a move that comes after days of extremely violent protests in the former Soviet nation.

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Kazakh leader orders use of lethal force in any further demonstrations

07-01-2022 07:26 via cbc.ca

The President of Kazakhstan said Friday he authorized law enforcement to open fire on "terrorists" and shoot to kill, a move that comes after days of extremely violent protests in the former Soviet nation.

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The 15 year fight to treat Indigenous children as equals

07-01-2022 06:00 via cbc.ca

For decades, First Nations children on reserves had to live with less child welfare funding than other kids in Canada. And that led to kids being taken from their communities at higher rates, often for problems that could have been solved with better supports.This week, after years of court battles, the federal government made a $40 billion promise to First Nations leaders. $20 billion of that will go to compensate kids who were unnecessarily removed from their homes on reserve or in the Yukon.

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Cracks in B.C.'s infrastructure revealed by extreme weather events of past 6 months

07-01-2022 05:52 via cbc.ca

From this year's flooding, to heat domes and wildfires, to the recent cold snap, residents and experts in British Columbia have been left to wonder how equipped the province's infrastructure is at handling these extreme weather events.

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Ottawa looking into Ontario's request for military help for First Nation amid COVID-19 surge, Hajdu says

07-01-2022 04:12 via cbc.ca

The federal government has received Ontario's formal request for the military to be sent to Bearskin Lake First Nation to help with its rapidly growing COVID-19 outbreak, and is working with the community on what it may need, says Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu.

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Ontario asks for military help at First Nation overwhelmed by COVID-19

07-01-2022 04:12 via cbc.ca

Ontario has asked for the military to be sent to Bearskin Lake First Nation to help the northern community with its rapidly growing COVID-19 outbreak.

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