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Sask. mother says she begged police to protect her 13-month-old in the hours before he was found dead

17-03-2022 22:56 via cbc.ca

The Prince Albert, Sask. mother of 13-month-old Tanner Brass is speaking out, saying she repeatedly begged police to help in the hours before her baby was found dead.

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2 Canadian students 'stable' after deadly crash in Texas

17-03-2022 21:42 via cbc.ca

Two students from Ontario are recovering in hospital following a deadly crash between a pickup truck and a van carrying a college golf team in Texas.

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13-year-old drove pickup in deadly Texas crash that critically injured 2 Canadian students

17-03-2022 21:42 via cbc.ca

Two students from Ontario are recovering in hospital following a deadly crash between a pickup truck and a van carrying a college golf team in Texas.

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This Ontario man went to Ukrainian border to rescue a child. Now, he's slinging pizzas to feed others

17-03-2022 21:27 via cbc.ca

Wyatt Raitt travelled from Ancaster, Ont., to the Ukraine-Poland border to try to bring the sister of a university friend to safety. Ten days later, while there's no sign of the siblings, he's helping feed people.

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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she and the Queen discussed reconciliation, Canada's 'real history'

17-03-2022 20:41 via cbc.ca

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she told Queen Elizabeth this week that Canada's history books should be rewritten to reflect the facts about the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous people.

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Kanye West suspended from Instagram for violating harassment policy

17-03-2022 20:31 via cbc.ca

A spokesperson for its parent firm Meta Platforms Inc said Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after the rapper infringed the platform's policy regarding harassment.

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Kanye West suspended from Instagram due to harassment policy violation

17-03-2022 20:31 via cbc.ca

A spokesperson for its parent firm Meta Platforms Inc said Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after the rapper infringed the platform's policy regarding harassment.

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Ottawa reveals details of emergency immigration program for Ukrainian refugees

17-03-2022 19:35 via cbc.ca

The federal government announced Thursday a special immigration program that will allow Ukrainian refugees to live and work in Canada for up to three years.

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B.C. premier raises concerns with prime minister about jobs if fish farms close

17-03-2022 19:21 via cbc.ca

Any federal government plans to move away from open-net pen salmon farms in B.C. should come with transition help for the industry and workers, says Premier John Horgan.

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Video of Thunder Bay, Ont., officer dragging First Nations man allowed at inquest into deaths of 2 other men

17-03-2022 18:59 via cbc.ca

An Ontario coroner has ruled video footage of a First Nations man being dragged inside the Thunder Bay police station can be included in a coming inquest on two other First Nations men, who died in police custody after their arrest for public intoxication. WARNING: This story contains language, content readers may find disturbing.

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My sister is connected to MMIWG, but Kendara's life was so much more than her death

17-03-2022 18:16 via cbc.ca

Gloria Ballantyne-Packo’s sister died three years ago. She writes her family wants people to know the Kendara Ballantyne beyond the headline labelling her MMIWG.

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Media calls my sister a MMIWG. But I want you to know Kendara beyond that label

17-03-2022 18:16 via cbc.ca

Gloria Ballantyne-Packo’s sister died three years ago. She writes her family wants people to know the Kendara Ballantyne beyond the headline labelling her MMIWG.

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HMCS Halifax to deploy Saturday as part of NATO support for Ukraine

17-03-2022 18:02 via cbc.ca

Canada will soon have two warships deployed overseas supporting NATO in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This Saturday, HMCS Halifax will leave the East Coast to join allied ships in the Baltic region.

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Bollywood thriller stars child with cerebral palsy

17-03-2022 17:38 via cbc.ca

Bollywood's upcoming drama thriller "Jalsa" features a role of a child with cerebral palsy played by an actor with the same disability.

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Mask rules, ban on public visits stay in place at N.B. Legislature

17-03-2022 17:10 via cbc.ca

Just about everyone in New Brunswick is more exposed to COVID-19 this week now that all health restrictions have ended, but the province’s 49 MLAs will continue to protect themselves from the virus — and from the public — for a while longer.

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Health Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 6 to 11

17-03-2022 17:08 via cbc.ca

Health Canada has approved the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of six and 11 years old.

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Top court quashes Ottawa's attempt to throw out RCMP harassment lawsuit

17-03-2022 15:19 via cbc.ca

The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected the federal government's latest attempt to stop a massive class-action lawsuit against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from going ahead.

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Tears for tenants forced out of homes as B.C.'s rental crisis spreads to Prince George

17-03-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca

Prince George is the latest B.C. city to face a rental crisis and will need thousands of new homes to be built in under a decade to offset the effects, according to a new report.

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Mount Pearl couple married 73 years separated by health-care system

17-03-2022 14:43 via cbc.ca

The family of couple who've been separated by the health care system after more than 70 years together is calling on the Newfoundland and Labrador government to reunite their parents for the remaining years of their lives.

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P.E.I. lobster boat captain jailed 9 months for deaths of 2 men

17-03-2022 14:40 via cbc.ca

A Prince Edward Island lobster boat captain has been sentenced to nine months in jail on two counts of dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death.

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After brutal winter conditions, emergency deer feeding underway in northwestern Ontario

17-03-2022 14:23 via cbc.ca

The Ontario government is undertaking emergency winter feeding of deer in the Dryden, Kenora and Sioux Narrows areas following brutal conditions this winter.Starting this week, the ministry will send feed drops into the area to get the deer through to spring.

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Canadian Pacific Railway issues 72-hour lockout notice on Teamsters Canada

17-03-2022 14:09 via cbc.ca

Close to 3,000 employees of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. could be off the job early Sunday morning.

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Former student sues B.C. Catholic seminary and dead monk's estate for alleged abuse

17-03-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca

A former student who attended a Mission, B.C. seminary in the 1970s has filed a lawsuit against the school, the Roman Catholic archbishop and a dead monk who he claims sexually assaulted him.

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Quebec's Medicago COVID-19 vaccine faces WHO rejection over company's tobacco ties

17-03-2022 13:51 via cbc.ca

The World Health Organization has paused the process for pre-qualification of Quebec City-based Medicago's new Covifenz shot due to its link to cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris International.

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St. Patrick's Day celebrations are back

17-03-2022 13:32 via cbc.ca

St. Patrick's Day celebrations return to Dublin and elsewhere, after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hitchhiking rats don't pose a risk to Alberta's famous rat-free status. Here's why

17-03-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca

A black rat hitched a ride from B.C. to Alberta inside a ’68 Chevy pickup before the beast was discovered chewing its way through a Red Deer garage.

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Doug Ford to unveil strategy for 'critical minerals,' worth $3.5B to Ontario economy

17-03-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca

Premier Doug Ford will unveil plans Thursday for Ontario to capitalize on the growing global demand for minerals that are crucial to such technologies as electric vehicle batteries, smartphones and laptops.

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2 disappointed Pokémon card collectors win case against alleged 'scammer'

17-03-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca

A pair of collectors who say they were swindled by a "scammer" offering valuable Pokémon cards for sale have been awarded full refunds in B.C.'s small claims court.

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Manitoba's 'outdated' agency for complaints about police conduct to be overhauled: minister

17-03-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca

The Manitoba agency that investigates public complaints about officer misconduct is getting overhauled amid growing calls for greater police scrutiny, CBC has learned.

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Spouse of N.S. gunman describes how he unravelled weeks before mass killing

17-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Lisa Banfield spent hours recounting her relationship and impressions of Gabriel Wortman to RCMP officers in the days after he went on his murderous rampage in April, 2020.

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Safe centres, road detours: First Nation leaders in Ontario's northwest get creative to address climate change

17-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Some First Nation leaders in northwestern Ontario say they're taking steps to adapt to the effects of climate change that they're seeing in their communities. They spoke to CBC after the release of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on the impact of global warming worldwide.

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N.S. woman with rare cancer pushed past misdiagnoses to access care

17-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Ashley Nightingale says she had to persistently self-advocate before receiving a diagnosis of Stage 3 inflammatory breast cancer, a rare and aggressive form of the disease.

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For Jason Kenney, there are plenty of political potholes on the road to Red Deer

17-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Alberta’s political future is obscured, yet again, by egos and a conservative party that can’t quite find reasons to unite, writes Blaise Boehmer.

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Putin's war has destabilized the world economy and inflation may be just the start

17-03-2022 09:00 via cbc.ca

The impact of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is already showing up in Canadian inflation, but even as the U.S. central bank moves to slow inflation, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says there could be more economic distortions ahead.

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NASA's 'mega moon rocket' is heading to the launch pad. Here's what you need to know

17-03-2022 09:00 via cbc.ca

NASA is preparing for its return to the moon's surface, which includes its first test of its Space Launch System (SLS) scheduled for some time in May. On Thursday, the world will get its first glimpse of this massive rocket as it rolls out to the launch pad.

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Let's review Kim Kardashian's business advice to women

17-03-2022 09:00 via cbc.ca

To even begin to “get your ass up and work” you need the confidence to know that the world is interested in consuming your image, writes Ado Nkemka.

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Israel's direct line to Putin casts it as an unlikely potential mediator in Russia's war on Ukraine

17-03-2022 09:00 via cbc.ca

The open lines of communication Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett enjoys with both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky highlights the distinctive, yet delicate position Israel finds itself in when it comes to the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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Hundreds of Canadian Airbnb hosts open their doors, offering to house Ukrainian refugees

17-03-2022 09:00 via cbc.ca

Over 700 Canadians are part of a global network of thousands of Airbnb hosts that have opened their doors to Ukrainian refugees fleeing war since late February.

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Fired by her school board, a Montrealer went on to run 3 colleges. International students are paying the price

17-03-2022 09:00 via cbc.ca

Despite facing allegations of financial wrongdoing, a former school board administrator helped set up and operate three private colleges in Quebec for foreign students. Now the schools are under creditor protection, and hundreds of students are waiting for their money back.

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The fight for ‘climate change reparations’

17-03-2022 05:00 via cbc.ca

The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is scathing: it lays out the stark divide between rich and poor nations’ ability to withstand global warming’s worst effects.This, just months after COP26 in Glasgow, where many delegates and activists were asking rich nations most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions to pay for the losses and damages that many developing nations are already experiencing from climate change. Demands for a specific compensat

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First Nations in Manitoba keeping COVID-19 restrictions for now despite easing in province

17-03-2022 01:51 via cbc.ca

First Nations in Manitoba say they will continue to keep mask mandates and other pandemic-related restrictions as they continue to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

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Ottawa extends amnesty on 'assault-style' firearms, says buyback program still in the works

17-03-2022 00:44 via cbc.ca

The federal Liberal government is extending its amnesty on "assault-style" firearms until October 2023.

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