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The Vatican holds billions in assets. Residential school survivors say the Pope should step up on compensation

31-03-2022 23:03 via cbc.ca

As a Canadian delegation prepares for its final meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican Friday, a growing chorus in Canada is hoping Francis commits to immediately remedying the Roman Catholic Church's broken compensation promises to residential school survivors.

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Vancouver cyclist charged $3,700 for damage to car that hit him

31-03-2022 22:58 via cbc.ca

Ben Bolliger, who was badly injured in the collision, and cycling advocates say his case highlights flaws in ICBC's recently introduced no-fault insurance system.

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De Havilland to manufacture line of firefighting planes in Calgary

31-03-2022 22:57 via cbc.ca

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited says it is reviving a water bomber aircraft manufacturing program that will bring 500 jobs to Calgary, Alta.

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Trudeau calls on G20 to reconsider Russia's seat at the table

31-03-2022 22:21 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that the G20 group of nations must re-evaluate the participation of Russia and its president Vladimir Putin following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Canada's defence spending fell behind NATO's forecast last year, alliance says

31-03-2022 21:06 via cbc.ca

Canada is not quite as far ahead on defence spending as NATO predicted last year, according to the latest annual report compiled by NATO's secretary general.

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Ontario truckers hit with steep bills as fees waived during COVID-19 come due

31-03-2022 20:48 via cbc.ca

As Ontario waived $1 billion in annual license fees for motorists, it billed companies in the trucking industry for two years of fees, which were suspended during the global pandemic

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Some Shanghai residents to face longer period of COVID lockdown

31-03-2022 20:45 via cbc.ca

Residents of eastern Shanghai hoping to emerge from a four-day lockdown got some bad news Thursday night: Some will be confined to their homes for at least 10 more days.

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How realistic is it to take a road trip with an electric vehicle?

31-03-2022 20:28 via cbc.ca

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how realistic it is currently to do a road trip with an electric vehicle, and examine Ottawa's newly released Emissions Reduction Plan.

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EU leaders push back against Putin's demand for ruble-based natural gas payments

31-03-2022 19:47 via cbc.ca

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree Thursday demanding payment for natural gas in rubles, but appeared to temper the order by allowing dollar and euro payments through a designated bank, the latest twist over energy supplies that Europe relies on to heat homes and generate electricity.

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Senators overwhelmed by emails, calls pushing conspiracy theories about basic income legislation

31-03-2022 19:19 via cbc.ca

Members of the Red Chamber have been hit by a wave of questionable correspondence from Canadians convinced that a pending Senate bill would take away their pensions and lead to some sort of totalitarian world government.

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7 months after Kabul's fall, Canada has yet to bring in 30,000 Afghans

31-03-2022 19:13 via cbc.ca

Multiple Afghan interpreters and their families have told CBC News about being stuck in Islamabad, Pakistan, while the Canadian government has just brought over a 10,000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban.

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Maple syrup thief must pay $9.1M fine, Supreme Court rules

31-03-2022 18:30 via cbc.ca

Canada's top court found the Quebec Court of Appeal was wrong to reduce the fine imposed on Richard Vallières, one of the men responsible for the theft and trafficking of 9,500 barrels of syrup from a Quebec warehouse a decade ago.

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U.S. to release extra 1 million barrels of oil a day from strategic reserves to battle high prices — and Putin

31-03-2022 17:53 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Joe Biden is ordering the release of one million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve for six months, in a bid to control skyrocketing energy prices and put further pressure on Russia to halt its invasion of Ukraine.

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Minnesota asks for Ontario's help after American bear settles near Atikokan, Ont.

31-03-2022 17:52 via cbc.ca

An official with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says he’s not sure why a black bear that’s part of a state research project made her way to Canada this winter.

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Canada needs to 'close the gap' in racial representation in live music: report

31-03-2022 17:35 via cbc.ca

The Canadian Live Music Association released a report on Wednesday outlining some of the systemic barriers faced by workers who are Indigenous, Black or people of colour.

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South Korea just upheld a law that makes tattooing a crime

31-03-2022 17:32 via cbc.ca

The Constitutional Court in Seoul upheld a ban on tattooing on Thursday, confirming South Korea as the only developed country that permits no one but medical professionals to perform the procedure.

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Laurentian University violated French Language Services Act when it cut programs: report

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

Sudbury’s Laurentian University violated Ontario’s French Language Services Act when it cut 29 programs in April 2021, according to a new report from a provincial commissioner. The school filed for insolvency a couple of months earlier.

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Victim of intimate partner assault by B.C. lawyer calls 3-month suspension a 'slap on the wrist'

31-03-2022 17:00 via cbc.ca

A West Vancouver lawyer who admitted to beating up his then-girlfriend while also representing her in divorce proceedings has been suspended from practice for three months.

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Ontario has no plans to reintroduce mask mandates even as 6th wave of COVID-19 underway

31-03-2022 16:48 via cbc.ca

Ontario reported 807 people hospitalized with COVID-19 on Thursday with 166 of those patients requiring intensive care.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations up again as Ontario logs more than 3,000 new cases despite limited testing

31-03-2022 16:48 via cbc.ca

Ontario reported 807 people hospitalized with COVID-19 on Thursday with 166 of those patients requiring intensive care.

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TSB to release investigation report into deadly B.C. runaway rail crash

31-03-2022 16:12 via cbc.ca

An investigation report into a fatal train derailment near the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta is to be released by the Transportation Safety Board on Thursday.

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Old brakes, extreme cold and inexperience factors in triple fatal train derailment, TSB report finds

31-03-2022 16:12 via cbc.ca

Old, untested brakes, extreme cold and an inexperienced trainmaster were all factors which contributed to the 2019 fatal CP Rail train derailment in the mountains near the B.C., Alberta border, Canada's safety watchdog has found.

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CP Rail 'normalized' potentially deadly problems, TSB investigation into fatal derailment finds

31-03-2022 16:12 via cbc.ca

Old brakes, extreme cold and an inexperienced trainmaster were all factors that contributed to the 2019 fatal CP Rail derailment in the mountains near the B.C.-Alberta border, Canada's transportation safety watchdog has found.

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Invasive earthworms are spreading through Canadian forests, and that's bad for bugs

31-03-2022 15:22 via cbc.ca

In many parts of northern North America, there have been no earthworms since before the last ice age. Now, with help from humans, invasive earthworms are colonizing new areas. And in areas of a forest with more invasive earthworms, there are fewer insects, a new study has found.

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Earthworm invasion in Canadian forest linked to insect decline, study suggests

31-03-2022 15:22 via cbc.ca

In many parts of northern North America, there have been no earthworms since before the last ice age. Now, with help from humans, invasive earthworms are colonizing new areas. And in areas of a forest with more invasive earthworms, there are fewer insects, a new study has found.

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Canada's economy eked out slight growth to start 2022, despite Omicron

31-03-2022 15:08 via cbc.ca

Canada's economy managed to eke out a slight expansion to kick off 2022, as goods-producing industries continued to grow even as most service sectors were walloped by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

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Canada drops in rankings, can expect tougher grouping in Friday's World Cup draw

31-03-2022 15:02 via cbc.ca

Canada is grouped with the lowest-ranked teams for Friday's World Cup draw, which increases the likelihood of facing two of the top 10 teams in the world in their opening stage.

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Remains found in France identified as Canadian soldier who died in WW1

31-03-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca

More than 100 years after a Canadian soldier went missing on a bloody battlefield during the First World War, his remains have been identified after being found in France.

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N.W.T. nursing students concerned nursing shortage will affect critical mentorships

31-03-2022 13:32 via cbc.ca

Two nursing students from the N.W.T. say they have no intention of changing their plans to do frontline nursing in the North, despite their concerns that the national nursing shortage will leave them without adequate mentorship when they graduate.

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Meet the filmmaker who dives — under ice

31-03-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca

Manuel Añò is one of the few people in the world who can film while freediving under ice. This winter, he’s done about 60 dives in Quebec and Ontario, including dips in the St. Lawrence River. Añò collects samples for biologists who study certain lakes in Quebec. Together they’ve discovered some surprising findings.

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Despite divisions and challenges, Alberta's conservative movement remains a powerful force

31-03-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca

If a political movement’s health is determined by its ability to mobilize its members, sign-up new ones and earn impactful participation from them in its party processes, then the conservative coalition in Alberta is a juggernaut.

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Filipino grocery store provides taste of home for Manitoba town's growing newcomer community

31-03-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca

A grocery store in Russell, Man., aims to provide the rural community's growing Filipino population with the comforts of home, and help them navigate their new environment.

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Writing a semi-autobiographical play unlocked the artist I kept hidden as a trans man

31-03-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca

Jay Gallant identifies as a trans artist because both aspects of his identity — being visibly trans as well as an artist — are important to him for visibility.

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What it's like to have aphasia, the 'devastating' language disorder Bruce Willis has

31-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

There are over 100,000 Canadians living with aphasia, a communication disorder that affects the ability to understand and express language, according to the Aphasia Institute. Christine Patten is one of them.

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Ukrainians wounded in Russian attacks struggle with injuries and memories of lost loved ones

31-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

While there is often an emphasis in conflict on the dead, the wounded end up bearing not only the burden of their injuries but the memories of what they witnessed.

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'These are my legs:' Windsor resident, housing corporation at odds over mobility scooter storage

31-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

A Windsor, Ont., resident has been in a years-long battle over parking her mobility scooters in the hallway of her building — something the building's owners don't want allowed, saying it's contrary to the fire code.

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Minor hockey player says racial abuse has tarnished his season

31-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

David Godwin, 14, says he has faced repeated incidents of racial abuse from opposing players which have tarnished his hockey season in Gatineau, Que.

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Liberal climate plan looks to guarantee a carbon price, no matter who is in power

31-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The federal government is now moving toward providing a guarantee of sorts, for firms that want to see the carbon tax climb to $170 per tonne by 2030.

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Hungary faced criticism for anti-immigrant policy. But it's opening its doors to Ukrainian refugees

31-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Though Hungary has been criticized for its anti-immigration policy toward would-be asylum seekers from Syria and Afghanistan, there is now wide support among the public and politicians to open its doors to the Ukrainian refugees streaming in.

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For a cool grand, you, too, could sit on 'a piece of Canadian history'

31-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The Victoria Barber Shop is selling off one of its chrome and leather chairs, first purchased in 1956. But this is no ordinary barber chair, according to the shop's owner: this is "a piece of Canadian history."

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Controversial tool Ontario government used to speed up development could become key election issue

31-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The Ford government has used Minister’s Zoning Orders to accelerate development throughout Ontario, but political opponents say the tool gives government too much power — and it's something voters should consider as the provincial election approaches.

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Conservative leadership candidates jockey for position on the carbon tax

31-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government prepares to hike the federal carbon tax another ten dollars per tonne of emissions on Friday, the leading Conservative leadership candidates all agree on one thing — it's the wrong move. But that's where their consensus ends.

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Brace yourself: Interest rates could be headed up even faster and higher than we thought

31-03-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

When the Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in two years earlier this month, it sent an unmistakable message to borrowers that the era of cheap money was coming to an end. Now some economists and bank watchers are starting to think the pace and size of those rate hikes could be ratcheting higher, too.

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Nuxalk First Nation still waiting for return of family totem pole from Royal B.C. Museum, chief says

31-03-2022 07:51 via cbc.ca

Hereditary Chief Snuxyaltwa (Deric Snow) of Nuxalk First Nation says the Royal B.C. Museum's alleged failure to return his great-grandfather's totem pole has been hurtful to members of his community.

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'It doesn't belong in any museum': Nuxalk First Nation makes urgent call for return of totem pole

31-03-2022 07:51 via cbc.ca

Hereditary Chief Snuxyaltwa (Deric Snow) of Nuxalk First Nation says the Royal B.C. Museum's alleged failure to return his great-grandfather's totem pole has been hurtful to members of his community.

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Choose your fighter: The F-35 saga

31-03-2022 06:00 via cbc.ca

After years of delays, Canada is upgrading its air force and replacing its fleet of aging CF-18 fighters with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II — a jet the Liberals once vowed they would never buy. The stealth fighter jet has long been touted as the future of aerial warfare, but the debate over buying a fleet has dragged on for more than a decade, starting under the Harper government. On the campaign trail in 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the F-35 would be a "nightmare" for

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N.S. man stood guard with a shotgun after the mass shooter rang his doorbell

31-03-2022 02:33 via cbc.ca

The details surrounding the Fisher family's close call, and the other events that transpired in Glenholme on the morning of April 19, are included in a document released Thursday by the Mass Casualty Commission.

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Will Smith 'was asked to leave' the Oscar ceremony but refused, Academy says

31-03-2022 01:26 via cbc.ca

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Wednesday said that Will Smith was asked to leave to Sunday's Oscar ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused to do so.

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Inuit advocates welcome new charges against French priest accused of abusing Nunavut children

31-03-2022 00:15 via cbc.ca

Jack Anawak and Piita Irniq have long fought to have Johannes Rivoire brought back to Canada to face charges of sexually abusing Nunavut children.

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