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What's softer than cashmere and warmer than down? Kuujjuaq students spin muskox qiviut into yarn

05-04-2022 23:51 via cbc.ca

There's a secret hiding under the thick, coarse pelt of muskox: a wool that's light, soft and warm, and which a group of people in Kuujjuaq, Que., recently learned to spin. And it all starts with a good brushing.

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Police make 2 more arrests after mass shooting that killed 6 in Sacramento, Calif.

05-04-2022 23:31 via cbc.ca

Two more people were arrested Tuesday in connection with the mass shooting that killed six people in Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday.

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Baseball is coming back to Toronto. Is this the Blue Jays' year?

05-04-2022 23:27 via cbc.ca

CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews the 2022 Toronto Blue Jays, who are a serious contender to win the World Series.

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B.C. officials provide COVID-19 update

05-04-2022 21:55 via cbc.ca

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix provide an update on COVID-19 in B.C.

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Proud Boys leader Tarrio pleads not guilty to charges related to U.S. Capitol riot

05-04-2022 20:16 via cbc.ca

Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges accusing him of conspiring to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory ahead of last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Proud Boys leader Tarrio pleads not guilty to charges related to Capitol riot

05-04-2022 20:16 via cbc.ca

Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges accusing him of conspiring to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory ahead of last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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'We need to tell the whole story:' Pimicikamak Cree Nation to investigate former residential school site

05-04-2022 20:13 via cbc.ca

Pimicikamak Cree Nation is investigating what was once the main Roman Catholic-run residential school in the area. Chief David Monias says the community has identified 85 children who died there.

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Pimicikamak Cree Nation to investigate former residential school site in northern Manitoba

05-04-2022 20:13 via cbc.ca

Pimicikamak Cree Nation is investigating what was once the main Roman Catholic-run residential school in the area. Chief David Monias says the community has identified 85 children who died there.

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Pimicikamak Cree Nation begins investigating former residential school site in northern Manitoba

05-04-2022 20:13 via cbc.ca

Pimicikamak Cree Nation is investigating what was once the main Roman Catholic-run residential school in the area. Chief David Monias says the community has identified 85 children who died there.

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'We just want an education. Please have sympathy': First Nations students in video on racism in Thunder Bay

05-04-2022 18:53 via cbc.ca

The Dear Thunder Bay campaign was borne out of a recommendation from the Seven Youth Inquest, which directed community organizations to work together on an awareness campaign aimed at changing attitudes about the obstacles, challenges and misconceptions faced by First Nation students.

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Caught between climate warnings and economic realities, Canada and the world face tough fossil fuel choices

05-04-2022 18:46 via cbc.ca

The UN's latest warning about the world's climate goals slipping away is looming over a pending decision on whether a large offshore oil project will go ahead off Newfoundland, promising a much-needed boost for the province's economy but potentially moving the world further away from avoiding climate disaster.

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Woman with Huntington's disease called 'manipulative' in psychiatrist's notes

05-04-2022 18:39 via cbc.ca

A Summerside psychiatrist called a patient with Huntington’s disease 'manipulative' in his notes on the case and restricted her access to the telephone at the Prince County Hospital, a disciplinary hearing was told on Tuesday.

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Liberal government tables legislation to force online giants to compensate news outlets

05-04-2022 18:39 via cbc.ca

The federal Liberal government introduced legislation Tuesday to force digital giants to compensate news publishers for the use of their content.

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Massive investment in Canada's energy grid needed to meet demand as Canada moves on it's climate change policy

05-04-2022 16:00 via cbc.ca

A price tag in the tens or hundreds of billions of dollars, and a project scope akin to that of the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1800s.

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Elon Musk joins Twitter's board, says 'significant improvements' are coming

05-04-2022 15:17 via cbc.ca

A day after revealing he owns a significant chunk of Twitter, Elon Musk has been given a major say in deciding how it's run.

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2 Alberta paramedics sanctioned for forcing drug on unconscious patient in RCMP custody

05-04-2022 15:01 via cbc.ca

Two paramedics have been sanctioned for unprofessional conduct after using forceps to insert an oral drug into the rectum of an incapacitated man in RCMP custody in northeastern Alberta.

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U.S. government reviewing deaths of two belugas moved to Connecticut from Marineland

05-04-2022 14:58 via cbc.ca

Havana, a young female beluga, died last month at Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut. Havok, a young male beluga, died at the aquarium last summer. Mystic, which announced the deaths after they occurred, said last month that a third whale from Marineland was in intensive care.

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P.E.I. keeping mask mandates until at least April 28

05-04-2022 14:49 via cbc.ca

Prince Edward Island is not ready to drop mask mandates as a way of preventing the spread of COVID-19.

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Gigantic Jupiter-like alien planet observed still 'in the womb'

05-04-2022 14:45 via cbc.ca

Scientists have observed an enormous planet about nine times the mass of Jupiter at a remarkably early stage of formation — describing it as still in the womb — in a discovery that challenges the current understanding of planetary formation.

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Darwin notebooks returned to library 20 years after going missing

05-04-2022 14:12 via cbc.ca

Two of naturalist Charles Darwin's notebooks that were reported stolen from Cambridge University's library have been returned, two decades after they disappeared.

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Majority of Albertans support federal equalization program, survey suggests

05-04-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca

Alberta’s referendum on equalization had little effect on Canadians’ support for the program, concludes a new national survey report released today.

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B.C. introduces 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose for those 70 and older and vulnerable groups

05-04-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca

The rollout is aimed at the highest risk groups who are now coming on six months since their first booster shot (third dose) and who may be experiencing waning protection, especially from the Omicron variant.

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COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai called 'extremely grim' as lockdown extended

05-04-2022 13:47 via cbc.ca

The COVID-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains "extremely grim" amid an ongoing lockdown confining around 26 million people to their homes, a city official said Tuesday.

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Ontario school board's response to review of police call on Black 4-year-old lacks accountability: advocates

05-04-2022 12:07 via cbc.ca

Advocates say they're disappointed by the response of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) to an Ontario report into how the board handled a situation where police were called to deal with a four-year-old Black student.

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Charities in Canada stretched thin as donations drop, demand rises, report says

05-04-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca

Canadian charities are facing "unprecedented strain" this year due to a projected decline in donations and an expected growth in demand, according to a new report.

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Charities face 'triple whammy' as demand rises, donations drop and people less able to give

05-04-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca

Canadian charities are facing "unprecedented strain" this year due to a projected decline in donations and an expected growth in demand, according to a new report.

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Hundreds of thousands of artifacts packed up as N.B. Museum faces uncertain future

05-04-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca

The New Brunswick Museum is spread over two problematic buildings — an exhibit space and shop at Market Square in uptown Saint John and a collections and research centre in a much older building in the north end.

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With her latest budget, Freeland faces pressure to do more — and a lot less

05-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

In her first budget a year ago, Chrystia Freeland told Canadians that there was a risk of doing too little to secure the post-pandemic recovery. As the finance minister prepares to deliver her second financial plan later this week, there's every expectation that she will continue to spend.

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The Pope should know forgiveness can't be asked for, it must be offered

05-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The Indigenous people in Canada who suffered so greatly at residential schools have not waited for the Pope to come to their door. Instead, they have gone to his house, asking to receive an apology, writes Albert Dumont.

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Lifting of boil water advisory after 14 years brings new hope to Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

05-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Of the more than 1,000 homes on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, about 75 per cent now have safe drinking water after 14 years under a boil water advisory, according to its chief.

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Going to the Pope's house to ask for an apology seems a strange way of going about it

05-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The Indigenous people in Canada who suffered so greatly at residential schools have not waited for the Pope to come to their door. Instead, they have gone to his house, asking to receive an apology, writes Albert Dumont.

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Deadly bird flu strain in Ontario has poultry farmers, wildlife watchers on alert

05-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Farmers and wildlife watchers are on guard after some poultry flocks and wild birds — including a Canada goose in Ottawa and a redhead duck in Kingston, Ont. — recently tested positive for a deadly strain of bird flu.

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Canadian Forces rescinds appointment of high-ranking military police officer sanctioned for sexual comments

05-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The head of Canada’s military justice system has revoked his appointment of a military police officer who faced sanctions three years ago for making sexual comments about three women at a Christmas policing function.

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As Alberta's oil and gas industry rebounds, there's a new problem: not enough workers

05-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The price of oil has been rising steadily the last several months, and while that should spell good news for the energy-producing province of Alberta, it has instead shone a spotlight on a problem — there aren't enough workers.

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After 14 years, boil water advisory lifted for most in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

05-04-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Of the more than 1,000 homes on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, about 75 per cent now have safe drinking water after 14 years under a boil water advisory, according to its chief.

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The 'radical pragmatist' behind Canada's new climate plan

05-04-2022 06:00 via cbc.ca

Long before federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault was leading the file in Canada's fight against the climate crisis, he was an activist — some might even say a radical one, most famous for scaling the CN tower in 2001 to bring attention to climate change.Now, he's the architect of the Liberals' latest plan to dramatically curb greenhouse gas emissions. It's Guilbeault's first big move in his new role, and it's getting a lot of attention — by those who think it goes too far,

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Veteran B.C. Liberal Stephanie Cadieux resigns seat, takes federal post to help people with disabilities

05-04-2022 05:21 via cbc.ca

Stephanie Cadieux, who represents Surrey South, is resigning her Surrey-area seat after 13 years at the legislature to become Canada's first chief accessibility officer.

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B.C. Liberal Stephanie Cadieux resigns seat, takes federal post to help people with disabilities

05-04-2022 05:21 via cbc.ca

Stephanie Cadieux, who represents Surrey South, is resigning her Surrey-area seat after 13 years at the legislature to become Canada's first chief accessibility officer.

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CBC, APTN pick up major wins on first night of Canadian Screen Awards

05-04-2022 01:45 via cbc.ca

CBC and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) won big at the opening night of the Canadian Screen Awards on Monday.

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The 'dire' doctor shortage in rural northwestern Ontario: 5 proposed solutions

05-04-2022 01:15 via cbc.ca

More than a week after a shortage of available physicians closed the emergency room in Red Lake, health professionals are weighing in on possible solutions to the northern Ontario doctor shortage.

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Study estimates Quebec recorded up to 32,000 new daily COVID-19 infections last week

05-04-2022 01:05 via cbc.ca

The exact case counts presented in the study, which looked at the period from March 24-29, are difficult to confirm, but the tendency toward higher case numbers could have an impact on the province's already strained health network, experts say.

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Albertans' rights 'trampled' during COVID, lawyer suggests while cross-examining Dr. Hinshaw

05-04-2022 00:41 via cbc.ca

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is in the hot seat for the next several days as she testifies in court about the decision-making process and implications of pandemic-related restrictions imposed over the past two years.

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CBC, APTN pick up major wins on 1st night of Canadian Screen Awards

05-04-2022 00:23 via cbc.ca

CBC and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) won big at the opening night of the Canadian Screen Awards on Monday.

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