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2 Black radio hosts now own the 'White Lives Matter' trademark. Here's how they'll use it

07-11-2022 23:37 via cbc.ca

Two Phoenix-based Black radio hosts, Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, now own the trademark to the phrase "White Lives Matter." Here's how they want to use a saying associated with white supremacists as a force for good.

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CSIS feared Emergencies Act would push some protesters to embrace violence, inquiry hears

07-11-2022 20:34 via cbc.ca

Canada’s intelligence agency felt that invoking the Emergencies Act would “galvanize” members of the self-styled Freedom Convoy and radicalize some towards violence , according to a document presented at the Emergencies Act inquiry Monday.

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Toxic drug deaths in B.C. surpass 1,600 in 2022 as Ottawa commits $5M to helping people with chronic pain

07-11-2022 19:26 via cbc.ca

At least 171 people died from toxic drugs in B.C. during the month of September, according to the province.

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Oath Keepers leader testifies storming U.S. Capitol was not part of extremist group's plan

07-11-2022 19:23 via cbc.ca

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes told jurors on Monday there was no plan for his band of extremists to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as he tries to clear his name in his seditious conspiracy trial.

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Musk, who said Twitter needed to be politically neutral, endorses Republicans in midterms

07-11-2022 18:28 via cbc.ca

Just days after taking control of powerful social media giant Twitter Inc, billionaire Elon Musk on Monday recommended that voters pick Republican candidates for Congress in Tuesday's U.S. midterm election.

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Selling Freedom Mobile not enough to OK Rogers Shaw merger, Competition Bureau tells Tribunal

07-11-2022 17:52 via cbc.ca

The Competition Tribunal's public hearing on Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26 billion proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. begins Monday as the telecom companies look to take the deal across the finish line.

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Competition Tribunal on Rogers merger with Shaw now underway

07-11-2022 17:52 via cbc.ca

The Competition Tribunal's public hearing on Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26 billion proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. begins Monday as the telecom companies look to take the deal across the finish line.

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Canadian soldier dies in Iraq under 'non-operational related circumstances'

07-11-2022 17:29 via cbc.ca

The Canadian Armed Forces is investigating the death of a Winnipeg-based soldier who was stationed in Iraq.

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Judge rules Doug Ford immune from testifying at Emergencies Act inquiry

07-11-2022 17:05 via cbc.ca

A Federal Court judge has ruled that Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Deputy Premier Sylvia Jones will not have to testify at the Emergencies Act inquiry in Ottawa because of immunity provided to them by parliamentary privilege.

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Here's what you need to know about Mastodon, the social media network that's surging amid Twitter chaos

07-11-2022 16:34 via cbc.ca

With Twitter in disarray since the world's richest person took control of it last week, Mastodon, a decentralized, open alternative from privacy-obsessed Germany, has seen a flood of new users.

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Sobeys, Safeway grappling with IT issues as Maple Leaf Foods announces cybersecurity incident

07-11-2022 16:14 via cbc.ca

Some Empire Company stores across Canada, including pharmacy services, are experiencing disruptions due to an information technology systems issue.

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Windsor mayor, Mendicino texted about Emergencies Act before it was invoked: document

07-11-2022 16:06 via cbc.ca

A new piece of evidence at a public inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act shows Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens exchanged texts with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, who sought the mayor's support for "any additional authorities" to keep the Ambassador Bridge open, hours before the legislation was announced.

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UN chief says world is 'on a highway to climate hell' without urgent action to cut emissions

07-11-2022 14:20 via cbc.ca

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27 summit in Egypt on Monday they face a stark choice: work together now to cut emissions or condemn future generations to climate catastrophe.

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Paradise Gardens farmers face uncertain future due to fears of more spring flooding in southern N.W.T.

07-11-2022 14:20 via cbc.ca

Devastating flooding last spring has farmers in the Paradise Gardens valley near Hay River contemplating their future.

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'Putin's chef' Yevgeny Prigozhin admits interfering in U.S. elections

07-11-2022 14:02 via cbc.ca

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue doing so in the future, the first such admission from a figure who has been formally implicated by Washington in efforts to influence American politics.

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Western University student hosts stem cell drive to ethnically diversify Canada's blood supply

07-11-2022 13:11 via cbc.ca

For Lauren Sano, a stem cell transplant is "the gift of life," one that her father Mark was unable to get because no donor in the Canadian Blood Services (CBS) registry was a full-match for his DNA markers.

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These Calgarians say TikTok told them they had ADHD — turns out, they do

07-11-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca

Local psychologists say they've seen a big increase in the number of young adults who come to them requesting assessments — for ADHD and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) — citing social media like TikTok and Instagram as their primary source of information.

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Former Sask. Christian school students decry lack of action on assault, abuse allegations

07-11-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca

Former students who told police a year and a half ago they suffered criminal assault and abuse while attending a private Saskatoon Christian school say they are still awaiting action on their allegations.

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Young refs with Northern Ontario Hockey Association wear green armbands to reduce harassment

07-11-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca

The Northern Ontario Hockey Association is implementing the green armband initiative for its younger officials. All referees under age 18 are wearing a green band while officiating games with the aim of reducing harassment and abuse from coaches and spectators.

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Young referees with Northern Ontario Hockey Association now sporting green armbands

07-11-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca

The Northern Ontario Hockey Association is implementing the green armband initiative for it younger officials. All referees under the age of 18 are now wearing a green band on their arm while officiating games, to help reduce harassment and abuse from coaches and spectators.

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Irving's offshore split was a race against time — and taxes

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

As New Brunswick's Irving family raced to break up their multibillion-dollar corporate empire more than a decade ago, three brothers agreed on at least one common goal: they needed to keep their tax bills down.

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Irving family's offshore split was a race against time — and taxes

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

As New Brunswick's Irving family raced to break up their multibillion-dollar corporate empire more than a decade ago, three brothers agreed on at least one common goal: they needed to keep their tax bills down.

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This N.L. couple paid taxes on their home for 40 years. Now the province says they don't own it

07-11-2022 10:30 via cbc.ca

The Diamond family lived in their Catalina home for nearly 40 years. When they tried to sell the home, they discovered it was sitting on Crown land.

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Windsor mayor, police testify about Ambassador Bridge blockade

07-11-2022 10:01 via cbc.ca

The commission is looking at the events leading up to the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act on February 14, hours after the nearly week-long Ambassador Bridge blockade was cleared.

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Windsor mayor asked Mendicino about Emergencies Act use after Ambassador Bridge blockade cleared, inquiry told

07-11-2022 10:01 via cbc.ca

The Emergencies Act was "extremely helpful" in protecting the Ambassador Bridge following the blockade that shut down North America's busiest international crossing in February, the mayor of Windsor, Ont., testifies at a public inquiry, which also heard evidence about a text exchange between Drew Dilkens and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.

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You're not the only one confused about where the economy is going — the experts are too

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Predicting the future is complicated when the economy is on a knife edge between boom and bust. Can we be sure our economic leaders know what they are doing?

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Vancouver hosts first in-person meeting of health ministers in 4 years

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Provincial and territorial health ministers will meet with their federal counterpart in Vancouver Monday for the first in-person meeting about the state of health-care funding in the country in four years.

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This year's wildfire season fluctuated wildly across provinces. Here's a look at the numbers

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Wildfire season is officially over in most parts of Canada so we are taking a look at the numbers for Alberta, Saskatchewan, B.C., Yukon and the Northwest Territories. We are comparing the number of fires to previous years and looking ahead to see what might be in store for 2023.

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Shortage of 'first-line' antibiotic hits as surge in children's respiratory illnesses strains supply

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Doctors and pharmacists in Canada are having trouble finding an important antibiotic for treating bacterial infections in children, and some are insisting a surge in respiratory illnesses is contributing to the shortage.

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Provincial health ministers speak after meeting with federal counterpart on state of health-care funding

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Provincial and territorial health ministers will meet with their federal counterpart in Vancouver Monday for the first in-person meeting about the state of health-care funding in the country in four years.

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Montreal's summer pedestrian streets are a hit. So why doesn't the city keep them going?

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The last of the summer pedestrian streets reopened to cars last week, but as another season comes to a close, many in the city are wondering why it has to end at all.

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Man sleeping in his car says tenants owe more than $31K, won't leave his rental property

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

An Ontario man is sleeping in his car because tenants in his income property haven’t paid rent for months — leaving him too broke to pay rent somewhere else. Property owners in several provinces say wait times to get disputes heard have ballooned and governments must do more to evict delinquent tenants.

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India's electric vehicle revolution is built on the rickshaw

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The number of electric rickshaws on the road in India has grown rapidly over the last few years and is now nearing two million. It's a homegrown electric push that some experts see as a model for other developing countries.

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How India's electric rickshaw revolution is forging a low-carbon future

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The number of electric rickshaws on the road in India has grown rapidly over the last few years and is now nearing two million. It's a homegrown electric push that some experts see as a model for other developing countries.

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Here are 7 things that could change after the U.S. midterms

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Americans vote Tuesday. Republicans are favourites in the race for Congress. Here are seven things that could change after the U.S. midterms

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Hearings on constitutionality of Quebec's secularism law underway in Court of Appeal

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The Quebec government and several civil liberties groups are arguing before the province's Court of Appeal regarding a Superior Court decision last year, which upheld most, but not all of the province's controversial secularism law.

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Hearings on constitutionality of Quebec's secularism law begin today in Court of Appeal

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The Quebec government and several civil liberties groups will be arguing before the province's Court of Appeal starting today regarding a Superior Court decision last year, which upheld most, but not all of the province's controversial secularism law.

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Gymnastics Canada CEO promoted prominent coach despite complaints

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Amid growing public scrutiny over harassment and abuse in sport, CBC has learned the current CEO of Gymnastics Canada once promoted a coach to one of the highest positions within the organization despite having received complaints alleging inappropriate behaviour.

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Contradictory signals on economy leave even the experts confused

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Predicting the future is complicated when the economy is on a knife edge between boom and bust. Can we be sure our economic leaders know what they are doing?

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Achieving net-zero may require morally-dubious financial solutions

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

A questionable solution can still be a solution if the alternative is to continue hoping that the machinery of democratic governments or unaccountable autocratic regimes can collectively execute sweeping Green New Deal-type revolutions, writes Kyle Hiebert.

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A total lunar eclipse happens early Tuesday morning. Here's how to see it

07-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

There’s going to be a cosmological show early Tuesday morning: a total lunar eclipse. The good news? Most of the country is in a prime location to view it. The bad news? The nearly six-hour event starts in the wee hours of the morning.

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As COP27 begins, a new picture of our climate future emerges

07-11-2022 06:00 via cbc.ca

David Wallace-Wells, the acclaimed science journalist and author of The Uninhabitable Earth, says the past few years have given him reason to feel both "buoyant optimism" and "abject despair" about the future of climate change.As the COP27 climate summit kicks into gear, we're speaking to Wallace-Wells about both — and we're going to start by talking about the good news. While we aren't currently on track to keep global warming down to the levels the scientific community has called for, th

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How homebuilders in Vancouver are adapting to a warming world

07-11-2022 05:11 via cbc.ca

A home in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood generates more energy than it consumes and demonstrates how a highly efficient building is also more resilient to the effects of climate change.

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Boston Bruins cut ties with prospect Mitchell Miller, who bullied Black classmate

07-11-2022 04:04 via cbc.ca

The Boston Bruins decided Sunday to rescind their contract offer to prospect Mitchell Miller, who had his draft rights relinquished by Arizona for bullying a Black classmate with developmental disabilities in middle school.

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GO Transit workers will go on strike Monday, impacting bus services in southern Ontario

07-11-2022 00:17 via cbc.ca

Commuters across much of southern Ontario may find themselves scrambling for alternative means of transport after the union representing 2,200 GO Transit employees announced members would be walking off the job as of Monday morning.

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GO Transit bus services won't run Monday in southern Ontario as union announces strike

07-11-2022 00:17 via cbc.ca

The union representing Metrolinx's GO Transit bus drivers and other workers says it will move ahead with a strike on Monday after no deal was reached with the provincial transit agency over the weekend.

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