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Former workers of Aveos win their battle against Air Canada

10-11-2022 23:51 via cbc.ca

While the judge dismissed the claim for punitive damages, she ruled that Air Canada must compensate the workers for their loss of income and social benefits and pay individual claims for those who suffered moral damages, such as divorce.

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Canadian Gas Association under investigation over its claims natural gas is 'clean'

10-11-2022 23:21 via cbc.ca

The federal Competition Bureau is investigating the Canadian Gas Association to determine if the industry lobby group made misleading statements about the environmental impact of natural gas.

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Cree scholar 'in shock' after being appointed to Senate seat

10-11-2022 23:16 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed University of Northern B.C. professor Margo Greenwood to an independent senate seat.

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Jury orders filmmaker Paul Haggis to pay at least $7.5M to accuser

10-11-2022 23:06 via cbc.ca

A jury has ordered Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis to pay at least $7.5 million US to a publicist who accused him of rape.

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Jury orders Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis to pay at least $7.5M to accuser in rape suit

10-11-2022 23:06 via cbc.ca

A jury in a New York civil trial has ordered Oscar-winning Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis to pay at least $7.5 million US to a publicist who accused him of rape.

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Debris from destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor 36 years on

10-11-2022 22:58 via cbc.ca

The ill-fated Challenger broke apart soon after liftoff in 1986. Now, a crew of divers has uncovered some more of its debris while searching for clues in another mystery.

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'We will come out of this,' Tiff Macklem pledges as central bank signals more rate hikes to come

10-11-2022 22:37 via cbc.ca

In much the same way that Canadian households were forced to adjust on the fly to high and escalating prices, Canada's job market and overall economy will see some painful changes in the coming months as Canada's central bank steps up its fight to wrestle inflation into submission.

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Cost of cleaning up Yellowknife's Giant Mine now pegged at $4.38B, up from $1B

10-11-2022 22:33 via cbc.ca

The previous cost estimate of $1 billion was developed in 2010, and that was a 'pure construction cost estimate,' says the deputy director of the Giant Mine Remediation Project.

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Hateful slurs soared on Twitter after Musk took over, says digital anti-hate watchdog

10-11-2022 22:20 via cbc.ca

Instances of racial slurs have soared on Twitter since Elon Musk purchased the influential platform, despite assurances from the platform that it had reduced hateful activity, a digital civil rights group reported Thursday.

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N.S. lobster fishery braces for a downturn as inflation hits

10-11-2022 22:19 via cbc.ca

The fishery is worth hundreds of millions of dollars each year and is an important piece of the Nova Scotia economy. Fishermen are seeing the downside of a cyclical industry at a time when inflation has sent their input costs skyrocketing.

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Ecosystem destruction is increasing the risk of future pandemics, UN warns

10-11-2022 22:16 via cbc.ca

Wide-scale destruction of nature is raising the risk of future pandemics and is making climate change worse, the heads of the United Nations biodiversity office warned Thursday.

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'It is very empowering': Donated all-terrain wheelchairs provide access to Georgia parks

10-11-2022 22:13 via cbc.ca

Wheelchair users in Georgia will now be able to travel off the beaten path in the state’s parks, thanks to a donation of all-terrain chairs with the help of Aimee Copeland.

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Accused killer in deadly Saskatoon nightclub fight recorded on cellphones released on bail

10-11-2022 21:02 via cbc.ca

A Saskatoon woman charged with manslaughter after a nightclub fight on Nov. 5 was released on bail Thursday.

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Tim Hortons soup product recalled due to insect contamination

10-11-2022 20:42 via cbc.ca

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Tim Hortons-branded chicken noodle soup base should not be used or sold after it was found to contain insects.

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Alex Jones ordered to pay another $473M to Sandy Hook families on top of the billion ordered last month

10-11-2022 20:36 via cbc.ca

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company were ordered Thursday to pay an extra $473 million US to victims' families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax, adding to a nearly $1 billion US jury verdict issued last month.

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Natural disasters, pregnancy and baby health are linked. Should Canadians be worried?

10-11-2022 20:16 via cbc.ca

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how climate disasters can affect children in utero and why electric rickshaws are so important to India's transition from fossil fuels.

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Crime is down in Sask., so critics wonder why the province is creating a new police force

10-11-2022 19:31 via cbc.ca

Experts say crime policy should be based on reality, not perception or politics.

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Labrador MP Yvonne Jones stepping away from politics after cancer diagnosis

10-11-2022 19:06 via cbc.ca

Labrador MP Yvonne Jones has announced she is stepping away from politics following a cancer diagnosis.

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Sask. organizations call for more shelter spaces and support in wake of 2 freezing deaths

10-11-2022 19:04 via cbc.ca

Organizations who work with homeless and vulnerable populations in Saskatchewan are concerned as the province’s frigid winter gets underway.

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Wearing masks encouraged as hospitals struggle with virus surges, says Canada's top doctor

10-11-2022 18:45 via cbc.ca

Dr. Theresa Tam and her counterparts across the country recommend layering the protection of wearing a mask in crowded places, particularly if they are poorly ventilated.

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Canada's top doctor encourages wearing masks as hospitals struggle with virus surges

10-11-2022 18:45 via cbc.ca

Dr. Theresa Tam and her counterparts across the country recommend layering the protection of wearing a mask in crowded places, particularly if they are poorly ventilated.

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Kyrie Irving has only 1 path to NBA reinstatement: apologize, and mean it

10-11-2022 18:12 via cbc.ca

It's unlikely the suspended Brooklyn Nets star can meet the conditions the NBA has imposed on him for reinstatement following his promotion of antisemitic tropes.

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RSV is 'no joke,' warns Ontario mom whose preschooler spent 5 days in ICU with the respiratory virus

10-11-2022 18:09 via cbc.ca

Keri Graham knew it was time to bring her son Tyler to the emergency room when he was struggling to breathe and Tylenol would no longer break his fever. But the hospital in Oakville, Ont., said it could no longer handle his case, so he was rushed to a London, Ont., hospital's ICU to be treated for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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Ontario mom whose son was 'nearly lifeless' in hospital with RSV wants others to know the warning signs

10-11-2022 18:09 via cbc.ca

Keri Graham knew it was time to bring her son Tyler to the emergency room when he was struggling to breathe and Tylenol would no longer break his fever. But the hospital in Oakville, Ont., said it could no longer handle his case, so he was rushed to a London, Ont., hospital's ICU to be treated for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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Former Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban joining ESPN as hockey analyst

10-11-2022 17:59 via cbc.ca

P.K. Subban has become a full-time member of ESPN's hockey team. Subban, who retired in September, has signed a three-year agreement with ESPN. He will work mainly as a studio analyst but will handle some games during the season.

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'We received no help:' Texts shown at Emergencies Act inquiry show strain between Alberta, federal governments

10-11-2022 16:30 via cbc.ca

Text messages entered into evidence at the Emergencies Act inquiry show a testy exchange between feuding Alberta and federal ministers around the time the act was invoked.

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Alberta official says Emergencies Act may have acted as a deterrent in Coutts, but wasn't needed

10-11-2022 16:30 via cbc.ca

An Alberta official who oversees the public security portfolio says the federal government's invocation of the Emergencies Act may have acted as a deterrent for protesters near the Coutts border crossing, but said he doesn't think it was needed.

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Women banned from Afghanistan's gyms by Taliban rulers

10-11-2022 16:10 via cbc.ca

The Taliban are banning women from using gyms in Afghanistan, an official in Kabul said Thursday, the religious group's latest edict cracking down on women's rights and freedoms since they took power more than a year ago.

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No more remote work for Twitter staff: Musk

10-11-2022 15:24 via cbc.ca

Elon Musk in his first email to Twitter employees said remote work would no longer be allowed and that they would be expected in office for at least 40 hours per week, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

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Canada Soccer president predicts pay equity talks will produce 'epic, historical' deal with players

10-11-2022 15:17 via cbc.ca

Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis predicts the ongoing labour talks with the Canadian men's and women's teams will produce "an epic, historical deal for pay equity."

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U.S. inflation rate is now at 7.7%

10-11-2022 14:51 via cbc.ca

The dizzying pace of price increases moderated in the U.S. last month, with the country's official inflation rate cooling to 7.7 per cent.

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Critical U.S. Senate races still have days of vote counting left

10-11-2022 13:59 via cbc.ca

Republicans have inched closer to a narrow House majority while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races in a midterm election that will determine the type of Congress that U.S. President Joe Biden will have to deal with over the next two years, while setting the table for the 2024 presidential election cycle.

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Victim's family 'gutted' as teen who killed Calgary police officer guilty of manslaughter not murder

10-11-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca

The teenager who was driving the night Calgary police Sgt. Andrew Harnett was killed as an SUV fled a traffic stop has been found not guilty of first-degree murder but guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter.

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Teen guilty of manslaughter in death of Calgary police officer

10-11-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca

The teenager who was driving the night Calgary police Sgt. Andrew Harnett was killed as an SUV fled a traffic stop has been found not guilty of first-degree murder but guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter.

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Despite 'untruthful' testimony, teen guilty of manslaughter not murder in death of Calgary police officer

10-11-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca

The teenager who was driving the night Calgary police Sgt. Andrew Harnett was killed as an SUV fled a traffic stop has been found not guilty of first-degree murder but guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter.

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2 Kelowna university students find affordable rent living with and volunteering services to seniors

10-11-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca

Two Kelowna university students have found affordable rent living in and volunteering their services at a new seniors complex that was purposely built with four dorm rooms and opened last July.

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Nicole makes landfall as rare November hurricane, affecting some Canadian flights to Florida

10-11-2022 12:43 via cbc.ca

Shortly after Hurricane Nicole made landfall early Thursday along the east coast of Florida, it downgraded to a tropical storm but it was still battering a large area of the storm-weary state with strong winds, dangerous storm surge and heavy rain, officials said.

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Private health care in N.L. slammed by demand as patients seek help outside public system

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

While Newfoundland and Labrador's public health system continues to be overwhelmed, private health clinics are facing the same challenges as patients look for alternative means for health care.

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This 98-year-old stormed Juno Beach on D-Day. He'll be portrayed in an upcoming documentary

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

Jim Parks still vividly remembers the day he arrived at the beaches of Normandy with his platoon more than 70 years ago. He and his brother are now the subjects of a documentary titled Little Black Devils — From Juno to Putot.

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'The least they could do': Veterans push Canada to award its first Victoria Cross

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

A passionate debate over how to define military valour — and what a Canadian soldier must do to win the country’s highest battlefield honour — has been raging quietly this year among veterans and the halls of Parliament. At its centre is a growing sense of dismay among some former Canadian soldiers over the military’s refusal to recognize some acts of heroism in Afghanistan with the modern version of the Victoria Cross.

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Shortage of family doctors pushing more patients to overburdened ERs, physicians say

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

For emergency physicians who see doctorless patients show up at ERs with routine requests, the severity of the family doctor shortage is a growing concern as it increases pressure on an already strained system.

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How new treatments could quiet the 'perfect storm' of respiratory viruses

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

As a virus leaves some babies under the age of two wheezing, adding to the pressure on Canada's hospitals, drug makers are working on new treatment and vaccine options for the illness.

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Did you buy a poppy online? It may be one of hundreds of unauthorized products

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

The Royal Canadian Legion holds the trademark on the image of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance and says it has seen a spike in unauthorized poppy products for sale this year.

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever succeeds by moving forward and saying farewell

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

How to make a sequel without the hero who inspired it? CBC's Eli Glasner says director Ryan Coogler found a way with the new Marvel movie that pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman while moving the story forward.

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Albertans tire of fights with Ottawa, as Danielle Smith ups the 'anti'

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

The new premier rose to power promising she'd stand up to Justin Trudeau and pass a Sovereignty Act. That doesn't excite voters like it used to.

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A genetic disease killed Ayla's sisters. A first-of-its-kind treatment is helping her survive

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

Thanks to an in-utero treatment that's never been done before, Ottawa's Ayla Bashir is developing at a rate expected of the average 17-month-old infant — even while dealing with Pompe disease, a genetic disorder that killed two of her sisters.

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Green leadership candidates tout plans to revitalize party in debate

10-11-2022 04:27 via cbc.ca

Candidates running to become the next leader of the federal Green Party attempted to convince members that they are the best option to revitalize the party after a tumultuous few years marked by internal conflict and infighting.

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Canadian man charged with attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband indicted by federal grand jury

10-11-2022 02:34 via cbc.ca

The man accused of attacking U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer at the couple's San Francisco home was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday on attempted kidnapping and assault charges.

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'It hurts my heart': Former classmate of Mitchell Miller says NHL prospect bullied him for years

10-11-2022 02:07 via cbc.ca

Isaiah Meyer-Crothers, who was bullied by NHL prospect Mitchell Miller in middle school, says he hasn't seen any proof that Miller has changed his ways.

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Woman told to change 'abortion is health care' shirt before entering Sask. Legislature

10-11-2022 01:55 via cbc.ca

An abortion rights activist was asked to turn her shirt inside out to gain entry to the Saskatchewan Legislature as a visitor Wednesday.

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