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There are 8 billion people on Earth. But that isn't causing climate change, scientists say

16-11-2022 23:13 via cbc.ca

With Earth's population hitting a projected eight billion, it's easy to draw the conclusion that climate change is the result of too many people consuming energy. But scientists are pushing back at what they say is a false and oversimplified narrative.

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Niagara police officer, who shot another officer 10 times in 2018, charged with perjury

16-11-2022 22:13 via cbc.ca

A police officer in southern Ontario who shot his fellow officer 10 times has been charged with perjury after concerns were raised he lied in court about the case last year.

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This 1616 self-portrait was originally a nude. Then a man had it covered up

16-11-2022 22:01 via cbc.ca

For the first time in 342 years, art lovers will get to see Artemisia Gentileschi’s The Allegory of Inclination as the artist intended — with full frontal nudity.

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Danish World Cup reporter's live TV broadcast interrupted by security

16-11-2022 21:52 via cbc.ca

Rasmus Tantholdt, a Danish reporter, was covering the World Cup on live television in Doha, Qatar, when private security disrupted the broadcast and allegedly threatened to break the camera equipment, despite the Danish crew displaying their accreditation. Afterwards, Qatar's Supreme Committee apologized for the incident.

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Can you put a price on the impact of Yellowknife's Giant Mine?

16-11-2022 21:37 via cbc.ca

Last week, the federal government revealed that cleaning up Yellowknife’s Giant Mine is now projected to cost $4.38 billion. This is, by one measure, greater than the mine’s estimated total revenues during its operation.

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Why Brendan Fraser says he won't attend the Golden Globes if he's nominated

16-11-2022 21:32 via cbc.ca

Brendan Fraser, whose performance in The Whale has made him a likely awards candidate this year, says he won't attend the Golden Globes in January if he's nominated. The actor said in 2018 that he had been groped by Philip Berk, the former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, in 2003.

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B.C. man charged with threatening CNN anchor Erin Burnett and family

16-11-2022 21:25 via cbc.ca

A Surrey, B.C., man has been charged with threatening CNN anchor Erin Burnett and her family via Twitter and YouTube after an investigation by RCMP, New York police and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Remains of Indigenous woman murdered in 1990 found in Prince George, B.C., park

16-11-2022 19:26 via cbc.ca

Prince George RCMP say partial human remains of a murdered Indigenous woman were found in a downtown park last month, more than 32 years after her death.

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Partial remains of Indigenous woman killed in 1990 found in Prince George, B.C., park

16-11-2022 19:26 via cbc.ca

Prince George RCMP say partial remains of an Indigenous homicide victim were found in a downtown park last month, 32 years after her death.

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Elon Musk reveals Tesla staff are helping at Twitter in testimony during shareholder lawsuit

16-11-2022 19:16 via cbc.ca

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk testified on Wednesday that some of the carmaker's employees are performing certain jobs at Twitter as he evaluates whether more of the social media platform's staff should be axed. Musk made the comments in a Delaware courtroom Wednesday while giving testimony to defend himself in a shareholder lawsuit challenging a compensation package that he was awarded by Tesla's board of directors.

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Elon Musk defends massive Tesla pay package in court during shareholder's lawsuit

16-11-2022 19:16 via cbc.ca

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is in court to defend his multibillion-dollar salary at the electric carmaker, as its investors grow increasingly concerned about distractions at Twitter.

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B.C. Liberal Party set to become B.C. United after members vote to change party name

16-11-2022 19:08 via cbc.ca

Eighty per cent of B.C. Liberal party members voted to change the name of the party to B.C. United, party leader Kevin Falcon announced Wednesday.

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Amazon confirms layoffs, expected to be largest in company history

16-11-2022 18:47 via cbc.ca

Amazon.com Inc. is laying off employees in its devices and services units, America's second-largest private employer informed its staff on Wednesday following recent reports that it would cut around 10,000 jobs.

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Amazon confirms layoff of about 10,000 staff worldwide

16-11-2022 18:47 via cbc.ca

Amazon.com Inc. is laying off employees in its devices and services units, America's second-largest private employer informed its staff on Wednesday following recent reports that it would cut around 10,000 jobs.

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Being forced to leave FirstOntario Centre was 'shocking and unexpected,' Hamilton Bulldogs owner says

16-11-2022 18:33 via cbc.ca

For the owner of the Hamilton Bulldogs, being forced to leave the team's home arena at FirstOntario Centre was "shocking and unexpected news." Teams found out Nov. 11 they wouldn't be able to play games at the arena during upcoming renovations.

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Blue Jays trade beloved all-star outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to Mariners

16-11-2022 17:22 via cbc.ca

The Toronto Blue Jays have traded outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Erik Swanson and Adam Macko.

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Taylor Swift fans stormed Ticketmaster. The result was outages, delays and outrage

16-11-2022 16:55 via cbc.ca

Millions of Taylor Swift fans swarmed the Ticketmaster website on Tuesday, seeking seats for her first tour in five years, causing periodic outages and long online waits that often ended in disappointment.

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Death threat against Trudeau sent to CBSA during convoy protests, Emergencies Act inquiry hears

16-11-2022 16:43 via cbc.ca

The Canada Border Services Agency received a death threat against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and inquiries about how to import bullets during last winter's convoy protests, the Emergencies Act inquiry heard Wednesday.

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CBSA worried blockades could threaten 'Canada's economic security,' Emergencies Act inquiry hears

16-11-2022 16:43 via cbc.ca

The Canada Border Services Agency worried last winter's border blockades might cause a "threat to Canada's economic security and prosperity," according to documents tabled at the Emergencies Act inquiry.

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CBSA warned blockades could threaten 'economic security' on the day Emergencies Act was invoked, inquiry hears

16-11-2022 16:43 via cbc.ca

The Canada Border Services Agency worried last winter's border blockades might cause a "threat to Canada's economic security and prosperity," according to documents tabled at the Emergencies Act inquiry.

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Border agency questioned about its warning that protest blockades could threaten Canada's 'economic security'

16-11-2022 16:43 via cbc.ca

A report from the Canada Border Services Agency — shared the same day the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act — warned that blockades protesting pandemic measures could pose a "threat to Canada's economic security and prosperity," according to documents tabled at the Public Order Emergency Commission.

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Article 5: Could the Ukraine war trigger NATO's defence obligations?

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

How could the Ukraine war trigger NATO articles 4 or 5? And what exactly do they say?

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Loblaw's profits up 30%, led by booming sales of high margin items like beauty products, cold meds

16-11-2022 16:01 via cbc.ca

Loblaw Companies Ltd. reported that its third-quarter profit rose about 30 per cent compared with a year ago. The grocer noted a continued shift to private label brands like President's Choice and No Name.

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Kevin Spacey to be charged with 7 more sex offences in U.K.

16-11-2022 15:54 via cbc.ca

Actor Kevin Spacey will be charged with seven further sex offences, all relating to the same alleged victim, piling on the pressure for one of Hollywood's biggest stars.

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Ontario education workers give notice to strike again

16-11-2022 15:23 via cbc.ca

The Canadian Union of Public Employees has filed another strike notice, leaving education workers poised to walk off the job again in Ontario, according to both the province's minister of education and the union.

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Owl invader takes up roost inside Vancouver Island home

16-11-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca

Tina Gaboury knew it was a different kind of home invasion when she saw an owl perched on the dining room chandelier.

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Albertans say they aren't afraid of transitioning away from oil

16-11-2022 15:00 via cbc.ca

Albertans might not be ready to say goodbye to oil, but most are ready for a future with less of it, a new poll indicates.

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Canada's inflation rate unchanged in October at 6.9%

16-11-2022 14:39 via cbc.ca

Canada's inflation rate was 6.9 per cent in October, matching the pace seen the previous month.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping accuses Trudeau of 'leaking' details of conversation to media

16-11-2022 14:09 via cbc.ca

Chinese President Xi Jinping has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of behaving inappropriately by leaking the substance of a conversation between the two leaders at the G20 summit to the media.

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Residents 'horrified' as another Metro Vancouver home for people with mental illness set to close

16-11-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca

The impending closure of another assisted living facility for people with mental illness in Metro Vancouver has residents and their caregivers worried about the impacts on their health.

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Residents 'horrified' as another Metro Vancouver home for mental illness set to close

16-11-2022 14:00 via cbc.ca

The impending closure of another assisted living facility for people with mental illness in Metro Vancouver has residents and their caregivers worried about the impacts on their health.

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The mysterious case of the disappearing shipping container with $10 million worth of silver inside

16-11-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca

A federal court judge says the case has all the elements of an "Agatha Christie whodunit." More than $10 million US worth of silver ingots remains missing as a court battle rages over a theft carried out by pirates using passcodes instead of swords.

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Long gone silver remains missing as companies lock swords over stolen booty

16-11-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca

A federal court judge says the case has all the elements of an "Agatha Christie whodunit." More than $10 million US worth of silver ingots remains missing as a court battle rages over a theft carried out by pirates using passcodes instead of swords.

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Gangster killed 6 months after prison release had 'hit' on his life: parole documents

16-11-2022 13:00 via cbc.ca

At Trong Minh Nguyen’s final parole hearing, board members refused to release the Calgary gangster, in part, because rival gangsters had ordered him killed. When Nguyen was ultimately released, he would be dead in six months.

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With no place for hearings, some in Manitoba First Nation may have to travel hundreds of kilometres for court

16-11-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca

Manitoba's provincial court has shut down on Shamattawa First Nation after it couldn't find somewhere consistently available to hold legal proceedings in the remote northern community — potentially forcing residents to travel hundreds of kilometres to appear before a judge.

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Northern Affairs minister says no to Baffinland mine expansion

16-11-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca

On Wednesday, Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal said no to Baffinland Iron Mine's proposed Phase 2 expansion project that would have seen the Nunavut iron mine's annual output doubled.

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Court shuts down in remote community, forcing some to travel hundreds of kilometres

16-11-2022 12:00 via cbc.ca

Manitoba's provincial court has shut down on Shamattawa First Nation after it couldn't find somewhere consistently available to hold legal proceedings in the remote northern community — potentially forcing residents to travel hundreds of kilometres to appear before a judge.

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N.S. firefighters say probe into gun shots fired by RCMP officers at fire hall should be reopened

16-11-2022 11:00 via cbc.ca

Nova Scotia firefighters still dealing with the trauma of having their hall shot by RCMP officers two years ago say they are "shocked" to see new internal documents from the Mounties echoing their own concerns about the incident.

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This N.L. mother had her daughter switched at birth in 1969. Now the families want answers and an apology

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

From the day Ruth Lush brought her newborn daughter home to Triton in 1969, she suspected the baby girl wasn't the one she'd given birth to at the Springdale cottage hospital. Earlier this year, she learned she was right.

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What veterans, civilians told us about living with chronic pain

16-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

In September, CBC Hamilton wrote about a military veteran who has been living with chronic pain for 10 years. In response to the article, several people have come forward to share their own experiences. These are some of their stories.

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Video appears to show 5-year-old boy dragged several metres by school bus near Brantford, Ont.

16-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

William Tappen, a five-year-old senior kindergarten student from Mount Pleasant, Ont., was exiting a school bus on Nov. 1 when the doors closed on him, partially dragging him several metres down the road in an incident OPP are investigating.

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This Saskatchewan homeless man patrols streets to save others from freezing to death

16-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

A homeless man in northern Saskatchewan says his near-death experience last winter makes him too afraid to fall asleep outside on a cold night. So Ernest McPherson has taken it upon himself to check on other homeless people to make sure they stay awake and alive.

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This couple went from facing street violence in Thunder Bay, Ont., to getting housed and working in a year

16-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Facing violence on the streets in Thunder Bay, Ont., Shannon Moonias and James Carter received support from a community agency to move into transitional housing and then a place of their own in just one year. A University of Ottawa researcher says there are about 80 to 100 housing-first programs across Canada, "and we clearly need a lot more."

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Outgoing B.C. premier offers to act as bridge-builder in health-care funding debate

16-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Outgoing B.C. Premier John Horgan says he’s offered to act as an intermediary between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers on the thorny topic of health-care funding once he leaves office.

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Misinformation about Iran death sentences fooled Trudeau — and could help Tehran spin news about protests

16-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The prime minister's now-deleted tweet that falsely claimed Iran sentenced 15,000 protesters to death could play into the Iranian regime's narrative about a Western plot to destabilize the country, experts warn.

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Kids are getting hit hard by respiratory viruses. Here's what scientists know — and what they don't

16-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Health-care workers are scrambling to care for unprecedented levels of seriously ill young patients, with some Canadian facilities now resorting to surgery cancellations and patient transfers in order to make space. But why are there so many sick kids, all at once?

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How one couple went from facing violence on Thunder Bay, Ont., streets to getting housed and work in a year

16-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

Facing violence on the streets in Thunder Bay, Ont., Shannon Moonias and James Carter received support from a community agency to move into transitional housing and then a place of their own in just one year. A University of Ottawa researcher says there are about 80 to 100 housing-first programs across Canada, "and we clearly need a lot more."

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Don't let Trudeau's misinformation about Iran death sentences overshadow real abuses, experts warn

16-11-2022 10:00 via cbc.ca

The prime minister's now-deleted tweet that falsely claimed Iran sentenced 15,000 protesters to death could play into the Iranian regime's narrative about a Western plot to destabilize the country, experts warn.

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Trudeau extends Ukraine training mission, meets with allies over deadly incident in Poland

16-11-2022 09:46 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is extending Canada's training mission of Ukrainian soldiers and condemned Russia's assault on Ukraine, after a missile killed two people in nearby Poland.

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Trudeau 'closely monitoring' situation in Poland as Biden calls emergency meeting

16-11-2022 09:46 via cbc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended an emergency meeting of G7 and NATO leaders called by U.S. President Joe Biden Tuesday in Indonesia after Poland said it was investigating after what it called a Russian-made missile hit its territory and killed two people.

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