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How reality TV is bringing back Vermeer paintings that have been lost for centuries

01-03-2023 23:59 via cbc.ca

The New Vermeer, a new hit series in the Netherlands, challenges artists to recreate the six lost works of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.

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Alberta health official expensed $1,400 car service for single-day trip

01-03-2023 23:57 via cbc.ca

Less than two weeks after he was appointed official administrator of Alberta Health Services, Dr. John Cowell expensed a $1,400 car service for a trip from Calgary to Edmonton and back.

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Movement out of India that 'disseminates hate' victimizes religious minority groups, report says

01-03-2023 23:19 via cbc.ca

Canada shouldn't allow a movement out of India that "disseminates hate" and victimizes religious minority groups to entrench itself in this country, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the World Sikh Organization of Canada.

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Fuel outage causes major damage to Iqaluit food bank, cancelling daily meals

01-03-2023 23:06 via cbc.ca

The Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre in Iqaluit ran out of fuel this weekend when no one was there. The resulting freeze-up burst dozens of pipes and broke appliances, faucets, toilets and sinks. The food bank has had to cancel its daily meal, which feeds 450 to 500 people.

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Puppy playtime at Thunder Bay's Brodie Street Library

01-03-2023 22:33 via cbc.ca

Puppies came to the Thunder Bay's Brodie Street Library for a special storytime with toddlers and their families. The results were chaotic — and glorious.

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B.C. and Ottawa reach $27B health funding agreement

01-03-2023 22:31 via cbc.ca

The B.C. government has agreed in principle to a $27.47-billion deal for health-care funding from the federal government.

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Cambodia says 2 recent bird flu cases did not spread human-to-human

01-03-2023 22:16 via cbc.ca

Health officials in Cambodia say recent cases of bird flu discovered in two villagers, one of them fatal, show no sign of human-to-human transmission. The finding allays fears of a public health crisis.

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B.C. will soon offer free prescription birth control — a first in Canada. Here's what you need to know

01-03-2023 22:12 via cbc.ca

British Columbia is soon to become the first jurisdiction in Canada to make prescription birth control free to its residents. Here's what you need to know — from what's covered to who's covered.

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Quebec sees 'exponential' rise in injured temporary foreign workers hired to fill labour gaps

01-03-2023 22:09 via cbc.ca

Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet said Wednesday the Quebec workplace health and safety board (CNESST) will do more to try and protect migrant workers from harm by hiring more inspectors and increasing its oversight over employers.

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BASE jumper rescued after parachute mishap left him dangling off cliff face near Squamish, B.C.

01-03-2023 21:37 via cbc.ca

In a thrill-seeking expedition gone wrong, a BASE jumper was rescued Tuesday evening after getting caught in a tree on the Stawamus Chief near Squamish, B.C.

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Smooshi the walrus leaving Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, says former trainer

01-03-2023 21:19 via cbc.ca

Smooshi the walrus and her calf, Koyuk, are leaving Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates, according to an activist who raised concerns about their health and safety years ago.

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Smooshi the walrus leaving Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi

01-03-2023 21:19 via cbc.ca

Smooshi the walrus and her calf, Koyuk, are leaving Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates, according to an activist who raised concerns about their health and safety years ago.

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Major drugmaker plans to slash some insulin prices by 70 per cent

01-03-2023 21:11 via cbc.ca

Drugmaker Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately give more American patients access to a cap on the costs they pay to fill prescriptions. The changes come as lawmakers and patient advocates pressure drugmakers to do something about soaring prices.

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Small plane with 2 passengers goes missing in remote part of northern Ontario

01-03-2023 21:06 via cbc.ca

Search and rescue crews are looking for a small plane that had two people on board, and went missing in a remote part of northern Ontario on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

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Queer Vancouver-based tattoo artist creates safe-space parlour

01-03-2023 20:27 via cbc.ca

Vancouver-based artist James Lauder didn't feel comfortable getting tattoos at a traditional parlour, so he started his own — one where people from the queer community could be themselves without fear of being judged.

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Queer tattoo artist James Lauder creates safe-space parlour

01-03-2023 20:27 via cbc.ca

A Vancouver-based artist didn't feel comfortable getting tattoos at a traditional parlour, so he started his own — one where people from the queer community could be themselves without fear of being judged.

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Ukrainians hold positions in Bakhmut amid relentless Russian attacks

01-03-2023 20:25 via cbc.ca

Ukrainian forces say they have hung onto their positions in the ruined eastern city of Bakhmut early on Thursday under constant attack from Russian troops amid signs time might be running out.

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Russia presses relentless attacks on Ukrainian city of Bakhmut

01-03-2023 20:25 via cbc.ca

Russian forces carried out relentless attacks on Bakhmut on Wednesday, trying to encircle and storm the small eastern Ukrainian city and claim their first major prize for more than half a year after some of the bloodiest fighting of the war.

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New partnership will provide health-care training closer to home for northern Ontario First Nations

01-03-2023 19:45 via cbc.ca

The Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) has teamed up with Queen’s University to give young people from remote First Nations along the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts the chance to receive health-care education closer to home.

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New partnership to provide health-care training closer to home for northern Ontario First Nations

01-03-2023 19:45 via cbc.ca

The Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) has teamed up with Queen’s University to give young people from remote First Nations along the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts the chance to receive health-care education closer to home.

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Saskatchewan, federal government reach health-care funding deal in principle

01-03-2023 18:54 via cbc.ca

The Saskatchewan government and the federal government have reached an agreement in principle on health-care funding: Saskatchewan will receive a one-time total of $61 million and an additional $111 million annually over 10 years.

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Canada Soccer names retired Olympic sprinter Charmaine Crooks interim president amid labour dispute with teams

01-03-2023 17:22 via cbc.ca

Canada Soccer named five-time Olympian Charmaine Crooks its interim president on Wednesday, as the embattled national sports organization looks to broker labour peace with its men's and women's teams.

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TikTok sets new default time limits for minors

01-03-2023 16:24 via cbc.ca

TikTok said Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks.

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Patient dies while waiting for care in Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre emergency department

01-03-2023 16:23 via cbc.ca

A patient died this week while waiting for treatment in the crowded emergency department waiting room at Manitoba's largest hospital, where nurses say they are so overwhelmed they simply can't keep an eye on everyone all the time.

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What time is it on the moon? Europe pushing for lunar time zone

01-03-2023 16:10 via cbc.ca

The European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone. That could be a challenge in a place where there are 29.5 Earth days between two sunrises and clocks run faster than they do on Earth.

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Israeli police arrest dozens, use stun grenades in protests against Netanyahu government

01-03-2023 15:37 via cbc.ca

Israeli police fired stun grenades and scuffles broke out in Tel Aviv on Wednesday during a nationwide "day of disruption," raising the intensity of weeks of protests against a contentious government plan to shake up the judiciary.

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An Edmonton artist pinged Simu Liu about buying some art. Now there's a mural in the actor's home

01-03-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca

Rahmaan Hameed was scrolling through Instagram when he saw a New Year's Day post from Canadian actor Simu Liu at a game of the New Taipei Kings professional basketball team.

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Company picked by Ottawa to produce made-in-Canada vaccines warns it may go out of business

01-03-2023 14:28 via cbc.ca

The federal Liberal government's COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing policy is facing yet another challenge after Maryland-based Novavax announced late Tuesday it may not have enough cash in a year's time to stay in business.

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Buying health insurance for your next foreign trip: Don't fall victim to the fine print

01-03-2023 13:00 via cbc.ca

A Saskatchewan man’s recent trip to the United States is a cautionary tale for those who travel outside of Canada. If you are taking a trip soon, experts say, now is the time to look into purchasing travel health insurance and, they emphasize, reading the fine print before you buy.

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Why copper theft in New Brunswick is rampant — and tough to stop

01-03-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca

Thefts of copper wire are on the rise in New Brunswick and across North America right now. Thieves are cutting and stripping the metal wherever they can find it: private homes, businesses, electrical substations, even directly off of power poles.

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In this Prairie city built by Mennonites, a growing Muslim community connects through weekly prayers

01-03-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca

There was a belief among Muslims in Steinbach that there weren't enough of them to host regular prayers. But earlier this year, they started meeting anyway — and not only are people showing up, they're now renting a bigger room to accommodate everyone.

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In Prairie city built by Mennonites, a growing Muslim community connects through weekly prayers

01-03-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca

There was a belief among Muslims in Steinbach that there weren't enough of them to host regular prayers. But earlier this year, they started meeting anyway — and not only are people showing up, they're now renting a bigger room to accommodate everyone.

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Copper theft in New Brunswick is rampant — and tough to stop

01-03-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca

Thefts of copper wire are on the rise in New Brunswick and across North America right now. Thieves are cutting and stripping the metal wherever they can find it: private homes, businesses, electrical substations, even directly off of power poles.

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Why lawyers for N.S. mass shooter's spouse say her case should prompt change within RCMP

01-03-2023 11:00 via cbc.ca

Lisa Banfield’s lawyers allege the RCMP used her vulnerable state as a victim of domestic violence to gather information they later used to charge her criminally. They hope the Mass Casualty Commission’s upcoming final report will lead to changes in how police approach such sensitive cases.

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Lawyers for N.S. mass shooter's spouse say her case should prompt change within RCMP

01-03-2023 11:00 via cbc.ca

Lisa Banfield’s lawyers allege the RCMP used her vulnerable state as a victim of domestic violence to gather information they later used to charge her criminally. They hope the Mass Casualty Commission’s upcoming final report will lead to changes in how police approach such sensitive cases.

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Woman drugged twice at Montreal bars says people shouldn't 'assume she drank too much'

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Rozana Ryan, 22, was out on the town Friday night with two friends when she started to feel dizzy. One of her friends took her home and she passed out with four hours. Now she is sharing her story to help spread awareness.

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What does TikTok know about you? What should you know about it?

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

One of the hottest TikTok trends right now seemingly is Western governments banning the immensely popular app from their employees' phones and launching probes into its data collection practices.

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UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples starts 10-day visit to Canada

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

José Francisco Calí Tzay's 10-day trip across Canada includes stops in Ottawa, Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver.

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Travelling soon? Get ready to pay higher cellphone roaming rates

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Two of Canada's biggest telecom providers are raising the fees they charge customers when they use their devices outside of Canada.

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Toronto man who helped save police officer's life in knife attack now faces deportation

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

A Toronto man who rushed to the aid of a police officer during a knife attack two years ago is facing removal from Canada and pleading for the government to reconsider — saying if he’s forced to return to Uganda, he’ll face arrest or worse.

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Ontario has a fraud problem. Here's one way the province is trying to tackle it

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Ontario's most significant attempt to improve fraud enforcement in recent years was launching the Serious Fraud Office in 2018. In its investigative series, The Cost of Fraud, CBC Toronto looks at how expanding the office's model might help address the drop-off in fraud cases through the system.

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My grandma chose MAiD, and I turned to pop culture for comfort

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Nellwyn Lampert’s grandma chose to die by medical assistance. Unsure how to mark that moment, Nellwyn found comfort and meaning in pop culture.

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I respected my grandma's choice of MAiD, but didn't know how to prepare for her passing

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Nellwyn Lampert’s grandma chose to die by medical assistance. Unsure how to mark that moment, Nellwyn found comfort and meaning in pop culture.

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He helped save a police officer in a knife attack. He's being deported anyway

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

A Toronto man who rushed to the aid of a police officer during a knife attack two years ago is facing removal from Canada and pleading for the government to reconsider — saying if he’s forced to return to Uganda, he’ll face arrest or worse.

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Forge FC manager urges young soccer players to persevere even if they're 'the only Black person in the room'

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Jelani Smith, the former professional footballer who has been head of soccer operations at Forge FC — a Canadian professional soccer club based in Hamilton — since 2019, talks about what it's like being Black in Canadian soccer.

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Exiled and stripped of citizenship, Nicaraguans look to Canada for chance to begin new lives

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Political dissident Manuel de Jesús Sobalvarro Bravo recalled the early morning that Nicaraguan National Police took him to the courtyard of the Managua jailhouse known as El Chipote, put a hood over his head and pressed the barrel of a pistol to his temple. He and others like him, exiled to the U.S. by what they say is a government hostile to dissent, want Canada to open its doors to grant Nicaraguans permanent resident status.

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Cell phone roaming rates are going up, just in time for March break

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Two of Canada's biggest telecom providers are raising the fees they charge customers when they use their devices outside of Canada.

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Alberta is swimming in cash. The big spend is underway

01-03-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

As Alberta continues its never-ending journey on the oil and gas rollercoaster, the province’s fortunes are among the best ever, and Danielle Smith's UCP government is spending.

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Kobe Bryant family settles crash photos lawsuit for $28.5M US

01-03-2023 07:28 via cbc.ca

The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash, attorneys and court filings said Tuesday.

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Public not informed after ex-Surrey councillor disciplined a 2nd time by naturopathic college

01-03-2023 04:53 via cbc.ca

A former Surrey, B.C., councillor previously fined for campaigning as a "community physician” without specifying that she’s a naturopath was disciplined again during her time in office for similar lapses, but the public was not informed, a recent tribunal decision has revealed.

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