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Federal potato wart investigation finally ends in P.E.I., but seed export ban lingers for growers

18-08-2023 23:46 via cbc.ca

Nearly two years after the U.S. market was closed to Prince Edward Island potato sales, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed an investigation sparked by the detection of potato wart in two Island fields back in 2021.

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World Athletics Championships viewing guide: What to watch on the opening days

18-08-2023 22:44 via cbc.ca

CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews some key events taking place through Monday in Budapest, including a couple with Canadian contenders.

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Former chief of N.L. police force says he was forced out after holding officers to account

18-08-2023 22:16 via cbc.ca

Retired Royal Newfoundland Constabulary chief Joe Boland says he faced pressure over holding police officers accountable — and says decades of calls for independent oversight went unheeded.

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Feds say no one will be left behind in wildfire zone as military evacuation flights begin

18-08-2023 21:46 via cbc.ca

Federal government ministers said Friday emergency operations are going well as wildfires rage in the Northwest Territories and around Kelowna, B.C., and pledged full federal support for those affected by the crisis.

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U.S. estimates nearly 500,000 soldiers wounded, killed in Ukraine war: NYT report

18-08-2023 21:45 via cbc.ca

The U.S. believes nearly 500,000 Ukrainian and Russian soldiers have been wounded or killed during the expansive conflict that has raged in Ukraine since February of last year, according to a New York Times report citing unnamed officials.

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Watch as this expert bands a ruby-throated hummingbird in the palm of his hand

18-08-2023 20:28 via cbc.ca

You may be seeing a few more of Windsor's smallest visitors around at this time of year. Hummingbirds — more specifically ruby-throated hummingbirds. There are many of them migrating through the area right now, and certified hummingbird bander Bob Hall-Brooks is getting to work "banding" the hummingbirds to track their movements and gather information. Hall-Brooks, president of the Ontario Bird Banding Association, takes CBC's Mike Evans along for the ride.

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Alberta health authority to absorb private lab test firm

18-08-2023 20:20 via cbc.ca

Alberta's health minister says Alberta Health Services has signed a memorandum of understanding with the ownership of Dynalife, which will see the private provider transfer all of its staff, operations and physical locations in the province to Alberta Precision Labs by the end of 2023.

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'Consistency is important': People call on Sask. government to regulate tipping

18-08-2023 20:18 via cbc.ca

The Saskatchewan government is revamping its employment standards and asking the public for feedback on what needs to change. Some current and former restaurant servers said it's time for new rules on tipping.

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Former Rogers CEO Joe Natale sues for wrongful dismissal, seeking $24M

18-08-2023 20:17 via cbc.ca

Former Rogers CEO Joe Natale is suing the company for wrongful dismissal and breach of contract, alleging Rogers chairman Edward Rogers carried out "malicious, high-handed, and oppressive conduct."

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Shortage of diabetes, weight-loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada, says manufacturer

18-08-2023 19:46 via cbc.ca

The manufacturer of diabetes drug Ozempic, which is used off-label for weight loss, says it is expecting a shortage in Canada.

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Blocking traffic? Watch out for this Toronto crosswalk referee or you might get a yellow card

18-08-2023 19:19 via cbc.ca

A blocked intersection during rush hour in downtown traffic is a sight many Torontonians are all too familiar with, and so one resident has decided to take matters into his own hands and start playfully confronting drivers with his whistle and red card.

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Nurse found guilty of killing 7 newborns in northwest England hospital

18-08-2023 18:42 via cbc.ca

A British nurse who described herself as a 'horrible evil person' was found guilty on Friday of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to kill another six in the neonatal unit of a hospital in northwest England where she worked.

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Production underway for second season of TV series that teaches kids Cree language and culture

18-08-2023 18:39 via cbc.ca

Saskatoon-based television production company, Campfire Stories, have renewed Stories of the North for a second season, which is expected to air in early 2024.

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Green Party co-leader frustrated by lack of detail in foreign-interference documents

18-08-2023 17:14 via cbc.ca

Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May says she is unable to conclude whether former special rapporteur David Johnston's conclusions on foreign interference were reasonable or not because she hasn't been permitted to review all of the top secret documents he cited to support his conclusions.

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Microsoft pulls article recommending Ottawa Food Bank to tourists

18-08-2023 16:26 via cbc.ca

"Consider going into it on an empty stomach," said a Microsoft Travel article touting the food bank as one of Ottawa's "beautiful attractions."

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Andre De Grasse ready to kick into playoff mode at world championships

18-08-2023 15:22 via cbc.ca

Andre De Grasse is ready for the "playoffs." The star sprinter is set to compete in the 200 metres and help Canada defend its title in the men's 4x100 relay at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, which run from Saturday to Aug. 27.

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Suspected 'sham' marriage may have been designed to fool Canadian and Chinese officials, judge says

18-08-2023 15:00 via cbc.ca

Before their marriage, the husband transferred significant sums of money and a piece of real estate to his Canadian bride-to-be. Meanwhile, the husband had divorced his previous wife in China, just months before the wedding on suspiciously amicable terms.

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In wake of N.S. flooding tragedy, a mother and father press for better preparedness

18-08-2023 14:17 via cbc.ca

The parents of the boy who died in Nova Scotia's historic flooding say they want changes that might help save others in the future. Both said the priority should be reforms to alert the public more quickly of flooding danger.

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Trump's legal team proposes April 2026 trial date in federal election interference case

18-08-2023 13:40 via cbc.ca

Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a federal judge Thursday to put off until 2026 a trial in Washington on charges that the former president plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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Sabres longtime Canadian broadcaster Rick Jeanneret dies at 81

18-08-2023 13:25 via cbc.ca

Rick Jeanneret, the Canadian broadcaster responsible for calling the Buffalo Sabres' most iconic moments by the team's biggest stars over the past 51 years, is now joining them in the rafters.

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Maui emergency director resigns following criticism of wildfire response

18-08-2023 12:44 via cbc.ca

The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency resigned Thursday, a day after saying he had no regret about not using sirens to warn residents of wildfires that have killed at least 111 people.

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A Saint John church was closer to collapsing than people knew. Here's how it's being saved

18-08-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca

It survived the Great Fire of 1877 and weathered nearly 200 years of upheaval and change in the Port City. Now, Stone Church is in the midst of a major restoration.

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1 day after child's death reported, provincial agency asks family to return medical equipment

18-08-2023 12:00 via cbc.ca

12 year-old Caleb McKague's grandmother said an agent with the Materials Distribution Agency (MDA) called her with a list of items the day after the province was notified of his death, asking for the equipment to be brought back.

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Women's soccer took one small step toward equity this World Cup. But giant leaps remain

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Women at this year's FIFA World Cup made a quarter what men made at their tournament last year. Can FIFA reach its goal of equal pay by 2027?

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What happened when Halifax police pepper-sprayed people protesting removal of shelters for homeless people

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Internal police documents about the day police and protesters clashed in Halifax in August 2021 suggest police examined officers’ actions and concluded almost everything the department did was correct. Critics who spoke out against tactics like pepper spray don't share that view.

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Russian firm escalates dispute with Canada over seized cargo plane

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Volga-Dnepr Airlines served notice Monday of its intent to initiate a formal dispute with the Canadian government over Ottawa's seizure of an Antonov-124 cargo plane that's been parked at Pearson airport ever since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine 18 months ago.

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Ontario First Nations leaders call for housing minister, chief of staff to resign over Greenbelt controversy

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

A coalition of Ontario First Nations leaders is calling for the housing minister and his chief of staff to step down after the province's auditor general faulted the provincial government for failing to consult with Indigenous communities on opening up protected Greenbelt land for housing development.

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N.W.T. wildfire evacuees say Facebook's news ban 'dangerous' in emergency situation

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

The ongoing fight between tech company Meta and the federal government over subsidizing news publishers means links to news sources are being blocked on sites like Facebook and Instagram. Wildfire evacuees in the Northwest Territories say that's making it harder to share life-saving information during an emergency.

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N.W.T. wildfire evacuees say Facebook's news ban 'dangerous' in emergency situation

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

The ongoing fight between tech company Meta and the federal government over subsidizing news publishers means links to news sources are being blocked on sites like Facebook and Instagram. Wildfire evacuees in the Northwest Territories say that's making it harder to share life-saving information during an emergency.

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Improved fitness has Canadian runner Moh Ahmed confident of return to world podium

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

A solid training block leading up to this week's World Athletics Championships has convinced 2019 bronze medallist Moh Ahmed he'll be competitive and better one year after falling short of the medal podium.

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Improved fitness has Canadian runner Moh Ahmed confident ahead of Sunday's world championship race

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

A solid training block leading up to this week's World Athletics Championships has convinced 2019 bronze medallist Moh Ahmed he'll be competitive and better one year after falling short of the medal podium.

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Early signs suggest fall COVID-19 wave starting in Canada — before updated boosters are available

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Early signals point to Canada entering a fall COVID-19 wave. How big that surge becomes will largely hinge on the country’s level of population immunity, experts say, as well as the timing of fall booster shots that aren’t yet approved in either Canada or the U.S.

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Bloc leader Blanchet visits New Brunswick, insists his party doesn't plan to expand beyond Quebec

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet visited francophone communities in New Brunswick this week — the first visit by a Bloc leader to the officially bilingual province in 13 years. But he insists it's not a sign the sovereigntist party is setting its sights beyond Quebec.

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B.C.'s most vulnerable still unprotected from extreme heat after 2022 review, advocate says

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Following a B.C. Coroners Service review into hundreds of deaths during a heat dome in 2021, the province has so far implemented just one out of three recommendations designed to reduce the number of fatalities during extreme heat.

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An Ontario university student got scammed out of $100K — here's how you can avoid becoming a victim

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Hamilton police and McMaster University say students should be on the lookout for scams as September draws near. Security reports obtained by CBC Hamilton through a freedom of information request reveal some of the scams that stole money from students.

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A confession, a DNA sample and a lie: How police say they cracked a 1975 cold case

18-08-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca

Canadian authorities say they have every reason to believe a former rugby player strangled his girlfriend in Montreal and dumped her tied-up body in the Nation River in eastern Ontario in 1975.

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They’ll be some of the last ones out of Yellowknife

18-08-2023 04:25 via cbc.ca

As thousands rush to get out of Yellowknife, respiratory therapist Jan Barbier and Chief Edward Sangris are staying behind to ensure patients and community members get out safely first.

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The National | Yellowknife evacuation, Wildfire risk, Saving Chinatown

18-08-2023 03:00 via cbc.ca

Aug. 17, 2023 | Thousands scramble to get out of Yellowknife as wildfires close in on the city. Severe drought and strong winds in B.C. threaten to trigger even more wildfires. Plus, the push to save Canada’s historic Chinatowns.

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Province admits 'some unfairness' in seizure of historic Winnipeg hotel over 4 decades ago

18-08-2023 02:27 via cbc.ca

After fighting for recognition for over four decades, John Perrin finally got an acknowledgement that a historic downtown Winnipeg hotel had been wrongly seized from his family due to an improper tax assessment, but he's still seeking accountability.

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Robots out on show in conference

18-08-2023 01:02 via cbc.ca

The World Robot Conference in China is a hub of cutting-edge robotics, displaying improvements the field has made in qualities such as smoothness and precision.

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Scientists played Pink Floyd for people, then used their brain activity to recreate the song

18-08-2023 00:03 via cbc.ca

Ludovic Bellier was thrilled when he first heard the muffled, barely decipherable version of Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall, generated from the brain activity of epilepsy patients.

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