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Alberta premier pledges to protect right of professionals to express personal views

23-10-2024 23:53 via cbc.ca

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will review professional regulatory bodies and introduce legislation next year to limit how they can police their own members.

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Work to prepare for search of Winnipeg-area landfill has started, province says

23-10-2024 23:33 via cbc.ca

The province says it's made significant progress toward the search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women murdered by a serial killer.

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Work to prepare for search of Winnipeg-area has started, province says

23-10-2024 23:33 via cbc.ca

The province says it's made significant progress toward the search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women murdered by a serial killer.

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In the view of Trump's fans, victory isn't just likely. It's guaranteed

23-10-2024 23:01 via cbc.ca

Donald Trump is now viewed as the slight favourite in several election forecasts, with promising signs for him in swing-state polls, voter-registration data, and early voting. So his supporters have reason for optimism. But they're beyond that. They view victory as inevitable, and defeat as unacceptable.

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New Brunswick premier-designate Susan Holt plans to change gender-identity policy for schools

23-10-2024 22:33 via cbc.ca

Premier-designate Susan Holt says she will adopt the gender-identity school policy recommended by New Brunswick's child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock when the Liberals take charge of government.

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Montreal man detained in Sudan in the 2000s says Ottawa denied him passport to return home

23-10-2024 22:27 via cbc.ca

Abousfian Abdelrazik told a court today about the roller-coaster of emotions he experienced during the tense days of early 2009 when he awaited the green light to return to Canada from Sudan.

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Judge 'very concerned' after accused Calgary serial rapist derails trial again by firing of lawyer

23-10-2024 22:17 via cbc.ca

The trial for a man accused of raping vulnerable women in and around the Calgary area has been derailed after he fired his lawyer a second time.

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People were stealing golf carts around Ontario. Now police have made a bust

23-10-2024 21:46 via cbc.ca

The mystery of golf carts disappearing from Ontario courses has been largely solved. York regional police have charged multiple people with trafficking and theft after an investigation that started in the summer.

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Trump's former chief of staff says he's a fascist. Harris says it reveals who Trump 'really is'

23-10-2024 21:03 via cbc.ca

Kamala Harris said Wednesday that recently reported comments Donald Trump made to his longest-serving chief of staff offer a window into who the former president “really is” and the kind of commander-in-chief he would be.

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Defence lawyers for University of Waterloo stabber ask court to consider impact of COVID-19 isolation

23-10-2024 21:00 via cbc.ca

Defence lawyers at the sentencing hearing for the former student who went on a stabbing rampage in June 2023 at the University of Waterloo are asking the judge to consider his mental state. A psychologist presented a report on Geovanny Villalba Aleman to the Kitchener, Ont., court that says he had a poor sense of self-worth and found social interactions to be stressful.

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Group calls on Ottawa to provide wildfire fighters with equipment, more training and better pay

23-10-2024 20:53 via cbc.ca

Last May, when Jenny Saulnier was home alone with her dog in Nova Scotia while her son and husband were at hockey, she scrolled through social media and saw there was a house fire some nine kilometres from her home, and was assured she would be fine.

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Internet Archive hack a signal that cultural institutions are cyber criminals' newest target

23-10-2024 20:52 via cbc.ca

Experts say cybersecurity education, training, and awareness are essential as cultural institutions have increasingly become targets for cyberattacks.

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Cholera cases explode after extreme rains fuelled by climate change in west and central Africa

23-10-2024 20:04 via cbc.ca

In west and central Africa, heavy rains and flooding show climate change is another thumb on a scale already weighed down by war and disease.

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Federal government expected to announce reductions to immigration targets Thursday

23-10-2024 19:34 via cbc.ca

The Prime Minister is expected to announce reductions to immigration targets Thursday morning, according to CBC News sources.

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Federal government expected to announce new immigration targets this week

23-10-2024 19:34 via cbc.ca

The federal government is expected to announce changes to immigration targets Thursday morning, according to CBC News sources.

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National radon study shows higher levels, exposure to radioactive gas in homes

23-10-2024 19:09 via cbc.ca

A countrywide study says radioactive radon exposure is on the rise and continues to be a critical public health concern.

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Gisèle Pelicot has 'decided not to be ashamed' in French mass-rape trial that may change law

23-10-2024 18:46 via cbc.ca

Gisèle Pelicot, the 72-year-old victim of mass rape whose case has shocked the world, told a trial in southern France on Wednesday that in making her case public, she was determined to help other women and change society.

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Israel strikes targets in southern Beirut suburbs, port city of Tyre

23-10-2024 18:34 via cbc.ca

Israeli strikes pounded Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday and Hezbollah said it fired precision guided missiles for the first time at Israeli targets, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken toured the region, pushing for a halt to fighting in both Gaza and Lebanon.

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New Indigenous astronomy show coming soon to Hamilton, Ont., planetarium

23-10-2024 18:30 via cbc.ca

Launching on Nov. 7 at the W.J. McCallion Planetarium, Onekwá:tara – The Seven Dancers of the Pleiades will be the second Indigenous astronomy program available at McMaster University. Its co-creator Thomas Deer has been working to share Indigenous star knowledge for decades.

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'Pink cocaine': What is it and how is it linked to Liam Payne and Sean (Diddy) Combs?

23-10-2024 17:44 via cbc.ca

Drug and addiction experts are raising alarms about a “fashionable” drug concoction that One Direction singer Liam Payne may have taken prior to his death. ABC News and other outlets have reported that partial autopsy and toxicology results showed the pop star had “pink cocaine” in his system, along with other drugs.

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Turkey strikes targets in Iraq, Syria, hours after deadly attack on state-run defence company

23-10-2024 17:16 via cbc.ca

Turkey's air force struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday in an apparent retaliation for an attack at a key state-run defence company that killed five people and wounding more than 20 others.

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Attackers kill 5 and wound more than a dozen others at Turkish aviation complex

23-10-2024 17:16 via cbc.ca

Attackers set off explosives and opened fire Wednesday at Turkey's state-run aerospace and defence company TUSAS, killing five people and wounding more than a dozen, the interior minister said. The two attackers — a man and a woman — also were killed, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.

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Attackers kill 4 and wound several others at Turkish aviation complex, Erdogan says

23-10-2024 17:16 via cbc.ca

Assailants set off explosives and opened fire in an attack Wednesday on the premises of the Turkish state-run aerospace and defence company TUSAS, killing four people and wounding several, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

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Attack on Turkish aviation company leaves 3 dead, several wounded, interior minister says

23-10-2024 17:16 via cbc.ca

A deadly attack was carried out at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters near Ankara on Wednesday, the government said, as broadcasters showed footage of several armed assailants entering the building amid reports of gunfire and a loud explosion.

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'All we could see was the soles of her feet': Woman stuck for 7 hours after dropping phone in crevice

23-10-2024 17:05 via cbc.ca

An Australian woman was rescued earlier this month after getting stuck upside down, wedged between two boulders, while trying to retrieve her phone.

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Valérie Plante will not seek re-election as Montreal's mayor

23-10-2024 16:00 via cbc.ca

Valérie Plante will not be seeking re-election as Montreal's mayor, saying she could not guarantee Montrealers another term with the "same level of energy."

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Nova Scotia to reduce HST by one percentage point to 14 per cent

23-10-2024 15:32 via cbc.ca

The rate change will take effect April 1, 2025.

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LeBron and Bronny James make history as the NBA's 1st father-son duo to play together

23-10-2024 14:10 via cbc.ca

LeBron and Bronny James became the first father and son to play in the NBA together Tuesday night during the Los Angeles Lakers ' season opener, fulfilling a dream set out a few years ago by LeBron, the top scorer in league history.

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North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for Ukraine war, South Korean lawmakers say

23-10-2024 13:28 via cbc.ca

North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support the latter's war against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday after being briefed by the national intelligence agency. The estimate is twice the previous figure.

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National security cited as B.C. drone engineer's devices seized

23-10-2024 13:00 via cbc.ca

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an extraordinary order to seize electronic devices from a former employee of Burnaby, B.C.,-based company specializing in anti-drone technology - citing national security interests and fears China or Russia might be trying to access military secrets.

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Blinken urges halt to Middle East conflict as Israel bombs historic Lebanese port city

23-10-2024 12:22 via cbc.ca

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed on Wednesday for a halt to fighting between Israel and militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, but heavy Israeli airstrikes on a large historic Lebanese port city demonstrated that there was no respite.

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Sask. Indigenous leaders want members to vote; others say they shouldn't in colonial systems

23-10-2024 12:00 via cbc.ca

Most Indigenous people in Canada weren't allowed to vote in provincial and federal elections until 1960 — a little over 60 years ago. While many now exercise that right, others choose not to take part in what they consider colonial systems.

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This woman needed a kidney transplant, and her donors needed a doctor — now they have one

23-10-2024 11:00 via cbc.ca

A Halifax doctor has stepped up to help a local woman who's been stuck in limbo when it comes to getting a kidney transplant.

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Friends raise $20K to buy island they want all Nova Scotians to enjoy

23-10-2024 11:00 via cbc.ca

When Juan Gomez-Perales heard an island on Lambs Lake in Nova Scotia's Annapolis County was up for sale around a year ago, he knew he wanted to preserve it.

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N.L. woman takes home world record in deadlifting

23-10-2024 10:30 via cbc.ca

One of the world's best powerlifters is from Newfoundland and Labrador. Stef Kean achieved her second world record in powerlifting in October while competing at the Commonwealth Championships in Africa.

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How an 11-year fence feud ballooned into $43K in tax bills and multiple lawsuits

23-10-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

Two Ottawa families say they've been haunted by bills for more than a decade after the City of Ottawa tore down their fence and invoiced them. Today, that fence dispute has turned into multiple lawsuits and more than $43,000 in ever-growing penalties.

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Female runners say fear is their reality as yet another jogger is murdered on the trail

23-10-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

Running has arguably never been trendier. But for many women who participate in the sport, there's a constant undercurrent of fear that they could be attacked or even killed, as three female U.S. runners have been in recent years.

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How can B.C. protect itself from the next atmospheric river?

23-10-2024 05:09 via cbc.ca

As officials deal with the aftermath of the weekend storm on the South Coast, some are considering what more needs to be done to plan for heavy rainfall as severe weather events become more frequent.

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Power restored in much of Cuba, including most of Havana, after grid failures

23-10-2024 03:08 via cbc.ca

Cuba made fast progress restoring power to swaths of the Caribbean island nation on Tuesday, both in Havana and outlying provinces, even as emergency and grid workers struggled to reach areas ravaged by Tropical Storm Oscar.

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Most of Havana, much of Cuba sees power restored after tropical storm, repeated grid failures

23-10-2024 03:08 via cbc.ca

Cuba made fast progress restoring power to swaths of the Caribbean island nation on Tuesday, both in Havana and outlying provinces, even as emergency and grid workers struggled to reach areas ravaged by Tropical Storm Oscar.

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One dead, dozens sick in U.S. from E.coli infections linked to McDonald's burger

23-10-2024 02:35 via cbc.ca

One person has died and dozens were sickened from E. coli infections linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers in 10 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said on Tuesday.

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One dead, dozens sick in U.S. from E. coli infections linked to McDonald's burger

23-10-2024 02:35 via cbc.ca

One person has died and dozens were sickened from E. coli infections linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers in 10 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said on Tuesday.

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Families want inquiry after 9 police-involved Indigenous deaths

23-10-2024 02:25 via cbc.ca

A group of Black and Indigenous women say they want a national public inquiry into a recent spate of police-involved deaths after nine Indigenous people were killed in interactions with police in August and September.

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Families call for national inquiry after 9 Indigenous people killed in 2 months in police interactions

23-10-2024 02:25 via cbc.ca

A group of Black and Indigenous women say they want a national public inquiry into a recent spate of police-involved deaths after nine Indigenous people were killed in interactions with police in August and September.

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Ex-student attacked University of Waterloo gender-studies class to 'instil fear,' sentencing hearing told

23-10-2024 01:45 via cbc.ca

Federal prosecutors at the sentencing hearing of a former student who went on a stabbing rampage at the University of Waterloo in southern Ontario last year told court on Tuesday that his actions were ideologically motivated.

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Bloc Québécois says it will end House of Commons stalemate if Liberals meet demands

23-10-2024 00:49 via cbc.ca

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says he's willing to end the stalemate in the House of Commons and get the government's business back on track if the Liberals make progress on the Bloc's demands.

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Inquest for 5 Niagara Detention Centre inmates opens with families' emotional stories, a look at opioid crisis

23-10-2024 00:09 via cbc.ca

The coroner’s inquest into the deaths of five Niagara Detention Centre inmates between 2018 and 2022 opened with a lawyer reading heart-wrenching stories from some of the families and the medical officer of health testifying on the high opioid death rate in the region. All five men died of drug toxicity within 10 days of being transferred to the detention centre in Thorold, Ont.

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No phones, no sleep, no rights? What it can be like on reality TV

23-10-2024 00:00 via cbc.ca

Dating and lifestyle reality TV shows have been incredibly popular for years but recently, some who’ve taken part say it’s past time for change. CBC’s Anya Zoledziowski explores what happens on these often alcohol-fuelled programs and the challenges that start when the cameras stop rolling.

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