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Virtual passport app presents real data risk, experts warn

22-02-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca

Canadian privacy experts are concerned the federal government's plan to develop an online passport application process could put personal information at risk and open a new angle of attack for fraudsters.

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Central Alberta clinic pioneers ‘first-of-its-kind’ sexual assault care

08-02-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca

This ‘first-of-its-kind’ centre in Red Deer, Alta., is diverting over a third of sexual assault cases away from busy hospital emergency rooms, providing patients with a calmer and more private health experience.

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Characters in Oscar-nominated short brought to life by award-winning actor Colm Feore at Kitchener studio

08-02-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca

An animated Canadian film produced by the National Film Board of Canada which has been nominated for an Oscar has local connections. The Girls Who Cried Pearls is a stop-motion film that tells the story of a poor boy in early 20th century Montreal who falls in love with a girl whose tears turn into pearls. It features the voice of actor Colm Feore who recorded the 17-minute short at Fred Smith Studios in Kitchener.

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Apartment residents say fatal carbon monoxide poisoning of 11-year-old was preventable

08-02-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca

A man who lives in a Regina apartment building says the carbon monoxide detector in his unit sounded just hours before another resident, an 11-year-old boy, died.

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Provincial officials still trying to find way to raise abandoned tidal turbine

08-02-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca

Ten months after the Nova Scotia government’s Energy Department took the lead on finding a way to recover an abandoned tidal turbine from the depths of the Bay of Fundy, officials still cannot say when — or if — the device might be removed.

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No place for politics in F-35 cockpits as Canadian fighter jet pilots get ready to train at U.S. base

08-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

While procurement for Canada’s complete fighter jet fleet remains up in the air, advocates say politics need to be set aside as members of the Royal Canadian Air Force head to Luke Air Force Base in Arizona later this year to train on the F-35 when Canada eventually takes possession of the 16 jets it’s committed to buying.

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No desks, no strategy: Experts say government's latest return-to-office order ignores reality

08-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

With federal public servants mandated to return to the office four days a week this summer, experts and unions are sounding the alarm over a lack of clear strategy or infrastructure to support such a move.

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Most of the world doesn’t require a prescription for birth control. Why do Canadians still need one?

08-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Some Canadian doctors say patients on birth control need monitoring. But medical authorities in other countries increasingly disagree.

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Man behind the Clarity Act has choice words for Alberta separatists and Danielle Smith

08-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Former Liberal cabinet minister Stéphane Dion is lambasting the brewing separatist movement in Alberta and demanding Premier Danielle Smith clarify her position and lay out the next steps depending on the outcome of a possible independence referendum.

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Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dead at 47

08-02-2026 01:32 via cbc.ca

The band said in a statement that Brad Arnold "passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer."

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Savannah Guthrie says family ready to pay potential kidnappers ransom for mom's return

08-02-2026 01:27 via cbc.ca

Savannah Guthrie told the potential kidnappers of her mother Nancy Guthrie on Saturday that the family is prepared to pay for her safe return.

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Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl is not so much of a rematch as it is a matchup of contrasts

07-02-2026 23:54 via cbc.ca

This year's Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks is all about contrasts, from a heralded defence vs. an underrated one, to an All-Pro wide receiver vs. one of the NFL's best young cornerbacks.

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Unstoppable Lindsey Vonn can achieve sports immortality on Sunday

07-02-2026 23:05 via cbc.ca

A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, 41-year-old Lindsey Vonn goes for Olympic gold Sunday at 5:30 a.m. ET at the Olympia delle Tofane downhill course.

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American fugitive who spent decades in Toronto extradited back to U.S.

07-02-2026 22:41 via cbc.ca

A U.S. fugitive who spent more than 20 years in Toronto while fleeing manslaughter charges has been extradited to Florida.

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Suspected saboteurs hit Italian rail network near Bologna, police say

07-02-2026 17:38 via cbc.ca

Saboteurs damaged rail infrastructure near the northern Italian city of Bologna on Saturday morning, disrupting train journeys on the first full day of the Winter Olympic Games, the Transport Ministry said.

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Canadian Olympians careful of norovirus at Athletes' Village in Milan

07-02-2026 17:06 via cbc.ca

Canadian women's hockey team is being careful to avoid the norovirus that has made news in their sport early in Milano Cortina 2026.

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Anger, grief at sentencing of impaired N.S. man who drove 172 km/h before fatal crash

07-02-2026 15:44 via cbc.ca

Drake Robert Brown faced sentencing in provincial court in Kentville, N.S., Friday on two counts of impaired driving causing death and one count of impaired driving causing bodily harm for the 2023 crash that killed two passengers, Brayden Lemmon and Victoria Cousins, and injured a third.

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How Black health-care pioneers influenced modern medicine in Canada

07-02-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca

From early public health advocacy to modern research, Black Canadian physicians and health professionals have shaped medicine, patient care and policy across the country. Yet many of their contributions remain largely absent from public memory, even as conversations about equity, access and representation continue to evolve.

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Building an Arctic highway is hard. Doing it on thawing permafrost is even harder

07-02-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca

Researchers and builders are of the consensus that warming ground temperatures are shortening winters and increasing infrastrcuture costs – concerns that loom large as the federal government eyes up the Arctic economic and security corridor for potential fast-tracking.

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Winter snow is declining in key watersheds across Canada, raising concerns about future water supply

07-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Declining snowpack can affect everything from municipal water systems and agriculture to lake levels, shipping and wildfire risk in Canada’s forests.

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Why a 20-year-old study claiming a baby died from opioid poisoning through breast milk is still under fire

07-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

A controversial Canadian medical paper, which pinned a baby’s death on codeine passed through breastmilk, is under renewed scrutiny a full two decades after it was published. The paper sparked a sweeping shift in global approaches to pain management and breastfeeding guidance for new mothers.

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Was a Canadian baby poisoned by breast milk? Experts say no. Yet a 20-year-old case study remains influential

07-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

A controversial Canadian medical paper, which pinned a baby’s death on codeine passed through breastmilk, is under renewed scrutiny a full two decades after it was published. The paper sparked a sweeping shift in global approaches to pain management and breastfeeding guidance for new mothers.

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Warming temperatures are shrinking snowpack in key Canadian watersheds, study suggests

07-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Declining snowpack can affect everything from municipal water systems and agriculture to lake levels, shipping and wildfire risk in Canada’s forests.

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TikTok creators flock to UpScrolled app after U.S. takeover. Here's why

07-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Thousands of creators are deleting TikTok and flocking elsewhere just days after a change in ownership and mounting claims of widespread censorship and shadowbanning, or reduced reach, on the app.

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Satellite images may reveal Iran trying to recover material from bombed nuclear sites

07-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Satellite images that have shown some recent activity around two Iranian nuclear sites bombed last year by Israel and the U.S. suggest Iran may be trying to recover materials from the area.

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I was an international student chasing stability but Canada made me question who I was

07-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Pari Mokradi arrived in Canada full of hopes and dreams. When he was unable to land a job after graduating, he started to feel invisible.

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Family by design: Program connects kids with volunteer 'grandmothers'

07-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

A new program that links kids with volunteer grandmothers is helping bridge generations in Ottawa.

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Doctors ‘wrongly and excessively’ prescribed boy drugs before he died in Ont. couple's care, lawsuit claims

07-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

The lawsuit, which alleges negligence and seeks over $4 million in damages, is separate from the Milton, Ont., criminal trial for Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber, who have pleaded not guilty to murder of the 12-year-old and other charges.

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Daily life will be impacted if pre-clearance at remote border crossings ends, residents say

07-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Residents of remote communities along the Canada-U.S. border are asking Ottawa not to scrap a trusted traveller border entry program that pre-clears them, making it easier to travel into Ontario and Manitoba without reporting to a customs checkpoint. The program ends Sept. 14.

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Climate change could allow rats to have more babies. Enter rodent birth control

07-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Warming temperatures mean more rats, and the possible spread of more disease between the rodents and people. That has some scientists and municipal governments asking: is birth control part of the solution to curbing the rodent population boom?

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