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Sep 20, 2020
Smoke in the summer has become common in B.C., a province with a warming climate marked by longer, nastier wildfire seasons. As the environmental catastrophes become more regular, so too do the psychological consequences — a sensation called "ecological grief" or "ecological anxiety," caused by seeing loss in the natural world.
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Sep 20, 2020
No red carpets, a live telecast during a pandemic and more than 130 cameras spread out around the globe. The 72nd Emmy Awards are set to broadcast, and it's almost impossible to say exactly what audiences can expect because nearly every aspect of the night is unprecedented.
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Sep 20, 2020
It's almost impossible to overstate the transformative effect on American politics ignited by the death of one woman. The far-ranging potential consequences of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death will start immediately, on the election trail, in the courtroom, and in society . Here are five examples
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Sep 20, 2020
While the focus right now is on COVID-19 recovery measures, government still has an obligation to the electorate to bring important pre-pandemic health commitments to fruition, writes Doug Roth.
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Sep 20, 2020
Observers say they're seeing a new openness to the idea of women's rights in peace talks between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban — and they're suggesting western nations stay out of the way for now.
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Sep 19, 2020
The RCMP says it is working with the FBI after federal U.S. officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin.
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Sep 19, 2020
The RCMP says it is working with the FBI after federal U.S. officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin.
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Sep 19, 2020
The U.S. Commerce Department on Saturday announced a one-week delay until Sept. 27 in an order issued Friday that was set to require Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove the TikTok app for download.
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Sep 19, 2020
Two people have died and one is reported missing in central Greece region of Thessaly after a storm pounded parts of the country overnight and caused flooding.
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Sep 19, 2020
Two positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Hope Bay mine, according to Nunavut's chief public health officer.
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Sep 19, 2020
An exceptionally busy Atlantic hurricane season was churning along Saturday as the Texas coast prepared for a tropical storm that's forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before breaching its shores in the week ahead.
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Sep 19, 2020
John Turner, Canada's 17th prime minister who spent decades in federal politics as a cabinet minister and Liberal Party leader during some of the most turbulent moments in modern Canadian history, has died at age 91.
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Sep 19, 2020
Thousands of demonstrators defied police warnings and occupied a historic field in Thailand's capital on Saturday to support the demands of a student-led protest movement for new elections and reform of the monarchy.
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Sep 19, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the Republican-run Senate to consider "without delay" his upcoming nomination to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by Friday's death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the court's liberal leader. Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just over six weeks before the election cast an immediate spotlight on the high court vacancy,
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Sep 19, 2020
Premier Doug Ford has announced that tighter restrictions on social gatherings that were made in high-risk areas last week have now been mandated in all regions of the province.
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Sep 19, 2020
Canada's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Theresa Tam has urged Canadians to "redouble their efforts" to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Sep 19, 2020
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said he is recovering his verbal and physical abilities at the German hospital where he is being treated for suspected nerve agent poisoning but that he at first felt despair over his condition.
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Sep 19, 2020
With COVID-19 cases rising in Toronto, so are concerns about the safety of overcrowded buses in some parts of the city — particularly the northwest corner, an area that has already borne the brunt of the pandemic in the GTA.
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Sep 19, 2020
Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan says Canadians have to be open to more nuclear power generation if this country is to meet the carbon emissions reduction targets it agreed to five years ago in Paris.
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Sep 19, 2020
A B.C. man convicted of running a revenge website targeting his ex-wife has been arrested again — charged with continuing to defy court demands that he pull down the offensive site. Patrick Henry Fox, 46, faces two new counts of breach of probation for operating the website.
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Sep 19, 2020
With COVID-19 cases rising in Toronto, so are concerns about the safety of overcrowded buses in some parts of the city — particularly the northwest corner, an area that has already borne the brunt of the pandemic in the GTA.
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Sep 19, 2020
The Liberals won Toronto Centre and York Centre by comfortable margins in 2019, so will these byelections serve more as a test of their support, or the country's ability to hold an election in a pandemic?
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Sep 19, 2020
With support from a swath of pandemic relief measures set to expire this fall, a national restaurant association wants the government to consider a new way to support its struggling industry.
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Sep 19, 2020
With support from a swath of pandemic relief measures set to expire this fall, a national restaurant association wants the government to consider a new way to support its struggling industry.
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Sep 19, 2020
How do you mark the ceremonial closing of a film festival that was mainly digital — sweep the popcorn off your lap and close the tab? CBC journalists Eli Glasner and Jackson Weaver explore the digital delights and frustrations of TIFF 2020.
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Sep 18, 2020
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has tested positive for COVID-19 but is "feeling well," according to the party.
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Sep 18, 2020
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has tested positive for COVID-19 but is "feeling well," according to the party.
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Sep 18, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump's comments on Friday suggesting Canada is keen to reopen the border with his country stand in direct contrast to statements made by Canadian officials supporting the continued border restrictions.
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Sep 18, 2020
Six months ago, cross-border health-care worker Torry Robertson of LaSalle, Ont., contracted COVID-19 — leading to renal failure, a super bug, bacterial pneumonia and almost 40 days connected to a ventilator. But Friday, he was finally given the green light to go home, with neighbours, friends and family members cheering him on.
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Sep 18, 2020
Ottawa's medical officer of health says the city is experiencing its second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another 63 cases were confirmed in the nation's capital Friday.
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Sep 18, 2020
Two 17-year-olds who are still missing after their dory capsized off Northport, P.E.I., have been identified as Alex Hutchinson and Ethan Reilly. CBC has confirmed the identities of the teens with their families.
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Sep 18, 2020
Alberta has identified its first likely case of COVID-19 transmission within a school, the province's top doctor said Friday.
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Sep 18, 2020
CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon has a closer look at the storm, which is increasingly likely to hit the Maritimes with strong winds, heavy rain, storm surge and pounding waves.
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Sep 18, 2020
Voters in two Toronto ridings will head to the polls on Oct. 26 to choose new MPs.
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Sep 18, 2020
Canadian airlines are cancelling hundreds of flights as hopes for a spike in demand fall flat, snarling plans for the few passengers who remain.
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Sep 18, 2020
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Sep 18, 2020
Ministers will update Canadians on the latest measures the federal government is taking to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Sep 18, 2020
Canada's premiers are meeting in Ottawa today to map out their demands ahead of next week's throne speech — demands that include more money to cover ballooning health care costs.
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Sep 18, 2020
Canada's premiers are demanding $28 billion in additional federal funding to cover their ballooning health care costs — a boost that would bring annual transfers to $70 billion.
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Sep 18, 2020
With much of the country struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still some good-news stories to report. Here's a brief roundup.
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Sep 18, 2020
The province has seen an upswing in its infection numbers since mid-August, largely in three public health units: Toronto, Peel and Ottawa.
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Sep 18, 2020
Diane Costello, a colorectal cancer patient in Windsor, Ont., has gotten her dying wish to see her American parents one last time after public health officials granted them an exemption to COVID-19 border restrictions.
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Sep 18, 2020
CBC News is one of the most trusted news brands in Canada, but we do not take the public's trust for granted or assume most people understand how our stories get made. The editor's blog is an attempt to share some of what goes on behind the scenes. In this edition, we unpack how CBC News deals with confidential sources and allegations of political bias.
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Sep 18, 2020
The U.S. Commerce Department will roll out a ban of transactions in the United States using TikTok and WeChat, starting Sunday.
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Sep 18, 2020
The U.S. Commerce Department has issued an order that will bar people in the United States from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok, starting Sunday.
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Sep 18, 2020
The Treasury Board of Canada says it has uncovered suspicious activities on more than 48,000 Canada Revenue Agency accounts following cyberattacks in July and August.
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Sep 18, 2020
Provinces say people are flouting provincial rules around gathering size limits, leading officials to crack down and impose new restrictions as COVID-19 infections climb across Canada.
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Sep 18, 2020
Bill Vigars, a close friend and confidante of Terry Fox, recalls the last days of the Marathon of Hope in Thunder Bay, Ont., and the inspiration it gave Canadians as a virtual version of the annual run is set to go ahead Sunday, 40 years later.
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Sep 18, 2020
With first light, fishermen in Northport, P.E.I., were getting geared up to head back onto the water to continue with the search for two missing teenagers.
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Sep 18, 2020
With first light, fishermen in Northport, P.E.I., were getting geared up to head back onto the water to continue with the search for two missing teenagers.
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Sep 18, 2020
The world's largest tropical wetland is not supposed to burn. And yet, Brazil's Pantanal is on fire. Some 25,000 square kilometres have already been destroyed, and experts say it's going to get worse.
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Sep 18, 2020
More than six months into the global pandemic, the Liberal government is being accused of failing to meet the needs of the Canadians with disabilities who are among those hardest-hit by the public health crisis.
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Sep 18, 2020
Some of Canada's biggest cities are seeing a surge in household waste, and it's thanks to a combination of COVID-related trends such as more online shopping, disposable goods and home renovations.
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Sep 18, 2020
With Inconvenient Indian and Trickster, filmmaker Michelle Latimer is doing double duty at TIFF. Now, the Indigenous director is working to "decolonize" the set and helping the next generation of storytellers.
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Sep 18, 2020
The world's largest tropical wetland is not supposed to burn. And yet, Brazil's Pantanal is on fire. Some 25,000 square kilometres have already been destroyed, and experts say it's going to get worse.
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Sep 18, 2020
Atrophy of U.S. political and moral authority presents Ottawa with a serious foreign policy challenge, writes Sam Khanlari.
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Sep 18, 2020
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways to help birds migrate through Canadian cities, Arctic sea ice loss and how wildfires far away can have a physical and mental effect on us.
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Sep 18, 2020
As COVID-19 cases climb in many provinces, flu season is also on the horizon. Doctors say there's more interest in the flu shot this year — and there should be. But they're warning patients to get the shot sooner rather than later. Here's why.
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Sep 18, 2020
Canadians in several provinces face long lines for a swab to help diagnose COVID-19 as school and workplaces open. New testing technologies could help, but doctors say they won't be a silver bullet.
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Sep 18, 2020
Canadians in several provinces face long lines for a swab to help diagnose COVID-19 as school and workplaces open. New testing technologies could help, but doctors say they won't be a silver bullet.
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Sep 17, 2020
The National for September 17, 2020
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Sep 17, 2020
The federal Liberals have named broadcaster Marci Ien as their candidate in the riding formerly held by Bill Morneau.
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Sep 17, 2020
A record number of new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in B.C. on Thursday, and two new outbreaks have been declared in hospitals in the Lower Mainland.
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Sep 17, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says an American billionaire was mistakenly permitted to enter Canada without following the 14-day quarantine rule because of a decision by the Canada Border Services Agency.
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Sep 17, 2020
A 20-year-old B.C. motorist who who found reclining behind the wheel of a Tesla while the electric vehicle was on autopilot has been charged by the RCMP in Alberta with speeding.
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Sep 17, 2020
The number of Western University students testing positive for COVID-19 is now at 28 after an outbreak that started with groups of students living off-campus engaging in high-risk behaviour as school resumed.
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Sep 17, 2020
With much of the world struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still some good-news stories to report. Here's a brief roundup.
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Sep 17, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Justice Donald Burrage has upheld the province's controversial travel ban.
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Sep 17, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Justice Donald Burrage has upheld the province's controversial travel ban, which prohibits non-residents from crossing borders at will.
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Sep 17, 2020
Shares in Montreal-based payment processing firm Nuvei Corp. started trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange Thursday, raising $700 million in the biggest initial public offering of a technology company in the history of the TSX.
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Sep 17, 2020
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole denounced the current state of COVID-19 testing in Canada after his family waited hours at an Ottawa site Wednesday only to be turned away because of capacity issues.
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Sep 17, 2020
Attorney General William Barr drew sharp condemnation Thursday for comparing lockdown orders during the coronavirus pandemic to slavery.
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Sep 17, 2020
U.S. Attorney General William Barr drew sharp condemnation Thursday for likening lockdown orders during the coronavirus pandemic to slavery.
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Sep 17, 2020
Ontario is rolling back gathering limits in some areas of the province, and also implementing new fines for people who host and attend large gatherings during the pandemic, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday.
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Sep 17, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will begin consultations today with opposition leaders about next week's throne speech, which could theoretically bring down his minority Liberal government if no opposition party supports it.
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Sep 17, 2020
Colleagues of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that a bottle of water with a trace of the Novichok nerve agent was found in his hotel room after his poisoning.
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Sep 17, 2020
Premier Jason Kenney's conservative ideology and long-term opposition to tax increases could work in his favour if he ever tried to introduce a provincial sales tax in Alberta, political observers suggest.
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Sep 17, 2020
With climbing cases of COVID-19 across Canada, health experts are struggling to trace the source of new infections — raising concerns that several provinces are lacking crucial information to curb a potential second wave this fall.
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Sep 17, 2020
There is a search underway this morning in for a boat that did not return, says Alberton Mayor David Gordon.
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Sep 17, 2020
Search and rescue aircraft, coast guard vessels and dozens of local boats are combing the shoreline of Cascumpec Bay in western P.E.I. for signs of two missing teenagers.
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Sep 17, 2020
The search for two missing male teens off western P.E.I. has been suspended and is now considered a missing persons case, search and rescue officials said Thursday evening.
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Sep 17, 2020
The search for two missing male teens off western P.E.I. has been suspended and is now considered a missing persons case, search and rescue officials said via Twitter Thursday evening.
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Sep 17, 2020
Search and rescue aircraft, coast guard vessels and dozens of local boats as well as volunteers on foot are combing the shoreline of Cascumpec Bay in western P.E.I. for signs of two missing teenage boys.
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Sep 17, 2020
The search for two missing male teens off western P.E.I. has been suspended and is now considered a missing persons case, search and rescue officials said Thursday evening.
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Sep 17, 2020
Peter Nygard's son says he fears his father will flee Canada before it's determined whether or not criminal charges can be laid in connection with allegations of sexual assault, leaving no way to bring the fashion mogul back to face his accusers in the future.
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Sep 17, 2020
What if you held an election and the party leaders themselves weren't allowed to leave the house?
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Sep 17, 2020
Experts who monitor extremist groups in Quebec are also concerned about the role conspiracy theories are playing in radicalizing online behaviour, and the possibility it could turn into real-world violence.
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Sep 17, 2020
More than 1,500 physicians signed a letter in support of Dr. Jean Robert Ngola, saying he was "unjustly" blamed for a COVID-19 outbreak in Campbellton, N.B., that resulted in 40 cases and two deaths. Earlier this month, a Fifth Estate investigation revealed dozens of other potential sources of the outbreak.
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Sep 17, 2020
Is heat or soap more important for cleaning reusable masks? Are damp masks less effective? What's a safe way to travel to a COVID testing centre if you don't own a car? Can you get COVID twice? Are infrared thermometers dangerous? Your questions answered.
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Sep 17, 2020
Experts who monitor extremist groups in Quebec are also concerned about the role conspiracy theories are playing in radicalizing online behaviour, and the possibility it could turn into real-world violence.
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Sep 17, 2020
Every weekend for more than a month, the streets of Belarus cities have overflowed with protesters pushing to remove long-serving President Alexander Lukashenko from power. Police have resorted to torture and intimidation to make them stop. CBC spoke to two victims about their efforts to overcome their horrific ordeal.
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Sep 17, 2020
The owners of the West Edmonton Mall mortgaged that property along with a second megamall, in order to finance a third, the new American Dream outside of Manhattan. The timing couldn't have been worse, with COVID arriving days before a planned grand opening. Now behind on mortgage payments, can the wealthy Edmonton family maintain control of their empire?
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Sep 17, 2020
The owners of the West Edmonton Mall mortgaged that property along with a second megamall, in order to finance a third, the new American Dream outside of Manhattan. The timing couldn't have been worse, with COVID arriving days before a planned grand opening. Now behind on mortgage payments, can the wealthy Edmonton family maintain control of their empire?
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Sep 17, 2020
Experts who monitor extremist groups in Quebec are also concerned about the role conspiracy theories are playing in radicalizing online behaviour, and the possibility it could turn into real-world violence.
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Sep 17, 2020
Canada's elite special forces are looking for some outside intelligence advice — a move that one expert suggests is meant to make the highly-trained unit less dependent on allies, notably the Americans.
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Sep 17, 2020
The owners of the West Edmonton Mall mortgaged that property along with a second megamall, in order to finance a third, the new American Dream outside of Manhattan. The timing couldn't have been worse, with COVID arriving days before a planned grand opening. Now behind on mortgage payments, can the wealthy Edmonton family maintain control of their empire?
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Sep 17, 2020
Questions are being asked now about how quickly or enthusiastically the Liberals should turn their focus back from the pandemic to the threat of runaway climate change. It doesn't have to be a binary choice.
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Sep 17, 2020
Borrowers can breathe a sigh of relief as the U.S. central bank predicts interest rates will stay low for years, but Jerome Powell warns that the unexpectedly quick recovery in the economy following the outbreak of COVID-19 is not likely to persist, and more government spending is needed.
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