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LifestyleCanada's brightest young minds gather in N.B. to showcase solutions to global challenges
Some of the brightest young scientific minds in Canada are in Fredericton this week, presenting their research into how to solve many of the world's problems, including in the fields of climate change, public health, food security and sustainable energy."We're a long way from the old days of the baking-soda volcanoes and Styrofoam-ball solar systems," said Reni Barlow, executive director of Youth Science CanadaThe 63rd annual Canada-Wide Science Fair began Monday, featuring about 340 projects, t
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News50 seconds and gone: Saskatoon jewelry store heist nets thieves gold, diamonds
Arif Ratnani's 50 seconds of terror featured gold, diamonds, masked men, a machete and a hammer.Ratnani owns Jewels, a store in The Centre Mall in Saskatoon. Around 2 p.m. CST Wednesday, he was alone in the store, settling down behind a counter to eat his lunch orange.That's when two masked men strolled into the store carrying totes, a hammer and a machete.They didn't say a word and didn't even acknowledge Ratnani. They just began smashing display cases."They chose particular showcases, they mig
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NewsFrom heart surgery to aerobatics: How this retired surgeon took to the skies
David Ross spent decades performing cardiac surgeries on adults and children across Canada. When he retired to Nova Scotia, he needed something to occupy his time. The CBC's Jeff Douglas made the trip to Canning, N.S., to see what he landed on.
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NewsP.E.I. leads Canada in access to gender-affirming care, but more supports still needed
As other parts of Canada dial back access to gender-affirming care, Prince Edward Island and Yukon are leading the country in that metric. Advocates say they are proud of the work being done in this province, but want more support following medical procedures. CBC’s Tony Davis reports.
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NewsAdvocate Harbour preparing for upgrades to its dikeland system
The risk of rising sea levels from climate change is a big reason the work is happening. As Gareth Hampshire reports, people who live in the remote Nova Scotia community on the Bay of Fundy are pleased the dikes are being reinforced.
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News'Long overdue' dikeland upgrades coming to rural N.S. community
A rural Nova Scotia community on the Bay of Fundy is preparing for the most significant upgrades in decades to the dikeland system that protects it from flooding.The work has been approved for Advocate Harbour, N.S., which has been identified as being at risk due to rising sea levels caused by climate change.People who live along the shore of the coastal community got to see plans for the project at a meeting in April."It's been a long time coming," said Linda Black, whose home is within a coupl
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NewsGroups begin lobbying N.S. government over potential booze sale changes
With the provincial government launching consultation on whether to expand sales points for alcohol in Nova Scotia, interested parties are not waiting for a phone call.Organizations on both sides of the issue have started issuing news releases and open letters to Finance Minister John Lohr, whose department is overseeing the process.Lohr announced last week that Infuse Public Relations and Crestview Strategy will collectively manage the public opinion polling of 1,500 random people and stakehold
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BusinessNova Scotia recoups $3.7M in health-transfer clawbacks from Ottawa
Ottawa has paid Nova Scotia several million dollars in health transfers that were previously withheld because of people paying out of pocket for private MRIs and ultrasounds.According to the federal government, no one in Canada should pay for medically necessary diagnostic imaging services, and it's been clawing back money from Nova Scotia and other provinces for allowing it to happen.However, Nova Scotia and Ottawa have come to an agreement that recently resulted in a reimbursement of $3.79 mil
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NewsToronto's getting hotter. Experts say a chief heat officer could help the city adapt
As Toronto braces for another hotter than usual summer, some climate policy experts and advocates say a chief heat officer could help the city adapt to extreme temperatures faster. Municipalities around the world are appointing a central person to lead heat resilience teams, which are task forces responsible for developing and overseeing heat management and adaptation solutions.Miami, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Athens and Melbourne are among the cities that already have a chief heat officer, says Car
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NewsFrom robotic hands to neuro-profiling to sheep pellets: This isn’t your standard science fair
More than 400 students are in Fredericton to showcase the best science fair projects in Canada.
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Drone attack set fire to industrial site in Russia's Engels, governor says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Drones attacked an industrial enterprise in Russia's southern city of Engels on Friday, causing a fire, the regional governor said. Video posted on social media and verified by Reuters showed a fire burning fiercely and emitting huge clouds of black smoke. Governor Roman Busargin did not specify what kind of industrial site was targeted.
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NewsN.L. government doesn't understand true level of child-care demand, NDP leader says
NDP Leader Jim Dinn believes the provincial government didn't appreciate the true demand for child care when it allocated $3.9 million for the creation of new child-care spaces. (Mark Cumby/CBC)Political opposition in Newfoundland and Labrador says the government is letting child-care operators down by not communicating updates for months, while NDP Leader Jim Dinn says it shows the province doesn't understand the overall need for care."I can't help but think that the main reason for these delay
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NewsNDP, PCs blast ‘alarming and frustrating’ months-long wait by daycare operators trying to open new centres
PC Leader Tony Wakeham and NDP Leader Jim Dinn say the Liberal government should have to answer to firm deadlines when considering applications for daycare centres. Several operators say they have everything lined up — except approval from the provincial government. The CBC’s Heather Gillis reports.
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NewsIn the news today: Liberals set to table internal trade bill
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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NewsExpert says Canada's current wildfire season could match country's most destructive year
One expert says Canada could be set to repeat its record-setting wildfire season from two years ago. The area that wildfires have burned so far this year matches the rate at which fires spread in 2023, said John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast, during an interview on CBC Morning Live on Thursday. By the end of 2023, more than 6,000 fires had torched an unprecedented 15 million hectares across Canada."Just two years ago was the worst fire season in Canadian history by far,
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NewsChina seeks improved ties with Canada amid rising trade tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) -China called on Friday for steps to improve bilateral ties with Canada, saying there were no deepseated conflicts of interest, following a spike in trade tensions with many of Beijing's Western trade partners this year. China is willing to work with Canada to put ties on a healthy and stable path and find solutions to address each other's concerns through enhanced dialogue, Premier Li Qiang told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a phone call on Friday, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. "There is no fundamental conflict of interests between the two countries," Li said.
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OpinionRavesloot: As a student, I know school detentions don't work. I have a better idea
Kids pretend to do homework, but don’t. They scroll TikTok and heart photos on Instagram. Instead of this waste of time, why not put them to work for the community?
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NewsYears after it was pitched, Canada is still waiting for a national disaster agency
OTTAWA — In 2023, as Canada suffered through its worst-ever wildfire season, the federal government was looking at creating a national disaster response agency.
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NewsMany Canadians losing confidence in future of trade relationship with U.S.: Poll
OTTAWA — Almost two in five Canadians say recent court rulings in the U.S., and the ongoing legal battle over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, have made them feel less confident in the future of trade relations, a new poll suggests.
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NewsGroundhog numbers are rising in Quebec – but leave them alone, say experts
While groundhogs may be making their nests on people’s properties and feasting on their gardens, experts say they should be treated as wild animals and that there are simple ways to protect what you’re growing.
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NewsThe rising cost of beauty products
CBC's Sannah Choi breaks down why we're seeing a rising cost in cosmetics and personal care products in the face of U.S. tariffs.
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NewsAmherstburg's viral Walmart greeter hits the road
Amherstburg Walmart greeter Steve Taylor has been gaining a following on TikTok — and now his videos are catching the attention management, so much so that he's visiting with corporate leadership in Arkansas this week.
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NewsWhy Quebec's forestry reform is facing backlash from Indigenous groups, conservationists
Quebec's sweeping reform of how forests are managed is causing concerns among Indigenous leaders, conservation groups and unions, who warn the changes prioritize logging over long-term health of the ecosystem.Bill 97, tabled this spring by Minister of Natural Resources and Forests Maïté Blanchette Vézina, proposes to divide the forest into three zones: one that prioritizes conservation, one focused on timber production and a third zone for multiple uses.At least 30 per cent of Quebec's forests w
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NewsFire at Yellowknife apartment that displaced public housing tenants caused by smoking
Improper disposal of smoking materials was found to be the cause of a fire that displaced tenants of public housing from a Yellowknife apartment building in March. Saxon Chung, a spokesperson for the City of Yellowknife, wrote in an email that an investigation by the city's fire department into the Sunridge Place apartments fire determined it was accidental. The city said after the incident in March that the fire was contained to a single unit on the first floor of the three-storey building and
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NewsWindsor couple joins global march to Gaza border to protest war
A Windsor Ont., couple is preparing to make the journey to the Middle East to join a peaceful global protest to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. As part of the March to Gaza demonstration, they will join potentially thousands of people in Cairo, Egypt, before taking a bus to the coastal city of Arish and then marching three days to Rafah, the border point between Egypt and Gaza."You're watching a genocide live streamed," said Mireille Coral. "What's happening to human beings is h
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NewsTrump’s new steel tariffs causing more economic uncertainty in eastern Ontario
U.S. steel tariffs already caused layoffs at the Ivaco plant in l’Orignal, Ont. Now, workers are worried there will be more.
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NewsA Windsor couple preparing to join global march to Gaza border to protest war
A Windsor Ont., couple is preparing to make the journey to the middle east to join a peaceful global protest to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. CBC's Katerina Georgieva reports.
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NewsWhat you need to know about the STM strike, and how it will affect your commute
Starting Monday, people who use Montreal's Metro and bus network could face a major scale back in service.Maintenance staff with the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) have a mandate to go on strike from June 9 at 12 a.m. to June 17 at 11:59 p.m.If the strike moves forward, bus and Metro services will be halted or halved outside of rush hours and late-evening hours — with the exception of Grand Prix weekend. Adapted transport service will be maintained at all times.But the looming labour sto
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NewsToronto man had to fight GoFundMe to get paid after organizer gambled away funds for his brother's funeral
In the aftermath of his younger brother's sudden death last year, Allan Oliver says he was surprised when a family friend set up a GoFundMe to help pay for the funeral."My first thought was like, 'Wow, I can't believe someone would do this for our family,' " Oliver told CBC News.His brother, Aidan, a well-known figure in their community of Shelburne, Ont., was just 23 years old when he died after a medical episode on Oct. 30. Oliver watched as donations from the community poured in — eventually,
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NewsA GoFundMe raised $15K, but grieving brother says getting money was a fight
Allan Oliver is calling for GoFundMe to make changes to how it distributes funds to beneficiaries after he spent months fighting to get all the donations that were raised for his brother's funeral.
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NewsReturnees from a notorious camp in the Syrian desert have little to celebrate Eid
After 9 years in a notorious displacement camp in the Syrian desert, Yasmin Al-Saleh and her family return home for the first time during Eid al-Adha holiday. With no water and food, it's still her castle. (AP video shot by Ghaith Alsayed)
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NewsUS-backed Gaza aid group says all distribution sites closed after shootings
DUBAI (Reuters) -A U.S.- and Israeli-backed group handing out aid in Gaza said on Friday all its distribution sites were closed until further notice, urging residents to stay away from these venues "for their safety" after a series of deadly shootings. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which last week started handing out meals to hungry Palestinians inside the war-shattered Gaza Strip, said that a reopening date would be announced later. The GHF opened two sites in southern Gaza on Thursday after closing all of its centres the previous day in the wake of shootings in the vicinity of its operations.
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NewsMuslims buy sacrificial animals for Eid al-Adha in India, Indian-controlled Kashmir and Bangladesh
Temporary markets selling livestock for sacrifice have sprung up across India, Indian-controlled Kashmir and Bangladesh ahead of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice as it is known. It’s a joyous occasion and food is a key part of the celebrations. Devout Muslims buy and slaughter animals and share two-thirds of the meat with the poor. (AP video by: Meraj Ud Din, Al Emrun Garjon, Shonal Ganguly)
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NewsPolish foreign minister takes aim at Musk after Trump clash
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland's foreign minister poked fun at Elon Musk late on Thursday, returning to a social media spat from March after the Tesla and SpaceX boss spectacularly fell out with U.S. President Donald Trump. Warsaw's top diplomat Radoslaw Sikorski found himself embroiled in an extraordinarily public clash with Musk and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in March after he said Ukraine may need an alternative to the Starlink satellite service. Amid a flurry of posts on his social media platform X, Musk had told Sikorski to "Be quiet, small man".
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NewsPeckham or Sarajevo? Bosnian brothers spark joy driving in Only Fools and Horses iconic van replica
There is an unmistakable air of Peckham these days in Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo as the legendary yellow three-wheeler from BBC’s long-running sitcom Only Fools and Horses cruises the city streets. (AP video by Eldar Emric)
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NewsKyiv mayor says Russian missile and drone attack kills at least four and injures 20 others
The mayor of Kyiv says 4 people were killed and 20 injured after a Russian attack on the capital. Vitali Klitschko said search and rescue operations were underway at several locations. (AP video/Vasilisa Stepanenko)
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NewsMan arrested after vehicle driven into Vancouver Cirque du Soleil arena, no one hurt
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say a man has been arrested after a vehicle was driven into the Pacific Coliseum arena while a Cirque du Soleil show was taking place.
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NewsVancouver man arrested after driving into Pacific Coliseum entrance during Cirque du Soleil show, police say
A 30-year-old man has been arrested after driving a vehicle into the Pacific Coliseum on Thursday night, say Vancouver police.The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said on X, formerly Twitter, that the suspect drove a vehicle into the front entrance of the arena, located at East Vancouver's Hastings Park, during a Cirque du Soleil performance. Arena security detained the man and police officers took him into custody. Police said that while it is still early in the investigation, the incident "do
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NewsMemorial mass marks end of mourning period for Lapu-Lapu Day festival attack victims
As is the Filipino Catholic tradition, on Thursday mourners gathered at St. Andrew's Parish church in Vancouver to mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for Lapu-Lapu Day festival attack victims.
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NewsTŝilhqot'in Nation signs agreement with Taseko, province to end mine dispute
The Tŝilhqot'in National Government says a years-long conflict over the proposed New Prosperity gold and copper mine at Teztan Biny — also known as Fish Lake — has been resolved following an agreement with the provincial government and a Vancouver-based mining company that requires the nation's consent for mining activity in the area.The nation said Thursday that its agreement with Taseko Mines Ltd. ensures that "no mineral exploration or mine development can occur on the New Prosperity mineral
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