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how a hotshot whiz kid ensnared a sask company in a 97 5m deal riddled with red flags
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How a ‘hotshot whiz-kid’ ensnared a Sask. company in a $97.5M deal riddled with red flags

Input Capital, a publicly traded company based in Regina, says it is investigating after its $97.5-million proposed sale to smooth-talking American businessman Eric...

casual social contacts can help combat loneliness and improve well being during pandemic psychologists say
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Casual social contacts can help combat loneliness and improve well-being during pandemic, psychologists say

Jennie Aitken, 33, began noticing it weeks into the pandemic. The Victoria woman has a family and was frequently checking in with good...

ottawa granted 1700 special quarantine exemptions to sports leagues and business travellers
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Ottawa granted 1,700 special quarantine exemptions to sports leagues and business travellers

A total of 1,790 people entering Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic have received special ministerial permission to skip quarantine — because their trip was...

2 ontario ltc operators got 157m in covid 19 aid they also paid 74m to shareholders
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2 Ontario LTC operators got $157M in COVID-19 aid. They also paid $74M to shareholders

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during the first...

distillers scrambled to make hand sanitizer for free then the federal government moved on
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Distillers scrambled to make hand sanitizer for free. Then the federal government moved on

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

why some travellers get permission to cross the canada u s border and others dont
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Why some travellers get permission to cross the Canada-U.S. border and others don’t

Kim Zavesky is desperate to return to her home in Golden, B.C. After retiring last year, she and her husband — both Americans...

woman who spent years scrubbing explicit video from internet urges tech firms to make it easier to remove
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Woman who spent years scrubbing explicit video from internet urges tech firms to make it easier to remove

She was only 14 when she was groomed to have virtual sex with an older man she met on social media.  She had...

death threats overcrowding and few masks a ttc driver speaks out about life during covid 19
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Death threats, overcrowding and few masks: A TTC driver speaks out about life during COVID-19

Usually it’s dirty looks or insults, but sometimes, bus drivers working in Toronto’s COVID-19 hot spots are subjected to much worse.    One bus driver...

how local online startups are hoping to snatch black friday away from the big boys amid covid 19
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How local, online startups are hoping to snatch Black Friday away from the big boys amid COVID-19

Black Friday sales on now have traditionally been the domain of big, national chains with beefed-up advertising budgets. But this year, there’s a growing...

distribution lack of national registry top hurdles for canadas covid 19 vaccine rollout
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Distribution, lack of national registry top hurdles for Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Vaccine distribution, the inability to pull off a mass campaign that could spark crowds and the absence of a national immunization registry are...

marketplace tested over 20 different masks heres what will best protect you and others during the pandemic
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Marketplace tested over 20 different masks. Here’s what will best protect you and others during the pandemic

Wearing a mask is critical to reducing the spread of COVID-19, but rigorous tests conducted on behalf of CBC’s Marketplace found that while some...

what to expect on the trade file from a biden administration
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What to expect on the trade file from a Biden administration

On the morning of the U.S. election, a Vancouver radio host asked Justin Trudeau what topped his list of cross-border concerns. “Trade,” the...

trump and biden send very different messages after election day
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Trump and Biden send very different messages after Election Day

Trump and Biden, While President Donald Trump continued to call into question the integrity of the election without cause, challenger Joe Biden urged...

suspect arrested after sword attack in quebec city leaves 2 dead 5 injured
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Suspect arrested after sword attack in Quebec City leaves 2 dead, 5 injured

A suspect was arrested early Sunday morning in the historic district of Quebec City after two people were stabbed to death and five were injured by...

vehicle torched lobster pounds storing mikmaw catches trashed during night of unrest in n s
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Vehicle torched, lobster pounds storing Mi’kmaw catches trashed during night of unrest in N.S.

The ongoing tensions surrounding the First Nations lobster harvest in southwest Nova Scotia erupted Tuesday night when several hundred commercial fishermen and their...