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dildo was hoping to cash in on a post kimmel boom then came the pandemic
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Dildo was hoping to cash in on a post-Kimmel boom — then came the pandemic

Sulagna Sanyal, left, and Rajesh Menon opened Yes B’y Indian Restaurant in the Newfoundland community of Dildo this past summer. (Chris O’Neill-Yates/CBC) When...

the dark side 2020 was a boom year for horror on screen and thats no accident
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The dark side: 2020 was a boom year for horror on-screen — and that’s no accident

The meaning behind Netflix’s The Platform is hard to miss: “an accidentally timely political allegory,” the New York Times called it, “a brutal...

b c avalanche vicitim loved the outdoors had safety training says mother
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B.C. avalanche vicitim loved the outdoors, had safety training, says mother

Suzanne Bowker said her son lived his life to the fullest. He lived fast. He lived on the edge but he lived with...

pakistani activist found dead in toronto
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Pakistani activist found dead in Toronto

A Pakistani activist living in exile in Toronto has died.  Police say they do not suspect criminal activity in the death of Karima...

immigrants face financial emotional ruin as plans to resettle in canada are clipped by covid 19
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Immigrants face financial, emotional ruin as plans to resettle in Canada are clipped by COVID-19

Those who were on the verge of immigrating to Canada before the pandemic struck say the government’s sluggish effort to renew their immigration...

2 dead in construction mishap in london ont recovery effort underway for one body
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2 dead in construction mishap in London, Ont., recovery effort underway for one body

Heavy equipment was brought in Saturday in an effort to recover the body of a worker trapped in the rubble of a partial...

2 dead 4 in hospital after partial building collapse at london ont construction site
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2 dead, 4 in hospital after partial building collapse at London, Ont., construction site

Two people have died and four others remain in hospital after a building partially collapsed Friday in London, Ont. Doctors at the London Health...

common law spouse among 3 charged with giving n s shooter ammunition
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Common-law spouse among 3 charged with giving N.S. shooter ammunition

The common-law spouse of the man responsible for killing 22 people in April’s mass shooting in Nova Scotia has been charged with providing...

canadian actor elliot page shares he is transgender
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Canadian actor Elliot Page shares he is transgender

Elliot Page, Halifax’s own Hollywood star, has shared that he is transgender. The actor is known for his Oscar-nominated role in Juno, as well as Inception and...

rcmp took 19 hours to find parents daughter killed in nova scotia mass shooting in april
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RCMP took 19 hours to find parents, daughter killed in Nova Scotia mass shooting in April

Tammy Oliver-McCurdie lost her younger sister, Jolene Oliver, in last April’s mass shooting in Portapique, N.S., and her worst fear remains that the 39-year-old...

doug fung was released from hospital 9 days later he died from covid 19 complications
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Doug Fung was released from hospital. 9 days later, he died from COVID-19 complications

When Doug Fung was released from North Vancouver’s Lion’s Gate Hospital, where he was being treated for cancer, his wife Bronwyn James knew something was...

colleagues friends reflect on fallen manitoulin island opp officer
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Colleagues, friends reflect on fallen Manitoulin Island OPP officer

A retired OPP officer and former colleague of Constable Marc Hovingh says all of Ontario’s Manitoulin Island is in a state of shock...

pandemic is making life even more perilous for the 420 million children in conflict zones
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Pandemic is making life even more perilous for the 420 million children in conflict zones

This column is an opinion by Bill Chambers, the president and CEO of Save the Children in Canada. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please...

buyer beware ottawa fails to track thousands of puppies some carrying diseases imported to canada each year
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Buyer beware: Ottawa fails to track thousands of puppies, some carrying diseases, imported to Canada each year

The federal government fails to maintain a central database to track the thousands of puppies imported to Canada every year, CBC’s Marketplace has...

7 residents dead at scarborough long term care home battling covid 19 outbreak scaled
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7 residents dead at Scarborough long-term care home battling COVID-19 outbreak

Seven residents have died at a Scarborough, Ont., long-term care home in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak, while 136 other residents and 66...