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Does the AstraZeneca vaccine cause more common side-effects than others? | Your Coronavirus questions answered

We’re answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca, and we’ll answer as many as we can. We publish a selection...

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3 dead in helicopter crash near Resolute Bay, Nunavut

Three people are dead after a helicopter crash near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, during a trip to survey the Lancaster Sound polar bear population, the premier...

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An ‘uncommon brilliance’: Acclaimed Calgary playwright Sharon Pollock dies at 85

At one point, acclaimed Calgary playwright Sharon Pollock’s business cards prominently featured the image of a dragon. What did that symbolize? If you...

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Blue roofs could help reduce the flooding effects of big storms

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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Parents juggle Wi-Fi woes, time crunches and constant change this school year

Across Canada, COVID-19 has changed what school looks like for students this year, with the pandemic continuing to disrupt learning and upend classrooms...

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Home to Home Run for charity: Sault man logging marathon a day from B.C. to Ontario

Rick Fall ran a marathon in British Columbia on Monday. The 61-year-old finished another 42 kilometres on Tuesday and Wednesday, and aims to keep that pace for another 100...

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What Nikki Haley Just Revealed About Her Plans For Running For President In 2024

In a sharp contradiction to her previous statements, Nikki Haley has now revealed that she would support Donald Trump if he ran for...

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How parts of Canada are going about vaccinating teachers against COVID-19

This weekend, teachers and school staff in Ontario’s Niagara region are getting their first chance at a COVID-19 vaccine, thanks to the recommendation of...

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When exercise was taking over my life, this is how I forged a new perspective

This First Person article is by Jacqueline Chen, a Grade 11 student in the TOPS Program at Toronto’s Bloor Collegiate Institute. It won...

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Canada is touting hydrogen as crucial to its climate action plan, but how green is it?

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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Canadian Museum of History’s CEO resigns amid probe into allegations of workplace harassment

The CEO of the Canadian Museum of History, who was at the centre of a workplace harassment investigation, has resigned just two months before his...

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What Benedict Cumberbatch Is Pleading Joe Biden To Do

As he revealed in a March 2021 The Independent profile, Benedict Cumberbatch will directly ask President Joe Biden to close U.S. military prison Guantánamo...

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Is now the time to make global corporations pay their fair share?

As the procrastinators among us worry over our own tax forms, it may be a little galling to think about the shrinking share of taxes paid...

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Toronto mom spent her severance pay on car insurance, but ended up uninsured

Yasmine Sharaf thought she had scored a great deal on car insurance. The 48-year-old Toronto mother of three needed a lucky break; she had been...

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‘It excites people’: First Nations artists give beadwork a modern twist

The longstanding tradition of beadwork is taking on a new twist among young First Nations artists who’ve developed a long string of social media...

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Bilingualism requirement for SCC justices creates ‘needless barrier’ for Indigenous candidates, critics say

As the first Indigenous justice appointed to a Canadian Court of Appeal in 2004, Harry LaForme seemed like an excellent candidate for the...