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Federal COVID Alert app wasn’t working for some users for much of November

The developers of Canada’s COVID Alert app fixed a glitch last week that left some users without exposure notifications for much of November. An update to...

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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...

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A robbery won’t keep this restaurant owner from serving up kindness

When Mithun Mathew opened his SpiceX restaurant in St. John’s, serving delicious Indian food wasn’t the only goal he had in mind. Mathew...

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Weaker penis bones in river otters linked to oilsands contaminants in new study

A new study has found that hydrocarbon contaminants typically associated with oilsands operations are contributing to decreased penis bone strength among river otters. That might...

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Racist jokes, bullying and exclusion: Oilsands workers describe discrimination on the job

Face Racism will be an ongoing Marketplace series. We are interested in following people searching for justice in their communities, the marketplace and...

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Is it possible to make a sustainable smartphone?

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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Toronto police officer says she faced years of sexist, racist retribution for reporting colleague

A Toronto police officer alleges she was subjected to years of intimidation and reprisals by fellow officers and supervisors after she intervened to...

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Canada has turned back 4,400 asylum seekers in 5 years

Canada has turned away at least 4,400 asylum seekers at the U.S. border since 2016 — including some who were hoping to find refuge...

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Family of jailed Saudi activist implores Canada to call out kingdom’s human rights record at G20

The family of a women’s rights activist who has been jailed in Saudi Arabia for over two years is calling on the federal...

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The unsaid truth about Lukas Gage

Love, Victor, and Euphoria star Lukas Gage may not yet be a household name, but with an expanding list of acting credits and a...

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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...

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‘We need a radical change’: Toronto-area students stage walkout to protest racism

York Region Catholic high school students walked out of classes on Thursday to protest what they say is persistent, often unchecked racism in their schools.   The...

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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...

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The environmental policy the oilpatch wants from Ottawa ASAP

Shell Canada will plant more than 800,000 trees in the interior of British Columbia next year, a project that the company hopes will create valuable carbon...

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What Ontario’s new modelling for the COVID-19 second wave can — and can’t — tell us

Ontario will release updated modelling on Thursday forecasting the course of its second wave of COVID-19, as some epidemiologists already project the province...

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How technology — and a global pandemic — are transforming Remembrance Day

On a grey, windswept spring day three years ago, Ryan Mullens sat next to the grave of a long-dead soldier in the green...