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This is your brain on pandemic: What chronic stress is doing to us

Back in the 1980s, there was a public service announcement on TV that you may remember — or may have seen on YouTube....

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Ontario now has more COVID-19 patients in ICU than ever before

Admissions of COVID-19 patients to Ontario’s intensive care units (ICUs) have surpassed the previous pandemic high, a government agency that tracks hospitalizations said...

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Canadian Screen Awards: Schitt’s Creek leads nominations for 3rd year running

Well into its third year of topping awards shows, comedy Schitt’s Creek led the nominations for this year’s Canadian Screen Awards with 21 nods.  The...

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Canada’s nursing homes have worst record for COVID-19 deaths among wealthy nations: report

Canada has the worst record for COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes compared with other wealthy countries, according to a new report released on...

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Climate change means even more parts of Canada will need to prepare for stronger hurricanes, report suggests

When it comes to climate change, experts say few things have been as tricky to predict as its impact on hurricanes. A new report in...

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Uber’s proposed revamp of provincial labour laws would cement the notion that gig workers are not employees

This column is an opinion by Paris Marx, a socialist writer and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. For more information about CBC’s Opinion...

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‘It’s silly’: Director of Bigfoot movie thanks campaign by Alberta’s energy war room

The director of a children’s movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government’s energy centre for starting a “ludicrous” fight over the...

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Ottawa blames retired senator, survivors for undermining trust in residential school compensation system

The federal government blames the comments of survivors and public officials, including retired senator Murray Sinclair, who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission,...

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Federal carbon-offset proposal will likely give illusion of progress, even as it increases emissions

This column is an opinion by Nicholas Rivers, Mark Jaccard and Kathryn Harrison. Rivers is the Canada Research Chair in Climate and Energy Policy at...

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Greg Fertuck lies but that doesn’t make him a killer: defence lawyer

This case is the focus of the CBC investigative podcast, The Pit. Listen and subscribe to the podcast at cbc.ca/thepit. Defence lawyer Morris Bodnar said he...

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Prince Edward makes royal visit to Canada — pandemic-style

Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox....

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Andrew Furey, N.L.’s rookie premier, has his mandate. Now what?

Andrew Furey speaks at Confederation Building in St. John’s on Jan. 15, when he launched the provincial election. It took more than 10...

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Small towns dig deep during pandemic to save their rinks and halls, one cheesecake at a time

As a national news reporter for CBC, I usually cover the most pressing stories from my province — and there have been plenty...

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Crown says lone breach of Meng Wanzhou’s rights would not be enough to toss extradition

The lead counsel for Canada’s Attorney General conceded Friday that the judge overseeing Meng Wanzhou’s extradition proceedings may find a Canada Border Services Agency...

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60% higher risk of death from coronavirus variants, Ontario analysis finds: sources

Variants of the virus behind COVID-19 double the risk of someone being admitted to intensive care — and increase the risk of death...

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Marketplace attended a COVID-19 conspiracy boot camp to see how instructors are targeting vaccine skeptics

While Canadian health authorities fight back against what Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam has called “an infodemic” — the spread of false information...