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Airlines face stiff public relations headwind as they prepare Boeing 737 Max for return to passenger service

As they prepare for the return of the Boeing 737 Max to Canadian skies for the first time in almost two years, Canada’s...

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These customers were promised shipping containers. Now they’re out thousands of dollars

Pattianne Hatfield, a businesswoman in Bridgewater, N.S., has been hearing a lot of expletives when she answers her phone these days. That’s because she’s the...

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New rules on removal of illegal online content could help in battle against child pornography

The federal heritage minister will soon introduce legislation aimed at compelling companies to do a better job of policing illegal content posted online —...

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Anti-hate groups call for changes after ‘white nationalist’ receives federal COVID-19 funds

Anti-hate groups are urging the federal government to reconsider which employers can apply for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) after self-described white nationalist Paul Fromm received...

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Genealogy buff delighted to find he helped solve Jessop cold case — but also learns he’s killer’s cousin

Ken, a retired software developer from Toronto, is the consummate genealogy buff. He wrote a book about his maternal family, is working on...

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Tracking the not-so-clear trail of $240B in federal COVID-19 spending

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

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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...

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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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Trump’s Proud Boys remark boosts far-right group’s profile, including in Canada, experts say

U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment about the self-described “Western chauvinist” Proud Boys during Tuesday night’s raucous presidential debate was a significant profile boost to the organization, including its...

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Confusion and anxiety reign for Canadians dependent on CERB as pandemic program winds down

Roger Wiebe is one of millions of Canadians who has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, despite never contracting the virus. The...

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Top-secret records show New Brunswick, Alberta companies received millions in ‘suspicious’ transfers

Off the coast of Mauritania in northwest Africa, thick black smoke billowed from a massive fishing trawler, trapping the crew on a vessel...

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How Montreal’s health experts are dealing with the risks of daily life

Health experts in Montreal — including ER doctors, epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists — are getting haircuts again and hanging out with friends, but many...

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How a Canadian woman pushed a popular South Asian matchmaking site to drop its skin-tone filter

When Meghan Nagpal decided to take her chances at finding love by signing up for a popular matchmaking website, she never expected to...

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Schools urged to ensure students’ security and privacy when conducting classes online

As most parts of Canada are gradually reopening their economies following months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some provinces — including Ontario,...

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He quit his job to take a new position — but the job offer was a scam

Tony Monize was tired of waiting to be called back to work. The Toronto man had been temporarily laid off from his job...

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Video games, esports ‘skyrocket’ in popularity during pandemic

As an avid gamer, 38-year-old Steve Vomacha would often play the video game Fortnite, a multiplayer shooter game, for an hour each day...

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