Sweltering Nova Scotians will get some relief on FridayNewsDuration 2:27Meteorologist Ryan Snoddon recaps the record-breaking heat that blanketed the province this week. He said to expect another uncomfortably warm night Thursday, but that cooler temperatures are on the way Friday.
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June 21, 2024 04:07 UTC
RAW: Dashboard camera captures transport truck collision in Thunder BayNewsDuration 0:27Thunder Bay OPP, the fire department, and emergency medical services responded to a collision on Highway 11/17 at John Street Wednesday, June 19. The collision involved a transport truck and multiple cars. Three people had minor injuries. The operator of the transport truck has been charged with careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act.
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June 21, 2024 03:47 UTC
The Prime Minister will meet with local students and educators to discuss the National School Food Program. The Prime Minister will make an announcement on the National School Food Program to support the well-being of children and childhood development. The Prime Minister will visit a local farm to discuss female entrepreneurship and supports given to local school food programs. The Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Sean Fraser, will also be in attendance. Note for media:Pooled photo opportunityMedia appearance:12:05 p.m. An interview with the Prime Minister will air on CBC Radio One’s Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy.
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June 20, 2024 16:35 UTC
Some of the potential buyers were only interested in part of the company. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press - image credit)Talks aimed at keeping Atlantic Canada's largest media company alive appear to be bearing fruit. Since that initial court action, Saltwire has been operating under the Company Creditors Arrangement Act while potential buyers were sought. Some of the potential buyers were only interested in part of the company. Separate talks are underway to sell Titan, a security firm that Saltwire acquired when it was engaged in a protracted dispute with its unionized newspaper employees.
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June 20, 2024 16:19 UTC
Ray Halleran disappeared 6 years ago. Here’s what the lead investigator has to sayNewsDuration 2:28RCMP lead investigator Const. John Galway believes someone, somewhere, knows something about what happened to Ray Halleran. He disappeared from his home in St. Vincent’s in 2018. Galway sits down with the CBC’s Ariana Kelland to talk about the persistent search efforts to date and what keeps them going.
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June 20, 2024 16:01 UTC
Meet 2 Innu women trailblazers in astrophysics and land guardianship – CBCJun 20, 2024Laurie Rousseau-Nepton and Valérie Courtois say Indigenous knowledge needs to be recognizedLaurie Rousseau-Nepton says she wants to understand the very large and the very small, and that’s why she became the first Indigenous woman in Canada to earn a PhD in astrophysics. Rousseau-Nepton received her PhD in 2017 from Université Laval in Quebec City. She said that at the time she wasn’t aware she was the first Indigenous woman in Canada to do that. But she said she did realize that ancestral knowledge from her community was missing in the study of the stars. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/innu-science-women-trailblazers-1.7238537
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June 20, 2024 15:24 UTC
6-year-old boy killed by school bus north of TorontoNewsDuration 1:48A six-year-old boy on his way to a bus stop was struck and killed by a school bus in Kleinburg, Ont., north of Toronto. Police say the driver stayed at the scene and is co-operating with the investigation.
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June 20, 2024 15:13 UTC
woman puts her survival skills to the test on AloneNewsDuration 1:32Michela Carrière is an entrepreneur and land-based educator who lives north of Cumberland House, Sask. She competed on the 11th season of the reality show Alone, where she said she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her Cree and Métis ancestors.
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June 20, 2024 14:58 UTC
Toronto police investigate ad truck with anti-Muslim messagingNewsDuration 2:14The Toronto police hate crimes unit is investigating after a video surfaced online of an advertising truck displaying Islamophobic messaging. The truck was seen downtown on Tuesday. Its messaging concerns advocates who say it will incite fear of Muslims, making them further targets of discrimination. Vanessa Balintec has more.
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June 20, 2024 14:10 UTC
He was singled out in school. Now he's ensuring all students feel welcomeNewsDuration 4:30With patience and a smile, Seth Borden is making change in classrooms as he pursues his dream of becoming a teacher. The Grade 12 student from Citadel High School in Halifax, N.S., is a 2024 CBC Black Changemaker.
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June 20, 2024 10:39 UTC
Cities where extreme heat events are less common saw a greater spike in deaths when the temperature shot up. The study also found higher mortality rates during heat waves in cities where there are more renters. Research suggests that longer heat waves, such as the one in B.C., carry greater health risk. WATCH | How extreme heat affects the body:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget.
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June 20, 2024 07:09 UTC
Hamilton city councillor calls for maximum heat bylaw for property ownersNewsDuration 5:56Hamilton city councillor Cameron Kroetsch is pushing for a maximum heat bylaw for property owners which would require rental units in the city not exceed a maximum temperature. Kroetsch thinks the bylaw change could be approved next year.
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June 20, 2024 05:55 UTC
Chef serves up cannabis-infused dishes in WinnipegNewsDuration 4:47Vancouver's Travis Petersen, known as 'the Nomad Cook,' has been on a mission to make cannabis-infused dishes recognized as Canadian cuisine. He was in Winnipeg last week serving up a five-course dinner made with pot at a pop-up event. While cannabis as a dinner ingredient may not be for everyone, it's all about the experience, he says.
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June 20, 2024 02:54 UTC
Junior scientists from UBC daycare get first look at dinosaurNewsDuration 1:12The UBC Pacific Museum of Earth has assembled a fossil cast of Daspletosaurus torosus, which lived in Alberta about 70 million years ago. This nine-metre-long giant, which weighed up to five tons, is due to be part of the museum's Life at the Edge exhibit. Children from UBC's daycare were the first ones to see the reconstructed dinosaur in all its glory.
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June 19, 2024 23:55 UTC
Long-service firefighters honoured — including 2 brothers with 35 years on the jobNewsDuration 2:52The St. John’s Regional Fire Department honoured 100 members who have served between 20 and 40 years, including two brothers who followed in their father’s footsteps. Learn from firefighters, who talk about advancements in support over the decades.
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June 19, 2024 23:48 UTC