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Orange skies engulf Athens as dust clouds blow in from Africa

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Dust clouds blown in from Africa have blanketed the skies above Athens, creating an orange, otherworldly...
Dust clouds blown in from Africa have blanketed the skies above Athens, creating an orange, otherworldly glow over the Greek capital city.Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks.St...
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Covid infections are causing IQ drops and years of brain aging, studies suggest

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When COVID-19 first reared its head back in 2019, it brought with it a slew of...
When COVID-19 first reared its head back in 2019, it brought with it a slew of strange symptoms beyond just respiratory problems. One of the most puzzling symptoms in those early days was something called "brain fog" — cognitive issues like confusion, forgetfulness, and trouble focusing.And while other symptoms have...
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Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5%

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The Bank of Canada has held its key interest rate at five per cent for the...
The Bank of Canada has held its key interest rate at five per cent for the sixth consecutive time since July, saying it will look for signs that slowing inflation is sustained before moving on rate cuts.The central bank said that inflation is still too high, but noted that core inflation measures — which strip out v...
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Canadian DNA lab knew paternity tests misidentified dads, but kept selling them

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A Canadian DNA laboratory knowingly delivered prenatal paternity test results that routinely identified the wrong biological...
A Canadian DNA laboratory knowingly delivered prenatal paternity test results that routinely identified the wrong biological fathers — ruling out the real dads — and left a trail of shattered lives around the globe, a CBC News investigation has found.Harvey Tenenbaum, the owner of Viaguard Accu-Metrics, told a CBC p...
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Justin Trudeau announces $2.4B for AI investments in Canada

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The Liberal government is setting aside $2.4 billion in its upcoming budget to build capacity in...
The Liberal government is setting aside $2.4 billion in its upcoming budget to build capacity in artificial intelligence, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday.The bulk of that — $2 billion — is going into a fund that will aim to provide access to computing capabilities and technical infrastructure.Trudeau ...
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Buried rivers flow under Canadian cities

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Jaela Bernstien and Emily Chung uncover hidden rivers across Canada.‍VIDEO: EVAN MITSUI/CBC; DESIGN: ANDREW MCMANUS/CBCGurgling beneath...
Jaela Bernstien and Emily Chung uncover hidden rivers across Canada.‍VIDEO: EVAN MITSUI/CBC; DESIGN: ANDREW MCMANUS/CBCGurgling beneath our paved, sprawling cities are creeks and streams that once teemed with life.In cities like Toronto, waterways were diverted, culverted, bricked over and generally forgotten.Today,...
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Meet three people who may see the world differently than you do

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People can perceive colour very differently from each other. As light reflects off objects, it interacts...
People can perceive colour very differently from each other. As light reflects off objects, it interacts with our eyes and brains to form our perception of colour. “Every colour that people see is actually inside their head projected outward,” says neuroscientist Beau Lotto . “Colour exists in [our minds]; it doesn’...
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The federal government promised to plant two billion trees. How's that going?

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Ontario school boards sue social media giants for $4.5B

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Four major Ontario school boards are taking some of the largest social media companies to court...
Four major Ontario school boards are taking some of the largest social media companies to court over their products, alleging the way they're designed has negatively rewired the way children think, behave and learn and disrupted the way schools operate.The public district school boards of Toronto, Peel and Ottawa-Ca...
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How we get high: our bodies are perfectly primed for consuming cannabis

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How does cannabis get us high? When scientists started looking into it, their investigations led them...
How does cannabis get us high? When scientists started looking into it, their investigations led them to discover a previously unknown but fundamental biological system in our bodies. Just like circulation, respiration or immune regulation, this system is so basic to life that it can be found in all animals except i...
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The rise and fall of a Halifax man's illegal TV streaming empire

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It was intended as words of wisdom, but it oozed cockiness, as Activeits plotted his path...
It was intended as words of wisdom, but it oozed cockiness, as Activeits plotted his path to fortune on an internet forum popular with spammers.The boast was right there in the title of the thread: "How i made 1k a day or more."Typing under the fictitious name, he detailed his involvement with "a thing called IPTV" ...
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5-year study finds no brain abnormalities in 'Havana Syndrome' patients

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An array of advanced tests found no brain injuries or degeneration among U.S. diplomats and other...
An array of advanced tests found no brain injuries or degeneration among U.S. diplomats and other government employees who suffer mysterious health problems once dubbed "Havana syndrome," researchers reported Monday.The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) nearly five-year study offers no explanation for symptoms i...
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Luxury bunkers to tactical vehicles, ultra-rich are preparing for the Big One

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In December, Wired magazine revealed that Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta and one of the richest...
In December, Wired magazine revealed that Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta and one of the richest individuals on the planet, was building a $100-million US compound in Hawaii.The fact that Zuckerberg is undertaking a nine-figure renovation is hardly revelatory. The more telling detail is that the compound includes a bun...
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Loblaw facing backlash as it tests receipt scanners at self-checkout

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In an attempt to combat theft at its stores, Loblaw is testing receipt scanners at four...
In an attempt to combat theft at its stores, Loblaw is testing receipt scanners at four of its locations, the grocery giant told CBC News. Customers who go through self-checkout must use the device to scan their receipt's barcode — confirming that they paid something — which opens a metal gate, letting them leave. L...
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YouTube blocks Fifth Estate story on killing of Sikh activist at demand of India

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YouTube is blocking access in India to a story by CBC's The Fifth Estate on the...
YouTube is blocking access in India to a story by CBC's The Fifth Estate on the alleged contract killing of a Canadian Sikh separatist after the Indian government ordered the social media platform to take that action.The Fifth Estate story released on Friday included video of the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijj...
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What it's like living without an inner monologue (2020)

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This story originally published on March 6, 2020.Hi there! Are you hearing this sentence in your...
This story originally published on March 6, 2020.Hi there! Are you hearing this sentence in your head right now? Is your inner critic voicing its thoughts on the sentence structure? Is it saying this is an odd start to a news story?The concept of an inner monologue — the term now commonly used to describe the voice ...
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TikTok crackdown bill passes U.S. House

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The U.S. Congress has moved a big step closer to a crackdown on a popular platform...
The U.S. Congress has moved a big step closer to a crackdown on a popular platform that could have far-reaching implications for social media in the country.It involves a bill with major implications for the fast-growing site TikTok, renowned for addictive videos and used by hundreds of millions around the world, in...
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Keep your home powered during an outage? Try a big battery that lasts 3 days

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Nova Scotia Power says it will take the next year to evaluate whether it can expand...
Nova Scotia Power says it will take the next year to evaluate whether it can expand a pilot project that put electrical storage batteries into 125 households across the province.But it's already a success as far as Tom MacPherson is concerned."I've been extremely happy with it," said the spry 87-year-old.For MacPher...
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Canada faces a series of crises that will test it in the coming years, RCMP warn

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The "crises" rocking national and international affairs are likely to get worse over the next few...
The "crises" rocking national and international affairs are likely to get worse over the next few years and could have a significant effect on the federal government and Canada's federal police force, says an internal report prepared for the RCMP."The global community has experienced a series of crises, with COVID-1...
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Scientist fired from Winnipeg disease lab intentionally worked to benefit China

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One of the scientists who was fired from Canada's top infectious disease laboratory "intentionally" shared scientific...
One of the scientists who was fired from Canada's top infectious disease laboratory "intentionally" shared scientific information with China — potentially putting people's health in jeopardy — says an assessment by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). The intelligence assessment was released late Wedne...
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B.C. lawyer reprimanded for citing fake cases invented by ChatGPT

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The cases would have provided compelling precedent for a divorced dad to take his children to...
The cases would have provided compelling precedent for a divorced dad to take his children to China — had they been real.But instead of savouring courtroom victory, the Vancouver lawyer for a millionaire embroiled in an acrimonious split has been told to personally compensate her client's ex-wife's lawyers for the t...
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Ottawa to create regulator to hold platforms accountable for harmful content

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The Online Harms Act, expected to be introduced by the federal government on Monday, will include...
The Online Harms Act, expected to be introduced by the federal government on Monday, will include the creation of a new regulator that would hold online platforms accountable for harmful content they host, CBC News has confirmed.The new regulatory body is expected to oversee a digital safety office with the mandate ...
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Canadian Government paid $60M for one app

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All federal government contracts with GC Strategies — the company at the centre of a blistering...
All federal government contracts with GC Strategies — the company at the centre of a blistering auditor general's report about the federal government's ArriveCan app — were suspended in November 2023 "out of caution," Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos told reporters Wednesday.The Trudeau g...
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The mighty benefits of 'tiny forests'

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Benjamin Shingler | CBC News | Posted: Sunday, February 18th, 2024 9:00 AM | Last Updated:...
Benjamin Shingler | CBC News | Posted: Sunday, February 18th, 2024 9:00 AM | Last Updated: 20 hours agoA tree-planting method that originated in Japan is taking root in many communitiesImage | Miyawaki planting methodCaption: A tiny forest installation at the Canada Convention Centre in Vancouver on Thursday. The pl...
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