Doctors couldn't operate on my tumour, but this robot did — and it may have saved my life (www.cbc.ca)
Doctors couldn’t operate on my tumour, but this robot did — and it may have saved my life::Glenn Deir has special thanks for the robot who operated on his tonsil cancer.
'These are my people': Seven years after fleeing war, refugee family reflects on life in Nova Scotia (www.cbc.ca)
The Hassan Haggar family moved to a small N.S. town in 2016
Facebook class action lawsuit gets green light to go ahead (www.cbc.ca)
Facebook class action lawsuit gets green light to go ahead::A class action lawsuit alleging Facebook allowed advertisers to discriminate is set to go ahead after the Supreme Court of Canada this week refused to hear an appeal filed by the social media giant.
Johannesburg building fire kills at least 73 people, many believed to be homeless (www.cbc.ca)
Ottawa man charged with promoting neo-Nazi terrorist group released on bail (www.cbc.ca)
Patrick Gordon Macdonald charged with terrorism-related and hate propaganda offences...
5 million bees fall off truck on Guelph Line in Burlington, Ontario (www.cbc.ca)
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CBC: Kleenex maker says famous tissues to be wiped out of Canada soon, citing 'unique complexities' (www.cbc.ca)
Growing up in Canada we did not refer to tissues as tissues. We called them Kleenex. It’s one of those weird Canadian-isms.
Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order (www.cbc.ca)
An Ontario court ruled against psychologist and media personality Jordan Peterson Wednesday, and upheld a regulatory body's order that he take social media training in the wake of complaints about his controversial online posts and statements.
B.C. firefighters who lost their homes hailed for selfless effort saving their neighbour's houses (www.cbc.ca)
When Annick deGooyer had to leave her home in West Kelowna due to a wildfire evacuation order last Thursday, her husband was among the firefighters battling the blaze....
Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order (www.cbc.ca)
Jordan Peterson, unofficial head of incels and creator of Lobsterman, has to take a course on how to be professional on social media....
Through doorbell cameras and telescopes, West Kelowna residents witnessed their homes burn (www.cbc.ca)
When Chris Erickson left his West Kelowna home Thursday as wildfire approached, he made sure to take all the proper steps, shutting off the gas, water and electricity. He did not think it would be the last time he would see his house....
American dad and son flooded with ketchup chips after Niagara Falls hunt now donating the crunchy snacks (www.cbc.ca)
There were 40 bags of ketchup chips in the back of Rich Lieberman’s vintage army jeep when he left Niagara Falls, Ont., with his son Jacob in July....
Canada wildfire evacuees say Facebook's news ban 'dangerous' in emergency situation (www.cbc.ca)
Canada wildfire evacuees say Facebook’s news ban ‘dangerous’ in emergency situation::The ongoing fight between tech company Meta and the federal government over subsidizing news publishers means links to news sources are being blocked on sites like Facebook and Instagram. Wildfire evacuees in the Northwest Territories say...
95% of Yellowknife has now been evacuated due to N.W.T. wildfires (www.cbc.ca)
Northwest Territories officials said on Friday evening that more than 19,000 people have fled from Yellowknife due to wildfires and urged those who remain to also leave as soon as possible....
N.W.T. wildfire evacuees say Facebook's news ban 'dangerous' in emergency situation | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Kelowna declares state of emergency after wildfire jumps Okanagan Lake, prompting more evacuations (www.cbc.ca)
CBC: Sask. engineer slapped with an 18-month suspension after designing bridge that collapsed hours after opening (www.cbc.ca)
CBC: Yellowknife begins evacuation as wildfires approach (www.cbc.ca)
San Francisco robotaxi traffic jam is a warning to the world, says city official (www.cbc.ca)
Why do wildfires often ignite a firestorm of conspiracy theories? (www.cbc.ca)
And that's a wrap: Edmonton restaurant chain wins auction for government donair costume (www.cbc.ca)
According to the provincial government website, there were more than 1,700 bids for the suit
Wildfire threat to Yellowknife deemed serious as parts of city on evacuation alert (www.cbc.ca)
The news briefing came on the heels of Yellowknife declaring an evacuation alert for parts of the city’s west end and Thompson declaring a territorial state of emergency due to wildfires and evacuations in many parts of the territory....