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Feds sign deal with Novavax to secure up to 76M doses of vaccine candidate
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Students at English schools in Quebec head back to school this week
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U.S. drug company Novavax signs deal to supply 76 million doses of possible COVID-19 vaccine to Canada
Canada's federal government has signed an agreement in principle to acquire up to 76 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by an American company.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsOver 100 arrested in Kenosha were outsiders, police say, as Trump preps controversial visit
Most of the people arrested in demonstrations against police brutality since the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha were not city residents, according to police.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsElon Musk's Neuralink puts computer chips in animal brains
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's neuroscience startup Neuralink has unveiled a pig named Gertrude that has had a coin-sized computer chip in its brain for two months, showing off an early step toward the goal of curing human diseases with the same type of implant.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsAlberta quietly removes physical distancing rules for classrooms
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CRA's handling of COVID-19 benefit cyberattacks 'reprehensible,' alleges proposed class-action lawsuit
If you applied for financial help during the COVID-19 pandemic under the CERB and CESB benefits programs, you might have had your identity stolen — and you're included in a proposed class-action lawsuit aimed at getting some compensation.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsFather moved into son's backyard coach house — then the city came knocking
In a city that’s in dire need of more rental housing stock — with low vacancy rates and ballooning prices — advocates say it’s time that Toronto allows coach houses like Rod Wilson's to be permitted for residential use.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsU.S. coronavirus cases near 6 million as Midwest, schools face outbreaks
U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus are approaching six million as many states in the Midwest report increasing infections, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Here's a look at what's happening with the coronavirus around the world.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsChild survives after being lifted high in the air by kite at Taiwanese festival
A three-year-old girl entangled in the tail of a giant kite survived a terrifying ride after being swept more than 30 metres into the air during a kite festival in Taiwan, video footage posted on social media on Sunday showed.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsDiplomat tapped to be PM vows reforms in crisis-hit Lebanon
Mustapha Adib, a Lebanese diplomat, was appointed to form a new government on Monday after winning the backing of major political parties in the crisis-hit country, which is still reeling from a devastating explosion that killed and wounded thousands of people.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsCampaigning continues with New Brunswick election now two weeks away
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Israeli jet flies to U.A.E. for 1st direct commercial flight, using Saudi airspace
A Star of David-adorned El Al plane took off Monday from Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, carrying a high-ranking American and Israeli delegation to Abu Dhabi in the first-ever direct commercial passenger flight to the United Arab Emirates.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsThe Weeknd wins top prize at MTV VMAs that put spotlight on coronavirus, racial injustice
Canadian artist The Weeknd won the top prize at the MTV Video Music Awards show on Sunday, taking video of the year for Blinding Lights.
via CBC | Top Stories News“All the talent in the world”: Remembering Chadwick Boseman
Fans are grieving the loss of actor Chadwick Boseman, best known as the star of the groundbreaking blockbuster Black Panther. Boseman died on Friday, at the age of 43. According to his family, he was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016. Boseman never spoke about that publicly, and the knowledge now of the diagnosis is giving new meaning to his work. Today on Front Burner, Rolling Stone senior writer Jamil Smith on Chadwick Boseman’s legacy.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsSunday, 30 August 2020
Conservative MP under fire for tweet with anti-Semitic undertones
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More Canadian federal prisoners waiting for opioid treatment
Health professionals warn that delaying opioid agonist treatment, which keeps withdrawal symptoms at bay, increases the chance of an overdose. But data show the wait list for treatment has increased in federal penitentiaries since March.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsModern monetary theory is not the future — it's already here: Don Pittis
Still considered by many a fringe view of economics, MMT as it is popularly known suddenly seems to be moving into the mainstream as governments borrow and spend.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsIn scramble to reopen schools in a pandemic, concerns raised about after-school child care
Sending kids back into classrooms as schools reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic is a decision many families are grappling with, but child care both before and after school is another complicating factor in the equation.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsSchool on the land: Indigenous teachings get kids outside the classroom
Parents and First Nations schools are turning to education options like medicine picking and getting out on the land as outdoor options for schooling amid COVID-19.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsNot welcome: protests planned for Toronto anti-LGBTQ street preacher’s Metro Vancouver appearances
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Video shows black bear taking a quick swipe at a hiker in Coquitlam, B.C.
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The National for August 30: A clash between Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters ended with one person dead in Portland, Oregon.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsProtesters demand Belarus leader resign as massive demonstrations move into fourth week
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered Sunday in the capital of Belarus, beginning the fourth week of daily protests demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian president after an election they call rigged gave him a sixth term in office.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsNew Brunswick reports no new COVID-19 cases Sunday; four active cases
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Nova Scotia reports no new COVID-19 cases Sunday; five active cases
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CFIA warns there may be gluten in 'gluten-free' President's Choice chicken strips
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Raptors' Kyle Lowry to return from ankle injury in Game 1 against Celtics
The Toronto Raptors say all-star guard Kyle Lowry is cleared to play Sunday in the opener of a second-round series against Boston at 1 p.m. ET after spraining his ankle early in the team's series-clinching win over Brooklyn a week ago.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsOntario reports dip in new COVID-19 cases but still logs more than 100 new infections
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