Kerri Einarson won a second consecutive Canadian women's curling championship with a 9-7 win over Ontario's Rachel Homan in Sunday's final.
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Police warn of spike in catalytic converter thefts, which contain valuable metals
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Schitt's Creek star Catherine O'Hara wins Golden Globe for best actress
Schitt's Creek star Catherine O'Hara won the Golden Globe for best actress in a television series, musical or comedy, for her portrayal of Moira Rose on Sunday.
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The National for February 28: Travellers report quarantine hotels lack basic necessities — including food. Plus, keeping loneliness at bay as the pandemic drags on.
via CBC | Top Stories News'Terrible judgment': Vancouver police fine host of gender reveal party for breaking COVID-19 rules
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New York governor admits to 'insensitive' conduct amid calls for sexual harassment investigation
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged for the first time Sunday that some of his behaviour with women had been "misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation," and said he would cooperate with a sexual harassment investigation led by the state's attorney general.
via CBC | Top Stories News'It was a boondoggle': Chaotic scenes in hotel quarantines frustrate travellers
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Health Canada received more Johnson & Johnson data on same day as U.S. approval
Health Canada on Saturday received additional data required to inform its decision on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine — the same day the shot was approved in the United States.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsJohnny Briggs, longtime factory boss on TV's Coronation Street, dies at age 85
Johnny Briggs, a British actor best known for his role as businessman Mike Baldwin in the long-running TV soap opera Coronation Street, has died. He was 85.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsRaptors' COVID-19 issues worsen, forcing postponement of Sunday game against Bulls
The NBA has postponed Sunday evening's Raptors home game against Chicago in Tampa due to positive COVID-19 results and contact tracing within the club.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsSaskatoon-area painter, sculptor selected to make official Disney artwork — from Moana to Mulan
Denyse Klette is the first Canadian artist to join Collectors Editions, which produces Disney Fine Art. So far, she has created artwork inspired by the movies Beauty and the Beast, Moana, Tangled, Frozen, The Lion King, Lilo & Stitch and Mulan, as well as the characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsInuit midwives say they left Nunavut centre after years of mistreatment
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Quebec reports 737 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, nine more deaths
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U.S. stands with Canada on efforts to free Kovrig, Spavor from China: secretary of state
The United States will continue to stand with Canada in its efforts to secure the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor from arbitrary detention in China, said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsAnti-Black racism on campus; Are banks doing enough to prevent wire-fraud?: CBC's Marketplace Cheat Sheet
CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsMore than 300,000 COVID-19 cases logged in Ontario since beginning of pandemic
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18 reportedly killed in Myanmar anti-coup protests; Canadian Embassy condemns crackdown
The latest and deadliest crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Myanmar, following a military coup earlier this month, has met with condemnation from the Canadian Embassy in the country's largest city, Yangon.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsCanada's spy agency wants more power. How would that work?
The agency he runs fell afoul of the Federal Court — and now the country's chief spy is intensifying his campaign for new powers and sounding the alarm on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's ability to keep an eye on hostile foreign states. But civil liberty advocates say Parliament should be wary if it agrees to change CSIS’s legislation.
via CBC | Top Stories News99-year-old and high school student find unlikely friendship
Young people and seniors who've been paired up, by a community program in Chilliwack, B.C., to chat during the pandemic are fighting isolation and building relationships all at once.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsTrudeau says Canada-U.S. relations need to rebuild. Just how bad did it get with Trump?
When Justin Trudeau met with newly elected U.S. President Joe Biden this week, the prime minister noted how "there's a lot to rebuild," suggesting that relations between the two countries had taken a significant hit during the Trump administration. But just how bad did they get?
via CBC | Top Stories NewsHumboldt Broncos crash survivor Kaleb Dahlgren's memoir tells the story of a hockey life interrupted
Crossroads, a memoir by Kaleb Dahlgren, one of the survivors of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, tells the story of a hockey career interrupted by one of the worst crashes in Saskatchewan's history.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsCanada's pipeline regulator says it's taking a stand against systemic racism
The Canada Energy Regulator says it hasn't always lived up to its obligations to First Nations, Métis and Inuit, and is promising to change that.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsEvery household to get prepaid blank postcard courtesy of Canada Post
In an effort to encourage Canadians to keep in touch during the pandemic, Canada Post is sending every household a free postcard to mail to a loved one.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsSale to cosmetics giant Estée Lauder has some questioning whether Toronto's Deciem will change its foundation
Fans of affordable skincare around the world may be wondering what will happen to their favorite, low-priced brand, now that the successful Canadian maker of The Ordinary has been scooped up by Estée Lauder.
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2nd former aide accuses New York governor of sexual harassment
A second former aide has come forward with sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who responded with a statement Saturday saying he never made advances toward her and never intended to be inappropriate.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsB.C. ski resort employee dies after getting stuck under snow groomer
RCMP say a 70-year-old employee of Mount Baldy Resort, near Oliver, B.C., died Friday afternoon after he got stuck under a snow groomer.
via CBC | Top Stories News‘Large and destructive’ human triggered avalanches expected in interior regions of B.C. say experts
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