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Returning to work and worried about catching COVID? You’re not alone

As provinces move to drop most COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandates, many employees are returning to the workplace — whether they like it or not.  And an Angus Reid/CBC poll conducted in March suggests many do not. More than half of respondents (56 per cent) said they would look for another job …

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Powerful quake in Afghanistan kills at least 1,000 people

A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the deadliest quakes in decades, the state-run news agency reported. Officials warned that the already grim death toll may still rise. Information remained scarce on the magnitude-6.1 …

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As water sources dry up, towns in southern Quebec sound the alarm

During an unrelenting stretch of dry, hot weather last August, Rachel Mahannah and her husband spent two hours a day hauling water from their other farm a kilometre and a half away, to make sure their dairy cows didn’t get dehydrated. The well on the dairy farm, 70 metres deep, …

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Where are all the Black astronomers and physicists? Racism, isolation keeping many away

Canadian astrophysicist Louise Edwards is used to answering some of the universe’s toughest questions. But at the moment she’s trying to answer this one: How many Canadian Black astronomers does she know? Edwards, an associate professor in California Polytechnic State University’s physics department, is on a Zoom call with CBC while sitting in a …

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They wanted to see the Jays. How Toronto’s lack of wheelchair taxis left them ‘totally disappointed’

What was supposed to be a real treat ended up being a real disappointment for a Vancouver woman and her brother in Toronto on Sunday after no wheelchair accessible cabs showed up on time to take them to the ball game. Wendy Stanyon said she had planned to take her brother, David …

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FINA trans swim policy shows ‘equal but separate’ is actually exclusion

This is a column by Shireen Ahmed, who writes opinion for CBC Sports. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. On Sunday night, the international governing body of water sports (FINA) effectively banned transgender women from competition. FINA labelled it a “gender inclusion policy,” but what it actually does is …

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With a war raging and food prices soaring, Trudeau attends Commonwealth summit in Rwanda

The war in Ukraine will cast its shadow over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Commonwealth national leaders as they arrive in Kigali, Rwanda on Wednesday for their first meeting since the onset of the pandemic. Food security — particularly in Africa — is expected to be a major topic of the leaders’ conference. …

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Air Miles hits turbulence after Sobeys and Safeway pull out of program

The long-running Air Miles rewards system could be facing turbulence after the withdrawal of one of its only remaining national grocery chains from the program, say experts in the Canadian loyalty points industry. In early June, Canadian grocer Empire Company Ltd. announced it would be switching loyalty programs to Scene+, …

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Umbrella Academy Season 3 takes on too many characters, too much complexity — and the kugelblitz

Way back when The Umbrella Academy first premiered in 2019, there was already a bit of an image problem. Between D.C., Marvel and even non-franchise options like Watchmen and The Boys, there wasn’t much room for yet another superhero offering to stand out in the crowd. Fast-forward three years and …

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Beloved educational assistant who worked with deaf students retiring after 41 years with TDSB

Joan Jewison has mixed feelings about her upcoming retirement. While it’s a huge milestone, the educational assistant says after more than four decades of working with students, it will also be sad to say goodbye. “It’s been 41 years of seeing these kids every day and being able to interact with …

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