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SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has completed his acquisition of Twitter, dissolving its board of directors and floating ideas on how to change the platform — and now some social media experts are weighing in on what the Musk era will do for democracy and free speech through the platform.  Musk, who is now the …

Oleksandr Kharchenko doesn’t believe in coincidences. The seasoned energy adviser to multiple Ukrainian government departments, agencies and parliamentary members told CBC News he saw a point last winter when his country’s electrical grid was at its most vulnerable. At the time, Ukraine was in the final throes of an almost decade-long process …

What’s old is new again in the debate around whether to store nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario.  In 1979, when Atomic Energy of Canada was consulting on its plan to bury nuclear waste near Atikokan,  Thunder Bay folk singer Rodney Brown’s gave a five-minute deputation expressing his opposition to the …

Three organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa are to appear today at the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. Benjamin Dichter, James Bauder and Tamara Lich will testify at the Public Order Emergency Commission, which is examining the use of the emergency powers …

Toronto’s Pearson International Airport is officially launching a free virtual booking system Thursday that allows travellers to book a spot in the security line ahead of their flight.  YYZ Express is meant to help streamline the security check-in process for passengers and ultimately ease wait times that have ballooned this year for …

After months of discussion and extended deadlines, Alberta’s advanced education minister wants the board of governors at Athabasca University to sign an agreement this month compelling more of its employees to work in the town of Athabasca, Alta..  The board’s next meeting was originally scheduled for Dec. 9. On Tuesday, Advanced Education …

Mounties are paying tribute to one of their own Wednesday with a regimental funeral service honouring a British Columbian RCMP officer killed on the job last month. Const. Shaelyn Yang, 31, a homeless and mental health outreach officer, was fatally stabbed while responding to a call about a man in a tent in a park …

High-ranking Liberals responsible for the government’s climate file say financial institutions will be held to their net-zero commitments — with regulations, if necessary. “Nothing is off the table,” said Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson before a cabinet meeting Tuesday. “At the end of the day, we want to make sure Canadians …

A group of childhood sexual abuse survivors, along with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, is calling for government action, as data shows an increasing number of sexual abuse reports from inside this country’s schools.  A new study published by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection on Wednesday found, between 2017 and …

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