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About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania’s west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the southeastern coast. The pod stranded on Ocean Beach appears to be pilot whales and at least half are presumed to still be alive, the Department of …
Read More »Months to go in efforts to repair damage at Municipal Building
The fallout from a security incident at city hall in August will reverberate for months to come. Hoarding, fenced off areas and construction workers remain common sights at the Municipal Building. In early August, a man who was experiencing a mental health crisis broke into the building in the middle …
Read More »Limited vaccine supply could thwart Canada’s efforts to contain monkeypox
As an unprecedented global monkeypox outbreak keeps growing, Canada remains opaque about its vaccine stockpile — even as advocates and medical experts warn the country may lack enough supply to meet current demand, with many Canadians being offered just one round of what’s typically a two-dose shot in order to …
Read More »The pandemic upset how we assess students. Experts worry that’s also hampered recovery efforts
Some young learners are struggling to build early reading skills while others stumble over math concepts. Repeated pandemic pivots have left students out of practice with classroom learning, impacted their mental health and distanced them from peers. The CBC News series Learning Curve explores the ramifications of COVID-19 for Canadian …
Read More »Efforts to unionize Amazon workers in Canada ramp up in Ontario as Teamsters target Hamilton
Workers arriving at the Amazon warehouse in Hamilton on Wednesday morning were met by a handful of people in bright yellow vests with pamphlets and signs saying “Amazon needs a union!” Members of Teamsters Local 879 said they stepped up their efforts after hearing from some workers at the Mountain fulfilment …
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