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The physical effects of Eli Wilson's clonidine overdose lasted for more than a day. A full 16 hours after taking the medication, video taken by his parents shows the autistic five-year-old falling asleep while standing.
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The Women's World Cup is getting 300 per cent increase in prize money for this year's tournament. The $150 million US fund for the first 32-team tournament is a huge boost from the 24-team edition in 2019, and 10 times what it was in 2015.
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Whether you're driving a car, riding a bike or just enjoying a sidewalk stroll, potholes are annoying, dangerous and expensive. So be prepared — as the spring thaw begins in much of Ontario, so too does pothole season.
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Two Edmonton police were killed while responding to a domestic call in the city's northwest Thursday morning. Edmonton police say the officers were killed early Thursday. CBC News has confirmed the officers were shot.
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Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic and widespread torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity, according to a report from a UN-backed inquiry released Thursday.
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Tourists encountered overflowing trash bins that have blocked sidewalks on the streets of Paris on Thursday. Most of the city waste remained uncollected as garbage collectors strike against the French government's plans to raise the retirement age to 64.
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Firefighters are working to put out the flames of a five-alarm fire in Old Montreal. The fire started around 5:45 a.m. Thursday morning in a building at the intersection of Place d'Youville and Saint-Nicolas Street, right behind the Pointe-à-Callière museum.
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Iranians in Winnipeg say they don't believe a claim from the head of Iran's judiciary that thousands of people arrested in anti-government protests have been pardoned.
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Cyclone Freddy dissipates, but risk of landslides and flooding remains in southern Africa
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After four days of destructive wind and rain, local communities and relief workers are now confronting the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy, which has killed more than 250 people and displaced tens of thousands of others across Malawi and Mozambique and may still cause further damage.
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A second pigeon wearing a tiny makeshift backpack presumably meant for smuggling drugs has been found at a corrections facility in Abbotsford, B.C., nearly two months to the day after another bird carrying a package of crystal meth was found at the prison next door.
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A voting process that could have life-changing consequences for residents of a tiny, isolated and fragile community on Newfoundland's south coast is underway, but residents of Gaultois are not making a big deal of it as they consider whether to abandon their town.
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A B.C. man defends his title as Canada’s reigning beatbox champion. Vino Cuenca of Vancouver has now claimed two back-to-back Beatbox Champion of Canada titles.
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Mary McCoy has known what she wanted to do for a living since she was three years old. "I would listen to the radio on Saturday night, out on … the front porch of my house.
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Construction of the Trans Mountain expansion project is set to wrap up later this year, and it's likely the last new oil export pipeline the country will ever need. The pipeline has faced many obstacles over the years, including protests, court challenges and massive cost overruns.
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With the coronation just weeks away, poll says Canadians are split on dropping the Royal Family
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The coronation of Canada's new King is less than two months away and the country is split up the middle on whether it's time to cut ties with the Crown, a new poll suggests.
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At her home in Lachute, Que., Jeanne Carrière pulls her wheelchair up to the kitchen counter and cuts an apple into slices. For Carrière, this is a big deal — she's using her hands in a way she never thought she would again.
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China election interference investigation could cause more anti-Asian racism, communities warn
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As Ottawa launches investigations into claims China interfered in two elections, some members of the Chinese diaspora are warning about an increase in anti-Asian racism, while others say racism could be used to hinder the search for the truth.
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A Brandon, Man., senior says the conditions of her air ambulance trip to Winnipeg last month were "totally inhumane" and she thought she would die before getting there.Eleanor Buechler, 79, went to the Brandon Regional Health Centre because of pain in her chest on Feb. 1.
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The B.C. Farm Industry Review Board has rejected an appeal by a Vancouver man whose dog was seized after reports it had overdosed on drugs. According to a board decision posted online, an appellant referred to as K.R. sought the return of Bailey, a dog seized by the B.C.
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The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok's Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. The move, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is the most dramatic in a series of recent steps by U.S.
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Lisa LaFlamme is not done telling stories that matter most to her — even if she's not at CTV
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Seven months after being let go as the anchor of CTV National News, after decades with the network, Lisa LaFlamme is keeping things in perspective. "I had 35 memorable years," at CTV, she told CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault on Wednesday. "And I loved it. Loved it all.
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Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit on Wednesday said it was pausing all operations from March 16 and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters that the satellite launch company was also furloughing nearly all of its employees.
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This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. March has officially gone mad.
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Federal, Alberta governments to study public notice process around oilsands tailings leak
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Area First Nations were also not updated after initial notification of discoloured water being found on the site, about 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
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Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin suing Trudeau, federal government over his termination from vaccine rollout
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Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the senior military commander who once led Canada's vaccine rollout, is suing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the federal government and top military and political figures for more than $6 million in damages months after he was acquitted of sexual assault.
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