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Taxpayers pick up $100,000+ tab for ministerial tweets
Canada's health minister launched her official Twitter account last summer, and after five months posted about 250 tweets. CBC News has learned that the account requires the equivalent of 1.5 staff members to run, with at least $6,500 in overtime costs so far.
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Dean Beeby
Politics ||
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What if a nuclear missile really were headed our way?
How would Canada respond to a nuclear strike? CBC News spoke to public safety officials and experts about what would unfold if a ballistic missile was barrelling our way.
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Ilina Ghosh
Canada |
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MARKETPLACE
What really happens to old clothes dropped in those in-store recycling bins
There’s a new clothing donation bin in town, competing with charities for your unwanted clothes. Some of the biggest brands in fashion have launched take-back programs with messages about reusing and recycling your unwanted textiles. But what are the odds your old clothes will actually be transformed into new threads?
Business ||
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Apple to release software update to resolve iPhone slowdown: CEO Tim Cook
Business |
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NASA tests nuclear power system for future astronauts on Mars
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2017 was 2nd-warmest across the globe since 1880, NASA says
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Nicole Mortillaro
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After #MeToo, phone app allows you to legally consent to sex
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Toronto makes cut of top 20 cities vying to be Amazon's 2nd headquarters
Business ||
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Hidden black hole caught flinging star back and forth in distant cluster
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Nicole Mortillaro
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In world first, drone rescues 2 swimmers off Australian beach
World |
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Scientists calculate proteins in a single cell and find 42 million
Health |
Video
Fire in the sky: Albertans report fireball over province
Edmonton |
Billion-dollar nitrogen reduction efforts may have minimal impact on toxic algae blooms: study
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Cameron MacLean
Manitoba |
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How to kill a lobster before you cook it
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Nicole Williams
PEI |
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Analysis
Facebook's newsfeed changes mean political parties need to adapt — or pay up
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Éric Grenier
Politics ||
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Video
World's biggest underwater cave found in Mexico
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Hawaii's false alarm should prompt talk about what to do if there's a nuclear attack: expert
World |
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As It Happens
YouTube's copyright system is broken, says man whose white noise video was hit with 5 claims
Radio -As It Happens |
Groups opposed to new nuclear licence march in Ottawa
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Julie Ireton
Ottawa |
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YouTube pulls ads from more channels over offensive content
What's in your weed: Why cannabis strains don't all live up to their billing
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Susan Ormiston
The National |