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Video Russia's Olympic punishment not enough says Dick Pound
Russia's Olympic punishment is not enough according to Dick Pound, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee. Pound sent a highly critical, private letter to the IOC president, explaining why he believes the committee is letting Russia off easy for widespread, state-sponsored doping. Russia is banned from Olympic competition, but clean Russian athletes can still compete, albeit not under the Russian flag. Pound believes that's not a punishment and says it sets a bad precedent More video
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video Hurt, healing and hope: The pain of losing a daughter
Hurt, healing and hope are just some of the feelings an Indigenous family has dealt with following the death or disappearance of a daughter. Louisa Lafferty is just one of 1,200 or so Indigenous women across Canada who've had to live for years with the pain of losing a daughter. CBC News is following Lafferty's journey to testify at the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls hearing in Yellowknife
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video Trudeau's gender-equal budgeting challenge
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a challenge to develop a gender-equal budget that will help improve the lives of women. Both Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau are in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum and both will be bringing their message of gender equity and budgeting. Canada has some measures in place to support gender equality, but could look to Sweden for some unique and practical ways to include gender equity in its budgeting
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video Pence's Israel visit appears to further divide region
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Israel appears to have divided the region even further. Pence told the Israeli parliament Washington will move its embassy to Jerusalem ahead of schedule. Arab members of the Knesset heckled Pence — and were escorted out
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video Is Amazon Go the future of grocery shopping?
Amazon Go had its first public opening today in Seattle, possibly providing a look into the future of grocery shopping. The store is a fully automated grocery-shopping experience — no cashiers or cash registers, just a shopper and a smartphone are required. Amazon Go is the company's latest attempt to revolutionize the grocery world, but there are some concerns about the jobs it could eliminate
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video Amazon's new store
Renee Filippone reports on Amazon's new high-tech, checkout-free grocery store
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video Slain teenager's brother: Death leaves a void in our hearts
The brother of a teenager who died after being hit by a stray bullet in Vancouver earlier this month, says the death has left a void in his family's hearts. Wilfred Wong says his family is still in shock. Police believe 15-year-old Alfred Wong was the innocent victim of a targeted shooting, but haven't identified a suspect in his death.
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video U.S. government set to restart — for now
U.S. lawmakers have reached a deal to end a government shutdown — for now. The temporary funding agreement passed today by Congress will be revisited in three weeks when it expires, meaning another shutdown could be on the horizon. Democrats in the senate agreed to put the standoff on hold after Republicans pledged to work on a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals deal
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Dick Pound criticizes IOC for not punishing Russia strongly enough for Olympic doping
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Dick Pound, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee, is criticizing the Olympic body for neglecting to punish Russia strongly enough, and instead allowing potentially hundreds of Russian athletes to compete at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang.
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The National Today Fears of global economic upheaval top agenda at Davos
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A deeper dive into the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse.
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video Growing support for Putin’s nemesis
There’s growing support in Russia for Vladimir Putin’s nemesis, critic Alexei Navalny. Young people are drawn to Navalny’s messages spread through social media and that has sparked a small, but unwavering movement against Putin.
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video David Frum | The National Interview
Is Donald Trump a threat to democracy? It’s a big question as Trump’s presidency passes the one-year mark. Conservative commentator and editor of the Atlantic magazine David Frum tells Rosemary Barton that Trump’s legacy may be his threat to democracy.
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video Women are marching, and running for office
Women in the U.S. were marching again this weekend, and the political climate in the last year has encouraged many of them to start running too, for office.
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video Anger, confusion over investigation into murder in Toronto’s gay village
There is still anger and confusion over the investigation into at least two murders in Toronto’s gay village. Friends of victims are telling their stories, while new details about the evidence against Bruce McArthur emerge.
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video Turkey’s rocket attacks in Syria complicate relations with U.S.
Turkey’s rocket attacks in Syria this weekend targeted Kurdish militia, YPG, which the Turkish government considers a terrorist group but the U.S. calls an ally in the fight against ISIS.
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Monday January 22, 2018
Video Mentally ill Canadians have legal access to guns | Go Public
Families of two mentally ill Canadians who legally bought guns that led to their deaths tell Go Public that Canada’s often-lauded, gun control rules lack proper diligence.
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Video The National for January 22, 2018
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Special events
- 5 missing after Oklahoma oil and gas drilling site explosion
- Trump signs spending bill, ending U.S. government shutdown
- 'Terrifying': How a single line of computer code put thousands of innocent Turks in jail
- USA Gymnastics leaders resign amid sex abuse scandal
- Volcano eruption near Japan ski resort injures 9
- 'Everything is still really raw,' says brother of bystander killed in Vancouver
- Nearly 100 people submit statements in Winnipeg case under new Canadian victims rights bill
- 'I am deeply sorry,' says Tom Harding, 1 of 3 men acquitted in Lac-Mégantic trial
- Man living in shack on northern Alberta reserve pleads for housing with running water
- Evacuations over but highway remains closed after fire at Port Coquitlam, B.C., train yard
- Prison guards involved in Matthew Hines case not disciplined for more than a year
- 'Some people just shouldn't have handguns': Mentally ill allowed to own, buy guns
- Speed Skating Canada investigating 'substantive' complaints against head coach
- Ex-U.S. athlete tells Speed Skating Canada of head coach's alleged sexual relationships with skaters
- What really happens to old clothes dropped in those in-store recycling bins
Analysis
- Why Trump's desire for a protectionist wall threatens more than NAFTA: Don Pittis
- Amazon rejection a wake-up call for Calgary's high-tech hopes
- Canadian oil selling at a deep discount - and it hurts
- Gloom over debts and NAFTA threats trounced by 'positive surprises': Don Pittis
- Business is the reluctant hero in the minimum wage transition: Don Pittis
- Liberal MP says abortion clause in summer jobs program 'not right'
- How Sweden's gender-balanced snow-clearing may offer Canada tips on budgeting
- Lower U.S. business taxes, uncertainty over NAFTA complicate Trudeau's investment pitch in Davos
- Watch Power & Politics for Jan. 22, 2018
- Canada will be constructive, innovative at NAFTA negotiations: Champagne
- Rogers and Vice to end partnership, with Vice hinting at new Canadian plans
- Netflix shares jump after earnings show subscriber growth
- Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Canada for the first time
- Media mogul Rupert Murdoch says Facebook should pay for news
- IMF raises outlook for Canadian economy, upgrades global economic projections
- Should we let the crowd fund Canadian science if no one else will?
- Broken teeth and bruises: dentists in unique position to spot domestic abuse
- Do you want your physician to ask about your sexuality?
- Man living in shack on northern Alberta reserve pleads for housing with running water
- Farmers Dairy milk pulled from shelves for 'off-taste flavour'
- Bill Cosby performs surprise show ahead of retrial
- Neil Diamond says he has Parkinson's disease, retires from touring
- 'We are living in a watershed moment': SAG Awards show spotlights women in Hollywood
- Rehearsal, envelope verification and no cellphones: PwC unveils new rules after epic Oscars mishap
- Oscar-winners Jennifer Lawrence, Russell Crowe land on Razzies list
- More than 500 fossils of new ancient worm species found in B.C.
- Social media good for democracy? Facebook admits it can't make that guarantee
- Tesla to install Atlantic Canada 'supercharger' stations for its vehicles
- Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Canada for the first time
- Amazon's 1st high-tech grocery store opens to the public
Interactives
- Experience the sights and sounds of the Halifax Explosion, 100 years later
- Raqqa in ruins: Take an inside look at the former capital of ISIS
- How do you fit into Canada's multicultural puzzle?
- How does your personal income compare to that of other Canadians?
- 'I just had a weak moment': Disgraced Blue Jays fan Ken Pagan on life after the beer toss
- 'My mother didn't die for nothing,' says Inuvik woman ahead of Yellowknife MMIWG inquiry
- Tomson Highway's account of residential school 'not the whole story,' says brother
- 'Speak goodness into your life': Former gang member now aims to save lives with suicide-prevention message
- New peacekeeper security officers to patrol northern Sask. community troubled by violent crime
- One town, two worlds: Reconciliation in Port Alberni
- Dick Pound criticizes IOC for not punishing Russia strongly enough for Olympic doping
- Watch World Cup women's giant slalom from Italy
- Canada's ski cross team gambles Marielle Thompson will be ready for Olympics
- Canadian ski cross stars are going for gold — and nothing less
- Kingsbury, Dufour-Lapointes headline Canada's Olympic freestyle skiing team