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Biden announces new vaccine czar, massive spending to stem COVID-19 'suffering' in U.S.

President-elect Joe Biden has picked a former Food and Drug commissioner to lead vaccine science in his drive to put 100 million shots into the arms of Americans in his administration's first 100 days to stem...

Travel ban over Brazilian variant precautionary, U.K. transport minister says

A Brazilian variant of the coronavirus is significant enough to justify stopping flights from South America as a precaution, British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Friday, as a leading scientist said...

1,500 flights and rising as Canadians seek sunny escapes despite surging COVID-19 crisis

Thousands of Canadians are thumbing their noses at government advice to stay home and hopping international flights to sunny destinations even as the COVID-19 crisis worsens. Canadian air carriers operated mor...

Ontario special education classes can continue in person, but concerns about safety persist

While in-person schools in southern Ontario COVID-19 hot spots will remain closed until at least Feb. 10, face-to-face learning has resumed for students in some special education classes. But is it safe for th...

Hidden camera reveals 'appalling' conditions in overseas PPE factory supplying Canadian hospitals, expert says

As global demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) surges during the pandemic, so has the human cost for those making it overseas, an investigation by CBC’s Marketplace has found.

What you need to know about getting both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine

Getting vaccinated to protect yourself from the virus behind COVID-19 isn't a one-and-done process in Canada right now. Both approved options requie a two-dose regimen at a specific time interval — but provinc...

Stalin-themed kebab shop reopens old wounds in Russia

A Moscow kebab shop owner faces a backlash after he opened a take-out food shop bearing the name of Joseph Stalin, as Russians remain deeply conflicted over the totalitarian wartime leader's legacy and how the...

How carbon capture technology can add to the emissions problem

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we drill deeper on carbon capture and look at the ramifications of buying and selling water futures.

American chaos offers Canadians a chance to reflect on their own democracy

The violent attack last week on Capitol Hill in Washington was horrifying, but also clarifying. What the mob made clear is where the forces of lying, division, fear and nihilism can lead.

Small modular reactor plan bolsters nuclear industry's future, but renewables could address energy issues now

Small modular reactors are the nuclear power industry's hope for overcoming problems such as high costs and radioactive waste, but the technology won't necessarily solve those issues, writes Eva Schacherl....

B.C. billionaire given the green light to sue Twitter over 'Pizzagate' tweets

West Vancouver billionaire Frank Giustra has been given the go-ahead to sue Twitter in a B.C. courtroom over the social media giant’s publication of a series of tweets tying him to baseless conspiracy theories...

U.S. says Capitol rioters meant to 'capture and assassinate' officials: court filing

Federal prosecutors offered an ominous new assessment of last week's siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters on Thursday, saying in a court filing that rioters intended "to capture and...

The National On-Demand: Allegations of forced labour at PPE factories | Jan. 14, 2021

A CBC News investigation into allegations of forced labour at PPE factories. Provinces prepare doctors to make life or death decisions in crowded ICUs. Plus, At Issue.

The National for January 14, 2021

The National for January 14: A CBC investigation into allegations of forced labour at PPE factories. Plus, doctors prep for life or death decisions as COVID-19 cases crowd ICUs.

CBC wrong to fire reporter who told news site he was forced to delete tweet critical of Don Cherry: arbitrator

The CBC "acted improperly" by firing a reporter who leaked to a news site that the network forced him to take down a tweet criticizing broadcaster Don Cherry, an arbitrator has ruled.