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CBC News, Jun 05, 2013

How Canada's smoking rates compare to the world
CBC.ca
Tobacco smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in Canada. For the past 25 years, May 31 has been World No Tobacco Day, as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO), with a different theme from year to year.
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Canada bans all imports, exports with latest Iran sanctions
CBC.ca
"Canada continues to have grave and sincere concerns over Iran's nuclear program and their abhorrent human rights records and their continued support for international terrorism around the world," Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Wednesday when ...
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Queen's coronation made history for Canada – and for television
CBC.ca
It was a ceremony steeped in pomp, pageantry, glittery golden jewels and centuries of British tradition. But Queen Elizabeth's coronation 60 years ago today also marked some notable Canadian firsts. Never before had a "Queen of Canada" been crowned, ...
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CBC Is The Exclusive Home To World Show Jumping Competitions From Spruce ...
Island Sports News
Each Spruce Meadows event from the 'National' and 'North American' on CBC features the best riders from Canada and around the world competing against the course and the clock for the right to be crowned the champion. Homegrown international stars ...
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Canadian housing market among most overvalued in the world: OECD
Yahoo! Canada Finance - Insight (blog)
Canada has one of the most overvalued housing markets in the world, according to a new global report, which adds to the ongoing debate about whether it's a bubble set to burst. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says ...
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The whale that changed the world's view of marine mammals
CBC.ca
Orcas have become iconic animals on the West Coast and people love them, but it wasn't always that way. The CBC's Chris Brown looks at the Canadians and the whale who changed the world's view of marine mammals.
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Shary Boyle steps onto world stage at Venice Biennale
CBC.ca
With her multimedia installation Music for Silence, Canada's official entry to the Venice Biennale, Toronto artist Shary Boyle is trying to get people to slow down and experience silence. Music for Silence opened Wednesday to the international press ...
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Limited ads approved for CBC radio two
North Country Public Radio (blog)
File this under item of note in the world of public broadcasting. The Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) has been up for a regular license review by Canada's regulator agency, (deep breath) the CanadaRadio-television and Telecommunications ...
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Government bill threatens independence of CBC
Vancouver Sun
One of the CBC's primary responsibilities is to hold governments of all political stripes accountable toCanadians. No public broadcaster anywhere in the democratic world faces the degree of political interference proposed for the CBC in Bill C-60.
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Brad Wall to rub shoulders with world leaders at Bilderberg conference
CBC.ca
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is heading to a high-powered meeting of world government and business leaders that is known for its tight secrecy. Wall is set to attend the Bilderberg conference starting Thursday in Hertfordshire, England. The ...
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Queen Elizabeth's 1953 coronation, a 'madhouse on the streets'
CBC.ca
Picture what the streets of Toronto would be like if the Maple Leafs ever get their hands on the Stanley Cup again. Len Delaney imagines just that when he remembers London, England, on the night of June 2, 1953, a few hours after Queen Elizabeth's ...
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Hockey Night in CanadaAfter long layoffs Penguins and Bruins ready to roll
CBC.ca
... Pittsburgh Penguins on Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7:30 p.m. ET). PITTSBURGH -- Three storylines for the series opener of the East final between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins on Hockey Night in Canada on ...
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GG David Johnston reflects on Queen's 60th anniversary
CBC.ca
The Governor General said that in his travels, he likes to tell the world that Canada is a fundamentally good place. "Canada is a good ... The Early Edition is on the air every weekday morning between 5:30 a.m. and 8:37 a.m. on CBC Radio One. 88.1 FM ...
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Ukrainian Jews lived in caves to escape Holocaust
CBC.ca
What Nicola didn't know at the time was the caves had been a refuge for Ukrainian Jews fleeing the Nazis during the Second World War, and that those refugees had lived underground for longer than anyone else in history. The documentary tells the story ...
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CBC Announces Bristow's Departure
Broadcaster
Bristow was also in charge of the longest running and most successful hockey program in history, CBC'sHockey Night in Canada, which celebrated its 60th anniversary having survived the sport's most recent labour shutdown. Her work in television has ...
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Blind Albertan tackles Everest base camp
CBC.ca
The peaks of Everest are said to be the most challenging and dangerous in the world — a feat few dare to take on — but imagine climbing it blind. Shabu Hussein tackled more than 5,000 metres to ... Watch the video above for more on the story from CBC ...
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How to make sure a 'typo' doesn't derail a prize ceremony
CBC.ca
John Simcoe, who leads accounting giant PwC Canada's practice for technology, information communications, entertainment and media audit and assurance, has never encountered anything to rival the Miss Universe Canada situation in his time working ...
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NS lotto winners scam continues to circulate
CBC.ca
Con artists claiming to be a lottery-winning Nova Scotia couple are continuing to draw victims around theworld, three years after the original scam surfaced. Violet and ... The email also included a link to a CBCNews version of the story online. Con ...
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5 Questions: Sky's the limit for decathlete Damian Warner
CBC.ca
Not considered a medal threat at the London Olympics, where he was the 24th ranked decathlete in theworld, Warner surprised many with a fifth-place finish, a significant improvement from his 18th-place standing at the world decathlon championships a ...
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Hockey Night in CanadaPenguins' Vokoun has overcome plenty to get to this point
CBC.ca
In 2005, with the entire hockey community watching because the NHL season was cancelled due to a lockout, Vokoun helped guide the Czech Republic to gold over Canada at the world championship. He figured his time was now and enjoyed his best ...
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CBC 2013-2014 season launch: New and returning shows, Sochi 2014, and more
Straight.com
Senior managing director for CBC BC and Alberta Johnny Michel talked about the need for Canadians to recognize Canadian talent. "They could be amazing stars anywhere else in the world but they chose to be here in Canada and they chose to make a ...
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Canada bans all Iranian imports, exports
NCR-Iran.org (press release)
CBC- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has announced new sanctions against Iran, including a total ban on imports and exports. "Canada continues to have grave and sincere concerns over Iran's nuclear program and their abhorrent human rights records ...
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Thousands hail Queen Elizabeth's 60th coronation anniversary
CBC.ca
A fanfare of trumpets and cheering crowds greeted Queen Elizabeth today to celebrate the 60th anniversary of her coronation with a service at Westminster Abbey featuring a priceless crown that has adorned the heads of British monarchs for 350 years.
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Ontario's sex-ed lessons need urgent overhaul says coalition
CBC.ca
A public service announcement released in support of the campaign, which was posted to YouTube by the non-profit group Ophea, features a group of children calling for Ontario's curriculum to be reflective of their voices and the changing world they ...
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