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DC Deals - Mount Vernon: George Washington's Estate & Gardens - Attractions

Discover the real George Washington through his restored home and gardens, over 1,000 artifacts, and an immersive Revolutionary War "snow" experience




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Lac du Bonnet RCMP find dead body along CP Rail line

A dead body was found along the CP Rail line near Molson, Manioba, RCMP say.



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1 new case of COVID-19 in Manitoba connected with Brandon trucking company cluster

Eight COVID-19 cases are now connected to that workplace, including six employees.



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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For people struggling with addiction and homelessness, compassion may be the hand up that's needed

"Recovery is not for the faint-hearted," says recovering addict Jeremy Raven. And sometimes, something as simple as a kind word may be the hand up that someone who is struggling needs, he says.



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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Winnipeg to start testing technology to improve cellular reception, support 5G service

Winnipeg will soon test "small cell" technology to improve cellular reception in parts of Winnipeg, ahead of a possible future transition to 5G service. 



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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From vaccine research to developing tests, Manitoba scientists playing important part in COVID-19 fight

They're not necessarily treating sick patients in hospitals, but a number of Manitoba-based scientists are working long hours and facing incredible pressure to battle the novel coronavirus from their labs and research facilities.



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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Salesforce Revamps Work.com to Help Businesses Address Pandemic

Salesforce has announced a new version of Work.com designed to help businesses function safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Work.com is a completely new initiative using an existing domain name that we previously owned," said Salesforce spokesperson Joel Steinfeld. "Our focus is on speed and moving as quickly as possible to help our customers, and Work.com is an optimal way to do that.




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RCMP take man into custody after incident in Souris, P.E.I. ends without injuries

RCMP in Souris, P.E.I., say an incident that shut down the community from 6 p.m. Friday until close to midnight ended with one man in custody and no injuries.



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Flint Registry Enrolls Residents Impacted By Water Crisis

The Flint Registry is holding in-person enrollment across the city of Flint all week. Officials are trying to track the health of residents made ill by the Flint Water Crisis.




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Childhood Well-Being In Flint Improving After Water Crisis

The Flint Water Crisis captured national attention about the dangers of lead contamination in public water supplies. Now, nearly six years after the problem was first detected, health officials are reporting on the well-being of children in Flint.




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Let’s Call It Trumpvirus

If you’re feeling awful, you know who to blame.




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Is It Time to Give Trump a Grade?

Well, there’s always the good old “incomplete.”




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Well, at Least Trump Hasn’t …

Always look on the bright side of life.




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Trump Hates Having Too Many Voters

Suddenly, the White House loves Bernie Sanders.




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Trump’s Flounder Period

What this country needs is another group with a very long name.




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Pandemics Kill Compassion, Too

You may not like who you’re about to become.




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Why the Trump Ploy Stopped Working

As the nation unifies, divisiveness falls flat.




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The urban boundary debate is vitally important, so should it happen online?

The upcoming debate about whether to expand the urban boundary is one of the city's big issues this term. But instead of delaying it, the city's testing out a never-before-attempted democratic process. Should they?



  • News/Canada/Ottawa

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Ice dancers Gilles, Poirier headline Canadian world championship team

Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier headline the Canadian team that will compete at this year's world figure skating championships, but Skate Canada is waiting until next month to make a final decision on several of their teammates.



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A spot at world championships on line for Canadian skaters at Four Continents

For Canadian champion Roman Sadovsky and former Canadian champions Nam Nguyen and Keegan Messing, the Four Continents results will determine who takes the one spot available in the men's event at the worlds.



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Canada's Phan close to podium at world junior figure skating championships

Canada's Joseph Phan was eighth after a highly competitive men's short program Wednesday at the world junior figure skating championships.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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World figure skating championships in Montreal face cancellation over virus concerns

Quebec Health Minister Danielle McCann says the government is evaluating whether to allow the world figure skating championships to go ahead next week in Montreal.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal

The world figure skating championships, scheduled for March 18-22 in Montreal, have been cancelled because of the spread of COVID-19.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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The tragedy that cancelled the 1961 world figure skating championship

With this year's worlds cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rob Pizzo looks at the last time the event didn't happen.




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Olympic Games Replay: Fantastic figure skating from Pyeongchang 2018

As the planet deals with the pandemic and the crisis involving the spread of COVID-19, the world of sport watches and waits alongside the global population. This Saturday, March 21, will be the first of five weeks of programming at CBC Sports which will showcase some of the memorable moments from the most recent editions of the Olympics.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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Watch Olympic Games Replay: Pyeongchang 2018 Figure Skating

Watch Olympic Games Replay, a look back at some of the most exciting moments in past Games. On this week's edition of the program, watch action from the Pyeongchang 2018 figure skating competitions.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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Figure skater and composer Eric Radford plays the piano for COVID-19 fundraiser

The World pairs champion and Olympic gold medallist played the piano during a special hosted by fellow Canadian figure skater Kaitlyn Weaver, to raise funds for the United Nation's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.




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Retired Canadian Olympian Joannie Rochette to work at Quebec long-term care homes

Former Canadian figure skater and Olympic medallist Joannie Rochette will be working at Quebec's long-term care homes hit hard by COVID-19.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Figure Skating

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The Unpopular Opinions of Glenn Gould or “How Mozart Became a Bad Composer”

The following is a guest post from Music Reference Specialist James Wintle. Let me begin with a personal anecdote. My parents are or were both musicians – my father was a composer – and so my appreciation for classical music was probably equal parts nature and nurture. So, when I entered graduate school as a […]




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Raptors' Fred VanVleet says public health more important than a big payday

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet was enjoying the best season of his career, and was set to strike it rich with a lucrative new deal this summer before the coronavirus brought the NBA and global sports to its knees in mid-March.



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Some White House staff to wear masks after valet tests positive: Trump – Times of India

  1. Some White House staff to wear masks after valet tests positive: Trump  Times of India
  2. U.S. President Trump says will be tested for coronavirus daily  The Hindu
  3. US VP Mike Pence’s staffer, married to a Trump aide, tests positive for Covid-19  Livemint
  4. Trump's U-turn on the coronavirus task force wasn't really a U-turn at all  The Independent
  5. Aide to Vice President Pence tests positive for coronavirus  Times of India
  6. View Full coverage on Google News



  • IMC News Feed

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A fine and delicate balance in contemporary jazz – Telegraph India

A fine and delicate balance in contemporary jazz  Telegraph India



  • IMC News Feed

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‘Creative Music Making’ Documentary to Air on Nine Network – MPress – Maryville University News

'Creative Music Making' Documentary to Air on Nine Network - MPress  Maryville University News



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Composer Amaal Mallik to aid COVID-19 relief efforts with ‘Music for Magic’

Every day there is something or the other happening in the entertainment industry the proceeds of which are being given away for fighting the corona crisis.



  • IMC News Feed

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Cyber Criminals Conduct Business Email Compromise through Exploitation of Cloud-Based Email Services, Costing US Businesses More Than $2 Billion




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With extra year, Christine Sinclair aiming to change colour of Canada's Olympic medals

In isolation with dog Charlie, Canadian soccer legend Christine Sinclair recalls "dream come true" of 2012 Olympic bronze and "heartbreak" of repeat in Rio in an interview with CBC Sports.




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Olympic Games Replay: Rio 2016 Women's Soccer

Watch the Canadian women's soccer team compete at the Summer Games in Brazil.




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Heartbreak & triumph: Tancredi, Wilkinson reflect on Olympic soccer journey

Melissa Tancredi and Rhian Wilkinson were pillars of the Team Canada for nearly two decades. Together, they've lived the highs and lows of the women's national soccer program - from the awe of their first Games in Beijing 2008, the heartbreak and redemption in London 2012, and finally, solidifying Canada's reputation as a soccer world power in Rio 2016. It's been a rollercoaster they'd ride over and over again.





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Competition for new N.S. RCMP dispatch centre 'falsely stacked' against First Nation's bid: chief

The chief of Millbrook First Nation says the Nova Scotia RCMP's competition for its new communication centre was "distorted and biased," arbitrarily inflating the price of his community's proposal to reach a "predetermined outcome."




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Champion Manitoba jigger launches online competition to spread joy amid pandemic

Acclaimed jigger Ryan Richard, from Sandy Bay First Nation, is calling all dancers to showcase their skills in an online jigging competition.



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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Manitoba First Nation proposal to repurpose youth centre as field hospital passed over for temporary shelters

Mathias Colomb Cree Nation is wondering why the federal government ignored their community's proposal for an emergency COVID-19 response space in favour of a Calgary company's. 




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T&T Supermarket to require customers wear face coverings

The Canada-wide chain will introduce a mandatory mask policy on May 11, claiming customers and employees want a policy more in line with how Asian countries have handled the COVID-19 crisis.



  • News/Canada/Ottawa

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Q & A: Why you may feel physical distancing fatigue, and how to fight it

City of Kitchener bylaw enforcement says cooperation with physical distancing rules is weather-dependent, with more people getting out and about on sunny days. Wilfrid Laurier University professor Anne Wilson tells CBC Kitchener-Waterloo why some may be tempted to bend the rules as time goes by.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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Q & A: Why the weight of expectations is often falling on the shoulders of mothers

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo speaks to a motherhood expert about managing work and child care during the pandemic.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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CFL, CFLPA at impasse over contingency plan as sides grapple with unique circumstance

The CFL and CFL Players' Association have halted discussions on potential contingency plans for the 2020 campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic.



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CFL's Tackle Hunger program holds special meaning for Argos' Jamal Campbell

Jamal Campbell was never quite sure how the box of food ended up at his home while growing up in the community of Jane and Finch in Toronto, but he understood what it meant to his family.



  • Sports/Football/CFL

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Saskatoon woman with COVID-19-like symptoms says it took 5 days to get tested after referral



  • News/Canada/Saskatoon

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MLB, NFL possible in empty stadiums, disease expert Dr. Fauci says

The NFL campaign and an abbreviated baseball season may be possible if games are played without fans and players are kept in lockdown, U.S. President Donald Trump’s leading infectious disease adviser said Wednesday.



  • Sports/Baseball/MLB