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Controversial prediction market betting comes to Canada
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (113+ words) CBC Controversial prediction market betting comes to Canada Toronto-based online investment giant Wealthsimple is bringing prediction market betting to Canada through its new app, Wealthsimple Predict. Prediction markets allow users to wager on the outcomes of real-world events, but critics…...
Mama bear and four cubs play in Saint John backyard
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (80+ words) CBC Mama bear and four cubs play in Saint John backyard A black bear and her four cubs were captured frolicking in a Saint John backyard on June 17th. - Grizzly bear trapped, killed after trying to break into central Alberta chicken…...
Minor earthquake rattles northern N. B. | CBC News
12+ hour, 55+ min ago (408+ words) A 4. 4 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Quebec and northern New Brunswick on Thursday morning. There were no reports of damage, according to Earthquakes Canada. Michel Soucy, mayor of Campbellton, was working in his office on the third floor of town…...
Tornado warning ends in Gananoque, Ont. , area | CBC News
9+ hour, 20+ min ago (258+ words) Environment Canada has ended a red tornado warning for the Gananoque, Ont. , area east of Kingston. It was the second tornado warning between 2 and 3 p. m. in eastern Ontario after a separate red tornado warning east of Ottawa for communities including Clarence-Rockland,…...
Magnitude 4. 4 moderate earthquake hits eastern Quebec | CBC News
13+ hour, 32+ min ago (359+ words) A magnitude 4. 4 earthquake has shaken the Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gasp'sie and C'te-Nord regions Thursday morning. According to Earthquakes Canada, the epicentre of the tremor, which occurred at 10: 21 a. m. , was located 25 kilometres northeast of Mont-Joli, Que. , in the St. Lawrence River. It was felt…...
Alaska gov't grants preliminary approval to massive North Slope data centre | CBC News
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (834+ words) A huge data centre could soon rise on Alaska's North Slope " a project that's stirring opposition among Alaska Native people, some of whom call it another wave of colonialism. Powered by natural gas from fields kilometres away, the facility would…...
WATCH " Canada is building data centres. What do they do?
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (427+ words) Every month, CBC Kids News takes a deep dive into a topic that's been making headlines. Click the video above or below for this month's KN Explains. The use of artificial intelligence is on the rise all over the world,…...
Dangerous thunderstorms, possible tornadoes for most of Ottawa-Gatineau region - CBC
14+ hour, 5+ min ago (154+ words) Dangerous thunderstorms, possible tornadoes for most of Ottawa-Gatineau region CBC Tornado warning ends in Gananoque, Ont. , area It was the 2nd tornado warning of the afternoon in eastern Ontario Image | rain boat ottawa weather rideau canal - Tornadoes touched down in Ottawa…...
Tornado warning ends in Gananoque, Ont. , area
10+ hour, 14+ min ago (108+ words) CBC Tornado warning ends in Gananoque, Ont. , area It was the 2nd tornado warning of the afternoon in eastern Ontario Image | rain boat ottawa weather rideau canal - Tornadoes touched down in Ottawa and Quebec. Here's what to do during an alert…...
Fernie's bear-resistant bins were meant to keep wildlife away. Now they're under review | CBC News
7+ hour, 25+ min ago (628+ words) A decade-old attempt to keep wildlife out of garbage in Fernie, B. C. , is now under review because the city says the bins themselves have become a source of concern. "These bins that were originally proposed as a solution for animal conflicts…...