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Would naming heat waves change how you respond to the threat of heat?

Would you take a heat wave more seriously if it was named heat wave Gary? With hot weather continuing throughout the province, some experts say naming a heat wave — like we do with hurricanes — could actually help get the message out that heat poses a serious risk.  #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/would-naming-heat-waves-change-how-you-respond-to-the-threat-of-heat-1.7270013?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Comedian Bob Newhart, dead at 94

Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/bobnewhartobit-1.7268308?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

N.S. siblings find strength in sharing story of alleged sexual abuse by their father

A Pictou County man and his two sisters have taken the unusual step of asking for their identities to be made public in a sexual abuse case against their father. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/publication-ban-guthro-sexual-abuse-pictou-1.7264341?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Canada apologizes to Dakota, Lakota nations for historical mistreatment

Generations of Dakota and Lakota people have waited for an apology from the Canadian government. That apology came during an elaborate ceremony Monday morning. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/dakota-lakota-federal-government-apology-1.7263949?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Butterfly sightings in Metro Vancouver plummet

Extreme swings in weather might be to blame, but research shows planting more native trees in cities could help. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/butterfly-concerns-vancouver-1.7262754?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Canada to formally apologize to 9 Dakota and Lakota Nations for historic designation as refugees

The federal government is set to formally apologize to Dakota and Lakota Nations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan on Monday for historically recognizing them as refugees, a label that one chief says turned them into "second-class First Nation citizens." #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-sask-apology-dakota-lakota-1.7263101?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

RCMP rescue bear that locked itself inside car in Belcarra, B.C., on hot day

Coquitlam RCMP are reminding everyone to be "bear smart" after one locked itself inside a car Thursday morning. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rcmp-rescue-bear-that-locked-itself-inside-car-in-belcarra-1.7262396?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

His cancerous voice box was removed. Now he's speaking again

Marty Kedian received a total larynx replacement after cancer was discovered on his voice box. He’s the third person in the United States to receive a total larynx replacement, according to the Mayo Clinic. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/cancerous-larynx-surgery-1.7260566?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Groom gunned down 10 months after Ottawa wedding shooting

A 28-year-old man who was fatally gunned down outside Hampton Park Plaza early Friday evening was the groom whose wedding was destroyed by gunfire at Ottawa's Infinity Convention Centre last summer, CBC News has learned. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/homicide-groom-1.7257350?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Ticketmaster says customers' credit card information affected by data breach #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/ticketmaster-data-breach-1.7257764?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Privy Council Office says it didn't search new human rights chief's online aliases, blames 'administrative oversight'

The Privy Council Office (PCO) says it did not search the aliases Birju Dattani, the new head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, used to make controversial social media posts. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pco-administrative-oversight-human-rights-chief-alias-1.7257728?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Defiant Biden sends letter to Democrats urging them to unite around his candidacy

U.S. President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm Monday against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an end to the drama that has gripped the party after his dismal public debate performance on June 27. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-democrats-letter-1.7256989?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Tear-gassed on CNN, Obama's sister says she stands in solidarity with Kenya's youth

Even after Kenya's president walked back a contentious tax hike bill, people continue to march in the streets demanding his resignation. Barack Obama's sister Auma says the nation's youth feel betrayed, and they don't trust the government to live up to its word. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/auma-obama-kenya-protests-1.7248854?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

The presidential debate: A make-or-break moment in U.S. election?

There's never been a U.S. presidential debate like the one scheduled for 9 p.m. ET Thursday night. It's got unusual rules, at an unusual time, in an unusual election. And it's regarded as a rare scheduled event with the potential to shift an unusually close campaign.  #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/debate-preview-analysis-1.7245827?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

This DIY brick sauna is helping frogs fight disease

Building frogs a "sauna" made of masonry bricks can help their bodies fight off a devastating skin fungus that has caused some amphibian species to go extinct. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/frog-shelters-chytrid-bd-fungus-1.7246839?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Canada, Germany and Norway discussing a security pact to cover the North Atlantic and Arctic

Canada, Germany and Norway are discussing the possibility of a trilateral defence and security partnership covering the North Atlantic and the Arctic — an arrangement that could be broader and deeper than previously thought. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-germany-norway-nato-submarines-1.7240569?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Maryland just issued 175,000 pot pardons. Can Canada do the same?

Maryland’s governor issued 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions in one fell swoop on Monday, as a Canadian pot pardon program continues to lag five years after it was introduced. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/maryland-pot-pardons-1.7237352?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

NDP leader speaks after reading unredacted foreign interference report

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to the media after reading the unredacted report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. The report suggested that some parliamentarians have conspired with hostile foreign governments. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6420932?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut who took Earthrise photo, killed in plane crash

Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took the iconic Earthrise photo, has been killed in a plane crash in Washington state. #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/william-anders-astronaut-killed-plane-crash-1.7229108?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Boeing's Starliner capsule crew face issues while attempting to dock with space station #press

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/boeing-starliner-docking-1.7226731?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop