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The National Tracking bots in the lead-up to the U.S. midterms
Various sites, apps and dashboards have been created to track everything from fake accounts to hashtag hijacking in the lead-up to the U.S. midterms. In this dispatch from Wilkes-Barre, Penn., Steven D'Souza looks at the role social media and fake news will play in this November’s elections, and meets the people being tasked with tackling the problem.
- 2018
- 00:06:04
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- Added on: 12/06/2018
The National Quebec considers ban on religious symbols for public servants
Quebec’s premier-designate François Legault says his new government wants to implement a ban on public servants wearing visible religious symbols.
- 2018
- 00:02:01
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- Added on: 12/06/2018
News in Review - November 2018 Venezuelan Migrants: Colombia's Crisis
It’s one of the biggest migrations on earth. More than 1.5 million Venezuelans have fled their homeland since 2015. Most head to Colombia in the hopes they can find jobs and food for their families. But the influx of the mass migration is putting serious strain on Colombia’s resources. And while the United Nations struggle to find ways to assist, ...
- 2018
- 00:15:47
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- Added on: 12/04/2018
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CBC Docs POV Shut Him Down: The Rise of Jordan Peterson
In less than one year University of Toronto Professor Jordan Peterson has gone from near anonymity to being lauded as the most important public intellectual in the Western world. How did this happen? Shut Him Down provides an intimate behind-the-scenes glimpse of Peterson's meteoric and controversial rise to fame as the film unravels his stand against preferred (trans)gender pronouns and political correctness, ...
- 2018
- 00:45:01
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- Added on: 11/22/2018
The Passionate Eye Documenting Hate
Reporter A.C. Thompson shines an unflinching light on the rise of America’s new white supremacist groups and how they recruit. The result of a year-long investigation, the documentary shows how some of those behind the deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, went unpunished and continued to operate. Documenting Hate is an eye-opening examination of how white supremacist ideologies have moved out ...
- 2018
- 00:46:04
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- Added on: 11/22/2018
The National From Anita Hill to Christine Blasey Ford: Has anything changed?
Twenty-seven years after Anita Hill testified against Judge Clarence Thomas, Christine Blasey Ford did the same against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, but has anything changed for women in that time?
- 2018
- 00:08:18
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- Added on: 11/06/2018
The National Social media, Saudi Arabia and spyware
An activist from Saudi Arabia sought refuge in Canada after making critical comments on social media. Omar Abdulaziz thought he was safe until he received a text message that put spyware on his cellphone.
- 2018
- 00:03:25
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- Added on: 11/06/2018
The National A historic vote in the Quebec election
This may be the province’s most important election in decades. Not since 1970 has a party other than the Liberals or Parti québécois held power in Quebec. Now the Coalition avenir Québec, a right-of-centre party that has never held power, will form a majority government in the province, dealing a historic blow to the incumbent Liberals.
- 2018
- 00:04:14
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- Added on: 11/06/2018
The National From resistance to resignation in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s resistance movement is quieter than it was four years ago, but CBC’s Saša Petricic spoke to some of the people taking the risk to fight for democracy.
- 2018
- 00:05:03
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- Added on: 10/15/2018
The House What would Canada look like without the Indian Act?
For the first time in a while, former prime minister Paul Martin, architect of the Kelowna Accord, says he's happy with where the federal government is steering its relationship with Canada's Indigenous peoples. During this week's cabinet shuffle, the federal government announced it would split Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) into two separate ministries with the goal of replacing ...
- 2017
- 00:18:55
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- Added on: 10/11/2018
Up North Ontario's Metis vote to look into self government
This spring Metis became recognized under the Indian Act in Canada. Now the group representing Ontario's Metis is setting out to see how Metis people could become self-governing. We spoke to France Picotte, chair of the Metis Nation of Ontario.
- 2016
- 00:07:09
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- Added on: 10/11/2018
The National Historic First Nations land claim ruling
The Supreme Court has granted title to more than 1,700 square kilometres of land in B.C. to the Tsilhqot'in First Nation.
- 2014
- 00:04:02
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- Added on: 10/10/2018
The National NAFTA 101: Canada's place in the trade agreement
The National brings you the basics on NAFTA, Canada's place and role in the agreement and how vitally important it is to the Canadian economy.
- 2018
- 00:01:10
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- Added on: 10/10/2018
Power & Politics Government agrees to end sex-based status discrimination in Indian Act after Senate push
"They created this problem – not First Nations people, not Indigenous women," says Senator Murray Sinclair.
- 2017
- 00:08:31
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- Added on: 10/10/2018
CBC News Is immigration good or bad for an economy?
Canada’s economy needs more people as Canadians aren’t having enough babies to replace the aging population. The CBC’s Anne Gaviola explains why there are plans to increase the number of immigrants coming to Canada.
- 2017
- 00:02:49
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- Added on: 09/13/2018
CBC News Does immigration increase crime?
According to polls, about a quarter of Canadians believe that immigration increases crime. The CBC’s Catherine Cullen explains the research that shows the contrary.
- 2017
- 00:02:07
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- Added on: 09/13/2018
CBC News Do refugee claimants automatically get access to our hospitals and doctors?
The short answer is yes. The CBC’s Vik Adhopia describes the different types of health benefits refugee claimants get in Canada.
- 2017
- 00:02:27
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- Added on: 09/13/2018
CBC News Can Canada’s health care system cope with immigration?
Canada’s universal health care system makes it an attractive place to live, but it’s not perfect. Can it cope with tens of thousands of new immigrants?
- 2017
- 00:01:44
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- Added on: 09/13/2018
CBC News How much do refugees and immigrants get in social assistance?
You might’ve heard that refugees get a lot more government aid than seniors, people on social assistance or veterans, which is not true. The CBC’s Karen Pauls breaks down how much social assistance refugees and immigrants actually get.
- 2017
- 00:04:30
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- Added on: 09/13/2018
CBC News What happens when an asylum seeker gets picked up at the border?
One of the first things that happens when an asylum seeker crosses the border is they are taken to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). We explain how the CBSA determines someone’s eligibility to make a refugee claim.
- 2017
- 00:01:44
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- Added on: 09/13/2018
CBC News Are border crossers breaking the law and jumping the queue?
When an asylum-seeker crosses the Canadian border, there are two laws and refugee systems at play.
- 2017
- 00:01:54
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- Added on: 09/13/2018
CBC News How is Canada’s immigration system different from the U.S.?
Canada has a merit-based system, while the U.S. prioritizes more family-based immigration. The CBC’s Matt Kwong tells us how the Canadian and U.S. immigration system differ in terms of type and numbers.
- 2017
- 00:02:19
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- Added on: 09/13/2018
CBC News Immigrants vs. refugees: How are people getting into Canada?
Immigrants and refugees are not the same and they’re admitted into Canada in different ways. CBC's Natasha Fatah explains how new residents come into Canada.
- 2017
- 00:03:12
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- Added on: 09/12/2018
The National Justin Trudeau promises Indigenous people more rights
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised Indigenous people more rights in Canada, as part of a rethinking of how the federal government approaches the subject. CBC reporter Catherine Cullen looks at how this approach might work on the ground, and Rosemary Barton speaks with Dene leader Georges Erasmus, a former co-chair of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP).
- 2018
- 00:05:54
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- Added on: 09/12/2018
News in Review - September 2018 Canadian Peacekeepers: Mission to Mali
Canadian troops have joined the UN peacekeeping mission to Mali. While only a one-year mission, it could be one of the toughest our troops have faced. Mali is considered the deadliest peacekeeping mission to date, with 170 peacekeepers killed there since 2013. The landlocked West African country has been torn apart by ethnic insurgency and terrorist groups since 2012. The ...
- 2018
- 00:14:54
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- Added on: 09/10/2018
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