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EMSB trustee Marlene Jennings supports delay to reopen Montreal-area schools

The provincially appointed trustee of the English Montreal School Board says the Quebec government made the “right decision” when it postponed the reopening of Montreal-area elementary schools to May 25.



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5-year-old boy seriously injured by car in Montreal's LaSalle borough

A young boy is recovering in hospital after being hit by a car in Montreal's LaSalle borough Friday afternoon, police say.



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Shields, fences and hand sanitizer: New reality for Montreal's public markets

Jean-Talon market has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, there are controlled entrances, someone making sure you douse your hands with sanitizer and another with a clicker in hand, counting the number of people who enter.



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Demystifying the rules around travelling in and out of Quebec

Here is what you should know as Quebec loosens travel restrictions in some regions.



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COVID-19 in Quebec: What you need to know on Saturday

Grim projections, travel rules and feeling safe while shopping at your local market — here's what's going on today.



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Is it safe to give cards and flowers this Mother's Day? Your COVID-19 questions answered

We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca and we’ll answer as many as we can. We’ll publish a selection of answers every weekday online, and also put some questions to the experts during The National and on CBC News Network.




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8M substandard masks from Montreal supplier did not make it into health-care system, Trudeau says




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Ten Top Chefs Share What They Are Cooking While in Isolation

Here’s some culinary inspiration as you wait out a global pandemic




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Why Wines From Israel's Negev Desert May Represent the Future of Viticulture

Overcoming scorching heat and little rain, experimental vineyards teach winemakers to cope with climate change




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A 2,000-Year History of Restaurants and Other New Books to Read

The fifth installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 crisis




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Far From Home? These Regional Comfort Foods Can Be Shipped to Your Door

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a surge in nationwide shipments of specialities from legendary restaurants




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How a New Jersey Farmers' Market Went Virtual

The Metuchen Farmers Market, like many others, has moved to online orders and drive-thru pickups during the coronavirus pandemic




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Korea baseball reportedly nearing deal with ESPN to televise games

Live professional baseball games could be televised in the United States as early next week, with South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reporting Monday that ESPN and the Korea Baseball Organization are nearing an agreement.



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Orioles' Trey Mancini faces 6 months of chemo with Stage 3 colon cancer

Baltimore Orioles outfielder and first baseman Trey Mancini revealed Tuesday he is in the midst of six months of chemotherapy as he fights Stage III colon cancer.



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MLB could resume by July 4 with minimum 80-game schedule: report

Major League Baseball could hold a rescheduled opening day between mid-June and July 4 and play at least 80 games this season, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported Tuesday.



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Larry Walker's Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony pushed to 2021

Derek Jeter, Larry Walker and the rest of this year's Baseball Hall of Fame class will have to wait another year for their big moment at Cooperstown.



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Blake Snell sweeps Lucas Giolito to win 'MLB The Show' Players League title

Tampa Bay Rays' Blake Snell claimed champion status after defeating Lucas Giolito of the Chicago White Sox in the inaugural MLB The Show player league on Sunday.



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Canadian in Korean baseball league bracing for season without family, fans

The Korean baseball league opens its delayed season Tuesday in empty stadiums across South Korea and Canada's Jamie Romak, along with the rest of the league's players, are getting used to a new baseball normal that includes rules against high fives and spitting, daily temperature checks and the absence of fans.



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It's Opening Up Day: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

The new baseball season began in South Korea on Tuesday with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher's mitt echoing around empty stadiums.



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Pete Rose had bats corked in '84, former Expos groundskeeper says

A former groundskeeper for the Expos recently told the Montreal Gazette that Pete Rose, who played less than a full season with the team, routinely had an Olympic Stadium staffer cork his bats in 1984.



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Indians reportedly planning for June 10 workout, July 1 opening day

The Cleveland Indians held a video conference with players and other team officials to lay out the provisional plan for returning to organized workouts with designs on being ready for a potential 2020 opening day of July 1, according to The Athletic.




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How to Detect the Age-Old Traditions of Folklore in Today’s COVID-19 Misinformation

Smithsonian folklorist James Deutsch says the fast spread of stories and memes are cultural expressions that build cohesion and support




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Here’s Why Taking America’s Roll Call Is a Hard-Knock Job

History’s census enumerators came back with the numbers and some very tall tales




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DC Deals - Ben & Jerry's - Attractions

Visit our four downtown locations where you can taste euphoria in our creative and delicious all natural ice-cream, yogurts and sorbets!




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DC Deals - Old Town Trolley Tours of Washington DC - Attractions

Voted "Washington's Best Tour" by Washingtonian Magazine. See the best of Washington aboard on our 2 hour tour with live narration




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DC Deals - Segs in the City - Attractions

Get up close to the DC sites on a Segway! Segs in the City offers daily guided 1 hour and 2 hour Segway tours and rentals. Join the fun!




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DC Deals - The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. - Attractions

The Best Museum Experience of All Things Washington, D.C. Experience the stories behind the people and events of the Nation's Capital.




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Fifty Years Ago, Fed Up With the City’s Neglect, a San Diego Community Rose Up to Create Chicano Park

Making Tierra Mía, says the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, proved transformative in giving voice to the people




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Union says more than 50 workers laid off at U of M, including book store, communications staff

The University of Manitoba is laying off dozens of employees as it tries to find savings at a time when post-secondary schools have largely been closed since COVID-19 emerged on the Prairies, a union says.



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Suspended Winnipeg school trustee says she won't fight board's decision

A Winnipeg School Division trustee who was suspended from the school board earlier this week does not plan on fighting the decision, she told CBC News.



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Pandemic claims 1 in 12 Manitoba jobs so far, Statistics Canada says

About one in 12 Manitoba jobs disappeared during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Statistics Canada's latest monthly survey of Canadian employment.



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Heavy May snowfall may be on the way for southwestern Manitoba

Hope you didn't pack away those winter boots yet: southwestern Manitoba, from Riding Mountain south to the Canada-U.S. border, is expected to get heavy rain and snow Friday night.



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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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This Mother's Day will be 'one for the history books,' but still ways to show you care: chief nursing officer

Manitoba health officials says visits can be done via the internet, through window panes, or outside at a distance if everyone is healthy. People whose moms are in a hospital or a care home can still drop off gifts of food or clothing.



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Federal government says Winnipeg Airports Authority can't speak on its behalf

The Winnipeg Airports Authority delayed a vote at Winnipeg's city council after it sent a request to move a dispute on development at Polo Park to the provincial municipal board, saying it was doing so "in the name of the government of Canada." But the government of Canada say the WAA can't speak on its behalf.



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Winnipeg-born hockey players get cut, investigated by teams for comments on group chat

A group of Winnipeg-born hockey players connected with a sexist group chat are being either let go from their teams or investigated, after screenshots from the private chat were made public earlier this week.



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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.



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Union raises concerns over lack of safety inspections after Manitoba construction worker dies on the job

The union that represents thousands of Manitoba workers is asking what safety protocols were in place when a construction worker was killed after a trench wall collapsed on him earlier this week.



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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.



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Flowers to 'brunch in a box': Manitoba businesses working hard to make Mother's Day special during pandemic

With Mother's Day only a few days away, businesses are coming up with creative ways to help your family celebrate. Everything from brunch in a box to colourful bouquets and home delivered chocolate.



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Layer of snow covers parts of southwestern Manitoba

We can expect to see more seasonable temperatures by next weekend, says a meteorologist from Environment Canada.



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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. 



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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.



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Nurses Day

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Building a Better Way to Measure Marketing Effectiveness

With the business world -- and the world at large, for that matter -- changing at what feels like a moment's notice, businesses and brands have never been required to be as limber as in this current moment. Marketing leaders want hard evidence and objective facts for decision making. It wasn't long ago that multi-touch attribution was the prized child of the hype cycle among marketers.




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Open COVID Pledge Makes Critical IP Freely Accessible for Pandemic Fight

Legal experts and leading scientists have teamed up with Creative Commons to create the Open COVID Pledge to help speed up the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The Pledge gives broad permission to anyone to use intellectual property not otherwise accessible to the public, and generally replaces the need for any other license or royalty agreement.




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Get Ready for the New E-Commerce Normal

Retailers around the world are adjusting their business models in the face of COVID-19 social distancing requirements. Two consumer reports on shopping pattern changes during the pandemic offer two main findings: a) It is crucial for merchants to create ways to connect with new and long-term customers; and b) Consumers can not fully solve the empty shelf problem through buying online.




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E-Commerce Optimization During a Crisis and Beyond

In this uncertain and increasingly homebound era, customers are turning online for everything from groceries to cat food. It's more important than ever to make sure that websites are optimized for the highest-possible customer engagement and conversion. E-commerce optimization is one game that companies struggling for market share in the midst of a pandemic must play.