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Window visits resume at Eastern Health long-term care homes, just in time for Mother's Day

Long-term care homes in Eastern Health's jurisdiction are allowing for people to again visit their relatives by windows, just in time for Mother's Day. 



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Prepare your bottles and cans, Green Depots will begin to reopen to Xpress accounts Monday

Green Depots will begin to reopen across the province on Monday, according to the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board, though dates and hours of operation may vary between sites. 



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CBC Here and Now May 08, 2020

Every day around the province the Here and Now team pull out all the stops to cover your news and weather



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With no new cases, N.L. readies for new reopening phase on Monday

The province is still on track to move to a lower alert level Monday, which would ease some of the public health measures in place aimed at curbing COVID-19.



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St. John's residents paying more to unblock sewage backups can file claim with city: mayor

Staff halted $100 service over pandemic concerns, forcing homeowners to private plumbers much more, and Danny Breen is urging them to contact the city.



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Equip Day

Equip Day is a special time to encourage the Service Team at TeenStreet (TS) to be part of God's mission. Taking the time to prepare before the teens arrive is proving to be a valuable addition to the annual TS schedule.




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Arrival Day

Arrival Day brought teens, Service Team members, coaches and thunderstorms. As another incredible TeenStreet began, teens shared what they are most looking forward to in the week ahead.




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Day 1: Wisdom

The Main Hall session focused on wisdom, a word and concept used very much in everyday life. The truth is that God gives us wisdom, and He invites us to desire and search for it as we would search for treasure.




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Day 2: Trust

In the Main Hall on Day 2 of TeenStreet, the key speakers introduced participants to the virtue of Trust. And more than that, that trust is founded on love.




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Day 3: Influence

On Day 3 of TeenStreet there were separate meetings for girls and boys in the Main Hall. The theme of the day was 'influence', and the key verse of the day is found in Proverbs 4:23.




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Day 4: Involved

We are meant to get involved in ministry because people need to know about His love. From a duckling to a garbage-can drum, the speakers had powerful examples of the 'why' and 'how' of this call.




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Day 5: Power

On Day 5, we looked at 'Power.' Our words have the power to hurt and destroy as well as encourage and build up. Jesus' words give joy, life, peace, hope and purpose to those who believe Him.




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Day 6: Focus

Day 6 was all about focus. Where is your focus–on the small things or on Jesus? Don't get distracted by the Mona Lisas in life. Turn around and look at Jesus.




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Food for today, hope for tomorrow

Mar del Plata, Argentina :: Crew work alongside a pastor who has plans to improve children's futures.




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Fort McMurray rallies to support Muslim community during Ramadan

People and businesses are rallying to support the Muslim community in Fort McMurray recover after widespread flooding that damaged many neighbourhoods.



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NDP health critic says Ford showing 'his true colours' on public health

The NDP health critic says comments Premier Doug Ford made this week calling out medical officers of health for not getting enough COVID-19 testing done are uncalled for.



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Should you go to your camp? Island doctor says seasonal visitors 'a perfect storm' during COVID-19

A doctor on Manitoulin Island is encouraging seasonal residents to stay home and not to come visit during the COVID-19 pandemic.



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COVID-19 related death linked to institutional outbreak, health unit says

The Porcupine Health Unit is reporting the fifth COVID-19 related death in its area.



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May snowfall breaks record in Sudbury

Those in Sudbury may have had a few choice words when waking up Friday morning after a snowfall overnight.



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Catching the Spirit of Baseball’s Opening Day

The following is a guest post by Hanna Soltys, Reference Librarian, Prints & Photographs Division. The post was written with the help of Sara W. Duke, Curator of Popular and Applied Graphic Art.   While professional baseball’s Opening Day will take place at a later date, the spirit and excitement of the day still live […]




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Susie King Taylor: The Courage of an African American Nurse and Teacher

Below is an interview with Elizabeth Lindqwister, the summer 2019 Liljenquist Family Fellow, and Prints & Photographs Division staff members, Karen Chittenden and Micah Messenheimer, about creating a Story Map focusing on the Civil War experience of Susie King Taylor. Many courageous people are pulling double and triple duty in this time of quarantine for […]




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Bradford Assay for Determining Protein Concentration

The Bradford assay is a quick and fairly sensitive method for measuring the concentrations of proteins. It is based on the shift in absorbance maximum of Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250 dye from 465 to 595 nm following binding to denatured proteins in solution.




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Payment aspects of financial inclusion in the fintech era

CPMI report: Payment aspects of financial inclusion in the fintech era, April 2020




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From Bottles to Newspapers, These Five Homes Were Built Using Everyday Objects

Open for visitors, these houses model upcycling at its finest




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Shaping the future of payments: BIS Quarterly Review

BIS Press Release - Shaping the future of payments: BIS Quarterly Review, 1 March 2020




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Tissue engineering can play an important role during COVID-19 pandemic

Tissue engineering has a unique set of tools and technologies for developing preventive strategies, diagnostics, and treatments that can play an important role during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.




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CBC Nova Scotia News May 08, 2020

The only daily TV news package to focus on Nova Scotians and their stories



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Maybe this is what N.S. needs? An upbeat rap video about a nursing home

Classified released a music video for his song, Good News, this week featuring a pack of kids hanging out with seniors at a continuing care home in Enfield, N.S. It was filmed before the COVID-19 outbreak in the province.



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This new material developed in Nova Scotia may one day be used to make PPE

A Dalhousie University scientist and a NSCAD textile professor are teaming up to create a new fabric. It could be used to locally manufacture personal protective equipment like surgical masks. As the CBC's Colleen Jones reports, they have received a COVID-19 grant to study the idea.



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'Always up on everything': Woman remembers sister who died from COVID-19 at Northwood

A woman who lost her sister to COVID-19 at the start of the month is thanking the staff at Northwood who took "excellent" care of her in her final days. Jean Harrigan, 90, is being remembered for her caring and lively nature.



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Police say efforts to find driver of abandoned car likely saved a life

Police say efforts to find the driver of an abandoned car in Kings County last week likely saved his life.



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People under 70 can care for their grandchildren, Arruda says

Quebec's public health director, Dr. Horacio Arruda, says grandparents under 70 years old are allowed to see and even care for their grandchildren. But the recommendation comes with cautions.



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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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