Canada imposes visa ban on people who have been in Ebola regions

Late today, the Canadian government made public a blanket visa ban on anyone who has been to an Ebola-affected country in West Africa in the past three months.

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P.E.I. ice cream store opens in China

Frank Zhou, who immigrated to P.E.I. from China almost a decade ago, helps open a new Cow's ice cream franchise in Beijing

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Calgary Film Centre breaks ground for new studio

The city has broken ground on a $22 million sound studio project. Politicians and industry officials believe the facility will lure more film and television productions to the Calgary area.

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Montague skatepark opens with memory of fire victims

After six months of fundraising, a skatepark in Montague is open for area youth.

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Can naturopathic medicine help treat cancer?

Two brothers have just received $3.85 million to research how naturopathic and mainstream therapies can be combined to help treat cancer. Brent talks to naturopath Dugald Seely and his brother Andrew Seely, a thoracic surgeon.

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Deer hit on Quinpool Road in Halifax

Traffic was backed up on Friday afternoon after a deer was hit near Connaught Avenue.

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Autumn Hill promo

Toronto-based country duo Autumn Hill on their incredible rise up the Canadians country music charts.

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Canada accused of 'boasting' with doctored photos of Canadarm2

The Canadian government has been criticized in The Economist for digitally pasting its "Canada" logo onto a photo of the Canadarm2 robotic arm that appears on federal government websites.

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Stanley Kubrick The Exhibition

Stanley Kubrick has wowed audiences for decades with his cinematography. From The Shining to Full Metal Jacket his work has taken on legendary status. And now, archives from his films are on display right here in Toronto. Here's a look at the exhibit that runs until January 25th at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.

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Supermarket draw winner getting more donations to give away

A woman in Happy Valley-Goose Bay who decided to give away five $100 grocery store gift cards, after winning the cash equivalent in a draw, says she's been receiving donations from other people to distribute to those in need.

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New Winnipeg kitchen serves up affordable eats, careers on the side

A new program in downtown Winnipeg is combining food and finance to help newcomers and people living on low incomes start their own food businesses.

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How Tunisia kept the Arab Spring alive

This week, Tunisians voted in a new party into power, democratically replacing their Islamist government with a secular one.

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Autumn Hill joins Our Toronto

They are a Canadian country music sensation...after just two years. But before you think Autumn Hill is an overnight sensation - think again. The duo, made up of Thornhill's Mike Robins and Calgary's Tareya Green may be relatively new but their passion and pursuit of their musical dream has been a lifetime in the making.

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Police investigating after two fires in Walkerville

Firefighters were called to the 600 block of Parent Ave. around 3:15 a.m. on Friday. Two hours later, firefighters responded to a second fire in the 800 block of Louis Ave.

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Autumn Hill Anything At all

Autumn Hill performs their single, 'Anything At All' in our CBC Radio studios. Special thanks to videographers Paul Borkwood & Chris Mulligan for this shoot.

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5 things to do in Saskatoon this weekend

Wondering what to do in Saskatoon this weekend? Check out these ideas.

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The week in pictures, Oct. 26-31

From the streets of Burkina Faso to the volcanic slopes of Hawaii's big island, a look at top news pictures from around the world.

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111 pipers and drummers converge for a poppy-sales launch

Sons of Scotland pipe band is gathering up 111 pipers and drummers on Saturday to play laments for fallen soldiers, and kick-start the poppy campaign. A couple of members joined All in a Day with a preview performance.

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8 retro candies you wish you had right now

Local, retro candy store owner lists the best 8 candies you miss from your childhood

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DNTO is taking charge! (Nov. 1, 2014)

Whether you're a born leader or a bit of a sheep, we've all had moments when we've found ourselves in charge. From running a city or babysitting for the first time - what happened after you were handed the reins?

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Regina's Melanie Bird sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter

A Regina woman has received a sentence of just under 10 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of Heather Rae-Anne Lavallee.

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RAW: Wet snow blasts Sudbury for Halloween — but it won't stick around

Snow plows were on the streets in Sudbury to deal with the first significant snowfall, and Sudbury Police have already dealt with multiple minor collisions in the city.

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Wilderness Awaits in the Okefenokee Swamp

When you look at it on a map, the Okeefenokee Swamp seems too close to the Atlantic Ocean’s white sandy beaches and Florida’s golf courses and theme parks to be a wilderness area. That proximity led to an ill-conceived plan at the beginning of the 20th century to drain the 180-thousand hectare wilderness and reclaim it as farmland. Developers dug a 19-kilometer long canal, right into the center of the swamp, called the Suwanee Canal. But the project failed: it had engineering problems, and it ran short of money. The Okefenokee was sold to a timber company, and for thirty years, until the 1930s, millions of cypress trees were cut down and hauled out of the swamp. Today, all that remains of human development is the canal, perhaps the most beautiful drainage ditch in the world. Its banks are green with vines, shrubs, trees, and Spanish moss. The canal is now superhighway for alligators. Alligators, bears and hawks There are thousands of alligators in the swamp. They sun themselves along the banks of the canal, or hide, just below the water surface so only the tops of their heads can be seen. Their population is held in check, in part, by the hundreds of black bears that call the swamp home. When they find an alligator nest, they will dig it up and eat every egg in it. Red shouldered hawks are the most common avian raptor in the Okefenokee. They prey on everything from wood ducks to snakes and frogs, rodents and squirrels to baby alligators and lizards. The Okefenokee shelters more than 30 kinds of fish, 200 types of birds, dozens of different amphibians and reptiles, and 600 to 800 black bear. No humans live in the swamp; it is truly an American wilderness. Blackwater The Okeefenokee is a blackwater swamp, the largest in North America, and the water really looks black. If you dip some out in a glass, it looks like tea. But that’s not because of suspended mud or particles; the water is stained by the tannic acids leaching from the organic material in the swamp. In the days of sailing ships, sailors took Okefenokee blackwater on ocean voyages; the low pH of the water suppresses bacteria, so the blackwater stayed fresh while clear water sources would tend to spoil. The dominant habitat of the swamp is called prairie. It’s an open area where, as far as the eye can see, are water lilies, dotted with little mounds with trees and shrubs growing on them. The prairies have sandy bottoms covered by peat, a natural composting of the swamp’s organic material, like leaves and grass. Sometimes the peat floats to the surface creating domes and little islands that are unstable, squishy to walk on. That’s probably how the Okefenokee got its name: from Native American Indian term for “land of trembling earth.” Fire shapes the swamp The Wilderness Act, signed by President Lyndon Johnson 50 years ago, protects the Okefenokee from humans; but not from nature. There are frequent fires in the swamp, started by lightning. When it is dry, fire spreads. When it is very dry, fire spreads underground, burning down along tree roots. 2011 was a very dry year. Fire swept through the swamp, and when it finally died out, a year later, it had burned 85 percent of the Okeefenokee. What were lush areas of vegetation became open prairies. In some areas, there were only charred trees where there once were forests. But, now, after the devastation comes rejuvenation. Yellow flowers, called biddens, are coming out and shrubs and wild vines are starting to sprout. There are tangles of green briar that shelter migrating songbirds on their way to South America. Trees are sprouting new branches and leaves. There’s an abundance of insects and food sources, and that’s good for wildlife. Fire has reshaped the swamp, but not destroyed it.



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Wilderness Awaits in the Okefenokee Swamp

Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Wilderness Act designating some federally owned lands as wilderness areas. These large tracts of land had few roads or buildings, offered opportunities for outdoor recreation, and were important because of their educational, scientific or historical value. One such pristine area is the Okefenokee Swamp, a 180-thousand hectare wilderness located in the southeastern part of the United States in the state of Georgia.



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Kerry, Iranian FM to Hold Nuclear Talks in November

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks next month with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as the deadline for an agreement on Iran's nuclear program approaches. The State Department says Kerry will meet with the Iranian diplomat in Oman on November 9 and 10. European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will also be part of the talks. Iran and the so-called P5 plus 1 (the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany) face a November 24 deadline for a deal on Iran's nuclear program. The P5 wants Iran to curb its uranium enrichment abilities to keep it from being able to build a nuclear bomb. In exchange, the U.N. would lift crippling economic sanctions. There has been little progress towards a final agreement. Iran has consistently denied wanting to build nuclear weapons, insisting its nuclear program is strictly for civilian purposes. Kerry's overseas trip also includes stops in Paris and Beijing for a ministers' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Some information in this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.



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The Correspondents

The Correspondents is VOA’s weekly discussion of the world’s top stories, as seen through the eyes of our dedicated reporters in the US and around the globe. Hosted by Mil Arcega, our panel of journalists goes beyond the headlines to give listeners and viewer real context and understanding of what’s driving the story.



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Virgin Galactic spaceship crashes

One person is dead and one is injured after Virgin Galactic's suborbital passenger spaceship crashed during a test flight in California

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Sri Lanka mudslide: Heavy rains slow search for nearly 150 feared dead

Heavy rains hampered search operations on Friday at the site of a landslide in Sri Lanka where more than 100 people were buried under tons of mud and rubble two days ago.

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My first Halloween: international students learn about the spooky holiday

Fraser International College in Burnaby is introducing their students to Halloween. The Early Edition dropped by to find out how the wacky holiday is perceived by the newcomers.

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Kenora opens seed library

The Kenora Public Library has just named its new seed library after Ivy Camire to mark her passing.

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PEI Montague skate park

A skate park opened to it's first visitors in Montague, P.E.I.

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RAW: Roslyn Polard on meeting Ryan, the piano-playing man

Rosyln Polard talks about hr first meeting with Ryan Arcand, the homeless man whose piano playing has been watched by millions worldwide

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MP on Justin Bourque sentence

New Brunswick Conservative MP Robert Goguen believes 75-year sentence reflects the severity of the shooter's crimes

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Health authority merger structure unveiled in Nova Scotia

The Nova Scotia government has unveiled the new, leaner health structure it plans to launch on April 1 — a provincial health authority with significantly fewer top bureaucrats.

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Nothing spooky about Winnipeg bat lab

They’re lumped in with the same superstitious category of fearful creatures that go bump in the night, as are black cats, wolves, spiders and the rest. But Manitoba’s bats are not only generally harmless and important players in the ecological world - they’re also cute.

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They Snooze You Lose; They Don't Snooze You Still Lose

Highlights from a lively panel with the provocative title "Is a Tired Doctor a Safe Doctor" recorded live as part of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons' International Conference on Residency Education held in Toronto.

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NEWS

BARACK Obama doesn’t make the cut according to basketball legend Michael Jordan who has called the US President a “sh***y golfer” and a “hack”.





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Alberta says federal rules discourage oilpatch investment

Alberta wants the federal government to reconsider changes to the Investment Canada Act that it says have discouraged foreign interest in the oilpatch.

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Onigaming First Nation suicides prompt state of emergency

Onigaming First Nation has declared a state of emergency following the community's fourth suicide in a year.

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'Walking With Our Sisters' exhibit comes to Saskatoon

Almost 2,000 moccasin tops are on display in Saskatoon to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

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New age couch-surfing

Documentary producer David Gutnick looks at the newest way to travel and find free accommodations.

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John Tory is Troy McClure in Twitter parody

He's hasn't started his new job yet, but John Tory already has a mayoral parody account on Twitter.

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Teal pumpkins for an allergy-free Halloween

Teal pumpkins are part of a new movement to make it easier for kids with allergies to have a fun and safe Halloween. We speak to one mom who's giving away bouncy balls instead of candy to keep allergic kids like her own safe.

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Scenes from the Parliament Hill shooting

CBC/Radio-Canada cameras witness a scary chapter in Canadian parliamentary history. Producer: Chris Rands

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Halloween 101: Newcomers to Canada get introductory course

Halloween can be scary for those who haven't experienced it before, so a Winnipeg centre that helps newcomers to Canada is offering an introduction to the spooky occasion.

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Moncton Mounties' widows say their lives are 'forever changed'

The widows of the three slain Moncton Mounties issued a statement of thanks after Justin Bourque was sentenced Friday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 75 years in the June 4 shootings.

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Jacob Mimeault of Serpent River First Nation dies after Oct. 2 crash

Ontario Provincial Police say a man who was hit by a transport truck on Highway 17 earlier this month has died.​

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New Winnipeg kitchen serves up affordable eats, careers on the side

A new program in downtown Winnipeg is combining food and finance to help newcomers and people living on low incomes start their own food businesses.

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CBC listeners share their pumpkin carvings

CBC Radio's The Early Edition wants to see your pumpkin masterpieces. Email us your photos to earlyed@cbc.ca, or tweet them @CBCEarlyEdition, by 8 a.m. on Oct. 31, for a chance to win a bag of CBC goodies.

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Sue Montgomery on #BeenRapedNeverReported

Shawn talked about the hsahtag that is all over social media on Radio Noon today - and then with Sue Smith on Homerun

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Mitch Peacock looks ahead to Football Manitoba's Championship Weekend

The CBC's Mitch Peacock catches up with Football Manitoba's executive director, Shawn Coates, to talk about what's ahead for Championship Weekend.

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Kruchak's picks: Top 10 Saskatoon Instagram photos of the week

Check out which Instagram photos Saskatoon Morning online host Matt Kruchak picked this week.

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Voice calls on planes

Aaron Saltzman tests the mood among passengers as the U.S. mulls allowing cellphone voice calls in the air

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