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David Common

David Common

Host & Correspondent at CBLT-TV (CBC Toronto) Online

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David Common
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Long hair, signing bonuses and 'try before you buy': How Canada's military is responding to a sta...

The relaxation of dress standards a year ago across the Canadian Armed Forces may surprise veterans who lived through far stricter times, but it is part of a larger effort to make the Forces more attractive to new recruits and to retain experienced members.
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In the Ukraine war, even the corpses are booby trapped. Canada is h...

Canadian combat engineers teaching front-line Ukrainians landmine detection, destruction.
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A look at the sneaky fees at Canada's biggest tourist spot that som...

Marketplace has been investigating the hidden fees tacked onto consumers’ bills at hotels, restaurants and attractions in Niagara Falls, Ont., and has found the fees continue to increase with little oversight or regulation.
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Toronto dentist broke rules, had sex with patient, fathered child b...

Uptown Toronto dentist Dr. Amir Haydarian began a two-year sexual relationship with a woman soon after she became his patient, a relationship that produced a child, in what a panel with the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario is calling sexual abuse.
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Sex assault charges withdrawn against Toronto dentist | CBC News

Charges of sexual assault and sexual interference have been withdrawn against Toronto dentist Dr. Amir Haydarian after prosecutors said there was “no reasonable prospect of conviction” and that they had doubts about the credibility of the main complainant.
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Phone scam victims in Canada can get money back, but only weeks are...

Western Union reached a settlement to repay victims of phone scammers after it was targeted in a federal investigation in the United States for its role in the scheme, in which fraudsters convinced people to send money through the transfer service. Compensation is available globally, including in Ca…
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Russia may have left Chornobyl, but top nuclear monitor warns of on...

The world’s top nuclear monitor warned Tuesday that while Ukraine has regained control over the Chornobyl power plant, there’s a need for ongoing vigilance at the infamous facility amid the war. The warning came 36 years to the day after the catastrophic 1986 nuclear disaster at the site.

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COVID-19 has idled many ORs, but a Canadian invention is keeping su...

Canadian team’s virtual reality trainer allows medical students and surgeons to hone their craft by donning goggles and using simulated scalpels, surgical drills and other tools to practice different types of surgery.
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4 reasons many Canadians have been wary of electric vehicles — and ...

Advances by manufacturers are bringing the latest crop of electric-powered vehicles to the point where they’re starting to overcome the four main reasons Canadians say they’re wary of going electric.
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Canada's coolest summer job mixes adrenaline with reconciliation - ...

The Canadian Coast Guard is about to open something it’s never had before — an Inshore Rescue Boat Station in Canada’s vast North, crewed almost entirely by post-secondary students from Inuit backgrounds.
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Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in global study ...

The image of bottle water as clean and pure is being challenged by a global investigation that found the water tested is often contaminated with tiny particles of plastic.
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Sub culture: Aboard a Canadian submarine prowling the Pacific - CBC.ca

A rare look inside a Canadian submarine, HMCS Chicoutimi, as it conducts a surveillance mission in Asia-Pacific waters.
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Sewer robots sampling human waste may track drugs, disease through ...

There could soon be robots wandering our sewers, sucking up what we flush down to analyze our diets, our drug use and our health, and to watch out for disease outbreaks.