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Why Rainer Hoess is making sure the atrocities his Nazi grandfather perpetrated are never forgotten

Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess oversaw deaths of more than one million people, and his grandson Rainer has made it his life's work to ensure the world remembers how hate and intolerance led to atrocity.
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‘Ghosting’ becomes a workplace problem

Employers and recruiters say “ghosting,” when someone cuts off communication without warning, has become a problem for workplaces. Why are people disappearing from their jobs without saying anything?
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Grandson of Auschwitz commander uses his family past to combat hate

The grandson of an Auschwitz commander, Rainer Hoess, travels the world to tell his family’s story as part of an effort to combat hate. Hoess came to Toronto to speak at Holocaust Education Week.
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Nova Scotia town tries to tackle the climate emergency

The residents of Berwick, N.S., have taken matters into their own hands to tackle the climate emergency.
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Shooting death of young Indigenous man forces rural community to confront racism

The shooting death of a young Indigenous man is igniting conversations about racism and motivating two rural Alberta communities to confront the tensions that have long divided them.
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Indigenous man’s killing forces community to confront racism

The killing of an Indigenous man in Alberta has brought two communities together to try and confront the racial tensions that have divided them.
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Female MPs increase security measures as threats escalate

Female MPs are installing panic buttons and hiring security as online threats against them escalate.
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Conservative caucus holds first post-election meeting

The Conservative caucus will meet for the first time since the federal election and as some question Andrew Scheer’s leadership. The National’s Katie Simpson spoke to caucus members about the mood ahead of the meeting.
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The National for November 05, 2019

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How doctors can convince vaccine hesitant parents

Sometimes a little time, respect and conversation can help a doctor change the mind of a vaccinate hesitant parent.
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American family ambushed, killed in Mexico including 6 children

A Mexican drug cartel ambushed an American family and shot nine people dead, including six children. Officials say their vehicles may have been mistaken for those of a rival cartel.
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Violence in Winnipeg a ‘crisis,’ mayor says

Winnipeg’s mayor says violence in the city has reached a point of “crisis” after 11 homicides in 30 days put it on track to set a record for the year.
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Key impeachment inquiry witness changes testimony

A former diplomat and key witness at U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry has changed his testimony and now says there was a clear quid pro quo in the phone call with Ukraine.
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Questions around Trudeau’s cabinet, when Parliament will resume

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still making decisions about who will be in his new cabinet and when Parliament will resume. One big question is whether Trudeau will move Chrystia Freeland to from foreign affairs to a domestic portfolio.
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Tensions thaw slightly as China resumes imports of Canadian beef, pork

China will again allow Canadian beef and pork products into the country and though it points to a slight thaw, the relationship between Ottawa and Beijing remains tense.
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Stunt driver stops traffic on Toronto-area highway

Police are investigating after a driver did doughnuts in the middle of a Toronto-area highway near the airport while others looked on capturing it all on video.
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Testimony from impeachment inquiry becomes public

Testimony from U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry became public today with more details from the phone call with Ukraine’s president, while White House staff were no-shows.
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What next for the Green Party after Elizabeth May?

Now that Elizabeth May has resigned as leader of the Green Party, what’s next for the party she has lead for more than 10 years?
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Partisan politics and impeachment heading into 2020 election

With a year until the next U.S. president is elected, our political panel talks about how partisan politics and a possible impeachment will impact the campaign and the election outcome.
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The National for November 04, 2019

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Democrats narrow down presidential candidates

As the crucial Iowa primary approaches, the Democratic presidential hopefuls are there selling their message. We talk to some of the candidates’ passionate supporters with the election a year away.
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New Delhi pollution a growing health emergency

Pollution in New Delhi has made the air quality more than 10 times worse than is safe, but there has been minimal response from the Indian government.
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Safe Third Country Agreement taken to court

A Canadian court is hearing arguments about whether the U.S. is still a safe country for asylum seekers as part of a legal challenge to the Safe Third Country Agreement.
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Fewer kids at alternative schools vaccinated

More than 10 per cent of students at some Toronto alternative schools have been exempt from vaccinations because of their parents wishes, public health data shows.
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High levels of lead in Canadian drinking water

One third of Canadians may be drinking water that contains high levels of lead, according to new data. In some parts of Montreal and Regina the lead levels have been compared to those in Flint, Mich.
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Sharing graves a new option in Vancouver cemeteries

If you want something a little more green, a little less expensive and you don't mind a final resting place with a stranger, a shared grave could be a fitting option as of Jan. 1, 2020.
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Why Trump supporters say they're sticking by their president

U.S. President Donald Trump remains popular among supporters despite the possibility he could be the first president to run for re-election with impeachment on his resume.
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Adrienne Arsenault interviews Susan Rice

Former U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice believes U.S. President Donald Trump's days in office are numbered and that Canada was right to arrest Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at the behest of the U.S.