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What will it take to make the West happy?

To get a better understanding on the ongoing frustrations in Western Canada, The National goes in depth with the people and the premiers. The National takes an in-depth look at the ongoing frustrations in Western Canada.
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Kombucha could contain more alcohol than advertised

Kombucha, a popular fermented tea, could contain more alcohol than indicated because fermentation can continue after the drink is bottled, new research shows.
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Microwaves getting child-safety features after burn complaints

Microwaves in the U.S. and Canada will be getting child-safety features starting in 2023, a move that could help prevent hundreds of childhood scalding burns.
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Scheer’s job safe as Conservatives review campaign

Andrew Scheer will remain Conservative leader following the first caucus meeting since the election. The campaign will now be scrutinized by former cabinet minister John Baird.
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The National for November 06, 2019

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Brexit the focus of Britain’s election campaign

The British election campaign officially started today with the focus firmly on Brexit.
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Landlord found responsible for death in rooming house fire

A judge found the landlord of a Toronto rooming house responsible for the death of a woman who was trapped in her room when a fire broke out.
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Public impeachment hearings start next week

The public impeachment hearings for U.S. President Doanld Trump will start on Nov. 13 and will include testimony from witnesses who previously gave their account of what happened on the a phone call with Ukraine.
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Fraudsters faking government, police phone numbers

The latest twist in a phone scam where a caller claims to be from the government or police demanding money is that the fraudsters are able to fake the phone number to make it look official.
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Prolific identity thief has at least 50 victims, police say

Police say a Toronto-area woman is a prolific identity thief who has targeted at least 50 people, applying for loans and leasing vehicles in other peoples’ names.
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Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco can move legs after treatment in Thailand

Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki can move his legs after having an epidural stimulator implanted in Thailand. His parents shared video of him learning to control his legs again.

Rooming house owner ordered to pay $1.3 million to parents of woman killed in fire

The owner of the illegal Toronto rooming house that caught fire and claimed the life of a 24-year-old woman will have to pay the victim’s parents more than $1.3 million  in damages.

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.