Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment

Facebook will expand its policies on harassment to remove more harmful content, the company said Wednesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/facebook-hate-new-policies-1.6210109?cmp=rss

As U.S. reopens its border, some ask: Can Canada relax that testing requirement?

As the U.S. reopens its border, some Americans are asking: Can Canada relax its testing requirement for vaccinated travellers?

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-border-testing-canada-1.6209821?cmp=rss

Man armed with bow and arrows kills several people in Norway: police

Several people were killed and others were injured by a man using a bow and arrows to carry out attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, local police said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/norway-attack-bow-arrow-1.6209668?cmp=rss

Author Sally Rooney holds off on Hebrew translation of new novel

Irish author Sally Rooney is holding off on allowing her current book, Beautiful World, Where Are You, to be translated into Hebrew, citing Israel's "system of racial domination and segregation against Palestinians."

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/sally-rooney-hebrew-translation-1.6209182?cmp=rss

Critical L.A. port to operate 24/7 as U.S. looks to ease supply chain disruptions

The White House said Wednesday it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, part of an effort to relieve supply chain bottlenecks and move stranded container ships that are driving prices higher for U.S. consumers.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-biden-calif-port-supply-chain-1.6209192?cmp=rss

Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage

An ongoing shortage of microchips that has eaten into the supply of everything from cars to toys is finally starting to hit the supply of iPhones.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/apple-iphones-semiconductors-1.6208996?cmp=rss

European Union to seek ban on oil and gas exploration in the Arctic

The European Union will seek a ban on tapping new oil, coal and gas deposits in the Arctic, according to a just-published proposal.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/eu-oil-gas-1.6209007?cmp=rss

South Korea's Squid Game is Netflix's biggest original show debut

Hit South Korean show Squid Game has officially become Netflix's biggest original series launch, the streaming service said on Wednesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/squid-game-biggest-show-1.6209031?cmp=rss

U.S. inflation rate rises to 13-year high of 5.4%

The inflation rate rose to a 13-year high in September as rising costs for food and shelter pushed the rate up to 5.4 per cent.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/us-inflation-1.6208981?cmp=rss

William Shatner to go where no 90-year-old has gone before: space

Actor William Shatner counted down Wednesday to his wildest role yet: riding a rocket into space, courtesy of Star Trek fan Jeff Bezos.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/william-shatner-blue-origin-1.6208925?cmp=rss

Hundreds fear for homes, property as lava stream approaches on Spanish island

Hundreds of people on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands awoke on Wednesday fearing for their homes and property after a new lava stream from an erupting volcano threatened to engulf another neighbourhood on its way toward the Atlantic Ocean.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/volcano-evacuation-spain-canary-islands-1.6208940?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday

Saskatchewan has a record number of COVID-19 patients in its intensive care units.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-1.6208908?cmp=rss