Haitians rescued from overcrowded wooden boat trying to get to Florida

The U.S. Coast Guard pulled 176 Haitians from an overloaded, unseaworthy wooden sailing vessel as it approached the Florida Keys, officials said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/haitians-rescued-coast-guard-florida-1.6311256?cmp=rss

Hundreds more Afghan refugees arrive in Canada, including human rights defenders

The federal government announced on Tuesday the arrival of more than 250 Afghan refugees, most of them classified by Ottawa as human rights defenders.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/afghan-refugees-arrival-jan11-1.6311391?cmp=rss

More asymptomatic infections linked to Omicron, South African studies suggest

Preliminary findings from two studies in South Africa found a far greater number of people tested positive for the coronavirus but were not showing symptoms, compared to previous trials.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/more-asymptomatic-infections-linked-to-omicron-south-african-studies-suggest-1.6311050?cmp=rss

Why David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen and more are selling their music catalogues

David Bowie’s catalogue, which just sold for $250M US, only represents the latest in a long string of celebrity musicians cashing out of a struggling industry. But why are some of the biggest superstars of the past fifty years clamouring to part with the bodies of work they spent a lifetime building?

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/catalogue-sales-explainer-1.6310333?cmp=rss

Historic venue Grand Ole Opry criticized for Morgan Wallen performance

Morgan Wallen stepped on country music's most historic and storied stage over the weekend, a sign that many interpreted as the Grand Ole Opry giving the troubled star its blessing and a path to reconciliation after he used a racial slur on camera.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/grand-ole-opry-criticized-for-morgan-wallen-performance-1.6311148?cmp=rss

Trudeau, Ukrainian president talk sanctions, extending training mission to deter Russian military

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today discussed extending Canada's military training mission and the prospect of more sanctions on Moscow as Russian troops conducted a live fire exercise on Ukraine's border.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ukraine-russia-zelensky-trudeau-putin-donbass-1.6311266?cmp=rss

Britain's Boris Johnson faces outrage over alleged garden party during COVID-19 lockdown

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a wave of public and political outrage over allegations that he and his staff flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by holding a garden party in 2020.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/uk-boris-johnson-covid-garden-party-1.6310916?cmp=rss

Archeologists struggle to repair vandals' damage to ancient petroglyphs in Texas

Four names scratched into a metre-wide Texas rock face damaged abstract petroglyphs or rock drawings — swirls and lines — etched into the desert rock up to 8,500 years ago, according to Big Bend National Park officials.

source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.6309540/archeologists-struggle-to-repair-vandals-damage-to-ancient-petroglyphs-in-texas-1.6309751?cmp=rss

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

Quebec Premier François Legault will hold a news conference this afternoon to address the resignation of the province's director of public health.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-jan11-2022-1.6310603?cmp=rss