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UP HIGH, DOWN LOW

Piece Of Canada From Ancient Supercontinent Found In Australia

4 diggs CBC Science 5h

1.7 billion years ago, the continents were drifting together to form a supercontinent called Nuna or Columbia. The data suggests that the Georgetown rocks broke off from Canada and collided with northern Australia around 1.6 billion years ago. It remained there even after Nuna broke apart 300 million years later.

THE BYLOCK TRAP

How A Single Line Of Computer Code Put Thousands Of Innocent Turks In Jail

11 diggs CBC World Technology 1w

Having the Bylock app on your phone or even knowing someone who did is to become an instant pariah in Turkey, resulting in isolation, shame, a lost livelihood or worse. But people who never even downloaded the app have also been targeted.

WE'RE MOVING THERE

World's Biggest Underwater Cave Found In Mexico

19 diggs CBC Nature World 1w

A group of divers has found a connection between two underwater caverns in eastern Mexico to reveal what is believed to be the biggest flooded cave on the planet, a discovery that could help shed new light on the ancient Maya civilization.

RIP GORD

Gord Downie, Canada's Everyman Rock Poet, Dead At 53

18 diggs CBC News Music Entertainment Culture 18 Oct 2017

Gord Downie, the Tragically Hip frontman who united a diverse array of music lovers with his commanding stage presence and Canadiana-laced lyrics, has died.

THE QUOTES IN THIS ARE AMAZING

Human Toe Stolen From Famous Yukon Bar

10 diggs CBC Curious World 20 Jun 2017

Not just any toe — the gnarled digit is the essential ingredient in the famous "Sourtoe Cocktail" at the Downtown Hotel. "We are furious," said the hotel's "Toe Captain," Terry Lee, in a news release. "Toes are very hard to come by."

A PRODUCT OF FEAR

Canadian Journalist Finds Somali Man Who Claims To Have Walked 21 Hours Fleeing America For Canada

2 diggs CBC News Donald Trump Immigration 17 Feb 2017

In a stunning video, a CBC journalist comes across a Somali man crossing the American-Canadian border seeking political asylum. The man was reportedly taken to the hospital.

TRAGIC

Nigeria Mistakenly Bombs Refugee Camp, Killing At Least 100

7 diggs CBC News 17 Jan 2017

A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and wounding aid workers, a Borno state official said. A Red Cross worker said 20 volunteers with the aid group had been killed.

WE'RE ALL RUBES

That Dog-Petting Polar Bear Also Ate The Dog, Probably

18 diggs CBC News Animals Culture Internet 18 Nov 2016

After video of a polar bear petting a dog went viral, the owner of the sled dog in question says the bear killed the dog.

IN CASE YOU WERE FEELING OPTIMISTIC

You're Never Going To Retire — And Here's Why

21 diggs CBC Economics 26 Oct 2016

For a while there, we had a pattern. You went to school, you worked and then you retired for a handful of years before your eternal demise. Well, that pattern is broken. We live longer and fewer of us have company pensions to see us through those final years.

SUNDAY FUNDAY, BUT ILLEGAL

1,500 US Partiers Wash Up In Canada After Blowing Across River

9 diggs CBC Curious World 22 Aug 2016

An estimated 1,500 Americans illegally and unexpectedly washed up in Canada late Sunday after strong winds blew them across the St. Clair River near Sarnia, Ont.

GOLDEN OLDEST

Archeologists Find What May Be World's Oldest Gold Artifact

20 diggs CBC News 10 Aug 2016

It may be just a tiny gold bead — 4 millimeters in diameter — but it is an enormous discovery for Bulgarian archaeologists who say they have found Europe's — and probably the world's — oldest gold artifact.

STOMPING ON THE GLASS FLOOR

Meet Brazil's Female Sumo Wrestlers

6 diggs CBC Sports Gender 4 Aug 2016

At Sao Paulo's Estadio Municipal Mie Nishi de Sumo — the only sumo-exclusive training facility in the world outside Japan — women aren't just cracking a glass ceiling in a centuries-old sport; they're stomping on the floors.

SPACE WEAPONRY

King Tut's Dagger Blade Found To Be Made From A Meteorite

20 diggs CBC News Histories 2 Jun 2016

The weapon was made by hammering in 14th century BC, 600 years before iron smelting developed in Egypt.

JUDGE: EVIDENCE 'TAINTED BY DECEPTION'

Jian Ghomeshi Acquitted On All Charges In Sexual Assault Trial

3 diggs CBC News Crime 24 Mar 2016

Judge says inconsistencies in complainants' stories were key in acquittal of the CBC broadcaster

SHANNON 'THE CAT' SZABADOS

Woman Records First Shutout In Men's Pro Hockey

15 diggs CBC Sports Culture Gender 28 Dec 2015

Shannon Szabados made history Saturday night in leading the Columbus Cottonmouths to a 3-0 win over the Huntsville Havoc in Alabama, marking the first time a female goaltender has registered a shutout in a men's professional hockey match.

COOL OPERATOR

This Ingenious Refrigerator Keeps Food Cold Without Electricity

34 diggs CBC Technology Curious 21 Oct 2015

Taking a cue from kangaroos, elephants, bees and even termites, a team from the University of Calgary came up with a clever way to keep food cool without the need for expensive fridges, or even electricity.

DEEP FRY THEM FIRST

A Farming System For Our Glowing, Purple Future

4 diggs CBC Food Nature Science Studies TV Video 24 Sep 2015

In Quebec, a new agricultural infrastructure promises to grow plants in a more sustainable and economical manner. Urban Barns Foods uses a purple LED lighting system and recycled water to grow microgreens in a week. Canadian children aren't impressed and still want their fried chicken.

AND HE HAS TO PAY THEIR LEGAL COSTS

Jian Ghomeshi Drops His $55 Million Lawsuit Against The CBC

2 diggs CBC News Media 26 Nov 2014

A $55-million lawsuit launched by Jian Ghomeshi against the CBC last month, after he was fired as host of the radio arts, culture and entertainment program "Q," is being withdrawn.

RED WINGS PRESENTED BY MARTY'S OCTOPI

Jersey Ads Are Coming To The NHL

5 diggs CBC Sports Business 7 Nov 2014

NHL chief operating officer John Collins said in an interview that jersey sponsorship is "coming and happening," though he didn't give any details or a timeframe for when the move may occur.

R.I.P.

Confirmed: Cpl. Nathan Cirillo Was The Soldier Killed In Ottawa Shooting

16 diggs CBC News 22 Oct 2014

CBC News has confirmed the Ottawa shooting victim is Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, 24, a reservist serving in Hamilton from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada regiment. Ottawa police announced at a press conference Wednesday that the soldier shot while guarding the National War Memorial had died.