An interactive map released this week by U.S. geography students shows what regions in America originate the highest number of racist and homophobic posts on Twitter. 
An interactive map released this week by U.S. geography students shows what regions in America originate the highest number of racist and homophobic posts on Twitter. Readers surprised - some pleasantly, others not - by B.C. election results
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The B.C. Liberals defied the polls and the talking heads and won a majority government in the provincial election last night. Readers of CBCNews.ca on Twitter, Facebook and in our comments were surprised by the result.
5 things Chris Hadfield did that amazed us
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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield returned safely back to Earth Monday after a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Here are just a few of the things that Hadfield did that made us follow, watch and like him.
The UN wants you to eat a bug. Would you?
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The UN suggests that edible insects could be one solution to fighting hunger and food insecurity around the world. People in the West usually eat insects as part of a culinary trend -- or on a dare -- but for billions, it's just part of their diet.
Hadfield bids goodbye to ISS with Space Oddity cover
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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is scheduled to leave the International Space Station at 7:08 p.m. ET today, and his last day has been a busy one with the release of possibly the first music video recorded in space.
The spire atop One World Trade Center was permanently affixed this morning, bringing the total height of the building to 541 metres - a symbolic height of 1,776 feet - and making it the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. *But what about the CN Tower?
A research centre at the New York Public Library posted a photo taken in Harlem in 1939 featuring a man who bares a striking resemblance to modern-day music producer, baseball agent and self-proclaimed best rapper alive Jay-Z.
Documents website The Smoking Gun has published Charles Ramsey's criminal record, including three convictions for domestic assault, for which he served a total of 14 months in prison in 1998 and in 2003.
Ramsey tells TMZ he has made amends for his past.
Ramsey tells TMZ he has made amends for his past.
A Leafs fan holding a sign bearing a ribbon and the slogan "Toronto Stronger" -- a reference to the Boston Strong campaign that followed the bombings there -- is drawing anger from both sides of the hockey rivalry.
Chris Hadfield leads nationwide singalong on Music Monday
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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield will use his last live video stream from the International Space Station today to celebrate music education by leading a singalong with musicians and students across Canada. Meet the Community Team
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