Send us your stories of racism

Categories: Canada, Community

Racism220.jpgSend us your story with a photo of yourself by emailing us at community@cbc.ca or on social media using the hashtag #MyExperienceWithRacism. We're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @CBCNews.

You shall not pass! Air Canada's carry-on crackdown applauded by readers

Categories: Business, Science & Technology, Transparency, World

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Air Canada is putting its foot down: have the right-sized carry-on luggage or check the bag. The change is causing both passengers and customer service agents grief. But what will it cost Air Canada in the long run? 

Alcohol calorie labels urged by British health experts

Categories: Health

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Health experts in the U.K. are advising their government to add calorie count labels to alcohol packaging to help inform citizens in the ongoing fight against obesity.

Should Canada follow suit?

Vine star Jerome Jarre detained at airport for making mid-flight speedo video

Categories: Community

si_jeromejarreaircanada.jpgIt would appear as though American Airlines doesn't take very kindly to its passengers committing wacky on-board "pranks" during flights -- not even if said passengers have 7.5 million followers on Vine.

Selling Hitler: Nazi leader's personal 'Mein Kampf' copy hits the auction block

Categories: Business, Politics, Transparency, World

si_hitler.jpgMaking a profit on Hitler: to sell or to donate, that is the question

CBCNews.ca readers cool to Harper's income splitting plan

Categories: Community, Politics

HarperCBCNews.ca readers have expressed skepticism about Harper's income splitting plan, with many saying it's merely a bid to win votes in the coming federal election.

Lysol buys 'Ebola' Google search result, gets accused of exploiting panic

Categories: Community

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Many online are accusing Lysol of attempting to capitalize on consumer panic after the company bought the top Google search result for "Ebola."

Ivy league school offers 'wasting time on the internet' course

Categories: Community

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UPenn is certainly generating a lot of buzz this week with its new English department course "Wasting time on the Internet," but it's not the title of the class that has academics excited -- it's the content of the syllabus, and the views of its professor (world-renowned poet Kenneth Goldsmith.)

Victoria's Secret "The Perfect 'Body'" campaign sparks #iamperfect Twitter hashtag backlash

Categories: Business, Canada, Health, Politics, Transparency

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Victoria's Secret is facing mounting criticism in the U.K. due to advertisements for a line of bras that promise 'The Perfect "Body'"

Street harassment: Video shows woman being catcalled 100 times in 10 hours

Categories: Community

si_streetharassmentvideo.jpgThe ongoing street harassment debate has reached a fever pitch in recent months, as more and more women speak out publicly against those who catcall, harass, grope, assault and stalk them in city spaces.