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Kids are getting ruder, teachers say. And new research backs that up
Some teachers say kids are just plain ruder these days, with a sharp increase in interruptions and outbursts in the classroom. New research from Brock University backs up those observations.
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B.C. farmer devastated to cull 30,000 hens after bird flu outbreak
B.C. farmer Mark Siemens had to clear his entire farm and flock after avian influenza was confirmed.
Reclined seats, bare feet and cans of tuna: The dos, don'ts and absolutely nots of air travel
What is it about air travel that prompts so many people to behave so badly? As one airline tries to stop passengers cutting in line, we ask an etiquette expert about the dos, don’ts and absolutely nots of air travel.
Her family came to the U.S. 20 years ago, undocumented. She's worried Trump will deport them if he wins
Republican nominee Donald Trump has pledged to deport millions of undocumented migrants if he wins the U.S. presidential election. A young woman in Arizona tells us what that would mean for her family, who came to the U.S. illegally almost 20 years ago.
In the Arizona desert, a race to help migrants who have just crossed the border
In the dead of night, volunteers head into the Arizona desert with food and water for migrants who have just crossed into the U.S. from Mexico. These crossings have become a political flashpoint in the swing state and the looming U.S. election.
Overdose deaths saw a sharp drop in the U.S. Experts hope it's not 'a blip'
New figures show a sharp drop in overdose deaths in the U.S., offering a rare glimmer of hope in the opioid crisis.
1 year since Oct. 7, the lives of these Israelis and Palestinians are forever changed
To mark the grim anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war, CBC Radio's As It Happens and The Current spoke to regular people on both sides of the conflict whose lives have been irrevocably changed.
Hillary Clinton on why she's scared about Donald Trump becoming U.S. president again
Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton says Republican nominee Donald Trump would "further undermine the rule of law" if he wins a second term as U.S. president.
China ended its international adoption program. Prospective parents want Canada to intervene
China ended its international adoption program in September, leaving families in the middle of applications in limbo.
In new memoir, Bob McDonald reveals he was sexually abused as a child
WARNING: This article contains details of abuse. In his new memoir Just Say Yes, Quirks and Quarks host Bob McDonald charts his path from an unhappy and sometimes abusive home to Canada's foremost explainer of all things scientific.