Why did Canadian diplomats get 'phantom concussions' in Cuba?

CBC News | Posted: November 21, 2018 12:57 PM | Last Updated: November 21, 2018

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Caption: FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2017 file photo, tourists ride in classic American convertible cars past the United States embassy, right, in Havana, Cuba. Cuba on Oct. 26 presented its most detailed defense to date against U.S. accusations that American diplomats in Havana were subjected to mysterious sonic attacks that left them with a variety of ailments including headaches, hearing problems and concussions. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File) (Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press)

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Nausea, debilitating headaches, loss of balance. Those are just a few of the symptoms that a group of Canadian and American diplomats became ill with last year in Cuba, even though none of them were physically hurt. Now, Canadian diplomats afflicted by the "Havana Syndrome" are calling on the federal government to get to the bottom of the mystery. Globe and Mail columnist Doug Saunders explains.

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