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CBC News Online | 2006
Oct. 3, 2006
A story published Oct. 3 about sea lice from farmed salmon identified the Atlantic Salmon Federation as a representative of fish farmers in New Brunswick. In fact, it is a wild salmon conservation organization.
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Oct. 3, 2006
A story published Sept. 30 about athletes' liaisons with public figures said actress Marilyn Monroe and baseball star Joe DiMaggio were married in January 1955. In fact, the couple wed in January 1954 and divorced the following October.
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Oct. 2, 2006
A story published Sept. 28 about an armed standoff in Winnipeg incorrectly reported that the Immaculate Heart of Mary School, a K-8 Catholic school at 650 Flora Ave., was evacuated at the time of the incident. In fact, the school was locked down.
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Aug. 31, 2006
A story posted Aug, 30 about the FDA warning against prescriptions ordered through 10 websites included drugstore.com as one of the sites. In fact, it should have read canadiandrugstore.com.
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Aug 21, 2006
On various occasions, CBC.ca has reported that the Portnoy family entered Canada illegally in 2001. To be precise, the Israeli family entered Canada without documentation. After their application to stay in Canada was rejected, they were found to be living in Canada illegally.
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Aug 18, 2006
A story posted on Aug. 15 about death of Master Cpl. Raymond Arndt in a traffic accident in Afghanistan said a military board of inquiry would investigate reports that an Afghan truck driver deliberately rammed into the convoy. In fact, the Canadian Forces military police will investigate the incident.
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July 10, 2006
A story posted on June 29 about Newfoundland and Labrador Auditor General John Noseworthy's report on house of assembly spending said that 79 gold rings were purchased from a company called Unique Keepsakes. In fact, the report said Zodiac Agencies provided the rings.
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July 7, 2006
A story posted on July 6, 2006, about a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution condemning Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip incorrectly listed the countries that abstained from the vote. The five abstaining nations were: Cameroon, Mexico, Nigeria, South Korea and Switzerland.
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June 23, 2006
A background article posted on June 22, 2006, said that Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor, before he became an MP, was a lobbyist for Boeing. In fact, O'Connor, a former brigadier general, was a lobbyist for Boeing's rival, Airbus Military, among others in the defence industry.
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June 14, 2006
A story on June 13, 2006, on the Manitoba website said the Canadian Union of Postal Workers was planning work stoppages later in the month. In fact, the union was planning demonstrations, but not work stoppages.
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June 9, 2006
A story on June 8, 2006, on the Manitoba website suggested the Health Sciences Centre withdrew services from an aboriginal woman. In fact, there is no evidence the hospital or hospital staff withheld medical care.
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May 29, 2006
A story on May 25, 2006, quoted the National Parole Board as saying former world boxing champion Dave Hilton Jr. remains romantically involved with a woman who is looking after two young girls. In fact, the parole board said that the woman had two minor girls "in her own environment." The woman says she does not live with the girls, a sister and a niece.
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May 29, 2006
A story appeared May 29, 2006, on the New Brunswick website that said Fredericton police arrested two people at the Boyce Farmers' Market. This was incorrect. The police removed the two people from the market but did not detain them.
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April 12, 2006
A story on April 11, 2006, about the role of the Catholic Children's Aid Society (CAS) in the death of Jeffrey Baldwin in Toronto contained a typographical error and terminology error that changed the intent of a quotation and the definition of the child's status.
The quotation described "conduct of behaviour" but should have said "conduct or behaviour" as triggers to raise red flags at the agency.
Also, the child's status was a "kinship placement," but was incorrectly referred to as a kinship adoption. It was not an adoption.
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