Spotlight turns on Rio ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony
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Spotlight turns on Rio ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony
Description
August 5, 2016
Fri, Aug 5: Hours before the opening ceremonies of the Rio 2016 Summer Games, the eyes of the world are on Rio. As Vassy Kapelos reports, the economic turmoil of Brazil and the city's slums are in the spotlight.
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Spotlight turns on Rio ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony03:57 | August 5, 2016
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Global National: April 1522:10 | April 15, 2024
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Could UNESCO cultural list help safeguard Indigenous heritage in Canada?02:49 | April 12, 2024
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B.C. wineries reeling from effects of climate change02:34 | March 14, 2024
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B.C. launches Canada’s first self-screening tests for cervical cancer02:02 | January 29, 2024
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B.C.-based company orders Canada’s first electric vertical-takeoff aircraft01:46 | November 1, 2023
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B.C. airtankers sought globally as wildfire season smoulders02:40 | October 31, 2023
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Global National: Sept. 2421:42 | September 24, 2023
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‘Credible’ intel links India to Canadian Sikh leader’s murder: Trudeau04:02 | September 18, 2023
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B.C. premier ‘white-hot angry’ over stabbing spree suspect’s day pass02:07 | September 13, 2023
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‘Our community has really stepped up’: Kelowna-area residents grateful amid wildfire fight02:15 | August 24, 2023
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B.C. wildfires: Shuswap residents ‘feel like criminals’ over tensions with authorities02:29 | August 24, 2023
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B.C. wildfires: Agency working tirelessly to help evacuees02:12 | August 23, 2023
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B.C. wildfire evacuee didn’t think he would ‘have a house’ anymore03:25 | August 22, 2023
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B.C. wildfires: Kelowna residents facing grim reality of fire disaster02:36 | August 21, 2023
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B.C. wildfires: Shuswap residents frustrated after shutdown of supply route02:29 | August 21, 2023
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B.C. wildfires: 160+ fires considered ‘out of control’02:11 | August 18, 2023
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B.C. wildfires: How did the Kelowna fire spread so quickly?03:49 | August 18, 2023
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B.C. wildfires: Thousands threatened as Kelowna fire spreads03:34 | August 18, 2023
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B.C. officials predict record-breaking wildfire season to worsen this week02:02 | August 17, 2023
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Dozens of fires sparked in B.C. over long weekend01:53 | August 7, 2023
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‘Everybody feels it’: How crews battling B.C.’s wildfires are coping with tragedy02:59 | August 3, 2023
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‘We’re really being put to the test’: U.S., Mexican crews helping B.C. firefighters03:23 | August 1, 2023
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B.C. port strike: 3rd tentative agreement reached in labour dispute02:06 | July 31, 2023
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‘Patience has run out’: Frustration grows as B.C. port workers’ labour dispute reignites03:10 | July 19, 2023
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Tentative deal ends B.C. port strike, while economic consequences to linger02:10 | July 13, 2023
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‘Good deal within reach’: Both sides of B.C. port strike consider mediator’s offer01:48 | July 12, 2023
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B.C. residents told to be ‘very careful’ conserving water during wildfire season drought02:05 | July 11, 2023
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Spotlight turns on Rio ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony03:57 | August 5, 2016
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Global National: April 1522:10 | April 15, 2024
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Global National: Nov. 2422:03 | November 24, 2023
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B.C.-based company orders Canada’s first electric vertical-takeoff aircraft01:46 | November 1, 2023
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B.C. airtankers sought globally as wildfire season smoulders02:40 | October 31, 2023
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Global National: Sept. 2421:42 | September 24, 2023
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‘Credible’ intel links India to Canadian Sikh leader’s murder: Trudeau04:02 | September 18, 2023
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B.C. premier ‘white-hot angry’ over stabbing spree suspect’s day pass02:07 | September 13, 2023
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‘Our community has really stepped up’: Kelowna-area residents grateful amid wildfire fight02:15 | August 24, 2023
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B.C. wildfires: Shuswap residents ‘feel like criminals’ over tensions with authorities02:29 | August 24, 2023
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B.C. wildfires: Agency working tirelessly to help evacuees02:12 | August 23, 2023
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B.C. wildfires: How did the Kelowna fire spread so quickly?03:49 | August 18, 2023
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‘Everybody feels it’: How crews battling B.C.’s wildfires are coping with tragedy02:59 | August 3, 2023
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‘We’re really being put to the test’: U.S., Mexican crews helping B.C. firefighters03:23 | August 1, 2023
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B.C. port strike: 3rd tentative agreement reached in labour dispute02:06 | July 31, 2023
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‘Patience has run out’: Frustration grows as B.C. port workers’ labour dispute reignites03:10 | July 19, 2023
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Tentative deal ends B.C. port strike, while economic consequences to linger02:10 | July 13, 2023
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‘Good deal within reach’: Both sides of B.C. port strike consider mediator’s offer01:48 | July 12, 2023
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B.C. residents told to be ‘very careful’ conserving water during wildfire season drought02:05 | July 11, 2023
Spotlight turns on Rio ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony
Description
August 5, 2016
Fri, Aug 5: Hours before the opening ceremonies of the Rio 2016 Summer Games, the eyes of the world are on Rio. As Vassy Kapelos reports, the economic turmoil of Brazil and the city's slums are in the spotlight.
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