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• Investigators deployed to scene following a train derailment near Cranbrook, B.C.

  29-11-2025 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  Investigators are probing a CPKC derailment east of Cranbrook, B.C., where about 12 cars, including propane tankers, left the tracks. No injuries reported.
  
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• Properties ordered evacuated after train derailment east of Cranbrook, B.C.

  29-11-2025 21:24 via cbc.ca
  Multiple train cars derailed Saturday morning in the East Kootenays in B.C., about 16 kilometres east of Cranbrook, according to Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC).
  
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• Evacuation order lifted after train derailment east of Cranbrook, B.C.

  29-11-2025 21:24 via cbc.ca
  The evacuation order for five properties in a rural area in B.C.’s East Kootenay has been lifted hours after a train derailment, east of Cranbrook, prompted local authorities to clear the area. 
  
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• Canadian watched childhood home burn as Hong Kong blaze killed more than 100 people

  29-11-2025 20:10 via globalnews.ca
  A Toronto man says he’s heartbroken after a deadly fire tore through the Hong Kong apartment complex where he grew up, leaving more than 100 dead and many missing.
  
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• Unions, community groups to hold demonstration in Montreal against Quebec government

  29-11-2025 19:20 via globalnews.ca
  Major Quebec unions will rally in downtown Montreal today, protesting government cuts, underfunded services and what they call a shift to the political right.
  
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• Teams Jacobs, Homan headed to Olympics after winning Canadian curling trials

  29-11-2025 19:09 via cbc.ca
  Jacobs and his Calgary-based team will represent Canada at the Milan Cortina Olympics in February. Earlier in the day at Scotiabank Centre, Ottawa's Rachel Homan defeated Christina Black of Halifax in the women's final.
  
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• Team Jacobs, Homan headed to Olympics after winning Canadian curling trials

  29-11-2025 19:09 via cbc.ca
  Brad Jacobs defeated Matt Dunstone 6-5 to win a second straight game in the best-of-three men's final at the Montana's Canadian Curling Trials. He'll join Rachel Homan in heading to the Olympic Games.
  
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• Team Homan books Olympic ticket after sweeping final of Canadian curling trials

  29-11-2025 19:09 via cbc.ca
  Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes will represent Canada at the Milano-Cortina Olympics after sweeping Team Christina Black in the final of the Canadian curling trials on Saturday in Halifax.
  
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• ‘Your Fresh Market’ broccoli florets recalled in six provinces over Salmonella risk

  29-11-2025 18:26 via globalnews.ca
  The CFIA has recalled Your Fresh Market broccoli florets in six provinces due to possible Salmonella contamination, urging consumers not to eat or distribute the product.
  
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• Suspect taken into custody after prompting emergency alert in Enfield, N.S.

  29-11-2025 17:06 via cbc.ca
  Nova Scotia RCMP said the arrest was made around two hours after police issued an emergency alert due to what they said was a dangerous man with a firearm between Oldham Road and Rockcliffe Drive in Enfield. Residents were told to stay inside their homes and lock their doors.
  
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• Suspect taken into custody after prompting emergency alert in Enfield

  29-11-2025 17:06 via cbc.ca
  Nova Scotia RCMP said the arrest was made around two hours after police issued an emergency alert due to what they said was a dangerous man with a firearm between Oldham Road and Rockcliffe Drive in Enfield. Residents were told to stay inside their homes and lock their doors.
  
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• Emergency alert issued over dangerous man with firearm in Enfield, N.S.

  29-11-2025 17:06 via cbc.ca
  Nova Scotia RCMP have issued an emergency alert about a man with a firearm in the area between Oldham Road and Rockcliffe Drive in Enfield.
  
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• Emergency alert issued over dangerous man with firearm in Enfield area

  29-11-2025 17:06 via cbc.ca
  Nova Scotia RCMP have issued an emergency alert about a man with a firearm in the area between Oldham Road and Rockcliffe Drive in Enfield.
  
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• Abbotsford, B.C., RV camp residents say province shut off services without notice

  29-11-2025 16:00 via cbc.ca
  The Cole Road rest stop is among a number of encampment sites created along Highway 1 over recent years, and will soon be closed for good.
  
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• Philanthropy always in fashion for miner's daughter Suzanne Rogers

  29-11-2025 15:00 via nationalpost.com
  Growing up wearing hand‑me‑downs in the northern Ontario town of Elliot Lake, Suzanne Angelique Kolev could hardly have imagined she’d become one of Canada’s most visible champions of fashion and philanthropy. “My mom would take me to the bin at the Goodwill with my sister, and we’d pick out the clothes that we liked,” she told National Post. Her first pair of new shoes came at eight years old. Those were humble days for the family, and a time of struggl
  
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• First women's pro baseball league since 1950s includes 6 star athletes from B.C.

  29-11-2025 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Six B.C. athletes have been selected to play in the inaugural edition of the Women's Pro Baseball League in 2026. They're hopeful it sets the stage for a sustainable future in a sport where women have been long overlooked.
  
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• B.C. players drafted to Women's Pro Baseball League say sport's popularity is rising among girls

  29-11-2025 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Six B.C. athletes have been selected to play in the inaugural edition of the Women's Pro Baseball League in 2026. They're hopeful it sets the stage for a sustainable future for women in a sport traditionally dominated by men.
  
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• Balancing conservation with millions of visitors: Banff National Park at 140

  29-11-2025 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Four million people pour into Banff National Park each year — a level of visitation the park’s first wardens could never have imagined in 1885. As Banff turns 140, Parks Canada is rethinking what it means to welcome so many people while still protecting the landscape for future generations.
  
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• Mariah Carey's ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ earns more than US$2.5M a year

  29-11-2025 14:00 via nationalpost.com
  As Christmas nears again, one song can be heard over the airwaves, in department stores and at festive parties — Mariah Carey’s 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” It is the most-streamed holiday track of all time, reports British newspaper, The Independent. Released three decades ago, Carey continues to reap financial rewards from the record-breaking song to the tune of an estimated US$2.5-3 million, according to data from Forbes. That’s in addition to the
  
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• Mariah Carey's ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ continues to earn up to US$3M every year

  29-11-2025 14:00 via nationalpost.com
  As Christmas nears again, one song can be heard over the airwaves, in department stores and at festive parties — Mariah Carey’s 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” It is the most-streamed holiday track of all time, reports British newspaper, The Independent. Released three decades ago, Carey continues to reap financial rewards from the record-breaking song to the tune of an estimated US$2.5 to US$3 million, according to data from Forbes. That’s in addition t
  
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• Couple weds in Nelson, B.C., with little notice — but great support from community

  29-11-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  There is no story that encapsulates the vibes of Nelson, B.C., quite like this. Witnesses, a photographer, an officiant and a musician all showed up at Cottonwood Falls Park, with very little notice, to help an out-of-town couple’s dreams come true. 
  
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• What is the B.C. oil tanker ban, and could it change under pipeline deal?

  29-11-2025 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta deal includes a commitment from Ottawa to 'enable the export of bitumen ... including if necessary through an appropriate adjustment to the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act.'
  
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• Who is Steven Guilbeault? Before he quit cabinet, before he ran for the Liberals, he was a Greenpeace radical

  29-11-2025 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  Despite the fervour of social media it is rare to see a federal politician in handcuffs and under arrest, so an old photo of Steven Guilbeault, who until Thursday was a member of cabinet, always piques curiosity, perhaps now even more because the circumstances of his resignation and of his 2001 arrest intertwine. Guilbeault’s resignation, his turning away from the profile, influence and salary of a cabinet minister on a point of principle — which is opposing an agreement by Ottawa w
  
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• Guilty or not guilty? Twelve random citizens and one colossal task

  29-11-2025 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  In the end, the verdict came late on a Friday afternoon when Toronto’s courthouse was quiet, and the only other observers in the gallery were a few curious staff. But two weeks previously, it was a bright and bustling fall morning when Tamar Cupid, 27, was formally placed in the hands of his jury. Cupid stood up beside his lawyers. The robed registrar spoke. “Members of the jury, look upon the accused, and hearken to his charges.” The registrar read them aloud. Mansla
  
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• Guilty or not guilty? 12 random citizens and one colossal task

  29-11-2025 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  In the end, the verdict came late on a Friday afternoon when Toronto’s courthouse was quiet, and the only other observers in the gallery were a few curious staff. But two weeks previously, it was a bright and bustling fall morning when Tamar Cupid, 27, was formally placed in the hands of his jury. Cupid stood up beside his lawyers. The robed registrar spoke. “Members of the jury, look upon the accused, and hearken to his charges.” The registrar read them aloud. Mansla
  
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• This paramedic had post-traumatic stress injuries. So he built a healthier workplace

  29-11-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Across Canada, several union officials who represent paramedics have sounded the alarm on the burnout, stress, and post-traumatic stress injuries that many paramedics are dealing with due to working conditions. Miles Randell, an advanced care paramedic, is trying to do something different for frontline health-care workers who need a supportive work environment.
  
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• Therapist tells Ontario women's murder trial she never recommended consistent pureeing of food

  29-11-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  A child and family therapist was the latest mental health worker to testify in the trial of two Burlington, Ont., women accused in the first-degree murder of a 12-year-old boy in their care.
  
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• ‘Not enough butter’: Calgary Transit sees funding boost but more required to expand service

  29-11-2025 04:03 via globalnews.ca
  A $59 million boost is earmarked for Calgary Transit in the proposed budget to cover increased frequency on key routes, the low-income transit pass, and maintenance and upgrades.
  
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• Central Okanagan Food bank sees increase in demand, drop in donations

  29-11-2025 02:19 via globalnews.ca
  'Demand is real, it’s there,' Moss said. 'It’s driven by the cost of living and the cost of food. We feel like a bit of a broken record, but that is the reality of where we are.'
  
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• Saskatoon city council passes 2026 budget with 6.7% property tax hike

  29-11-2025 02:14 via globalnews.ca
  Saskatoon city council passes next year's budget with residents footing a 6.7 per cent property tax hike.
  
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• 4 poultry farms in southwestern Ontario hit with avian flu resulting in 63k birds culled so far

  29-11-2025 01:57 via cbc.ca
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it has identified additional outbreaks of avian influenza in Strathroy-Caradoc, bringing the total number declared in the last two weeks to four.
  
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• Energy minister apologizes after suggesting Coastal First Nations could meet by Zoom over pipeline concerns

  29-11-2025 01:18 via nationalpost.com
  OTTAWA — Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says he reached out to apologize to Coastal First Nations in British Columbia after suggesting they could meet with him over Zoom to discuss their concerns about Alberta’s proposal to build a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.  The exchange happened during a TV interview with Hodgson, who is Carney’s point person in the cabinet for major projects, when the minister was asked on Thursday about meeting with the
  
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• Manitoba will begin Brady Road landfill search for remains of First Nations women on Monday

  29-11-2025 00:46 via cbc.ca
  A search of another Winnipeg landfill for the remains of First Nations women will begin on Monday, CBC News has learned.
  
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