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Gus the penguin makes mysterious solo trip to popular Australian beach

11-11-2024 22:57 via cbc.ca

An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday.

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Ontario court says it won't review decision to deny Peter Nygard bail

11-11-2024 22:25 via cbc.ca

An Ontario court has declined to review a decision to deny Peter Nygard bail while the former fashion mogul appeals his sexual assault convictions and sentence.

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Thousands march in far-right rally to mark Poland's Independence Day

11-11-2024 21:33 via cbc.ca

Tens of thousands of Poles including nationalist opposition chiefs walked through Warsaw on Monday in an annual Independence Day event held by the far right, some shooting red flares and carrying anti-EU, anti-Ukraine and white supremacist banners.

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Hamilton, Ont., building collapse at downtown park could've had 'terrifying' consequences, mayor says

11-11-2024 19:16 via cbc.ca

Two buildings collapsed on Hamilton’s Gore Park early Monday morning after being boarded up for over a decade. The fire department says no one was injured and the city has issued an emergency demolition order.

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Mattel apologizes for mistakenly printing porn website on Wicked toy doll packaging

11-11-2024 19:08 via cbc.ca

Toy giant Mattel says it "deeply" regrets an error on the packaging of its Wicked movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly links toy buyers to a pornographic website.

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FBI says tips coming in on whereabouts of fugitive Canadian ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding

11-11-2024 19:06 via cbc.ca

More than three weeks after the FBI appealed for information leading to the arrest of Ryan Wedding, investigators say tips have been coming in. But the manhunt continues for the former Team Canada Olympic snowboarder, who’s accused of leading a murderous, transnational drug trafficking operation.

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Kamala Harris drinks wine and plays Connect 4 in joyful post-election pic posted by her niece

11-11-2024 17:28 via cbc.ca

What would you do if you'd just been dealt a devastating, extremely public defeat? If your answer is "drink wine in leggings," then Vice-President and former Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris can do you one better: Drink wine in leggings, sporting a messy bun, while playing Connect 4.

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Musical duo Simon & Garfunkel recently had emotional reunion after years of silence

11-11-2024 15:48 via cbc.ca

The sound of silence, no more: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, who as folk duo Simon & Garfunkel were one of the most popular American musical acts of the 20th century, recently reunited after years without speaking.

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Russian drones, glide bombs and a ballistic missile kill 6, injure 30 in Ukraine

11-11-2024 14:51 via cbc.ca

Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine on Monday, officials said, killing at least six civilians and injuring about 30 others.

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Lockout at Port of Montreal could be 'catastrophic' for economy, port authority says

11-11-2024 14:48 via cbc.ca

A lockout at the Port of Montreal began Sunday night. The CEO of the Montreal Port Authority says if the dispute between dockworkers and the Maritime Employers' Association drags on, it will have disastrous consequences for the economy.

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How Murray Sinclair changed Canada

11-11-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca

An intimate look at the lessons and legacy of Murray Sinclair, chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and how he changed Canada.

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Israeli tanks open fire on central Gaza refugee camp, 30 killed in overnight strikes

11-11-2024 13:10 via cbc.ca

Israeli forces sent tanks into the western side of Gaza's Nuseirat camp on Monday in a new incursion into the enclave's central area, and Palestinian medics said Israeli military strikes had killed at least 30 people since Sunday night.

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Israeli tanks open fire on central Gaza refugee camp, 11 reported killed in overnight strikes

11-11-2024 13:10 via cbc.ca

Israeli forces sent tanks into the western side of Gaza's Nuseirat camp on Monday in a new incursion into the enclave's central area, and Palestinian medics said Israeli military strikes had killed at least 11 people since Sunday night.

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Israeli tanks open fire on central Gaza refugee camp, 11 killed in overnight strikes

11-11-2024 13:10 via cbc.ca

Israeli forces sent tanks into the western side of Gaza's Nuseirat camp on Monday in a new incursion into the enclave's central area, and Palestinian medics said Israeli military strikes had killed at least 11 people since Sunday night.

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Israeli strikes kill 37 as attacks intensify in central and southern Gaza

11-11-2024 13:10 via cbc.ca

An Israeli airstrike killed seven people late Monday at a café near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinian medics said, bringing the death toll from Israeli strikes since Sunday night to at least 37.

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Source says Trump advised Putin not to escalate Ukraine war, Kremlin denies conversation

11-11-2024 11:49 via cbc.ca

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the Ukraine war, a source familiar with the conversation said, but the Kremlin denied the two had spoken.

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Kremlin says reports that Trump and Putin spoke in recent days are 'pure fiction'

11-11-2024 11:49 via cbc.ca

The Kremlin on Monday denied that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent days, and said Putin had no concrete plans yet to speak to Trump, amid media reports that Trump had recently advised Putin not to escalate the Ukraine war.

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Long list of rules pits Ontario neighbours against townhouse board

11-11-2024 11:00 via cbc.ca

A Mississauga couple is in the midst of a war of words with their townhouse complex's board of directors - which a handful of residents say is imposing unnecessarily strict new rules on the complex's roughly 140 homeowners.

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Is bilingualism good for your brain? Montreal researchers are seeing tangible results

11-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

Researchers in Montreal are pointing to the benefits of bilingualism for the brain's health and efficiency — suggesting it could even help prevent diseases associated with aging, including Alzheimer's.

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Free transit actually is a thing, and you might be surprised where

11-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

While public transit in many Canadian cities is struggling with rising fares and falling ridership, one Ontario community has more than doubled its transit use in the past two years. Orangeville has made its buses free, joining a list of much larger communities that have gone fare-free.

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Corruption revelations, Trump presidency loom over this year's COP climate conference

11-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

The crowning achievement at last year's COP climate conference in Dubai was a global consensus on the need to "transition away from fossil fuels." This year, the conference had not even started yet before BBC News exposed senior organizers of using the event to arrange potential deals for fossil fuel expansion. The recent election of Donald Trump in the U.S. has added an additional layer of uncertainty to this year's meeting.

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Blitz recalls a long line of war movies going back decades, but that doesn't mean it's not relevant

11-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca

Following a mother and son during the the Blitz, Nazi Germany's bombing campaign on London during the Second World War, director Steve McQueen's new drama understands the war film — perhaps a bit too well.

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