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Former San Diego Wave coach Casey Stoney to take over Canadian women's soccer team: reports

10-01-2025 23:08 via cbc.ca

Canada Soccer has settled on former San Diego Wave coach Casey Stoney as the new coach of its women's team, according to multiple reports. The sixth-ranked Canadian women have been without a permanent coach since Bev Priestman was sent home during the Paris Olympics due to the drone-spying scandal.

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Christy Clark says she would scrap the carbon tax — if she runs for, and wins, the Liberal leadership

10-01-2025 23:05 via cbc.ca

Former B.C. premier Christy Clark says she would scrap the federal carbon tax if she becomes the next Liberal leader and prime minister — and is denying that she was ever a member of the Conservative Party.

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Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That

10-01-2025 22:04 via cbc.ca

Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed the United States is 'subsidizing' Canada 'to the tune of $100B.' Where does that number come from? And is Canada really getting a free ride from the U.S.? Andrew Chang dives into the math, the money and the politics of the Canada-U.S. trade relationship to uncover how much — if any — of what Trump says is actually true.Images gathered from Reuters, Getty Images, and The Canadian Press.

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Canadian Nationalist Party founder Travis Patron guilty of criminal harassment, impersonating police

10-01-2025 21:50 via cbc.ca

A Saskatchewan man who once led the Canadian Nationalist Party is staying in jail after getting convicted of criminal harassment and impersonating a police officer.

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Residents want answers after fuel leak shuts down a Tim Hortons in New Brunswick

10-01-2025 21:48 via cbc.ca

Five large pump trucks idle loudly in an otherwise empty Tim Hortons parking lot in Woodstock. Some have the words Environmental Services stenciled on their sides, while others say Septic Tank Cleaning, Oil Spill Response, and Hydro Excavation.

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Unlike overmatched Japan, Czechs present stiffer challenge to Canada at U18 women's hockey worlds

10-01-2025 21:39 via cbc.ca

Canada destroyed Japan 17-0 in the final game of the round robin at the women's U18 world hockey championship. But now that the semifinals are set, don't expect the Czech Republic to be pushovers despite the fact the Canadians are considered favourites on Saturday in Vantaa, Finland.

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Meta ending its diversity, equity and inclusion program, according to employee memo

10-01-2025 21:27 via cbc.ca

Meta Platforms is ending its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, including those for hiring, training and picking suppliers, it said in a memo to employees posted on an internal company forum on Friday.

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Public health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners and midwives in 2026

10-01-2025 20:34 via cbc.ca

Provincial and territorial health plans will cover primary care provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives starting next year, federal Health Minister Mark Holland announced on Friday.

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Anita Bryant, singer and notorious anti-gay crusader, dead at age 84

10-01-2025 20:07 via cbc.ca

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84.

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Canada imposes new sanctions as Venezuelan President Maduro sworn in despite global condemnation

10-01-2025 19:48 via cbc.ca

Canada has imposed new sanctions against 14 Venezuelan officials as President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday to serve a third six-year term, extending his increasingly repressive rule until 2031.

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Supreme Court justices skeptical of TikTok's free speech arguments ahead of potential ban

10-01-2025 19:16 via cbc.ca

Supreme Court justices posed tough questions to the lawyer representing TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, on Friday over a law that would force a sale or ban the widely used short-video app by Jan. 19 in the United States in a case that pits free speech rights against national security concerns.

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Judge extends Megan Thee Stallion's protection order against rapper Tory Lanez until 2030

10-01-2025 18:50 via cbc.ca

Musician Megan Thee Stallion obtained a restraining order against imprisoned Canadian rapper Tory Lanez. She was granted a temporary order in November after alleging Lanez was using third parties to continue to harass her online.

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Two Coutts protesters face jail for part in 2022 blockade

10-01-2025 18:32 via cbc.ca

Two men who became the faces of a COVID-19 protest blockade at a key border crossing between Alberta and the United States nearly three years ago will learn their fates Friday.

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Two Alberta men sentenced for roles in 2022 Coutts border protest

10-01-2025 18:32 via cbc.ca

Marco Van Huigenbos was sentenced to four months in jail and Gerhard (George) Janzen received a three-month sentence to be served in the community.

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One Alberta man gets jail, another community time for 2022 Coutts border protest

10-01-2025 18:32 via cbc.ca

Marco Van Huigenbos was sentenced to four months in jail and Gerhard (George) Janzen received a three-month sentence to be served in the community.

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Tone and timing of text messages under scrutiny in Hamilton police officer's sexual assault trial

10-01-2025 18:13 via cbc.ca

The defence in the trial of Hamilton police Const. Jeffrey Turnbull, who has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, continued to cross-examine the woman who says she received inappropriate messages over four months from her colleague before being assaulted in his home's basement in March 2022.

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WWE co-founder reaches deal with U.S. securities regulator over undisclosed payments to women

10-01-2025 17:48 via cbc.ca

The Securities and Exchange Commission says that it has settled charges against former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Vince McMahon over his failure to disclose to the sports entertainment company's board and others that he signed two settlement agreements worth $10.5 million US with two women in order for them not to reveal potential claims against himself and the company.

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Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon reaches deal with SEC over undisclosed settlement agreements

10-01-2025 17:48 via cbc.ca

The Securities and Exchange Commission says that it has settled charges against former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Vince McMahon over his failure to disclose to the sports entertainment company's board and others that he signed two settlement agreements worth $10.5 million US with two women in order for them not to reveal potential claims against himself and the company.

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Alec Baldwin sues prosecutors, sheriff's officials over fatal Rust set shooting case

10-01-2025 17:37 via cbc.ca

Actor Alec Baldwin sued New Mexico prosecutors and sheriff's office officials on Thursday alleging a 'malicious' prosecution against him for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie Rust.

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Trump escapes prison sentence, fines in felony hush-money case

10-01-2025 16:14 via cbc.ca

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has escaped any penalty other than a criminal record for his felony crimes after a judge on Friday handed him an alternative sentence called an unconditional discharge.

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Trump escapes prison, fines in felony hush-money case

10-01-2025 16:14 via cbc.ca

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has escaped any penalty other than a criminal record for his felony crimes after a judge on Friday handed him an alternative sentence called an unconditional discharge.

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Trump avoids prison sentence, fines in felony hush-money case

10-01-2025 16:14 via cbc.ca

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has escaped any penalty other than a criminal record for his felony crimes after a judge on Friday handed him an alternative sentence called an unconditional discharge.

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Mark Carney expected to launch Liberal leadership bid next week, backed by 30 MPs: source

10-01-2025 15:36 via cbc.ca

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is expected to formally announce his bid to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau late next week, a source close to his campaign told CBC News.

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Trudeau made last-ditch effort to buy time for his government: sources

10-01-2025 15:11 via cbc.ca

After announcing his departure, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to reach an agreement with opposition leaders so that his government would survive a few more weeks in Parliament, Radio-Canada has learned.

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Unemployment rate dipped slightly to 6.7% in December

10-01-2025 14:36 via cbc.ca

The Canadian economy added 91,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate dipped to 6.7 per cent from the previous month's 6.8 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

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Unemployment dipped to 6.7% while job gains beat expectations in December

10-01-2025 14:36 via cbc.ca

The Canadian economy added 91,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dipped 0.1 percentage points to 6.7 per cent in December, Statistics Canada said on Friday, which came as a pleasant surprise to economists.

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Body recovered in Gaza confirmed to be 23-year-old hostage Hamzah AlZayadni

10-01-2025 14:35 via cbc.ca

Israel's army confirmed Friday that one of the bodies recovered from Gaza earlier this week was that of 23-year-old hostage Hamzah AlZayadni.

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Edgar Welch, gunman from 'Pizzagate' political conspiracy case, shot dead by N.C. police

10-01-2025 14:11 via cbc.ca

A man who nearly a decade ago fired a gun inside a Washington, D.C., restaurant due to a fake online conspiracy theory targeting Democrats and Hillary Clinton was recently shot and killed by North Carolina police.

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Developer's debt woes worsen as more Metro Vancouver condo projects face insolvency

10-01-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has placed two companies incorporated to build the Eclipse condo development in Burnaby and three other towers into creditor protection — the latest Thind Properties projects to face insolvency over mortgage debt.

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Developer's debt woes escalate as more Metro Vancouver projects face insolvency

10-01-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has placed two companies incorporated to build the Eclipse condo development in Burnaby and three other towers into creditor protection — the latest Thind Properties projects to face insolvency over mortgage debt.

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Quebec plane fighting L.A. fires grounded after being struck by drone

10-01-2025 13:35 via cbc.ca

A Quebec water bomber fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was grounded on Thursday after it collided with a drone flying in restricted airspace, officials said.

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Breakfast Club actor, Realtor in L.A. among people from Ontario giving devastating accounts of wildfires

10-01-2025 13:26 via cbc.ca

Los Angeles residents from London, Ont., who are among the people fleeing the raging wildfires describe what they're seeing and the devastating aftermath they foresee.

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Did we surpass 1.5 C of warming in 2024? It depends on who you ask

10-01-2025 13:06 via cbc.ca

Today, several climate agencies confirmed what we knew was coming: Earth once again experienced its hottest year on record. But whether or not it surpassed 1.5 C above the pre-industrial average depends on which climate agency you look at.

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Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes as death toll rises to 11

10-01-2025 12:11 via cbc.ca

Firefighters hoped for a break on Friday from fierce winds that have fuelled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 11 people, obliterating whole neighbourhoods and setting the country's second-largest city on edge.

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This artist from northern Ontario designed Toronto Maple Leafs logo for Indigenous heritage game Saturday

10-01-2025 12:00 via cbc.ca

A special Toronto Maple Leafs logo, designed by Indigenous artist Jennifer Taback from northern Ontario, will be on full display during the NHL team's Indigenous heritage game at home on Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks.

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N.S. family must leave rental unit after Supreme Court rules landlord can move daughter in

10-01-2025 11:00 via cbc.ca

A family of six in Dartmouth will have to find a new place to live after a court decision overturned a ruling that said they shouldn't be asked to vacate the duplex they're renting. The landlords are now free to take possession of the unit for their daughter.

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How Cape Bretoners are working to prevent coastal properties from going underwater

10-01-2025 11:00 via cbc.ca

Climate-driven sea level rise and increased storm activity has people in Cape Breton thinking about how to best protect existing coastal properties and new builds.

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A marathon on every continent: Windsor, Ont., man completes rare feat by racing in Antarctica

10-01-2025 11:00 via cbc.ca

He started running in his early 40s and completed marathons on every continent of the world before his 50th birthday. Jasdeep Singh accomplished the feat in December in the freezing cold temperatures of Antarctica.

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TikTok fights looming ban in U.S. Supreme Court. What you need to know

10-01-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca

The company that owns TikTok goes to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to try to fend off a new law that would see the wildly popular social media app banned later this month.

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Norovirus cases are on the rise. Here's what you need to know about this nasty bug

10-01-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca

A stomach illness outbreak at the University of Guelph is part of a trend that has experts noticing a rise in stomach bugs causing vomiting and diarrhea.

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Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross uses the camera as a character

10-01-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca

Nickel Boys director and co-writer RaMell Ross explains how he navigated the complex relationship between audience and subject in his critically acclaimed new film.

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Autism Speaks is leaving Canada. Is that a good thing?

10-01-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca

Some Canadians are celebrating a major autism organization's decision to pull out of the country, highlighting a shift in the way people think about autism. But others say the group's positive contributions shouldn't be dismissed so quickly.

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Liberals to announce new leader by March 9: sources

10-01-2025 04:33 via cbc.ca

Liberals will choose their next leader — and Canada’s next prime minister — by March 9, sources have told Radio-Canada.

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Federal Liberals to announce new leader on March 9

10-01-2025 04:33 via cbc.ca

Liberals will choose their next leader — and Canada’s next prime minister — on March 9th, the party said in a media release on Thursday night.

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#TheMoment a man escaped a California wildfire on bicycle

10-01-2025 04:17 via cbc.ca

Francois Auroux recounts the moment he went to check on his neighbours in California and ended up fleeing the Palisades wildfire on bicycle, racing through the flames in a desperate attempt to get back to his family.

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N.L. politicians vote in favour of Churchill Falls plan after 4 days of debate

10-01-2025 01:43 via cbc.ca

Four days of extraordinary debate in the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature concluded Thursday night with most politicians voting in favour of the Churchill Falls MOU, and supporting further negotiations with Hydro-Quebec.

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Hockey Night in Canada scores an itiqtitsijut with broadcasts in Inuktitut

10-01-2025 01:34 via cbc.ca

APTN will air three NHL games in Cree on Jan. 18, Feb. 8 and Feb 22 and three more NHL games in Inuktitut on March 8, March 22 and April 12.

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Trump's power play has ignited debate about U.S. trade, Canadian sovereignty. Sounds a lot like 1988

10-01-2025 01:00 via cbc.ca

Donald Trump's repeated musings on seeing Canada become a part of the United States have not been warmly received in Ottawa. And he's highlighted a persistent concern raised by some on this side of the border — fears that Canada faces potential risks to national sovereignty by getting too close to its southern neighbour.

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Heated words about sovereignty and U.S. trade? Sounds a lot like 1988

10-01-2025 01:00 via cbc.ca

Donald Trump's repeated musings on seeing Canada become a part of the United States have not been warmly received in Ottawa. And he's highlighted a persistent concern raised by some on this side of the border — fears that Canada faces potential risks to national sovereignty by getting too close to its southern neighbour.

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Trudeau appears on CNN to make case against tariffs to American audience

10-01-2025 00:11 via cbc.ca

For the first time since U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened hefty tariffs on Canadian goods, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took his argument against the import taxes directly to the American public.

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