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As insults fly around trade, negotiators for Canada and the U.S. avoid getting personal in public

29-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Politicians from Canada and the United States have thrown varying degrees of personal insults back and forth across the border this week, but the two governments' trade negotiators avoided getting personal — at least in public. Experts believe the two trade leads are striking a different tone because they have a different role to play as the dispute heats up.

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Google updates maps to display Lake Ontario as Lake America in U.S.

30-08-2026 19:01 via cbc.ca

Google Maps has updated to display "Lake America" when people in the United States search for the name.

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Want to live in history? N.S.'s oldest wooden home offers 'unique opportunity'

30-08-2026 18:25 via cbc.ca

Nova Scotia's oldest documented wooden structure, a 318-year-old National Historic Site in Annapolis Royal, is for sale for $495,000. The de Gannes-Cosby House reflects centuries of French and British rule in the region and has been continuously occupied.

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Both sides of Alberta separation debate rally as momentum kicks up ahead of vote

30-08-2026 15:51 via cbc.ca

Summer is winding down — and Alberta's separation debate is ramping up, as both sides laid the path ahead for their respective movements with rallies on Saturday.

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Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation

30-08-2026 15:27 via cbc.ca

Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River.

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Icelanders vote to stay out of EU in close-fought referendum

30-08-2026 15:05 via cbc.ca

Icelanders voted to stay out of the European Union, referendum results showed on Sunday, as they rejected a government push to reopen membership talks and sided with those who said Iceland's fishing waters were too important to risk.

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Ferry carrying more than 260 passengers capsizes off northern Cyprus

30-08-2026 14:22 via cbc.ca

Rescue crews are on scene after a ferry carrying more than 260 passengers capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday.

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At least 7 dead after ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers, crew capsizes off northern Cyprus

30-08-2026 14:22 via cbc.ca

Some 237 people have been rescued, Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel told Turkish state-run TRT news channel. He said a search was underway for another 24 people.

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At least 7 dead after ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsizes off northern Cyprus

30-08-2026 14:22 via cbc.ca

Some 237 people have been rescued, Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel told Turkish state-run TRT news channel. He said a search was underway for another 24 people.

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Winnipeg's 1st female mayor wants to see a 2nd. That's not likely in this fall's election

30-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca

Susan Thompson is the first — and only — woman to serve as Winnipeg's mayor. Nearly three decades after she left office, she says it's taking too long for a second woman to be sworn in.

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Why this northern B.C. community is giving out 23-year-old toilets for free

30-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca

The District of Port Edwards is giving away free low-flush toilets that have been sitting unused in the district office basement for the past two decades.

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Sask. woman crowned Mrs. Canada Universe after 26 years away from the stage

30-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca

Jasmin Esquivel of Prince Albert, Sask., won the national pageant in Surrey, B.C. and will represent Canada at the Mrs. Universe 2026 competition in Sri Lanka this fall. She says her children are her greatest support.

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What are the rules about AI ads in municipal campaigns?

30-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca

Across Ontario, candidates are being certified to run for municipal offices in October, and experts tell CBC there are no rules regulating how they use artificial intelligence to advertise.

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Toronto cinema says it was forced to cancel screenings over decades-old, unofficial 'zone' system

30-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca

A downtown Toronto cinema says it was forced to cancel screenings of a new movie after the film’s distributor unexpectedly withdrew access — citing a decades-old practice in Canada that limits which theatres can show movies first.

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Tenants in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are working to make their buildings safer during heat waves

30-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

A group of tenants in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is demonstrating how communities can come together to keep each other safe during extreme heat events.

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Stressed out about politics? It could be impacting your health

30-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Political stress is a distinct type of stress that refers to how political events, decisions and actors, can cause anxiety, even depression, and other health impacts. Academics like a team of researchers at the Body Politics Lab at Western University are digging into how people feel, emotionally and physically, about politics.

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Making ice cream for friends is my way of spreading joy — and cultivating some for myself

30-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Elizabeth Hunt never anticipated she would become an ice cream artist. But when she was given a hand-me-down kitchen gadget, she learned about the joy of experimenting on a budget and personalizing gifts.

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FIBA Women's World Cup begins without Canada. Is it a setback for national team, or a reset for LA28?

30-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

It was a cruel twist of fate. Just three days before the WNBA and its players landed on a new collective bargaining agreement — one that would officialize Canada’s first WNBA team’s inaugural season — the country’s national team was dealt a blow. It was eliminated from World Cup contention. And by Toronto Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello’s Australian team, no less.

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Canada has leverage in this trade fight, but economists warn it comes with a cost

30-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

With the Trump administration's promise to impose more tariffs on us in January, many Canadians are asking: What leverage should we use to get them to change course?

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As Germany's far right gains ground, coded symbols are hiding in plain sight

30-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

As Germany’s far right gains political ground, researchers say some of its supporters are becoming more comfortable signalling their views in public — sometimes without displaying an explicitly political symbol at all.

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Canadian women's volleyball team qualifies for Olympics for 1st time since 1996

30-08-2026 03:13 via cbc.ca

The Canadian women's vollleyball team punched its ticket to the Olympics for the first time since 1996 on Saturday with a 3-1 win (25-15, 20-25, 25-23, 25-14) over the host Dominican Republic in the final of the NORCECA Continental Qualifier in Santo Domingo.

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Trump's Venezuelan oil deal: What we know and how it could impact Canada's oil industry

29-08-2026 23:28 via cbc.ca

Several questions about the U.S. deal to develop vast Venezuelan oil reserves remain unanswered, and a rapid and large-scale increase in production is unlikely. But experts say increased exports from Venezuela "would compete directly with Canadian crude in the U.S. Gulf Coast market."

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Buck Martinez inducted into Blue Jays' new Hall of Excellence at Rogers Centre

29-08-2026 22:22 via cbc.ca

John Albert (Buck) Martinez, a cancer survivor, catcher, manager and broadcaster for parts of five decades with the Toronto Blue Jays, was inducted into the club's new Hall of Excellence on Saturday.

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Blue Jays unveil Hall of Excellence at Rogers Centre ahead of Buck Martinez's induction

29-08-2026 22:22 via cbc.ca

The Toronto Blue Jays opened their new Hall of Excellence on Saturday ahead of an afternoon ceremony for 2026 inductee Buck Martinez at Rogers Centre.

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Days after deadly Nepal flood, families of missing B.C. couples desperate for details

29-08-2026 22:11 via cbc.ca

Days after a massive wall of water tore through the Timure region of Nepal, families of two missing Metro Vancouver couples are desperately searching for information about their loved ones.

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Nova Scotia father and son haul hooked bald eagle out of lake, safely free it on shore

29-08-2026 22:03 via cbc.ca

Bryan Esbaugh and his 15-year-old son, Wyatt, were fishing on Ponhook Lake in Queens County, N.S., when they accidentally hooked a bald eagle. After safely untangling the bird on shore, they set it free and playfully dubbed it the "Canadian White-Headed Lake Raptor."

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Ford responds to Trump's renaming effort with Lake Ontario 'Now and Always' sign

29-08-2026 20:01 via cbc.ca

Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a Lake Ontario sign in Winona Saturday, after United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the name to "Lake America" amid deteriorating relations.

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'We didn’t want them:' Hamilton rallies against Dominion Society, as group holds event in Burlington, Ont.

29-08-2026 19:29 via cbc.ca

More than 100 people gathered outside of Hamilton city hall around midday Saturday to denounce the fact that a self-proclaimed nationalist group that wants to deport millions of people from Canada planned to host a day-long conference in the city the same day. Dominion Society members were seen meeting in Burlington, Ont.

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Israeli settlers attack home in occupied West Bank's Qusra: witnesses

29-08-2026 19:23 via cbc.ca

Dozens of masked Israeli settler militants attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, the first major attack since a siege by settlers in the area earlier this month drew an international outcry. The settlers surrounded a Palestinian home, throwing stones while seven Palestinians were trapped inside, according to witnesses.

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Old soup factory takes on new high-tech life as quantum computing firm gets $195M federal boost

29-08-2026 18:30 via cbc.ca

In the echoey void of a gutted Campbell's Soup factory in Toronto’s west end, Canada's minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation announced the federal government’s biggest bet to date on homegrown technology that could revolutionize artificial intelligence, medical science and a host of other key sectors of the economy.

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