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CAF member arrested on Rideau Hall grounds faces 22 charges, including multiple firearm violations

03-07-2020 14:59 via cbc.ca

The Canadian Armed Forces member who allegedly gained access to the grounds at Rideau Hall while carrying a firearm Thursday morning now faces a long list of charges.

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Junior hockey players in OHL, WHL can seek compensation for alleged abuse, court says

28-08-2026 19:35 via cbc.ca

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved an opt-in process for current and former players in the Ontario Hockey League and Western Hockey League who allege they were victims of abuse or hazing.

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Dolly Parton's sister says singer was still thinking of others while battling cancer

28-08-2026 19:14 via cbc.ca

Dolly Parton's long history of philanthropy is well-documented, but a touching tribute from her sister reveals how deeply the spirit of giving was entrenched in her.

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Iran war hits 6-month milestone with Trump's attention largely elsewhere

28-08-2026 19:13 via cbc.ca

A number of U.S. lawmakers called on Donald Trump to end the war with Iran as it reached its six-month mark on Friday, while the U.S. president has given off mixed signals regarding the state of the conflict.

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'Lake America'? Trump's 'utterly ridiculous' renaming met with laughter in Kingston

28-08-2026 18:13 via cbc.ca

The mayor of Kingston, Ont., says a snicker is the only response Donald Trump will be getting from his community following the U.S. president's renaming of Lake Ontario as Lake America. "The best thing we can possibly do is just ignore the silliness," Bryan Paterson says.

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Canada extends Ebola travel restrictions for another 30 days

28-08-2026 18:07 via cbc.ca

People from Ebola-affected countries will continue to be banned from entering Canada for another 30 days, prolonging the state of limbo for tens of thousands of people who have had their residency applications suspended since May.

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IN PHOTOS | Partial lunar eclipse here and abroad

28-08-2026 17:36 via cbc.ca

Skygazers got to see a partial lunar eclipse across the Americas, Europe and Africa on Thursday evening into Friday.

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Interprovincial trade barriers are falling. But rewriting old rules will take time

28-08-2026 16:14 via cbc.ca

The collapse of talks with the United States has added urgency to reducing trade barriers within Canada. But experts say it's not a simple fix.

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Syrian president names former commander of Kurdish-led fighting force as adviser

28-08-2026 15:58 via cbc.ca

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed the former commander of a now-dissolved Kurdish-led fighting force as a presidential adviser on Friday, reflecting a rapprochement between the two longtime civil war adversaries.

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Jacques Doucet, former voice of the Montreal Expos, has died

28-08-2026 15:50 via cbc.ca

Jacques Doucet, the former announcer for the Montreal Expos, has died at the age of 86, his family announced Friday.

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What the CIA director’s mystery trip to Moscow says about Putin's next move

28-08-2026 15:46 via cbc.ca

An unannounced but highly visible flight to Moscow by CIA Director John Ratcliffe aboard a U.S. Air Force transport plane this week has ignited a fierce debate over Vladimir Putin’s next military move. With Russia’s volunteer recruitment drying up and its economy straining under the weight of 1.4 million casualties, intelligence briefs suggest Putin is preparing a massive, unpopular mobilization of 600,000 new troops.

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Edmonton father convicted of manslaughter in death of his 5-week-old infant

28-08-2026 15:30 via cbc.ca

An Edmonton father has been convicted of manslaughter in connection with the death of his five-week-old baby boy.

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Canada's economy grew by 3.3% in the second quarter, showing sharp recovery

28-08-2026 14:42 via cbc.ca

Canada's economy rebounded sharply in the second quarter after ‌six months of virtually no growth, aided by strong jump in exports and solid domestic demand, data showed on Friday.

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Regulator upholds sanctions against oilsands operator ordered to abandon operations

28-08-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca

Sanctions ordering Calgary-based Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. to shut down and permanently decommission its West Ells project have been upheld on appeal. The operator wanted the operations back but the regulator was not convinced the company has the resources to fix its operational problems.

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Where do young people stand in separation debates in Alberta and Quebec?

28-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca

In two Canadian provinces, two different conversations are unfolding about the prospect of leaving the country for good, and it seems two different age cohorts are making the push.

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Where do young people stand in Alberta’s separation debate?

28-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca

In two Canadian provinces, two different conversations are unfolding about the prospect of leaving the country for good, and it seems two different age cohorts are making the push.

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Treaty 6 was signed 150 years ago. First Nations worry a push for Alberta independence puts it at risk

28-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca

First Nations from across Treaty 6 territory have been marking this month’s 150th anniversary of the signing of the 1876 agreement with the Crown. But for some, the discussion around the upcoming referendum on Alberta independence is casting a shadow over it.

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How Trump’s lumber tariffs made a bad situation worse in B.C.

28-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca

Donald Trump is hardly the first U.S. president whose government has imposed steep duties on Canadian lumber. The tariffs are the latest chapter in a dispute that's been going on for more than four decades. Here’s how we got here.

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Appeal court orders new trial in $4M drug seizure near Sask.-Alta. border

28-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca

The drug bust happened after police tracked the cellphone of a man they believed was helping facilitate shipments of methamphetamine crossing the U.S. border into Canada at Coutts, Alta.

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Labour board rejects appeal by chain that underpaid foreign workers at Manitoba hotel

28-08-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca

A hotel chain must pay more than $100,000 to three foreign workers employed at one of its locations in Manitoba after the province's labour board denied the company's appeal.

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Unlocking a 400-year-old mystery in a Nova Scotia marsh

28-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca

On a river in southwest Nova Scotia, an investigation by a historical sleuth is uncovering long-lost traces of North America’s past.

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Nova Scotians wait over 500 ‘painful’ days for surgery consultations

28-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca

When the consultation and surgery wait times are combined, the total waits for hip and knee replacements in Nova Scotia are longer than they were a decade ago. In 2015, Nova Scotians could expect a total median wait of 265 days for a hip replacement — in 2025, it was 292 days.

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King Harald V, Norway's reform-minded head of state, dead at 89

28-08-2026 10:48 via cbc.ca

Norway's King ‌Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved ‌father over more than three decades on the ‌throne, has died aged 89, the royal palace said on Friday.

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Why Lindsay Clancy, on trial for the deaths of her 3 children, has so many supporters

28-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Jurrors are deliberating in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman charged with murdering her three children. Clancy's lawyers say she's not criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. At rallies outside the courthouse and in the discourse happening online, a similar message emerged: new moms need help, and they aren't getting it.

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The only time The Dog Stars isn't boring is when it's bad

28-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

The Dog Stars is about the same thing as every other post-apocalypse film you've seen, but this time without the guts or energy to make it believably harrowing.

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Jacob Elordi's The Dog Stars is an apocalyptic adaptation

28-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

The Dog Stars is about the same thing as every other post-apocalypse film you've seen, but this time without the guts or energy to make it believably harrowing.

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In honour of Coyote vs. Acme, we salute some excellent anti-capitalist movies

28-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Coyote vs. Acme, which opens in theatres Aug. 28, is not only the latest chapter in a timeless battle of wills, but the newest entry in the pantheon of anti-capitalist films. Here are seven of our favourites.

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How teen accounts on Instagram and Facebook are changing after Meta's $18B US settlement

28-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Changes are coming for teen Instagram and Facebook users after parent company Meta agreed to platform changes in a landmark U.S. settlement to resolve claims of online harms to youth. Experts tell CBC News what's changing, how widely and what impact this might have going forward.

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Despite Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario, Great Lakes endure as symbol of U.S.-Canada collaboration

28-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

It's unclear whether Trump can unilaterally rename the lake, whose name predates European colonization of the Americas and has been widely recognized internationally for centuries. But the renaming belies a concerted push by the Trump administration to hold back important U.S.-Canada collaboration on scientific research and restoration work in the Great Lakes.

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After autistic student denied, Quebec faces calls to reform French exemption process

28-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Quebec is facing sharp criticism and calls to reform its French-language exemption process for students with disabilities following the removal of an autistic student from a local college.

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