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Rescue efforts underway after landslide buries residents in southwest China

17-07-2026 13:14 via cbc.ca

An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday, causing residential ‌buildings downhill to collapse, according to state media.

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TIFF turns the spotlight on Canada in its gala and special presentations

20-07-2026 18:35 via cbc.ca

The 51st Toronto International Film Festival announced its Gala and Special Presentations lineups, which include Chris Rock’s Misty Green and Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky, alongside major Canadian premieres and closing-night gala Villeneuve: The Rise of a Legend.

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Unifor members ratify new deal with Ford Motor that includes wage increases, new investment

20-07-2026 18:18 via cbc.ca

The union representing more than 5,000 workers at the Ford Motor Company of Canada has ratified a new three-year collective agreement — including a wage increase of three per cent per year; renewal of a cost-of-living allowance (COLA) and $1.2 billion in planned investments in Canadian manufacturing, according to details released by both the union and the company.

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Amid wider statue debate, Gatineau quietly reinstalls monument to Samuel de Champlain

20-07-2026 18:00 via cbc.ca

The City of Gatineau has quietly reinstalled a statue of 17th-century explorer and Quebec City founder Samuel de Champlain, nearly a decade after it was removed for maintenance.

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The big stories — and best photos — from the 2026 World Cup

20-07-2026 17:41 via cbc.ca

Forty-eight teams, 104 matches, 39 days. Here's a look back at some of the main storylines from the FIFA World Cup 2026 — as illustrated by some of the tournament's best photos.

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Russian missile strike kills 10 in Black Sea near Ukraine

20-07-2026 17:12 via cbc.ca

A Russian missile strike on a ‌ship carrying corn near Ukraine's southern port of Odesa killed 10 people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday, in the deadliest attack in a weeks-long flare-up of violence in the Black Sea.

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CBC Sports reveals Commonwealth Games broadcast team and coverage details

20-07-2026 17:08 via cbc.ca

CBC Sports will begin its coverage of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday, with the opening ceremony from Glasgow at 2:30 p.m., live on CBC-TV and streamed at CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem.

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Erica Wiebe's Commonwealth Games journey comes full circle at Glasgow 2026

20-07-2026 16:46 via cbc.ca

Erica Wiebe’s first taste of the Commonwealth Games experience came back in 2014 in Glasgow. Now, 12 years later, the two-time Commonwealth wrestling gold medallist and Olympic champion is back at the Games in the Scottish city, but in a much different role: chef de mission for Canada’s team.

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What did Vancouver get from the World Cup?

20-07-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca

For five weeks, the FIFA Men's World Cup brought big crowds, busy transit and new energy to downtown Vancouver. Now that the crowds have left, the city is weighing the tournament’s legacy, with questions about public costs, Granville Street and whether soccer momentum can be sustained in B.C.

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Canada's inflation rate eased to 2.8% in June thanks to lower gas prices

20-07-2026 14:42 via cbc.ca

Prices at the pump increased at a slower rate on a year-over-year basis in June compared to May, the data showed.

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Why these Albertans are concerned about the environmental impacts of a proposed C02 pipeline

20-07-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca

Advocates, researchers and industry experts weigh in on the proposed Pathways Project, which aims to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions underground.

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Proposed AI data centre hits close to home for concerned residents in Wheatland County, Alberta

20-07-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca

Diode Ventures is seeking approval to develop an AI data centre campus in the southwest corner of Wheatland County. County administration says the project could generate significant tax revenue, while residents are raising concerns over local impact.

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Inquest begins into death of man stunned, pepper sprayed and beaten during arrest

20-07-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca

The five-day public inquest into the death of Boden Umpherville begins at King's Bench Court in Prince Albert on Monday.

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Trump's 'big lie' in prime time

20-07-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca

Donald Trump is using the U.S. presidency to re-litigate the 2020 election. Today, we look at his latest claims and whether the president is laying the groundwork to challenge the legitimacy of the upcoming midterms.

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Trump’s ‘big lie’ in prime-time

20-07-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca

Donald Trump is using the presidency to relitigate the 2020 election. Today, we look at his latest claims, and whether the president is laying the groundwork to challenge the legitimacy of the upcoming midterms.

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Dozens feared dead after passenger ferry sinks off coast of Guyana

20-07-2026 11:29 via cbc.ca

No survivors have been found ‌since Sunday afternoon, when Guyanese authorities announced they had rescued 67 people, including 15 children.

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U.S identifies 2 soldiers killed in Jordan as it exchanges strikes with Iran

20-07-2026 11:16 via cbc.ca

The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another service member. Iran responded by launching an attack targeting Bahrain, the home of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, as well as Kuwait.

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U.S. bombing of Iran expands as American troops killed

20-07-2026 11:16 via cbc.ca

The latest attacks again showed how the U.S. and Iran have inched closer to all-out war as last month's interim deal meant to permanently end the fighting has crumbled and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has largely stalled.

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Saint John man stabbed his own sons to death, altered publication ban reveals

20-07-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca

Publication bans still prohibit naming the two Saint John boys Roman Kamyshnyy was convicted earlier this month of murdering, but CBC News can now report all of the relationships involved and tell more fully this tragic story of domestic violence the Crown described as being “driven by vengeance.”

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Young people grew up in the digital age. So why do they love movies on film?

20-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

The entertainment industry was hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and the actors' and writers' strikes after that, leaving executives scrambling in the years thereafter to lure audiences back into theatres. Young people may be behind an analog film renaissance at movie theatres, as they look for immersive, community-focused experiences in real life.

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What we know about the Black teen found dead after Mississippi boat trip

20-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

The death of Nolan Wells, a Black teenager whose body was located on an island off the Mississippi coast after he spent the Fourth of July there with three white friends, has drawn widespread attention amid mounting unanswered questions.

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She needs $12K-a-month drug to treat incurable cancer, but insurance won’t pay

20-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Sophie Djeme-Mi Koumazock’s doctor prescribed her a new drug to slow the progression of incurable breast cancer. But as a federal employee, her insurance plan through Canada Life won’t foot the monthly bill, which could be as expensive as $12,000.

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Government tip-off prompted spy agency to look into federal scientist, CSIS says

20-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

The country's top spy agency says Natural Resources Canada approached it with concerns about former federal scientist Dennis Lu more than two decades ago — not the other way around — and has made a rare disclosure of one of its documents in court to set the record straight, CBC News has learned.

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Crown won't prosecute some charges laid in Project South police corruption investigation

20-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Superior court indictments filed for eight of those accused in the police corruption investigation known as Project South list 33 fewer charges against them than what they were originally charged with by police earlier this year. Screening and streamlining charges in this way is a normal part of the prosecution process to ensure the Crown pursues the best case it can, according to current and former prosecutors.

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Crown won’t prosecute some charges laid in Project South police corruption investigation

20-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Superior court indictments filed for eight of those accused in the police corruption investigation known as Project South list 33 fewer charges against them than what they were originally charged with by police earlier this year. Screening and streamlining charges in this way is a normal part of the prosecution process to ensure the Crown pursues the best case it can, according to current and former prosecutors.

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Kimberley, B.C., city of about 9,000, placed under evacuation alert as nearby out-of-control wildfire grows

20-07-2026 05:12 via cbc.ca

The entire City of Kimberley has been placed under an evacuation alert as an out-of-control wildfire burns west of the East Kootenay community. The Regional District of East Kootenay has issued a separate evacuation alert for 66 properties stretching west from Kimberley because of two separate fires.

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U.S. health agency now says cyclospora finding at produce company was false positive

20-07-2026 03:10 via cbc.ca

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on ‌Sunday that laboratory experts re-reviewed sample results in the Taylor Farms Cyclospora investigation and concluded the finding should be considered a false ‌positive.

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Source of U.S. diarrhea-causing outbreak back in question after FDA declares false positive

20-07-2026 03:10 via cbc.ca

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on ‌Sunday that laboratory experts re-reviewed sample results in the Taylor Farms Cyclospora investigation and concluded the finding should be considered a false ‌positive.

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The National | Wildfires trigger airlifts and anger

20-07-2026 03:00 via cbc.ca

July 19, 2026 | An Ontario First Nation is airlifted to safety as wildfires force more evacuations and turn properties to ash, fuelling growing anger at the provincial government's response. Spain defeats Argentina to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. And Canadian comedy star Jerry Dee reflects on his career and his mother's descent into dementia.

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U.S. recalls lettuce linked to diarrhea-causing outbreak

20-07-2026 00:34 via cbc.ca

U.S. health officials say contaminated lettuce imported from a Mexican branch of American-based produce supplier Taylor Farms is behind the explosive diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis outbreak in the U.S.

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