Some good news from around the world on Tuesday - Canada news

Some good news from around the world on Tuesday

07-04-2020 18:10 via cbc.ca

With much of the world struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still some good-news stories to report. Here's a brief roundup.

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U.S. ambassador visits Palestinian town amid rise in occupied West Bank settler violence

05-09-2026 17:38 via cbc.ca

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Saturday met with Palestinian Americans, including relatives of U.S. citizens killed by Israeli settlers, in a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank that has been the target of settler attacks.

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U.S. military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying its navy warships were targeted

05-09-2026 17:17 via cbc.ca

The U.S. military on Saturday said it struck three Iranian oil tankers after navy warships were targeted with missiles, warning that it would "if necessary, destroy Iran's limited and exposed oil fleet."

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Putin orders 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv as U.S. envoys visit Russia and Ukraine

05-09-2026 15:28 via cbc.ca

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv, the Kremlin said Saturday, as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Putin meets with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin in renewed talks over war in Ukraine

05-09-2026 15:28 via cbc.ca

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday for talks to try to revive a stalled push to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

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1 person dead, another in custody after shooting in remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario

05-09-2026 14:48 via cbc.ca

One person is dead and another is in police custody following a shooting in North Spirit Lake First Nation, a remote Oji-Cree community in northwestern Ontario. Here's what we know about the incident.

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Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods

05-09-2026 14:17 via cbc.ca

Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people.

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Alberta independence group releases its ‘transition plan’ to become a country

05-09-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca

An independence group has released a “transition plan,” sketching out what it sees as a roadmap should Albertans vote in the future to become a sovereign nation. Meanwhile, a federalist leader says the plan is akin to showing up for dinner after a divorce.

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'A surreal moment': Lunenburg's Logan Taylor reflects on making NFL's Chargers

05-09-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca

Logan Taylor spent last Sunday hoping his telephone wouldn't ring. The Lunenburg, N.S., native now lives in Los Angeles and Sunday marked the day NFL teams had to make their final roster cuts. The deadline was 3 p.m. PT and if players were getting cut, they'd get a call.

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Sharing story of 9/11 'only way I can survive,' says first responder visiting Gander

05-09-2026 10:30 via cbc.ca

Gordon Huie, who witnessed the explosion of the Twin Towers, lost his sister in Tower 1 and helped the injured in the hours that followed, visited Gander this week to tell his story and thank residents of Gander for their help and support.

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Some Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old. Scientists are rethinking how to save them

05-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

New research suggests Great Lake sturgeon may live more than 400 years — far longer than previously thought. The discovery is forcing scientists to rethink the already-generations-long effort to bring the giant fish back from the brink of extinction.

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How public institutions — like schools and transit — are handling Quebec's new secularism law

05-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

From university halls to Metro garages, public institutions across Quebec are quietly locking prayer rooms and rewriting employee guidelines as the province’s expanded secularism law takes full effect.

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As Carney advances Vancouver port expansion, environmentalists raise concern for at-risk species

05-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Canada's federal government is taking steps to designate the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 port expansion in Vancouver as a project of national interest. Environmentalists are concerned that fast-tracking the project could damage the Fraser River Estuary, an area integral to the survival of orcas and salmon.

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As Carney advances Metro Vancouver port expansion, environmentalists raise concern for at-risk species

05-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Canada's federal government is taking steps to designate the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 port expansion in Metro Vancouver as a project of national interest. Environmentalists are concerned that fast-tracking the project could damage the Fraser River Estuary, an area integral to the survival of orcas and salmon.

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As Canada-U.S. relations sour, border towns of upstate New York fear damage will be permanent

05-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

As U.S. President Donald Trump fights with Canada on tariffs and his decision to rename Lake Ontario, Americans along the border in upstate New York fear the heightened fight could spell the end of close Canadian ties, to the detriment of their communities.

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AI-powered surveillance cameras are spreading in Canada

05-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Automatic licence plate recognition cameras are in the spotlight as citizens across North America question their use by municipalities and law enforcement agencies — with some critics calling them a tool for ‘mass surveillance.’One company in particular, Flock Safety, has found itself at the heart of the debate and while the company’s tech has yet to be used in Canada, greater awareness about these AI-powered cameras is raising questions about how Canadian ALPR camera mak

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A month after migrants surged into Ceuta, thousands of kids are still stranded on the streets

05-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Ikram, 17, left the Moroccan border town of Fnideq at the end of July, when an estimated 80,000 Moroccans and migrants from countries further south travelled travelled to the northern border city, hoping to cross into Ceuta. For a brief period, Ikram felt relief in the Spanish enclave. But she is now homeless.

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A Michigan Democrat wants to put Canada on the ballot during the midterms. Are voters listening?

05-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

CBC News recently travelled to Michigan to get a temperature check on how Americans are feeling about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war with Canada — the state's largest export market.

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Dozens hurt, at least 10 dead in explosion at Bolivian military barracks

05-09-2026 04:34 via cbc.ca

At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured on Friday after an explosion at ‌a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30 kilometres from La Paz, local authorities said.

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Friend holds out hope for Canadian runner missing on Matterhorn

05-09-2026 03:30 via cbc.ca

A friend of a Canadian athlete who went missing on the Matterhorn says Squamish, B.C.'s mountain running community is hoping for her safe return.

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After 12 years of fried chicken and flirting, hit YouTube series Chicken Shop Date to end

05-09-2026 02:26 via cbc.ca

After more than a decade of interviewing and flirting with movie stars, musicians and athletes while sharing some fried chicken, Amelia Dimoldenberg, the host of the popular YouTube talk show Chicken Shop Date, announced this week she's closing up shop.

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B.C. man who went missing in mountains for several days found alive

05-09-2026 01:43 via cbc.ca

Stanislav Volo went for a hike on Sunday above the Sea-to-Sky Gondola and did not return home.

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Survivor Greece contestant Stavros Floros sues producers after leg severed in accident

05-09-2026 01:03 via cbc.ca

A former contestant on the Greek edition of the hit competition show Survivor is suing the show's producers after a horrific boat accident led to him having part of his leg cut off.

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Alberta Chief Justice Ritu Khullar dies after battle with illness

05-09-2026 01:03 via cbc.ca

The chief justice of Alberta, who also served as the chief justice of the courts of appeal of Alberta, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, has died after battling an illness.

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Federal Tories launch 'Conservatives for Canada' campaign ahead of Alberta referendum

05-09-2026 00:10 via cbc.ca

The federal Conservatives have launched a campaign to engage their supporters and encourage them to vote to stay in Canada in the upcoming Alberta referendum.

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PQ leader says he's worried Ottawa is meddling in Quebec election

05-09-2026 00:03 via cbc.ca

Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he's worried the Canadian government is meddling in the Quebec provincial election, saying there is a “possibility that we are facing the greatest federal interference in our affairs and our election since 1995.”

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Trump says Witkoff, Kushner heading abroad in latest U.S. effort to end Ukraine war

04-09-2026 23:34 via cbc.ca

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, are heading abroad to attempt to forge a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, ‌the U.S. president told reporters on Friday.

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Hamilton NHL prospect Matthew Mayich 'needs a miracle' after training collapse, family lawyer says

04-09-2026 23:20 via cbc.ca

Hamilton-born NHL prospect Matthew Mayich 'needs a miracle' in hospital after he collapsed during a 'brutal' workout at Arizona State University last month, according to his family's lawyer. Rob Carey is calling for the university to investigate the incident.

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Toronto orders Live Nation Canada to repair Rogers Stadium after 'significant damage'

04-09-2026 23:09 via cbc.ca

The City of Toronto has issued an "order to remedy unsafe building" to Live Nation Canada about the state of Rogers Stadium after the concert venue was damaged by Wednesday's severe thunderstorm.

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Billy Ray Cyrus reacts to Miley changing her stage name

04-09-2026 22:09 via cbc.ca

Pop singer Miley dropped "Cyrus" from her name on her social media accounts earlier this week, and now her famous father Billy Ray Cyrus is clearing up the confusion on social media.

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