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Thunder Bay had highest average annual human trafficking rate in Canada over decade. Here's what's being done

20-02-2026 23:46 via cbc.ca

Over 5,000 human trafficking incidents were reported to police in Canada between 2014 and 2024, according to federal data, with the highest average annual rates in Thunder Bay. Ahead of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Sunday, students and advocates in the northwestern Ontario city are working to address the illegal exploitation of people, often for sexual reasons or forced labour.

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‘Stayin’ in Canada’: These artists halt sales to U.S. amid new 50% tariff on original art

04-09-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca

Some N.S. artists have stopped selling their work to U.S. customers after President Donald Trump implemented a 50 per cent tariff on nearly $28 billion worth of Canadian goods — including original art.

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2 trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods

04-09-2026 10:42 via cbc.ca

Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday, raising hopes of reaching a dozen others believed to be trapped nine days after catastrophic floods devastated towns and swept away villages.

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Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh-starring Mayday takes on Russia. And America

04-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

It would be depressing for a movie like Mayday to work, given that it's really just a form of propaganda. Which makes it all the more difficult to admit that Mayday, starring Kenneth Branagh and Ryan Reynolds, actually does completely work.

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Health-care hiring has propped up Canada’s job market. Will patients see a difference?

04-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

A hiring boom across Alberta and Ontario health-care systems has been singlehandedly propping up Canada's national job market — but that growth may say more about the sluggish state of the rest of the economy than about improving patient outcomes.

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German far-right party could use win in upcoming state election to try to overhaul key aspects of society

04-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is soaring in popularity in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. It could form government in an upcoming regional election and become the first far-right party to hold state power in the country since the Second World War.

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Blue Jays close in on Guardians in wild-card chase, but Cleveland has an extra game to play

04-09-2026 04:42 via cbc.ca

The Toronto Blue Jays have nearly closed the gap with the Cleveland Guardians in the battle for the American League's remaining wild-card spot, but they'll have to work to keep it that way — and hope the Guardians lose at least once in their Friday double-header.

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Toronto thunderstorm turns local Timmies into a bunker | The Moment

04-09-2026 04:08 via cbc.ca

Alper Yesil tells The National about the moment a severe Toronto thunderstorm turned a local Tim Hortons into a makeshift storm shelter as heavy rains and high winds sent traffic lights and people flying.

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Heated Rivalry casts Resident Evil's Milla Jovovich, Gossip Girl's Kevin Zegers in Season 2

04-09-2026 04:06 via cbc.ca

The cast of Heated Rivalry is getting hotter by the week, with the Canadian-made hockey drama recruiting three more stars for its second season roster.

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Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns

04-09-2026 03:10 via cbc.ca

The federal government's new report summarizing the latest science on climate change warns that under current climate policies, the impact on Canadians will likely be "far from benign."

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The National | Toronto region cleans up after 100 year storm

04-09-2026 03:00 via cbc.ca

Sept. 3, 2026 | The massive cleanup effort in Toronto and southern Ontario continues after a massive thunderstorm unleashed widespread damage. Tensions boil over as the Lindsay Clancy jury remains deadlocked. And remembering feminist icon Gloria Steinem.

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U.S. aims 'to really tighten the screws' on Cuba with newest sanctions: analyst

04-09-2026 02:53 via cbc.ca

The U.S. government on Thursday slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island's economy and deepen its multiple crises.

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Global Affairs collecting DNA from families of Canadians missing in Nepal

04-09-2026 02:20 via cbc.ca

Federal government officials said Global Affairs Canada is working to collect DNA from the families of Canadians still missing in Nepal and China after a flash flood ripped through the border region last week.

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Federal Court of Appeal rules in favour of Quebec moms denied EI benefits after maternity job loss

04-09-2026 01:50 via cbc.ca

The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a group of six Quebec mothers who were denied regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, after being laid off in the context of maternity and parental leaves.

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After community outcry, RCMP refers Sheshatshiu arrest to police oversight agency

04-09-2026 01:38 via cbc.ca

Innu Nation are asking for attention from both the provincial and federal governments to the subject of policing, for the creation of localized police for Innu, in the wake of a case involving alleged use of excessive force by members of the RCMP.

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High-profile VPD officer and youth charity CEO Kal Dosanjh charged with theft, fraud

04-09-2026 01:01 via cbc.ca

Vancouver police officer, anti-gang advocate and youth charity CEO Kal Dosanjh has been charged with theft, fraud and breach of trust offences dating back to 2017.

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Prime Minister, Bryan Adams dishing over doughnuts in Thunder Bay

04-09-2026 01:00 via cbc.ca

Canada's Prime Minister and musician Bryan Adams both had appearances in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Thursday. While visiting the northern Ontario city, the pair met up at several local landmarks.

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Venezuelans of all stripes are denouncing Trump's 'biggest oil deal ever'

04-09-2026 00:42 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Donald Trump's oil deal with interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez is being rejected by the Venezuelan opposition, and by some in her own party. Venezuelan Canadians, some with long careers in the oil industry, say the deal is illegitimate and will be repudiated.

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Ontario fines SeatGeek $25K under ticket resale law aiming to prevent scalping

04-09-2026 00:37 via cbc.ca

Ontario has issued what could be its first fine against a ticket reselling platform under the province's anti-scalping law, which continues to get tested as resellers look to unload tickets to upcoming events such as the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Alberta separation too costly with too many uncertainties, warns Calgary think-tank

04-09-2026 00:35 via cbc.ca

A new report from the Canada West Foundation warns that, though the grievances behind Alberta secession may be real, the economic risks and political uncertainties are too great to consider separating from Canada.

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Russian drones struck Coca-Cola plant outside Kyiv, Zelenskyy says

03-09-2026 23:23 via cbc.ca

Russian drones struck and damaged a Coca-Cola plant outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, Ukrainian President ‌Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

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Sleeping Trans-Canada Tesla drivers caught on video in B.C., fined $368

03-09-2026 23:08 via cbc.ca

The B.C. Highway Patrol says an officer captured video of a man with his eyes closed and hands off the wheel as his Tesla travelled on through Langley.

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Edmonton woman sentenced to house arrest in fatal dog attack that killed 11-year-old boy

03-09-2026 22:56 via cbc.ca

An Edmonton woman who owned two large dogs that killed an 11-year-old boy in 2024 has been sentenced.

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Edmonton woman convicted in fatal dog attack that killed 11-year-old sentenced to house arrest

03-09-2026 22:56 via cbc.ca

An Edmonton woman who owned two large Cane Corso dogs that killed an 11-year-old boy in 2024 has been sentenced.
Crystal Jean MacDonald, 46, was found guilty of criminal negligence causing death in May following a judge-alone trial at the Edmonton Court of King’s Bench.

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No charges for Alberta sheriff who used AI to create sexualized images of his co-workers

03-09-2026 22:20 via cbc.ca

An Alberta Sheriffs peace officer won't be charged criminally for using artificial intelligence to create intimate images of women, including co-workers, without their consent.

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Judge lectures Lindsay Clancy jury on reasonable doubt, tells them to keep deliberating

03-09-2026 22:05 via cbc.ca

The defence in the Lindsay Clancy trial told a judge Thursday on the sixth day of deliberations that one juror won't follow the judge's instructions about reasonable doubt, and he wants them kicked off the jury.

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Canadian who helped design splash-free urinal is proud of his weird science award

03-09-2026 21:46 via cbc.ca

A team of University of Waterloo scientists won this year's Ig Nobel Physics Prize for their "theoretical and experimental attempts to design a splash-free urinal."

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Trump wants Europe to retroactively pay U.S. for past Ukraine aid

03-09-2026 21:45 via cbc.ca

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would ask European nations to pay back the United States for military aid and munitions previously sent to Ukraine amid the ‌ongoing war with Russia and appeared to signal a halt in sales to allied nations.

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NDP takes Scarborough Southwest, PCs win in York—Simcoe, Hamilton East—Stoney Creek byelections

03-09-2026 21:35 via cbc.ca

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives held onto the ridings of York-Simcoe and Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, while the NDP maintained its grip on Scarborough Southwest in three provincial byelections held Thursday.

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Thieves in U.K. make off with two truckloads of Guinness

03-09-2026 20:51 via cbc.ca

British police are trying to recover 70,000 pints worth of stolen Guinness.

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