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Why isn't Canada testing everyone for coronavirus?

09-04-2020 10:00 via cbc.ca

Patients are pleading for coronavirus tests. Front-line doctors want everyone coming into the hospital to get a test, while nursing homes can only test people with symptoms. Ontario has a backlog of tests one day and an excess capacity the next. How did this happen?

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After Tumbler Ridge shooting, false claims about trans people have flourished online

12-02-2026 05:04 via cbc.ca

Anger and false claims are being directed at transgender people after Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that left nine people dead, including the suspected shooter, who RCMP identified as an 18-year-old transgender woman.

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Starting pitcher Chris Bassitt to sign with Baltimore Orioles

12-02-2026 04:59 via cbc.ca

The days of Chris Bassitt taking the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays have come to an end.

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Central Alberta town faces uncertain future as it drowns in debt and faces potential insolvency

12-02-2026 04:23 via cbc.ca

The future of the Town of Gibbons is on the line as its mayor and council say a multimillion-dollar financial crisis has come to a head after years of bad decisions.

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Kraft Heinz halts plans to split company

12-02-2026 03:25 via cbc.ca

Kraft Heinz has halted efforts to split the company, in a surprise move that new CEO Steve Cahillane said was necessary due to deteriorating conditions in the food industry, though ‌he called the challenges "fixable and within our control."

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The National | Police identify mass shooting suspect

12-02-2026 03:00 via cbc.ca

Feb. 11, 2026 | The RCMP names the suspect in the mass shooting that shattered the small community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C.A clearer picture is emerging of what happened at the two crime scenes. And, an emotional prime minister delivers a message of mourning and support on behalf of Canadians.

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Olympic viewing guide Day 6: Get ready for a big Thursday

12-02-2026 01:57 via cbc.ca

CBC Sports' daily Olympics newsletter previews a stacked Day 6 for Canada, including some strong gold-medal chances and the men's hockey opener.

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Canadian skaters Gilles and Poirier find peace with an Olympic medal moment a lifetime in the making

12-02-2026 01:38 via cbc.ca

It’s impossible to pinpoint where the Olympic journey started for Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, Canada’s ice dance champions. It had a thousand starting points.

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Boy, 13, who stabbed little brother handed 3-year sentence designed for youth with mental health issues

12-02-2026 01:11 via cbc.ca

A 13-year-old Lethbridge, Alta., boy who tried to kill his seven-year-old brother by stabbing him was handed a three-year sentence on Wednesday, the maximum term allowed under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

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Boy, 12, who stabbed little brother handed 3-year sentence designed for youth with mental health issues

12-02-2026 01:11 via cbc.ca

A 12-year-old Lethbridge, Alta., boy who tried to kill his seven-year-old brother by stabbing him was handed a three-year sentence on Wednesday, the maximum term allowed under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

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Mayor of Portapique tells Tumbler Ridge 'we understand' mass shooting devastation

12-02-2026 01:09 via cbc.ca

Colchester County Mayor Christine Blair relates what her community experienced after the 2020 mass shooting that killed 22 people in Nova Scotia to Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., advising that 'it will be surreal.' Blair says her community has experienced multiple suicides, and that instead of just an initial surge of support, trauma therapists should be made available in B.C. 'on a regular basis for years to come.'

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Mayor for Portapique tells Tumbler Ridge 'we understand' mass shooting devastation

12-02-2026 01:09 via cbc.ca

Colchester County Mayor Christine Blair relates what her community experienced after the 2020 mass shooting that killed 22 people in Nova Scotia to Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., advising that 'it will be surreal.' Blair says her community has experienced multiple suicides, and that instead of just an initial surge of support, trauma therapists should be made available in B.C. 'on a regular basis for years to come.'

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Sask. mine that could make Canada world's biggest uranium exporter faces last hurdle

12-02-2026 00:39 via cbc.ca

Hearings now underway in Saskatoon could decide the future of Canada’s biggest uranium mining project to date. Indigenous communities are now on board, but the proponent, NexGen, is still waiting on final say from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.

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Text exchange that brought down Quebec Liberal leader was doctored, report finds

12-02-2026 00:25 via cbc.ca

In a report commissioned by the party, a retired judge says the vote-buying scandal that ended Pablo Rodriguez’s stint as PLQ leader in late 2025 may have been sparked by manipulated evidence.

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Suspect's mother identified as 1 of 8 Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting victims

11-02-2026 23:01 via cbc.ca

RCMP say nine people are dead in total, including the suspect, correcting their previous report of 10.

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Unique Canadian fungus 'bank' saved by family foundation

11-02-2026 22:31 via cbc.ca

A unique collection of microscopic fungi used for Canadian medical and biodiversity research has been saved from being shipped overseas.

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P.E.I. school officials didn’t mishandle complaints about substitute teacher, 3rd-party review finds

11-02-2026 21:34 via cbc.ca

A review of sexual misconduct at P.E.I. schools sheds new light on what school officials knew about a substitute teacher who inappropriately touched students in the classroom — and when they knew it.

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Vonn says she had 'successful' 3rd surgery on broken leg following alpine crash at Olympics

11-02-2026 21:16 via cbc.ca

Lindsey Vonn had a "successful" third surgery on her broken left leg following her downhill crash at the Olympics, the American skier said Wednesday

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Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dead at 48

11-02-2026 20:53 via cbc.ca

James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for his role on 1990's TV show Dawson's Creek, has died. He was 48.

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Community of Tumbler Ridge mourning victims of mass shooting

11-02-2026 19:15 via cbc.ca

Residents of the small B.C. community of Tumbler Ridge are in shock after a mass shooting left 10 people dead Tuesday, including the suspect. The CBC's Nicole Oud is on scene in Tumbler Ridge, where she has been hearing from community members impacted by the violence.

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Some Greenlandic Inuit say work on independence from Denmark will come amidst fight against U.S. threats

11-02-2026 19:00 via cbc.ca

Over the decades, Greenland has gained more autonomy from the Kingdom of Denmark. But recent threats from U.S. President Donald Trump about taking over Greenland has brought the autonomous territory closer to the country that colonized it.

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#TheMoment he was grass in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show

11-02-2026 18:56 via cbc.ca

Andrew Athias recalls the moment he performed as a bushel of grass at Bad Bunny’s superbowl halftime show.

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DNA breakthrough leads to charges in violent 1992 sexual assault in Alberta town

11-02-2026 18:40 via cbc.ca

More than three decades after a woman was sexually assaulted at knifepoint inside her home in Two Hills, Alta., DNA evidence gathered from the scene has resulted in an arrest. Investigators say an accused was identified through a member of his family tree.

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Deadly B.C. shooting is one of Canada's worst school shootings

11-02-2026 17:36 via cbc.ca

Tuesday's mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in B.C.'s Peace region marked one of the worst school shootings in Canadian history, with 10 people dead in total inside a school and a home, including a suspect.

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Tribunal sets aside $10K fine issued to B.C.'s Universal Ostrich for failing to quarantine birds

11-02-2026 16:52 via cbc.ca

The Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal found the CFIA hadn't delivered a quarantine notice in person to Universal Ostrich when it should have, rendering the $10,000 fine it had issued against the farm null and void.

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IN PHOTOS | On the ground in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

11-02-2026 15:54 via cbc.ca

Ten people are dead, including the lone suspect, after a mass shooting in two locations including a high school in the small community of Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia, RCMP say.

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IN PHOTOS | On the ground in Tumbler Ridge

11-02-2026 15:54 via cbc.ca

Ten people are dead, including the lone suspect, after a mass shooting in two locations including a high school in the small community of Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia, RCMP say.

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Royal Family among world leaders sending condolences after Tumbler Ridge mass shooting

11-02-2026 15:49 via cbc.ca

The Royal Family are among the world leaders who have expressed condolences with Canadians in the wake of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

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U.S. House votes against Trump's tariffs on Canada

11-02-2026 15:03 via cbc.ca

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution against President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, delivering a stinging rebuke to the administration for launching a trade war on its northern neighbour.

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U.S. House poised to vote against Trump's tariffs on Canada

11-02-2026 15:03 via cbc.ca

The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote Wednesday on a resolution against President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, and there's evidence that enough Republicans have grown tired of the trade war that the vote could pass.

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