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Apr 15, 2026
April 15, 2026 | Iran threatens to expand its shipping blockade from the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea. A jury finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation held an illegal monopoly on ticket sales. And the growing concern over ultrafine particle pollutants.
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Apr 15, 2026
The autonomous taxi operator Waymo appears to be taking steps to break into the Canadian market, eyeing Toronto as a new testing ground for its self-driving fleet. But it may face technological, political and environmental roadblocks — including the harsh reality of Canadian winters — as it seeks to expand north.
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Apr 15, 2026
After performing during the first weekend of Coachella, Ukrainian-Canadian performer DJ Rezz has cancelled her second weekend set at the California music festival, citing issues with her health.
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Apr 15, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she spoke with her Lebanese counterpart on Tuesday to express condolences on the killing of a Canadian citizen in the country last week, but declined to sanction Israel, which his family blames for the death.
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Apr 15, 2026
With the busy travel season approaching, a data breach at Booking.com is leading to warnings about phishing scams known as "reservation hijacking."
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Apr 15, 2026
A relatively low supply of lobsters and increased demand with the removal of international trade barriers are pointing to better prices, the executive director of the Maritime Fishermen's Union told The Canadian Press.
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Apr 15, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues' use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration, calling the orders "scratch-paper musings" that can have a "potentially corrosive" effect.
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Apr 15, 2026
Etsy has announced it's banning the sale of fur items on the site in August. The Fur Institute of Canada warns the move will hit Indigenous artisans hardest, who often rely on the site as a major source of income.
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Apr 15, 2026
A Cree Walking Out ceremony on Parliament Hill on Wednesday morning at sunrise, arranged by Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, was both a celebration and a learning opportunity for members of Parliament, she said, about the vibrant present and future of Indigenous cultures.
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Apr 15, 2026
Health Canada has approved the first needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions: a nasal spray called Neffy.
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Apr 15, 2026
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a news release the officer, Const. Andrew Lawson from the Toronto Police Service, was charged with manslaughter.
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Apr 15, 2026
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a news release the officer, Const. Andrew Lawson from the Toronto Police Service, was charged with manslaughter.
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Apr 15, 2026
There's growing concern about a new category of unregulated airborne pollutants, so tiny they can pass through the lungs and into the bloodstream. For The National, CBC's Ashley Fraser explains ultrafine particles (UFPs) and why scientists say they have the potential to cause major health problems.
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Apr 15, 2026
Niagara Falls, Ont., Coun. Mike Strange has been found not guilty of domestic assault, a judge in St. Catharines has decided.
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Apr 15, 2026
In just under two years after CBC Sports first broke the news that the WNBA was coming to Toronto, and less than a month after the league and players agreed on a new collective bargaining, the Tempo are no longer just an idea. Now, they are a team.
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Apr 15, 2026
Andrew Chang explains what's keeping the U.S. and Iran from reaching a peace agreement following six weeks of ongoing war and a recent marathon negotiating session in Pakistan.
Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images
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Apr 15, 2026
A Russian court has fined a local news agency and one of its directors thousands of dollars for a review it posted on the smash hit series Heated Rivalry, which the Russian government considers LGBTQ propaganda.
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Apr 15, 2026
The Artemis II astronauts made many mind-blowing images during their historic lunar mission earlier this month. They have two NASA trainers to thank for equipping them with tried-and-true digital SLR cameras and sharing their photo skills.
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Apr 15, 2026
A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out Tuesday he'd won a Pablo Picasso painting worth more than $1 million in a raffle.
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Apr 15, 2026
Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin of Shoal Cove West, N.L., died after he was thrown into frigid water when an inflatable boat hit an unlit buoy.
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Apr 15, 2026
Once promised as a free way for Torontonians and visitors to take part in one of the world's largest sporting events, the city is now looking to charge for tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup fan festival.
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Apr 15, 2026
The federal NDP is introducing a motion on Wednesday to ban so-called surveillance pricing, where personal data is used to offer individual customers or groups of people different prices than others. While finding specific examples is difficult, critics argue it's a serious problem.
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Apr 15, 2026
Three years on from the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023, the country is in the grip of what the United Nations calls the world's worst displacement crisis, with more than 11 million people forced from their homes.
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Apr 15, 2026
Three years on from the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023, the country is in the grip of what the United Nations calls the world's worst displacement crisis, with more than 11 million people forced from their homes.
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Apr 15, 2026
Canada has announced more than $120 million in humanitarian and development assistance to help people in Sudan and its neighbours as the civil war in that country marks its third anniversary.
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Apr 15, 2026
British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves was not backing away from her criticism of the Iran war as "folly," even as she prepared to meet Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. officials in Washington on Wednesday.
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Apr 15, 2026
British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves was not backing away from her criticism of the Iran war as "folly," even as she prepared to meet Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. officials in Washington on Wednesday.
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Apr 15, 2026
A student opened fire randomly at two classrooms at a middle school in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 20 others, an official said, in the second such shooting in the country in two days.
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Apr 15, 2026
A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Turkey on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, the interior minister said, in the country's second such shooting in two days.
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Apr 15, 2026
Israel has often struck alleged Hezbollah militants or officials in their homes without warning, frequently in areas far from the front line when they are with their families, in apartment buildings surrounded by uninvolved neighbours.
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Apr 15, 2026
It has been just four years since Christine Fréchette took office with the Coalition Avenir Québec. On Wednesday afternoon, she was sworn in as the province's 33rd premier. Here's a look at how she got here.
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Apr 15, 2026
It has been just four years since Christine Fréchette took office with the Coalition Avenir Québec. This afternoon, she will be sworn in as the province's 33rd premier. Here's a look at how she got here.
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Apr 15, 2026
At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.
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Apr 15, 2026
Dosa Divas doesn't stray too far from its predecessor Thirsty Suitors, but it streamlines the experience while telling a story about family reconciliation that feels realistic despite the colourful, fantastical setting.
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Apr 15, 2026
Farmers in eastern Ontario are warning that rising fuel and fertilizer costs due to the U.S.-Iran war could soon drive up the price of locally grown food.
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Apr 15, 2026
Hockey fans may have tuned in to the 2026 Olympics excited about the long-awaited return of NHL players, but by the end it was the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) that turned heads and earned a growing wave of new fans.
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Apr 15, 2026
New Ontario education legislation proposes to count attendance and class participation into high schoolers' final marks and to mandate final exams, drawing a mix of reaction from students, parents and education experts.
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Apr 15, 2026
Frustrated shoppers allege the TJX-owned chains Winners, HomeSense and Marshall's have recently shut down bathrooms in some Canadian locations.
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Apr 15, 2026
Teresa Patry, a Vermilion, Alta., farmer and rancher, has two active oil wells operating on her land, which, according to an air quality assessment, are venting a steady stream of potentially dangerous greenhouse gases downwind from where she lives with her family and livestock. But, according to Alberta's energy regular, everything is operating as it should be.
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Apr 15, 2026
A group of volunteers had begun sifting through the damage at the Omari library in Gaza City and trying to save whatever books they can find. They say the work is not just about the books, it's about protecting the culture and heritage of the Gaza Strip.
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Apr 15, 2026
Major changes to Canada's asylum system passed into law this year were first sought by the federal immigration minister in 2024 — but the Trudeau government largely did not act on them.
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Apr 15, 2026
Thousands of young people are turning to job fairs to try and stand out in-person to find a gig for this summer, but competition remains intense.
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Apr 14, 2026
April 14, 2026 | Some Canadians could get a break at the pumps after Prime Minister Mark Carney put a pause on fuel tax. How securing a majority changes the government's plans. And, A CBC News secret shopping investigation uncovers Canada's top two grocers overcharging for meat — again.
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Apr 14, 2026
As Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim puts forward a motion seeking to attract a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise to the city, critics are doubtful whether the city can put forward an attractive enough business case and sustain the franchise.
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Apr 14, 2026
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Tuesday ordered a recall of 7-Eleven brand sandwiches, subs and wraps due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.
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Apr 14, 2026
After Canadian wildfires brought extremely poor air quality to Detroit in the summers of 2023 and 2025, Michigan is updating how it communicates air quality risks to residents this year.
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Apr 14, 2026
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol to keep U.S. President Donald Trump in office over five years ago.
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Apr 14, 2026
James Maloney doesn't see anything wrong with the way Prime Minister Mark Carney secured his majority government, and says Canadians will benefit from a stronger, more diverse Liberal Party.
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Apr 14, 2026
Dean Penney kept his head down and his eyes forward as the undercover RCMP officer he once believed to be his closest friend testified against him on Tuesday.
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Apr 14, 2026
Vancouver's mayor says he is bringing forward a motion in council that aims to bring a Major League Baseball franchise to the city, in light of the league recently broaching the subject of expansion.
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Apr 14, 2026
A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds and relentless rains, shredding tin roofs and forcing residents to take cover from flying tree limbs.
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Apr 14, 2026
Bill 30 if passed will accelerate major energy projects by creating an 120-day approval window. Projects must align with provincial priorities, be of strategic economic importance and have at least $250 million in capital investment.
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Apr 14, 2026
Bermuda and Saint John, New Brunswick, actually have a lot in common, when you really think about it. They both kiss the Atlantic Ocean, albeit at slightly different latitudes. They're both known for their beaches, even if one boasts pinks sands and turquoise water and the other is named after discarded tin cans.
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Apr 14, 2026
Julietta Sorensen Kass didn't expect so many people to respond with interest to her social media post offering to gift tobacco she'd grown in her northwest Calgary yard for prayers and ceremonies. She says she's been blessed with connections and so much more in return.
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Apr 14, 2026
According to earnings filings published last week, 7-Eleven's North American operator plans to close 645 stores in the 2026 fiscal year — outpacing the 205 locations it forecasts it will open during that same time.
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Apr 14, 2026
Canadians will get a better sense of the country's finances amid a global turbulence and shocks to the energy supply chain later this month when the Liberals table their spring economic statement.
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Apr 14, 2026
Cans from producer Steve Bourdeau, implicated in a fake maple syrup scandal, have been found in grocery stores with different labels concealing the name of Bourdeau's company.
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Apr 14, 2026
A new project from award-winning journalist Connie Walker aims to create an archive of testimonies of abuse at residential schools before the accounts are destroyed in September 2027.
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Apr 14, 2026
Canadian doubles tennis player Gabriela Dabrowski is donating $20 for every game she wins this season to the 1in3 Fund, aimed at eliminating violence against women. The fund was created after the 2024 murder of Ugandan long-distance runner, Rebecca Cheptegei.
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Apr 14, 2026
Nick Suzuki beat goalie Ilya Sorokin at 15:56 of the second period to give Montreal a 1-0 lead Sunday against the hometown New York Islanders, making him the first Canadiens captain in the storied franchise's history to reach 100 points.
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Apr 14, 2026
Israeli fire killed at least six Palestinians, including two children, in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local health officials said, in the latest violence to undermine a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.
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Apr 14, 2026
The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling for the release of Kuwaiti American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin after he was detained in Kuwait over social media posts during military escalations in the Iran war.
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Apr 14, 2026
The Toronto Tempo have signed Canadian guard Kia Nurse ahead of the franchise's inaugural WNBA season, the team
announced Tuesday.
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Apr 14, 2026
The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened on Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks.
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Apr 14, 2026
The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened on Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks.
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Apr 14, 2026
Ottawa has a plan to protect 30 per cent of Canadian land by 2030, but Alberta has rejected the federal benchmarks. The province claims it already protects 60 per cent of its land. This comes after it has expanded the definition of protected lands in a move a conservationist calls concerning.
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Apr 14, 2026
In a news conference on Tuesday, the RCMP confirmed that the two shootings in Grand Falls-Windsor last week were incidents of intimate partner violence.
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Apr 14, 2026
The director of the Texas summer camp where 27 campers and counsellors were killed by a devastating flood last year testified Monday he did not see official warnings issued the day before the storm hit and that staff had no meetings about the pending danger.
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Apr 14, 2026
Bill Enge, former leader of the North Slave Métis Alliance, was elated when the Supreme Court of Canada found in 2016 that tens of thousands of Métis and non-status Indians were now under the jurisdiction of the federal government. A decade later, some Métis leaders feel not enough has happened since then to materially improve access to rights, programs and services for Métis people.
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Apr 14, 2026
Experts say they worry the province hasn't used all the powers available that come with a public health emergency, and is leaning on public opinion rather than science to inform policy.
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Apr 14, 2026
A former student opened fire at a high school in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people before killing himself, officials said.
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Apr 14, 2026
After their son's death in 2005, Dan and Jacinta Harvey of Berwick, N.S., began opening their doors to friends and casual acquaintances alike to discuss books and life.
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Apr 14, 2026
One of the Canada's oldest Black churches faces an uncertain future with the owner applying to repeal the 150-year-old building's s heritage designation.
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Apr 14, 2026
The widow of an OPP officer who died by suicide more than six years ago accuses Saint John Police Chief Robert Bruce of misconduct in lawsuits against the Ontario Provincial Police and the police union.
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Apr 14, 2026
A critical report by Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general highlighted electric vehicle rentals charged to taxpayers by a travel nursing agency. Now, a CBC Investigates analysis of billing records obtained through access to information also raises some questions.
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Apr 14, 2026
The Canadian Coast Guard will deploy its new Hermes 900 Starliner drone for Arctic test flights this summer after a federal restructuring shifted surveillance assets to Department of National Defence. With MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones delayed until 2028, civilian operators gain an unexpected operational edge in the Far North.
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Apr 14, 2026
Niagara Falls, Ont., city Coun. Mike Strange pleaded not guilty Tuesday to domestic assault as the trial for the 55-year-old got underway in St. Catharines. Strange was elected in 2014, after representing Canada as a boxer in three Olympics.
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Apr 14, 2026
Niagara Falls, Ont., city Coun. Mike Strange pleaded not guilty Tuesday to domestic assault as the trial for the 55-year-old got underway in St. Catharines. Strange was elected in 2014, after representing Canada as a boxer in three Olympics.
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Apr 14, 2026
Rare, bilateral talks between senior Lebanese and Israeli officials set for Tuesday in Washington could pave the way for a ceasefire — but almost no one appears to believe that will happen. There is dismay and a feeling of hopelessness across Lebanon as it reels from the aftermath of Israel's ferocious attack on Wednesday that killed over 300 people.
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Apr 14, 2026
The inquest into the death of a 24-year-old woman who died of sepsis in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital in 2021 has heard from an infectious disease specialist. Dr. Dominik Mertz testified that if an infection had been confirmed or strongly suspected earlier, antibiotic treatment could possibly have prevented her conditioning from worsening.
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Apr 13, 2026
Toronto shoe cobbler Alazar Beyene and one of his customers, Marsha Shandur, tell The National about the moment the community raised more than $11,000 to purchase a new sewing machine for his business — Moneysworth & Best Quality Shoe Repair in the Dufferin Mall.
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Apr 13, 2026
Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah, Oasis, Sade and Joy Division/New Order will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along with first-time nominees Wu-Tang Clan and the late Luther Vandross.
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Apr 13, 2026
There have been a total of 24 prime ministers in Canada's history, but before Monday night only 13 could claim to have led their party to a majority of seats in the House of Commons. Mark Carney is now the 14th to do it.
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Apr 13, 2026
With the Strait of Hormuz now doubly blockaded, oil prices fell while markets climbed on Monday, despite an initial shock. CBC senior business correspondent Peter Armstrong explains where the pain is being felt, and how public faith in a solution could be buoying the markets.
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Apr 13, 2026
April 13, 2026 | Prime Minister Mark Carney secures a majority government with wins in crucial byelections. The U.S. begins its blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. And President Donald Trump picks a fight with the Pope.
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Apr 13, 2026
Kiki Rice is the Toronto Tempo's first-ever WNBA draft pick. The Tempo selected the UCLA guard sixth overall in the first round Monday, 10 days after adding its first players in the WNBA expansion draft.
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Apr 13, 2026
Kiki Rice is the Toronto Tempo's first-ever WNBA draft pick. The Tempo selected the UCLA guard sixth overall in the first round Monday, 10 days after adding its first players in the WNBA expansion draft.
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Apr 13, 2026
The U.S. military has initiated a blockade across the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, a move experts say is an act of war with potential for serious escalation in the midst of a ceasefire. U.S. Central Command says it is targeting all vessels traveling to and from Iran as of Monday morning
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Apr 13, 2026
The CEO of Hootsuite has stepped down after spending the last several months defending a contract between the company and a controversial U.S. government department, making way for the firm's founder to return on an interim basis.
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Apr 13, 2026
For Michael Ignatieff, news that Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule in Hungary had come to an end was reason enough to raise a glass. He speaks about what Orbán's defeat and Péter Magyar's victory could mean for geopolitics.
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Apr 13, 2026
The RCMP conducted a four-year undercover investigation aimed at getting Dean Penney to open up about his estranged wife's disappearance. He moved weapons, diamonds, and even participated in a fuel heist at the U.S. border. It was all fake.
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Apr 13, 2026
Statistics Canada says the income gap — measuring the difference in the share of disposable income between households in the top 40 per cent and those in the bottom 40 per cent — reached 46.7 percentage points in 2025.
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Apr 13, 2026
The investigation, announced on the attorney general's website Monday, concerns whether Lululemon's athletic apparel contains PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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Apr 13, 2026
Australian actress Ruby Rose alleged in a post on social media that American singer Katy Perry sexually assaulted her at a night club 20 years ago, a claim the pop star's representatives deny. The allegation first came in response to a Complex post on Instagram about Perry's reaction to singer Justin Bieber's headlining Coachella set.
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