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Apr 26, 2026
The CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.
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Apr 26, 2026
A Kelowna, B.C., winery has left a number of couples jilted at the altar after going into receivership. Court documents show Vibrant Vine owes lenders nearly $7 million — and took wedding bookings despite being in financial trouble.
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Apr 26, 2026
Val De La Cruz and his son Jeb were lining up for a lemonade at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival last April when the two were struck by an SUV ramming through the crowd. One year on, the 2 ½-year-old is back to giggling and singing, but his parents are still dealing with injuries and fear.
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Apr 26, 2026
The chief of the ?District of Columbia police department said investigators believe the suspect was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the annual dinner was ?taking place, but that no motive had been determined.
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Apr 26, 2026
The chief of the ?District of Columbia police department said investigators believe the suspect was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the annual dinner was ?taking place, but that no motive had been determined.
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Apr 26, 2026
Acadia University student Sujit Acharya owed thousands in tuition and had a few hundred dollars to his name when he decided to make some Nepalese dumplings for a festival in the hopes to earn some money. The business now sells its products at farmers' markets and in several stores. And that's just the start of his plans.
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Apr 26, 2026
Wendy Lintner's twin sons with autism are in Grade 5. At one time, both were not attending school full-time. Not because she doesn't believe in education or because they don't want to be there, but because the school system simply hasn't been able to support their needs.
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Apr 26, 2026
National Day Calendar recognizes over 3,000 special days, weeks and months that are celebrated worldwide. The days honour everything from jelly beans to beer cans — but if every day is special, is any day truly special?
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Apr 26, 2026
Though no one is tracking medically unassisted births in Canada, infant mortality data from the Ontario coroner, the challenges of accessing maternal medicine in rural B.C., and a growing online freebirthing community suggest more women are choosing this route.
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Apr 26, 2026
Research indicates that about one in five Canadians have high levels of Lipoprotein(a), putting them at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. And yet, many people have no idea because there is no routine screening for Lp(a), which also has no symptoms. That's something experts have been wanting to change.
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Apr 26, 2026
Elopement, when an autistic person runs or wanders away from caregivers or a safe location, is a regular school safety consideration. Yet advocates and experts say the elopement of a nine-year-old from school this week puts the spotlight on inadequate in-school support of Ontario students with disabilities.
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Apr 25, 2026
Manitoba will ban youth from using social media and AI chatbots, Premier Wab Kinew announced on Saturday. The proposed law protecting youth from the harmful effects of social media will be the first of its kind in Canada.
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Apr 25, 2026
Attendees including U.S. President ?Donald Trump ?took cover ?at the White ?House correspondents dinner on ?Saturday after a loud noise, video ?from the scene showed, and ?he was taken away by ?Secret Service agents.
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Apr 25, 2026
Will Stanhope was widely known as a free solo climber and was a member of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. He was scaling Rutabaga at the time of his fall.
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Apr 25, 2026
Will Stanhope was widely known as a free solo climber and was a member of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. He was scaling Rutabaga at the time of his fall.
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Apr 25, 2026
Interest in wives and girlfriends of professional athletes — known as "WAGs" — is a global phenomenon, across sports from hockey to soccer to F1 racing. Experts say social media has created opportunities for WAGs to build their own brands and expand their influence — and thus, create names for themselves in their own right.
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Apr 25, 2026
Arviat, Nunavut, a community of about 3,200 people on the western coast of Hudson Bay, was selected by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami to host the university's main campus in part because it is known as an 'education leader' and has a strong connection to Inuktitut, the Inuit language.
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Apr 25, 2026
Demonstrations are taking place across Ontario to protest against Premier Doug Ford and several of the province's recent controversial measures, including changes to freedom of information laws and OSAP grants.
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Apr 25, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said he has told envoys not to go to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, shortly after Iran's top diplomat left Islamabad late Saturday.
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Apr 25, 2026
U.S. envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran ruled out direct negotiations with U.S. representatives as its top diplomat arrived in Islamabad.
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Apr 25, 2026
The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks on Bamako's international airport and four other cities in central and northern Mali on its website Azallaq.
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Apr 25, 2026
A former Surrey, B.C., teacher who is dealing with homelessness says that there's a misconception that it only happens to those dealing with drug or mental health problems.
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Apr 25, 2026
A major Russian attack on Ukraine overnight killed seven people and injured dozens more, as Moscow launched over 660 drones and missiles in a barrage that targeted the city of Dnipro and hit several other regions.
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Apr 25, 2026
Russian drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed at least five people and wounded 34, local authorities said Saturday.
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Apr 25, 2026
A new study looks at the predator-prey relationship between the seals and polar bears. The researchers say that relationship should be taken into account when establishing marine protected areas.
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Apr 25, 2026
An open seat on the Supreme Court must be filled by a candidate from Western Canada. Saskatchewan hasn't had a sitting Supreme Court judge since Emmett Hall retired in 1973. A former provincial justice minister, and the current one, say it's time.
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Apr 25, 2026
About 150 people have once again been cut off from neighbouring communities due to a slow-moving landslide south of Fort St. John, B.C.
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Apr 25, 2026
Roblox, an online gaming platform popular with kids, announced it would implement protections for its young users and pay the state of Nevada $12 million US, which will be used to create a safer environment for children online.
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Apr 25, 2026
All three commissioners for the inquiry into the treatment of Innu families in the child protection system say they have hope for the future, as they move towards the final phases of the four-year project.
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Apr 25, 2026
Once a target of Russian and Chinese economic coercion, Lithuania has turned pressure into policy. By rapidly diversifying trade, severing energy ties with Moscow and investing in defence and tech, the Baltic state built resilience and saw growth. Its experience now offers Canada a cautionary, and increasingly relevant, roadmap.
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Apr 25, 2026
Gwyneth Philips stopped 41 shots as the Ottawa Charge defeated the Toronto Sceptres 3-0 on Saturday to capture the final Professional Women's Hockey League playoff berth.
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Apr 25, 2026
Ottawa Charge downs Toronto Sceptres 3-0 to secure
final Professional Women's Hockey League playoff spot.
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Apr 25, 2026
Ottawa Charge downs Toronto Sceptres 3-0 to secure
final Professional Women's Hockey League playoff spot.
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Apr 25, 2026
Gwyneth Philips stopped 41 shots as the Ottawa Charge defeated the visiting Toronto Sceptres 3-0 on Saturday to capture the final Professional Women's Hockey League playoff berth.
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Apr 25, 2026
Writer-director Kirk Jones discusses making the biographical drama I Swear and revealing the complexity of Tourette syndrome. He says he wanted to make a film that both entertains and enlightens viewers about the neurological condition, while highlighting the need for greater compassion and awareness.
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Apr 25, 2026
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) helps nourish aquatic ecosystems and is part of the reason Europe has milder temperatures than places in Canada at the same latitude. But lately scientists are concerned that it is slowing down and could even potentially collapse.
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Apr 25, 2026
In its ongoing territorial dispute with Taiwan, China may be looking toward the sky as a new way to thwart the island's attempts at building diplomatic ties. China was accused of pressuring three African countries to withdraw their permission to allow Taiwan's president to fly over their territories.
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Apr 25, 2026
Beneath the partisan acrimony and overheated language, there are useful and important questions about how Canada's parliamentary democracy works and how it is supposed to work.
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Apr 25, 2026
Mikael Granlund had a goal and two assists, and the Anaheim Ducks celebrated their first home playoff game in eight years with a 7-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers and a 2-1 series lead on Friday night.
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Apr 24, 2026
The District of Columbia mistakenly placed several Australian flags instead of British flags ?near the White House ahead of King Charles's U.S. visit, although the error was ?quickly corrected, a D.C. Department ?of Transportation official said on Friday.
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Apr 24, 2026
Kyle Ivan tells The National about the moment the Ottawa Senators banished him to Taiwan after he made a parody for the team's playoff run that superstitious fans believed was cursed.
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Apr 24, 2026
April 24, 2026 | A spring blizzard traps hundreds of drivers in their cars on an impassable highway in northern Alberta. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologizes to Tumbler Ridge, B.C. And a Vancouver toddler's incredible recovery after being severely injured in last year's deadly Lapu Lapu Day attack.
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Apr 24, 2026
A former Mountie committed "an affront to Canadian sovereignty" by allegedly acting at China's behest to target an alleged fraudster, a Crown lawyer told the judge overseeing William Majcher's B.C. Supreme Court trial Friday.
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Apr 24, 2026
Five years into the war with Russia, Ukraine faces persistent manpower problems. Andrew Chang explores the advantages and limitations of using unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) on the front line, in Ukraine and beyond.
Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images
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Apr 24, 2026
Did U.S. President Donald Trump save eight women from being executed in Iran? Did he share AI-generated images of eight Iranian women? CBC's Fact Check team breaks down what we know.
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Apr 24, 2026
Officials from Ontario and the Yukon have entered into a partnership that marks "the first step" toward deploying small modular reactors in the Yukon - technology they say could help solve the territory's energy crisis.
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Apr 24, 2026
Despite its name, the sandwich, which recently went viral on YouTube, is a purely British phenomenon.
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Apr 24, 2026
Jake Reiner, the eldest son of Rob and Michelle Reiner, published a ?tribute to his late parents on Friday and described the "living nightmare" he has experienced since their murders in December.
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Apr 24, 2026
Manitoba's premier is moving the needle a tick closer toward ditching the spring forward, fall back ritual, in a move that could usher in a "Prairie time zone."
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Apr 24, 2026
The Trump administration is now offering Canadian and Mexican aluminum and steel companies immediate tariff relief if they commit to moving production to the United States in the future.
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Apr 24, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran's foreign minister, the White House said Friday, as officials in the South Asian nation pushed to revive ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran.
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Apr 24, 2026
Alexandre Boulerice is expected to announce that he is leaving the federal NDP and will run provincially for Québec Solidaire, according to Radio-Canada sources.
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Apr 24, 2026
Taylor Kirk, the singer-songwriter behind the band Timber Timbre, has died at 44. A representative for Kirk confirmed to CBC Music that the singer died suddenly on April 14.
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Apr 24, 2026
The Calgary Fire Department says it has responded to multiple wind-related incidents over the last two days as strong gusts whipping through the city have created havoc for some businesses.
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Apr 24, 2026
Strong winds whipping through Calgary over the past two days have created havoc for some businesses and forced the cancellation of one of Calgary Expo's biggest events.
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Apr 24, 2026
The anonymously judged prize annually honours a selection of fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry writers.
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Apr 24, 2026
A Winnipeg man arrested earlier this year who allegedly posted threats against Jews and Muslims, and against Prime Minister Mark Carney, has now been charged with advocating genocide and wilful promotion of hatred.
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Apr 24, 2026
An Israeli airstrike killed two people in the southern village of Touline on Friday, Lebanon's Health Ministry said, as Israel's army ordered residents to evacuate another southern Lebanese town, a day after Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire by three weeks.
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Apr 24, 2026
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau is warning that American tariffs threaten to drive Canada closer to China in the auto sector.
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Apr 24, 2026
The Justice Department is ?closing its investigation ?into cost overruns ?in renovations at the ?Federal Reserve under chairman ?Jerome Powell, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Friday.
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Apr 24, 2026
A judge's decision in the murder trial for Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney, who are accused in the 2022 death of a 12-year-old and alleged torture of his younger brother, will be handed down May 5 as part of proceedings that began in mid-September.
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Apr 24, 2026
A proposed bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives is set to fall Friday as parliamentary time runs out, nearly a year since elected members of parliaments gave their backing.
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Apr 24, 2026
Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says the government has approved Enbridge Inc.'s $4-billion Sunrise project in B.C.
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Apr 24, 2026
Ticketmaster Canada is delisting resale tickets that customers have posted for Ontario events as it prepares to comply with incoming provincial legislation.
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Apr 24, 2026
Speaking earlier this month to the Sarnia Observer about her decision to leave the Conservatives and join the Liberal party, Gladu was asked whether she expected any rewards for bolstering the government's ranks.
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Apr 24, 2026
When governments sign a document committing to obtain the free and informed consent of Indigenous peoples before approving projects affecting their lands or resources, do they mean it?
That is the question at the heart of the controversy that has plagued the B.C. government for months.
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Apr 24, 2026
When governments sign a document committing to obtain the free and informed consent of Indigenous peoples before approving projects affecting their lands or resources, do they mean it?
That is the question at the heart of the controversy that has plagued the B.C. government for months.
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Apr 24, 2026
Syrian authorities said Friday they have arrested a former intelligence officer who appeared in a video leaked four years ago that purportedly showed him and his comrades fatally shooting dozens of people during the country's conflict.
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Apr 24, 2026
Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10 per cent of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires.
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Apr 24, 2026
An MLA-led group now gets to revise electoral ridings, as the U.S-style gerrymandering accusations keep flying.
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Apr 24, 2026
After Drake's massive ice formation took over a parking lot in downtown Toronto, it had some people asking the question: 'How on earth did 3,500 blocks of ice end up there?'
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Apr 24, 2026
New Brunswick's only board-certified pediatric dentist says a lack of operating-room time has pushed his waiting list to more than 300 children, and some of them wait up to three years for surgery.
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Apr 24, 2026
The new anthem for Canada's professional women's soccer league features a Halifax Tides FC player whose high-energy collaboration with a well-known reggae singer will be the soundtrack to the 2026 Northern Super League season.
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Apr 24, 2026
The lawyer for the family of deceased Innu teen Kirby Mistenapeo says child protection officials in Newfoundland and Labrador were aware that his primary caregiver was drinking on the job — one of the many alleged systemic failings raised on Thursday.
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Apr 24, 2026
Antoine Fuqua's Michael is a surface-level replay of the iconic King of Pop's life. Audiences get toe-tapping entertainment value and an impressive impersonation by nephew Jaafar Jackson at the expense of virtually any investigation into the mind and motivations of the eponymous star.
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Apr 24, 2026
Front-line security and intelligence workers including Mounties won't be able to access the government's penalty-free early retirement incentive as federal public safety agencies focus on getting more people in the door — not out.
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Apr 24, 2026
The first conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels kicks off today in Santa Marta, Colombia, where a coalition of countries are meeting outside the regular UN system and talk freely about abandoning the fuels that are causing the climate crisis.
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Apr 24, 2026
It only takes around 17 minutes of standing still for someone to feel pain, according to a UQAM professor emeritus and ergonomist. While cashiers across much of Europe are typically seated while working, their Canadian counterparts remain on their feet - raising questions about their well-being and health.
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Apr 24, 2026
The family of an 11-month-old Cree baby from Attawapiskat who died in a Fort Albany hospital in northeastern Ontario this month says he would still be alive if he had received the health care he needed and deserved. Ontario's Office of the Chief Coroner says it's investigating.
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Apr 24, 2026
Finnish studio Housemarque follows up from its 2021 hit Returnal with Saros, refining the "bullet ballet" action to make it a more approachable game without sacrificing its adrenaline-pumping nature.
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Apr 23, 2026
Scottie Barnes had a double-double as the Toronto Raptors routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-104 on Thursday in Game 3 of their first-round NBA playoff series.
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Apr 23, 2026
Jacob Gardner tells The National about the moment he became the first Canadian to win the bull-riding championship at the world's biggest rodeo in Houston.
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Apr 23, 2026
The body of a Canadian tourist killed when a gunman opened fire from one of Mexico's most visited pyramids has been turned over to her family, Mexican officials confirmed.
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