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Jun 05, 2026
The U.S. military said it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic's coastal surveillance radar sites in response, raising the risk to a shaky ceasefire as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Iran.
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Jun 05, 2026
FIFA has decided to allow fans to bring one factory-sealed disposable water bottle to its World Cup 2026 matches in Canada and the United States.
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Jun 05, 2026
Saying 'We don't want to see 60 Minutes die,' the three remaining correspondents at the turmoil-plagued CBS
News show have decided to stay for the meantime.
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Jun 05, 2026
The Trump administration is imposing new tariffs on more than 60 countries to penalize them for importing products that use forced labour. Andrew Chang explains how these 'stealth tariffs' may be a new way for the United States to merge a contested economic agenda with moral policy.
(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)
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Jun 05, 2026
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Friday that it would temporarily restrict livestock from entering Canada from affected parts of the United States, after screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, was confirmed on a farm in Texas.
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Jun 05, 2026
Security officials are anticipating a surge of counterfeit goods entering Canada and the U.S. for the FIFA World Cup and some warn Canadian laws don't go far enough to stop it.
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Jun 05, 2026
Cambridge, Ont.,Mayor Jan Liggett issued a statement on Friday after her office received backlash after the city's Pride flag raising event on Monday. Liggett was seen on video cutting off a teenager who was giving a speech during the event. Liggett says she stopped the teen from saying a part of the speech that hadn't been vetted by city staff.
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Jun 05, 2026
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith has emailed his supporters confirming he will resign his seat in the House of Commons and invited volunteers to an event to celebrate his decade of public service.
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Jun 05, 2026
Victoria Mboko will be alongside Serena Williams for the legend's much-anticipated return to competitive tennis at the HSBC Championships at The Queen's Club in West Kensington, London, next week.
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Jun 05, 2026
Victoria Mboko will be alongside Serena Williams for the legend's much-anticipated return to competitive tennis at the HSBC Championships at The Queen's Club in West Kensington, London, next week.
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Jun 05, 2026
Former NHL general manager Cliff Fletcher, who led
the Calgary Flames to the 1989 Stanley Cup title and helped turn the
Toronto Maple Leafs into a contender in the 1990s, has died at 90.
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Jun 05, 2026
It's no longer news that women's sports is becoming an increasingly lucrative industry. There is more investment, better coverage, and bigger audiences than ever before. As a result, players' unions across the board are pushing for higher pay, as well as improved benefits and working conditions. But when will their paycheques catch up with their skill?
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Jun 05, 2026
The move comes after Sunwing Vacations Group first cancelled Cuba operations from June to October, saying service would resume in the fall.
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Jun 05, 2026
Get ready for a new round of evictions: Big Brother Canada is back for a third time, with a new run slated to debut on CTV and Crave.
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Jun 05, 2026
American actor James Handy, known for supporting roles in blockbusters Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick, has died in a stabbing, and his girlfriend's son has been arrested, Los Angeles police say.
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Jun 05, 2026
When Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government drastically cut student assistance grants earlier this year, it cited "unsustainable" costs, but new figures show nearly all of the recent growth was among career college students. Opposition critics say that points to a problem of the government's own making, and the solution did not have to penalize students at universities and publicly funded colleges.
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Jun 05, 2026
Durham police said Friday that a co-ordinated investigation has linked over 200 incidents and $2.6 million in financial losses to "criminal tourism," where suspects legally visit Canada with the intent to commit profit-driven crimes before leaving the country.
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Jun 05, 2026
Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died, his family said Friday. He was 72.
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Jun 05, 2026
President Donald Trump has cancelled the Freedom 250 concerts that were set to mark the U.S.'s anniversary this summer at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., after many of the original artists dropped out. He now promises to hold "the Greatest Rally, EVER!" according to his Truth Social account.
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Jun 05, 2026
The wealthy family behind the Ambassador Bridge linking Ontario and Michigan is planning to expand its controversial concrete empire across the border to Canada, records show.
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Jun 05, 2026
See the Octagon, the iconic eight-sided fenced cage where mixed martial arts fighters compete and other infrastructure being built for UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House to mark U.S. President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the United States.
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Jun 05, 2026
NASA ordered astronauts aboard the International ?Space Station ?to shelter ?in their spacecraft and prepare ?for potential evacuation on Friday as a Russian crew ?attempted to fix a worsening ?leak of air on its portion of ?the orbital laboratory, ?the U.S. agency said.
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Jun 05, 2026
A worsening air leak aboard the International Space Station (ISS) prompted five astronauts to take shelter and prepare for evacuation for roughly two hours on Friday as Russia attempted to fix a crack on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said.
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Jun 05, 2026
The legislation would ban the sale of energy drinks to those under 16. The mother of a boy who died at age 15 after drinking a can of Red Bull while on ADHD medication said it was "the right thing to do."
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Jun 05, 2026
Montreal police are investigating an attempted arson at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, a synaogue in Westmount. Following this latest incident, the synagogue's rabbi sent an email to members to highlight the importance of fighting antisemitism.
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Jun 05, 2026
May's job additions are the first significant employment gain since November 2025, Statistics Canada said. Before the release, economists were predicting only minimal job growth in the month.
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Jun 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed ?about an open letter from Ukrainian President ?Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Friday, according ?to state news agency TASS.
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Jun 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed ?about an open letter from Ukrainian President ?Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Friday, according ?to state news agency TASS.
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Jun 05, 2026
The U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early Friday morning, passing a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland Security with an additional $70 billion US for immigration ?enforcement and sending it to the House of Representatives for final consideration.
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Jun 05, 2026
A King's Bench judge ordered Ryan James Roach's extradition to the United States on May 7. He faces charges related to hacking into American university supercomputers to mine cryptocurrency.
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Jun 05, 2026
A Manitoba judge has approved what a class-action administrator says is a $129-million settlement agreement in a lawsuit that alleged the province's use of segregation in provincial jails for adults and youth was negligent and breached Charter rights.
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Jun 05, 2026
Australia has strict biosecurity controls at its borders to protect its agriculture and horticulture sectors and native wildlife from pest infestations. Those smuggling in undeclared or illegal animal, insect or plant material can be fined thousands of dollars.
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Jun 05, 2026
The announcement of the trip came a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce the material for nuclear bombs.
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Jun 05, 2026
John Blanche, the British artist and illustrator whose works formed the bedrock of the Warhammer tabletop gaming universes, has died. But you don't need to be an avid gamer to feel the influence of the grim, dark worlds he helped build.
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Jun 05, 2026
Major League Baseball's collective agreement will expire at the end of the season. As labour negotiations begin, the league's owners have proposed a salary cap and a payroll floor, something the players' union has vowed to fight. Here's where things stand in the league and what it could mean for the Blue Jays.
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Jun 05, 2026
Republicans have launched a series of attacks and personal insults against Texas Democratic Senate contender James Talarico, hoping these tactics might prove effective against the Texas politician they see as a real threat in the Senate race in the mid-term elections, analysts say.
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Jun 05, 2026
Montreal's call for residents to reduce water consumption this summer has raised questions about the state of the city's water infrastructure. Experts say the need for emergency repairs is not unusual in a system as old and extensive as Montreal's, and that the current work is a sign the city identified a problem before a more disruptive failure could occur.
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Jun 04, 2026
Seth Jarvis scored on a power play in overtime after Carolina erased a deficit in regulation only to gave up a late tying goal, and the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night to even the series.
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Jun 04, 2026
Seth Jarvis scored on a power play in overtime after Carolina erased a deficit in regulation only to gave up a late tying goal, and the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night to even the series.
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Jun 04, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday indicated that he will not nominate mortgage regulator Bill Pulte to be the nation's intelligence chief once his temporary appointment expires early next year.
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Jun 04, 2026
High school students Allen Guo-Lu and Lutong Shi tell The National about the moment they developed 'wearable tail' technology to help people with Parkinson's disease maintain their balance.
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Jun 04, 2026
A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, is facing growing resistance from protesters in Albania.
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Jun 04, 2026
The United States has imposed sanctions on ?Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals, in the latest move by the Trump administration to pressure the island's leadership that drew immediate condemnation from Havana.
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Jun 04, 2026
A former RCMP officer who worked in a national security unit has been charged after allegedly sharing classified information with people he was in a relationship with.
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Jun 04, 2026
June 4, 2026 | FIFA faces criticism over its World Cup ticket pricing and for threatening legal action against a B.C. charity. Mark Carney's long-delayed AI strategy promises thousands of jobs, but offers no safety details. And Air Canada reassures its customers it has jet fuel to burn.
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Jun 04, 2026
At Issue this week: Mark Carney fends off accusations of driving Canada into a recession. What ordering the CRTC to back down over its 'Netflix tax' means for U.S. trade negotiations. And the simmering Liberal tensions over Mark Carney's leadership style.
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Jun 04, 2026
The latest bombshell to enter the villa isn't in Fiji. It's in Canada. Season 8 of Love Island USA premiered this week, back with a fresh cast of singles set to bring the heat and the drama fans love. But Canadians hoping to stream it all for free are out of luck. Now, they'll need a Crave subscription.
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Jun 04, 2026
The latest bombshell to enter the villa isn't in Fiji. It's in Canada. Season 8 of Love Island USA premiered this week, back with a fresh cast of singles set to bring the heat and the drama fans love. But Canadians hoping to stream it all for free are out of luck. Now, they'll need a Crave subscription.
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Jun 04, 2026
Optimus Prime and Megatron just became robots in more than one sense. That's because Hasbro, the American toy and games giant, released artificial intelligence versions of 12 popular characters — a move experts say could bring potential risks to kids along with the fun.
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Jun 04, 2026
The Federal Court hit pause on the government's decades-long attempt to deport accused al-Qaeda sleeper agent Mohamed Harkat, ordering the case to be reviewed by fresh eyes.
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Jun 04, 2026
Andrew Chang breaks down the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's investigation of a nearly 2,000-foot-long tunnel — complete with ventilation, lighting and an electric rail system — which allegedly carried millions of dollars' worth of drugs from Tijuana, Mexico, to a San Diego, Calif., Buy4Less storefront.
(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)
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Jun 04, 2026
As the 2026 regular season gets underway, CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at the changes that second-year commissioner Stewart Johnston has brought to the CFL.
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Jun 04, 2026
A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the ketamine overdose death of Elijah McClain after the Black man was pinned down by police in 2019.
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Jun 04, 2026
The Carney government is slowing down planned regulatory changes that angered some First Nations and mobilized civil society organizations.
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Jun 04, 2026
Ottawa police say a young child is in critical condition after falling from a fourth-floor balcony Wednesday, calling it the third such incident in the city in the past month.
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Jun 04, 2026
The chair of the congressional committee which has spent months interviewing witnesses about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell said Thursday it was advising the Justice Department to examine allegations concerning two men accused of sexual abuse by Sarah Kellen, a former Epstein assistant.
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Jun 04, 2026
After a year of monitoring air condition near the Shepard Landfill, the city believes it has found the source of a "rotten grass" smell that residents living in nearby neighbourhoods have complained about for years.
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Jun 04, 2026
A Toronto police officer is facing a number of charges including sexual assault and transmitting sexually explicit material to a person under the age of 16.
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Jun 04, 2026
A Toronto police officer is facing a number of charges including sexual assault and transmitting sexually explicit material to a person under the age of 16.
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Jun 04, 2026
Canada's economy has been the focus of question period in the House of Commons. CBC's Fact Check team takes a look at recent claims made by both Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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Jun 04, 2026
Maxime Crepeau will be Canada's starting goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup. Canada coach Jesse Marsch announced the decision at a press conference Thursday, handing Crepeau the No. 1 job after a months-long battle with Dayne St. Clair.
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Jun 04, 2026
It's true, Twainiacs. The country-pop icon's life story is reportedly headed for the big screen, with a biopic adaptation in the works for Sony Pictures co-produced by the five-time Grammy winner herself.
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Jun 04, 2026
The federal finance minister is standing by his deficit projections after Ottawa's budgetary watchdog cast doubt on the government's ability to hit a key fiscal anchor.
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Jun 04, 2026
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we find out how some provinces get good grades for running electric school buses; dig into the climate impact of liquefied natural gas; and uncover why reusable packaging at supermarkets took off in France, but not Canada.
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Jun 04, 2026
Cargill is trying to block townhomes and an apartment complex from being built in Sarnia by using the province's Minister's Zoning Order for the opposite reason it was originally intended.
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Jun 04, 2026
While ticket prices are sky-high and matches are scheduled in the heat of summer, FIFA says it decided to prohibit fans from bringing their own water bottles into stadiums "to prohibit bottles to prevent risk and injury to players and attendees."
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Jun 04, 2026
Canadian friends Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are leaning into nostalgia, reimagining Cancon classic The Littlest Hobo for new audiences. The project is set to be an hour-long, live-action scripted drama.
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Jun 04, 2026
Hamilton's Committee of Adjustment is hearing an application from Slate Asset Management to split up an industrial lot. It is considering building a data centre on part of it. Hundreds of people came to Hamilton city hall on Thursday to oppose the application.
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Jun 04, 2026
Canadians could be in for another beautiful display of the northern lights tonight, as the sun unleashed several fast-moving particles in the Earth's direction over the past couple of days.
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Jun 04, 2026
Furnaces, central air conditioners and standard storage water heaters are being hardest hit, according to industry officials, because they're constructed primarily of metal.
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Jun 04, 2026
The B.C. Prosecution Service says independent MLA Jordan Kealy, who represents Peace River North, has been charged with one count of sexual assault in Fort St. John.
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Jun 04, 2026
Actor Shia LaBeouf was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to punching three people outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras.
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Jun 04, 2026
The British Columbia Review Board has granted a conditional discharge for a man convicted in the brutal slayings of his three children.
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Jun 04, 2026
Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at age 44 after nearly four years away from the sport. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has accepted a wild card invitation to play doubles at the upcoming Queen's Club grass-court tournament, the WTA Tour announced Monday.
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Jun 04, 2026
Acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, a prominent advocate for women's rights, has died at 56. French President Emmanuel Macron is among those paying tribute to the artist.
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Jun 04, 2026
As questions around the logistics of separation loom ahead of the Oct. 19 Alberta referendum on whether or not to kickstart the legal process of exiting Canada, the question of citizenship remains a murky one.
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Jun 04, 2026
Some people choose to mark their birthday on a different date as a way to reflect identity, recovery and personal meaning.
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Jun 04, 2026
A Sherpa guide was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing and was reunited with his family after they'd given up hope he would return.
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Jun 04, 2026
Lebanon's president has said ?a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreed the previous ?evening between the country and Israel could come into force within ?24 hours, according to local media, but militant group Hezbollah has not signed on as Israel's military vows to continue striking in the south of Lebanon.
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Jun 04, 2026
Israel said it will continue to strike Lebanon for the time being and won't be withdrawing from the south of that country, after Lebanon and Israel agreed to a ceasefire contingent on Hezbollah halting attacks. Hezbollah's chief rejected the ceasefire, saying the Israel attacks need to stop.
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Jun 04, 2026
Front-line workers say Winnipeg is in the midst of a drug epidemic, driven by a surge in opioid overdoses that is killing users and overwhelming first responders who are dispatched to dozens of calls daily.
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Jun 04, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal lawyer who has aggressively pursued the Republican president's agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role
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Jun 04, 2026
TPS Project 31 helped identify the remains of Willard Duval, an Indigenous man in his 70s who was reported missing in 2018, and connect him to his niece.
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Jun 04, 2026
A new analysis shows the Carney government's pipeline deal could lead Canada further from its climate targets, even with an agreement on carbon pricing.
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Jun 04, 2026
Nova Scotia's Education Department has removed a short story from an online Grade 12 English course after a parent raised concerns and CBC News inquired about the text's repeated use of a racist term for Black people.
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Jun 04, 2026
The tragic death of a three-year-old girl after a bouncy castle was swept up by the wind in Montreal is raising questions about the safety of the devices and the lack of regulation.
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Jun 04, 2026
The Quebec government tabled a bill Thursday to expand the province's language regulations to adult and vocational education centres. If the legislation passes into law, students who are not considered part of the province's "historic anglophone" community would no longer be able to access English-language education.
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Jun 04, 2026
Summer movie season is normally a battle of Hollywood heavyweights — but this year, two of the hottest tickets at the box office come from young YouTubers who brought their built-in audiences with them to the big screen. Industry watchers say their success could influence what projects get made in the future.
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Jun 04, 2026
Many Canadians who are enrolled in the Canadian Dental Care Plan don't understand why they keep getting turned down for coverage. Dental patients and providers say the confusion around what services are eligible and the lack of transparency from the plan's insurance provider remain major barriers.
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Jun 04, 2026
As the Vegas Golden Knights advance in the Stanley Cup Final, at the centre of their championship run is Canadian goaltender Carter Hart — whose journey has been highly successful on ice and deeply controversial off it.
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Jun 04, 2026
Summer movie season is normally a battle of Hollywood heavyweights — but this year, two of the hottest tickets at the box office come from young YouTubers who brought their built-in audiences with them to the big screen. Industry watchers say their success could influence what projects get made in the future.
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Jun 03, 2026
Grouse Mountain's Adam Rootman tells The National about the moment his team broke the world record for 'largest flag unfurled on a mountaintop' on the ski hill in North Vancouver, B.C., as neighbouring Vancouver prepares for the FIFA World Cup.
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Jun 03, 2026
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not the first, but a new strain, lack of tools and war are making it worse. For The National, CBC's Eli Glasner talks to doctors on the ground about what they're up against and why they say foreign aid cuts are increasing the danger.
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Jun 03, 2026
June 3, 2026 | The Trump Administration threatens new tariffs on Canada and dozens of other countries over forced labour allegations. Prime Minister Mark Carney tells the CRTC to back off on raising its 'Netflix tax.' And how Gen Z YouTubers are showing Hollywood how it's done.
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Jun 03, 2026
Two more grey whales have washed up in B.C., with researchers and experts both warning the province is on pace for a record breaking year.
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Jun 03, 2026
A B.C. non-profit that supports people with spinal injuries was forced to cancel a raffle for a pair of World Cup tickets after receiving a nine-page letter from FIFA's lawyers, accusing it of trademark infringement and ticket rule violations.
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Jun 03, 2026
The Liberal government's one-time GST rebate top-up, announced earlier this year, is set to begin landing in some Canadians' banks accounts starting on Friday.
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Jun 03, 2026
The Liberal government's one-time GST rebate top-up, announced earlier this year, is set to begin landing in some Canadians' banks accounts starting on Friday.
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