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Mar 07, 2026
The Canadian auto market officially opened to Chinese-made electric vehicles on March 1. But that doesn't mean you'll be able to drive a BYD or a Chery EV on Canadian streets anytime soon.
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Mar 07, 2026
Canadians are buying less alcohol, leading to the largest annual drop in beer, wine, spirits and cider sales in the 20 years Statistics Canada has been tracking the data, according to the agency's new report.
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Mar 07, 2026
The clearest attempt at a line of demarcation during Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's speech on Canada-United States relations was an apparent rejoinder to Prime Minister Mark Carney's insistence that a "rupture" has occurred.
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Mar 07, 2026
Canadians preparing to catch a flight this month should familiarize themselves with the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR), so they know what airlines should do if their flights be cancelled or delayed amid uncontrollable circumstances.
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Mar 07, 2026
China's latest blueprint for driving growth in its economy was largely written before the U.S. and Israel instigated the most far-reaching war in the Middle East in decades. But when the Chinese premier stood up in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Thursday to deliver the opening address, some last-minute updates appeared evident.
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Mar 06, 2026
The U.S. and Ecuador carried out a joint operation targeting drug trafficking operations in the ?South American country, authorities in both countries said on Friday, with the U.S. calling the move "lethal kinetic operations."
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Mar 06, 2026
Andrew Chang explains why U.S. President Donald Trump decided to attend this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner for the first time as a president, after boycotting the annual event during his first term.
Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images
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Mar 06, 2026
Frank Stronach will no longer face an attempted rape charge connected to one of the complainants in his sexual assault trial, court heard on Friday. Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy indicated she will be entering a not guilty verdict on that count, along with two other counts, meaning the Canadian businessman now faces nine charges instead of the original 12.
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Mar 06, 2026
Daryl Hannah has issued a scathing response to the new TV series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Carolyn Bessette, denouncing the way she's been portrayed in the FX and Hulu show as false, damaging and misogynistic.
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Mar 06, 2026
Heated Rivalry showrunner Jacob Tierney will write, direct and executive produce new series Alexander, adapted from Vancouver author Annabel Lyon's 2009 novel The Golden Mean, Netflix announced Thursday.
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Mar 06, 2026
A Winnipeg woman killed in a bus crash while on vacation is being remembered as a determined, caring and selfless mother who always offered a helping hand to those who needed it — whether it be volunteering or rescuing stray cats.
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Mar 06, 2026
Ottawa and Alberta have reached an agreement that will see the province take control of regulatory approvals for major projects, something they say will deliver those projects more expeditiously.
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Mar 06, 2026
U.S. crude prices rise above $90 per barrel for the first time in more than two years.
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Mar 06, 2026
Nick Foligno is joining his brother Marcus with the Minnesota Wild, who started off NHL trade deadline day by making two moves they hope will finally deliver some playoff success.
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Mar 06, 2026
Nazem Kadri is going back to Colorado. The Avalanche acquired the 35-year-old from the rebuilding Calgary Flames on Friday, ahead of the NHL trade deadline.
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Mar 06, 2026
The New York Islanders agreed Friday to a deal with the St. Louis Blues for versatile forward Brayden Schenn, who waived his no-trade clause to facilitate the trade. The teams happened to be staying in the same hotel in San Jose, Calif.
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Mar 06, 2026
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence early Friday morning in Scottsdale, Ariz., police said. Brooks was released following the booking process around 3:30 a.m.
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Mar 06, 2026
The U.S. Justice Department released FBI records late Thursday that summarize interviews of an ?unidentified woman in which she made accusations against President Donald Trump related to an alleged sexual encounter.
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Mar 06, 2026
The U.S. Justice Department released FBI records late Thursday that summarize interviews of an ?unidentified woman in which she made accusations against President Donald Trump related to an alleged sexual encounter.
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Mar 06, 2026
Israeli airstrikes continued to pound Lebanon on Friday, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes in densely populated neighbourhoods to seek shelter elsewhere, as aid groups warned the escalating conflict could lead to a humanitarian catastrophe.
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Mar 06, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled Quebec cannot bar asylum seekers from subsidized daycare.
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Mar 06, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled Quebec cannot bar asylum seekers from subsidized daycare, according to a ruling handed down Friday.
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Mar 06, 2026
The United States and interim authorities in Venezuela have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday, aiming to foster a peaceful transition to elect a new government in the South American country.
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Mar 06, 2026
About a quarter of Albertans support the province leaving Canada, but the majority — nearly two-thirds — are against it, according to a new poll from Abacus Data.
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Mar 06, 2026
The role of AI-powered warfare in the U.S-Israeli attack on Iran, and the fight between Anthropic and the Pentagon.
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Mar 06, 2026
Emergency physicians at St. Boniface Hospital said it's demoralizing to see long wait times at Manitoba's second-largest hospital, and elsewhere in the health-care system, having become increasingly normalized over the years.
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Mar 06, 2026
After spending six days on a hospital stretcher, Jaymee Miller said she hopes she never has to be admitted to the Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook ever again.
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Mar 06, 2026
As the war in Iran disrupts oil and gas exports from the Gulf region, the Canadian energy sector could see a jump in demand — and federal officials are positioning Canada as a beacon of stability during an unpredictable moment.
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Mar 06, 2026
The Conseil des industriels laitiers du Québec is campaigning for poutine's iconic squeaky cheese to get a protected geographical indication. What would that entail?
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Mar 06, 2026
Internet giant Google tipped off authorities that an account in the name of Canadian public-health doctor David Poon had uploaded suspected child sexual abuse images, according to court documents, ultimately leading to 43 sex-crime charges against the outspoken physician.
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Mar 06, 2026
Brothers Derek and Darren Mori learned the missing items from their parents' cremation niche is part of what police believe to be a large string of thefts targeting cemeteries across Southwestern Ontario last year.
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Mar 06, 2026
For the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump called off negotiations last October — ostensibly over a TV ad — Prime Minister Mark Carney's point man on trade, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, will meet face to face with his White House counterpart.
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Mar 06, 2026
For the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump called off negotiations last October — ostensibly over a TV ad — Prime Minister Mark Carney's point man on trade, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, met face to face with his White House counterpart.
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Mar 06, 2026
This visit to Japan will include a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and some sort of signing ceremony on further cooperation before Carney takes a series of private meetings that are closed to the press.
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Mar 06, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney inked a series of agreements with his Japanese counterpart Friday designed to expand and "modernize" the bilateral relationship as he continues his push to develop deeper ties to like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific — now that the Canada-U.S. relationship is on shaky ground.
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Mar 05, 2026
Authorities in Australia have determined that 19-year-old Canadian tourist Piper James of Campbell River, B.C., who died in January drowned after sustaining injuries from a dingo attack.
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Mar 05, 2026
Billy Collett, Park Manager at the Australian Reptile Park, tells The National about the moment he jumped into a river to save a crocodile more than 2,000 km from its habitat in Newcastle, Australia.
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Mar 05, 2026
A B.C. man has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2021 killing of Naramata woman — a development that remained largely secret until a judge partially lifted a sweeping publication ban this week.
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Mar 05, 2026
A B.C. man has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2021 killing of Naramata woman — a development that remained largely secret until a judge partially lifted a sweeping publication ban this week.
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Mar 05, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump's firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday overshadowed the announcement of his plans to nominate Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin as her successor. But who is the Oklahoman tapped to take over the position?
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Mar 05, 2026
March 5, 2026 | U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants a role in picking Iran's next leader. CBC News connects the dots between a major Toronto police corruption probe and alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding. And, are Canada's 'red flag' gun laws working?
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Mar 05, 2026
The company behind ChatGPT is facing waves of criticism after it came out that the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar — who police say killed eight people, including six children, in Tumbler Ridge on Feb. 10 — wasn't reported to police despite posts about gun violence.
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Mar 05, 2026
Questions are being raised about why the U.S. and Israel chose this particular moment to launch an attack on Iran. Andrew Chang lays out the mixed messaging from U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration to break down possible motivations behind the move and the criticism it faces — even among MAGA Republicans.
(Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images)
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Mar 05, 2026
It's not clear if the U.S. studio mega-merger will affect existing agreements that Warner Bros. Discovery has with Canadian broadcasters and streamers, like Crave, and whether Canadian viewers will have to subscribe to yet another service to watch their favourite shows.
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Mar 05, 2026
Stocks on Wall Street sank on Thursday after the price of oil spiked to its highest level since the summer of 2024 due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
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Mar 05, 2026
Cheap and noisy Shahed drones have become a crucial weapon for Iran in the U.S. and Israel's war against the country. Here are the facts about the drones.
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Mar 05, 2026
A jury has found a man accused of fatally shooting five people at a Winnipeg rooming house in 2023 guilty of five counts of second-degree murder.
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Mar 05, 2026
Nearly two years after a tent collapse at a mediation retreat northwest of Edmonton left one woman dead and dozens of others injured, a special event rental company is facing charges. Investigators allege the structure was not safely installed, leaving it vulnerable to severe winds.
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Mar 05, 2026
As relations with the Trump administration remain fraught and uncertain, trade ministers from Canada and the European Union are set to sign on to a series of improvements to their bilateral trade agreement.
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Mar 05, 2026
Montreal police arrested Bryan Fuentes Gramajo, 24, overnight Wednesday. He was wanted in connection with the shooting death of 28-year-old Kashif Jamal Bentley-Jean last July in the parking lot of the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto.
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Mar 05, 2026
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we see how Ontario's solar boom and bust took some Canadian solar companies to Africa; find out how much money and how many jobs protected areas and parks generate; and track what happened to the fish after a dam was removed in New Brunswick.
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Mar 05, 2026
One of the top officials overseeing U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, will leave her role, Trump said on Thursday.
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Mar 05, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand touted Canada's new commitment to defence spending and the domestic defence sector and called for a NATO policy pivot to the Arctic, at a major defence and security conference in Ottawa on Wednesday.
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Mar 05, 2026
Canada's secretary of state for defence procurement says the government is planning to choose just one company to build the country's next fleet of submarines.
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Mar 05, 2026
Beginning this week, Chinese electric vehicle makers can apply to import EVs to Canada at a reduced tariff rate. CBC Radio's The Current was in Mexico City recently to test drive a Chinese EV. The vehicles have been available in Mexico for years.
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Mar 05, 2026
After five long years of waiting, bestselling author Sarah J. Maas has announced the release dates for not one but two new books in her wildly popular romantasy series A Court of Thorns and Roses.
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Mar 05, 2026
After five long years of waiting, bestselling author Sarah J. Maas has announced the release dates for not one but two new books in her wildly popular romantasy series A Court of Thorns and Roses.
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Mar 05, 2026
NATO Secretary General ?Mark Rutte said alliance members agreed ?they would find ways to continue supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia, even as the burgeoning conflict in the Middle East has some nations in the region seeking European help.
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Mar 05, 2026
Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California and booked early the following morning, though the charge was not clear, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's office website.
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Mar 05, 2026
The singer was briefly held in detention before she was released Thursday morning with a May 4 court date, according to local authorities.
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Mar 05, 2026
Costco Wholesale is alerting customers of a recall of certain lot codes of the Delici Dubai Style chocolate mousse due to the possible presence of cashew nuts and macademia nuts that aren't declared on the label.
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Mar 05, 2026
Former provincial Crown prosecutor Tim O'Brien says he was kept in the dark and treated with a lack of respect by his former colleagues in a case where he was the victim of extortion.
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Mar 05, 2026
L.A. City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to designate the house in the San Fernando Valley a historic-cultural monument, which protects the property against demolition or major renovations.
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Mar 05, 2026
Artificial intelligence is being used in the war in the Middle East, although exactly how is being kept secret, and the question of who — or what — should make the decision to kill is up for debate.
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Mar 05, 2026
A group representing Quebec's dairy industry says it's eyeing a special designation — similar to the one applied to Bordeaux wine or champagne — for the squeaky cheese curds best known as a key ingredient in poutine.
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Mar 05, 2026
Has the U.S. been walked into a military escalation trap in Iran? Military expert Robert Pape explains why regime change wars, especially those that rely on bombing campaigns, fail to produce stable political outcomes.
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Mar 05, 2026
Parents and advocates are sounding the alarm over the harm the provincial government's proposed budget cuts will cause some of Nova Scotia's most vulnerable.
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Mar 05, 2026
The Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency is changing how continuing care is delivered at facilities in Bridgetown, Berwick and Antigonish due to operational changes and complaints by some residents about mandatory costs, according to a spokesperson.
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Mar 05, 2026
Red flag orders were a key part of the federal government's response to the 2020 Portapique, N.S., mass shooting. But two years after the measure became law, a CBC News investigation has determined that no one is keeping track of when, where or how often these emergency orders are being implemented.
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Mar 05, 2026
Red flag orders were a key part of the federal government's response to the 2020 Portapique, N.S., mass shooting. But two years after the measure became law, a CBC News investigation has determined that no one is keeping track of when, where or how often these emergency orders are being implemented.
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Mar 05, 2026
Scientists who study sleep are warning B.C.'s decision to adopt permanent daylight time will disrupt sleep patterns and have a negative effect on overall health, especially for children, for whom adequate sleep is critical for brain development.
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Mar 05, 2026
Red flag orders were a key part of the federal government's response to the 2020 Portapique, N.S., mass shooting. But two years after the measure became law, a CBC News investigation has determined that no one is keeping track of when, where or how often these emergency orders are being implemented.
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Mar 05, 2026
Confusing advice and on-again-off-again airport closures are complicating the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of foreigners stranded in the conflict zone around the Persian Gulf. In a region that has seen tragic mistakes resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilian air passengers, decisions on whether to fly remain fairly ad hoc and can come down to the judgment of an individual pilot.
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Mar 05, 2026
Some Canadians are feeling kinship with Spain and reaching out on social media after the European country was the latest victim of a tirade from U.S. President Donald Trump. "We're going to cut off all trade with Spain, we don't want anything to do with Spain," Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday.
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Mar 05, 2026
Scientists who study sleep are warning B.C.'s decision to adopt permanent daylight time will disrupt sleep patterns and have a negative effect on overall health, especially for children, for whom adequate sleep is critical for brain development.
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Mar 05, 2026
An Ontario couple was concerned to discover Indigenous ancestral remains on their property during renovations. But the biggest shock came when they learned a provincially mandated investigation could cost $319,000. Experts say the remains must be protected and treated with dignity — but that the current law should be updated so situations like this don't happen.
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Mar 04, 2026
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers says she is returning her Toronto Film Critics Association Award after a portion of her acceptance speech expressing support for Palestine was cut out.
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Mar 04, 2026
Michael Unger, the programming director at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, tells The National about the moment a suspected meteor created a sonic boom and lit up Vancouver's night sky.
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Mar 04, 2026
The medical director of trauma services at Vancouver General Hospital says the health authority's directive to divert pregnant patients is causing "horrific distress" among clinicians. The directive comes as the hospital operates without any on-call obstetricians.
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Mar 04, 2026
As Nepalis head to the polls on Thursday in the first election since a Gen Z revolution last September toppled the previous government, one-time musician turned Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah has galvanized the electorate, with many young voters hoping he will defeat politicians belonging to the South Asian country's old guard.
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Mar 04, 2026
Brian Da Costa, an alleged drug trafficker accused of bribing Toronto police officers in Project South, has been ordered not to contact a co-accused of alleged cocaine kingpin Ryan Wedding as part of his bail conditions.
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Mar 04, 2026
As Alberta considers following B.C.'s lead in ending biannual clock changes, a sleep expert is advising the province to reject permanent daylight time in favour of a standard time model that better aligns with the solar cycle.
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Mar 04, 2026
The CBC's visual investigations team analyzes satellite images and video of the bombing of an elementary school that Iranian state TV says has killed at least 165 people.
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Mar 04, 2026
Ecuador declared Cuba's ambassador, Basilio Antonio Gutiérrez, and his diplomatic staff "persona non grata" on Wednesday and gave them 48 hours to leave the South American country.
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Mar 04, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the government is looking at getting Canadians out of the Middle East, including asking the United Arab Emirates to use its airspace for chartered evacuation flights.
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Mar 04, 2026
After pouring so much time and emotion into competing at the highest levels, major defeats can be crushing for elite athletes. Performance experts say people have to refocus to help deal with internal pressure and disappointment.
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Mar 04, 2026
For the first time in three years, the Office québécois de la langue française will send its inspectors to 7,800 restaurants, stores, and bars in and around Montreal as well as elsewhere in Quebec to assess the availability of service offered in French.
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Mar 04, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran widened sharply on Wednesday, with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declaring that the United ?States was winning ?and that its ?military ?could fight as long as needed.
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Mar 04, 2026
About 2,000 people gathered outside Province House in Halifax to let the Houston government know cuts to arts, tourism, culture and heritage sectors would cause irreparable harm to their industries.
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Mar 04, 2026
A blackout hit the western half of Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions of people in Havana and beyond without power in the latest outage to affect an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves and a crumbling electric grid.
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Mar 04, 2026
Kansas City Royals third baseman Abraham Toro hit a bases-clearing double in the sixth inning as Canada rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Wednesday in an exhibition game.
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Mar 04, 2026
A school bus carrying two students collided with a tractor-trailer in Huron East Tuesday morning. Police say heavy fog reduced visibility and are reminding drivers to use extra caution.
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Mar 04, 2026
The decision is "significant" and could see changes to Ontario's sex offender registry, depending on how the appeals process plays out, says the applicant's lawyer. The province says it plans to appeal.
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Mar 04, 2026
Since November, Edmonton-born Curtis Wright has been stuck in an ICE detainment facility in Texas. Since then, his family has been pushing for his release while his case moves through the courts.
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Mar 04, 2026
U.S. prosecutors have taken steps to protect classified national security material set to be part of their case against a Pakistani man accused of plotting an attack on Jews in New York. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who previously lived in the Toronto area, is scheduled to stand trial in May.
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