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Apr 29, 2025

Senators beat Leafs to stave off elimination again, cut Battle of Ontario deficit to 3-2
The Senators won't go away in the Battle of Ontario. Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for the first playoff shutout of his career as Ottawa edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Tuesday to cut the deficit in the teams' first-round matchup to 3-2.



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Apr 29, 2025

Dorm-mate's 911 call failed to mention drugs, inquest into UVic student's fatal overdose death hears
The dorm-mate who called 911 after also snorting the fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed 18-year-old Sidney McIntyre-Starko did not immediately inform first responders they had taken drugs.



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Apr 29, 2025

The National | Carney's Liberals win a minority
April 29, 2025 | Canadian voters deliver a divided political shakeup with Mark Carney's Liberals projected to form a minority government, a historically high Conservative vote share and a decimated NDP.



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Apr 29, 2025

Rick Tocchet steps away as Vancouver Canucks head coach after turbulent season
Rick Tocchet will not return as the Vancouver Canucks head coach next season. The NHL team announced the news on Tuesday, saying Tocchet has chosen to step away after discussions with the team and management.



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Apr 29, 2025

Oilers win 3-1 in Game 5 to take series lead against Kings
Mattias Janmark scored the tiebreaking goal at 7:12 of the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 Tuesday night for their third consecutive victory and a 3-2 lead in their first-round series.



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Apr 29, 2025

12 Indigenous candidates elected in 2025 federal election
Twelve First Nations, Inuit or Métis people were elected as the ballot count continues on Tuesday in the 2025 general election.



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Apr 29, 2025

Conservatives must find middle ground between West, urban ridings in East: political scientist
The Conservatives again dominated federal election ridings in Saskatchewan and Alberta, but it wasn't enough to form government. Justin Leifso, an assistant professor in political studies at the University of Victoria, says rumblings of western alienation will continue.



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Apr 29, 2025

Mark Carney offered some change. Albertans wanted more. Now what will they demand from him?
New prime minister offered more oil-and-gas-friendly policies than Trudeau. Danielle Smith and Alberta clearly favoured what Poilievre offered, and will keep pursuing that.



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Apr 29, 2025

Man rescued twice from Japan's Mount Fuji had returned to search for his cellphone
A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope to search for his cellphone and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said Monday.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 29, 2025

Class action lawsuit over housing on First Nations in court this week
A class action lawsuit against Canada for failing to provide adequate housing on First Nations land is being heard in Federal Court this week in Winnipeg.



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Apr 29, 2025

Why a majority or minority Liberal government is still too close to call
While the Liberals have won government, the CBC Decision Desk has not yet projected whether Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority or a majority government because a handful of races across the country remain too close to call. 



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Apr 29, 2025

Kneecap: Breaking down the controversies swirling around the Irish hip-hop trio
Ireland's Kneecap apologized after footage emerged of one of the trio appearing to say 'Kill your local MP' during a performance in 2023. The group has caused a firestorm this month, beginning with a Coachella set that included provocative statements about the war in Gaza.



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Apr 29, 2025

Thunderbolts*: MCU's first sign of life in years is obsessed with death
Thunderbolts*, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's most recent offering, is a refreshingly direct film for a franchise that has offered a string of duds.



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Apr 29, 2025

Hamilton police officer accused of raping colleague says their affair was consensual
The defence lawyer for a Hamilton police officer accused of sexually assaulting a colleague spent much of Monday portraying the relationship between the two as a consensual, if clandestine, affair.



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Apr 29, 2025

Spain, Portugal turn power back on, seek answers after one of Europe's worst outages
Electricity was restored to almost all of Spain and Portugal on Tuesday morning following a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian Peninsula, but the cause of the blackouts remained a mystery.



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Apr 29, 2025

Amazon launches first batch of Kuiper internet satellites to compete with SpaceX's Starlink
Amazon's first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit on Monday might, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks.



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Apr 29, 2025

Bus driver in Laval, Que., daycare crash found not criminally responsible
Pierre Ny St-Amand, the 53-year-old man who crashed a bus into a daycare in Laval, Que., has been found not criminally responsible for his actions.



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Apr 29, 2025

Quebec bus driver in fatal daycare crash found not criminally responsible
Pierre Ny St-Amand, the 53-year-old man who crashed a bus into a daycare in Laval, Que., has been found not criminally responsible for his actions.



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Apr 29, 2025

Here's who won the Civix Student Vote




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Apr 29, 2025

Cardinal convicted of embezzlement won't participate in conclave for Pope Francis's successor
Angelo Becciu, the Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope that will be held in the Sistine Chapel next week following the death of Pope Francis.



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Apr 29, 2025

Trump says order to soften auto tariffs' impact will give a 'little relief' to industry
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to soften the blow of his auto tariffs on Tuesday with a mix of credits and relief from other levies on materials, and his trade team touted its first deal with a foreign trading partner, developments that eased investor worries about Trump's erratic trade policies.



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Apr 29, 2025

Trump set to give auto industry some relief from tariffs following pushback from the industry
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on auto tariffs on Tuesday, which the Commerce Department says will limit some overlapping duties and give auto makers credits for value of vehicles assembled in the U.S.



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Apr 29, 2025

Trump set to give auto sector some relief from tariffs following pushback from the industry
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on auto tariffs on Tuesday, which the Commerce Department says will limit some overlapping duties and give auto makers credits for value of vehicles assembled in the U.S.



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Apr 29, 2025

Trump will sign an executive order on auto industry tariffs today, White House says
Sources told The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the development yesterday, that the move would mean car companies paying tariffs would not be charged other levies, such as those on steel and aluminum, and that reimbursements would be given for such tariffs that were already paid.



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Apr 29, 2025

Canadian man arrested after death of ex-NHLer whose neck was cut by a skate won't face charges in U.K.
Adam Johnson played for the Nottingham Panthers and died shortly after his neck had been sliced in a collision with Sheffield Steelers defenceman Matt Petgrave during a game on Oct. 28, 2023.



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Apr 29, 2025

Canadian man arrested after death of ex-NHLer whose neck was cut by skate won't face charges in U.K.
Adam Johnson played for the Nottingham Panthers and died shortly after his neck had been sliced in a collision with Sheffield Steelers defenceman Matt Petgrave during a game on Oct. 28, 2023.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 29, 2025

Mark Carney wins, a country divided
Mark Carney will be the next prime minister of Canada, but now faces the prospect of governing a country still facing serious political divides.



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Apr 29, 2025

Trump knows exactly what he just triggered in Canada
Trump will soon negotiate the trade and security arrangement with Canada. His negotiating counter-party: Mark Carney, the leader of a seemingly moribund political party revived in a backlash against him.



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Apr 29, 2025

Scientists skeptical about recent claims that signs of life were possibly detected on exoplanet
Remember those claims that signs of life may have been detected on an exoplanet? Scientists have been skeptical about the claim, and now new, independent research is adding to that skepticism.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 29, 2025

The evidence so far, what's next as sex assault trial of 5 ex-world junior hockey players continues
The five former world junior hockey teammates charged with sexual assault sat with their respective legal teams, watching as video at a bar and photos of them showing off their championship rings were presented as evidence and a detective testified. That was the first day of proceeding for the eight-week jury trial set to continue this morning, and CBC will continue to bring you live coverage.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 29, 2025

Carney dances to Down With Webster after election win
Celebrating his election victory — Liberal Leader Mark Carney danced to the song he often ended his rallies with: Time to Win by Down With Webster.



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Apr 29, 2025

Bloc's fortunes slip as Liberals make gains in Quebec
The Bloc Québécois watched its fortunes slip as the Liberals made gains in Quebec on Monday, with the sovereigntist party projected to lose about one-third of the seats it held prior to the election. 



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Apr 29, 2025

Green co-leader Elizabeth May holds B.C. seat for 5th term
The Green Party of Canada's flagship federal seat, occupied by B.C. parliamentarian Elizabeth May since 2011, will remain in the control of the party's co-leader after a decisive victory on Monday night.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 29, 2025

Liberal gains in Quebec help clinch federal election victory
With some seats still too close to call as of early Tuesday morning, the Liberals appeared poised to win 43 seats in Quebec. In 2015, when the party won a sweeping majority under leader Justin Trudeau, they won 40.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

'I lost my legal right to vote': Booths closed early — or didn't open at all — in some Nunavik villages
CBC has heard from residents in at least five Nunavik villages who say booths closed hours early, or didn't open at all.



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Apr 28, 2025

Trump administration probes Harvard University and its Law Review
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday said it was probing whether Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review violated civil rights laws when the journal's editors fast-tracked consideration of an article written by a member of a racial minority.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Trump signs executive order to crack down on sanctuary cities
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that targeted "sanctuary cities" and threatened to withhold federal funding from cities and states that don't co-operate with federal immigration enforcement measures.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Accused in Vancouver Lapu-Lapu Day festival killings grappled with family loss in months before tragedy
The Vancouver man accused of murdering eight people by ploughing a vehicle into a crowded street celebration on Saturday night had been grappling for months with the impact of his brother's murder.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Inquest into UVic student overdose hears heart-wrenching testimony from mother
Dr. Caroline McIntyre said the university 'lied' and published 'completely false' information about its response to her daughter Sidney McIntyre-Starko's overdose on campus.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Did Roman gladiators really fight animals? This one has the bite marks to prove it
Ancient texts and modern movies alike depict the Roman Empire as a society that pitted men against animals for bloodsport. But remains unearthed in England are the first physical evidence of human-animal combat in ancient Rome.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Canada's 45th federal election in pictures
Canadians have cast their ballots in a pivotal federal election, and CBC News has projected a Liberal government that will lead the country through a trade battle with the United States.



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Apr 28, 2025

Peace Bridge duty-free shop goes into receivership as cross-border travel plummets
A judge is ordering the duty-free shop at Canada's second-busiest border crossing into receivership as it struggles to pay off millions of dollars in debt and overdue rent.



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Apr 28, 2025

Your guide to Eurovision 2025
Here's everything you need to know about Eurovision, where acts from 37 countries vie for the continent's musical crown in a song contest that has been likened to a pop Olympics, complete with triumph, tears and geopolitical rivalries.



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Apr 28, 2025

Opening arguments begin at state trial of 3 ex-police officers charged with murder of Tyre Nichols
Three former Memphis police officers were frustrated, angry and full of adrenaline when they fatally beat Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023, a prosecutor said Monday during opening arguments in their trial on second-degree murder charges.



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Apr 28, 2025

Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease, notes his Alzheimer's and prolonged fasting
The main cause of Gene Hackman's death was heart disease, but the 95-year-old actor was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Death toll from Iran port explosion rises to 70
Iran finally extinguished a fire Monday at a southern port that was rocked by an explosion over the weekend as the death toll rose to at least 70 people killed, authorities said. Local news reports raised more questions about the cause of Saturday;s blast at the Shahid Rajaei port near Bandar Abbas.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Paramedic who tended to dying cop to face cross-examination in Alain Bellefeuille's murder trial
The trial of a man who killed a police officer and wounded two others after a wellness check in Bourget, Ont., erupted in gunfire on May 11, 2023, continues this week after hearing evidence from a paramedic, a forensic identification officer, and an officer who arrested the accused.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Drag performer Jiggly Caliente, known for RuPaul's Drag Race and Pose, dead at 44
Bianca Castro-Arabejo, known for her work as drag performer Jiggly Caliente on RuPaul's Drag Race, died Sunday at age 44, just days after her family reported that she'd been hospitalized with an infection.   



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Photos of ex-world junior hockey players flashing championship rings shown at sex assault trial
The trial against five former world junior hockey players begins Monday morning after the judge declared a mistrial and selected a new jury Friday.



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Apr 28, 2025

Israel flattens remains of Rafah ruins as latest strikes on Gaza hit 3 homes
Israel's army is flattening the remaining ruins of the city of Rafah on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, residents say, in what they fear is a part of a plan to herd the population into confinement in a giant camp on the barren ground.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Toronto gynecologist linked to infection exposure resigns from college amid investigations
A Toronto doctor under investigation after thousands of people were potentially exposed to blood-borne infections at her gynecology office has resigned from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, CBC News has learned.



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Apr 28, 2025

Trial begins over 2016 Paris jewel heist in which Kim Kardashian was tied up, robbed
A trial has started in Paris over the 2016 heist in which armed robbers tied up Kim Kardashian in her bedroom and stole millions of dollars' worth of jewelry during Fashion Week.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

New sexual assault trial for 5 former world junior hockey players begins in London, Ont.
The trial against five former world junior hockey players begins Monday morning after the judge declared a mistrial and selected a new jury Friday.



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Apr 28, 2025

European officials probe cause of hourslong power outages in Spain, Portugal
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Monday that a 'strong oscillation' in the power grid led to the huge outage that struck Spain, Portugal and parts of France, but that the cause was still being determined.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Spain, Portugal hit by major power outage expected to last hours
A major power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, including their capitals, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines.



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Apr 28, 2025

Gaza aid blockade imposed by Israel contested in International Court of Justice hearings
UN and Palestinian representatives at the International Court of Justice accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into Gaza, on the first day of hearings about Israel's obligations to facilitate aid deliveries.



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Apr 28, 2025

Russia announces 3-day Ukraine war ceasefire next week for WW II commemoration
The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the full cessation of hostilities in the Ukraine war on "humanitarian grounds" as Russia celebrates the Victory Day over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.



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Apr 28, 2025

Houthis blame U.S. for airstrike they say killed at least 68 people at migrant detention centre
Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Monday that a U.S. airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Meet Root, the turtle with a mobility aid made of Lego




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Apr 28, 2025

N.B. premier's internal trade moves don't touch industry protection
Premier Susan Holt's bold talk about "eliminating" and "tearing down" interprovincial trade barriers still has a long way to go before it catches up with economic reality.



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Apr 28, 2025

Doctor operating Ontario safer supply clinics billed OHIP $2.5M last year
A doctor running a network of addiction clinics across Ontario, including an Ottawa location that offers safer opioid supply, is billing OHIP millions per year.



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Apr 28, 2025

Years after my concussion, I still struggle to process sounds
Living with auditory processing disorder means the ears can hear and take in the sounds around you, but the information the brain gets doesn't make sense, writes Jessica Sunter in this First Person column.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 28, 2025

Oilers rally late to beat Kings 4-3 in OT
For the second game in a row, the Edmonton Oilers have managed to stage a stunning comeback to keep their playoff hopes alive.



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Apr 27, 2025

Habs pushed to the brink in 5-2 loss to the Capitals
Andrew Mangiapane scored the go-ahead goal with 3:37 remaining in the third period as the Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday.



CBC Top Stories
Apr 27, 2025

5 takeaways from where party leaders travelled on the campaign trail
If you want to understand the federal parties' campaign strategies, it helps to follow the leader.



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Apr 27, 2025

Quebec must recognize families with more than 2 parents, Superior Court rules
A group of families that feature more than two parents each scored a partial but significant legal victory in court after a judge ruled that Quebec's Civil Code must be amended to give those families legal recognition.



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Apr 27, 2025

Iran president visits injured, calls for probe into port explosion that killed dozens
While Iran's military sought to deny the delivery of ammonium perchlorate from China, new videos emerged showing an apocalyptic scene at the still-smouldering port.



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Apr 27, 2025

Russia hits Ukraine with massive drone attack, as Trump doubts Putin's desire for peace
Russia launched a sweeping drone assault and airstrikes across Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least four people, officials said, after U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt over Russian President Vladimir Putin's willingness to end the war.



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Apr 27, 2025

Is the race narrowing in Poilievre's own riding? Here's what residents think
As reports emerge of a tightening race in Pierre Poilievre's Ottawa-area riding, Liberal and Conservative supporters are confident of their respective candidate's chances of winning.



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Apr 27, 2025

Lebanon, UN condemn latest Israeli strike on Beirut as undermining ceasefire
A huge plume of smoke billowed over the area after the strike, which hit what looked like a metal tent situated between two buildings, according to an Associated Press photographer on the ground.



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Apr 27, 2025

Vancouver tragedy casts a pall on final day of election campaign
The final day of the federal election campaign took on a sombre tone as the leaders reacted to the deaths of nine people at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver Saturday night.



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Apr 27, 2025

This B.C. woman is internet-famous for chopping wood. So, she wrote a book about it
After three years of sharing her passion for chopping wood online, Nicole Coenen has released a book all about wood and how to chop it, titled Axe in Hand: A Woodchopper's Guide to Blades, Wood and Fire.



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Apr 27, 2025

TikTok tricks; U.S. ban on artificial food dyes: CBC's Marketplace Cheat Sheet
CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.



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Apr 27, 2025

This region nearly ran out of water. Locals and experts say other Canadian towns should pay attention
In 2022, B.C.'s Sunshine Coast declared a state of emergency because of drought, the first of its kind in the country. Experts warn it's a situation that other regions will face in the coming years, particularly as the climate continues to change.



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Apr 27, 2025

Trump tariffs could throw off Ford's path to balanced Ontario budget
U.S. President Donald Trump's chaotic trade war will loom large over Doug Ford's provincial budget, with experts saying billions in financial aid to impacted workers and businesses will throw a wrench in the premier's plan to balance Ontario's books next year.



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Apr 27, 2025

Why Quebec could once again tip the balance in this federal election
The shadow cast by Trump has loomed large in Quebec, where the Liberals are hoping to make big gains at the expense of the Bloc Québécois.



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Apr 27, 2025

I work in forestry. I feel torn as a voter between my livelihood and climate action
Sager Bradley knows that climate action comes with a cost, both to governments and to taxpayers. But even though emissions policies could affect his paycheque, he wants to see federal action — because he doesn't want a future of smoke-filled summer skies.



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Apr 27, 2025

Most of the victims in Vancouver's Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy were female, police say




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Apr 27, 2025

Mayor, police holding news conference on Vancouver festival tragedy




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Apr 27, 2025

Man charged in deadly Lapu-Lapu Day festival rampage was under Mental Health Act supervision




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Apr 27, 2025

School counsellor among 11 people killed in car ramming at Vancouver's Lapu-Lapu Day festival




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Apr 27, 2025

School counsellor among 11 people killed when an SUV drove into Vancouver's Lapu-Lapu Day festival




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Apr 27, 2025

Several people killed after SUV rams into Vancouver street festival




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Apr 27, 2025

Several people killed, others injured after vehicle drives into Vancouver street festival crowd




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Apr 27, 2025

9 dead, more than 20 injured after driver slams into Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival crowd




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Apr 27, 2025

9 people killed after SUV rams into Vancouver street festival




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Apr 27, 2025

3 members of family from Colombia died in B.C. festival attack, says son




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Apr 27, 2025

11 killed in Lapu Lapu Day crowd ranged in age from 5 to 65, Vancouver police say




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Apr 27, 2025

'Darkest day in Vancouver's history,' interim police chief says of deadly car ramming at Filipino festival




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Apr 27, 2025

'Darkest day in Vancouver's history,' interim police chief says of deadly car-ramming at Filipino festival




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Apr 27, 2025

Blood donations pour in for victims of Vancouver's Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy




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Apr 27, 2025

Father, mother, daughter, 5, killed in Vancouver festival attack, leave son behind




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Apr 27, 2025

Vancouver police to provide update on Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy




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Apr 27, 2025

Suspect charged with 8 counts of murder in Lapu Lapu festival tragedy, court records show




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Apr 27, 2025

Suspect charged with 8 counts of murder in Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy




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Apr 27, 2025

Suspect charged with 8 counts of murder in Vancouver festival tragedy




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Apr 27, 2025

Suspect charged with 8 counts of murder in Vancouver's Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy




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Apr 27, 2025

Several people killed, others injured after vehicle drives into Vancouver street festival crowd: police
Vancouver police say several people have been killed and multiple others injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd at a street festival Saturday evening.



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Apr 26, 2025

Manitoba Progressive Conservatives choose Obby Khan as new party leader
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives have narrowly selected Fort Whyte MLA Obby Khan to serve as the party's new leader.



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Apr 26, 2025

Hundreds of Americans accept B.C. man's social media invite to visit Canada
Months after a British Columbia man's social media invite to Americans went viral, hundreds showed up in Nanaimo, B.C., over the weekend to show their support for Canada.



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