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Gatineau, Que. group launches petition after NHL blocks organizers from hosting Habs watch party

47 min 51 sec ago

A Gatineau group has launched a petition after the NHL wouldn’t let the Canadiens game be broadcast at the Slush Puppie Centre in Gatineau because the arena overlaps with the Ottawa Senators’ territory.

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Cross Country Checkup: Are you rethinking holiday travel with tight budgets, and flight chaos?

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 23:06

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has set an October vote on whether Alberta should remain in Canada or begin the legal path toward a binding separation referendum. What's at stake for you?

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Western premiers to meet in Alberta amid pipeline tensions between Smith and Eby

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 18:01
David Eby and Danielle Smith sit at a table behind microphones, with provincial flags in the background

Premiers representing the western provinces will gather in Kananaskis for a two-day meeting starting Monday. Both B.C. Premier David Eby and Alberta Danielle Smith have said it could be a little awkward.

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Camping in B.C. this summer? Here are the places visitors have liked ... and haven't

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 17:00
A wooded campsite with some camping chairs and a firepit in the foreground and a yellow and a blue tent in the background.

CBC News requested visitor satisfaction surveys and crunched the numbers on what people like and don’t like about every B.C. Parks campground to help campers, and potential campers, know before they go.

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Details of potential U.S.-Iran deal begin to emerge after Trump announces progress

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 16:08
A man in a suit stands at a lectern with several American flags behind him.

The potential deal will include Iran’s commitment that it won’t pursue a nuclear weapon, and Tehran agreed to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, according to two regional officials.

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Vancouver isn’t shipping unhoused people to Prince George for World Cup, officials say. But rumours persist

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 16:00
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The belief that unhoused people are being paid and provided buses to travel from Vancouver to other communities across British Columbia ahead of the World Cup has taken such a hold in Prince George that the city and multiple councillors have officially come forward to dispel the rumour.

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Dean Penney found guilty of murdering his estranged wife

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 15:44
A man wearing a blue shirt stands in a prisoner's box in a courtroom. He's holding a yellow legal pad.

A 12-person jury has found Dean Penney guilty of first-degree murder in relation to the disappearance of his estranged wife, Jennifer Hillier-Penney, in 2016.

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Weather experts concerned about public safety as Environment Canada disbands radar research team

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 14:00
A woman smiles at the camera and sits at a microphone. She has a weather radar on her computer screen behind her.

From hail sizes to wind speeds, weather radars help Environment and Climate Change Canada track storms and issue public warnings. But the organization has recently disbanded its radar research team. Meanwhile, it's begun leaning on AI to help make forecasting more accurate. Weather experts say the changes will affect the country.

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Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 12:46
Falling down buildings

Russia first used the multiple-warhead Oreshnik on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in November 2024. It was used a second time in January in the western Lviv region.

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Building under construction in the Philippines collapses with 24 surviving and 21 missing

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 12:27
Building collapse

Rescuers including firefighters, police and disaster-response teams used their hands and sniffer dogs in a dangerous scramble to search for the trapped survivors.

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Rescuers race to find survivors after deadly Chinese coal mine blast

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 12:20
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Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a thorough investigation and accountability of those responsible, after the deadly gas explosion happened Friday evening at the Liushenyu coal mine in the province of Shanxi.

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Multiple deaths after bomb explodes near railway track in southwest Pakistan

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 12:15
Aftermath of bombed train

The attack happened in an area where security forces are usually stationed, badly damaging several nearby buildings and smashing vehicles parked along the road, according to witnesses and images circulating on social media.

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How the kindness of Canadians helped a marathon champion adjust to new life in Niagara Falls, Ont.

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 11:00
A woman and a man stand on a deck.

Philes Ongori can run like the wind, but not just when she's blasting past the competition at marathons. Her life has been moving at a blistering place for the better part of three years, since she and her husband moved to Canada as asylum seekers, leaving their children behind in Kenya.

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Do old buildings give you the creeps? New research could explain haunted feelings

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 11:00
A light is scene at the end of a old, institutional hallway with checkered flooring.

Rodney Schmaltz, a psychology professor at MacEwan University in Edmonton, is interested in why some people believe in the paranormal. He and his colleagues studied the effect of infrasound on the body and mind.

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Over $5M in donations flowed in after the Lapu-Lapu Day attack. Here's where it went

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 11:00
Stuffed toys and flowers adorn a table at an anniversary memorial for car-ramming victims at a Filipino festival in Vancouver.

Several charities and 29 GoFundMe campaigns raised more than $5.5 million for those affected by the Lapu-Lapu Day Festival attack. As some survivors criticize a lack of consultation and ongoing support, one charity expert says direct cash transfers to victims is a proven strategy to maximize impact after a tragedy.

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Poilievre comes out swinging against CRTC's 'Netflix tax,' says it could derail U.S. trade talks

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 11:00
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he wants the prime minister to overrule the CRTC's decision to squeeze more money out of U.S. web giants to pay for Canadian culture content.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding Prime Minister Mark Carney step in and overrule the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as it forces mostly American web giants pay more to fund homegrown programming.

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Trump’s man in Ottawa doesn't understand why Canadians are so frustrated right now

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 11:00
A man in a suit with a tie sitting in front of an American flag.

U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra sat down with Radio-Canada earlier this week to talk tariffs, booze bans, military spending and more.

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Outgoing Gov. Gen. says criticisms levelled against her French abilities were unfair

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 11:00
Mary Simon

Outgoing Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says the criticisms levelled against her over her ability to speak French were "unfair" and it ultimately did not impede her connecting with Canadians while in the role.

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E-bike battery fires are a hazard across Canada. These companies are pitching solutions

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 11:00
A man on an ebike with a food delivery bag on his back stands in front of yellow and black lockers on a street corner

Fires and explosions from lithium batteries for e-bikes have led to millions in damage and even deaths across Canada. Fire chiefs have voiced concerns and e-bikes face bans in some buildings and transit. Two companies say they have a safer solution, with added benefits for e-bike riders.

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What centuries-old whaler logs can tell us about why bowheads struggle today

Sun, 05/24/2026 - 11:00
A yellowing logbook shows details of whaling voyages including pictures of whale tails.

Tens of thousands of old logbooks from the 18th and 19th centuries reveal the scope and scale of how industrial whaling nearly wiped out bowhead whales. But they also show why some modern-day populations are surviving better than others.

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