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Co-accused in couple's Ontario murder trial testifies she wasn't prepared to deal with boy's high needs

CBC Canadian Headlines - 49 min 59 sec ago

Becky Hamber has testified for the first time at the weeks-long murder trial that has already seen co-accused Brandy Cooney take the witness box. Hamber told Milton, Ont., court Monday that she struggled to care for the 12-year-old boy who died and his brother who were in their care, but she wanted the best for them.

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Judge sends Saskatoon bus driver to jail for driving drunk with 52 kids on board

CBC Canadian Headlines - 51 min 45 sec ago

A Saskatoon judge says a bus driver who mixed alcohol and pain killers while driving a charter bus with 52 children aboard posed an "outrageous" risk.

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Greenpeace calls for more transparency from Canada's largest pulp and paper company

CBC Canadian Headlines - 1 hour 37 min ago

Environmental group Greenpeace is calling for more transparency from Domtar, saying it has received millions of dollars in government funding without providing the public with details of how that money is being used or sharing its plans for the future of Canada's forests.

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Yukon earthquake reveals a fault line hidden beneath glaciers

CBC Canadian Headlines - 2 hours 39 min ago

An earthquake which struck near the Alaska-Yukon border last month has revealed a fault line hidden beneath ice, drawing international research interest.

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Air Canada worker trapped in baggage hold of Toronto-to-Moncton plane freed before takeoff

CBC Canadian Headlines - 3 hours 29 min ago

An Air Canada Rouge flight 1502 was taxiing toward the runway last month at Toronto Pearson Airport when passengers heard banging and cries for help from below.

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N.S. community gathers to remember 'kind, empathetic' boy who died in dog attack

CBC Canadian Headlines - 3 hours 30 min ago

Family of Drew Nickerson, 13, has received messages of support from across Canada following his death.

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Average asking rents fell to just over $2K in December — their lowest in more than 2 years

CBC Canadian Headlines - 3 hours 31 min ago

Asking rents in Canada fell 2.3 per cent year-over-year in December to an average of $2,060, marking a full calendar year of declines as prices reached their lowest level in 30 months.

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Road salt shortage forces Ontario cities to put different de-icing plans on their plates

CBC Canadian Headlines - 3 hours 49 min ago

An early winter and more extreme weather have made road salt a hot commodity, with the early winter and harsher weather creating shortages, and many cities and communities adjusting their approach to de-icing roads and sidewalks. The world’s largest underground salt mine, which is in Goderich, Ont., says it's working round the clock to try to meet demand.

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Conservatives accuse Liberals of 'kowtowing to Beijing' as 2 MPs cut Taiwan trip short

CBC Canadian Headlines - 4 hours 11 min ago

The federal Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of rewarding "Beijing's intimidation" after some parliamentarians on a trip to Taiwan decided to return earlier than planned.

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Calgary water main repair update

CBC Canadian Headlines - 4 hours 20 min ago

City officials provide an update on repair work to the Bearspaw south water feeder main.

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Manitoba Tories suspend board member over online comments following fatal ICE shooting

CBC Canadian Headlines - 4 hours 20 min ago

The Tories are distancing themselves from a board member over social media comments he made after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot an American woman in Minneapolis.

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Manitoba stands with Minnesota, Kinew says after woman fatally shot by ICE agent

CBC Canadian Headlines - 4 hours 30 min ago

Premier Wab Kinew is voicing solidarity with Minnesotans after a woman was shot dead in Minneapolis by a U.S. immigration officer last week, setting off days of protests.

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Good Samaritan rescues driver after car flies off bridge in Gatineau, Que.

CBC Canadian Headlines - 5 hours 51 min ago

A roofer from Chelsea, Que., who saw a car fly off the Draveurs Bridge over the Gatineau River was amazed the driver survived.

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Carney to meet with Coastal First Nations in B.C., expected to talk major projects: source

CBC Canadian Headlines - 5 hours 56 min ago

Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to northern B.C. to meet with Coastal First Nations on Tuesday before departing for China, a government official confirmed to CBC News.

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