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Feds top up winemakers with $177M to help sector adapt to climate change, cost increases

The federal government is extending a program aimed at helping wine makers become more resilient in the face of challenges such as climate...

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Fake websites for real companies are scamming Canadian consumers and businesses

Avoiding online scams is nothing new for many Canadians, but companies and anti-fraud professionals are warning consumers to watch for fake listings on search...

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Talk about chilling out: How Signal Hill and the ocean keep these swimmers active in winter

The Coldwater Cowgals swim all winter long. (Ted Dillon/CBC) It’s hard to beat a hot summer day in Newfoundland and Labrador. When the...

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Montreal police spending keeps surging over budget. What are we paying for?

Another year, another hike in Montreal police spending. In the past decade, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) has consistently gone in the...

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Covered Bridge Potato Chips factory in Hartland burns down

Firefighters from several departments have converged to battle a fire at Covered Bridge Potato Chips factory in Hartland, a major employer in the New...

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B.C.’s top court rejects province’s attempt to appeal pause of public drug use law

B.C.’s top court has rejected the provincial government’s attempt to appeal a pause imposed during a legal challenge of a law restricting illicit...

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Calls for more signage after dog’s legs get caught in 3 traps

WARNING: This story contains graphic images of a dog’s legs stuck in traps. Calls for better signage indicating where traps are located are...

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This Air Canada employee found a passenger’s lost phone — then it disappeared

Olu Awoseyi remembers that sinking feeling after boarding a plane that he didn’t have his three-month-old, pricey Samsung phone.  Awoseyi, his wife and...

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She’s left with a concrete slab and $140K out of pocket after conflict with a contractor

An Ottawa-area woman says she’s at risk of losing her home, alleging that a dispute with a contractor — now charged with fraud...

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3,000 York University academic workers go on strike

Some 3,000 academic workers at York University walked off the job Monday after the union representing them and the school failed to reach...

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This Niagara man died last year fighting for Ukraine. His mom is on a mission to spread his message

Every day for the past year, Lynn Baxter has been writing letters to her son in a journal. Cole Zelenco, her 21-year-old son...

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New inquest targets cause of Saskatchewan mass killer Myles Sanderson’s death after his arrest

One major question remains after a public inquest spent weeks examining the stabbing massacre at James Smith Cree Nation: How did the killer...

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Ontario developers deny they’re feeding housing crisis by sitting on land

Developers are pushing back against claims that they’re slowing the pace of new home construction in Ontario by sitting on land that’s already...

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5 tent encampments are closing. What happens next?

It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and...

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Muslim groups say MPs won’t be welcome in mosques until they call for Gaza ceasefire

With Ramadan just around the corner, a national Muslim organization and several local congregations are warning members of Parliament they won’t be welcome in their mosques...

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Men are more likely than women to want kids, study says. But has that always been true?

Who wants to have a baby these days, anyway? Media and pop culture often portray young women as baby-seeking, family-craving, biological clock-ticking time bombs. (Think...