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Canadian businesses rush to plug a gap in electric-vehicle charging: Don Pittis

The relatively small number of electric vehicles you see on the road today masks what many experts say is a disruptive revolution coming...

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After going hungry, Montreal student on mission to reduce waste, feed those in need

After going hungry, Montreal student on mission to reduce waste, feed those in need Megan Clarke knows all too well what it’s like...

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Finding Fred Christie: The legacies, big and small, of Canada’s reluctant civil rights hero

Finding Fred Christie: The legacies, big and small, of Canada’s reluctant civil rights hero Fred Christie’s name is attached to one of the...

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As was his dream, police make Hunter Straight-Smith an honorary constable at his wake

He was just three years old, but Hunter Straight-Smith already knew exactly what he wanted to do when he grew up: become a...

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Mother and daughter killed in Lachine apartment fire, another child in critical condition

A 40-year-old woman and her eight-year-old daughter have died after a fire in an apartment block in Montreal’s Lachine borough, Montreal police have confirmed....

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3-year-old stabbed in Winnipeg has died, family spokesperson says

A three-year-old boy, who was stabbed multiple times while sleeping Wednesday morning in his Winnipeg home, was taken off life-support and died on Saturday,...

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Tiny home village for veterans opens in Calgary this week

Fifteen neat little houses, with exteriors covered in wood and neutral paint, have sprung up in southeast Calgary. The buildings will house veterans in need, part...

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Baby, 3 adults sent to hospital after ‘shotgun attack’ at Winnipeg home

Winnipeg police say they’re investigating a daytime “shotgun attack” at a home that sent three adults and a baby to hospital Sunday afternoon....

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Woman dead, man airlifted to Winnipeg after house explosion in Brandon, Man.

  A woman is dead and a man was airlifted to a hospital in Winnipeg on Tuesday evening after a house exploded in...

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7 reasons Canada could escape economic doom Don Pittis

For those looking for some fresh economic bad news last week, it wasn’t hard to find. On Friday, the country that is now by some measures the...

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When ‘loyalty or death’ crumbles: Leaving gangs after 15 years in the life

CBC cannot identify the woman interviewed in this story due to a publication ban. “Beth” is an alias. Beth had been in the cells...

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Supporters, protesters to converge at Edmonton climate rally with Greta Thunberg

Vehicles carrying both climate strikers and oil and gas supporters have begun the journey north to Edmonton Friday morning, all headed for the...

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Manitoba Hydro, city crews race to clean up mess after storm pummels southwest

The cleanup continues Saturday morning after a massive October snowstorm walloped the southwestern part of the province over the last two days. The City...

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Syrian family to speak out at Toronto restaurant forced to close over online threats

  The Syrian owners of a Toronto restaurant they closed after receiving death threats are holding a news conference Thursday morning, a day...

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In Quebec, Andrew Scheer fights to erase memories of a bad debate, keep campaign hopes alive

The Conservatives began the campaign with big hopes for Quebec. They revamped their image in the province and spent months recruiting high-profile local...

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Breaking news: 1 dead, 2 injured in Washington state apartment building shooting

 A spectator was nearby from the apartment when he saw “one of the most police officer automobiles I have actually ever before seen...