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Alberta's $1B steel and aluminum industries brace for impact of U.S. tariffs

Tue, 2025-02-11 11:47

With Donald Trump once again promising to hit Canada with steep tariffs on Canada's steel and aluminum imports, much of the national focus is on the effect it could have on the massive industry in central Canada. But even in Alberta, steel exports are worth a billion dollars to the provincial economy. 

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Sask. RCMP identify victims of quadruple homicide on Carry the Kettle First Nation

Tue, 2025-02-11 09:47

Police have released the identities of the four people killed on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation in southeast Saskatchewan last week.

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Bell Canada offering severance packages to 1,200 unionized employees

Tue, 2025-02-11 09:36

Bell Canada is offering severance packages to 1,200 unionized employees, attributing the move to "unprecedented challenges" in the telecom industry, a spokesperson confirmed to CBC News on Tuesday.

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Reigning PWHL MVP Natalie Spooner to make season debut with Sceptres after injury

Tue, 2025-02-11 09:25

Spooner's return comes as Toronto suffers another injury blow, after Sarah Nurse was hurt playing for Team Canada in the Rivalry Series last week. She's been moved to long-term injury reserve and will be out 'indefinitely.'

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Tate McRae, Josh Ross lead nominees for country-loving 2025 Junos

Tue, 2025-02-11 09:00

Alberta pop sensation Tate McRae and Nashville up-and-comer Josh Ross led the list of Juno nominees released Tuesday, which highlight the rise of both country and Punjabi music in the Canadian mainstream.

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P.E.I. city with its own power company fuming over larger utility’s plan to slash power on frigid night

Tue, 2025-02-11 07:07

Though a plan to institute two-hour rolling blackouts Tuesday night has been called off, Summerside's mayor says he's not happy about how his city has been treated by Maritime Electric this week. 

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Longtime Maple Leafs PA announcer Paul Morris dies at 86

Tue, 2025-02-11 06:32

Paul Morris, who served as the Toronto Maple Leafs PA announcer for 38 years, has died. Born June 28, 1938, in Toronto, Morris spent his entire working career at Maple Leaf Gardens in the sound department as well as handling public address duties.

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We tracked N.S. power outages in 2024. There were unplanned outages nearly every day

Tue, 2025-02-11 03:00

There were more than than 4,700 outages across the province last year.

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Trudeau warns Vance about impact of U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs

Tue, 2025-02-11 02:41

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance that punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum will hurt his home state of Ohio, a senior Canadian official said. 

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Canadian veteran sues government to pay for rehab after 2023 Invictus Games injury

Tue, 2025-02-11 02:00

As athletes from 25 countries gather in B.C. this week to compete in the seventh Invictus Games, a Canadian veteran who suffered life-changing injuries in the previous games is suing the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces for $2.4 million.

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30 years under longest boil-water advisory in Canada, Neskantaga First Nation pushes for new treatment plant

Tue, 2025-02-11 02:00

Neskantaga First Nation in northwestern Ontario is marking the 30th anniversary of being under a boil-water advisory — the longest in Canada — by renewing calls to fix the crisis once and for all. As the ruling Liberals prepare for a new leader, the First Nation is ramping up efforts to get the federal government to pay for a new water treatment plant.

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Quebec's recycling is now in the hands of producers. Can they fix a broken system?

Tue, 2025-02-11 02:00

Recycling is changing in Quebec, starting with what you can put in the blue bin — and a new high-tech sorting centre in Montreal's east end. But hurdles remain in getting more of the province's recyclable materials actually recycled.

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Contractor in charge of failed Kingston causeway fix suing feds, engineering firm for $8M

Tue, 2025-02-11 02:00

The contractor hired to rehabilitate a century-old bridge in Kingston, Ont., that was demolished after the failed repair job is suing the federal government and an engineering firm that investigated the incident for more than $8 million.

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Hamilton steelworkers brace for business slowdown with Trump's 25% tariffs

Tue, 2025-02-11 02:00

Workers and unions in Hamilton, a hub for steel production in Canada, are reacting to new tariffs announced Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump. "It's going to hurt business," says Tony McLaughlin, a 34-year Stelco worker who's now in a union position.

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What this historic rural Alberta pool hall really needs is a new barber

Tue, 2025-02-11 02:00

Alberta's oldest pool hall and barbershop is on the hunt for a new barber. The historic establishment in the Village of Vilna, 150 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, has been a community fixture for more than 100 years.

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#TheMoment researchers tagged a 4.2-metre long male shark — their largest ever

Mon, 2025-02-10 20:34

Harley Newton, chief scientist for Ocearch, recounts the moment her team captured, measured, tagged and released their largest-ever male great white shark at 4.2 metres long and 750 kilograms.

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Canadian chain Peavey Mart warns of imitation scams as it closes all stores

Mon, 2025-02-10 18:25

As Canadian farm retailer Peavey Mart winds down all its stores and offers steep discounts, it is warning customers of fraudulent websites that are using the opportunity to steal personal information.

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Good for mining but bad for democracy? Why Indigenous groups in Ecuador oppose free trade deal with Canada

Mon, 2025-02-10 14:42

Ecuador’s largest Indigenous organization is vowing to fight a proposed free trade agreement with Canada. Critics say the deal favours mining corporations and could encourage human rights abuses in the ecologically and culturally diverse South American country.

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B.C. Bible college accused of mistreating trans player no longer hosting basketball provincials

Mon, 2025-02-10 14:31

An evangelical Mennonite Bible college in British Columbia that has been accused of mistreating a transgender player says it will no longer be hosting the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball provincials.

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Toronto angler reels in a rare muskie, becoming 2nd to do so in 30 years after his twin

Mon, 2025-02-10 12:43

Dylan Sampson could have never imagined a muskie would be at the end of his line in the Toronto Harbour. It was only the second recorded muskie catch in Lake Ontario fronting Toronto in the last 30 years.

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