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How, and at what cost, could Canada catch up to Poland's defence spending?; Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk last week, where he said 'we learn much' from Tusk's government — 'including the importance of pulling our full weight in NATO\.'

How, and at what cost, could Canada catch up to Poland's defence spending?

August 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

While the public has generally been in favour of increased defence spending, the trade-offs have not been made clear.
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How Trump's deportation crackdown turned D.C.'s vibrant immigrant community into a ghost town; Normally, 14th Street NW in the Columbia Heights neighbourhood of Washington, D\.C\., is bustling with people and vendors\. But residents say migrants are afraid to go out now that U\.S\. President Donald Trump has beefed up law enforcement and deployed the National Guard in the city\.

How Trump's deportation crackdown turned D.C.'s vibrant immigrant community into a ghost town

August 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Washington, D.C., residents say the increase of law enforcement and ICE officers in the streets has spooked many Latino migrants who have stopped coming to work and sending their kids to school, fearing deportation amid the Trump administration's ongoing crackdown.
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Planting seeds among rubble — how Palestinians are desperately trying to stave off famine and starvation; Nabil Elooh crouches down to examine the small garden he planted near the camp where he lives in Gaza City\. He got the seeds from the organization Thamra, run by Leena Al Madhoun, centre, which aims to help combat starvation in the enclave\.

Planting seeds among rubble — how Palestinians are desperately trying to stave off famine and starvation

August 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

From the desperate planting of seeds in tent camps, to doctors who grapple with hunger pains during rounds, famine is taking a toll on Gaza. Members of the European Broadcasting Union, including CBC, together with journalists inside the enclave, are uniting to document how Palestinians are struggling to survive.
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How Canada's buck-toothed national emblem could help fight wildfires; Centuries ago, beavers and their pelts forged trade between European settlers and Indigenous people, while pushing settlers west\. Now, this industrious animal may hold the key in preventing drought and slowing wildfires in an age of climate extremes\.

How Canada's buck-toothed national emblem could help fight wildfires

August 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

New research out of the western U.S. suggests dams and ponds built by beavers can slow floods, store water and even create green firebreaks in wildfire-prone landscapes.
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Company behind Jack Daniel's says Canadian boycott is 'significant' as sales drop 62%; A Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation employee is shown removing bottles of Jack Daniel's whisky from a store shelf earlier this year after the NSLC pulled American alcohol from its shelves as part of Canada's response to U\.S\. President Donald Trump's tariffs\.

Company behind Jack Daniel's says Canadian boycott is 'significant' as sales drop 62%

August 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The parent company of American alcohol producers such as Jack Daniel's whisky and Woodford Reserve bourbon says sales to Canada dropped 62 per cent during the latest fiscal quarter compared to a year ago, as American alcohol remains off the shelves in many Canadian provinces.
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Canada in a 'waiting game' as Trump tariffs case likely headed for U.S. Supreme Court; U\.S\. appeals court finds Trump tariffs unlawful, setting up likely Supreme Court showdown  

August 29 , 2025 at 06:22:47 p.m. EDT • :

Canada in a 'waiting game' as Trump tariffs case likely headed for U.S. Supreme Court

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Plug-in balcony solar panels could mean cheaper power. But Canada needs to get on board first; Plug-in solar panels, like this one seen on the side of a house in Baltimore, Md\., are an increasingly popular means of generating small amounts of electricity to power appliances and other devices\.  

August 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Plug-in balcony solar panels could mean cheaper power. But Canada needs to get on board first

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Customers started calling a B.C. couple at home asking for help with their barbecues. They decided to help; Jim Klassen is now an Honorary Customer Service Ambassador for Napoleon Grills\.  

August 30 , 2025 at 09:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Customers started calling a B.C. couple at home asking for help with their barbecues. They decided to help

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Sixties Scoop survivor from New Zealand comes home to Manitoba; A man with a blaknet around him with his arm around an older woman\.  

August 28 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Sixties Scoop survivor from New Zealand comes home to Manitoba

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Poilievre's idea to amend Criminal Code wouldn't help Canadians acting in self-defence, law experts say; Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to the media in Brampton, Ont\., on Friday, proposing his idea to amend Canada's Criminal Code so use of force against a person who illegally enters a home and poses a threat to those inside is presumed reasonable\.  

August 29 , 2025 at 09:37:37 p.m. EDT • :

Poilievre's idea to amend Criminal Code wouldn't help Canadians acting in self-defence, law experts say

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August 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Canada is strengthening defence ties with Finland and Sweden. What can they teach us?

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August 29 , 2025 at 05:51:46 p.m. EDT • :

Woman being sued for calling four others 'pretendians' says she's protecting identity

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August 30 , 2025 at 10:52:31 a.m. EDT • :

Houthis in Yemen say PM of rebel-controlled government killed in Israeli airstrike

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August 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

I'm travelling while I still can. Because one day, my disability may hold me back

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August 29 , 2025 at 01:44:21 p.m. EDT • :

Big shakeups coming to SNL as four cast members exit the sketch show

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