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Pro-Palestinian protesters call out Canadian arms transfers to Israel

April 12 , 2025 at 07:12:01 p.m. EDT • :

Hundreds of protesters gathered on Parliament Hill Saturday, accusing the federal government of backtracking on its pledge to halt arms transfers to Israel and urging politicians to make foreign policy a central issue in the election campaign.

For these local confectioners, Canadian pride is best served sweet

April 13 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

CBC's Jodie Applewaithe visited several stores around Ottawa-Gatineau that are taking a stand against U.S. tariffs and annexation threats.

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Homan's comeback falls short as Switzerland's Tirinzoni wins women's Grand Slam final in Toronto

April 13 , 2025 at 04:16:58 p.m. EDT • :

Canada's Rachel Homan fell 5-4 to Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni in the women's curling final of the AMJ Players' Championship on Sunday.

Liberal operatives planted 'stop the steal' buttons at conservative conference

April 13 , 2025 at 12:47:22 p.m. EDT • :

Two Liberal Party staffers attended last week's Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference where they planted buttons that used Trump-style language and highlighted division within the Conservative Party.

Ontario family seeks help finding son who disappeared in Mont-Tremblant in February

April 13 , 2025 at 01:14:55 p.m. EDT • :

Liam Toman, 22, went missing at around 3 a.m. on Feb. 2 after leaving a bar in the ski village north of Montreal after a night of dinner and drinks with friends. He was caught on CCTV walking toward his hotel, but never went inside.