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Canada, U.S. discussing potential tariff exemptions after White House prompts trade chaos; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at Canada House in London on Sunday, March 2, 2025\. Economists say the Canadian economy is poised to plunge into a recession this year if U\.S\. tariffs that took effect Tuesday morning remain in place\. President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 3, 2025\.

Canada, U.S. discussing potential tariff exemptions after White House prompts trade chaos

March 5 , 2025 at 11:48:44 a.m. EST • :

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his U.S. counterpart spoke by phone Wednesday about the ongoing trade war and their senior officials have been in constant contact throughout the day as both sides discuss a deal to temporarily lift all tariffs or possibly negotiate carve-outs for certain sectors.
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Call-centre crypto scammers unmasked as data leak exposes their schemes; A fraudster going by the name 'Mary Roberts,' working for a crypto-scam call centre based in the republic of Georgia, sent these photos to victim Marcel Deschamps from Alexandria, Ont\., in February 2024\. She pretended they were photos of her, her passport and her colleagues, but the passport photo was a fake and the personal photo was lifted from someone else's Instagram account\. \(CBC has partially blacked it out for that reason\)\.

Call-centre crypto scammers unmasked as data leak exposes their schemes

March 5 , 2025 at 03:43:47 p.m. EST • :

The scam starts with fake articles featuring celebrities. Next comes a crypto ruse, and finally, the fraudsters impersonate the authorities. More than 32,000 people have fallen victim, but now the scammers themselves have been exposed.

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Trump administration has been talking with Hamas, marking U-turn from prior U.S. policy; A military vehicle drives inside Gaza as seen from the Israeli side, at the the border between Israel and Gaza, March 5, 2025\.

Trump administration has been talking with Hamas, marking U-turn from prior U.S. policy

March 5 , 2025 at 06:07:02 p.m. EST • :

The United States broke a longstanding diplomatic taboo by holding secret talks with the militant Palestinian group Hamas on securing the release of U.S. hostages held in Gaza, sources told Reuters on Wednesday, while U.S. President Donald Trump warned of "hell to pay" should the Palestinian militant group not comply.
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World's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground near remote British island; In this handout photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey, a view of the A23a iceberg is seen from the RRS Sir David Attenborough, Antarctica, Friday, Dec\. 1, 2023\. Britain's polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world in a "lucky" encounter that enabled scientists to collect seawater samples around the colossal berg as it drifts out of Antarctic waters\. The British Antarctic Survey said Monday, Dec\. 4 that the RRS Sir David Attenborough passed the mega iceberg, known as the A23a, on Friday near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula\.

World's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground near remote British island

March 5 , 2025 at 07:01:30 p.m. EST • :

The world's largest iceberg appears to have run aground off the coast of a remote British island home to millions of penguins and seals — potentially threatening local wildlife, but also providing an opportunity for research into such rare "megabergs." 
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JD Vance goes on the offensive, and offends, for Trump; U\.S\. Vice President JD Vance stands in the House Chamber prior to U\.S\. President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress at the U\.S\. Capitol in Washington, D\.C\., U\.S\., March 4, 2025\.

JD Vance goes on the offensive, and offends, for Trump

March 5 , 2025 at 10:48:34 a.m. EST • :

Vice-presidents often toil in the shadows. Not so JD Vance, who after just six weeks in the role has managed to rankle politicians from Britain, France, Germany and Romania, as well as officials from the Catholic Church in the U.S.
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WATCH | How Liberals will vote for their next leader; The candidate debates are over, voting has begun and the winner will be announced on March 9\. But how exactly is the new leader of the Liberal Party elected\?  

March 5 , 2025 at 05:34:54 p.m. EST • :

WATCH | How Liberals will vote for their next leader

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NHL commissioner Bettman says Canada, U.S. trade war could cause league 'pain'; NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the current animosity between the Canadian and U\.S\. governments relates to a "policy issue" with people in the two countries caught in the middle and hopes it can be resolved soon\.  

March 5 , 2025 at 04:49:58 p.m. EST • :

NHL commissioner Bettman says Canada, U.S. trade war could cause league 'pain'

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PM's intelligence adviser says it's time for Canada to be 'selfish' and protect itself; Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council Office and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister, Nathalie Drouin, waits to appear as witnesses to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security \(SECU\) studying electoral interference and criminal activities in Canada by agents of the Government of India in the Parliamentary Precinct of Ottawa, on Tuesday, Oct\. 29, 2024\.  

March 5 , 2025 at 02:43:30 p.m. EST • :

PM's intelligence adviser says it's time for Canada to be 'selfish' and protect itself

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Canada 'ready and able' to join Ukraine peacekeeping force, defence minister says; A war veteran visits a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian soldiers, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine March 5, 2025\. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY  

March 5 , 2025 at 01:25:36 p.m. EST • :

Canada 'ready and able' to join Ukraine peacekeeping force, defence minister says

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The trade war is here. You'll notice it at the grocery store first; Grocery products that are made in Canada are pictured on shelves at a supermarket in Vancouver, B\.C\., Friday, Feb\. 28, 2025\.  

March 5 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

The trade war is here. You'll notice it at the grocery store first

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March 5 , 2025 at 01:17:44 p.m. EST • :

Alberta will stop buying American booze, step up efforts to buy Canadian in response to U.S. tariffs

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March 5 , 2025 at 03:20:59 p.m. EST • :

Canada will add PFAS, which are linked to cancer and other health problems, to toxic substances list

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March 5 , 2025 at 02:01:38 p.m. EST • :

Ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding still trafficking drugs while on the run, prosecutors say

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March 5 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Manitoba cancels polar bear ecotourism permits for company owned by PC leadership candidate

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March 5 , 2025 at 12:36:19 p.m. EST • :

Freeland says she'd invite Carney to be finance minister if she wins Liberal leadership

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