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'These guys just looked at the crowd and opened fire,' Toronto police say after Scarborough pub mass shooting; Toronto police at Piper Arms pub

'These guys just looked at the crowd and opened fire,' Toronto police say after Scarborough pub mass shooting

March 7 , 2025 at 11:32:31 p.m. EST • :

Nobody was killed but 12 were injured by bullets and flying glass, police say, while shooters remain at large.

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More than 1,000 killed in 'one of the biggest massacres during the Syrian conflict'; The body of a Syrian security force member killed in clashes with loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad in coastal Syria, is carried for burial in the village of Al-Janoudiya, west of Idlib, Saturday, March 8, 2025\. \(AP Photo/Omar Albam\)

More than 1,000 killed in 'one of the biggest massacres during the Syrian conflict'

March 8 , 2025 at 01:14:28 p.m. EST • :

The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, including nearly 750 civilians, a war monitoring group said Saturday.

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Rebooting Canada's backbone: Trump's tariffs put megaprojects back in spotlight; Donald Trump's economic and sovereignty threats have reignited discussions in Canada about the need to invest in megaprojects again\.

Rebooting Canada's backbone: Trump's tariffs put megaprojects back in spotlight

March 8 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Not since the Trans-Canada Highway's completion in 1971 has there been such a push for major projects — everything from an east-west energy corridor to port expansions and rail upgrades. Yet to truly propel GDP, proponents say Canada must look beyond regional efforts and build big — and fast.

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We're about to spring forward. Here's what would happen if we didn't change our clocks; A flock of birds are pictured near a setting sun during a period of dense fog in Surrey, B\.C\., on Monday, Nov\. 27, 2023\.

We're about to spring forward. Here's what would happen if we didn't change our clocks

March 7 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Would you rather go to work in the dark or come home in the dark? As provinces mull getting rid of time changes, a new CBC tool shows Canadians how sunrises and sunsets would change in their community

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What's at stake for American culture with Trump's Kennedy Center changes; The John F Kennedy for the Performing Arts sits on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington DC\. As the self-proclaimed "Nation's Cultural Center" the Kennedy Center's objective is to "invite art into the lives of all Americans"\. But ever since President Trump announced his "takeover" of the institution there have been protests and several artists have dropped out of the calendar to voice their protest\.

What's at stake for American culture with Trump's Kennedy Center changes

March 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Canadian and American artists and human rights advocates are decrying changes made by U.S. President Donald Trump at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. One human rights lawyer warns that attempts to "capture culture" are typical of authoritarian governments.

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ABOUT THAT | Tariff war: Does Trump actually know what he's doing?; U\.S\. President Donald Trump is pausing tariffs — again — on some goods from Canada and Mexico\. Andrew Chang breaks down two schools of thought: whether Trump's chaotic approach stems from lack of planning, or a much more intentional strategy\.  

March 8 , 2025 at 04:29:15 p.m. EST • :

ABOUT THAT | Tariff war: Does Trump actually know what he's doing?

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We logged every RCMP Black Hawk flight for 6 weeks. Here's what we found; An RCMP emergency response team is pictured in an RCMP Blackhawk helicopter on its way to conduct border security patrols along the international border between Washington and British Columbia in Langley, B\.C, on Friday, Feb 7, 2025\.  

March 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

We logged every RCMP Black Hawk flight for 6 weeks. Here's what we found

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Stiff penalty: B.C. sex shop fined $1M for selling Viagra and Cialis as natural health products; Passion Fem was advertised as a natural health product, but was found to contain Viagra\. A B\.C\. company has been fined \$1 million for selling Passion Fem and another product\.  

March 8 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Stiff penalty: B.C. sex shop fined $1M for selling Viagra and Cialis as natural health products

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Moving to Canada in my 40s helped me rediscover my strength as a woman; Marwa Abu Eita has found personal and professional success after leaving Dubai to come to Regina\.  

March 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Moving to Canada in my 40s helped me rediscover my strength as a woman

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War games in Latvia: Once unimaginable scenarios become chilling rehearsals; Danish Maj\.-Gen\. Jette Albinus, the commander of NATO's Multinational Division North in Latvia\.  

March 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

War games in Latvia: Once unimaginable scenarios become chilling rehearsals

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March 8 , 2025 at 03:02:00 p.m. EST • :

Manitoba premier, advocates praise families' love, strength after remains found in landfill search

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March 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

IN PHOTOS | This week's most compelling images

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March 7 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

'Always hungry': Why Alex Ovechkin is the greatest goalscorer who ever lived

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March 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Trudeau's final weeks strike balance between cementing his legacy and managing a crisis

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March 8 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. EST • :

91-year-old veteran says he was denied right to vote in Ontario's election, despite having proper ID

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