Stepdad of missing N.S. kids says he hopes 'something positive' will come from renewed search | What E.M. told the jury over 9 days of testimony in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial | Scientists gobsmacked by never-seen footage of earth rupturing during Myanmar quake
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Stepdad of missing N.S. kids says he hopes 'something positive' will come from renewed search; Daniel Martell says he hopes a renewed search to find his stepchildren has a positive outcome\.

Stepdad of missing N.S. kids says he hopes 'something positive' will come from renewed search

May 17 , 2025 at 04:37:17 p.m. EDT • :

The stepdad of two kids missing in rural Pictou County, N.S., says he hopes the ground search and rescue operation that resumed Saturday will bring Lilly and Jack Sullivan back home. 

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What E.M. told the jury over 9 days of testimony in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial; E\.M\., the complainant, is seen testifying at the sexual assault trial for five former players with Canada's world junior hockey team in Ontario Superior Court in London\.

What E.M. told the jury over 9 days of testimony in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial

May 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The woman at the centre of the sexual assault trial for five men who played on Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team this week finished nine days of testimony before a jury. She gave her account of the alleged assaults and answered hundreds of questions from the men's lawyers, before things suddenly switched to a judge-alone trial.

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Scientists gobsmacked by never-seen footage of earth rupturing during Myanmar quake; A man walks past a collapsed building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on April 1, a few days after a deadly 7\.7 magnitude earthquake struck near the country's second-biggest city\.

Scientists gobsmacked by never-seen footage of earth rupturing during Myanmar quake

May 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

When you watch the video below, don't get distracted by the cracking concrete or the metal gate rocking back and forth. Keep your eyes focused on the right side of the screen, where you will see an astonishing sight — one that earthquake scientists say has never been caught on camera before. 

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Eurovision's Grand Final is here. Some wonder if Canada will ever change its tune on competing; Tautumeitas from Latvia performs the song Bur Man Laimi during the dress rehearsal for the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland on Friday\.

Eurovision's Grand Final is here. Some wonder if Canada will ever change its tune on competing

May 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The annual pop song contest is a competition like no other, with countries from Europe — and beyond — vying for fan votes amid a sea of flags. The maple leaf has been largely absent from that sea despite Canadians singing for other countries. Now, some observers suggest a recent groundswell of national pride could help Canada sing for itself.

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Winnipeg Jets star  Mark Scheifele to play Saturday hours after learning of father's death; Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele is seen in a February photo\. His father, who died overnight, had a 'joy and excitement for life, and he really passed it down to Mark,' says Jets captain Adam Lowry\.

Winnipeg Jets star Mark Scheifele to play Saturday hours after learning of father's death

May 17 , 2025 at 02:34:01 p.m. EDT • :

Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff says the organization is doing everything it can to support forward Mark Scheifele after the death of his father overnight.

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Mount St. Helens will blow again — but not like 1980; A view of a mountain from up high in the clouds\.  

May 16 , 2025 at 06:06:40 p.m. EDT • :

Mount St. Helens will blow again — but not like 1980

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1 person killed in 'intentional' explosion at California fertility clinic, police say; Debris covers the ground following an explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, Calif\., on Saturday\.  

May 17 , 2025 at 06:57:02 p.m. EDT • :

1 person killed in 'intentional' explosion at California fertility clinic, police say

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Want to boost Albertans' support for leaving CPP? Ask the question differently; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said her government will consult with Albertans on whether to leave CPP and create a separate Alberta pension plan\.  

May 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Want to boost Albertans' support for leaving CPP? Ask the question differently

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Brampton man, 51, killed in shooting had faced repeated threats, children say; Harjeet Dhadda, 51, was approached by suspects shortly before noon on Wednesday and shot several times in a parking lot near Tranmere Drive and Telford Way, according to Peel police\.  

May 17 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Brampton man, 51, killed in shooting had faced repeated threats, children say

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Landowners, mayors divided over coal project exploration approval in Rockies; Northback Holdings Corporation's coal exploration project at Grassy Mountain has been approved by the Alberta Energy Regulator\.  

May 17 , 2025 at 08:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Landowners, mayors divided over coal project exploration approval in Rockies

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May 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Kingston Police's use of a drone to catch distracted drivers stirs backlash

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May 15 , 2025 at 01:30:24 p.m. EDT • :

Brendon Rodney makes the case for his team being Canada's 4x100m relay GOAT

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May 17 , 2025 at 12:40:57 p.m. EDT • :

NDP holds Nunavut after Elections Canada validates results

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May 17 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Regina woman says police shot dog, then she was arrested for the 'theft of my own pets'

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May 17 , 2025 at 11:37:24 a.m. EDT • :

MEC back under Canadian ownership after 5 years of U.S. management

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