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Carney says IDF fired shots near Canadians in West Bank are 'totally unacceptable'; Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters during an availability following a cabinet retreat, Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in Ottawa\.

Carney says IDF fired shots near Canadians in West Bank are 'totally unacceptable'

May 21 , 2025 at 05:00:35 p.m. EDT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's "totally unacceptable" that members of the Israeli army fired shots near a diplomatic delegation, which included Canadians, in the West Bank on Wednesday.

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Canada Post rejects union's offer to delay potential strike; A Canada Post worker arrives for work in Montreal on Dec\.17, 2024\.

Canada Post rejects union's offer to delay potential strike

May 21 , 2025 at 01:53:48 p.m. EDT • :

Canada Post has not agreed to delay a potential strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, effectively pushing the union to agree to their latest offer ahead of a planned labour action set to begin Friday.

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Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of targeted killing of white farmers; Trump meets South African president, makes baseless claims about persecution of white farmers

Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of targeted killing of white farmers

May 21 , 2025 at 03:28:08 p.m. EDT • :

President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump's baseless claim of widespread and targeted killing of white farmers.

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B.C. is getting a new area code this weekend; A woman talks on her cellphone in downtown Vancouver\. B\.C\. is getting a new 257 area code this weekend\. It will join the existing codes throughout the province and will have no impact on existing phone numbers\. 

B.C. is getting a new area code this weekend

May 21 , 2025 at 04:30:18 p.m. EDT • :

B.C. is about to get a new 257 area code on Saturday, May 24. Here's what you need to know.

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Canada Pension Plan Investments drops net-zero target after initially aiming for 2050; Bank buildings are photographed in Toronto's financial district on June 27, 2018\. Canada Pension Plan Investments has dropped a net-zero by 2050 target for carbon emissions, according to an annual report released Wednesday, following several Canadian financial institutions that have backtracked on climate commitments\.

Canada Pension Plan Investments drops net-zero target after initially aiming for 2050

May 21 , 2025 at 03:54:18 p.m. EDT • :

Canada Pension Plan Investments has dropped a net-zero by 2050 target for carbon emissions, according to an annual report released on Wednesday, following several Canadian financial institutions that have backtracked on climate commitments.

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ABOUT THAT | Why Trump keeps making big threats — then backing off; A photo collage of three men with a blue background showing arrows and x's\.  

May 21 , 2025 at 05:15:52 p.m. EDT • :

ABOUT THAT | Why Trump keeps making big threats — then backing off

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Trump administration didn't follow court order on deportations, judge says; The uniform of a U\.S\. Immigration and Customs Enforcement \(ICE\) agent is shown in closeup outside a newly converted immigrant detention centre in Elizabeth, N\.J\., on May 7\. Removals of persons unauthorized to stay in the U\.S\. have come under scrutiny this year from federal judges\.  

May 21 , 2025 at 09:23:14 a.m. EDT • :

Trump administration didn't follow court order on deportations, judge says

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NHLer had inconsistencies in testimony at sex assault trial of ex-world junior players, judge rules ; A court sketch\.  

May 21 , 2025 at 05:15:09 p.m. EDT • :

NHLer had inconsistencies in testimony at sex assault trial of ex-world junior players, judge rules

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Bell says services fully restored after widespread outage hit Ontario, Quebec; A person walks past a Bell store in Montreal on May 7, 2025\. Users in Ontario and Quebec reported a widespread outage of Bell Canada's services Wednesday morning\.  

May 21 , 2025 at 09:50:12 a.m. EDT • :

Bell says services fully restored after widespread outage hit Ontario, Quebec

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Docuseries on Edmonton Oilers dynasty coming from Ryan Reynolds's production house; Ryan Reynolds' production house, Maximum Effort, is also behind the sports docuseries Welcome to Wrexham\.  

May 21 , 2025 at 02:59:08 p.m. EDT • :

Docuseries on Edmonton Oilers dynasty coming from Ryan Reynolds's production house

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May 21 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Sexual predator Richard John Dyke sentenced to 17 years in prison

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May 21 , 2025 at 01:58:27 p.m. EDT • :

Military police watchdog calling rare public hearing into alleged mishandling of suicide case

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May 21 , 2025 at 04:16:39 p.m. EDT • :

U.S. formally accepts Qatar-gifted jet for Trump's use as Air Force One

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May 21 , 2025 at 01:51:04 p.m. EDT • :

How space weather impacts us: A look at some of the worst solar storms in history

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May 21 , 2025 at 01:44:43 p.m. EDT • :

G7 finance ministers to discuss global economy, Ukraine at Banff summit

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