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Liberals' major projects bill passes House of Commons with Conservative support; Bill C-5 passed in the House of Commons Friday evening\.

Liberals' major projects bill passes House of Commons with Conservative support

June 20 , 2025 at 05:49:34 p.m. EDT • :

The Liberal government's major projects legislation passed in the House of Commons on Friday evening as MPs wrapped up the spring parliamentary sitting.

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Israel is targeting Iran's nuclear sites. Here's what we know about the radiation risks;  A worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, near the city of Bushehr, Iran, in 2010\. Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear sites so far pose only limited risks of contamination, experts say\. But an attack on Bushehr could cause a nuclear disaster\.

Israel is targeting Iran's nuclear sites. Here's what we know about the radiation risks

June 20 , 2025 at 03:25:13 p.m. EDT • :

Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear installations so far pose only limited risks of contamination, experts say. But they warn that any attack on the country's nuclear power station at Bushehr could cause a nuclear disaster.

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2 people now confirmed dead in Bow Glacier Falls rockfall in Banff National Park; 'I thought I was going to die,' says witness to deadly Alberta rockfall

2 people now confirmed dead in Bow Glacier Falls rockfall in Banff National Park

June 20 , 2025 at 10:56:57 a.m. EDT • :

A 70-year-old Calgary woman was found dead at the scene on Thursday and RCMP say a second deceased person was recovered on Friday morning.

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Deadly opioid 40 times more powerful than fentanyl smuggled into Canada inside PlayStations, basketballs; A composite image shows one method a drug seller told CBC News they could conceal nitazines in a teapot, as well as an online ad advertising a type of nitazene on LinkedIn\.

Deadly opioid 40 times more powerful than fentanyl smuggled into Canada inside PlayStations, basketballs

June 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A CBC News investigation reveals that highly potent and potentially deadly restricted substances can be purchased with ease online and delivered to Canada.

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Mother of Quebec toddler found earlier this week 'needs help,' lawyer says; Bail hearing set for mother charged with abandoning Montreal toddler

Mother of Quebec toddler found earlier this week 'needs help,' lawyer says

June 20 , 2025 at 12:54:47 p.m. EDT • :

The lawyer for the mother of a three-year-old girl who was found earlier this week alone in an Ontario field said Friday that his client is unwell. 

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AT ISSUE | Carney bulldozes his nation-building bill through Parliament; A man in a suit gestures while standing in a hallway\. Overlaid on the image are the words, 'At Issue'  

June 20 , 2025 at 06:53:11 a.m. EDT • :

AT ISSUE | Carney bulldozes his nation-building bill through Parliament

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Federal Appeal Court grants pause of B.C. ostrich cull pending review; Supporters of Universal Ostrich Farms stand near ostriches at the farm's property in Edgewood, B\.C\., on Saturday, May 17, 2025\. The Federal Court of Appeal has granted a stay that pauses the potential cull of nearly 400 ostriches at the farm\.  

June 20 , 2025 at 05:48:15 p.m. EDT • :

Federal Appeal Court grants pause of B.C. ostrich cull pending review

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Jonathan Toews joins hometown Winnipeg Jets in return to NHL; The Winnipeg Jets announced Friday that Jonathan Toews is signing a one-year contract with the team for the 2025-26 season\.  

June 20 , 2025 at 11:57:13 a.m. EDT • :

Jonathan Toews joins hometown Winnipeg Jets in return to NHL

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Bill Barilko hockey stick on auction 74 years after Maple Leaf legend's Stanley Cup-winning OT goal; This hockey stick, said to have been owned and signed by Toronto Maple Leaf defenceman Bill Barilko, is on the block by Miller and Miller Auctions in New Hamburg, Ont\. Barilko scored the 1951 Stanley Cup-winning goal in overtime against the Montreal Canadiens\.  

June 20 , 2025 at 11:42:03 a.m. EDT • :

Bill Barilko hockey stick on auction 74 years after Maple Leaf legend's Stanley Cup-winning OT goal

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Man charged with sexual assault of 14-year-old girl arrested and released twice in weeks before alleged attack; John Frederick Field was subject to a Canada-wide warrant in 2022, when Vancouver police deemed him a 'high-risk sex offender\.'  

June 20 , 2025 at 09:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Man charged with sexual assault of 14-year-old girl arrested and released twice in weeks before alleged attack

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June 20 , 2025 at 03:34:23 p.m. EDT • :

All 7 members of K-pop band BTS have finished military service, with Suga discharged

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June 20 , 2025 at 11:42:15 a.m. EDT • :

Residents in Lake Winnipeg cottage country alarmed after double homicide police say was targeted

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June 20 , 2025 at 06:10:09 p.m. EDT • :

Judge halts Trump's attempt to keep international students from Harvard

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June 20 , 2025 at 03:22:04 p.m. EDT • :

'Like a big fireball': Saskatoon couple describe lightning strike that knocked father to the ground

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June 20 , 2025 at 12:27:37 p.m. EDT • :

Environment and Climate Change Canada investigating 8 possible tornadoes across Saskatchewan

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