| | | Hello, these are your top stories for Sunday, February 23, 2025. Get up-to-date news any time on our website. | | | | | February 22 , 2025 at 01:21:41 p.m. EST • : | Pope Francis, who is battling double pneumonia in hospital, had a "tranquil" night and rested, the Vatican said on Sunday. It comes after news that the Pope's health had deteriorated over the past 24 hours. | Read more | | | | February 23 , 2025 at 04:00:05 a.m. EST • : | As the Canadian Armed Forces continue to try and dig out of a deep recruitment hole, they're starting to give new recruits with medical conditions a shot at joining the military rather than automatically turning them away. | Read more | | | | February 21 , 2025 at 06:29:49 p.m. EST • : | What has the body of a dog, the face of a cat and jaws powerful enough to potentially crush the bones of an elephant? Meet the Bastetodon, a newly discovered species of apex predator that roamed the lush forests of ancient Egypt some 30 million years ago. | Read more | | | | | February 23 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • : | Donald Trump's repeated comments about Canada becoming the 51st state have led some to wonder about the role of Canada's head of state as the U.S. president repeatedly casts his eyes and rhetoric northward. | Read more | | | | February 23 , 2025 at 04:00:59 a.m. EST • : | Courtenay, B.C. resident Greg Porteous started making biochar for his neighbours as a way of taking action on climate change. The black, charcoal-like substance holds onto a lot of the carbon in the organic matter it's made from, and can be added to soil to make it healthier. | Read more | | | | | | February 22 , 2025 at 01:09:42 a.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | | | February 21 , 2025 at 10:04:30 p.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | | | February 22 , 2025 at 06:17:06 p.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | | | February 22 , 2025 at 08:32:06 a.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | | | February 21 , 2025 at 12:51:27 p.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | February 22 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | February 22 , 2025 at 11:33:49 a.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | February 22 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | February 22 , 2025 at 08:35:01 p.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | February 22 , 2025 at 03:17:57 p.m. EST • : | | Read more | | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | |