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'Consent videos' a focus of ex-world junior hockey players' trial — but does such evidence stand up in court?; People take video on their cellphones in this 2023 file photo\. The #MeToo movement brought with it a rise in the use of documented consent, such as videos, where partners state the level of physical activity they're comfortable with before getting intimate\.

'Consent videos' a focus of ex-world junior hockey players' trial — but does such evidence stand up in court?

May 4 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, some men have been filming videos appearing to show women agreeing to sexual activity. It's arisen, for example, at the trial for the ex-junior hockey players in London, Ont., that resumes Monday. But according to some experts, "consent videos" may not serve any legal purpose.
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The Liberals need a few floor-crossers to form a majority. That might not be so easy; With the federal Liberals just a few seats shy of a majority government, there's been some speculation over whether Prime Minister Mark Carney might be zeroing in on MPs from other parties to cross the floor\. 

The Liberals need a few floor-crossers to form a majority. That might not be so easy

May 4 , 2025 at 04:00:51 a.m. EDT • :

With the federal Liberals just a few seats shy of a majority government, there's been some speculation over whether Prime Minister Mark Carney could be zeroing in on MPs from other parties who might cross the floor. But coaxing over the few that are needed would still be a significant challenge, some observers say.
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Canadian travel to Cuba on a double-digit downturn in early 2025; A classic car is seen driving past Havana's Riviera Hotel last month\. Data from Cuba's national statistical agency reveals double-digit, year-over-year declines in visits to Cuba by Canadians, across multiple months this year, including in January, February and March\.

Canadian travel to Cuba on a double-digit downturn in early 2025

May 4 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Cuba saw a multi-month, double-digit drop in the number of Canadians visiting the island nation this past winter, raising questions about what's behind the slide.
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When Canada was a place of refuge for European royals; Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, centre, and her husband, Pieter van Vollenhoven, arrive at the opening of the Ottawa Tulip Festival on May 14, 2022, in Ottawa\. Princess Margriet was born in Ottawa in 1943, while her family was staying there during the Second World War\.

When Canada was a place of refuge for European royals

May 4 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Several members of European royal families spent time in Canada during the Second World War, with their stays here becoming a foundation for lasting relations between their home countries and Canada.
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Remembering the Canadian soldiers who died on a mission of mercy at the close of the Second World War; Lt\. Norman Goldie did not return from a mercy mission in northern Germany on May 4, 1945\.

Remembering the Canadian soldiers who died on a mission of mercy at the close of the Second World War

May 4 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

There were celebrations in the Netherlands but fierce fighting in northern Germany as word of Nazi surrender spread. Eighty years later, this is the story of two of the 20 Canadians lost on the last full day of fighting in Europe.
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ABOUT THAT | Why Trump's vision to bring home all U.S. manufacturing is 'almost impossible'; A bright orange Nike runner is superimposed over a Chinese factory image\.  

May 3 , 2025 at 04:20:31 a.m. EDT • :

ABOUT THAT | Why Trump's vision to bring home all U.S. manufacturing is 'almost impossible'

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Children face starvation in Gaza as Israel's blockade of food, medication reaches 2 months; Five-year-old Osama Al-Raqab lies in hospital in Khan Younis as his mother, Mona Al-Raqab, holds up a photo of him before the 19-month-long war erupted in Gaza after Oct\. 7, 2023\.  

May 4 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Children face starvation in Gaza as Israel's blockade of food, medication reaches 2 months

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Albertans 'crushed' by Liberal election win rally to separate from Canada; People gather in support of Alberta becoming its own nation, or the 51st state, during a rally at the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton on Saturday\.  

May 4 , 2025 at 12:18:14 a.m. EDT • :

Albertans 'crushed' by Liberal election win rally to separate from Canada

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In a small Alaska town, Canada-U.S. tensions are upending a longstanding relationship; Skagway is a town that sits along the Alaska panhandle, in the southern part of the state\. People from the Yukon often visit the town, but there has been a downturn in travel since U\.S\. President Donald Trump's tariff threats\.  

May 3 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

In a small Alaska town, Canada-U.S. tensions are upending a longstanding relationship

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More than 100 searchers scour Pictou County for missing children; Jack Sullivan, 4, left, and Lily Sullivan, 6, were reported missing on Friday\.  

May 3 , 2025 at 01:58:02 p.m. EDT • :

More than 100 searchers scour Pictou County for missing children

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