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You're truly able to visualize what it was like. It must have been terrifying.

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Canadian woman shot dead in Mexico, authorities say | CBC News A gunman killed a Canadian ‌woman and wounded four other people — including a second Canadian — at the Teotihuacan pyramids outside Mexico City on Monday before killing himself, authorities ​said, jol...

A gunman killed a Canadian ‌woman and wounded four other people — including a second Canadian — at the Teotihuacan pyramids outside Mexico City on Monday before killing himself, authorities said, jolting one of the country's most visited tourist sites.
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Tune in to CBC Radio’s Newfoundland Morning today around 7:45 a.m. Newfoundland time to hear from playwright Marquita Walsh and Millie Walsh, mother of Samantha Walsh, as they speak to me about this play.

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More babies are born exposed to substances in N.L. as system struggles to keep up, says pediatrician | CBC News More babies are being born exposed to substances in Newfoundland and Labrador — 50 to 60, says one pediatrician. The drugs are only part of the problem. A big concern is a system that struggles to sup...

More and more babies are being born exposed to substances in Newfoundland and Labrador — and one pediatrician says drugs are only part of the problem in a system that doesn’t have enough support in place to help these families. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

The BBC has examined trade volume data on several financial markets and matched them to some of the president's most significant market-moving statements. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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This northern Yukon island shows how thawing permafrost is transforming the Arctic | CBC News Thawing permafrost on a small island off the Yukon’s north coast is shedding light on how climate change could dramatically affect the Arctic landscape in years to come.

A study published last month in the journal Nature Climate Change looked at permafrost slumps across the Arctic using satellite imagery and found that … in high-Arctic sites, where the growing season is shorter, vegetation took more than 30 years to recover. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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When you use AI to do your writing, you are telling your audience: “I deserve your attention, but you do not deserve my effort.”

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Trump says U.S. has seized Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz | CBC News U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. has forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz that tried to pass naval blockade.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. has forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz that tried to pass naval blockade. www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

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Public backlash prompts Ford, province to sell $28.9M private jet 'as quickly as possible' | CBC News Ontario is looking to sell the $28.9 million private jet that was recently purchased for Premier Doug Ford's use "as quickly as possible," following backlash days after the purchase was confirmed publ...

Ontario is looking to sell the $28.9 million private jet that was recently purchased for Premier Doug Ford's use "as quickly as possible." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Carney calls Canada's ties to the U.S. 'weaknesses' that must be corrected | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's ties to the U.S. have become "weaknesses" that must be corrected as workers in Canada's auto, steel and lumber industries remain under threat due to U.S. Presi...

"Many of our former strengths, based on our close ties to America, have become weaknesses — weaknesses that we must correct,” said Canadian PM Mark Carney in a video posted to YouTube on Sunday morning. #cdnpoli
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President of Finland Alexander Stubb: "For a small country like myself, information is power. So if I have a piece of information, I'll send it to Mark [Carney]. If Mark has a piece of information, he might inform me. Sometimes we have group chats with close allies."

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From the article: President Trump “has made risky pronouncements without input from his national security team—including his post about plans to destroy the Iranian civilization.” #uspoli

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Iran reimposes Strait of Hormuz restrictions as tensions with U.S. continue | CBC News The duelling blockades in the Strait of Hormuz lurched into uncharted waters on Saturday as the United States pressed ahead with its campaign to choke off Iranian ports and Iran reversed an initial mo...

The duelling blockades in the Strait of Hormuz lurched into uncharted waters on Saturday as the United States pressed ahead with its campaign to choke off Iranian ports and Iran reversed an initial move to reopen the waterway. www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

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I am very much an emotional hoarder. Things have value to me far beyond what anyone else would understand.

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Is the Strait of Hormuz really open again? Here's what we know — and don't know | CBC News Despite assurances from both Iran and the U.S. that the Strait of Hormuz was open to marine traffic, very little appeared to have changed on Friday. Not for the first time in seven weeks of war and te...

Marine traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively at a standstill on Friday. Around 20 vessels began sailing toward the strait in the evening but soon halted, with some turning back. News agencies are reporting today that Iran has closed the strait again. www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

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Feeling (a bit) inspired after reading this article today. Is anyone else’s closet in desperate need of declutterring? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/b...

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'She'll never be seen': Dean Penney tells involvement in estranged wife's death to fictitious crime boss | CBC News On Nov. 30, 2023, Dean Penney told a fictitious crime boss of his involvement in the death of his estranged wife, Jennifer Hillier-Penney, exactly seven years prior — and the steps he took to hide he...

Video played in Supreme Court in NL showed Dean Penney saying his estranged wife’s death was an accident, before explaining how he hid Jennifer Hillier-Penney's body. Penney has pleaded not guilty, and his lawyer said they’re working to prove the confession was unreliable. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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ANALYSIS | Canada has invited the top 100 global investors to a summit this fall | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney has sent invitations to 100 of the biggest investment firms in the world. He's pitching an Invest in Canada Summit this fall to unlock trillions of dollars in investments in...

CBC News has learned Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited 100 of the world's biggest investors to a summit in Toronto this September. The conference aims to pitch organizations that control trillions of dollars in capital on investing in Canada. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

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The crime operation Dean Penney worked for was fake. The friendship wasn't | CBC News For the undercover RCMP officer tasked with becoming Dean Penney's best friend, the over four years of work spawned a true friendship.

"I felt, throughout this operation, quite honestly, that at the end of this, I hoped that there was a different outcome," testified Vic, an undercover RCMP officer tasked with becoming Dean Penney's best friend. #MurderTrial #JenniferHillierPenney www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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People say they can’t afford to prioritize buying local meat and vegetables. But we can’t afford not to. CSA and similar programs help to provide a stable income.

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How an undercover officer became Dean Penney's best friend after his wife disappeared | CBC News Dean Penney kept his head down and his eyes forward as the undercover RCMP officer he once believed to be his closest friend testified against him on Tuesday.

Judge and jury in Supreme Court in Corner Brook heard today from the primary operator in a covert RCMP operation to get Dean Penney to confess to any involvement he may have had in Jennifer Hillier-Penney's death.
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2 'shocking' Grand Falls-Windsor shootings were acts of intimate partner violence, RCMP say | CBC News In a news conference on Tuesday, the RCMP confirmed that the two shootings in Grand Falls-Windsor last week were incidents of intimate partner violence.

RCMP would not say if they responded to any calls of domestic disturbance, or any other calls recently to either of the residences involved in the deadly events in Grand Falls-Windsor. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Producer, Newfoundland Morning (English Services) (On Site) Position Title: Producer, Newfoundland Morning (English Services) (On Site) Status of Employment: Permanent Position Language Requirement: Language Skills: Work at CBC/Radio-Canada At CBC/Radio-Canada...

Come to Newfoundland!! Work with a fabulous team of hardworking people (including me! lol). There’s a radio producer job in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. cbcrc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/CBC_Radio-Ca...

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Carney secures majority government with Liberal win in 2 Toronto byelections, CBC News projects | CBC

Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority government in Canada with wins in two out of three byelections, CBC News projects. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Carney secures majority government with Liberal win in Toronto byelection, CBC News projects | CBC

Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority government with a win in University-Rosedale, CBC News projects. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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An under-appreciated benefit of borrowing a library book? You can’t just allow it to languish in your TBR pile forever. The clock is ticking on that loan…. I don’t know about you but I find this highly motivating. (Return a half-read book that I was really enjoying? Never!) 😂

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Canadians Visiting U.S. By Car Down 35% In 2 Years Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

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How you talk about marginalized people matters. Period.

If you can't be bothered to learn to not use slurs, you're expressing a disregard for those identities, and as a public servant, pretty clearly communicating what does and does not matter in your worldview.

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The cover of the book, “How to Stand Up to a Dictator,” by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa

The cover of the book, “How to Stand Up to a Dictator,” by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa

Fifth book of 2026 was, “How to Stand Up to a Dictator,” by Maria Ressa

This book gets 5⭐️

“Without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you can’t have trust. Without all three, we have no shared reality, and democracy as we know it—and all meaningful human endeavors—are dead.”

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