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Maduro and supporters sing Imagine as tensions with U.S. rise

Description: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro invoked John Lennon's peace anthem Imagine during a rally Saturday with supporters, singing along to the iconic song as he called for calm amid escalating tensions with the United States.

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Streaming giants urge Quebec against French-language quotas

Spotify and Apple are joining other streaming giants Netflix and YouTube to ask the Quebec government to rethink its proposed legislation for French-language quotas and other requirements. A National Assembly committee is studying the bi...

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Claims Epstein emails mentioning Trump were 'selectively leaked'

Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated attempts to kill the effort to release federal files related to Jeffrey Epstein, House Republican leaders are planning to hold a vote this week on legislation to force the issue.

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Protesters block entrance to COP30 climate talks in Brazil

Large-scale protests at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, have drawn attention to environmental concerns and the preservation of the Amazon rainforest. Inside the summit, negotiations have been complicated by the absence of the United States.

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Vatican agrees to return Indigenous artifacts

The Vatican is returning 62 artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada. Pope Leo is giving the items to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on Dec. 6.

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Indigenous protesters say COP conferences don’t speak for them

An Indigenous group staged a peaceful protest at the COP30 conference in Belém, Brazil, blocking the main entrance to the restricted area for negotiators. Protesters accused the conferences of only speaking for governments and corporations.

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Maduro warns Trump against an ‘endless war’ in Venezuela

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro is calling for the U.S. to make peace after U.S. President Donald Trump dramatically upped the ante with its military presence in the Caribbean.

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Trump avoids media’s Epstein email questions

U.S. President Donald Trump is ducking press questions about newly released emails connecting him to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activities ahead of an expected vote on releasing all Epstein case files by the U.S. H...

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Eating ultra-processed foods linked to early colorectal cancer

A new U.S. study published in JAMA Oncology links eating more ultra-processed foods with developing early colorectal polyps, which could be one answer for the rising rates of colorectal cancer in younger adults.

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730,000 employees worked without pay during the U.S. shutdown

U.S. government shutdown ended Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The 43-day shutdown was the longest in U.S. history and saw roughly 730,000 employees work without pay.

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It's a 'dream come true' for these 2026 FIFA World Cup volunteers

250,000 people across Canada applied to volunteer at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Toronto. CBC's Dale Manucdoc spoke to some team members about the excitement at the new volunteer centre at Humber Polytechnic’s Lakeshore campus.

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Canada announces $392M for international climate projects at COP30

At the COP30 climate conference in Brazil, Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin announced that Canada would pledge $392 million for global climate action projects as part of the federal government's 2021 climate fund.

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Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey sign AI voice deal

Actors Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine have entered deals with AI company ElevenLabs, joining a growing list of performers who are licensing their voices for digital recreation, as the industry grapples with the implications of gen...

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Taps run dry as Iran faces drought crisis

Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades after a scorching summer. President Masoud Pezeshkian has cautioned that if rainfall does not arrive by December, the government must start rationing water in Tehran and may even h...

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#TheMoment a solar storm fired up the northern lights

Trenten Pentelichuk tells The National about the moment he saw the northern lights illuminate the sky where he lives in St. Paul, Alta.

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Venezuela readying military as U.S.’s largest warship arrives

Venezuela is preparing a 'massive mobilization' of its military as the U.S.’s largest warship arrives in the Caribbean Sea after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a military buildup in the region.

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Canadians boycotting U.S. mainly behind billions in lost tourism

A U.S. Travel Association report forecasts a 3.2 per cent decline in international tourism spending in the country for 2025, a loss of $5.7 billion U.S. compared with the previous year. The association largely attributes the loss to a de...

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Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ Epstein wrote in newly released email

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives released emails by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that say U.S. President Donald Trump ‘knew about the girls’ and that a person labelled as ‘Victim’ spent hours at Epstein’s house wi...

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How to avoid white-knuckling it while driving on snow

City of Calgary officials share advice on how to make winter driving less stressful.

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Canadian travel to U.S. dropped sharply in October

The number of return trips among Canadians travelling to the U.S. in October dropped by 24 per cent for air travel and by 30 per cent for land travel, compared with the same time last year. A U.S. Travel Association report forecasts a 3....

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Russia moves to encircle Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk

Pokrovsk has been nearly cleared of civilians as Russia tries to firmly seize the city that’s strategic to capturing Ukraine’s Donetsk region.

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Canada meets with U.S. counterpart Rubio at G7 summit

Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the G7 summit to discuss defense, trade, and global security cooperation amid growing geopolitical tensions.

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These three U.S. scholars are moving to the University of Toronto

The University of Toronto is adding three top U.S. scholars to its faculty. As CBC's Deana Sumanac-Johnson explains, these additions are part of a hiring trend by Canadian universities increasingly recruiting from the American post-secon...

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Heavy snow leaves slick roads, power outages across Quebec

An early season snowstorm led to slick roads and major power outages across Quebec, forcing some schools and businesses to close.

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Israeli settlers attack two West Bank villages as violence surges

Masked Israeli settlers threw stones and burned vehicles, olive groves and buildings in the latest such attack in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military said four Palestinians were treated for injuries and its own troops also came ...

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Largest U.S. aircraft carrier sailing to Latin America region

The USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike group has moved into the Latin America region, U.S. officials say, dramatically escalating a military buildup that has deepened tensions with Venezuela.

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Protesters storm into COP30 climate conference in Brazil

Protesters stormed the COP30 climate conference in Brazil, clashing with security and overshadowing discussions earlier in the day California Gov. Gavin Newsom slamming America’s current stance on climate change.

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Comparing private and public surgery models in the UK

As some Canadian provinces outsource certain surgeries to for-profit clinics, new research comparing the models in England and Scotland suggests shifting to private clinics can lead to longer wait times, reduced hospital capacity and inc...

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Canada loses its measles elimination status

Canada has lost its measles elimination status after a sustained outbreak of the disease that's lasted more than a year, leading to more than 5,000 infections and the death of two babies.

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U.S. government shutdown expected to end

Several U.S. Democratic senators have had to justify their decision to vote along with the Republicans in order to start the process of ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

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