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Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Vaccine-preventable illnesses on the horizon again as Canadian kids head back to school
With millions of Canadian kids heading back to school and temperatures set to drop, it’s time to brace for another fall of seasonal illnesses — and medical experts say staying healthy takes more than just a flu shot.

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Lindsay Clancy supporter arrested outside court, and other dramatic moments from the murder trial
On Wednesday, as jurors in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial started deliberating for a fifth day, a Clancy supporter was arraigned on charges that she filmed members of the jury. It was far from the first time the trial has been overshadowed by the fren...

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Giorgia Meloni is Italy's longest-serving postwar leader. Will that stability last?
On Friday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's administration will celebrate 1,413 consecutive days in office, overtaking a record set by Silvio Berlusconi's second administration to become the longest-lasting government in the country's postwar ...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:11:13 EDT
Deadlocked jury in case of U.S. mother who killed her kids ends 5th day of deliberations with no verdict
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial went home without a verdict Wednesday following a fifth day of deliberations — and twice saying they can't agree whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three young children.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:14:47 EDT
Republicans back Trump in his trade war with Canada
Republican members of Congress are publicly backing U.S. President Donald Trump in his trade war with Canada and blaming Prime Minister Mark Carney's government for walking away from negotiations.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:35:09 EDT
Pentagon makes testosterone screening mandatory for U.S. service members effective immediately
The ​U.S. Pentagon issued detailed guidance on Wednesday for a new, mandatory testosterone deficiency screening policy for active-duty and reserve service members age 30 and older, ‌a follow-up to a July announcement from U.S. Secretary of War Pe...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:48:33 EDT
Another beluga whale sent from Marineland to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has died
Shedd Aquarium in Chicago says two whales have died after it took in several beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:36:05 EDT
Why the Nepal flash flood was almost impossible to predict | About That
A collapsed glacier in Nepal caused catastrophic flooding that killed more than a thousand people, while thousands more are still missing. Andrew Chang breaks down what accelerated the flood to such a violent degree and how factors like the scale of ...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:55:26 EDT
Arrest warrants issued in Mexico for duo accused in alleged condo scam
A Mexican court has issued arrest warrants against the man and woman accused of defrauding a Canadian couple of their retirement savings through an alleged condo-flip scheme, CBC News has learned.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:27:23 EDT
Donald Trump mistakes Bank of Canada for retail bank
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday implied the Bank of Canada was a commercial bank with locations south of the border, not a Crown corporation based up north.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:44:56 EDT
Drone video reveals flood devastation in Devighat, Nepal
Drone footage from Wednesday shows skeletal remains of homes and mud-caked debris in the Nepalese town of Devighat, which sits on the banks of the Trishuli river, after deadly flash floods tore through the region last week.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:13:07 EDT
Chevron expands Venezuela presence with $7B US plan
Chevron will invest more than $7 billion US through its Venezuela joint ventures to double oil production to about 600,000 barrels per day over the next five years in the ‌South American country, the U.S. oil major said on Wednesday.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:21:41 EDT
Iran attacks U.S. bases across Gulf after reports of deadly strike on wedding
Iran and its Arab neighbours were plunged back into war on Wednesday by the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July, with U.S. forces striking Iran's southern coast and Iran firing at American bases across the region.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDT
The battle that made Canada bleed: Operation Medusa, 20 years later
It has been 20 years since Canadian soldiers walked into a Taliban killing ground west of Kandahar. Operation Medusa became Canada’s largest battle since Korea — a brutal test against a disciplined, entrenched enemy. Canada prevailed, but at a te...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:47:06 EDT
Low flypast over Cape Town stadium to be reviewed, South Africa says
South Africa's aviation regulator is probing a low flypast by two jets over a Cape Town stadium last week.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:58:30 EDT
Climate change past the point of no return, UN says, as worst impacts are now unavoidable
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. Officials say the world must now figure out how to get temperatures...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:33:55 EDT
Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over Florida crash
Golf legend Tiger Woods has pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge from March in Florida.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:56:08 EDT
Get your rhinestones ready: Dollyfest 2027 set to honour Dolly Parton's legacy
Grab your glitteriest outfit and your tallest blonde wig: Dollyfest is set to go ahead in 2027 without its titular star, with the festival now transformed into a celebration of Dolly Parton’s life, her estate has announced.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Plane spotter or Chinese spy? Ontario university student suspected of espionage at airports
A University of Waterloo student is suspected of espionage after the FBI said he admitted to accessing airport facilities in Toronto and Chicago, to take photos on behalf of a shadowy figure from China. Weiheng Zeng, himself a Chinese citizen, was ar...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:43:35 EDT
Explosion near southern Germany train station injures 2
An explosion near a German train station followed by the discovery of a suspicious object caused police to temporarily close the transport hub in the southern city of Augsburg on Wednesday morning.

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