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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran widened sharply on Wednesday, with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth …
Read More »Two Blocks from the White House
Politics·NEW PODCAST Paul Hunter and Katie Simpson sit down with their colleagues to talk through the big stories in the U.S. capitol and ask the question: what does this mean for Canada? A new podcast about American politics, with a Canadian context CBC News · Posted: Jan 13, 2026 3:53 …
Read More »Kyiv residents stranded in tower blocks as Russia targets power system
Olena Janchuk spends another day of freezing isolation in her highrise apartment. The former kindergarten teacher has severe rheumatoid arthritis and has been trapped for weeks on the 19th floor of her Kyiv tower block, 650 steps from the ground. Long daily blackouts caused by Russia’s bombardment of power plants …
Read More »More than 1,000 Kyiv apartment blocks still without heat after Russian strike
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. More than 1,000 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv are still without heat following a devastating Russian attack earlier …
Read More »Russia blocks Roblox, Apple’s FaceTime amid growing rebuke of foreign tech platforms
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Russia has blocked Apple’s video-calling app FaceTime, the state communications watchdog said Thursday, just a day after blocking the U.S. children’s gaming platform Roblox. Both restrictions are part of an …
Read More »Bank customer on the hook for fraudulent charges; TikTok blocks #SkinnyTok: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet
Miss something this week? Don’t panic. CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need. Want this in your inbox? Get the Marketplace newsletter every Friday. The bank insists he’s responsible for fraudulent charges on his credit card, yet provides no evidence Bank blames customer for $20K in credit card fraud | Go …
Read More »TikTok blocks #SkinnyTok due to extreme weight loss, disordered eating content
TikTok says it has blocked search results for the hashtag “SkinnyTok”due to a high volume of content that was promoting disordered eating and unhealthy weight loss behaviours on the social media platform. “We regularly review our safety measures to address evolving risks and have blocked search results for #skinnytok since it …
Read More »Spain’s consumer rights ministry blocks more than 65,000 Airbnb listings for holiday rentals
Spain’s consumer rights ministry said on Monday it had ordered Airbnb to withdraw more than 65,000 listings for holiday rentals from its platform, saying they violated existing rules. The Spanish government as well as city councils and regional authorities have launched a general crackdown on tourism rentals via sites such as …
Read More »Israel blocks aid into Gaza in move Hamas calls ‘blackmail’ to force truce concessions
Israel stopped the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept a new proposal to extend a fragile ceasefire, while key mediator Egypt accused Israel of using “starvation as a weapon.” Hamas accused Israel of trying to …
Read More »Indigenous-owned Alberta company making better building blocks — with hemp
A new manufacturing plant in the northeastern Alberta community of Elk Point is blending hemp and other additives into concrete to make lightweight building blocks resistant to weather, fire and mould. The company, called Asinikahtamwak — in Cree it means “works with rock” — operates from a 13,000-square-foot building on the south end of Elk …
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