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The number of opioid overdose calls to paramedics has risen sharply in four Ontario cities compared with a year ago, a new CBC data analysis has found. In the first five months of 2026, calls for suspected opioid poisonings increased by 20 per cent in Thunder Bay and 199 per …
Read More »Trump’s crypto businesses took in about $1.2B US last year, federal filing shows
U.S. President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion US from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors suffered losses. Mere startups when he took the oath of office, the new ventures have now eclipsed in revenue much of his …
Read More »E-scooter injuries rising among children, B.C. hospital data shows
Listen to this article Estimated 4 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. E-scooter-related injuries among children are on the rise, according to new data from B.C. Children’s Hospital, …
Read More »Disclosure Day shows the best, and worst, of what made Spielberg a legend
What makes a good Steven Spielberg movie? Or more importantly, what makes a Spielberg movie so good? We may not all be film studies majors, cinephiles or insufferable critics, but it shouldn’t be an especially hard question. And by extension, it shouldn’t be too confusing why his new Disclosure Day …
Read More »Israeli forces fired shots at Gaza aid flotilla vessels, video shows
Listen to this article Estimated 4 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. Israeli forces opened fire on at least two vessels in an aid flotilla sailing toward Gaza on Tuesday, …
Read More »Oil and gas emissions rising as other sectors mostly flat, federal data shows
Listen to this article Estimated 4 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. Progress on cutting carbon emissions has slowed in Canada, according to the federal government’s annual reporting …
Read More »Manitoba’s U.S. trade rep paid $482K a year, contract shows
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. A former CTV and CBC reporter hired to serve as Manitoba’s trade envoy to the United …
Read More »Social media video shows drone strike on Oman oil storage facility
March 11 News Duration 0:24 A video posted to social media Wednesday shows a drone strike on an oil storage facility at Oman’s Port of Salalah. CBC News verified the footage by matching the facility shown to maps and other pictures of the port, by comparing the explosion to other …
Read More »The art of no deal: A Greenlandic carver’s vengeful response to Trump shows opportunity amid crisis
Greenland artist Kim Kleist-Eriksen doesn’t just carve intricate pieces of Inuit mythology out of sperm whale teeth and walrus tusks — he also carves political rebuttals. When U.S. President Donald Trump’s geopolitical circus arrived in Greenland and “the guy from the United States” started treating his home like a real …
Read More »Video shows woman dragged from car by ICE agents in Minneapolis as she tells them she’s autistic
Listen to this article Estimated 4 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. As violent clashes between ICE agents and protesters escalate in Minneapolis, video is now circulating of …
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