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[published_date] A man in his 20s is dead after a shooting at Scarborough Town Centre on Thursday afternoon, Toronto police say. Police say they received reports that a person was dead inside the mall at about 1:50 p.m.  The man was found in a family washroom near a food court on the lower level in the mall at 300 Borough Dr.,…

[published_date] On September 29, 1962, Canada's Alouette I satellite launched atop an American rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. On that day, Canada became just the third country — behind the former Soviet Union and the United States — to design and build its own satellite. Since then, we've been an active…

[published_date] Musician Colleen Power pulled her music from Spotify years ago. Now, she's encouraging others to do the same. (Chris LeDrew/Submitted by Colleen Power)If you want to listen to Colleen Power's hit debut album, Lucky You Are, you won't find it on Spotify. In fact, you won't find any of her music there. Power did…

[published_date] At a St. John's softball field of dreams, Ty Campbell, 19, steps up to the plate for Team Nova Scotia's men's squad. Cheerleading from the sidelines is Garth Perrin, a man the players affectionately know as G. That either of them made it to the Canada Games at all is nothing short of remarkable.…

[published_date] Many Canadians are complaining they can't reach anyone at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) by phone to address important tax matters, and the union representing agency workers has joined affected taxpayers in pleading with the federal government to fix the problem.  "It's just so frustrating and disappointing," said Krista Tucker Petrick of North Bay,…

[published_date] The Blue Jays are leading their divisional rivals as the baseball season enters its final regular-season stretch, giving the team a chance to claim a leading playoff spot for the first time in a decade. But there's still a lot of baseball to play, and the team will have to fight their way through 34 more games before…

[published_date] This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. For a minute there, it looked like 2025 would go down as a pretty forgettable year for Canadian tennis. Sure, there were several nice victories in lower-tier events: Felix…

[published_date] A B.C. ostrich farm has lost its case to save its birds from a cull order issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in January. But the farm's owners say they will not be giving up, and have called on supporters to gather with them this weekend to "stand against destruction and shine…

[published_date] Albertans who don't qualify for free COVID-19 vaccinations in their home province can  get one in British Columbia. B.C.'s Ministry of Health confirmed that detail in response to a query from CBC News. Canadian residents can get vaccinated due to a reciprocal agreement between all provinces and territories.  "Any publicly funded immunization in B.C. can be provided at no cost…

[published_date] A recent search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women murdered by a serial killer in 2022 was completed for roughly $18 million, Manitoba's premier says — a fraction of estimates originally presented as the top end of possible costs to carry out the project. The search of the…

[published_date] One of the heavily armed Canadian Armed Forces members now charged with terrorism allegedly spoke openly about his will to use violence against government authorities and warned about another Waco massacre, according to recently unsealed court documents. Last month the RCMP charged four Quebec men, all with military ties, for allegedly planning an ideologically…

[published_date] Public health officials are recommending that all children at a Brantford, Ont., daycare get vaccinated for rabies after a child found a dead bat and handed it to a worker last week.  Grand Erie Public Health (GEPH) is hosting a series of clinics where children can receive rabies post-exposure prophylaxis. The treatment includes one…