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[published_date] Montreal police have arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with two recent incidents outside Hampstead town hall, in which the Israeli and Hampstead flags were set ablaze. The first incident happened on Aug. 22, and the second a few days later on Aug. 25. According to Montreal police, there was no damage to the building…

[published_date] Music-streaming giant Spotify announced today that it's rolling out direct messages to both free and premium subscribers as part of an effort to attract more users. Spotify is gradually introducing the feature on mobile devices to users above the age of 16 in select markets, a company spokesperson told CBC News in a written statement.…

[published_date] Canada Post continues to hemorrhage money, losing $407 million in the second quarter of 2025, the beleaguered Crown corporation announced Tuesday.  It's the largest quarterly loss as parcel revenue plummets, the postal service said.  Canada Post attributed the before-tax loss to uncertainty stemming from lengthy contract negotiations between it and its union. According to the…

[published_date] On the heels of a controversial decision by the American government to take an ownership stake in U.S. chip-maker Intel, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested in an interview on Tuesday that Donald Trump's administration could be looking at Pentagon contractors as it casts for more public-private opportunities.  "There's a lot of talking that needs to…

[published_date] WARNING: This story contains details of suicide and self-harm. An investigation into the suicide deaths of four teens in Alberta warns that fear of the child welfare system among Indigenous families is a dangerous barrier to care for First Nations children in crisis. The public fatality inquiry, led by Judge Danielle Dalton in October 2022,…

[published_date] In central Saskatchewan, surrounded by fields of wheat, Adam Whitehead is showing off some of the newest homes in Peter Chapman First Nation — home to a development boom as it builds a new community from scratch. "This was just a canola field a year and a half ago," he said, looking out at a…

[published_date] The likely source of a persistent outbreak of legionnaires' disease that's killed four people and sent nearly 90 people to hospital in London, Ont., has been determined. The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) said Tuesday that it has matched the bacterial subtype that can cause pneumonia-like symptoms in people to Sofina Foods Inc., a meat-processing plant that employs hundreds…

[published_date] Toronto's Maggie Kang may be sitting on the hottest movie of the year, which as of Tuesday earned 236 million views — more streams than any other Netflix film ever. And she may have just launched that juggernaut streamer's first hugely successful theatrical release, with sing-along screenings scheduled for screaming fans around the world. But that doesn't mean…

[published_date] A list of upcoming federal government projects could include new port infrastructure in Churchill, Man., Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. Carney's comments about the northern Manitoba site came as he said the federal government will spend half a trillion dollars on infrastructure projects, ranging from energy to ports to intelligence. "A number of…

[published_date] Smoky conditions had some people in southeastern New Brunswick and the Saint John area thinking a wildfire was on their doorstep. But CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin says the source of the smoke Monday was actually quite a distance away in Nova Scotia.  "A very unique weather setup" allowed it to happen, Simpkin said. "This…

[published_date] Councillors in Burnaby, B.C., a municipality in the Metro Vancouver region, have unanimously passed a motion calling on the federal government to impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel amid the current war in Gaza. The motion from Coun. Alison Gu asks Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley to write to the federal government and request that the federal…

[published_date] The parliamentary budget officer estimates Canada needs to build 3.2 million new homes in the next decade to close the housing gap, but isn't currently on track to do that. The latest PBO report estimates the number of new home builds will be higher over the next three years before gradually returning to historical averages. …