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U.S. economy grew 2.8% in 2024

U.S. economy grew 2.8% in 2024

The American economy ended 2024 on a solid note, with consumer spending continuing to drive growth. GDP grew by 2.8 per cent, compared with 2.9 per cent in 2023.

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Police in Ejaz Choudry death tried to keep their identities secret. Now we know who they are

Police in Ejaz Choudry death tried to keep their identities secret. Now we know who they are

More than four years after Ejaz Choudry was shot and killed by Peel police, CBC News has learned the names of the officers involved that day — and for one of them, this wasn’t his first deadly encounter with a person in crisis. The revelations come after a lengthy court battle in which Peel police tried unsuccessfully to keep the officers’ identities hidden from the public.

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The squeaky cheese dream: How this New Brunswicker senior checked off one more dream on his list
Star

January 12, 2025

The squeaky cheese dream: How this New Brunswicker senior checked off one more dream on his list

Normand MacDonald applied to We Are Young, the organization that…

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Uncertainty and anxiety for some Northerners, as Trump returns to power
Star

January 12, 2025

Uncertainty and anxiety for some Northerners, as Trump returns to power

Pauline Frost, chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in northern…

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Despite gains, women still do most of the housework. Will this gender gap ever narrow?
Star

January 12, 2025

Despite gains, women still do most of the housework. Will this gender gap ever narrow?

Like the laundry that never goes away, research on the…

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After an 'unexpectedly difficult' year, what's ahead for the Royal Family in 2025?
Star

January 12, 2025

After an ‘unexpectedly difficult’ year, what’s ahead for the Royal Family in 2025?

The illnesses of King Charles and Catherine, Princess of Wales,…

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I don't want to be a Karen. But as a brown woman, is there something to be learned from her?
Star

January 12, 2025

I don’t want to be a Karen. But as a brown woman, is there something to be learned from her?

Wanting to be a Karen is a loaded concept. As…

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U.S. special counsel investigating Trump resigns after submitting report
Star

January 11, 2025

U.S. special counsel investigating Trump resigns after submitting report

U.S. special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice…

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Ontario teen sells copies of his 1st cookbook so family can buy new van to fit his wheelchair
Star

January 11, 2025

Ontario teen sells copies of his 1st cookbook so family can buy new van to fit his wheelchair

John Ray of Kenilworth, Ont., has congenital muscular dystrophy and…

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New limit on high-interest loans targets 'predatory lending practices'
Star

January 11, 2025

New limit on high-interest loans targets ‘predatory lending practices’

There’s a new limit on the rates Canadians are charged…

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will step down soon. How much has he changed Canada
Star

January 11, 2025

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will step down soon. How much has he changed Canada

As Trudeau prepares to step down, CBC’s The House spoke…

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