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This campaign raised $57K to repatriate a 'loving mother' killed in Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy. It was fake

This campaign raised $57K to repatriate a ‘loving mother’ killed in Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy. It was fake

GoFundMe removed a campaign claiming to be raising funds for a victim of the Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy Wednesday, saying it is refunding the more than $57,000 donated. A B.C. woman who reported her suspicions that the fundraiser was fake says she “couldn’t bear the thought” of people taking advantage of the community’s generosity in a time of tragedy.

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Are U.S. ports ‘ghost towns’ thanks to Trump’s tariffs?

Are U.S. ports ‘ghost towns’ thanks to Trump’s tariffs?

Viral videos are claiming major U.S. ports are empty because Trump’s tariffs against China have dried up the supply of Chinese goods. Is it true? CBC’s visual investigations unit analyzes the videos, satellite imagery and trade data to find out what’s really going on.

Thumbnail: Credit YT-A: “X/LarryBrockMP”

Thumbnail credit: The Port of Los Angeles Live Look, Getty Images

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Toronto-area teen arrested over alleged plan to travel to join ISIS
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January 2, 2025

Toronto-area teen arrested over alleged plan to travel to join ISIS

RCMP recently applied for a terrorism peace bond to restrict…

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Generation Beta has arrived — here's everything you need to know about the 2025 babies
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January 2, 2025

Generation Beta has arrived — here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 babies

They will only know a post-COVID world. They’ll roll their…

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'Dinosaur highway' uncovered in England dating back 166 million years
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January 2, 2025

‘Dinosaur highway’ uncovered in England dating back 166 million years

A worker digging up clay in a southern England limestone…

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Halifax police say New Year's Eve homicide victims were father, daughter
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January 2, 2025

Halifax police say New Year’s Eve homicide victims were father, daughter

Halifax Regional Police say a father and daughter were fatally…

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Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury, blaming BBC's 'corporate control'
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January 2, 2025

Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury, blaming BBC’s ‘corporate control’

Neil Young has pulled out of this year’s Glastonbury Festival,…

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Born in Vancouver, the Peter Principle explains why your boss is incompetent. Here's why it still resonates
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January 2, 2025

Born in Vancouver, the Peter Principle explains why your boss is incompetent. Here’s why it still resonates

Published in 1969, The Peter Principle skewered corporate culture decades…

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Aspiring nurse, former football star and father of 2 among the dead in New Orleans truck attack
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January 2, 2025

Aspiring nurse, former football star and father of 2 among the dead in New Orleans truck attack

Details are emerging about some of the victims of a…

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'Steve is the guy to call': Anglo patients in Quebec City rely on 1 man to help navigate health system
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January 2, 2025

‘Steve is the guy to call’: Anglo patients in Quebec City rely on 1 man to help navigate health system

Patients travelling to Quebec City for medical appointments call Steve…

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Advocacy group welcomes reduction in child-care fees
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January 2, 2025

Advocacy group welcomes reduction in child-care fees

Canada’s national child care advocacy association, Child Care Now, has…

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