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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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Canadian dollar dips below 70 cents US for first time since March 2020
Star

December 17, 2024

Canadian dollar dips below 70 cents US for first time since March 2020

The Canadian dollar dipped below $0.70 US on Tuesday, the…

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Manitoba aims recruitment efforts at U.S. doctors distressed by American politics
Star

December 17, 2024

Manitoba aims recruitment efforts at U.S. doctors distressed by American politics

A recruitment drive to deal with Manitoba’s doctor shortage is…

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Passenger in deadly Highway 401 wrong-way crash pleads guilty, released on probation
Star

December 17, 2024

Passenger in deadly Highway 401 wrong-way crash pleads guilty, released on probation

A Toronto-area man involved in a robbery in April —…

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Edmonton police commission chair quits, admits working from Portugal would be 'unwelcome distraction'
Star

December 17, 2024

Edmonton police commission chair quits, admits working from Portugal would be ‘unwelcome distraction’

John McDougall announced last week that he is retiring to…

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China allegedly spied on the Royals and U.K. government. Here are the details
Star

December 17, 2024

China allegedly spied on the Royals and U.K. government. Here are the details

A London-based lawyer accused of trying to interfere in British…

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Executor accused of stealing $170K of senior's money was 'like a kid in a candy store,' family alleges
Star

December 17, 2024

Executor accused of stealing $170K of senior’s money was ‘like a kid in a candy store,’ family alleges

Despite a decade-long fight and a court judgment in their…

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Ukraine claims credit for Moscow bombing that killed Russian general accused of chemical weapons attacks
Star

December 17, 2024

Ukraine claims credit for Moscow bombing that killed Russian general accused of chemical weapons attacks

A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb…

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Eli Glasner's top 24 movies and moments of 2024
Star

December 17, 2024

Eli Glasner’s top 24 movies and moments of 2024

After months of sitting in the dark, CBC film critic…

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Trump trash talks Freeland in blast from her political past
Star

December 17, 2024

Trump trash talks Freeland in blast from her political past

An unfriendly farewell message from Donald Trump, the U.S. president-elect,…

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