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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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Business, Disaster, Finance, Health, Insurance, Justice, Ontario/Quebec

April 21, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Odds ‘stacked’ against car accident victims who take benefits disputes to Ontario tribunal, lawyers say

TORONTO — It took six years and a complicated legal…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

April 21, 2026

Baby found in back of vehicle in Toronto’s east end dies in hospital: police

Toronto police say a baby found without vital signs in…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Film, Sports

April 21, 2026

Abdulhamid Ibrahim

Documentary revisits Leafs legend Barilko’s goal and disappearance 75 years later

TORONTO — The idea started with a live television interview….

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Music

April 21, 2026

Alex Nino Gheciu

Drake draws crowds with giant ice structure in Toronto teasing album release date

TORONTO — Somewhere inside a massive formation of ice blocks…

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B.C. to work with First Nations on Indigenous rights act, Eby says
Star

April 20, 2026

B.C. to work with First Nations on Indigenous rights act, Eby says

B.C. Premier David Eby has outlined a plan for B.C….

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National, Ontario/Quebec

April 20, 2026

Kenneth Law to return to court next month, expected to plead guilty to aiding suicide

NEWMARKET — An Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances…

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Entertainment, Arts, Justice, Politics, Spare News

April 20, 2026

Marissa Birnie

Fact File: Clip of Carney saying he would use emergency powers against Alberta separatists doctored

Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke…

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Entertainment, Arts, Justice, National, Politics

April 20, 2026

Marissa Birnie

Fact File: No evidence Carney threatened emergency powers against Alberta separatists

Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke…

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What is China's endgame for the war in Iran? | About That
Star

April 20, 2026

What is China’s endgame for the war in Iran? | About That

The U.S. war on Iran indirectly opens the door for…

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