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NHL rookie to watch: The making of Matthew Schaefer

NHL rookie to watch: The making of Matthew Schaefer

After being selected first overall in the 2025 NHL draft, Canada’s Matthew Schaefer is having an extraordinary rookie season, but getting here wasn’t always easy. In an interview, he tells CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about the personal losses that shaped his journey.

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Somalis say foreign ships are stealing their fish, and it's fuelling a piracy resurgence

Somalis say foreign ships are stealing their fish, and it’s fuelling a piracy resurgence

Piracy off the coast of Somalia is back in the headlines after European Union naval forces seized an Iranian fishing vessel last month that Somali pirates used to briefly hijack a Malta-flagged tanker carrying gasoline from India to South Africa. Fishermen insist the bigger problem in the region is that foreign vessels are fishing in waters intended for locals, harming their livelihoods.

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Fear, death and hope in a city under the shadows of a Mexican cartel war

Fear, death and hope in a city under the shadows of a Mexican cartel war

Fear and violence permeate Culiacán, Sinaloa, and its surrounding area in northwestern Mexico. The sun-seared state capital, with a population of a little more than one million, is also known as the cradle of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the most powerful organized crime groups in the world, which has fallen into a vicious civil war.

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Canada hits U.S. with tariffs on $29.8B worth of goods after Trump slaps levy on metals
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February 1, 2025

Canada hits U.S. with tariffs on $29.8B worth of goods after Trump slaps levy on metals

The federal government announced a plan on Wednesday to slap…

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Americans rarely pay much attention to trade. They are now
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February 1, 2025

Americans rarely pay much attention to trade. They are now

Evidence of Americans’ souring mood is everywhere you look. Even in…

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The U.S. is trying to achieve 'energy dominance.' What does that mean for Canada
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February 1, 2025

The U.S. is trying to achieve ‘energy dominance.’ What does that mean for Canada

Speaking in front of thousands of energy executives and global…

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Environmentalists warn against Quebec pipeline revival as politicians push for west-east link
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February 1, 2025

Environmentalists warn against Quebec pipeline revival as politicians push for west-east link

With the threat of U.S. tariffs still looming, the Quebec government has opened…

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Trudeau is unlikely to recall Parliament at opposition's demand. Here's why
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February 1, 2025

Trudeau is unlikely to recall Parliament at opposition’s demand. Here’s why

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Canada’s premiers and…

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Grocers move toward buying local as tariff threat looms
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February 1, 2025

Grocers move toward buying local as tariff threat looms

At Ellis Street Market in Kelowna, Canadian-made products are clearly labelled…

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Feeling disrespected by U.S. tariffs, Canadians are spending elsewhere with vengeance
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February 1, 2025

Feeling disrespected by U.S. tariffs, Canadians are spending elsewhere with vengeance

Sand Northrup was huddled up at a friend’s home in…

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Quebec will make it tougher for U.S. companies to win government contracts
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February 1, 2025

Quebec will make it tougher for U.S. companies to win government contracts

The Quebec government is attempting to limit its business with…

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Several provinces announce bans on American liquor in response to U.S. tariffs
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February 1, 2025

Several provinces announce bans on American liquor in response to U.S. tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has ordered the LCBO to strip…

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