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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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Victory Day in Russia is supposed to be about commemorating the past. Now it's also about rallying the public
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January 12, 2025

Victory Day in Russia is supposed to be about commemorating the past. Now it’s also about rallying the public

When Russia celebrated the 60th anniversary of the surrender of…

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U.S.-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine would 'give nothing' to Russia, says Kremlin aide
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January 12, 2025

U.S.-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine would ‘give nothing’ to Russia, says Kremlin aide

The ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia proposed by the U.S. would “give…

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The U.S. says the 'ball is now in Russia's court.' But what really happens if Putin agrees to a ceasefire?
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January 12, 2025

The U.S. says the ‘ball is now in Russia’s court.’ But what really happens if Putin agrees to a ceasefire?

After nine hours of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, officials…

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Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest drone attack on Russia's capital
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January 12, 2025

Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest drone attack on Russia’s capital

Ukraine on Tuesday launched its biggest ever drone attack on…

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As U.S. halts military aid, there is concern in Ukraine amid an effort to repair soured relations
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January 12, 2025

As U.S. halts military aid, there is concern in Ukraine amid an effort to repair soured relations

As Ukraine tries to repair its fractured relations with the U.S. administration, which…

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Trump pausing U.S. military aid to Ukraine, official says
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January 12, 2025

Trump pausing U.S. military aid to Ukraine, official says

U.S. President Donald Trump has paused all military aid to…

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After Zelenskyy-Trump row, British PM says allies must increase 'share of the burden' to aid Ukraine
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January 12, 2025

After Zelenskyy-Trump row, British PM says allies must increase ‘share of the burden’ to aid Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer rallied his European and NATO…

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After 'catastrophic' Trump meeting, Ukrainians say they will have to rely more on Europe, Canada
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January 12, 2025

After ‘catastrophic’ Trump meeting, Ukrainians say they will have to rely more on Europe, Canada

As Ukrainian troops try to stave off Russia’s military from…

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The day the old American order cracked in the Oval Office
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January 12, 2025

The day the old American order cracked in the Oval Office

It would take some scrounging around the bottom of the…

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