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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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Syrian rebels reassured aid groups they'd be safe as they tried to orchestrate an organized takeover
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December 7, 2024

Syrian rebels reassured aid groups they’d be safe as they tried to orchestrate an organized takeover

It’s not only the Syrian public that’s getting used to…

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Curfew lifts in Damascus, Syrians return to work after fall of regime
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December 7, 2024

Curfew lifts in Damascus, Syrians return to work after fall of regime

Many Syrians got back to work on Wednesday as life in…

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Little-known leader takes charge as Syria's interim prime minister, with support from rebels
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December 7, 2024

Little-known leader takes charge as Syria’s interim prime minister, with support from rebels

Syria’s new interim leader announced on Tuesday he was taking…

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Some Syrians in Turkey seek immediate return as Russia grants asylum to ousted dictator Assad
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December 7, 2024

Some Syrians in Turkey seek immediate return as Russia grants asylum to ousted dictator Assad

The Kremlin said on Monday Russia has granted political asylum…

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Syrians celebrate Assad regime's fall to rebel factions amid calls for orderly transition
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December 7, 2024

Syrians celebrate Assad regime’s fall to rebel factions amid calls for orderly transition

The latest: Rebels appear on state TV to announce they…

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Syrian rebels advance on heavily defended key city of Homs
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December 7, 2024

Syrian rebels advance on heavily defended key city of Homs

Syrian rebels pressed their lightning advance on Saturday, saying they…

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Department in charge of Old Age Security doesn't know if payments are enough, auditor finds
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December 7, 2024

Department in charge of Old Age Security doesn’t know if payments are enough, auditor finds

A report from Canada’s auditor general says the federal department…

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Attempt to impeach South Korean president fails as ruling party boycotts vote
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December 7, 2024

Attempt to impeach South Korean president fails as ruling party boycotts vote

A South Korean legislative push to impeach President Yoon Suk…

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Notre-Dame reopens cathedral doors 5 years after devastating fire
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December 7, 2024

Notre-Dame reopens cathedral doors 5 years after devastating fire

Howling winds couldn’t stop Notre-Dame’s heart from beating again.With three…

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