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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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Air Canada passengers repeatedly overcharged for baggage, but airline faces no fines
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June 2, 2024

Air Canada passengers repeatedly overcharged for baggage, but airline faces no fines

Rob Eedson of Ottawa figured he’d spring for a small…

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These musicians bought a seat for a cello worth $4.5M. Air Canada wouldn't let it on board
Star

June 2, 2024

These musicians bought a seat for a cello worth $4.5M. Air Canada wouldn’t let it on board

A pair of classical musicians, including famed British cellist Sheku…

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MPs question airline CEOs on carry-on baggage fees
Star

June 2, 2024

MPs question airline CEOs on carry-on baggage fees

Four airline CEOs will face questions about carry-on baggage fees when…

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WestJet tried to silence couple fighting for compensation after airline cancelled their flight
Star

May 5, 2024

WestJet tried to silence couple fighting for compensation after airline cancelled their flight

Anna and Russell Gurney knew something was wrong when their phones pinged…

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Cities are overheating. How do we cool them down? | CBC Radio
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April 22, 2024

Cities are overheating. How do we cool them down? | CBC Radio

Quirks and Quarks54:00Overheated – a Quirks & Quarks special about…

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Rooftop solar power is good for the environment, but it might not save you money | CBC News
Star

April 22, 2024

Rooftop solar power is good for the environment, but it might not save you money | CBC News

The cost of solar panels has plunged in the past…

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Trump says Zelenskyy wants to sign minerals deal in U.S., as reports suggest draft agreement reached
Star

April 11, 2024

Trump says Zelenskyy wants to sign minerals deal in U.S., as reports suggest draft agreement reached

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Ukrainian President…

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Sending troops to Ukraine 'on the table' to enforce a peace deal, says Trudeau in Kyiv
Star

April 11, 2024

Sending troops to Ukraine ‘on the table’ to enforce a peace deal, says Trudeau in Kyiv

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid a surprise visit to Kyiv…

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Ukrainians in Kherson survived Russia's occupation. Now, they're being hunted by drones
Star

April 11, 2024

Ukrainians in Kherson survived Russia’s occupation. Now, they’re being hunted by drones

When Dmytro stepped out into the morning sun last October…

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