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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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Sports

December 24, 2025

Joshua Clipperton

‘There was one phone call to be made:’ Hunter back to lead Canada at world juniors

Alan Millar and Scott Salmond were sifting through the wreckage….

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Yukoners prepare for power outages as temperatures continue to dip into -40s
Star

December 24, 2025

Yukoners prepare for power outages as temperatures continue to dip into -40s

As Yukon continues to deal with a prolonged spell of…

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U.S., Ukraine reach consensus on key issues to end war, but territorial disputes remain
Star

December 24, 2025

U.S., Ukraine reach consensus on key issues to end war, but territorial disputes remain

The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on…

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Business, Economy, Ontario/Quebec

December 24, 2025

Allison Jones and Liam Casey

Ontario economic development minister focusing on defence investments in 2026

TORONTO — In a year that began with the United…

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Everyone's obsessed with Heated Rivalry. Could it change how we see gay sex on screen?
Star

December 24, 2025

Everyone’s obsessed with Heated Rivalry. Could it change how we see gay sex on screen?

Fans and critics say Heated Rivalry is reminiscent of titles…

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He opened a Christmas store in the summer of 1986. It's been Santa, stockings and ornaments ever since
Star

December 24, 2025

He opened a Christmas store in the summer of 1986. It’s been Santa, stockings and ornaments ever since

When Marc Gaboury decided to start a business of his…

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This ain't your parents' Game Boy: New gaming handhelds are powerful, pricey — and far from pocket-sized
Star

December 24, 2025

This ain’t your parents’ Game Boy: New gaming handhelds are powerful, pricey — and far from pocket-sized

This year marks the first time all three major gaming…

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Sir John A. Macdonald was erased from some public spaces. Now there's a movement to bring him back
Star

December 24, 2025

Sir John A. Macdonald was erased from some public spaces. Now there’s a movement to bring him back

The racial reckoning of the COVID era saw Canada grapple…

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Sports

December 24, 2025

Tim Reynolds

Barnes scores 27, Raptors ease past reeling Heat 112-91. It’s Miami’s 9th loss in an 11-game span

MIAMI (AP) — Scottie Barnes scored 27 points and grabbed…

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