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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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National

April 17, 2026

In the news today: Quebec premier meets Carney, Ontario medical residency

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press…

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3 men facing charges in extortion-related shooting of former Cricket Canada official's house
Star

April 17, 2026

3 men facing charges in extortion-related shooting of former Cricket Canada official’s house

Three men are facing charges in connection with two extortion-related…

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Threats, corruption and intimidation: Is the Bishnoi gang calling shots at Cricket Canada
Star

April 17, 2026

Threats, corruption and intimidation: Is the Bishnoi gang calling shots at Cricket Canada

The night was meant to be a celebration. Last July,…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec

April 17, 2026

Three people dead after transport trucks crash on northern Ontario highway

THUNDER BAY — Provincial police say three people have died…

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'Everything is under control' says premier as Quebec deals with spring flooding
Star

April 17, 2026

‘Everything is under control’ says premier as Quebec deals with spring flooding

Several municipalities in Quebec are grappling with floods, with many…

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Quebec municipalities preparing for flooding, Montreal reaches highest alert level
Star

April 17, 2026

Quebec municipalities preparing for flooding, Montreal reaches highest alert level

Municipalities across Quebec are preparing for potential flooding, with Montreal…

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Former CEO of Alberta Health Services wants podcasters held in contempt for 'harassment' campaign
Star

April 16, 2026

Former CEO of Alberta Health Services wants podcasters held in contempt for ‘harassment’ campaign

WARNING: This story contains vulgar language.The former CEO of Alberta…

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Accused killer pledges '150% honesty' to fake crime boss in interview played in court
Star

April 16, 2026

Accused killer pledges ‘150% honesty’ to fake crime boss in interview played in court

The video played in Corner Brook Supreme Court, a four-plus…

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Sports

April 16, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

Big Problem: Raptors will have to play hard versus Cavaliers forwards

TORONTO — Being over six-foot-seven would be considered tall in…

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