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Violent crime in U.S. cities is way down, and Trump is taking credit

Violent crime in U.S. cities is way down, and Trump is taking credit

Fresh statistics show violent crime in major U.S. cities dropped sharply in 2025 from the previous year, and U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming that his get-tough policies are the reason. The inconvenient truth for this Trump administration is that violent crime was already in sharp decline before he returned to office.

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Do tenants have EV charging rights? Plus, a Scotiabank outage: CBC's Marketplace cheat sheet
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November 17, 2024

Do tenants have EV charging rights? Plus, a Scotiabank outage: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet

CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you…

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Trial begins Monday for 2 men accused of human smuggling after family's deaths at Manitoba-U.S. border
Star

November 17, 2024

Trial begins Monday for 2 men accused of human smuggling after family’s deaths at Manitoba-U.S. border

A long-awaited trial in Minnesota is scheduled to begin Monday…

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Sask. waiter learning Cree to bridge barriers with Indigenous customers
Star

November 17, 2024

Sask. waiter learning Cree to bridge barriers with Indigenous customers

A waiter in Prince Albert, Sask., is going above and…

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Ontario father and son pilot duo fly over 1,300 km for emergency rescue of bald eagle
Star

November 17, 2024

Ontario father and son pilot duo fly over 1,300 km for emergency rescue of bald eagle

Paul and Kai Salvini are volunteer pilots with the Canadian…

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Russia launches massive attack targeting energy infrastructure in Ukraine
Star

November 17, 2024

Russia launches massive attack targeting energy infrastructure in Ukraine

Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack…

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First came the apartment. Then he got clean. Now he's giving back
Star

November 17, 2024

First came the apartment. Then he got clean. Now he’s giving back

This past April, 47-year-old Colin Beaudry of Ottawa finally got…

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Lost customs document forces Indian court to overturn 36-year-old ban on Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses
Star

November 17, 2024

Lost customs document forces Indian court to overturn 36-year-old ban on Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses

An Indian court has overturned a 36-year-old order banning the…

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Prince William wants to put a smaller 'r' in Royal. What does that mean?
Star

November 17, 2024

Prince William wants to put a smaller ‘r’ in Royal. What does that mean?

As Prince William’s recent visit to South Africa wound down,…

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Ottawa to compensate Inuit in Nunavik for mass sled dog slaughter
Star

November 17, 2024

Ottawa to compensate Inuit in Nunavik for mass sled dog slaughter

Ottawa will offer financial compensation to Inuit in Nunavik for…

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