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Stop calling Canada's latest big idea a sovereign wealth fund | About That

Stop calling Canada’s latest big idea a sovereign wealth fund | About That

Prime Minister Mark Carney introduced a sovereign wealth fund for Canada to bolster national projects, create jobs and grow taxpayer money — but it’s not a sovereign wealth fund in the traditional sense. Andrew Chang explains the stark differences between the Canada Strong Fund and other countries’ sovereign wealth funds, and what we know so far about how it will work.

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Vancouver is running out of water – and the solutions are wild

Vancouver is running out of water – and the solutions are wild

As Metro Vancouver’s population grows and its reliable snowpack shrinks, the race is on to secure the region’s water supply for the next century. But the solutions on the table are bolder than you might expect, ranging from tapping backup lakes to giant straws and massive dam expansions. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe investigates how the city plans to keep the taps running. Correction: This video was edited after it was first published to correct spelling errors in the names of two people.

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Toronto-area teen arrested over alleged plan to travel to join ISIS
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January 2, 2025

Toronto-area teen arrested over alleged plan to travel to join ISIS

RCMP recently applied for a terrorism peace bond to restrict…

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Generation Beta has arrived — here's everything you need to know about the 2025 babies
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January 2, 2025

Generation Beta has arrived — here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 babies

They will only know a post-COVID world. They’ll roll their…

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'Dinosaur highway' uncovered in England dating back 166 million years
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January 2, 2025

‘Dinosaur highway’ uncovered in England dating back 166 million years

A worker digging up clay in a southern England limestone…

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Halifax police say New Year's Eve homicide victims were father, daughter
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January 2, 2025

Halifax police say New Year’s Eve homicide victims were father, daughter

Halifax Regional Police say a father and daughter were fatally…

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Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury, blaming BBC's 'corporate control'
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January 2, 2025

Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury, blaming BBC’s ‘corporate control’

Neil Young has pulled out of this year’s Glastonbury Festival,…

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Born in Vancouver, the Peter Principle explains why your boss is incompetent. Here's why it still resonates
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January 2, 2025

Born in Vancouver, the Peter Principle explains why your boss is incompetent. Here’s why it still resonates

Published in 1969, The Peter Principle skewered corporate culture decades…

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Aspiring nurse, former football star and father of 2 among the dead in New Orleans truck attack
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January 2, 2025

Aspiring nurse, former football star and father of 2 among the dead in New Orleans truck attack

Details are emerging about some of the victims of a…

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'Steve is the guy to call': Anglo patients in Quebec City rely on 1 man to help navigate health system
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January 2, 2025

‘Steve is the guy to call’: Anglo patients in Quebec City rely on 1 man to help navigate health system

Patients travelling to Quebec City for medical appointments call Steve…

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Advocacy group welcomes reduction in child-care fees
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January 2, 2025

Advocacy group welcomes reduction in child-care fees

Canada’s national child care advocacy association, Child Care Now, has…

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