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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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Holt says she'll change gender-identity policy for schools, stop move to dissolve DEC | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

Holt says she’ll change gender-identity policy for schools, stop move to dissolve DEC | CBC News

Premier-designate Susan Holt says she will adopt the gender-identity school…

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Montreal man detained in Sudan in the 2000s says Ottawa denied him passport to return home | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

Montreal man detained in Sudan in the 2000s says Ottawa denied him passport to return home | CBC News

Abousfian Abdelrazik told a court today about the roller-coaster of…

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Thieves were stealing golf carts around Ontario. Now police have made a bust | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

Thieves were stealing golf carts around Ontario. Now police have made a bust | CBC News

The mystery of golf carts disappearing from Ontario courses has…

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Trump's former chief of staff says he's a fascist. Harris says it reveals who Trump 'really is' | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

Trump’s former chief of staff says he’s a fascist. Harris says it reveals who Trump ‘really is’ | CBC News

Kamala Harris said Wednesday that recently reported comments Donald Trump…

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University of Waterloo stabber's COVID-19 isolation may have worsened mental state, sentencing court told | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

University of Waterloo stabber’s COVID-19 isolation may have worsened mental state, sentencing court told | CBC News

Defence lawyers at the sentencing hearing for the former student…

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Federal government expected to announce reductions to immigration targets Thursday | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

Federal government expected to announce reductions to immigration targets Thursday | CBC News

The Prime Minister is expected to announce reductions to immigration…

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National radon study shows higher levels, exposure to radioactive gas in homes | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

National radon study shows higher levels, exposure to radioactive gas in homes | CBC News

A countrywide study says radioactive radon exposure is on the…

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Gisèle Pelicot has 'decided not to be ashamed' in French mass-rape trial that may change law | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

Gisèle Pelicot has ‘decided not to be ashamed’ in French mass-rape trial that may change law | CBC News

Gisèle Pelicot, the 72-year-old victim of mass rape whose case…

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Israel strikes targets in southern Beirut suburbs, port city of Tyre | CBC News
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October 23, 2024

Israel strikes targets in southern Beirut suburbs, port city of Tyre | CBC News

Israeli strikes pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday and Hezbollah…

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