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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · Mar 2

I am pulling feeds from here:

www.cbc.ca/rss/

Right now I am only pulling Top Stories, World News, Canada News and New Brunswick news (I'm from NB). I can add any feeds from above if requested.

If there is interest, I can post the source code. This is not CBC specific, other RSS could be used.

CBC.ca - RSS Feeds

CBC News RSS Feeds allow you to read through the news you want, at your convenience

www.cbc.ca

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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 1h

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dead at 79: reports

Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall, The Godfather films and Father of the Bride, — whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most ...

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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 4h

Tennessee authorities say no survivors found in aftermath of deadly explosives factory blast

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said during a news conference that officials were working on the assumption that all of the people at the site were dea...

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The words, 'pray for the AES families,' is seen written on a cement road barrier.

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 4h

Ex-Peguis leader disputes current chief's call to scrap First Nation’s child-welfare system

The agency that oversees child welfare in Peguis First Nation released figures this week suggesting a system brokered through a historic 2023 agreement is wo...

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A large red sign is seen that says "Peguis First Nation" as clouds are seen overhead.

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 4h

A glimmer of hope for Montrealers as Venezuelan opposition leader awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called her "strug...

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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 4h

As Oshawa struggles with a homelessness crisis, this centre is providing affordable housing for youth

The Refuge, a youth drop-in centre in Oshawa, began providing affordable housing in May — responding to what the mayor of Oshawa has called a homel...

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Photo of a young man in a grey shirt sitting on his bed

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 4h

Kevin Gausman gets Game 1 start for Blue Jays in ALCS against Mariners

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A baseball pitcher dressed in blue throws a ball.

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 5h

Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills at least 53 in Darfur, doctors’ group says

At least 53 people, including 14 children and 15 women, were killed in an attack by Sudanese paramilitaries that hit a shelter in a besieged Darfur city, a doctors’ ...

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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 6h

IN PHOTOS | This week's most compelling images

Photographers from CBC News, The Canadian Press, Reuters and others document our changing world every day. Here's a selection of the week's top images.

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Aerial drone image of a stadium whose top is opened and shows packed stadium with a huge Canadian flag on the diamond field.

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 7h

Superior Shoal under the microscope: Is it key to understanding the Great Lakes ecosystem?

A science team from Lakehead University and a film crew from southern Ontario completed a nine-day expedition to explore the Superior Shoal, an underwater mou...

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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 7h

'Are we dating?' After 30 years, I found out how little the world of romance has changed

After his wife passed away, Pat Parrott settled into a life in which he thought his dating days were behind him. A chance encounter with a former co-worker led ...

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A man in a grey shirt, ball cap and sunglasses can be seen with a woman who has her back turned to the camera.

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 7h

Saskatoon man undergoes invasive medical procedures in hospital hallway due to overcapacity

Kay Roberts never imagined he would receive invasive medical treatment in a busy hallway. He spent four nights and five days on a stretch bed while experienc...

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Man lies on hospital gurney in hallway of hospital.

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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 7h

Parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick experiencing a one-in-50 year drought

Parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick face an intense dry spell that has officially reached the title of exceptional drought in some areas — the most extr...

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A map of NS and NB with different colors. The dark-red areas are experiencing exceptional drought (D4), while the read areas are under extreme drought conditions (D3), the dark orange under severe drought (D2),

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 7h

Biden undergoing radiation therapy for cancer, spokesperson says

Former U.S. president Joe Biden is receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer diagnosed in May, a spokesperson said on Saturday.

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US President Joe Biden, an elderly man in a suit, stands at a podium, American flags behind him.

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 8h

RCMP suspect foul play in disappearance of 51-year-old B.C. mother

RCMP continue to investigate after mother of three Jennifer Provencal, 51, was reported missing in April 2025, nearly three months after she reportedly had an argument with her husba...

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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 8h

Firings of U.S. federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started, an attempt by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administ...

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U.S. Capitol dome seen against a night sky

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 8h

'Free to All': Winnipeg's 1st public library opened 120 years ago, soon to start new chapter

Carved into the Tyndall Stone above the arched entrance to Winnipeg's first public library are the words "Free To All" but for the past 11 years, it's been ...

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Black and white photo of a three-storey stone building

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 9h

Hannah Miller enjoying Canadian Olympic hockey camp despite not knowing if she'll be allowed to compete

Hannah Miller was deemed ineligible to compete for Canada at worlds after previously playing with Chinese team. As she awaits her fate, she's wor...

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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 10h

One of the world's biggest AI companies wants a deal with Canada. Is sovereignty the trade-off?

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to dist...

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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 10h

Quebec man admits to murdering 10-year-old girl in 1994

A 62-year-old Quebec man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of a 10-year-old girl in a Montreal suburb more than 31 years ago.

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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 10h

Pickleballers are making too much racket and could face new rules, Toronto city council says

Toronto city councillors have joined legislators in other parts of the country in voting to investigate how the noise from pickleball courts can be limited.

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John Cameron, of the Etobicoke Pickleball Association, says he's fielded very few complaints about noise from those wo live close to the pickleball courts where he plays.

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 10h

American liquor exports to Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group

American spirit exports to Canada "plummeted" 85 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States calling the situation "very tro...

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A man with long hair and a ponytail is shown removing U.S. alcohol from a Canadian liquor store shelf.

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 13h

Acadian legends 1755 saying 'au revoir' after 50 years

One of l’Acadie’s most influential groups, named after the first year of the Great Deportation from what would become the Maritime provinces, is calling it a night after 50 y...

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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 13h

How a historic church from central New Brunswick became an art studio in Oklahoma

The Old Trinity Church, built in 1842, was deconsecrated in the late 1990s, dismantled and bought by an Oklahoma-based photographer, who had it tru...

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A picture of the Old Trinity Church in Paseo, Oklahoma, displayed at the new Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Blackville, N.B. Building is white with red roof and tall windows.

CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 14h

Niagara Falls mayor stresses urgency of finding Marineland belugas a new home as it’s running out of food

Mayor Jim Diodati says Marineland representatives told him they’ve restructured and borrowed funds to continue to buy food for the remaining be...

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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · 14h

Why 'organ chips' could transform cancer treatment and drug testing

Cancer treatments don't always work as expected, leaving patients to suffer side effects of chemotherapy without gaining benefits. Now scientists are exploring whether tiny proxy or...

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