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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 15h

When Prime Minister Mark Carney releases his second list of nation-building projects — expected sometime in the next month — Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin hopes the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link will be on it. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @nukik.bsky.social

‘Transformational’ project would strengthen Nunavut’s connection with Canada, proponents say | CBC News

Ottawa is expected to announce its second list of nation-building infrastructure projects within the next month. One of the proposals is the $3-billion Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link, which would start in ...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 1d

Michael McLeod, one of five members of Canada's 2018 junior team recently acquitted of sexual assault charges, has signed a three-year contract with Avangard Omsk of the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Player at centre of World Junior sexual assault trial signs with Russian-based hockey league | CBC News

Michael McLeod, one of five members of Canada's 2018 junior team recently acquitted of sexual assault charges, has signed a three-year contract with Avangard Omsk of the Russian-based Kontinental Hock...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 1d

Donald #Trump has made no secret of his desire to a win a Nobel Peace Prize to burnish his legacy as a U.S. president, and a lasting peace that ends the war in Gaza could be a consideration for the committee that determines the prize winner. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

ANALYSIS | The many reasons not to bet on Donald Trump winning a Nobel Peace Prize | CBC News

Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to a win a Nobel Peace Prize to burnish his already significant legacy as a U.S. president, and a lasting peace that ends the war in Gaza could be a consi...

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Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 1d

U.S bill calls for negotiations for more integration between Canadian, American border agents and for U.S. law enforcement to be able to operate in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 1d

Jonathan Toews's first game as a member of the Winnipeg Jets, slated for Thursday night, promises to be a meaningful homecoming for both the star centre and countless Manitoba hockey fans. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Start of Jets' 1st season with Toews on roster a reminder of a bond between player, hometown | CBC News

Jonathan Toews's first game as a member of the Winnipeg Jets, slated for Thursday night, promises to be a meaningful homecoming for both the player and countless Manitoba hockey fans.

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 2d

#Breaking: The Blue Jays punched their ticket to the American League Championship Series on Wednesday night, by defeating the New York Yankees 5-2 in the Bronx. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Blue Jays lead Yankees 5-2 in the bottom of the 9th | CBC Sports

The Blue Jays turned to hard-throwing Louis Varland to start Game 4, but quickly went to the bullpen. Toronto gets a second chance to eliminate the Yankees in the Bronx in the best-of-five American Le...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 2d

Israel and Hamas have signed off on the first phase of the U.S.-proposed #Gaza peace deal, allowing for the release of all Israeli hostages, U.S. President Donald #Trump announced on Wednesday. www.cbc.ca/news/world/g...

Trump says Israel and Hamas have reached 'first phase' of peace deal | CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have reached agreement on the "first phase" of a plan to stop fighting, and release hostages and prisoners.

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 2d

A judge has stayed all charges in the Winnipeg sexual assault case against disgraced fashion mogul Peter #Nygard, finding his Charter right to a fair trial was breached by police failing to retain records related to allegations stemming from the 1990s. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Judge stays charges against Peter Nygard in Winnipeg sexual assault case | CBC News

A judge has stayed all charges in the Winnipeg sexual assault case against disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard, finding his right to a fair trial was violated by police failing to retain records rela...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 2d

Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson and two of her cabinet ministers were fined Tuesday for violating the province's conflict of interest law in pushing for a mining project. #mbpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Former Manitoba premier, 2 cabinet ministers fined for violating conflict of interest law | CBC News

Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson and two of her cabinet ministers were fined Tuesday for violating the province's conflict of interest law in pushing for a mining project.

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 3d

U.S. President Donald #Trump spoke more positively about Canada on Tuesday than he has at any time since winning the election last November, but whether that signals any imminent relief to punishing tariffs remains to be seen. #cdnpoli
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ANALYSIS | Trump's tone shifts on Canada. What does that signal for tariffs? | CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke more positively about Canada on Tuesday than he has at any time since winning the election last November, but whether that signals any imminent relief to punishing ta...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 3d

Prime Minister Mark #Carney is in Washington for a second White House meeting today. Updates here: www.cbc.ca/9.6929790

Carney arrives at White House for second Washington meeting with Trump | CBC

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 3d

Over the last couple of years, Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have faced unrelenting bombardment, mass hunger and recurring displacement as Israeli fighting continues in the territory. www.cbc.ca/news/world/g...

2 years into the war, these figures illustrate the scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza | CBC News

For two years, Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have faced unrelenting bombardment, mass hunger and recurring displacement as Israeli fighting continues in the desolate territory.

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 3d

As Mark #Carney heads to Washington there is clear and obvious pressure on the prime minister to secure some kind of deal. But pressure is growing on the #Trump administration as well. #cdnpoli
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ANALYSIS | The pressure is on both Carney and Trump ahead of White House meeting | CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Washington, under enormous pressure to make a deal. But as the trade war eats into American corporate profits and more industries clamour for bailouts, there's ...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 4d

Conservative Leader Pierre #Poilievre has penned a scathing letter to the prime minister ahead of his meeting with the U.S. president this week, saying Mark #Carney has been a disappointment on the trade file and needs to come back with some wins for Canada. #cdnpoli
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'No more losing,' Poilievre tells Carney in scathing letter ahead of PM's face-to-face with Trump | CBC News

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has penned a scathing letter to the prime minister ahead of his meeting with the U.S. president on Tuesday, saying Mark Carney has been a disappointment on the tra...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 5d

Conservative Leader Pierre #Poilievre says the federal Liberals must either heavily amend their border bill or introduce a new piece of proposed legislation if they want support to pass it into law. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Conservatives won't support Liberal border bill without major changes: Pierre Poilievre | CBC News

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the federal Liberals must either heavily amend their border bill or introduce a new piece of proposed legislation if they want support to pass it into law.

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks, but … I didn’t write that article, my talented colleague Darren Bernhardt did. I just posted it. My national radio version is on Your World Tonight, tonight.

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 7d

#Breaking: Hamas said on Friday it would agree to some aspects of U.S. President Donald #Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, including releasing hostages and handing over administration of the enclave, but that it would seek negotiations over many of its other terms. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

Hamas agrees to parts of Trump's Gaza plan, including release of Israeli hostages | CBC News

After Donald Trump's latest threat to the militant group, Hamas said it had handed over its response to the U.S. president's plan to end the Gaza war. A statement from the group said it agreed to rele...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 7d

Manitoba's Official Opposition leader says the heat in the legislature has been cranked up by Premier Wab Kinew, who refuses to take accountability for his party's failings.
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PC leader accuses Manitoba premier of 'gaslighting' public, dodging questions | CBC News

Manitoba's Official Opposition leader says the heat in the legislature has been cranked up by Premier Wab Kinew, who refuses to take accountability for his party's failings.

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 7d

Sexual extortion, or sextortion, has exploded in Canada since 2021 and scammers are targeting young boys online. It involves coercing someone into sending nude photos, then using that to blackmail them for money, according to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection.
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Sextorters are targeting young boys online — and flaunting how rich the scam is making them | CBC News

There's a network of overseas scammers targeting and blackmailing teens, and in some cases driving them to suicide within hours of falling into a trap known as sextortion. CBC's Marketplace created fa...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 8d

I’d read those!

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 8d

The topic of political violence dominated question period as MLAs returned to the Manitoba Legislature for the beginning of the fall sitting on Wednesday, one day after a fire was started at the constituency office of Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine. #mbpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Topic of political violence dominates agenda as fall sitting begins at Manitoba Legislature | CBC News

The topic of political violence dominated question period as MLAs returned to the Manitoba Legislature for the beginning of the fall sitting on Wednesday, one day after a fire was started at the const...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 11d

Despite Donald #Trump's hyperbole that his 20-point peace plan to end the war in Gaza will create "eternal peace" in the Middle East, it could be doomed for the many of the same reasons that killed earlier ceasefire hopes. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

ANALYSIS | Trump's latest plan to end the war in Gaza contains the same tripwires as previous ones | CBC News

Donald Trump is trying to sell Israel and Hamas a 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza. Despite the horrible devastation Israel is inflicting on the Palestinian territory, it may be hard for Hamas’s l...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 11d

Expanding #Churchill’s 100-year-old deepwater port is high on Prime Minister Mark #Carney’s nation-building agenda. I visited the ‘polar bear capital of the world’ to hear what locals think of the plan. youtu.be/w535909EHLM

How an expanded port could transform the polar bear capital of the world

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 11d

#Breaking: A First Nations man convicted in the killing of a Winnipeg man more than 50 years ago is one step closer to having his name cleared following his own death, after Canada's justice minister ordered a new appeal in his case on Monday. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New appeal ordered for 4th First Nations man convicted in 1973 homicide, over a decade after his death | CBC News

A First Nations man convicted in the killing of a Winnipeg man more than 50 years ago is one step closer to having his name cleared following his own death in 2011, after Canada's justice minister ord...

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Karen Pauls @karenpaulscbc.bsky.social · 13d

Proposals to expand the Port of #Churchill in northern Manitoba could bring an increase in shipping traffic and commercial activity, but locals are worried about the impact on eco-tourism. youtube.com/shorts/E7uAQ...

Tourism ‘saved’ Churchill, Manitoba. Is it now under threat?

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