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CBC Bot posting select CBC RSS Feeds @scrubfire84.bsky.social · Mar 2
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Man handed 4½-year manslaughter sentence for fatal roadside shooting outside Fredericton

Lucas Solomon-Polchies of Bilijk, a First Nation west of Fredericton, died of a single pistol shot to his torso in March 2023.

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February 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Ontario police officer cleared in shooting death of First Nation man in makeshift courtroom

Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared an officer of any wrongdoing in connection with the shooting death of  a 23-year-old man in Wapekeka First Nation. Here...

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February 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Tuition set to rise, OSAP grants lower with new Ontario post-secondary funding changes: minister

The province announced billions in new funding for Ontario's colleges and universities Thursday, along with the end of a years-long tuition freeze and c...

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February 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Hospital capacity crisis could soon affect surgeries, CEO says

The CEO of Horizon Health says the crisis of alternative-level-of-care patients taking up hospital beds is getting worse and could soon start to compromise the abilit...

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February 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Crown closes case in Moncton double-murder trial

Crown prosecutors have finished presenting evidence to jurors in a Moncton double-murder trial on Thursday.

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February 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Why is the U.S. cutting Cuba off from the rest of the world? | About That

U.S. President Donald Trump is applying severe economic pressure to an already-strained Cuba mired in a food and power crisis. Andrew Chang explains why the U.S. is choosing n...

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A person in a dark suit and yellow tie is superimposed over a street in Cuba. The Cuban flag hangs above the street, and the text "Total collapse?" is centered in the foreground.
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Survivor of 1975 Ottawa school shooting reflects on trauma and the need for compassion

As the country tries to come to grips with the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week, a prominent New Democrat stepped forward to share the horror of the sch...

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February 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Canada regains scoring touch, defence in 5-0 win over Finns in Olympic women's hockey

Emily Clark scored twice for Canada in a 5-0 win over Finland in Olympic women's hockey Thursday. Kristin O'Neill had a goal and an assist, and Jenn Gardiner and D...

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February 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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Over 30 measles cases and counting from Brandon's Ag Days, chief doctor says

Manitoba's health system is inundated with surging flu rates and an ongoing measles outbreak, the province's chief public health officer says.

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February 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Canadian restaurants struggling to turn a profit, new report says

A survey of Restaurants Canada members found that 44 per cent of respondents were either operating at a loss or just breaking even — up from 2019 when only 12 per cent of respondents ...

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February 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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McDavid records 3 assists as Canada cruises past Czechia in men's Olympic hockey opener

Macklin Celebrini opened the scoring, and Jordan Binnington made 26 saves for the shutout as Canada's NHL stars opened their quest for gold at the Milan Cortina ...

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February 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Girl injured in chairlift mishap in Quebec clinging to life in hospital, police say

A 13-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a chairlift mishap during a school trip to a western Quebec ski hill is clinging to life in hospital, according to lo...

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February 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Moncton man pleads guilty to assaulting 2 police officers

Edva Mascary was originally accused of attempted murder after the stabbing of a police officer in a Moncton home last August.

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Moncton man pleads guilty to assaulting 2 police officers
February 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Safety board provides update on Delta airlines crash at Pearson airport

It's still "too early" to draw conclusions about the cause of the Delta Air Lines plane crash at Toronto's Pearson Airport, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Thursd...

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February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Republicans, Democrats want to hear from government about anti-drone laser that closed El Paso airport

The brief shutdown of El Paso airport by the Federal Aviation Administration because of safety ‌concerns posed by the use of a military laser-base...

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February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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Conservative MP from N.B. refusing pay bump was heckled, chastised by colleagues

The Conservative MP who went public with his intent to refuse a pending parliamentary pay increase was chastised by the party whip in front of his c...

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February 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Military police 'rushed to judgment' before officer's suicide, watchdog finds

Canada's military police watchdog has sharply criticized the handling of a sexual assault investigation involving Maj. Cristian Hiestand, an air force officer who took his...

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February 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Feeling the pressure to spend big this Valentine’s Day? You’re not alone

The pressure to spend big on Valentine's Day is common and made easy by companies trying to sell their products, according to experts and data.  Some people say they're trading...

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February 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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Security response questioned after video shows physical altercation at Sask. Walmart

Police in Prince Albert, Sask., say they're reviewing a video shared online that appears to show a security guard slapping a woman during a confrontation at the McD...

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February 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Syria's leader targeted for assassination often, UN report says, as U.S. hands over military base

Syrian government forces have taken control of a base in the east of the country that was run for years by U.S. troops as part of the war against the I...

#cbc #cbc-top-stories #Canada
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February 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Former mayor Sam Katz testifying at Winnipeg police headquarters inquiry

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February 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Sex assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach begins

After some delay, the start of the first sex assault trial for billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who faces charges dating back decades, has begun.

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Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach's sex assault trial in begins in Toronto.
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Alberta grocery prices have nearly doubled since 2002. About half that increase happened in 2020s

Prices of food bought in stores in Alberta have nearly doubled from 2002 levels, the base year of Statistics Canada's consumer price index. But data sh...

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February 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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City of Toronto staff stealing packages, working other jobs on sick leave: auditor general report

Thousands of dollars in missing packages from mailrooms, a city employee taking weeks of paid sick leave to work another job and a retiree's credential...

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February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Trump border czar says controversial Minneapolis immigration operation to end

The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and the deaths of two U.S. citizens is nearing an end, U.S. President Donald Trump's border cz...

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Several people are shown looking at a law enforcement officer whose back is to the camera. Some are holding cell phones up to record what they're witnessing.
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM