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- Surrey Pro-Khalistan activist says police have warned him of significant safety risk
on April 16, 2026 at 4:17 pmAn activist based in Surrey, B.C., who was a friend and associate of the assassinated pro-Khalistan advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar, says he has been warned by police that he could be in serious danger.
- Justin Fairfax, once Virginia's 2nd-highest ranking politician, kills wife then himself
on April 16, 2026 at 2:03 pmVirginia police said Thursday that Justin Fairfax, the state's former lieutenant governor, shot and killed his wife Cerina and then fatally shot himself.
- Montreal's largest school service centre loses more than 100 support staff due to new secularism law
on April 16, 2026 at 1:44 pmMontreal’s largest school board has lost more than 100 support staff because they refused to remove religious symbols to comply with the province’s new secularism law.
- Israeli strike destroys last bridge over Litani River as intense fighting continues in south Lebanon
on April 16, 2026 at 1:00 pmAn Israeli strike destroyed the last bridge over the Litani River into Lebanon's south, according to a senior Lebanese security source, fully severing almost a tenth of Lebanon from the rest of the country, after Israel destroyed other crossings during the war.
- Should you book flights now or wait? What rising fuel costs mean for airfares
on April 16, 2026 at 11:39 am
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- Israeli strike destroys last bridge over Litani River as intense fighting continues in south Lebanonon April 16, 2026 at 1:00 pm
An Israeli strike destroyed the last bridge over the Litani River into Lebanon's south, according to a senior Lebanese security source, fully severing almost a tenth of Lebanon from the rest of the country, after Israel destroyed other crossings during the war.
- Artemis II astronauts set to share more about historic mission around the moon
on April 16, 2026 at 8:00 amAfter flying 406,771 kilometres around the moon — the farthest any humans have ever been — Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch are ready to share more of their experiences with the public. CBC will have live coverage of today's news conference as they take questions from the media at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, at 2:30 p.m. ET.
- Russian strikes kill 16 across Ukraine in worst attack this year
on April 16, 2026 at 2:46 amRussia unleashed its deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing 16 people, including a 12-year-old child, and wounding scores, in drone and missile strikes, officials said on Thursday.y.
- Trump administration signals optimism about ending Iran war — even as it levels new threats
on April 15, 2026 at 9:44 pmThe Trump administration expressed optimism on Wednesday about reaching a deal to end the war with Iran, while also warning of increasing economic pressure against Tehran if it remains defiant.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice calls colleagues' use of emergency orders 'potentially corrosive'
on April 15, 2026 at 8:51 pmU.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues' use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration, calling the orders "scratch-paper musings" that can have a "potentially corrosive" effect.
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- Surrey Pro-Khalistan activist says police have warned him of significant safety riskon April 16, 2026 at 4:17 pm
An activist based in Surrey, B.C., who was a friend and associate of the assassinated pro-Khalistan advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar, says he has been warned by police that he could be in serious danger.
- Why money and land are critical to Vancouver mayor's pitch for a Major League Baseball team
on April 16, 2026 at 2:00 pmVancouver Mayor Ken Sim is proposing a motion to support bringing a Major League Baseball team to the city. But as the CBC's Justin McElroy reports, his proposal comes a little bit out of left field.
- Event organizers in Victoria issue warning as online scammers target vendors
on April 16, 2026 at 1:00 pmThe Vancouver Island Caribbean Hub says one local business lost $400 after using a fraudulent vendor application form, linked by impersonators on a social media platform.
- Calls grow for B.C. to support temporary foreign worker program expansion
on April 16, 2026 at 12:00 pmBusiness leaders in Fort St. John say a lack of provincial buy-in for recent changes to the temporary foreign worker program could have huge impacts on the local economy.
- 'Pulls at the heartstrings': Tiny bear cub left orphaned in Maple Ridge backyard
on April 16, 2026 at 11:00 amResidents heard the bawling from a bear cub early in the morning on Tuesday and called for help.
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- Vrabel-Russini drama reveals that everybody loses if audiences can't trust your coverage
on April 16, 2026 at 4:16 pmThe drama surrounding Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini is a rare peek at the way pro sports insider journalists operate, the ethical rules they’re permitted to bend, how those rules can be broken, and the lopsided risk a journalist assumes when they grow too close to a source on a personal level.
- Canada's Diallo eliminated as top seed Zverev advances on home clay in Munich
on April 16, 2026 at 2:57 pmMontreal's Gabriel Diallo lost 6-1, 6-2 to Germany's Alexander Zverev in the round of 16 at the BMW Open on Thursday in Munich.
- Courtney Sarault on her inspiring Olympics: 'It has made everyone dream a little bigger'
on April 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm"On the go" since earning her fourth and final medal at the Milano-Cortina Olympics on Feb. 18, it wasn't until Courtney Sarault returned to her hometown of Moncton, N.B., that she understood the impact of her speed skating success.
- Sirens rally in 3rd period to sink Sceptres
on April 16, 2026 at 12:16 pmDenisa Křížová, Maja Nylen Persson and Casey O'Brien scored three straight goals in the third period to help the New York Sirens rally past the Toronto Sceptres 3-2 on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.
- Good news for Canada's World Cup team as Alphonso Davies looking stronger each game in return from injury
on April 16, 2026 at 12:15 pmAlphonso Davies, captain of Canada's World Cup team, took a step — several thousand of them, in fact — toward his triumphant return to the lineup in time for this summer’s tournament.
