CBC News Alerts

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 17, 2023

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 17, 2023

CBC/Radio-Canada has paused activities on its corporate and news Twitter accounts, after the social media platform put a "government-funded media" label on its @CBC account, in its latest move to stamp public broadcasters with designations. cbc.ca/news/world/cbc…

CBCAlerts's tweet card. CBC/Radio-Canada has paused activities on its corporate and news Twitter accounts, after the social media platform put a "government-funded media" label on its @CBC account, in its latest move to...

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 16, 2023

The federal government is restoring its funding to Hockey Canada, saying the organization must fulfil several conditions in exchange for the financial support. cbc.ca/news/politics/…

CBCAlerts's tweet card. The federal government says it will restore funding to Hockey Canada but has attached a series of conditions to the financial support.

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 15, 2023

Fire officials say a Canadian Pacific Railway train carrying hazardous materials has derailed and caught fire north of Rockwood, Maine. cbc.ca/news/world/can…

CBCAlerts's tweet card. Canadian Pacific Railway is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine, officials said Sunday.

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 13, 2023

FBI arrest Massachusetts Air National Guard member in leak of classified Pentagon documents. 21-year-old Jack Teixeira is suspected of leading chat group where the documents were posted. cbc.ca/1.6809448

CBCAlerts's tweet card. A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was arrested on Thursday in the disclosure of highly classified Pentagon documents on the war in Ukraine.

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 13, 2023

The FBI says it has 'made an arrest and is continuing to conduct authorized law enforcement activity at a residence in North Dighton, Massachusetts,' amid a media report a suspect in the leak of classified documents has been identified. cbc.ca/news/world/lea…

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 13, 2023

Raptors' season over after blowing 19-point lead in defeat to Bulls in Play-in tournament. cbc.ca/1.6808493

CBCAlerts's tweet card. Zach LaVine took over in the second half as the visiting Chicago Bulls rallied past the Toronto Raptors 109-105 on Wednesday to win their single elimination play-in game.

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 13, 2023

RCMP are investigating the sudden deaths of two girls who were found in a hotel room in central Alberta. cbc.ca/1.6808737

CBCAlerts's tweet card. RCMP are investigating the sudden deaths of two girls who were found in a hotel room in Sylvan Lake, Alta., on Sunday morning. Police said one girl, 12, was from Sylvan Lake. The other, 13,...

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 12, 2023

More than 300 Afghans arrive in Canada today as Ottawa inches closer to 40,000 resettlement goal. More than 30,000 Afghans have arrived since Taliban took over in August 2021. cbc.ca/1.6808123

CBCAlerts's tweet card. Hundreds of people from Afghanistan arrived in Canada on Wednesday, bringing the total number of Afghans resettled since the Taliban takeover of that country to more than 30,000, the federal govern...

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 7, 2023

CRA workers vote for strike mandate during tax season as mediation looms. Strike could disrupt tax filing. cbc.ca/1.6805148 #cdnpoli

CBCAlerts's tweet card. Workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) have voted in favour of strike action Friday ahead of mediation talks set to take place later this month.

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 6, 2023

Two of four Canadian women repatriated from Syria arrested in Montreal: lawyer cbc.ca/1.6803412

CBCAlerts's tweet card. The RCMP have arrested three Canadian women in Montreal after the government repatriated them from a camp in northeastern Syria for ISIS suspects and their families.

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 5, 2023

A group of at least 19 Canadian women and children are on their way home after spending years held in camps in northeastern Syria for people with suspected ISIS ties, according to their lawyer. cbc.ca/1.6802056

CBCAlerts's tweet card. Multiple Canadian women and their children are on their way back to Canada after spending years held in camps in northeastern Syria for people with suspected ISIS ties, according to their lawyer.

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 4, 2023

Body of 33-year-old woman found at Winnipeg landfill, police say. cbc.ca/1.6800994

CBCAlerts's tweet card. The body of a 33-year-old mother from the Lake St. Martin area who was living in Winnipeg has been found in a landfill, police say.

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 3, 2023

P.E.I. Progressive Conservatives win majority, CBC News projects. cbc.ca/1.6799877

CBCAlerts's tweet card. Dennis King will return for a second term as premier of Prince Edward Island after his Progressive Conservatives won 22 seats for a commanding victory in the 2023 provincial election.

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CBC News Alerts@CBCAlerts · Apr 3, 2023

Jeremy Hansen announced as the first Canadian to orbit the moon cbc.ca/1.6796246

CBCAlerts's tweet card. Jeremy Hansen is heading to the moon. The 47-year old Canadian astronaut was announced today as one of four astronauts who will be part of NASA's Artemis II mission.

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