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A rare 'devil comet' will reach peak brightness this weekend. Here's how you can see it.
On Sunday, the rare devil comet will reach its closest point to the sun, creating an illuminating sky show. Here is how skygazers can watch it.
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'We're going to be welcoming the world here,' Lennox Island chief says of new park funding
The chief of Lennox Island First Nation is thrilled that this week's federal budget confirms money will be coming to turn a string of islands off Prince Edward Island's North Shore into Canada's next national park reserve."We're moving forward in protecting something that's so sacred to us and so dear to us and that will have massive, massive, wonderful benefits as we move forward with it," Darlene Bernard told CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin on Wednesday."We're going to be creating employm
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Tories accuse minister of 'politicizing' Governor General's office over online harms
OTTAWA — A spokeswoman for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she will continue to advocate for "digital respect," despite suggestions it's inappropriate for her to wade in when a government bill targeting the issue is being hotly debated. Justice Minister Arif Virani raised eyebrows last week when he posted photos of himself with "industry experts" at a recent symposium hosted by Rideau Hall. Virani made mention of the government's new Online Harms Act, which aims to better protect Canadians on the inte
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PQ leader's allusion to deportations, executions a threat to social cohesion: MP
OTTAWA — Quebec Liberal MP Pablo Rodriguez says he deplores the tone taken by the leader of the Parti Québécois, who referenced dark moments in Canadian history to justify the party's push for independence. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon told a news conference Tuesday that the history of francophones in Canada is coloured by deportations and executions. Days earlier, he referenced Canada's encroachment on Quebec jurisdiction as another argument for Quebec sovereignty, and he pledged to hold a referend
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In rare move, House admonishes private citizen for contempt in ArriveCan testimony
OTTAWA — The House of Commons admonished a private citizen Wednesday for the first time in more than 100 years. It's just the latest example of ArriveCan fallout as MPs point fingers over the Liberal government's failure to manage development of the COVID-era app. GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth was ordered to appear before the bar of the House after refusing to answer certain questions at a committee hearing. A hush fell over the House of Commons as he appeared shortly after question perio
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Chance for rotating storms with today's thunderstorm threat in southern Ontario
You'll want to remain weather aware across southern Ontario on Wednesday, with rounds of rain and thunderstorms pushing into the region. Some storms have the potential to reach severe limits
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Video353 ballerinas dance on tiptoes in one place to break world record
A group of ballerinas gathered at the famous Plaza Hotel in New York City Wednesday to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most dancers on pointe at the same time for one minute. The previous record was 306 ballerinas on pointe set in 2019. (AP Video: Joseph B. Frederick)