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         <title><![CDATA[Fundraising goal to restore 24 Sussex Drive set at $50M]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA['It took 10 seconds to do this': Manitoba retirees lose home to tornado]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Recovery effort underway for 4 men, 2 women presumed drowned off B.C. coast: RCMP]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Alberta to unveil details of 'million-barrel-per-day' oil pipeline route to West Coast on July 2]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Residents still in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., ordered to shelter in place due to wildfire]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Social media sites pushing self-harm content, says mother of B.C. teen who died]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:33:52 EDT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Murder-suicide leaves 2 boys and their father dead, Ottawa police say]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Stephen Eustáquio's brother says it was 'unreal' watching him make World Cup history]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:18:35 EDT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Suspects charged after N.S. couple confronts car thieves to rescue stolen dog]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Canadians exposed to hantavirus on cruise ship complete isolation period]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Body of missing inmate found in waters off Vancouver Island]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Is Canada's 'technical recession' already over?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/ab7eff96-2abe-4402-88ce-cbd5b79782ce,1782755889567/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C189%2C6500%2C3656%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='Two large ships are viewed from overhead docked at a marine port.' width='620' height='349' title='Crude oil tankers SFL Sabine, left, and Tarbet Spirit are seen docked at the Trans Mountain Westridge Marine Terminal, where crude oil from the expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline is loaded onto tankers, in Burnaby, B.C., Monday, June 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck'/><p>Is Canada's so-called "technical recession" already over? Canada's economy likely grew by 0.4 per cent in April.</p>]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Petition signature counting resumes as Alberta separatist group gets partial win at court of appeal]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/e5d455f1-765c-4576-bfd3-2e7e9aef90fb,1782756616310/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='Two men in suits pose for cameras.' width='620' height='349' title='Mitch Sylvestre, left, is one of the leaders of Stay Free Alberta, along with lawyer Jeffrey Rath, right.'/><p>An Alberta separatist group has secured a partial win at the province’s top court after a lower court judge quashed its referendum petition last month.</p>]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sudan declares new cholera outbreak months after official end to one that lasted nearly 2 years]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Venezuelans race against clock looking for earthquake survivors]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ontario and Utah sign deal to boost trade as Ford seeks to strengthen ties with American states]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Late-night host John Oliver is fulfilling his lifelong dream ... of becoming a soap opera star]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6c78664b-61c9-4b26-883c-29da80c04ac3,1782764647777/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C195%2C3744%2C2106%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A picture of John Oliver in front of a red background' width='620' height='349' title='NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 13:  John Oliver attends the 2026 Garden Of Laughs at Radio City Music Hall on April 13, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)'/><p>Even someone as accomplished as comedian and late-night host John Oliver can still harbour a desire for something more. And come the beginning of July, he’ll finally be able to say he’s achieved it: his lifelong dream … of starring in a daytime soap opera.</p>]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Poilievre set to shuffle Conservative Opposition critics: sources]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/2c3e36e3-d0a7-4097-82a6-db4138f5741c,1782768676289/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C400%2C7679%2C4319%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A man stands in Parliament hill surrounded by colleagues.' width='620' height='349' title='Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is applauded by his caucus as he rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.'/><p>Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to announce a shuffling of his critic roles and front bench, according to Conservative sources, as he looks to adapt his messaging to Prime Minister Mark Carney's majority government.</p>]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Forest fire prompts evacuation orders for Walsh River, other areas near Labrador City]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Italy, Balkans latest in Europe to feel brunt of record-breaking heat wave]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/c8cd61e8-ec6d-4967-b80c-c859c0c1ce29,1782757530683/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%2823%2C0%2C2887%2C1623%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='People cover their face as they walk past a mist of water.' width='620' height='349' title='Youngsters walk by a water mist machine installed by city administration to assist people in coping with the heat on a torrid day, as the National Weather forecaster issued an extreme heat code red warning for most parts of the country, in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)'/><p>Italy and the Balkans felt the impact on Monday of a record-breaking heat wave that has caused hundreds of excess deaths and disrupted daily life across the continent for more than a week, with growing concerns over the ‌spread of wildfires.</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:27:37 EDT</pubDate>
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