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USDA chief says agency is trying to fill key jobs after paying 15,000 to leave

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Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the department will consider bringing back some employees who took the government's deferred resignation offer.

(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)

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He's the key person behind the most notorious deepfake porn site in the world. And he's Canadian

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A joint international investigation by CBC News, Bellingcat and Danish outlets Politiken and Tjekdet has linked a Canadian pharmacist to one of the biggest website in the world for non-consensual, AI-generated pornography: MrDeepFakes.com.

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New Liberal government should scrap EV tariffs on China to help trade, climate goals, say critics

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The BYD EV cars are displayed at the 46th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2025.

Now that the election is over, the new Liberal government has a lot to deal with, especially on the tariff front, and not just with the U.S. Last fall, Canada implemented an additional 100 per cent tariff on electric vehicles from China — a move that some critics say now doesn't make sense, including Canada’s canola farmers.

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Spring Melt

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Spring Melt The change in season beginning in the alpine of Vancouver Island.

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Peace Bridge duty-free shop goes into receivership as cross-border travel plummets

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The Peace Bridge.

A judge is ordering the duty-free shop at Canada's second-busiest border crossing into receivership as it struggles to pay off millions of dollars in debt and overdue rent.

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Several people killed, others injured after vehicle drives into Vancouver street festival crowd: police

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Emergency crews respond to the scene near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street in Vancouver on Saturday night after a vehicle drove into a crowd at a street festival.

Vancouver police say several people have been killed and multiple others injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd at a street festival Saturday evening.

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