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Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin opens up about his depression George R.R. Martin took to his blog to update his fans about what has been a "stressful" and "overwhelming" time full of ups and downs — and celebrate the nine Emmy nominations for HBO series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. https://www.cbc.ca/books/george-rr-martin-depression-update-9.7296911?cmp=rss

Shanghai cancels at least 1,300 flights as Typhoon Dolphin hits China's eastern coast Typhoon Dolphin hit China's eastern coast Sunday evening after forcing over 300,000 people to preemptively relocate and Shanghai's two airports to cancel more than 1,300 flights. The storm brought heavy rains to northern Taiwan the day before. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/typhoon-9.7301432?cmp=rss

What is friendslop? Inside gaming's fastest-growing trend, including the newest hit Big Walk So-called friendslop games have sold millions over the last few years thanks to their focus on simple-to-learn scenarios, a lower-than-average cost of entry and a willingness to embrace the chaos that emerges when you get a group of friends together to have some fun. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/friendslop-video-games-big-walk-review-9.7297208?cmp=rss

Is Trump's new 'Truth API' insider trading? | About That When U.S. President Donald Trump posts on Truth Social, the stock market reacts. But what if investors could pay for early access? Andrew Chang explains what Trump Media is selling with Truth API — a subscription service that gives users a head start on the president's posts — and examines whether it fits the definition of insider trading. (Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, A... https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7297639?cmp=rss

U.S. Senate committee votes to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday was held in contempt of Congress by a Republican-led Senate committee, just over a week after the longtime federal health official invoked the Fifth Amendment, declining to answer questions about his guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-senate-panel-fauci-contempt-9.7297951?cmp=rss

Quebec City couple could be on the hook for $20K childbirth tab after work permit delays A Quebec family says they’ve been stuck in bureaucratic limbo for months, waiting to find out if they can maintain their work permits and provincial health coverage ahead of the birth of their second child. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-city-couple-pregnant-9.7297591?cmp=rss

Arrests made for fatal Salsa on St. Clair festival shooting: Toronto police chief Arrests have been made related to the shooting at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival last month, Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw told reporters Thursday. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/arrests-salsa-on-st-clair-festival-toronto-police-chief-myron-demkiw-9.7298369?cmp=rss

Canada, U.S. shadow Chinese research ships in the Arctic as concern grows over Snow Dragons' presence Canada and the U.S. are shadowing two Chinese icebreakers operating in Arctic waters off Alaska, amid growing concern their scientific missions could also gather strategically valuable undersea data. Defence experts warn China’s expanding Arctic presence is testing Canada's already stretche... https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/china-canada-us-arctic-research-ships-snow-dragons-9.7299939?cmp=rss

On America's northern border, the threats are not unidirectional While U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Canada of allowing illegal drugs and traffickers across the border, the reality on the ground appears very different. CBC News recently spent two days with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in and around Detroit. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-u-s-border-tour-detroit-windsor-9.7300262?cmp=rss

UFC lost $30M on White House Freedom 250 event held on Trump's birthday, despite calling it 'roaring success' The UFC Freedom 250 event held on the White House grounds in June has been described by TKO officials as a “roaring success." But the financial numbers tell a different story. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/30-million-loss-ufc-freedom-250-event-white-house-9.7297137?cmp=rss

Rebalancing or retreat? Canada's peacekeeping legacy fades away After decades of gradual decline, Canada’s peacekeeping tradition is entering its final chapter. The Defence Department is shutting down four overseas missions and shrinking another, arguing troops are needed elsewhere. Critics warn the move sacrifices a defining national identity and surrenders diplomatic influence to countries such as Ch... https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/peacekeeping-canada-troops-nato-latvia-9.7297599?cmp=rss

Ontario police watchdog no longer investigates most off-duty sex assault complaints The number of police-involved sexual assault complaints reviewed by the Special Investigations Unit has been declining since 2021, data analyzed by CBC News shows. Researchers say changes to the Ontario police watchdog’s investigative mandate may be behind the decline and advocates warn it could result in fewer people re... https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/siu-sexual-assault-complaint-data-9.7290005?cmp=rss

Why is gaming giant Roblox losing tens of billions in market value? Roblox isn’t getting the high financial scores that it used to, as the popular gaming platform has lost approximately $70 billion US in market value over the last year. The company says the steep drop-off is partly because of changes in the games its users play and growing pains as it attempts to attract older gamers — but experts say more could b... https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/roblox-gaming-falling-9.7299607?cmp=rss

The world wants more Canadian-made water bombers. Can Canada build them fast enough? The hand-built planes are unmatched in the firefighting aircraft market and are built to last for decades. Europe wants more of them than ever. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadair-water-bombers-de-havilland-europe-demand-9.7299520?cmp=rss

Montreal's Goodfood granted creditor protection from court, may sell business A Quebec court has granted a request for creditor protection Goodfood Market Corp. made in hopes of restructuring under a new owner or with help from investors. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/goodfood-creditor-protection-9.7296910?cmp=rss

Meet the man who is a step closer to being 1st openly transgender person to swim across all 5 Great Lakes Lev Goldberg, a transgender athlete, has swum across two out of five of the Great Lakes after completing Lake Huron this week. His mission is to raise awareness, and donations, for 2SLGBTQ+ youth. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/trans-swimmer-crosses-lake-huron-9.7299844?cmp=rss

Internal DFO memo warns Trump-backed bill threatens right whale survival Staff at the federal Fisheries Department are worried the United States government is about to adopt legislation jeopardizing the survival of the North Atlantic right whale, according to an internal government memo. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/internal-dfo-memo-warns-trump-backed-bill-threatens-right-whale-survival-9.7297956?cmp=rss

Flight to Toronto cancelled over child standing on seat: Porter Airlines A flight bound for Toronto was cancelled Thursday evening after a young child refused to secure their seatbelt, according to Porter Airlines. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/porter-airlines-flight-to-toronto-cancelled-child-standing-on-seat-9.7300786?cmp=rss

Calgarians gather to remember Parker at community vigil A vigil is being held at Calgary's city hall between 7 and 8 p.m. MT to remember 11-year-old Parker, a boy who went missing from a specialized care facility in mid-July. His body was found after a near two-week search. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/community-vigil-parker-city-hall-9.7296914?cmp=rss

Prison watchdog role left vacant for months, even after outgoing investigator warned of 'serious legal void' Prime Minister Mark Carney's government left the position of Canada's prison watchdog vacant for several months, despite written warnings from the outgoing correctional investigator that leaving the position vacant would seriously compromise the office's powers to do its job prote... https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/correctional-investigator-prison-watchdog-ivan-zinger-9.7300344?cmp=rss

Terminally-ill woman spent 21 hours in hallway at emergency room, daughter says Theresa Chanowski says she only had five minutes to stay with her mother Colleen Titanich after she arrived at a "jam-packed" emergency department on Tuesday. "Seeing what was happening in that hallway, it was appalling, it was disgusting," said Chanowski, whose mother is turning 71 in November. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/terminally-ill-woman-21-hours-in-emergency-department-9.7301258?cmp=rss

'For Mike': 2026 Regatta women’s champions say win was for their late coach Katie Wadden says what got her rowing crew through the 2026 championship race at the Regatta was the thought of their head coach Mike Power. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/regatta-womens-champion-win-9.7297961?cmp=rss

Move over, Moo Deng: Pygmy hippo calf born at Toronto Zoo Toronto just got its very own Moo Deng. The Toronto Zoo says a female pygmy hippo calf was born Sunday morning to 20-year-old mother Kindia. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pygmy-hippo-calf-toronto-zoo-9.7297422?cmp=rss

Sunken Nazi warships are resurfacing as Europe's drought deepens Nazi German warships scuttled in the Danube River during the Second World War are resurfacing as water levels plunge — a striking sign of the extreme heat and drought gripping Europe this summer. https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/danube-river-warships-heat-climate-change-9.7301510?cmp=rss

What lives in the rivers near you? Why scientists want you to know Scientists are uncovering the creatures that live in our rivers with techniques like electrofishing and DNA sampling. Here's what they're finding, from mottled sculpins to mayfly nymphs, and why they say we need to know our underwater neighbours. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/invisible-extinction-freshwater-species-9.7299405?cmp=rss

Canada's Leylah Fernandez eliminated in 4th round at National Bank Open Canadian hopes were dashed Sunday at the National Bank Open. The weeklong buzz from Eala-Mania has been hushed, too. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/leylah-fernandez-loss-osaka-national-bank-open-9.7301428?cmp=rss

Britain's 'exceptionally serious' drought tests a country famous for its rain https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/united-kingdom-drought-9.7296651?cmp=rss

N.B. Conservative MP can’t refuse pay raise, House of Commons says The House of Commons says it had no choice but to increase the salary of a New Brunswick MP, whether he wanted the raise or not. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/miramichi-mp-mike-dawson-pay-raise-9.7302006?cmp=rss

Canada-U.S. trade minister to meet U.S. counterpart for 3rd time in as many weeks Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington Tuesday, marking the third time in three weeks the pair have met face to face, according to sources familiar with the talks who were not permitted to speak publicly. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dominic-leblanc-greer-washington-meeting-three-9.7302809?cmp=rss

Here's the mark a SpaceX rocket crash left on the moon A South Korean satellite has captured images of the mark left on the moon when a SpaceX rocket crashed into it on Wednesday. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/spacex-moon-crash-scar-9.7298047?cmp=rss

It looks like a SpaceX rocket did slam into the moon (as predicted) A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday, scientists reported, after drifting off course for the past year. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/spacex-moon-crash-9.7297190?cmp=rss

Carney speaks with reporters in Saguenay, Que. Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with journalists in Saguenay, QC after touring an aluminum facility. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7298215?cmp=rss

More misery for Cubans as power grid fails again amid summertime heat Cuba saw two nationwide power outages in a span of hours between Sunday and Monday, leaving the island's population once again having to wait for the lights to come back on. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-challenges-august-2026-grid-failure-9.7296412?cmp=rss

The bodies of over 1,000 Quebecers went unclaimed last year. What's going on? In Quebec, when someone dies, surviving family members usually claim the body. If not, the province oversees the remains and authorizes a funeral home to arrange cremation and burial. This isn’t as rare as you might think — it happened more than 1,000 times last year, and that number is growing. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/unclaimed-bodies-quebec-9.7300110?cmp=rss

93-year-old's 'lifetime of memories' piled on a curb in St. Catharines, Ont., after flooding Generations' worth of memories were laid out on Mary Winning's curb in St. Catharines, Ont., on Sunday in a jumbled mess of sewage-soiled mementoes, furniture, boxes and bags. The 93-year-old's home was flooded twice in five days during back-to-back storms. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/flooding-vulnerable-people-seniors-team-rubicon-canada-9.7301232?cmp=rss

93-year-old Windsor man fulfills dream of walking Gordie Howe bridge Generations have passed since James O'Neill first walked from Canada to the U.S. via the Ambassador Bridge. Now the 93-year-old lifelong Windsor resident can say he's done it again — on the Gordie Howe International Bridge. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-elderly-gordie-howe-bridge-walk-9.7296767?cmp=rss

Carney says Canada was involved 'from the start' in NATO spy investigation https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nato-carney-spy-investigation-9.7297723?cmp=rss

B.C. wildfire conditions 'explosive and extremely dangerous' as crews brace for more heat, dry lightning The B.C. Wildfire Service is asking people recreating on Okanagan Lake to clear the way for firefighting aircraft that are gathering water to battle nearby fires. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/what-you-need-to-know-about-b-c-wildfires-on-aug-5-9.7296640?cmp=rss

Perez Hilton livestreamed apparent self-harm. How did TikTok let this happen? Perez Hilton's video has since been taken down, but was there any way to prevent people from witnessing something so traumatic? https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/perez-hilton-tiktok-self-harm-9.7296857?cmp=rss

Backlash to OpenAI luxury retreat highlights influencers' uncertain relationship with AI OpenAI, the tech giant behind ChatGPT, hosted an all-expenses-paid gathering of content creators to promote its new AI workplace tools. The backlash from followers was fierce and experts say it may just force the influencer marketing economy to figure out where it stands on artificial intelligence. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/openai-influencers-summer-camp-controversy-9.7296991?cmp=rss

Canadian hacker pleads guilty in Snowflake data breach case, stealing data and extorting people for millions A Canadian man accused in a massive data breach of the company Snowflake Inc., has pleaded guilty to four charges including computer fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and a related conspiracy. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/snowflake-data-breach-case-canadian-hacker-pleads-guilty-9.7297780?cmp=rss

'He just didn't deserve it': N.S. man sues province, health authority over son's death in custody An Annapolis Valley man is suing Nova Scotia's attorney general and the provincial health authority following his son's death this spring from an illness while in the custody of the province. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/brandon-hendershot-lawsuit-9.7298314?cmp=rss

Cyclist camped for 28 hours to be the 1st across Gordie Howe bridge | The Moment Justin Bellemore tells The National about the moment he camped out for more than a day in front of the Gordie Howe International Bridge in Windsor, Ont., so he could be the first cyclist when the pedestrian and bike lane opened. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7297868?cmp=rss

Top-ranked Canadian Auger-Aliassime out of National Bank Open after injuring back in practice Top-ranked Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime has withdrawn from the National Bank Open after sustaining a back injury during practice in his hometown of Montreal. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/kayla-cross-national-bank-open-toronto-recap-aug5-9.7297390?cmp=rss

Trump calls Canadians 'nasty people' during Las Vegas speech U.S. President Donald Trump called Canada and its leadership "nasty" multiple times during a speech in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. The comments come ahead of an Aug. 19 deadline, at which point the U.S. plans to put 50 per cent tariffs on about five per cent of Canadian exports to the country. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-canada-nasty-las-vegas-9.7298087?cmp=rss

This hamster tracks his runs on Strava | The Moment Thijs de Buck tells The National about the moment he set up a Strava sports app account for his pet hamster, Mollie, to log his nightly rodent runs in Utrecht, Netherlands. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7301398?cmp=rss

Jalapeno-linked salmonella outbreak sickens hundreds across 27 U.S. states The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said they are investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeno peppers from Mexico that have sickened 345 people across 27 states and prompted ​a recall of affected products. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/salmonella-outbreak-jalapenos-9.7297781?cmp=rss

Coyote pup curls up in Toronto woman's bed After leaving the back door open for her routine cleaner, Alice Kent found an unexpected furry visitor curled up in her bed. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/coyote-pup-in-bed-9.7298531?cmp=rss

Saudi Arabia expects imminent 2-pronged attack from Iran's allies, official says Saudi Arabia expects imminent co-ordinated attacks from Iraqi militias north of the Persian Gulf state and from Yemen's Houthis from the south under the supervision of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a senior Saudi official said. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/saudi-arabia-iraq-yemen-houthis-iran-9.7299356?cmp=rss

Veteran Canadian broadcaster Lloyd Robertson dead at 92 Lloyd Robertson, who delivered the news to Canadians in an authoritative and unflappable manner for over 40 years as anchor for the flagship news programs of CTV and the CBC, has died. He was 92. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/lloyd-robertson-obit-9.7296571?cmp=rss