CBC year in review: the 14 most-read stories of 2014

You compiled this list, in a way. Unlike Newsmaker of the Year or other year-end retrospectives, our rundown of the top 14 stories in 2014 required no editorial decisions or judgment calls. It's simply the stories that CBC News readers...

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Sylvain Chicoine, NDP MP, countersues ex-staffer for 'smear campaign'

New Democrat MP Sylvain Chicoine is seeking $175,000 in a defamation lawsuit filed against former employee Fabiola Ferro, who in the fall filed a court claim alleging that the politician had a sexist and misogynist attitude towards her. In a countersuit filed...

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Trudeau's Liberals led in 2014, but what does 2015 have in store?

As 2014 comes to a close, all eyes turn to the federal election scheduled for 2015. The climactic year begins with the Liberals leading in the polls, the Conservatives in a close second, and the New Democrats trailing in third. Here's a look at how...

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Ebola outbreak: Canadian volunteers to West Africa doubles since call to action

The number of Canadians who have volunteered to take part in the government's efforts to stop the deadly spread of Ebola in West Africa has doubled since Health Minister Rona Ambrose put out a call to action last month....

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Joe Oliver concerned about a Canada divided over energy

Finance Minister Joe Oliver says he is concerned that divisions within Canada over the energy sector will eventually hold back the country's growth. In a year-end interview for The Exchange with Amanda Lang, Oliver cited opposition to fracking and to...

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Queen Elizabeth calls for harmony in Christmas message

Queen Elizabeth used her traditional Christmas broadcast to call for international reconciliation and praise medical workers fighting Ebola in Africa. She said it will take time to heal divisions in Scotland, where a referendum was held this year on...

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Canada's Peace Tower carillon bells mark 1914 Christmas truce

Around the biggest of the 53 carillon bells hanging in the Peace Tower reads the inscription, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace and goodwill towards men" — words taken from Luke's Christmas passage in the Bible. When the tower and its...

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John Baird to push for Mohamed Fahmy's release in Cairo next month

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will travel to Egypt next month to push for the release of imprisoned Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy. Baird said Canada has been working hard behind the scenes to win the release of the Al Jazeera journalist...

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Stephen Harper asks Canadians to pray for military fighting ISIS

Holiday message focuses on Canada's role overseas The Canadian Press Posted: Dec 25, 2014 8:49 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 25, 2014 12:25 PM ET Prime Minister Stephen Harper is asking Canadians to pray for the country's military personnel...

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WW I soldiers' files being digitized by Library and Archives Canada

Library and Archives Canada is in the process of digitizing all soldiers' records from the First World War, the most requested items in its collection. And it's not easy work. Sylvain Bélanger, director-general in the stewardship branch of Library...

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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's other side

It turns out there are actually two Kathleen Wynnes. There's the minority premier promising to be "new and different" and "open and transparent." And there's the majority premier who appears to have all but wiped those four words from her political...

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Neil Bantleman, Canadian teacher, in Indonesian court for start of testimony in sex assault trial

Neil Bantleman trial adjourned: His wife speaks 7:37 Neil Bantleman trial adjourned: His wife speaks 7:37 Neil Bantleman faces child sex charges 6:18 Neil Bantleman faces child sex charges 6:18 Canadian teacher...

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Canada's Peace Tower carillon bells mark 1914 Christmas truce

Around the biggest of the 53 carillon bells hanging in the Peace Tower reads the inscription, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace and goodwill towards men" — words taken from Luke's Christmas passage in the Bible. When the tower and its...

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What should be on the federal leaders' polling wish list?

The leaders of Canada's political parties have undoubtedly already written their Christmas wish lists — a pair of sandals, a beard trimmer, maybe even a fuzzy sweater. But if they could receive a gift from the pollsters, what might they wish for?...

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John Baird to push for Mohamed Fahmy's release in Cairo next month

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will travel to Egypt next month to push for the release of imprisoned Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy. Baird said Canada has been working hard behind the scenes to win the release of the Al Jazeera journalist...

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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's other side

It turns out there are actually two Kathleen Wynnes. There's the minority premier promising to be "new and different" and "open and transparent." And there's the majority premier who appears to have all but wiped those four words from her political...

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John Baird to push for Mohamed Fahmy's release in Cairo next month

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will travel to Egypt next month to push for the release of imprisoned Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy. Baird said Canada has been working hard behind the scenes to win the release of the Al Jazeera journalist...

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What should be on the federal leaders' polling wish list?

The leaders of Canada's political parties have undoubtedly already written their Christmas wish lists — a pair of sandals, a beard trimmer, maybe even a fuzzy sweater. But if they could receive a gift from the pollsters, what might they wish for?...

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Neil Bantleman, Canadian teacher, in Indonesian court for start of testimony in sex assault trial

Neil Bantleman trial adjourned: His wife speaks 7:37 Neil Bantleman trial adjourned: His wife speaks 7:37 Neil Bantleman faces child sex charges 6:18 Neil Bantleman faces child sex charges 6:18 Canadian teacher...

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Canada's Peace Tower carillon bells to mark 1914 Christmas truce

Around the biggest of the 53 carillon bells hanging in the Peace Tower reads the inscription, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace and goodwill towards men" — words taken from Luke's Christmas passage in the Bible. When the tower and its...

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What should be on the federal leaders' polling wish list?

The leaders of Canada's political parties have undoubtedly already written their Christmas wish lists — a pair of sandals, a beard trimmer, maybe even a fuzzy sweater. But if they could receive a gift from the pollsters, what might they wish for?...

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Ambassador Alexander Darchiev: 'Crimea is Russia - once and forever'

Russia will not change course in Crimea – but insists that diplomacy, not sanctions, will resolve the crisis, says Moscow's new ambassador to Canada. In an exclusive interview with CBC News Network's Power & Politics – the first since he assumed...

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'Mrs. Claus' and the art of holiday parcels with Canada Post

Got the holiday mailing blues? Was that craft for great-grandma too big for a standard bubble mailer? Was the guy behind you in the long line rude when you tried to shove it in anyway and then had to look up the postal code? Maybe it...

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