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• Inside Alberta caves, biologists are fighting a fungus that is threatening bat colonies

  22-06-2026 22:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Parks Canada crews are at work in Alberta's bat caves, spreading a blend of bacteria to try to save the flying night mammals from a deadly, and accelerating, fungal infection.
  
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• Canada's World Cup players relishing the support of loud, proud home crowd

  22-06-2026 22:14 via cbc.ca
  
  For players and fans who have been around since Canada's men's soccer team's relative dark ages, the scenes and soundtrack in Toronto and Vancouver have been close to surreal. It wasn’t so long ago that home games felt like away games.
  
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• Jewish board member resigns over Nakba exhibit at Canadian human rights museum

  22-06-2026 22:11 via nationalpost.com
  
  The only Jewish member of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights board has resigned over the museum’s handling of a controversial Palestinian exhibit set to open next week in Winnipeg.Mark Berlin was appointed to the board in 2018 and brought direct experience in the region he served from 2006 to 2010 as Director General for International Development at the Department of Justice, overseeing efforts to build legal institutions in the Palestinian Authority. He addressed his resignation letter
  
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• Does your insurance cover flooding? What consumers need to know

  22-06-2026 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  After significant rain led to flooding over the weekend in Montreal and Edmonton, insurance experts are urging Canadians across the country to check their insurance policies.
  
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• What is Canada's Groceries and Essentials Benefit and where did the GST/HST credit go?

  22-06-2026 22:06 via nationalpost.com
  
  Starting in July, Canadians who have been receiving a quarterly GST/HST benefit cheque from the federal government will start getting the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit instead. Here’s what to know. What is the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit? On Jan. 26, the government announced it would increase benefits under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) credit and also rename the program the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (CGEB). Bill C-19 was tabled in the House of Commo
  
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• A soggy June could mean mosquitoes ‘plaguing’ many Canadians, experts say

  22-06-2026 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Experts say that the elevated flooding and rainfall can trigger a more intense mosquito season that is anticipated to last longer than previous years.
  
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• Who is Glenn Joyal, Canada's most recent appointee to the Supreme Court?

  22-06-2026 21:31 via nationalpost.com
  
  Manitoba Superior Court Chief Justice Glenn D. Joyal will be the newest member of the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Monday . Here’s what to know about him. How long has he been in the running for this job? Joyal had applied for the job in 2017 but the news was leaked to the media, creating a scandal at the time. Joyal later confirmed to The Canadian Press that he had withdrawn his application due to his wife’s health issues. Where was he educated? In his questi
  
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• Canadiens great Carey Price elected to Hockey Hall of Fame

  22-06-2026 21:31 via cbc.ca
  
  Montreal Canadiens goaltending great Carey Price was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday. Joining Price into the class of 2026 are Patrice Bergeron, Pekka Rinne and Keith Tkachuk.
  
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• Ontario education minister 'excited' by prospect of total cellphone ban in schools

  22-06-2026 21:10 via nationalpost.com
  
  Officially, the Ontario government is still examining the possibility of a total cellphone ban in the province’s schools.Unofficially, education minister Paul Calandra already sounds quite convinced of its merits.Speaking to reporters in a North York school on Monday morning, where he was announcing a planned province-wide rollout of a digital-learning platform to be used in classrooms, Calandra said he recently had the chance to tour a couple of schools in Quebec, where he attended a mee
  
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• Prison guards hospitalized after a B.C. inmate sends fentanyl flying into air during cell search for drugs

  22-06-2026 21:07 via nationalpost.com
  Five prison guards required medical attention were taken to hospital after they were exposed to fentanyl by an inmate during a search of a cell inside a British Columbia prison, according to the prison staff’s union.The incident happened on June 11 during a targeted search by officers at the Pacific Institution when an inmate allegedly tried to destroy evidence by dispersing a toxic substance that exposed the officers.Three of the officers were taken to hospital by ambulance. One officer
  
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• Ottawa reverses order to surrender some 'lost Canadian' citizenship certificates

  22-06-2026 20:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Just one week after some "lost Canadians" were told to surrender their new citizenship certificates, a few received letters over the weekend confirming their citizenship claims are valid once again.
  
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• Competition Bureau looking deeper into how Sobeys can control who sells food in your area

  22-06-2026 20:41 via cbc.ca
  
  The Competition Bureau has obtained court orders requiring the parent company of Sobeys to produce documents and testimony for its investigation into property controls, which are agreements that can limit the places where a new grocery store can open.
  
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• Feds release nuclear strategy that promises construction of up to 10 new nuclear reactors

  22-06-2026 20:35 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government released its nuclear strategy on Monday, which promises to enable the construction of up to 10 new nuclear reactors and grow the industry’s export potential.“Our nuclear energy strategy is ambitious; it has to be,” said Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, during a press conference in Newmarket, Ont., on Monday. “Because the scale of the opportunity, I hope you understand at this point, is immense, but it’s not an opportunit
  
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• Colombians elect conservative populist outsider as next president over leftist 'continuity' candidate

  22-06-2026 20:03 via nationalpost.com
  
  BOGOTA – A populist outsider who promised hardline security measures, business-friendly policies and traditional Catholic family values — and won an endorsement from U.S. President Donald Trump — is set to become Colombia’s next president.Abelardo de la Espriella won 49.66 per cent of votes in a run-off race on Sunday, according to the preliminary results. Self-dubbed “The Tiger,” de la Espriella built a base of die-hard fans across Colombia under the slogan
  
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• Colombia picks hard-line, right-wing populist as next president

  22-06-2026 20:03 via nationalpost.com
  
  BOGOTA – A populist outsider who promised hardline security measures, business-friendly policies and traditional Catholic family values — and won an endorsement from Donald Trump — is set to become Colombia’s next president.Abelardo de la Espriella won 49.66 per cent of votes in a run-off race on Sunday, according to the preliminary results. Self-dubbed “The Tiger,” de la Espriella built a base of die-hard fans across Colombia under the slogan “Stand Fi
  
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• Manitoba plans to tackle 'shrinkflation' by requiring grocery stores to post unit prices across province

  22-06-2026 19:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Making it easier for customers to spot "shrinkflation" — through mandatory unit pricing across Manitoba grocery stores — is among the ways the province plans to tackle high food prices.
  
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• Man, 70, pleads guilty in fatal crash at Richmond Hill, Ont., daycare

  22-06-2026 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 70-year-old man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving charges after an SUV he was driving crashed into a daycare north of Toronto last year.
  
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• B.C. family fighting for return of beloved cat after BC SPCA adoption

  22-06-2026 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A North Vancouver family is hoping to bring their beloved cat home after learning he was adopted out through the BC SPCA earlier this month.
  
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• Quebec town officially recognizes trees as sentient living beings with their own rights

  22-06-2026 19:16 via nationalpost.com
  
  Terrasse-Vaudreuil, a municipality just 40 kilometres west of Montreal, has officially recognized trees as living beings with rights of their own, in what has been described as “a first in Quebec and Canada” by the municipality and the International Observatory of Nature’s Rights.In a news release published in French on June 10, the Municipality of Terrasse-Vaudreuil said it will adopt a resolution to sign the petition in support of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of T
  
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• Energy minister plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040

  22-06-2026 19:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is looking to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors over the next 15 years, with at least one of them outside of Ontario.
  
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• Canada looks to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors by 2040

  22-06-2026 19:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is looking to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors over the next 15 years, with at least one of them outside of Ontario.
  
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• Man, 70, pleads guilty to dangerous driving after crash into Richmond Hill, Ont., daycare that killed toddler last year

  22-06-2026 18:56 via cbc.ca
  
  A man, 70, has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving charges after an SUV he was driving crashed into a daycare north of Toronto last year, killing a toddler and injuring other children and staff members.
  
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• Ottawa’s nuclear energy strategy seeks new reactors, global exports

  22-06-2026 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The strategy launched Monday ties into Ottawa's overall aim to double electricity capacity by 2050, something the government argues requires zero-emission power sources.
  
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• Ottawa’s nuclear energy strategy seeks more new reactors, global exports

  22-06-2026 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The strategy launched Monday ties into Ottawa's overall aim to double electricity capacity by 2050, something the government argues requires zero-emission power sources.
  
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• Police issue emergency alert in Montreal for armed, dangerous suspect after at least 1 officer injured

  22-06-2026 18:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Montreal police say at least one officer was injured during an ongoing police intervention in Côte-des-Neiges.
  
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• Canadians paid 45% more for tomatoes and 25% more for beef chuck in May: StatCan inflation report

  22-06-2026 18:21 via nationalpost.com
  
  As the Iran war drives up gas prices, Canada’s inflation rate increased to 3.2 per cent year-over-year in May, up from 2.8 per cent in April, according to Statistics Canada. This is the first time it’s risen above three per cent since 2023.Even with the recent dip in gas prices, drivers are still paying more at the pump since the war began.The agency said that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in particular drove gas prices higher for the third consecutive month. In May, the cost
  
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• N.L. needs to ‘acknowledge the harms’ it caused with exhibit dispute, says Innu cultural guardian

  22-06-2026 18:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Ahead of a meeting with Premier Tony Wakeham and Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Minister Lela Evans stemming from the fallout from a cancelled exhibit, Innu Cultural Guardian Jodie Ashini says she wants meaningful action going forward.
  
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• Consider Kingston for high-speed rail stop, Ottawa tells Alto

  22-06-2026 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  So far, the federal government has mandated seven stops: Toronto, Peterborough, Ont., Ottawa, Laval, Que., Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Que., and Quebec City.
  
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• Defence awaits autopsy results in Halifax newborn death case

  22-06-2026 17:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The lawyer for one of the people charged with concealing the body of a child and indignity to human remainssays he expects to have autopsy results 'relatively soon.'
  
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• RCMP say 2 officers shot by man in Melville, Sask.

  22-06-2026 17:04 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP say two officers were taken to hospital in Melville, Sask., after being shot while responding to an assault call on Sunday night.
  
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• Police say 2 RCMP officers shot by man in Melville, Sask.

  22-06-2026 17:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Two RCMP officers were shot and taken to hospital in Melville, Sask. after responding to an assault call, police say.
  
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• Ottawa reverses some orders for ‘lost Canadians’ to surrender certificates

  22-06-2026 16:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  After some "lost Canadians" were told to surrender their new citizenship certificates, a few received letters confirming their citizenship claims are once again considered valid.
  
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• Manitoba Court of King's Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal nominated to Supreme Court of Canada

  22-06-2026 16:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The chief justice of Manitoba's Court of King's Bench has been nominated to Canada's highest court.
  
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• Manitoba’s Glenn Joyal nominated as new Supreme Court of Canada justice

  22-06-2026 16:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney says Joyal has demonstrated the integrity, experience and judgment required of the Supreme Court. He replaces Justice Sheilah Martin, who retired in May.
  
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• Carney nominates Glenn Joyal, King's Court of Manitoba Chief Justice, to Supreme Court

  22-06-2026 16:18 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Manitoba Superior Court Chief Justice Glenn Joyal will be the newest member of the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Monday morning.Carney made the much-awaited announcement of his first nominee to the Supreme Court (SCC) Monday morning. Joyal fills the vacancy left behind by Sheilah Martin, who retired from the apex court on May 30.“Throughout his career, Chief Justice Joyal has demonstrated the integrity, experience, and sound judgment that service on ou
  
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• Carney appoints Glenn Joyal, King's Court of Manitoba Chief Justice, to Supreme Court

  22-06-2026 16:18 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Manitoba Superior Court Chief Justice Glenn Joyal is the newest member of the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Monday morning.Carney made the much-awaited announcement Monday morning. Joyal fills the vacancy left behind by Sheilah Martin, who retired from the apex court on May 30.“Throughout his career, Chief Justice Joyal has demonstrated the integrity, experience, and sound judgment that service on our highest court demands. I am confident that he will
  
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• Spy agency workers now eligible for early retirement program after initial refusal

  22-06-2026 16:05 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s two spy agencies have backtracked on their decision to bar frontline employees from accessing the federal government’s early retirement incentive, saying they’ll now consider applications on a case-by-case basis.The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) — Canada’s cyber spy agency — and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) — the country’s human intelligence agency — both confirmed the change in dire
  
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• Deluge of rain leads to flooding, water restrictions in Edmonton and surrounding communities

  22-06-2026 15:21 via cbc.ca
  
  After days of heavy rain, the ongoing deluge has the City of Edmonton and surrounding communities contending with overland flooding, washed out roads and wastewater systems pushed past their limits.
  
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• Deluge of rain leads to flooding, water restrictions in Edmonton and area

  22-06-2026 15:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The Tuesday forecast calls for clear, sunny skies but more rain is in the forecast for the weekend, which could tip the scales to make this June the rainest on record, according to Environment Canada.
  
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• B.C.'s historic Kiskatinaw curved wooden bridge faces uncertain future

  22-06-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Built during the Second World War, the iconic northern B.C. landmark is deteriorating and seeing increased vandalism, leaving local officials worried the popular tourist destination could be lost forever.
  
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• Metrolinx writes off $500M in signalling upgrades that are no longer useful

  22-06-2026 14:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  As part of its annual report, Metrolinx said it would write off $504 million spent on signalling work for the Union Rail Corridor section of its track, which began in 2013.
  
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• Edmonton under emergency alert as rainfall pushes stormwater system to capacity

  22-06-2026 14:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The alert, issued Sunday, is one of seven to be sent out for areas near the city centre due to heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours.
  
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• Edmonton region under emergency alerts as rainfall pushes stormwater systems to capacity

  22-06-2026 14:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The alert, issued Sunday, is one of seven to be sent out for areas near Edmonton due to heavy rainfall over the weekend, which dropped nearly a metre in the city itself.
  
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• Canada commits to purchase Arctic radar system components from Australia

  22-06-2026 14:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada and Australia have agreed on terms to allow Ottawa to buy components of the Arctic over-the-horizon radar system from BAE Systems Australia.
  
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• Statistics Canada to release May consumer price index Monday morning

  22-06-2026 14:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Statistics Canada will release its latest reading for May inflation today.
  
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• Inflation spiked to 3.2% in May amid higher gas prices, says StatCan

  22-06-2026 14:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Higher oil and gasoline prices pushed overall inflation in May to 3.2 per cent compared to a year ago, according to Statistics Canada.
  
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• Inflation rose 3.2% as gas, food prices jump — with tomato prices up 45%

  22-06-2026 14:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Higher oil and gasoline prices pushed overall inflation in May to 3.2 per cent compared with a year ago, according to Statistics Canada.
  
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• Driver critically hurt during officer-involved shooting in Calgary

  22-06-2026 14:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police said the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the matter, which unfolded on Deerfoot Trail at roughly 4:17 p.m.
  
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• Some evacuation orders start to lift as crews tame wildfire near Lytton, B.C.

  22-06-2026 14:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some evacuation orders have started to lift as cooler nights and lighter winds limit the growth of a wildfire near Lytton, British Columbia.
  
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• Delayed remediation at shuttered Edmonton chemical plant raises contamination concerns

  22-06-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An environmental enforcement order has been issued against a shuttered chemical plant that converted Edmonton’s residential waste into biofuel. The order was issued because of concerns about abandoned infrastructure and lingering chemical contamination on-site.
  
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