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• 1 year after acquittal in Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, Carter Hart could win Stanley Cup

  04-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As the Vegas Golden Knights advance in the Stanley Cup Final, at the centre of their championship run is Canadian goaltender Carter Hart — whose journey has been highly successful on ice and deeply controversial off it.
  
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• B.C. appoints veteran labour mediator Vince Ready for 911 call taker labour dispute

  06-06-2026 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C.'s labour minister has appointed veteran mediator Vince Ready to help negotiations between the province and the union representing 911 operators.
  
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• 'Crime scene': Toronto synagogue damaged amid wave of antisemitic violence

  06-06-2026 21:57 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Toronto Police hate crime unit is investigating damage to a synagogue in the Bathurst Street and Glencairn Avenue area, as a wave of antisemitic violence continues. Police responded midday Saturday to reports of the damage. TPS says a window was broken with an unknown object and the damage is believed to have occurred overnight.There are no suspect descriptions available at this time and no injuries have been reported. MISCHIEF/DAMAGE:
  Bathurst St & Glencairn Ave
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• Coast guard rescues sailor off Newfoundland attempting transatlantic record

  06-06-2026 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A sailor attempting to cross the Atlantic in a 1.2-metre boat to set a world record was rescued off Newfoundland after calling for help.
  
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• London, Ont., community members mark five years since deadly attack on Muslim family

  06-06-2026 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A southwestern Ontario community is marking the five-year anniversary of a hate-motivated attack that took the lives of four members of a Muslim family.
  
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• Trip on Labrador Island Link leaves thousands without electricity across Newfoundland

  06-06-2026 16:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Thousands of customers are still experiencing electricity losses across the island as Newfoundland Power reports multiple unplanned power outages due to a trip on the Labrador Island Link.
  
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• Trip on Labrador Island Link briefly left thousands without electricity across Newfoundland

  06-06-2026 16:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Thousands of customers experienced electricity losses across the island late Saturday morning as Newfoundland Power reported multiple unplanned power outages due to a trip on the Labrador Island Link.
  
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• Stéphane Dion says Canada needs more diplomats to build ties with Europe

  06-06-2026 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Former foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion says Canada needs to staff its embassies in Europe and set deadlines for the flurry of agreements Brussels signed with Ottawa.
  
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• This 84-year-old Ontario prisoner is still considered a 'physical and sexual aggression risk'

  06-06-2026 15:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  An 84-year-old man declared a dangerous offender for kidnapping a hitchhiking couple in 1979 and trying to stab the man to death, then escaping the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital in 1992 and abducting a 16-year-old girl he confined, sexually assaulted and threatened to kill, has not “‘aged out’ of posing a physical and sexual aggression risk,” according to a recent decision from the Ontario Review Board (ORB).Denis Russell McCullough was found “not guilty by reason
  
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• Half a million Canadians migrated to Alberta over 30 years, making it the country's most popular province

  06-06-2026 14:30 via nationalpost.com
  
  Alberta is the most attractive destination for Canadians who move between provinces, while Newfoundland and Labrador is the least, a new study shows.The Fraser Institute report measured that movement, known as interprovincial migration, over the 30 years from 1995 to 2024 using Statistics Canada data. It counted only moves within Canada, not immigration from abroad.Alberta was the magnet. Over the period it gained 538,824 more people from other provinces than it lost, the largest net gain in th
  
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• Artifacts of Victoria's past discovered by crews in sealed compartment beneath street

  06-06-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The old stone wall tucked underneath Wharf Street in Victoria is one of the oldest pieces of the city's colonial past. It contains some forgotten artifacts recently unearthed by a restoration crew.
  
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• Quebec single mother welcomes triplets after years of fertility struggles

  06-06-2026 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  At 43, Izabel Provost became a mother of three after more than four years of fertility treatments, multiple miscarriages and significant financial and emotional challenges.
  
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• Claude Lemieux’s death sparks renewed focus on CTE as family donates brain to research

  06-06-2026 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The degenerative brain disease, which can only be diagnosed after death, has been found in several former hockey players, including Henri Richard, Chris Simon and Bob Probert.
  
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• Local mosque leader urges Muslim families to avoid burials at Thorold, Ont., cemetery

  06-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Muslim families are being encouraged to not bury their loved ones at a cemetery in Thorold, Ont., by a leader in their community who says the city's steps to accommodate Muslim burial practices don't go far enough.
  Thorold politicians tweaked the city's cemetery policy on June 2 so that burial plots within an existing, open area of the cemetery can be orientated to face the holy city of Mecca as Muslim faith requires.
  
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• Alberta man told to take taxi to ER despite emergency bleeding after knee surgery

  06-06-2026 03:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Edmonton man says he was forced to take a taxi to hospital while bleeding heavily after surgery, raising concerns about ambulance shortages.
  
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• ‘Extraordinarily foolish’: Video shared online shows boat jumping in BC Ferry’s wake

  06-06-2026 03:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The driver of the boat has not been identified, but the BC Ferries Union said that getting too close to the boat puts everyone at risk.
  
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• Saskatchewan cities seeing record-high housing prices, low supply

  06-06-2026 03:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's Realtors' association is reporting mounting supply pressures and all-time-high benchmark prices for cities across the province last month.
  
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• Road to the Referendum: Lessons from Quebec as Albertans decide whether to leave Canada

  06-06-2026 03:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A look back the 1980 and 1995 Quebec referendums shed some light on how Alberta's society and politics could be forever changed going forward, regardless of the outcome on Oct.19.
  
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• Federation of Canadian Municipalities launches new defence task force

  06-06-2026 02:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The Federation of Canadian Municipalities says a new defence task force will help cities play a supporting role in building up Canada’s military capacity.
  
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• As murder trial begins, Lumby family’s search for justice comes with a heavy cost

  06-06-2026 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The trial, which has wrapped up its second week, is scheduled for five weeks.
  
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• Canada to limit livestock imports from Texas over flesh-eating screwworm

  06-06-2026 01:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  A calf at a ranch in Texas tested positive on Wednesday for the flesh-eating parasite, the first case confirmed in Texas since 1966.
  
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• Victim suffers “life-threatening injuries” after Bow Tr. collision

  06-06-2026 00:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police say a crash between a vehicle and pedestrian at the corner of 37 St. and Bow Trail SW has left one person with serious, life-threatening injuries.
  
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• City of Calgary working to fix smell of ‘garbage juice’ affecting southeast residents

  06-06-2026 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Calgary believes it's found the source of a persistent, pungent odour that's plagued residents near the Shepard Waste Management Facility for years.
  
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• Upcoming closure of Highland Park daycare leaves parents ‘scrambling’ for options

  06-06-2026 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The upcoming closure of a long-standing daycare in Calgary's Highland Park area is said to leave a void in the community, and parents scrambling for a new spot for their children.
  
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• ‘It’s people’s lives on the line’: Siloam Mission sees drop in donations, rising demand

  06-06-2026 00:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  Siloam Mission is hoping to turn a corner after several months of turbulence, the organization's director of development says.
  
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• B.C. man faces 21 charges in weapons, drug bust at Vancouver home in 2024

  06-06-2026 00:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A B.C. man is facing 21 weapons and drug charges after border agents allegedly found firearms, including 3D-printed pistols, and drugs at a Vancouver home.
  
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• B.C. Ponzi schemer Greg Martel arrested in Georgia

  06-06-2026 00:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Martel's fake investment scheme brought in $301 million from 1,700 investors
  
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• Three U.K. men plead guilty in death of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant owner

  05-06-2026 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three U.K. men pleaded guilty in the death of Ontario restaurant owner Sharif Rahman, who died after an assault over an unpaid bill in Owen Sound in 2023.
  
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• Manitoba inmates placed in solitary confinement can soon seek compensation

  05-06-2026 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some inmates who were placed in solitary confinement in Manitoba-run jails will soon be able to apply for compensation after a settlement in a class-action lawsuit was approved.
  
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• Viral videos show Calgary Transit buses running red lights, stop signs

  05-06-2026 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two viral videos from May show Calgary Transit buses failing to abide by traffic signals. Calgary Transit is reviewing the incidents and will follow up with the bus drivers.
  
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