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• Halifax researchers weigh pros and cons of social media ban for youth

  10-06-2026 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Halifax researchers at Dalhousie University have been looking into the possible downsides of restricting social media access to youth, and privacy concerns.
  
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• Feds introduce legislation to restrict social media for minors, but with exemptions

  10-06-2026 23:21 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government is moving ahead with a plan to require social media companies to restrict access to their sites for those under 16, but with an ability for them to seek exemptions and a timeline that as of Wednesday remained unclear.The measure was proposed as part of a new online safety regime outline in a bill Canadian Heritage Minister Marc Miller tabled Wednesday afternoon, known as the “Safe Social Media Act.”Since taking office, Prime Minister Mark Carney
  
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• Feds introduce legislation to restrict social media for minors and create new digital safety commission

  10-06-2026 23:21 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government is moving ahead with a plan to require social media companies to restrict access to their sites for those under 16, saying companies will be able to seek exemptions.The measure is being proposed in a new bill Canadian Heritage Minister Marc Miller tabled Wednesday afternoon, known as the “Safe Social Media Act.”The legislation revives certain measures advanced under former prime minister Justin Trudeau but which were never passed, including the
  
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• Feds introduce legislation giving it powers to restrict social media for minors, but with exemptions

  10-06-2026 23:21 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government is moving ahead with a plan to require social media companies to restrict access to their sites for those under 16, but with an ability for them to seek exemptions and a timeline that as of Wednesday remained unclear.The measure was proposed as part of a new online safety regime outline in a bill Canadian Heritage Minister Marc Miller tabled Wednesday afternoon, known as the “Safe Social Media Act.”Since taking office, Prime Minister Mark Carney
  
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• 'Swarm' of health-care workers ran from St. John's hospital to help man dying in the street

  10-06-2026 23:16 via cbc.ca
  
  As Dylan Jordan lay dying on Golf Avenue, a flood of health-care workers from nearby St. Clare's Mercy Hospital sprinted down the stairs and into the street to provide medical attention.
  
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• Showers and thunderstorm likely just before Canada World Cup match in Toronto

  10-06-2026 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News' chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell said the humid weather looks set to break just before the 3 p.m. kickoff, with 'fantastic' weather over the weekend.
  
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• 17-year-old who drowned week before graduation had 'huge impact' on those around him

  10-06-2026 23:05 via cbc.ca
  
  In a week typically set aside for prom and graduation celebrations, students at one Prince George high school are instead mourning the loss of a classmate.
  
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• Ottawa moves to restrict social media for kids under 16

  10-06-2026 22:49 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is moving to restrict young Canadians' access to social media unless those companies can show they've made their platforms safe.
  
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• America is depopulating at record levels. Here's what the numbers say

  10-06-2026 22:32 via nationalpost.com
  
  As America approaches its 250th birthday, the “nation of immigrants” may want to reconsider its nickname.In 2025, net migration in the U.S. turned negative — with the loss of some 150,000 people by some estimates — a trend not seen since the Great Depression. Further declines are expected in 2026 and 2027, Brookings Institution, a public policy think tank has found.While the U.S. data does not capture outbound emigration, many of its citizens are reportedly turning up in
  
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• Toronto committee moves to trial memorials for fatal crashes, overruling staff

  10-06-2026 22:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Coun. James Pasternak moved to try out adding steel bands to utility poles beside fatal road traffic accidents, a request he said came from the family of a girl killed in 2020.
  
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• Tornado leaves trail of ‘severe damage’ after hitting southeast Saskatchewan

  10-06-2026 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  A tornado has been confirmed near Oxbow on Tuesday after severe thunderstorms swept across southeastern Saskatchewan, bringing large hail, heavy rain and damaging winds.
  
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• AI tokens are catching some companies by surprise — and spurring big bills

  10-06-2026 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  As artificial intelligence (AI) use ramps up by many companies, some are reportedly facing sticker shock as they run out of AI 'tokens,' which can lead to extra costs.
  
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• Crown closes case at trial for man accused of murdering ex-partner in Melfort, Sask.

  10-06-2026 22:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Danielle Dobersheck's oldest daughter told police her parents had broken up, but that they were going on a date on the night her mom was allegedly killed by her dad. The videotaped statement was played in Melfort Court of King's Bench on Wednesday. Cody Chubey, 38, is on trial for first-degree murder of Danielle Dobersheck.
  
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• Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia cutting rates for 1st time in 40 years

  10-06-2026 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  WCB Nova Scotia says the injury rate in the province is at a record low and is continuing to decline, enabling the organization to cut its rates by 15 per cent. 
  
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• IN PHOTOS | Canadian Men's National Soccer Team training highlights

  10-06-2026 21:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Members of Canada’s FIFA World Cup squad take part in a training session at the Toronto FC Training Ground on Wednesday — two days before their tournament opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  
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• IN PHOTOS | Canadian Men’s National Soccer Team training highlights

  10-06-2026 21:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Members of Canada’s FIFA World Cup squad take part in a training session at the Toronto FC Training Ground on Wednesday — two days before their tournament opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  
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• Police officer from Brampton killed near Hearst, Ont., remembered as ‘courageous, selfless’

  10-06-2026 21:17 via cbc.ca
  
  An Ontario Provincial Police constable killed in the line of duty near Hearst is being remembered as a “selfless” and “courageous” officer whose death has left communities grieving, including in Brampton where he was raised and in Kitchener where he worked before joining the OPP.
  
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• No whey? Why there is a looming shortage of the protein in Canada

  10-06-2026 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The global whey market is facing a 'once-in-a-generation supply crisis,' a report by global market research firm Market Decipher said on Monday.
  
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• Fake guns, real danger: Halifax police warn about rising trend among youth

  10-06-2026 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the force, they've responded to 60 incidents since Jan. 1 involving BB guns or airsoft guns, and 20 of those incidents involved youth.
  
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• WATCH LIVE | Ontario Premier Doug Ford set to speak with reporters

  10-06-2026 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Doug Ford is set to hold a news conference at 3 p.m. Wednesday. He will be joined by Josh Shapiro, the governor of Pennsylvania.
  
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• Trial date set for Lapu-Lapu festival ramming suspect Kai-Ji Adam Lo

  10-06-2026 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The trial for Kai-Ji Adam Lo, who is facing 11 counts of second-degree murder in the alleged 2025 Lapu-Lapu Day festival attack in Vancouver, has been set to start on April 19, 2027.
  
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• Russia calls Canada ‘warmonger’ over Ukraine drone deal, threatens response

  10-06-2026 20:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson vowed to publish the addresses of all Canadian production facilities participating in the drone deal.
  
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• Former top general warns against booing U.S. national anthem at sport events

  10-06-2026 20:42 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s former top general Wayne Eyre advised Canadians against burning bridges with their American neighbours, warning that actions like booing national anthems at sports events can turn friends in the U.S. into foes.While acknowledging that Canada’s relationship with the U.S. has changed and will likely never go back to “where it was or where we thought it was”, Eyre told attendees of a University of Ottawa event last week that the relationship with the
  
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• Video game company Ubisoft shutters Winnipeg studio, affecting about 65 employees

  10-06-2026 20:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Video game giant Ubisoft has closed its studio in Winnipeg, affecting around 65 employees.
  
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• 'There’s no big drama' says Carney, as Gordie Howe bridge opening may face delays

  10-06-2026 20:30 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney tempered expectations about the likelihood of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which will connect Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, opening soon, despite a ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for Friday.“Everyone’s working hard to make sure the bridge is open as soon as possible,” said Carney, on his way into a caucus meeting on Wednesday. “There’s no big drama if it takes a little longer, it’ll take a little longer.&rdq
  
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• Canada launches new preventive health advisory committee after disbanding task force

  10-06-2026 20:27 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care to provide guidelines on screening for things like cervical and breast cancer.
  
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• Jurassic purse: Handbag made from 'T-Rex leather' on auction could fetch $800K

  10-06-2026 20:19 via nationalpost.com
  
  The “World’s first T-Rex leather product,” as it’s been trademarked by its scientific and artistic creators, could fetch up to 500,000 Euros (CAD$800,000) when bidding starts at a hotel in Paris, France Thursday evening.Some people within the scientific community, however, are skeptical about whether the lab-grown leather truly comes from the iconic Cretaceous era animal.Here’s what to know about the alleged prehistoric purse. How did they make the T-Rex leather? I
  
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• Doug Ford heads to America (and tries to do more harm than good)

  10-06-2026 19:41 via nationalpost.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Doug Ford is not known for playing nice with Donald Trump. The Ontario premier has repeatedly condemned the president’s 51st state rhetoric and boldly removed American booze exports from their biggest market: Ontario’s shelves. It was also notably Ford’s Ronald Reagan ad that reportedly led to the breakdown in U.S.-Canada trade talks last year. So the fact that Ford visited Washington this week, engaging lawmakers and business leaders and calling for g
  
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• Doug Ford heads to America (and tries to do more good than harm)

  10-06-2026 19:41 via nationalpost.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Doug Ford is not known for playing nice with Donald Trump. The Ontario premier has repeatedly condemned the president’s 51st state rhetoric and boldly removed American booze exports from their biggest market: Ontario’s shelves. It was also notably Ford’s Ronald Reagan ad that reportedly led to the breakdown in U.S.-Canada trade talks last year. So the fact that Ford visited Washington this week, engaging lawmakers and business leaders and calling for g
  
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• Can Doug Ford win over America? Or will he do more harm than good?

  10-06-2026 19:41 via nationalpost.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Doug Ford is not known for playing nice with Donald Trump. The Ontario premier has repeatedly condemned the president’s 51st state rhetoric and boldly removed American booze exports from their biggest market: Ontario’s shelves. It was also notably Ford’s Ronald Reagan ad that reportedly led to the breakdown in U.S.-Canada trade talks last year. So the fact that Ford visited Washington this week, engaging lawmakers and business leaders and calling for g
  
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• Hudson's Bay Company charter to be formally welcomed to Manitoba Museum Thursday

  10-06-2026 19:04 via cbc.ca
  
  The Hudson's Bay Company charter will be welcomed at the Manitoba Museum on Thursday, in a ceremony that will feature representatives from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis governments, with a year-long exhibit likely to start in fall 2027.
  
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• Canadian Victoria Mboko exits Queen's Club singles match in 2nd set after fall

  10-06-2026 18:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's Victoria Mboko withdrew from her first-round match at the HSBC Championships on Wednesday after appearing to sustain an injury during the second set.
  
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• Canada is launching a new panel on preventative cancer screenings

  10-06-2026 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The committee replaces a task force that was suspended in March 2025 following controversy over its decision not to recommend breast cancer screening for women under age 50.
  
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• Margaret Atwood joins chorus of figures opposing Toronto island airport expansion

  10-06-2026 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  In an open letter addressed to the prime minister, various prominent Toronto figures and politicians asked Mark Carney to scrap the airport plan.
  
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• Trump says he is ‘not looking to renew’ CUSMA trade agreement

  10-06-2026 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is 'not looking to renew' the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) that replaced NAFTA during his first term.
  
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• Where has rent spiked and where is it the cheapest in Canada? Here's what StatCan data revealed

  10-06-2026 18:20 via nationalpost.com
  
  New data from Statistics Canada has revealed current average asking rents across the country’s metropolitan areas and, in good news for renters, prices have decreased in the first quarter of 2026.The Quarterly Rent Statistics program, which uses listings posted on major rental platforms for Canada’s census metropolitan areas (CMAs), revealed that the average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $2,150 per month in the first quarter of 2026, down 0.9 per cent from the first qu
  
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• Griffin Poetry Prize reinstates $65K Canadian poetry prize, maintains international prize

  10-06-2026 18:13 via cbc.ca
  
  The foundation and trustees responded to complaints after the prize was changed in 2022.
  
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• N.S. says it’s on schedule to move people with disabilities out of institutions

  10-06-2026 18:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 2021 court case found systemic government discrimination against people with disabilities seeking housing and supports in their communities.
  
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• Tornado touched down during chaotic southern Manitoba storm, EC confirms

  10-06-2026 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A severe storm rolled through southern Manitoba, taking down numerous trees, flooding roads and leaving thousands without power.
  
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• Thousands without power in southern Manitoba after storm causes ‘chaos’

  10-06-2026 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A severe storm rolled through southern Manitoba, taking down numerous trees, flooding roads and leaving thousands without power.
  
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• Will Canada’s push for AI make or break jobs?

  10-06-2026 17:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government's new AI strategy lays out a plan for 250,000 new AI-relevant jobs in five years. But is that realistic? CBC Radio's The House breaks it down.
  
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• ​'Pretty surreal': Strong tornado tears through southeast Sask.

  10-06-2026 17:11 via cbc.ca
  
  Extensive damage has been reported after extreme weather slammed parts of Saskatchewan on Tuesday night.
  
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• The moment a rocket launched from Canadian soil

  10-06-2026 16:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada could be on the cusp of joining the multi-trillion-dollar space launch industry and it started on a small launch pad in Nova Scotia. The CBC's Brett Ruskin was there for the moment the rocket launched in Canso, N.S.
  
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• See a hypersonic rocket take flight from a N.S. launchpad

  10-06-2026 16:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada could be on the cusp of joining the multi-trillion-dollar space launch industry and it started on a small launch pad in Nova Scotia. The CBC's Brett Ruskin was there for the moment the rocket launched in Canso, N.S.
  
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• Brantford Bulldogs draft 2nd ever female player into the Ontario Hockey League

  10-06-2026 16:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The Brantford Bulldogs made Ontario Hockey League (OHL) history this week by selecting goaltender Sophie Jovanovic in the league's U18 Priority Selection.
  
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• Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland publishing book about Canada-U.S. relations

  10-06-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The book is titled Unreliable Boyfriend and will be by Simon & Schuster Canada on Oct. 13.
  
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• Know the risks, World Cup visitors warned over Canada’s toxic drug supply

  10-06-2026 14:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply.
  
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• Alberta country music artist Corb Lund expected to hand in anti-coal petition

  10-06-2026 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  If Elections Alberta verifies it, Premier Danielle Smith's government would be forced to consider passing a law banning coal mining or sending it to a provincewide referendum.
  
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• Are headlights too bright? Nearly 380K Canadians told Ottawa their answer

  10-06-2026 14:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Close to 380,000 Canadians participated in Transport Canada’s public consultation regarding vehicle headlight glare, a number the department calls a 'high volume of responses.'
  
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• At 356, the HBC charter is about to get a Manitoba Museum welcome

  10-06-2026 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Thursday ceremony will bring the charter home in some ways; the museum hosts 28,000 HBC artifacts donated in 1994 and Winnipeg is where the company opened its first store.
  
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