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• Administration recommends Calgary double contribution to Werklund Centre modernization

  21-07-2026 05:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  The expanded scope of the project and a more refined design has the Werklund Centre's modernization cost estimated at $345 million, up $75 million from previous estimates.  
  
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• Money can buy happiness, researchers say. They even put a price on it for Canadians

  24-07-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  Common wisdom says that money can’t buy happiness. But if it could, researchers say, it would cost $155,850, making Canada the 14th most expensive nation in the world to purchase joy.The slightly tongue-in-cheek study was produced by digital financial services provider Remitly, but based on an actual scientific paper published in 2018 by Purdue University, “adjusted to account for local purchasing power and inflation.”“To determine each city and country’s price of
  
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• Canadians need an income of $155,850 to be happy, researchers say. Map shows cost per city

  24-07-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  Common wisdom says that money can’t buy happiness. But if it could, researchers say, it would cost $155,850, making Canada the 14th most expensive nation in the world to purchase joy.The slightly tongue-in-cheek study was produced by digital financial services provider Remitly, but based on an actual scientific paper published in 2018 by Purdue University, “adjusted to account for local purchasing power and inflation.”“To determine each city and country’s price of
  
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• Canadians need an income of $155,850 to be happy, researchers say. Here's how much happiness costs in other cities

  24-07-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  Common wisdom says that money can’t buy happiness. But if it could, researchers say, it would cost $155,850, making Canada the 14th most expensive nation in the world to purchase joy.The slightly tongue-in-cheek study was produced by digital financial services provider Remitly, but based on an actual scientific paper published in 2018 by Purdue University, “adjusted to account for local purchasing power and inflation.”“To determine each city and country’s price of
  
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• Carney aims to reverse $1 trillion in foreign capital flight over 2 days in September

  24-07-2026 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  There's a greater 'enthusiasm' from the business community to invest in Canada over the last year, according to Business Council of Canada vice-president Marc Desormeaux.
  
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• What's the economic benefit of a bridge? Gordie Howe by the numbers

  24-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After 25 years of planning, seven years of construction and months of delays, the first trucks are finally set to roll over the Gordie Howe bridge on Monday. In tow will be some of the billions of dollars worth of goods that pass through the Windsor-Detroit corridor, which the bridge will help get to their destinations faster — saving time and money.
  
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• Public funding for fossil fuel industry breaks another Liberal climate promise, advocates say

  24-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Carney government's financial support for the oil and gas industry amounts to breaking a federal commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, according to environmental advocates.
  
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• Alberta's got a new plan for a southern pipeline to B.C.'s coast — it still won't be easy

  24-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's proposal for a new pipeline through southern B.C. has been billed as a duplication of the 2024 Trans Mountain expansion, but a deviation to another terminal in the Fraser Valley is unearthing familiar challenges including seismic and environmental concerns and possible objections by First Nations.
  
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• Blanchard’s 57-yard field goal lifts Elks to win

  24-07-2026 06:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vincent Blanchard kicked a 57-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lift the Edmonton Elks to an exciting 36-34 CFL victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday.
  
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• Blanchard’s 57-yard field goal lifts Elks to 36- 34 win

  24-07-2026 06:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vincent Blanchard kicked a 57-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lift the Edmonton Elks to an exciting 36-34 CFL victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday.
  
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• Kelowna residents, business owners say Crime Severity Index not the full picture

  24-07-2026 05:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  New data from Statistics Canada's Crime Severity Index show the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime in the Kelowna census metropolitan area fell 4.5 per cent in 2025.
  
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• Jewish man stabbed in N.Y.C. by attacker who yelled ‘Allahu akbar,’ according to witnesses

  24-07-2026 04:51 via nationalpost.com
  
  Nava Silton, youth director at the Jewish Center, was packing up and readying to leave the Modern Orthodox synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan after running a program for the Jewish fast of Tisha B’Av on Thursday. She chatted with a friend, a 50-year-old man, who was leaving after praying the afternoon service of Mincha. Soon thereafter, she heard that someone had been stabbed outside the synagogue.After running down the stairs and asking security what happened, she learned that
  
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• Jewish man stabbed in N.Y.C. by attacker who allegedly yelled ‘Allahu akbar,’ according to witnesses

  24-07-2026 04:51 via nationalpost.com
  
  Nava Silton, youth director at the Jewish Center, was packing up and readying to leave the Modern Orthodox synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan after running a program for the Jewish fast of Tisha B’Av on Thursday. She chatted with a friend, a 50-year-old man, who was leaving after praying the afternoon service of Mincha. Soon thereafter, she heard that someone had been stabbed outside the synagogue.After running down the stairs and asking security what happened, she learned that
  
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• Saskatoon traffic having trouble getting around with construction throughout city

  24-07-2026 04:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Construction seems to be everywhere in the city. Now, with a delayed start to the construction season because of the late spring, some people are having a hard time getting around.
  
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• Wildfire smoke blankets Kelowna, prompting health warnings and disrupting summer plans

  24-07-2026 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Thursday, the Air Quality Health Index reached 10+, the highest risk category on the scale.
  
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• WestJet allowing passengers to change or cancel certain flights due to threat of strike

  24-07-2026 02:51 via cbc.ca
  
  WestJet is giving passengers with bookings from July 30 to Aug. 4 the opportunity to cancel or change their flights for free in light of the ongoing labour dispute with flight attendants.
  
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• NDP calls for public inquiry into Ford government’s wildfire preparedness, response

  24-07-2026 02:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  First Nations leaders have said the Ontario government left communities to fend for themselves without timely support for evacuations.
  
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• Thorhild, Westlock counties declare state of agricultural disasters due to rain

  24-07-2026 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Record June rainfall and several intense July storms has put a damper on the growing season, with states of agricultural disaster declared in Thorhild County and Westlock County.
  
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• Montreal jazz legend Oliver Jones remembered as a virtuoso, mentor and humble man

  24-07-2026 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The acclaimed pianist is being remembered not only for his extraordinary talent, but also for his generosity, humility and commitment to mentoring future generations of musicians.
  
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• U.S. hits Canada, 59 other countries with new tariffs just days after 50% levy on Canadian goods announced

  24-07-2026 01:51 via nationalpost.com
  
  U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced on Thursday that President Donald Trump is taking more tariff action against Canada, as well as 59 other economies.This comes just three days after the USTR invoked the never-before-used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to introduce anti-discrimination tariffs against roughly 5 per cent of Canadian goods imported into the U.S. — at a whopping 50 per cent.Greer said the White House is imposing the new tariffs under Section 301 of the
  
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• Quebec band Angine de Poitrine featured in NFL TikTok video

  24-07-2026 01:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  The NFL used the Quebec duo's song in a social media video counting down to the start of the 2026 season.
  
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• Woman pleads guilty in St. Lawrence River smuggling operation that killed family

  24-07-2026 01:41 via cbc.ca
  
  A dual Canadian-American citizen has pleaded guilty to her role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of a Romanian family of four and a boat operator in the St. Lawrence River.
  
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• B.C. expands repeat property offender program, will monitor 365 people in Lower Mainland

  24-07-2026 00:59 via cbc.ca
  
  The B.C. government will soon monitor more than 350 repeat offenders in the Lower Mainland as it launches seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the region.
  
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• U of T mathematician becomes first Canada-based Fields Medal recipient

  24-07-2026 00:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A mathematics professor at the University of Toronto is making history as the first Canada-based recipient of a Fields Medal, which recognizes his research achievements.
  
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• Police in Moncton investigating ‘whether hate was a factor’ in altercation depicted in video

  24-07-2026 00:36 via cbc.ca
  
  RCMP say the incident took place Saturday night in a parking lot on Mountain Road, and the investigation is ongoing.
  
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• Family of Roughrider killed in collision says he will be ‘missed beyond words’

  24-07-2026 00:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The family of Jayden Dalke, the Saskatchewan Roughrider who died last weekend, expressed grief not only over their loss, but also that of Bhishma Rajyaguru, who was killed as well.
  
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• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – July 23

  24-07-2026 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.
  
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• Alberta premier says Carney ‘wise’ not to retaliate over U.S. tariff threat

  23-07-2026 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Carney is treating the tariff threat with the urgency it deserves, noting the countdown to Aug. 19 when the duties are set to take effect.
  
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• U.S. hits dozens of countries, including Canada, with new 10% tariff

  23-07-2026 23:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new tariff, which accuses 60 countries of weak forced labour protections, replaces a stopgap measure Trump enacted after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his earlier tariffs.
  
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• After contradiction, Carney says he could have ‘explained better’ the terms of U.S. bridge deal

  23-07-2026 23:42 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he could have “explained better” the terms of a new deal with the U.S. to share toll revenues for the Gordie Howe International Bridge, after the terms of the deal became public and contradicted his initial description.The agreement, which was made public earlier this week, does not include a provision that allows Canada to account for its debt-servicing costs before splitting the revenue with the U.S.This contradicts what the prime min
  
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