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• Another AI data centre proposed for rural Alberta

  16-07-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A company wants to build a data centre in west-central Alberta but doesn't yet have a tech company that has agreed to occupy it. At the proposed project's first public presentation, Yellowhead County had questions for developers.
  
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• Applicants for child care operator licences in Saskatchewan say they’re being denied

  17-07-2026 05:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The opposition party says parents are having a hard time finding a daycare close to their home, and what doesn't help... childcare license applications are being denied.
  
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• More than $500M likely required annually for Calgary to meet affordable housing targets

  17-07-2026 05:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  The City of Calgary's housing strategy aims to build 3,000 new non-market housing units every year, which would bring the city to the national average.
  
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• First-ever Saskatchewan commodity showcase connects producers with global buyers

  17-07-2026 05:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Agricultural commodity buyers from more than a dozen countries are convening in Saskatoon to match with producers to diversify trade.
  
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• Conservation officers, RCMP investigating two wildlife-related deaths near La Ronge, Sask.

  17-07-2026 05:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Two deaths at McTavish Lake, north of La Ronge, are suspected to be wildlife-related, the Saskatchewan government says.
  
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• Montreal-area family hopes daughter’s cancer journey inspires blood donors

  17-07-2026 03:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Pincourt family is sharing their daughter's leukemia journey in hopes of inspiring more people to donate blood and help save lives.
  
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• What's next for homegrown London as Michelin retires its Green Star?

  17-07-2026 02:16 via o.canada.com
  
  Well, I certainly didn’t see scrabbling on my hands and knees for gnarly cow horns packed with manure and buried underground as part of my discovery of London’s greenest restaurants.   Read More
  
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• Two Montreal men arrested in antisemitic attack caught on video

  17-07-2026 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Montreal police force's hate crimes unit said the two suspects, both 20 years old, were arrested in connection with incidents that occurred July 3 in Outremont.
  
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• Ontario law society suspends lawyer for using AI generated material in hearing

  17-07-2026 02:03 via nationalpost.com
  
  Ontario’s legal regulator has suspended a lawyer for six months after a judge busted her in open court for using AI hallucinated material in a hearing about family and estate law.The decision by the discipline tribunal of the Law Society of Ontario marks the first time a Canadian law society has gone beyond a reprimand to actually suspend a lawyer’s licence for abusing artificial intelligence in court submissions, according to Tom Macintosh Zheng, a Toronto lawyer who tracks the iss
  
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• Midwestern Republicans blaming Canada, levelling threats for drifting wildfire smoke

  17-07-2026 00:21 via nationalpost.com
  
  U.S. Republican politicians are blaming Canada for the wildlfire smoke drifting south primarily into the American midwest and northeast, with some taking threatening stances.The primary source is more than 800 fires in northwestern Ontario, though American media such as USA Today and the Washington Post , are reporting that wildfires in Minnesota are also contributing. But midwestern Republicans are ignoring the latter, preferring to point threateningly at Canada, issuing warnings and aiming to
  
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• Midwestern Republicans blame Canada, level threats for drifting wildfire smoke

  17-07-2026 00:21 via nationalpost.com
  
  U.S. Republican politicians are blaming Canada for the wildlfire smoke drifting south primarily into the American midwest and northeast, with some taking threatening stances.The primary source is more than 800 fires in northwestern Ontario, though American media such as USA Today and the Washington Post , are reporting that wildfires in Minnesota are also contributing. But midwestern Republicans are ignoring the latter, preferring to point threateningly at Canada, issuing warnings and aiming to
  
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• Montreal public health warns of overdose spike as naloxone use reaches last year’s total

  17-07-2026 00:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal public health says overdose cases continue to climb, with naloxone use already matching all of last year as officials warn of increasingly toxic drugs.
  
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• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – July 16

  17-07-2026 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.
  
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• Saskatchewan boosts disaster aid in response to storm-packed spring and summer

  16-07-2026 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Increased benefits are being put in place to help residents after stormy spring and summer seasons, the Saskatchewan government announced Thursday.
  
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• World champion curler, long-time broadcaster Don Duguid dies at 90

  16-07-2026 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Don Duguid, a member of the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the World Curling Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 90.
  
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• 2-time world curling champ, longtime CBC broadcaster Don Duguid dead at 90

  16-07-2026 23:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Don Duguid's son, member of Parliament Terry Duguid, says his father died peacefully Wednesday night.
  
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• Carney defends new pipeline in face of questions over wildfires, climate

  16-07-2026 23:03 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — As Toronto recorded the worst air quality in the world this week amid smoke from raging northern Ontario wildfires, Prime Minister Mark Carney defended against reporters’ questions over his climate priorities by pointing to his predecessor’s record.“Well, our government has reaped the results from the previous government, that’s the truth,” Carney said in French as reporters questioned why he’s backing a new oil pipeline from Alberta that clima
  
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• Evacuation order issued for Mooseland Road wildfire in Halifax County

  16-07-2026 23:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Officials estimate the Mooseland Road wildfire in the Jacket Lake area is more than 300 hectares.
  
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• Evacuation order issued for Mooseland Road wildfire

  16-07-2026 23:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Officials estimate the Mooseland Road wildfire in the Jacket Lake area is more than 300 hectares.
  
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• Corus to centralize Calgary, Edmonton news production, some jobs cut 

  16-07-2026 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Corus Entertainment Inc., the parent company of Global News, confirmed Thursday the technical production for its broadcasts in Calgary and Edmonton would be moved to Toronto. 
  
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• Canadian fugitive wanted in Desjardins data breach investigation arrested in Mexico

  16-07-2026 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) said Maxime Paquette was taken into custody by Mexican authorities in Cancun after being sought since June 2024.
  
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• Assembly of First Nations calls for support for First Nation in Ontario after wildfire

  16-07-2026 22:28 via cbc.ca
  
  The Assembly of First Nations passed an emergency resolution calling on the government to help Namaygoosisagagun First Nation after a wildfire destroyed most of the community on Monday.
  
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• Start of Arlington Bridge deconstruction marks ‘historic day,’ Winnipeg mayor says

  16-07-2026 22:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The century-old bridge connecting north Winnipeg to the south is coming down after being closed in late 2023. The City of Winnipeg removed the first piece on Thursday.
  
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• Volunteers work year-round for Dartmouth Remembrance Day poppy tribute

  16-07-2026 22:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Volunteers in Nova Scotia are marking the Legion's centennial anniversary and offering a glimpse into the work that goes into creating a cherished Remembrance Day tradition. 
  
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• N.S. premier’s encounter with protesters reflects toxic political climate: experts

  16-07-2026 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  While leaving a speaking engagement at Acadia University on Wednesday, protesters confronted Premier Tim Houston and his staff while they were in their vehicles.
  
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• More Canadians now trust China under Xi than U.S. under Trump: poll

  16-07-2026 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  China executed four Canadian citizens in early 2025, with Beijing saying at the time all four were dual citizens and had been prosecuted on drug charges.
  
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• Rogers cutting telco customer service jobs amid complaints of long wait times

  16-07-2026 21:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Rogers announced the closure of six radio stations last week, laying off 230 people. But it didn’t mention that it was also laying off front-line telco customer service agents. The company won’t confirm how many jobs are disappearing, nor will it address reports that workers are now being trained in Morocco.
  
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• Memorial tree at Saskatoon cemetery to be cut down due to invasive disease

  16-07-2026 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A tree on the Memorial Avenue of Trees at Saskatoon's Woodlawn Cemetery is being removed due to Dutch Elm Disease, the City of Saskatoon said.
  
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• Canada doesn’t get credit for undoing ‘something bad,’ says U.S. trade czar

  16-07-2026 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  The United States' top trade official says the Trump administration isn't going to give Canada credit for its trade concessions.
  
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• Mark Carney pressed to clarify Gordie Howe bridge toll sharing with U.S. in confidential deal

  16-07-2026 21:25 via nationalpost.com
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney continued to face questions on Thursday about the financial details of a deal his government made with the United States to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge on July 27.In particular, Carney was pressed on what share of the tolls will go to each party, given that originally Canada was to receive all the tolls until it was fully repaid for fully financing the bridge, after which the two countries would split the revenues. The terms of the new deal, agreed to la
  
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