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• B.C. RCMP issue Amber Alert for 4-year-old boy

  22-07-2026 11:12 via cbc.ca
  
  West Kelowna Mounties have issued an Amber Alert for a four-year-old boy. They say Atlas Andrews was last seen on Ridge Boulevard West in Kelowna at 11:20 a.m. Tuesday.
  
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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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• Alto high-speed rail company considering Kingston stop despite concerns

  23-07-2026 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Transport Action Canada supports a proposed Kingston stop on Alto's high-speed rail line but says poor integration with Via Rail could undermine the project's benefits.
  
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• 9 Quebecers share $25M Lotto Max jackpot winnings

  23-07-2026 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eight people from Laval and one person from the Laurentides purchased the 10 Formule groupe shares from a Chomedey convenience store. 
  
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• Manitoba mayors say 911 outage shows need for contingency plan

  23-07-2026 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Manitoba RCMP say they're not aware of any emergency response that was negatively impacted by the 2-hour outage, but local officials are concerned about what could have happened.
  
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• This B.C. region wants to identify vulnerable residents to better help them in emergencies

  23-07-2026 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  As British Columbia faces yet another difficult wildfire season, one region is rolling out a new tool aimed at protecting some of its most vulnerable residents.
  
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• Hair loss risk goes up on GLP-1 drugs, BMJ study finds

  23-07-2026 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The BMJ study examined over 50,000 people with Type 2 diabetes taking GLP-1 receptor stimulants, comparing them with patients using other diabetes drugs such as SGLT-2 and DPP-4.
  
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• Canadian premiers face calls to improve diagnosis, treatment of ovarian cancer

  23-07-2026 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ovarian cancer patients and oncologists are sounding the alarm about a lack of treatment options, and are hoping country's premiers will take steps to change that.
  
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• Police reveal $139M in drugs, firearms and antique anti-tank rifle seized in major cross-border bust

  23-07-2026 22:01 via nationalpost.com
  
  To announce one of the largest drug busts by weight ever in Ontario on Thursday, and the disruption of a sophisticated cross-border smuggling operation, the Ontario Provincial Police and partner forces laid their haul out for the cameras at Windsor’s City Hall.Here was 1.7 metric tons of illegal drugs, roughly the weight of a mid-sized car, mostly cocaine and methamphetamine, but also some opium and oxycodone, with a retail value of about $139 million. It had been smuggled into Canada in
  
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• Bank of Canada told again not to use replacement workers at headquarters

  23-07-2026 22:01 via cbc.ca
  
  The Bank of Canada has been ordered for the second time this month to stop using the services of contract workers while its security officers are on strike.
  
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• B.C. boosts monitoring of 865 repeat offenders, adds Lower Mainland intervention hubs

  23-07-2026 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The British Columbia government says it's expanding the supervision of repeat offenders with the creation of seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the Lower Mainland
  
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• Crews complete launch shaft for planned Toronto subway extension

  23-07-2026 21:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Ontario government announced Thursday that work on the launch shaft for the Yonge North Subway Extension was complete, calling it a 'major milestone' for the project.
  
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• Owner of popular Ontario bakery ‘panicked’ after Google's AI overview mistakenly said it was shutting down

  23-07-2026 20:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The owner of a beloved restaurant-bakery in Millbank in southern Ontario is doing everything she can to let people know the business is still open after Google's AI overview said it would close for good at the end of the month. It turns out the AI had mistaken Anna Mae's for a bakery of the same name in Illinois.
  
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• Owner of Ontario bakery ‘panicked’ when Google's AI Overview mistakenly said they were shutting down

  23-07-2026 20:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The owner of a beloved restaurant and bakery in Millbank is doing everything she can to let people know the business is still open after Google's AI Overview said that they would be closing for good at the end of the month. It turns out the AI had mistaken the local Anna Mae's for a bakery of the same name in Illinois.
  
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• Family of Norwegian adventurer who died in northern Manitoba returns to tell his story

  23-07-2026 20:21 via cbc.ca
  
  Adventurer Steffen Skjottelvik's death last year in northern Manitoba's Hayes River was a tragedy that has become the catalyst for a documentary, a book and a foundation to unite First Nations, Norway and nature.
  
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• Ottawa halved federal emergency centre staff before wildfire season: union

  23-07-2026 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Public Service Alliance of Canada said in a statement Thursday that about 60 employees at the Government Operations Centre in Ottawa received layoff notices in January.
  
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• University of Toronto mathematician Jacob Tsimerman wins Fields Medal

  23-07-2026 20:14 via cbc.ca
  
  University of Toronto math professor Jacob Tsimerman has won the Fields Medal, the top global honour in mathematics.
  
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• Fast-food receipt in stolen car leads Hamilton police to 16-year-old suspect

  23-07-2026 19:57 via nationalpost.com
  
  Police in Hamilton, Ont., say they arrested a youth in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation after finding a telltale fast-food restaurant receipt in the car.In a press release , police said the investigation began early Tuesday morning with reports of an abandoned vehicle blocking a live lane of traffic in the area of Highway 8 and King Street East, near the city’s Cathedral Park.Police Constable Matteo Ramundo arrived at about 7:50 a.m. to find an unoccupied black Ford Explorer
  
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• St. Thomas, Ont. man facing charges after woman kidnapped, sexually assaulted

  23-07-2026 19:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 44-year-old St. Thomas, Ont., man is facing charges after a woman was allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted in London last month.
  
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• Canadian travel to U.S. increases for second straight month: StatCan

  23-07-2026 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The number of Canadian resident return trips from the U.S. in May increased 9.9 per cent year over year, while trips to Canada by Americans jumped by 13 per cent from May 2025.
  
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• B.C. premier calls for blocking critical mineral exports to U.S. over lumber tariffs

  23-07-2026 19:46 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — B.C.’s premier argued Thursday for blocking the U.S. from accessing Canada’s critical mineral supply in response to tariffs on his province’s lumber exports and other sectors.B.C. Premier David Eby said at the first ministers meeting in Charlottetown that it was “inexplicable” for the U.S. to destabilize Canadian export industries, including forestry, while trying to gain greater access to Canada’s mineral wealth.“We can’t have a co
  
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• This luxe Banff hotel just got a major makeover and here’s a first look inside

  23-07-2026 19:45 via o.canada.com
  
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• Parents in 'unimaginable pain' as search continues for second child in Manitoba lake

  23-07-2026 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The parents of two young brothers who drowned in the fast-moving currents of Nutimik Lake in the Whiteshell over the weekend say the the outpouring of support from community is helping sustain them through their loss.
  
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• Lytton, B.C., hits 41 C, hottest temperature in Canada this year

  23-07-2026 19:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The heat wave that has scorched southern British Columbia this week has seen temperatures pass 40 degrees for a second consecutive day in the Fraser Canyon, marking the two hottest temperatures recorded in Canada this year.
  
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• Carney says Canada 'in stronger position' in trade war, as premiers back call for unity

  23-07-2026 19:18 via nationalpost.com
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s comments Thursday that the response to the “threat” of U.S. antagonism to Canada is “unity” among the regions were backed by several premiers at the first minister’s meeting in Charlottetown.Carney made the remarks as he joined the premiers in the conference that began Tuesday. On Monday, the Trump administration announced new 50 per cent tariffs on targeted Canadian imports , ostensibly in retaliation over b
  
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• Canada need not 'respond in advance' to planned U.S. tariffs, Carney says

  23-07-2026 19:18 via nationalpost.com
  
  CHARLOTTETOWN — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada would not respond to new U.S. tariff threats announced this week before they take effect.“We don’t need to respond in advance. In fact, I think it would be counterproductive at this stage to respond in advance,” Carney said at the conclusion of a first ministers meeting with the premiers in Charlottetown that had been dominated by the White House announcement. It said the tariffs, targeted at Canadian goods in respon
  
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• 'The survivors need answers': Family of 5 siblings killed in southern Ontario crash last month hire lawyer

  23-07-2026 18:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The family of five siblings killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mapleton Township in southern Ontario last month have hired a Windsor-area lawyer to help them get answers about what exactly happened. Provincial police say the collision remains under investigation.
  
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• I found peace (and a little Jurassic World magic) at this oceanfront resort in Thailand

  23-07-2026 18:47 via o.canada.com
  
  We pulled up to the Banyan Tree Krabi lobby at night, exhausted and jet-lagged after days of flights from Toronto to Hong Kong and then to Phuket.  Read More
  
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• Prince Albert inquest hears from officers on use of force contributing to death

  23-07-2026 18:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Multiple officers testified to how a traffic stop escalated as an arrest attempt and use of force which contributed to 40-year-old Boden Umpherville's death.
  
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• ‘We’re still looking for Aaron,’ Manitoba RCMP says after recovering brother’s body

  23-07-2026 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The search for Aaron Au Ramirez continues, following the recovery of his 10-year-old brother's body near the falls at Nutimik Lake in Manitoba, police say.
  
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