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• Canada weighs ‘all options’ to respond if Trump’s 50% tariffs go ahead

  21-07-2026 16:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  "There is not a chance in hell that U.S. alcohol is going back on the shelf in British Columbia,” B.C. Premier David Eby said on Tuesday.
  
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• Afternoon front page: Canada’s counter-tariffs revealed; Trump accuses Carney of lying about French language in trade talks; and more 

  25-08-2026 23:27 via nationalpost.com
  
  It’s Tuesday, Aug. 25. Here are the top stories we’re following today. Canada retaliates with dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on U.S. products U.S. imports that will be hit with 15, 25 and 50 per cent tariffs effective Sept. 8, include dishwashers, refrigerators, video game consoles, fish, cheese, beauty products, plywood, paper products and clothing. Ottawa also announced $7.5 billion in additional funding to help businesses and workers weather the impacts of the latest round of
  
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• Support pours in for mother of 2 killed in Prince George plane crash

  25-08-2026 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alex Garneau was in a vehicle that was hit by a twin-engine aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing on Foothills Boulevard on Thursday.
  
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• Teachers at Nova Scotia children’s hospital help patients keep up with schoolwork

  25-08-2026 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Teachers working full-time at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax say they're aiming to ensure patients don't fall behind on schoolwork during their hospital stay.
  
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• Blue Jays pitcher Bieber out with shoulder injury in midst of playoff push

  25-08-2026 22:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed pitcher Shane Bieber on the 15-day injured list with inflammation of his right teres major muscle.
  
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• The full list of 700 retaliatory tariffs Canada is imposing on the U.S.

  25-08-2026 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Effective 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, Canada will impose 15, 25 and 50 per cent counter tariffs, equaling $27.6 billion in imports from the U.S.
  
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• TSB calls for stricter medical fitness assessment rules after Alberta train crash

  25-08-2026 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The call comes after an investigation into a 2023 collision between two Canadian National Railway trains near Wainwright, about 200 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.
  
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• Loblaw backtracks on dropping produce labels after customer backlash, new trade war

  25-08-2026 21:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Loblaw has reversed course on its decision earlier this month to drop country-of-origin labeling on produce signs in its stores in most provinces, following customer backlash.
  
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• Loblaw backtracks on dropping country-of-origin produce labels after customer backlash

  25-08-2026 21:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Loblaw has reversed course on its decision earlier this month to drop country-of-origin labeling on produce signs in its stores in most provinces, following customer backlash.
  
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• Canada's big banks are shrugging off Trump's trade war

  25-08-2026 21:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Top executives at the Bank of Montreal and Scotiabank separately referred to the Canada-U.S. trade situation as "manageable" on Tuesday.
  
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• N.L. premier reaching out to 'key industry partners' as trade war ramps up

  25-08-2026 20:50 via cbc.ca
  
  N.L. political leaders are commenting on the latest in the Canada-U.S. trade dispute.
  
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• Saskatoon reports new cases of Dutch elm disease with removal planned

  25-08-2026 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dutch elm disease is caused by a deadly fungus that spreads through elm roots and by a specific species of bark beetle that carries the fungus from tree to tree.
  
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• Canada has retaliated against Trump's tariffs. Should Carney go even further?

  25-08-2026 20:13 via nationalpost.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ottawa and Washington have been engaged in a rhetorical tit-for-tat over tariffs since talks broke down and the U.S. imposed Section 338 duties on hundreds of Canadian imports over the weekend.Prime Minister Mark Carney explained why he pulled his team back and promised retaliatory tariffs , while President Donald Trump posted to social media several times, threatening Canada with even higher auto tariffs and denying he made any demands that meddled with French culture
  
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• Videos show man with megaphone claiming Jews use 'black magic' in Toronto neighbourhood

  25-08-2026 19:59 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Toronto Police Service says its hate crimes unit is investigating an incident that occurred Sunday in Toronto, when a man with a megaphone was recorded allegedly making antisemitic comments near Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West, a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood in the north of the city.Videos shared on social media show the man speaking through a megaphone and wearing a keffiyeh around his neck.The language, including talk of Jews eating children on “Epstein island”
  
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• Videos show man with megaphone claiming Jews use 'black magic' at rally in Toronto

  25-08-2026 19:59 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Toronto Police Service says its hate crimes unit is investigating an incident that occurred Sunday in Toronto, when a man with a megaphone was recorded allegedly making antisemitic comments near Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West, a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood in the north of the city.Videos shared on social media show the man speaking through a megaphone and wearing a keffiyeh around his neck.The language, including talk of Jews eating children on “Epstein island”
  
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• Toronto police arrest man in 2022 homicide days after releasing artist sketch

  25-08-2026 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was November 2022 when Toronto police were called to reports of a shooting in the Midland Avenue and Passmore Avenue area of the city.
  
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• Toronto police arrest man in 2022 homicide after appealing to the public

  25-08-2026 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was November 2022 when Toronto police were called to reports of a shooting in the Midland Avenue and Passmore Avenue area of the city.
  
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• First Nations businesses, communities brace for Canada-U.S. trade war

  25-08-2026 19:32 via cbc.ca
  
  First Nations are grappling with uncertainty and bracing for impact as the Canada-U.S. trade war escalates, with steep tariffs taking effect on some business sectors.
  
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• Air Canada still carrying U.S. alcohol as Ottawa pushes ‘Buy Canadian’

  25-08-2026 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Toronto-based Porter Airlines, meanwhile, says it has exclusively embraced Canadian beer, wine and cocktail products onboard its flights.
  
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• N.B. premier says power to keep flowing to Maine at this point amid trade war

  25-08-2026 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Holt on Monday said she's working with Ottawa on retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. and supports hitting the Americans where it hurts.
  
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• TTC cooling tower is source of Toronto legionnaires’ outbreak: public health

  25-08-2026 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials say they investigated an outbreak of six confirmed cases within about a one-kilometre radius of the intersection of Bathurst and Dupont streets.
  
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• Toronto rapper gets life in prison, no parole for at least 22 years in double murder at Fort Erie, Ont., party

  25-08-2026 18:43 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto rapper convicted of two counts of second-degree murder in the shootings of two young women at a Fort Erie, Ont., house party will spend 22 years in prison before he's eligible for parole. Christine Crooks of Toronto and Juliana Pannunzio of Windsor were killed in January 2021.
  
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• Trump claims Carney lied about trade deal terms, says he 'loves French Canadians'

  25-08-2026 18:40 via nationalpost.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of lying about the terms of the failed trade deal with Canada in a Tuesday social media post.On Truth Social , Trump wrote: “I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing.”He went on: “This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, which he has totally lost, from the people of Quebec
  
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• Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney calls on province to take tougher approach to U.S. trade war

  25-08-2026 18:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Speaking on CBC Radio's Calgary Eyeopener Tuesday morning, the former United Conservative Party leader said export taxes on the province's energy resources should be on the table to put additional pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump.
  
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• Ontario Premier Doug Ford admits ‘it got a little heated’ with President Donald Trump

  25-08-2026 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Things got a little heated, it got a little personal yesterday,' Premier Doug Ford told CNN on Tuesday morning, agreeing with Wolf Blitzer it is time to lower the temperature.
  
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• Sex assault charge against Ontario Catholic priest dropped

  25-08-2026 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  D'Sa has been a member of the clergy since 2010 and the diocese said he's served as pastor of St. Dominic Parish in Oakville since 2016, as well as the Dean of Halton.
  
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• Montreal City Hall adopts amended motion in solidarity with the Palestinian people

  25-08-2026 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal’s municipal council adopted a motion of solidarity with the Palestinian people in a meeting on Monday night.
  
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• Canada retaliates with dollar-for-dollar counter tariffs on U.S. products

  25-08-2026 17:09 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government announced it will match tariffs dollar for dollar on U.S. products on Tuesday, marking a tit-for-tat escalation in the trade conflict with Canada’s largest trading partner.Canada will impose 15, 25, and 50 per cent tariffs on products drawn from those targeted by U.S. Section 338 and Section 232 tariffs, effective Sept. 8. The counter-tariffs are expected to cover $27.6 billion worth of imports from the U.S.The matching on Section 232 tariffs also mea
  
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• Liberals announce $7.5B in tariff support, detail $26.7B in counter-tariffs on U.S.

  25-08-2026 17:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Days after the collapse of trade talks with the Trump administration, the Liberal government is rolling out $7.5 billion to help workers and businesses weather the new 50 per cent tariffs being imposed on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods by the U.S. president.
  
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• Montreal airport worker dies after being struck by plane

  25-08-2026 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials say staff and passengers on board the plane who witnessed the the plane strike the man have received support resources following the event.
  
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