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• Canada’s defence spending spike leads to boost in RCAF flight times: commander

  26-07-2026 15:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The RCAF is acquiring a lot of new aircraft: fighter jets and surveillance craft that require new infrastructure and security, search-and-rescue planes, and refuelling tankers.
  
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• B.C. man charged, accused of driving motorhome onto Abbotsford airport runway

  27-07-2026 00:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Abbotsford International Airport operations were impacted Saturday when a man drove an RV onto the runway. Air traffic control took immediate measures to safely reroute aircraft.
  
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• Wildfires near Clinton, B.C. merge, stretching nearly 670 square kilometres

  27-07-2026 00:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  An update from BC Wildfire Service said the Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek blazes combined and remained very active on Sunday, moving north and northeast of the Chasm area.
  
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• Soccer now tops hockey for young Canadians

  26-07-2026 23:30 via cbc.ca
  
  After Canada's strong showing as both a competitor and host at the FIFA World Cup, a new survey shows soccer now beats hockey as the most popular sport for Canadians aged 18-29.
  
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• Quebec paramedics reach tentative deal with province after years without contract

  26-07-2026 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The workers include more than 1,000 paramedics who work for Urgences-santé, the public ambulance service serving Montreal and Laval.
  
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• Historic Halifax tree vandalized again leaving community baffled

  26-07-2026 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Halifax Regional Municipality says last weekend a weeping European beech was significantly damaged for a second time, and it's unknown the impact the damage will have.
  
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• Vancouver man with 66 bank cards, $39K in cash led RCMP to online drug sales network

  26-07-2026 22:02 via cbc.ca
  
  It was more than three years ago when Vancouver police arrested a man after he was seen using multiple bank cards to make withdrawals at an ATM.
  
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• Two Jewish-owned bakeries damaged in suspected hate-motivated attacks: Toronto police

  26-07-2026 20:22 via nationalpost.com
  
  Jewish community voices are reprising their warnings of intensifying and unchecked antisemitism in Toronto after two Jewish-owned bakery and restaurant chain locations were damaged in separate incidents Sunday morning, one by gunfire.The Toronto Police Service said the first occurred at 8:12 a.m. at a business near the intersection of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue, where police found a broken window and evidence that shots were fired.The second occurred approximately 18 minutes later at the
  
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• Hundreds of Torontonians celebrate after feds reject Billy Bishop jet expansion

  26-07-2026 20:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Hundreds of Toronto residents and advocates are celebrating after the federal government rejected support for a proposed expansion to accommodate jets at Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport.
  
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• Free mug exchange brews community connection for N.B. family

  26-07-2026 19:38 via cbc.ca
  
  The Stauffer family moved to the area from Calgary almost two years ago. Their front-yard mug library has brought joy and an opportunity for socializing to the neighbourhood. The CBC's Rhythm Rathi reports.
  
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• Search for Parker continues in Calgary as Amber Alert expires

  26-07-2026 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Amber Alert for the missing 11-year-old boy has expired, but the family is encouraging people to continue looking as the search for Parker is not over.
  
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• Montreal SPCA urges end to rental rules that bar pets as abandoned animal tally rises

  26-07-2026 18:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada Day in Montreal has traditionally been synonymous with moving day, as junk piles up on street corners, and abandoned animals show up in droves at the SPCA.
  
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• 2 wildfires burning near Clinton, B.C., merge

  26-07-2026 18:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The fires merging have impacted Highway 97, which is now shut down between Loon Lake Road and Chasm Road.
  
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• Jewish-owned bakery in Toronto hit by gunfire, second location also damaged, police say

  26-07-2026 16:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police are investigating after two separate locations of a Jewish-owned bakery chain reported damage, with one hit by gunfire, on Sunday morning.
  
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• 2 Jewish-owned bakeries damaged in Toronto with one hit by gunfire: police

  26-07-2026 16:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police are investigating after two separate locations of a Jewish-owned bakery chain reported damage, with one hit by gunfire, on Sunday morning.
  
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• Carney calls 3 byelections in B.C., Ontario and Quebec

  26-07-2026 16:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mark Carney has called byelections for Aug. 31 to replace three MPs: one who left federal politics, one who became an ambassador and a third who was named to the Senate.
  
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• Israel pitches high-tech trade, safer AI to Canada amid diplomatic tensions

  26-07-2026 16:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has never had a formal call or meeting with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.
  
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• Edmonton military captain to be honoured in new Heritage Minute

  26-07-2026 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new Heritage Minute honouring Capt. Jonathan Snyder and the men and women who served in Afghanistan was being film at CFB Wainwright.
  
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• Carney calls August byelections for 3 ridings in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

  26-07-2026 15:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has called three byelections in the B.C. riding of North Vancouver–Capilano, the Ontario riding of Beaches-East York and the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord.
  
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• Canadians spent $3.3 billion less on travel to the U.S. last year: StatCan

  26-07-2026 15:11 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canadians spent $3.3 billion less on travel to the United States in 2025 compared to 2024, according to figures released by Statistics Canada.The decline resulted in a total spend of $18.1 billion on visits to the U.S. last year, with the decrease driven by lower spending on leisure-related visits, which fell by $2.2 billion to $12.1 billion.The data , which comes from StatCan’s quarterly National Travel Survey (NTS), reveals that Canadians made 7.4 million fewer trips across the border i
  
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• Conservatives want Carney to explain Trump negotiation plan, call for meeting

  26-07-2026 15:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Shuv Majumdar says in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney that the Conservatives want an emergency meeting of the Standing Committee on International Trade next week.
  
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• The Canadian academic most worth watching right now: ‘The plan was just to have a positive impact’

  26-07-2026 15:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Waterloo region is known worldwide for one reason: it builds world-class tech companies and, with good cause, is often called Canada’s Silicon Valley.Behind the success stories like BlackBerry, OpenText and Arctic Wolf, there’s a powerful ecosystem at play: Perimeter Institute, the deep-science and big-idea pillar; Communitech, the practical, membership-driven startup hub; and Velocity, the University of Waterloo’s engine room of startup culture, turning researchers and st
  
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• Winnipeg couple becomes unwitting hosts to 'musical roommates' as threatened chimney swifts move in

  26-07-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Chimney swifts, a threatened migratory bird species, have taken up residence in a Winnipeg couple's 91-year-old home.
  
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• Gordie Howe Bridge opening: What you need to know before you travel

  26-07-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With the Gordie Howe International Bridge set to open on Monday, there are many questions you may have about travelling across it. Here are some of those answers.
  
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• You've got snail mail — subscription-based clubs are delivering on the desire for physical letters

  26-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Creative entrepreneurs are finding their way into people's hearts — and mailboxes — by offering snail-mail subscriptions. Creators, subscribers and academic experts alike say they're tapping into a desire to seek healthier relationships with technology and more personal, tangible — and tactile — ways of communicating.
  
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• More than 500 properties under evacuation alert as wildfire burns north of West Kelowna

  26-07-2026 06:26 via cbc.ca
  
  A newly discovered out-of-control wildfire burning in B.C.’s Central Okanagan has prompted an evacuation alert for more than 500 properties in a popular vacation destination north of West Kelowna.
  
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• ‘It was difficult’: Residents of Clinton, B.C. recount evacuating wildfires

  26-07-2026 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Wildfires burning across British Columbia have forced residents from communities including Clinton and Boston Bar, with many unsure if they'll have homes to return to.
  
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• Revamped, vibrant Montreal basketball courts meant to inspire confidence

  26-07-2026 01:27 via cbc.ca
  
  A non-profit called Buckets & Borders travels the country building and restoring outdoor basketball courts through various sponsors. Its goal is to improve community life through the sport. The group's latest initiative is the revamped, colourful courts in Martin-Luther-King Park in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood.
  
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• B.C. community’s water system damaged by alleged vandalism during wildfire response

  26-07-2026 00:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police are investigating after the water system serving the evacuated B.C. community of Boston Bar was allegedly vandalized, potentially delaying residents' return home.
  
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• Feds’ rejection of island airport plan prevents waterfront ‘destruction’: advocates

  25-07-2026 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Advocates say Ottawa's decision to block a major expansion of Billy Bishop airport protects Toronto's waterfront from increased pollution, traffic and environmental damage.
  
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