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• Canada’s long-delayed AI strategy is about to be released

  04-06-2026 10:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has dubbed the strategy 'AI for All,' promising it will ensure AI is accessible and beneficial for every Canadian.
  
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• Photos show individual on Penticton construction site moments before destructive fire

  05-06-2026 05:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News has obtained photos of a person on the construction site just minutes before flames erupted and the fire department was called.
  
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• Incoming high-water levels to raise Saskatoon waterline by over half a meter

  05-06-2026 03:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  With high waters coming to the South Sask. River, some water sport groups are being forced to make a change while others benefit from the rise. Officials warn it may be dangerous.
  
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• Kelowna construction worker faces fight beyond the job site

  05-06-2026 02:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Kelowna construction worker had recently landed a job with Northland Properties and was settling into the role when his life took an unexpected turn. 
  
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• Strong start to Calgary’s tourism season leads to optimistic outlook

  05-06-2026 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  After more than 10 million people visited Calgary in 2025, Tourism Calgary expects this year to be even stronger — with a substantial increase in visitors to the city already.
  
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• Quebec tables bill to extend French language rules to adult education, drawing backlash

  05-06-2026 02:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec’s government has introduced new legislation to expand the province’s French language charter to adult education and vocational training, prompting concern and criticism from English-language institutions and opposition parties. The proposed law, known as Bill 8, was tabled by French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge. It would apply key provisions of the Charter of the French...
  
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• No charges in case of Toronto teen who was missing for nearly 2 weeks: police

  05-06-2026 02:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto police say their investigation into the disappearance of a teen who was missing for almost two weeks is complete and no criminal charges are being laid.
  
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• Accused al-Qaeda sleeper agent wins another chance at staying in Canada

  05-06-2026 01:32 via nationalpost.com
  An accused sleeper agent for al-Qaeda’s terror network who Canada has been trying to deport for 24 years won another reprieve Thursday when a Federal Court judge granted him a new review instead of deportation.Mohamed Harkat, an Algerian citizen, came to Canada in 1995 claiming refugee protection, but in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks on the United States the former pizza delivery driver and gas station attendant was accused of being a sleeper agent in Osama bin Laden’s global
  
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• Accused al-Qaeda sleeper agent Mohamed Harkat wins another chance at staying in Canada

  05-06-2026 01:32 via nationalpost.com
  
  An accused sleeper agent for al-Qaeda’s terror network who Canada has been trying to deport for 24 years won another reprieve Thursday when a Federal Court judge granted him a new review instead of deportation.Mohamed Harkat, an Algerian citizen, came to Canada in 1995 claiming refugee protection, but in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks on the United States the former pizza delivery driver and gas station attendant was accused of being a sleeper agent in Osama bin Laden’s global
  
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• Black advocates call out Carney government for excluding them from diversity council

  05-06-2026 01:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Advocates for Black Canadians say the Carney government is reinforcing the barriers they face by launching an inclusivity council that does not include any Black people.
  
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• Heiltsuk Nation reaches $12.2M settlement with company involved in 2016 tugboat fuel spill

  05-06-2026 00:33 via cbc.ca
  
  The Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation says it has completed the first part of a multi part settlement after a tugboat ran aground in its territory, spilling thousands of litres of fuel into its waters.
  
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• Toronto police officer charged with sexual assault, child luring offences: SIU

  04-06-2026 23:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Toronto police officer is facing seven criminal charges, including sexual assault and child-related offences, following an SIU investigation.
  
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• Civil disobedience an option if Alberta referendum proceeds: First Nations chiefs

  04-06-2026 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Treaty 8's grand chief said First Nations will stop the referendum in any way they can, including getting in the way of industry, or, in his words, 'getting out on the highway.'
  
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• The CFL kicks off a new season — and a new era

  04-06-2026 23:04 via cbc.ca
  
  As the 2026 regular season gets underway, CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at the changes that second-year commissioner Stewart Johnston has brought to the CFL.
  
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• Child in Ottawa critically injured in balcony fall

  04-06-2026 22:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa police say a young child is in critical condition after falling from a fourth-floor balcony Wednesday, calling it the third such incident in the city in the past month.
  
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• Road to the Referendum: What impact could separating have on Alberta’s economy?

  04-06-2026 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta would be the 125th largest country, economically, in the world if it was to become a sovereign nation, experts say — which could affect business investment and jobs.
  
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• 5 things missing from Canada’s AI strategy, from timelines to job impacts

  04-06-2026 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 50-page strategy is 'very short on details,' Conservatives and independent experts said after its long-anticipated release. Here are some of the details that are missing.
  
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• Ottawa extends consultation on major projects reform to July 22

  04-06-2026 22:43 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — The government that promised to move at speeds not seen in generations is slowing down its pace to allow more consultation on its major projects reform.On May 8, the federal government launched a 30-day consultation period with the Canadian public, Indigenous peoples, provinces and territories, on potential changes to regulation aimed to fast-track approval processes for major projects to just one year.The government proposed a suite of measures that critics have said would signi
  
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• What are AI data centres? A closer look as Canada eyes ‘large-scale’ push

  04-06-2026 22:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa's AI strategy includes plans to build out data centres, which many Canadians have pushed back against because of the environmental and community impacts.
  
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• Man convicted of manslaughter in death of Barbara Kentner in Thunder Bay, Ont., gets day parole extension

  04-06-2026 22:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The man convicted of manslaughter in the 2017 death of Barbara Kentner in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been granted three more months of day parole in a community-based residential facility. The Parole Board of Canada made the decision Tuesday, according to documents obtained by CBC News. Here's what we know about the conditions to which Brayden Bushby is subject.
  
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• Air Canada assures customers there is no fuel shortage to disrupt summer flight operations to Europe

  04-06-2026 21:39 via nationalpost.com
  
  Just six weeks after airlines operating in Europe seemed to be facing disruptive fuel supply shortages, Air Canada and Lufthansa are saying it’s safe for customers to book their summer holiday trips. In April, a wave of concern swept the travel industry after Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, made pronouncements that there was “maybe six weeks or so” of jet fuel left due to Iran’s blockade preventing oil tankers from getting through the Strait of Horm
  
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• Air Canada assures customers there is no fuel shortage to disrupt Europe-bound summer flights

  04-06-2026 21:39 via nationalpost.com
  
  Just six weeks after airlines operating in Europe seemed to be facing disruptive fuel supply shortages, Air Canada and Lufthansa are saying it’s safe for customers to book their summer holiday trips. In April, a wave of concern swept the travel industry after Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, made pronouncements that there was “maybe six weeks or so” of jet fuel left due to Iran’s blockade preventing oil tankers from getting through the Strait of Horm
  
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• As Carney releases his AI strategy, Conservatives, NDP warn it misses the mark for nervous Canadians

  04-06-2026 21:34 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney stood Thursday at the Toronto General Hospital announcing his government’s long-awaited strategy on artificial intelligence, he touted the institution’s history as being home to the world’s first lung transplant.That legacy, he said, showed the possibility of what can happen “when good people harness new technologies and deploy them with the right purpose.”That was the call to action the prime minister delivered for his
  
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• Stéphane Dion calls on Canada to become member of the 'European Political Community'

  04-06-2026 21:22 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Former Liberal leader and minister Stéphane Dion is not calling on Canada to become a member of the European Union (EU) — but rather a “full and integral member” of the European Political Community (EPC) to reinforce ties with the continent.Dion, who until recently served as Canada’s ambassador to France and Germany and special envoy to the EU, made the recommendation in front of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Tra
  
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• Stony Plain daycare evacuated after van hits building, gas leak detected

  04-06-2026 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parkland County RCMP and the Stony Plain fire department responded just before 11 a.m. Thursday to Young Champions Daycare after a van drove into the front of the building.
  
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• ‘I just about fell over,’ says $46M winner of Manitoba’s largest Lotto 6-49 prize

  04-06-2026 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  When Earl Giesbrecht scanned his winning lottery ticket at his local supermarket in Whitemouth, he says he was happy to win, but his mind went blank after seeing the prize.  
  
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• Cochrane RCMP seize nearly $500,000 in drugs, arrest 4

  04-06-2026 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A pair of drug busts in May have netted Cochrane RCMP nearly half a million dollars in drugs and charges against four Alberta residents.
  
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• Home owned by Cricket Canada president targeted in extortion-related shooting for 2nd time

  04-06-2026 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Surrey police say officers are investigating a shooting Thursday morning at a home in the South Newton neighbourhood. The same home was previously shot at on May 20.
  
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• Cricket Canada president's Surrey home targeted in extortion-related shooting for 2nd time: police

  04-06-2026 20:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Surrey police say officers are investigating a shooting Thursday morning at a home in the South Newton neighbourhood. The same home was previously shot at on May 20.
  
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• A ‘strong’ geomagnetic storm means auroras about to light up Canada’s skies

  04-06-2026 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) northern lights forecast signals 'strong' geomagnetic storms today and overnight tomorrow.
  
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