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• Canada’s politeness problem: How to stop playing nice and assert itself more

  25-09-2026 10:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Around the world, Canadians are often described as “nice” or “polite.” Canada’s international reputation for kindness resonates domestically, too. A Pew Research Center survey this year found that Canadians held among the world’s most positive views of their fellow citizens’ morality, with 92 per cent of respondents saying their fellow Canadians were morally good. But could all that politeness be hurting Canada? Kumaran Nadesan,
  
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• Toronto police to hold update after finding 2 bodies in burnt-out vehicles

  25-09-2026 17:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Toronto police will hold an update Friday afternoon after emergency crews found two bodies in two burnt-out vehicles earlier this week.
  
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• Ready for the harvest moon this weekend? Here’s what you’ll see in the sky

  25-09-2026 16:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The moon is named for the fall harvest because it provides extra evening moonlight during the fall harvest as the day gets shorter and the sun sets earlier.
  
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• Trump ‘comfortable’ with pause in Canada trade talks, Greer says

  25-09-2026 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Both sides have been having 'good conversations about potential deals,' but the U.S. felt 'no urgency' to make a trade deal, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.
  
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• Canada’s foreign minister set to speak after German trade, security talks

  25-09-2026 16:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada has deepened defence ties with Germany after selecting TKMS for massive contract to build new fleet of up to 12 submarines.
  
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• Nova Scotia government is cutting off funding to a homeless shelter in New Glasgow

  25-09-2026 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  The operator of a New Glasgow shelter says the provincial government owes local residents an explanation about why it is cutting off its funding.
  
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• B.C. attorney general shocked by news report that ChatGPT told Tumbler Ridge shooter how to avoid safeguards

  25-09-2026 15:44 via cbc.ca
  
  British Columbia's attorney general says she's shocked by an article in U.S.-based magazine Mother Jones describing alleged interactions between the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter and ChatGPT, in which the AI chatbot vividly describes the effectiveness of a shotgun in a classroom.
  
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• Ex-RCMP official convicted of breaching secrets law granted day parole

  25-09-2026 15:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former RCMP intelligence official convicted of breaching Canada's secrets law has been granted day parole to help him prepare for his full return to society.
  
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• Report on Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT conversations shocks B.C. attorney general

  25-09-2026 14:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  The report also says ChatGPT advised the shooter how to get around its own safeguards to obtain information about violent scenarios by framing the content as fictional.
  
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• Application period for mail-in Alberta referendum ballots ending, 673K requested

  25-09-2026 14:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Elections Alberta says it will stop accepting applications as of midnight and that mail-in ballots must be returned by Oct. 16 at 5 p.m.
  
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• MapQuest GM goes where his app says: Lake Ontario

  25-09-2026 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  When MapQuest's general manager woke up in Toronto on Thursday morning, the Texan visiting for a conference knew he couldn't leave without visiting one place.
  
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• As wildfire season winds down, people in B.C. communities are rebuilding their lives

  25-09-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As wildfire season winds down, British Columbia communities affected are now shifting to recovery efforts, while those who lost home sift through ashes and attempt to rebuild their lives.
  
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• Yukon's rural health centres without a nurse for 214 days during year-long period, CBC analysis finds

  25-09-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Data provided to CBC News from the territorial health department suggests the Yukon government is still struggling to staff rural health centres across the territory.
  
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• How a medical drone pilot program aims to help residents in rural Ontario with medical emergencies

  25-09-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  Residents of Bolton, Ont., who call 911 could receive critical life-saving equipment delivered from a drone, with the launch of a Medical Drone Pilot Program this week by Peel Regional Paramedic Services.The program has been designed to support residents of the small town of approximately 27,000 residents northwest of Toronto, when they are facing time-sensitive emergencies, during the crucial moments before paramedics arrive. That includes cardiac arrests, overdoses, severe bleeding and allerg
  
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• 1.2 million British Columbians have no family doctor — even as B.C. NDP touts successes

  25-09-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The NDP says its policies have connected a million people across B.C. to a family doctor. So why are so many still struggling to find one?
  
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• Winnipeg judge grants Iranian voyeur a conditional discharge to avoid deportation

  25-09-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  A Winnipeg judge has granted a conditional discharge to an Iranian-born chemist so he can avoid deportation for surreptitiously and repeatedly filming the backsides of two women at the lab where they all worked.Seyed Reza Mir Heidari, who pleaded guilty in Manitoba provincial court to two counts of voyeurism, is living in Canada on a work permit that was recently extended until April 2027. He has applied for permanent residency, but that application is on hold because of the voyeurism charges.H
  
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• As referendum looms, 70% of Albertans want province to remain in Canada

  25-09-2026 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ipsos found a strong majority (76 per cent) of Albertans are aware there are several questions in the upcoming referendum, and 62 per cent plan to vote on all 10 questions.
  
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• P.E.I. woman who lost nearly $10K in bitcoin scam wants bank to reimburse her money

  25-09-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Binh Tran has spent the last six months trying to get her money back after falling victim to a scam call.
  
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• Danielle Smith’s popularity dips as her party now tied with NDP in support: poll

  25-09-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Janet Brown Opinion Research Poll for CBC News suggests 41 per cent of respondents would vote for the UCP if an election were held today, while 41 per cent would vote for the NDP.
  
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• Canine conundrum: This N.L. biologist has ideas on what these animals could be

  25-09-2026 10:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The animals were seen on Monday around Goose Arm, between Deer Lake and Corner Brook. Videos and photos of them have garnered more than a thousand shares online, and questions about what their make-up could be.
  
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• Wheelchair user says ‘discriminatory’ Habs policy forced him to beg for tickets

  25-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Unlike other customers who can purchase Habs tickets online, customers who want reduced-mobility seating have to call or go in-person to the Bell Centre's ticket office. But this year, Joey Racanelli said he was shocked to find out the ticket policy was quietly changed, limiting him to one match for the entire season.
  
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• The 1990s boy band mall tour is back, and this time it's sponsored by Gap

  25-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Remember when you could hit up your local suburban mall, catch a show from a pop star next to the food court and buy a new zip-up while you were at it? History is repeating itself.On Tuesday, Gap announced it was launching a collaboration with emerging boyband Just Your Type for its “fashiontainment platform.”
  
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• Mamdani's populist style is all over the Toronto election race

  25-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Zohran Mamdani's 2025 mayoral campaign put a spotlight on cost of living issues and was characterized by colourful messaging, snappy social media videos and a where-there’s-a-will-there’s-a-way approach to making changes in New York — tactics many candidates in Toronto’s municipal election seem to be replicating.
  
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• Feds disclose more details on Trump admin request to delay Gordie Howe bridge opening

  25-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian government has disclosed a handful of fresh details around the delays in opening the Gordie Howe International Bridge, as well as some information related to the cost to build the sprawling span connecting Ontario and Michigan.
  
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• AI 'slop' is dominating menus, as some restaurant owners turn to it to save time and money

  25-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Diners have taken to social media to share photos of overly-shiny sandwiches and circular shrimp, lamenting the suspected use of AI. But some in the restaurant business say it's helped them reduce costs and save time in a notoriously difficult industry.
  
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• Caroline Elliott's theory of culture war: persuasion, not anger

  25-09-2026 02:50 via nationalpost.com
  
  A week is a long time in politics. This one in British Columbia produced a party rupture and reconsolidation, a leadership resignation, and a snap election.When I talked with Caroline Elliott last week, the official opposition B.C. Conservative Party was already fracturing. By Friday, more MLAs were peeling away and the upstart CentreBC was stocking itself with the defectors. On Sunday, Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned as leader, four months after her narrow win over Elliott. On Tuesday, Premier Da
  
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• ‘We are ready for anything,’ federal minister says as Quebecers prepare to head to the polls with the PQ leading

  25-09-2026 01:58 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller said the federal government is prepared to work with whomever will win the trust of Quebecers in the election in early October — even if he has some personal beef with the frontrunner.“I am prepared for any eventuality. I have my own hopes, but we are ready for anything,” said the outspoken minister on his way to a cabinet meeting on Thursday afternoon.The separatist Parti Québécois seems well o
  
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• ‘We are ready for anything,’ federal minister says as Quebecers prepare to head to the polls

  25-09-2026 01:58 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller said the federal government is prepared to work with whomever will win the trust of Quebecers in the election in early October — even if he has some personal beef with the frontrunner.“I am prepared for any eventuality. I have my own hopes, but we are ready for anything,” said the outspoken minister on his way to a cabinet meeting on Thursday afternoon.The separatist Parti Québécois seems well o
  
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• Carney, Poilievre pay tribute to Canada Revenue Agency employee killed in Montreal

  25-09-2026 01:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal party leaders are paying tribute to a 45-year-old Canada Revenue Agency employee who was killed in Montreal on Tuesday.
  
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• New poll shows two-thirds not in favour of early election in B.C.

  25-09-2026 01:40 via cbc.ca
  
  New data from the Angus Reid Institute shows the B.C. Conservatives, led by Lorne Doerkson, holding 43 per cent support among respondents — an eight-point lead over the NDP's 35 per cent.
  
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