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• Candidate for Quebec Conservatives apologizes for 2020 post about euthanizing pro-vaccine people

  03-09-2026 00:06 via cbc.ca
  
  A candidate for the Conservative Party of Quebec is apologizing for online comments he made at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He wrote that Quebecers in favour of vaccines should be euthanized. Just seven days into the election campaign, several other candidates in various parties have faced pushback and even calls to resign.
  
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• Newfoundland welcomed them after 9/11. They’re heartbroken by Trump’s trade war

  03-09-2026 15:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's relationship with the United States began crumbling last year when U.S. President Donald Trump started making threats of annexation and tariffs on Canadian goods.
  
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• Two whales die in Chicago aquarium after moves, including one from Marineland

  03-09-2026 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The whales died Wednesday afternoon despite "immediate efforts by animal care and veterinary teams to provide lifesaving measures," Shedd Aquarium said in a news release.
  
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• Canadian citizen confirmed safe after Nepal floods but 29 still missing

  03-09-2026 15:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  The search for missing individuals in Nepal is ongoing despite treacherous terrain, damaged infrastructure and dangerous weather conditions.
  
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• Toronto Area home sales down 2% in August, prices dip below $1M: board

  03-09-2026 13:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says 5,057 homes changed hands last month, down 2.1 per cent year-over-year, while sales also fell 1.3 per cent from July.
  
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• From folk rock to fundamental research: Dupras leads Quebec science

  03-09-2026 13:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dupras comes from farming families on both sides and said an uncle interested in genealogy traced about 16 generations of farmers on his father’s side.
  
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• Widespread power outages remain after damaging storms slam southern Ontario

  03-09-2026 13:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thousands across the Greater Toronto Area and parts of Ontario's Golden Horseshoe remain without power after a severe storm flooded streets, knocked down trees and utility lines.
  
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• Saskatchewan sees another overpass strike near Borden Bridge

  03-09-2026 13:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new month, a new overpass strike in Saskatchewan. This time, just West of Saskatoon near the Borden Bridge where a semi was hauling agriculture equipment.
  
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• Kelowna asks Ottawa to help shut down the downtown’s supervised consumption site

  03-09-2026 13:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor Tom Dyas has written to the federal health minister asking that the facility’s 2027 renewal be denied.
  
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• Canadians are happier than they've been in years, poll finds

  03-09-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  By self-reporting their happiness at greater than seven out of 10 on average, a significant increase over last year, Canadians are at their cheeriest and most optimistic place in several years, according to a new poll .It is a tricky thing to measure, but these findings are the latest in the novel science of happiness studies, which has grown rapidly from a niche academic interest into a major factor in economic policy development, including an important new priority of Statistics Canada.&ldquo
  
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• Ontario police oversight report reveals major issues with handling of ‘silent’ 911 call

  03-09-2026 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  In August 2024, a Welland, Ont., man called 911 as he was having a heart attack. He couldn't speak and Niagara Regional Police failed to dispatch officers to check on him.
  
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• Vaccine-preventable illnesses on the horizon again as Canadian kids head back to school

  03-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With millions of Canadian kids heading back to school and temperatures set to drop, it’s time to brace for another fall of seasonal illnesses — and medical experts say staying healthy takes more than just a flu shot.
  
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• The key to winning the Canada-U.S. trade war is not retaliating, says think tank

  03-09-2026 10:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — A free-market think tank is calling on Canadian policymakers to turn the other cheek as the United States ramps up its cross-border tariffs.“When you’re in a trade impasse like the one we’re in with the U.S., what works is being able to outlast the other guy,” said Vincent Geloso, a senior economist at the Montreal Economic Institute and the author of a new research note on the ineffectiveness of counter-tariffs.“Eventually, there’ll be an oppo
  
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• Republican Senator Susan Collins could be one of the first victims of Trump's tariff war

  03-09-2026 10:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The last time Maine voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1988 for George H. W. Bush, yet in every U.S. Senate race since 1996, the Pine Tree State has elected Republican Senator Susan Collins.Even in 2020, when Democrats tied the race to a broader referendum on Donald Trump — and polls predicted she would lose to Democrat Sara Gideon — Collins prevailed. Some Mainers split their tickets, voting for both her and Joe Biden.But now, with Preside
  
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• Is Quebec actually the most taxed jurisdiction in North America?

  03-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  With the rising cost of living front and centre in the Quebec election campaign, a familiar refrain has emerged: Quebec is the most taxed jurisdiction in North America. But is the claim actually true? We took a closer look.
  
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• A Republican senator could be one of the first victims of Trump's tariff war

  03-09-2026 10:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The last time Maine voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1988 for George H. W. Bush, yet in every U.S. Senate race since 1996, the Pine Tree State has elected Republican Senator Susan Collins.Even in 2020, when Democrats tied the race to a broader referendum on Donald Trump — and polls predicted she would lose to Democrat Sara Gideon — Collins prevailed. Some Mainers split their tickets, voting for both her and Joe Biden.But now, with Preside
  
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• ‘We have to move quickly’: Canadians lend a hand as massive relief effort in Nepal begins

  03-09-2026 03:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary aid worker is helping Nepal earthquake survivors while the city's Nepalese community supports loved ones affected by the disaster.
  
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• This artist cancelled a U.S. show because of a 50% tariff on Canadian art

  03-09-2026 02:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa-based visual artist Michael Harrington says he cancelled an upcoming exhibition in Boston after learning the Trump administration had implemented a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian art.
  
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• Canadian missing after Nepal flooding found safe, Anand says

  03-09-2026 01:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says one of the 30 Canadian citizens and permanent residents missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal's border region with China has been found safe.
  
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• Trade war complicates Manitoba Hydro plan to purchase gas turbines from U.S. manufacturer

  03-09-2026 01:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canada-U.S. trade war has complicated Manitoba Hydro's plan to purchase gas turbines for its $3-billion Brandon generating station expansion from a manufacturer based in Massachusetts.
  
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• Staffer injured in Columbia Icefield all-terrain vehicle rollover

  03-09-2026 01:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Pursuit staff member was conducting an operational maintenance check on the Ice Odyssey all-terrain tour vehicle when the rollover happened at the Columbia Icefield.
  
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• 20.2% property tax increase required if Calgary funds all 2027 budget requests

  03-09-2026 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The figures were included in a number of confidential, preliminary budget documents obtained by Global News after being presented to Calgary city council earlier this summer.
  
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• Air Canada Express flight attendants vote on strike mandate as contract talks stall

  03-09-2026 00:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Flight attendants who work on Air Canada Express flights are voting on whether to authorize strike action as their union says bargaining talks have stalled.
  
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• Complaints raised of excessive force by RCMP in Sheshatshiu Innu Nation as video circulates

  03-09-2026 00:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Dozens of people protested outside the RCMP detachment in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Wednesday following the arrest of a man that was recorded and posted online by his girlfriend, who called the actions by the police officers excessive.
  
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• Ontario student accused in U.S. of taking airport photos for Chinese official

  03-09-2026 00:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chris Mathers, a former RCMP officer who runs a private crime and risk consulting firm, said it's common practice for Chinese state security to try to recruit people online.
  
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• Apology sanction struck for Red Deer school trustee who compared Pride to Nazism

  02-09-2026 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  The issue erupted in the summer of 2023 and led Monique LaGrange to resign from the board of Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools after fellow members voted to disqualify her.
  
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• Argos, Ticats meet in pivotal Labour Day contest

  02-09-2026 22:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  There's much more on the line for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts than just Labour Day bragging rights.
  
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• Montreal West parents want crossing guard back at troubled intersection near school

  02-09-2026 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Reconfiguration of the intersection is expected to begin Wednesday with the new layout expected to be completed by the first week of October.
  
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• ‘Keep human culture alive’: Halifax music venue takes a stand against AI posters

  02-09-2026 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Gus' Pub in Halifax has decided it will no longer be accepting AI event posters. Staff say they want to promote and support local artists and 'human culture.'
  
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• U.S. admiral compares military action against Canada to fighting extraterrestrials

  02-09-2026 21:34 via nationalpost.com
  
  A question to a U.S. admiral about the possibility of military action against Canada was met with incredulity from the military leader, who called it “preposterous” and added: “Would you ask me please, also, what my attack plans are for the Martians?”General Jennie Carignan, Canada’s chief of the defence staff, and Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, were holding a joint news conference on Wednesday as the three-day annual Indo-Pacific
  
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