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• CFB Wainwright fire sparked by live training exercise, causes explosion: sources

  18-10-2026 19:44 via : Canada
  
  At least seven people have been killed and dozens more are injured, while a fire remains held south of the town of Wainwright.
  
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• If the Democrats win the U.S. midterms, what would change for Canada?

  03-11-2026 12:00 via : Canada
  
  Democratic candidates have seized on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies and trade war against Canada, linking them to affordability struggles.
  
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• How a New Brunswick island is caught in the middle of the Canada-U.S. trade war

  03-11-2026 11:00 via : Canada
  
  A Canadian island reliant on the U.S. for everyday necessities is caught in the middle as tensions strain a centuries-old relationship.
  
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• Ottawa wants us all to have emergency supplies for 3 days. The good news is, that number hasn't changed

  03-11-2026 10:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Public Safety Canada is maintaining its longstanding advice for Canadians to be prepared to go at least three days without running water or electricity, following recent calls in the U.K. and other countries for their residents to do the same.
  
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• 24 hours in Antigua: Mark Carney's priorities at this year's Commonwealth Summit

  03-11-2026 10:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney's oft-stated determination to keep his government focused on what Canadians can control could be tested today, as he meets with leaders from the 55 other member countries of the Commonwealth in Antigua. Here are five things to watch for.
  
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• Saskatoon committee to weigh expropriating land for BRT stations

  03-11-2026 06:03 via : Canada
  
  The leader of a Saskatoon business association says her members were taken by surprise that expropriation is on the table for the construction of six bus rapid transit sites.
  
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• Canadian pension funds and U.S. company Blackstone invest $3.1B US in LNG Canada stake

  03-11-2026 03:40 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The investor group includes the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board.
  
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• Amir Zuccolo will be the next mayor of Charlottetown as incumbent Philip Brown concedes

  03-11-2026 02:04 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Incumbent Philip Brown has conceded the Charlottetown mayoral race to Amir Zuccolo.
  
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• Amir Zuccolo will be 1st woman to sit in Charlottetown mayor's chair in more than 50 years

  03-11-2026 02:04 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Amir Zuccolo is the new mayor of Prince Edward Island's capital city, and will be the first woman to sit in the chair since the 1970s.
  
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• Pete Fry sworn in as Vancouver's 42nd mayor promising 'collaboration over division'

  03-11-2026 01:21 via CBC | Canada News
  
  After his inauguration ceremony, Vancouver Mayor Pete Fry held a press conference with all 10 councillors, with representatives from each party — COPE, OneCity, ABC Vancouver, and Fry’s own Green Party, none of which has a majority on council — speaking of their desire to work together.
  
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• Businesses adjust to darker mornings and schedules in new Manitoba Standard Time

  03-11-2026 00:59 via : Canada
  
  Manitobans are adapting to a new time zone, impacting IT teams and scheduling issues for construction workers due to darker mornings.
  
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• B.C. ostrich farm files lawsuit demanding compensation for 37 birds 'missing' after 2025 cull

  03-11-2026 00:59 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A year after a controversial ostrich cull in B.C.'s Interior, the owners of Universal Ostrich Farms have filed a lawsuit accusing the federal government of animal cruelty, under-compensation and preventing the launch of a lucrative commercial enterprise.
  
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• Nipawin man, 39, killed in collision at same intersection as Humboldt Broncos crash

  03-11-2026 00:28 via CBC | Canada News
  
  RCMP say an SUV travelling on Highway 335 collided with a truck driving on Highway 35, killing the driver of the SUV.
  
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• Sex assault allegations diminished performance of Steven Galloway's books: industry expert

  03-11-2026 00:23 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The literary agent for Steven Galloway said it would have been "impossible" to sell any new work by his client in the years after a former student made unproven allegations of rape and sexual assault against the author a decade ago.
  
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• Privacy watchdog urges Senate to further amend Liberals' controversial lawful access bill

  03-11-2026 00:20 via CBC | Canada News
  
  After facing searing criticism this spring, the Liberal government's hot-button lawful access legislation — which would make it easier for Canadian police and intelligence officials to tap private communications — now begins its time before a Senate committee.
  
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• B.C. First Nations file legal challenges to feds’ Pacific Link pipeline decision

  02-11-2026 23:44 via : Canada
  
  The pipeline was the first project to receive the national interest designation under the Building Canada Act during an announcement last month.
  
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• Former Alberta junior hockey executive charged with sex offences against players

  02-11-2026 23:40 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Tyler King, 39, has been arrested and charged with sexually exploiting three players. The complainants, all under 18 at the time, were junior A players from Saskatchewan and Alberta.
  
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• ‘Cart before the horse’: Site prep work approved before development plans in HRM

  02-11-2026 23:25 via : Canada
  
  'It's really bad planning, because why clear a site before you have the final design?' said Karen McKendry, the Ecology Action Centre's senior wilderness outreach coordinator.
  
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• New Alberta riding plan shifts thousands of Calgary, Lethbridge voters into rural-urban districts

  02-11-2026 23:08 via CBC | Canada News
  
  An advisory panelissued a reporton Alberta’s electoral boundaries Monday, restoring rural ridings removed from the map by a prior commission while extending the boundaries of some Calgary ridings into surrounding rural communities.
  
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• Alberta panel reveals new electoral maps as chair dismisses constitutional concerns

  02-11-2026 23:08 via CBC | Canada News
  
  An advisory panel issued a report on Alberta’s electoral boundaries Monday, restoring rural ridings removed from the map by a prior commission while extending the boundaries of several Calgary ridings into surrounding rural communities.
  
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• U.S. air travel compensation is changing. What Canadians should know

  02-11-2026 22:53 via : Canada
  
  The rules have been amended where 10 'events' are no longer under the airline's control, such as weather-related aircraft damage.
  
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• Where is Jennifer? After almost 2 years, rural B.C. mom of three still missing

  02-11-2026 22:51 via : Canada
  
  Jennifer Provencal, 51, was last seen on Feb. 5, 2025, by her husband, Tom Boulding, who said they had an argument at their rural B.C. home.
  
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• First Nations challenge national interest designation for Alberta-B.C. pipeline

  02-11-2026 22:50 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Several First Nations in B.C. are challenging the federal government in court and seeking to overturn its decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline project as a project of national interest.
  
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• New Brunswick aims to become bigger player in Canada’s defence industry: premier

  02-11-2026 22:38 via : Canada
  
  New Brunswick's provincial government has laid out a new strategy on how it aims to become a bigger player in Canada's defence sector. 
  
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• Feds defend extradition treaty talks with UAE amid concerns

  02-11-2026 22:34 via : Canada
  
  The Prime Minister's Office said last week's visit by the crown prince to Ottawa led to "significant progress" on the UAE’s commitment to invest in Canada.
  
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• Members of Belleville, Ont., synagogue targeted by gunman call for more security funding

  02-11-2026 22:27 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Members of the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ont., are calling on the federal government to boost support for community safety programs, weeks after a hate-motivated shooting outside their place of worship.
  
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• Woman, 48, and boy, 12, arrested, Hamilton police say, after air cadet leader assaulted while selling poppies

  02-11-2026 21:56 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The 59-year-old victim is a commanding officer and was supervising young cadets selling Remembrance Day poppies on Sunday. Police said the 12-year-old and another boy approached them and 'blew a loud air horn directly into [the young cadets'] ears' and an altercation ensued.
  
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• Woman, 48, and boy, 12, arrested after air cadet leader assaulted while selling poppies at Centre on Barton

  02-11-2026 21:56 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The 59-year-old victim is a commanding officer and was supervising young cadets selling Remembrance Day poppies on Sunday. Police said the 12-year-old and another boy approached them and 'blew a loud air horn directly into [the young cadets'] ears' and an altercation ensued.
  
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• Seniors making $100K or less will get a cash payout in December: N.L. government

  02-11-2026 21:35 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The rising cost of living is a burden for some seniors, but members of the Torbay 50-plus active group hope that a new cash payout from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will provide some relief.
  
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• N.L. seniors making $100K or less will get a cash payout in December: N.L. government

  02-11-2026 21:35 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The rising cost of living is a burden for some seniors, but members of the Torbay 50-plus active group hope that a new cash payout from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will provide some relief.
  
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