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• First batch of B.C. law students takes course over bar exam as Ontario mulls switch

  16-09-2026 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  B.C. is the sixth province to scrap the bar exam in favour of a four-phase program meant to assess legal knowledge, advocacy, ethics, practice management and other skills.
  
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• 6 injured after vehicle strikes pedestrians at Quebec festival

  19-09-2026 17:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec provincial police say six people were struck by a vehicle and injured in the early hours of Saturday morning in St.-Tite, Que., where a 10-day festival is being held. 
  
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• 6 people injured after vehicle strikes pedestrians in Saint-Tite, Que.

  19-09-2026 16:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The incident happened on Saint-Joseph Boulevard as the town is hosting the Festival Western de Saint-Tite, a major attraction for the region.
  
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• 6 people injured after vehicle strikes pedestrians at festival in Saint-Tite, Que.

  19-09-2026 16:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The incident happened on Saint-Joseph Boulevard in Saint-Tite, Que. on the site of the Festival Western de Saint-Tite, a major attraction for the region that is wrapping up this weekend. All six pedestrians are expected to survive.
  
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• 'Israel is safe': The Druze Israeli telling Canadians to come visit

  19-09-2026 14:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  Israel’s new tourism representative in Canada has arrived in Toronto with a difficult assignment: persuading Canadians that Israel remains worth visiting at a time when war, security concerns and disrupted travel have reshaped tourism to the region.Taimur Mansour, the Israel Ministry of Tourism’s director for Canada, is betting that Canada remains a promising market — not only because of the Greater Toronto Area’s large Jewish community, but also because of Christian pil
  
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• Half of Canadians say it's hard to stay friends with people who disagree on international conflicts: poll

  19-09-2026 14:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  There’s no denying that digital and social media have only amplified the identity politics, erosion of trust and geopolitical shifts that have polarized mankind this century. New polling by the Association for Canadian Studies shows that polarization is emerging at the interpersonal level.More than twice as many Canadians (52 per cent) think it’s getting harder and harder for people with differing opinions “on major international conflicts to remain friends” than those w
  
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• Toronto man acquitted in cannabis-induced choking attack on young girl

  19-09-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  A Toronto man who argued he was suffering from cannabis-induced psychosis when he choked a seven-year-old girl three years ago while naked has been acquitted of assault charges.Ahmed Baig pleaded not guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice to assault causing bodily harm and assault by choking for the Aug. 2, 2023, attack in which he left his home wearing only a towel after vaping cannabis. His towel eventually fell off, and Baig started chasing a family he encountered in their driveway.“He
  
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• Family of Bhishma Rajyaguru, killed in crash with Sask. Roughrider, mourns his death

  19-09-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Bhishma Rajyaguru's father and sister remember him after he died when ​Saskatchewan Roughrider​ Jayden Dalke crashed into his vehicle.
  
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• If most Albertans don't want to leave Canada, where is the pro-Canada movement?

  19-09-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Over the last year, a steady drumbeat of polling has found again and again that most Albertans oppose separation — but based on fundraising and online chatter, you might not know that.
  
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• Conservatives search for hope amid Mark Carney's tide of good fortune, and find only stoicism

  19-09-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA AND PENTICTON, B.C. — As the moon circles Earth, its gravitational pull moves the oceans back and forth, creating the cycle of high and low tides.A similar law of physics applies to Canadian politics.As U.S. President Donald Trump spins himself in and out of the news cycle, Liberal party poll numbers move up and down in accordance with the president’s shifting gravitational force. The latest breakdown of trade talks in late August, and the barrage of insults from Washington t
  
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• Canada took the trade war to Trump’s backyard. Americans didn’t care

  19-09-2026 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  While the Canadian tariffs have undoubtedly inflicted economic hardship on some in the US, can that translate into a change in votes for President Donald Trump's Republican party?
  
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• Mounties can now choose not to wear a name tag. A Halifax defence lawyer says that's a problem

  19-09-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Halifax lawyer says an RCMP policy change that means officers are no longer required to wear name tags on their uniforms while on duty poses a threat to police accountability and transparency.
  
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• Top cyclists from around globe descend on Montreal for road racing world championships

  19-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  For eight days, beginning Sept. 20 through the 27th, the city’s historic cobblestone streets in the old port and the iconic Mount Royal will be transformed into hundreds of kilometres of cycling circuit as athletes from around the globe fight to become the next road cycling world champion.
  
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• There’s a lot of talk about changing Quebec’s voting system. Why hasn’t anything been done?

  19-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The first-past-the-post system is once again under scrutiny by some political parties and voters in the province. For years, there's been talk of changing it to make the province’s election results more representative of its population.
  
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• Former Saskatoon Christian school principal found guilty of assaulting 3 students with paddle

  19-09-2026 01:59 via cbc.ca
  
  A Saskatoon jury found former Saskatoon Christian school principal guilty on three counts of assault. Duff Arthur Friesen, 68, the former principal of a private Christian school was accused of assaulting five former students with a weapon — a wooden paddle.
  
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• Calgary council divided on whether city should take official stance on Alberta separatism

  19-09-2026 01:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Mayor Jeromy Farkas said he anticipates bringing urgent business or calling a special meeting for city council to debate whether to take an official stance on the upcoming Alberta independence referendum this fall. But some councillors argue the debate is outside their jurisdiction.
  
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• Family wants answers after death of injured woman sent home from Saskatoon hospital

  19-09-2026 01:18 via cbc.ca
  
  The family says Kirsten Hanke, 30, died due to blood clots after a broken ankle she suffered in August went untreated for more than a week.
  
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• Appeal hearing continues over fired Regina police chief

  19-09-2026 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  'Flirtatious' texts between former Regina police chief, Farooq Sheikh, and a member of the Regina Board of Police Commissioners were discussed at the appeal hearing.
  
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• Manitobans brace for dark mornings, lighter evenings after time change nixed

  19-09-2026 00:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Manitoban clocks will not fall back this November, Premier Wab Kinew announced Thursday. Mental health advocates say the end of the time change is 'a positive thing.'
  
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• GlobalEye surveillance plane under the microscope as Conservatives call for twin probes

  19-09-2026 00:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal Conservatives want the auditor general and parliamentary budget officer to investigate Ottawa's planned GlobalEye purchase, questioning whether proper procurement rules were followed. The demand follows revelations the Saab aircraft meets only some military requirements and that competitors had not been shown those requirements before the government announced its preferred aircraft.
  
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• 2 sudden deaths prompt public safety warning from Halifax police

  18-09-2026 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two sudden deaths and a person found in serious medical distress over the last 24 hours have prompted a public safety warning from Halifax Regional Police. 
  
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• FBI halted cooperation with RCMP after CBC 9/11 terrorism memo, N.Y. Times reports

  18-09-2026 22:46 via nationalpost.com
  
  The New York Times is reporting that Kash Patel temporarily halted some FBI cooperation with the RCMP this month after the CBC “reminded its journalists of a longstanding policy not to refer to the Sept. 11 attacks as ‘terrorism’ without attribution to experts.”The story is attributed to “multiple officials with knowledge of the event,” who spoke to The Times on the condition of anonymity “to describe the sensitive law enforcement dynamics.”It dub
  
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• MP calls on New Brunswick to reject proposed AI data centre in open letter to premier

  18-09-2026 22:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conservative MP John Williamson says the proposed AI centre in Saint John will trigger electricity rate hikes for nearby residents. 
  
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• Uncertainty hangs over Nackawic after pulp mill announces temporary shutdown

  18-09-2026 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  A pulp mill that's the backbone of a rural New Brunswick community's local economy is facing a closure that will impact hundreds of workers.
  
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• Carney government files 3rd court challenge in First Nations child welfare complaint

  18-09-2026 22:13 via cbc.ca
  
  The Carney government has filed its third court challenge in a year as a longstanding fight with First Nations organizations over the future of their communities' child and family services continues. Canada is challenging the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's latest ruling in the nearly 20-year-old case.
  
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• No horseplay by the hole: Crews rescue horse stuck in mud pit near Melfort, Sask.

  18-09-2026 22:07 via cbc.ca
  
  It took a couple of tries, but a crew of firefighters from Melfort managed to free a horse from a deep pit of mud outside the city this week.
  
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• Federal ministers slam NHL player Alex Ovechkin’s pro-Putin ad, but won’t say if he should be sanctioned

  18-09-2026 22:04 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — NHL hockey superstar Alex Ovechkin’s support of Russian President Vladimir Putin is sparking backlash in the halls of power in Canada, but federal ministers would not say whether the player should be sanctioned on Canadian soil.“Terrific hockey player, terrible view of geopolitics,” said Justice Minister Sean Fraser on Friday, as he was heading into a Liberal caucus meeting.“If you can look at what’s going on in Ukraine right now and turn a blind eye
  
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• CRA still owed over $5B in COVID-19 benefits sent to ineligible recipients

  18-09-2026 21:50 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa is still owed $5.56 billion of outstanding debt related to COVID-19 benefits sent to those who were later deemed ineligible, according to data the Canada Revenue Agency provided to CBC News.
  
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• This invasive species has just been found in Canada for the 1st time

  18-09-2026 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  The invasive spotted lanternfly has been confirmed in Canada, according to the Canada Food Inspection Agency, which is urging Canadians to take action if they spot it.
  
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• Michigan tourist who posted about wearing 'Lake America' sweatshirts to Halifax says it was AI

  18-09-2026 21:04 via cbc.ca
  
  A CEO from Michigan has cut her trip to Halifax short after she says she's received death threats over a viral Facebook photo where she and three family members appear to be wearing "Lake America" sweatshirts.
  
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