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• How EU leaders are reacting to Canada associate membership proposal

  17-09-2026 17:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Aside from critical minerals, energy and defence equipment, European Union officials also hailed some of Canada's most popular exports - Celine Dion and TV show Heated Rivalry.
  
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• Alasko frozen raspberries recalled in 7 provinces over norovirus risk

  17-09-2026 23:18 via cbc.ca
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning about a recall on certain Alasko brand frozen, whole raspberries sold in seven provinces, due to possible norovirus contamination.
  
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• Trial of former Sask. principal accused of assaulting students with a paddle hears closing arguments

  17-09-2026 22:36 via cbc.ca
  
  A jury will soon begin deciding whether Duff Friesen, a former principal of a private Christian school in Saskatoon, is guilty of assaulting students with a wooden paddle.
  
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• ‘Freedom Convoy’ leader can’t travel abroad while on house arrest: judge

  17-09-2026 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Ontario judge has denied a request from Tamara Lich, one of the key organizers of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" protest in Ottawa, to travel abroad.
  
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• U of T called out for 'despicable' research group dedicated to anti-Zionism theories

  17-09-2026 21:16 via nationalpost.com
  
  The University of Toronto has been called out by prominent leaders on social media for its “despicable” research group dedicated to anti-Zionism theories, as explained in its description.The working group, titled Bridging Theories of Anti-Zionism, is comprised of grad students and faculty at the university’s Jackman Humanities Institute who conduct research and engage in scholarly exchanges.In the group’s description online, it asks the question: “What does it mean
  
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• 'I should have been dead': Victim of Corner Brook, N.L., stabbing thankful to be alive

  17-09-2026 21:04 via cbc.ca
  
  "I was head to toe covered in blood. Head to toe," Payne said. "By sheer, dumb luck ... an ambulance just happened to be coming down here to go buy popcorn at Sobeys."
  
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• What the U.S. Fed hiking rates means for the loonie and for borrowers

  17-09-2026 20:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The U.S. Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in three years on Wednesday, and several economists say this could add pressure on the Bank of Canada.
  
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• Former MP Raj Grewal, two Sikh temples sued by lenders of $15M loan

  17-09-2026 20:47 via nationalpost.com
  
  The growing saga of financial allegations around former MP and lawyer Raj Grewal has taken another surprising turn, as not only the former politician but two Sikh temples are named as defendants in a new lawsuit.The case filed last week by a pair of non-bank lenders alleges that RSG Law, the firm Grewal founded, represented the temples in Toronto and nearby Brampton as they jointly obtained a $15-million loan last year from SSMT Management Inc. and Oculus Mortgage GP Inc.The loan was guaranteed
  
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• Calgary fire officials say landfill blaze could last months

  17-09-2026 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  A stubborn blaze that has been burning for the last 10 days at a Calgary landfill could take months to fizzle out, the fire service said Wednesday. 
  
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• Three Nova Scotia communities to launch crime prevention projects

  17-09-2026 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Nova Scotia government has announced it will use federal money to establish public safety projects aimed at preventing crime in three municipalities.
  
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• Younger Canadians most divided on academic freedom protecting political views: poll

  17-09-2026 20:25 via nationalpost.com
  
  Political advocacy in a post-secondary classroom where it does not relate to the subject matter could become a “threat to academic freedom” if left unchecked, warns Association for Canadian Studies president Jack Jedwab.While new polling for the organization indicates the majority (60 per cent) of Canadians firmly feel academic freedom shouldn’t protect a professor who uses class time to push personal political views unrelated to the curriculum, the 18-24-year-old cohort was t
  
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• Read a transcript of Carney’s speech to the European Parliament

  17-09-2026 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney made a pitch for cooperation with the EU in industries like artificial intelligence, critical minerals and defence.
  
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• How change and sovereignty — not Trump — are making their way into the Quebec election

  17-09-2026 20:21 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — The Quebec election campaign is already more than halfway done, with polls showing that the Parti Québécois is still in the lead while the incumbent Coalition Avenir Québec’s “Trump bump” thanks to the trade war is slowly fading away.Still, with a large proportion of Quebecers who remain undecided, it’s no wonder that the leaders of all five political parties were banking heavily on national debates to either solidify their base or att
  
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• Michigan CEO apologizes for 'Lake America' post shared before travelling to Halifax

  17-09-2026 20:20 via nationalpost.com
  
  A Michigan credit union CEO has apologized following pushback online for a social media post showing her and her family wearing “Lake America” sweatshirts and stating that she is “not sure” Canada would like them. The family was preparing to embark on a trip to Halifax.Jane Smith, head of the Family First Credit Union in Saginaw, Michigan has since explained that the photo in the post, which was shared on several social media platforms, was generated using ChatGPT.And sh
  
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• Man sentenced to 12 years for Alberta sex attacks

  17-09-2026 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  A judge has sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for a series of sexual assaults on vulnerable women at a rural home near Calgary.
  
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• These 8 news outlets relied on terror group for casualty figures when reporting on Israel-Hamas war: study

  17-09-2026 20:13 via nationalpost.com
  
  Major media outlets, including The New York Times, The Guardian and Associated Press, relied on casualty figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health, run by terrorist organization Hamas, when reporting on the Israel-Hamas war, according to a new study.The findings showed a dependence on aggregate numbers from Hamas, limited citation of data on terrorist deaths and “disproportionate doubt directed at different sources,” writes author Tatiana Glezer, from independent research group Fifty
  
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• Gun-toting U.S. man flees Canadian border agents, leads RCMP on high-speed chase

  17-09-2026 20:05 via nationalpost.com
  
  Manitoba Mounties were forced to use their vehicles to end a high-speed chase with a pickup truck driven by an armed U.S. man who allegedly fled from border agents on his way into Canada on Saturday evening.The 44-year-old from North Dakota is in custody, police said Wednesday , and faces a raft of charges from an incident that prompted a response from multiple RCMP detachments.Around 6:30 p.m., Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) notified police that a man who’d arrived at the Emerson p
  
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• Crews rescue ‘completely exhausted’ horse from mud pit in Saskatchewan

  17-09-2026 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  An 'exhausted' horse was saved after it spent several hours trapped in a mud pit in Melfort, Sask., the city's fire department said.
  
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• Police find one-year-old in Montreal homeless encampment

  17-09-2026 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal police say an investigation is underway after officers located a woman and a one-year-old child in a homeless encampment in the city’s east end.
  
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• Strike action on the table if Stellantis sticks to plan to sell Brampton plant: union

  17-09-2026 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The union representing more than 9,000 Stellantis workers in Canada says a strike is a "real possibility" after talks with the automaker broke down.
  
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• 10/3 podcast: Byelection fallout and Alberta’s looming referendum

  17-09-2026 19:03 via nationalpost.com
  
  Alberta politics are ramping up as we head into the fall, with a surprising byelection result in Calgary, and 10-question referendum about a month away.The NDP seized a riding that had been held by the UCP, with many political watchers tying the vote to discontent over a referendum seen as a sop to a separatist faction in the governing party.Calgary Herald columnist Don Braid joins host Dave Breakenridge to discuss the recent byelection, the looming referendum and what the fallout could be for
  
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• ‘A friggin’ millionaire’: Ontario man snags $25M Lotto Max jackpot

  17-09-2026 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stanley J. said he purchased the ticket at a Food Basics in Woodstock while visiting his girlfriend.
  
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• Hockey jersey, selfies and applause: Carney mobbed by fans at EU speech as one member chanted 'USA'

  17-09-2026 18:47 via nationalpost.com
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney’s highly anticipated address to the European Parliament on Thursday was frequently interrupted by applause from the lawmakers in the room, and ended to a hearty standing ovation followed by expressions of support on social media from politicians across Europe.Carney, who has welcomed the European Union’s invitation to become its first-ever “associate member,” pitched Canada as a natural ally for the bloc of 27 European countries in the face of
  
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• Elections Ontario closes complaint into Progressive Conservative MPP over newspaper ads

  17-09-2026 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Grewal unseated the NDP’s Gurratan Singh more than four years ago in Brampton East, winning the riding again in the 2025 snap election.
  
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• 'Don't close, don't sell': Union implores Stellantis to keep Brampton plant as automaker signals sale

  17-09-2026 18:41 via cbc.ca
  
  The union representing Canadian workers at Stellantis is urging the automaker to keep its commitment to retooling its Brampton Ont., plant as the company looks poised to sell it instead.
  
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• Police officer charged in Project South planned illegal massage parlours, dispensaries, according to docs

  17-09-2026 18:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Newly unsealed information shows a police officer accused in a sweeping organized crime and police corruption probe in Ontario allegedly planned to help set up and run illegal cannabis dispensaries and erotic massage parlours in Toronto.
  
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• Calgary man handed 12-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting 3 vulnerable women

  17-09-2026 18:17 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary man who targeted and sexually assaulted several vulnerable women who worked in Calgary’s sex trade has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
  
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• Lawyers suggest 5 years for fatal impaired driving case, after judge panned last proposal

  17-09-2026 17:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Judge Bruce Short had said the previous proposal of four years' imprisonment was too lenient for a man who killed someone while driving drunk and showed little remorse in the aftermath.
  
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• What Carney said about his vision for 'associate membership' in EU | Read the full speech

  17-09-2026 16:58 via nationalpost.com
  
  A day after President Ursula von Der Leyen extended an unprecedented invitation for Canada to join the European Union as an associate member, Prime Minister Mark Carney explained what that might look like in a speech to the 27-member economic bloc’s Parliament Thursday. During his nearly 2,000-word, roughly 22-minute address in Strasbourg, France, the prime minister called for deeper integration between Canada and Europe on defence, energy security, critical minerals, AI and finance. Carn
  
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• What Carney said about his vision for 'associate membership' in EU | Read or watch the full speech

  17-09-2026 16:58 via nationalpost.com
  
  A day after President Ursula von Der Leyen extended an unprecedented invitation for Canada to join the European Union as an associate member, Prime Minister Mark Carney explained what that might look like in a speech to the 27-member economic bloc’s Parliament Thursday. During his nearly 2,000-word, roughly 22-minute address in Strasbourg, France, the prime minister called for deeper integration between Canada and Europe on defence, energy security, critical minerals, AI and finance. Carn
  
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