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• Hundreds protest against data centre proposal at Hamilton city hall

  04-06-2026 18:59
  
  Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment is hearing an application from Slate Asset Management to split up an industrial lot. It is considering building a data centre on part of it. Hundreds of people came to Hamilton city hall on Thursday to oppose the application.
  
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• Ottawa extends consultation on major projects reform to July 22

  04-06-2026 22:43 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — The government that promised to move at speeds not seen in generations is slowing down its pace to allow more consultation on its major projects reform.On May 8, the federal government launched a 30-day consultation period with the Canadian public, Indigenous peoples, provinces and territories, on potential changes to regulation aimed to fast-track approval processes for major projects to just one year.The government proposed a suite of measures that critics have said would signi
  
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• Air Canada assures customers there is no fuel shortage to disrupt summer flight operations to Europe

  04-06-2026 21:39 via nationalpost.com
  
  Just six weeks after airlines operating in Europe seemed to be facing disruptive fuel supply shortages, Air Canada and Lufthansa are saying it’s safe for customers to book their summer holiday trips. In April, a wave of concern swept the travel industry after Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, made pronouncements that there was “maybe six weeks or so” of jet fuel left due to Iran’s blockade preventing oil tankers from getting through the Strait of Horm
  
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• Air Canada assures customers there is no fuel shortage to disrupt Europe-bound summer flights

  04-06-2026 21:39 via nationalpost.com
  
  Just six weeks after airlines operating in Europe seemed to be facing disruptive fuel supply shortages, Air Canada and Lufthansa are saying it’s safe for customers to book their summer holiday trips. In April, a wave of concern swept the travel industry after Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, made pronouncements that there was “maybe six weeks or so” of jet fuel left due to Iran’s blockade preventing oil tankers from getting through the Strait of Horm
  
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• As Carney releases his AI strategy, Conservatives, NDP warn it misses the mark for nervous Canadians

  04-06-2026 21:34 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney stood Thursday at the Toronto General Hospital announcing his government’s long-awaited strategy on artificial intelligence, he touted the institution’s history as being home to the world’s first lung transplant.That legacy, he said, showed the possibility of what can happen “when good people harness new technologies and deploy them with the right purpose.”That was the call to action the prime minister delivered for his
  
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• Stéphane Dion calls on Canada to become member of the 'European Political Community'

  04-06-2026 21:22 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Former Liberal leader and minister Stéphane Dion is not calling on Canada to become a member of the European Union (EU) — but rather a “full and integral member” of the European Political Community (EPC) to reinforce ties with the continent.Dion, who until recently served as Canada’s ambassador to France and Germany and special envoy to the EU, made the recommendation in front of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Tra
  
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• Stony Plain daycare evacuated after van hits building, gas leak detected

  04-06-2026 21:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parkland County RCMP and the Stony Plain fire department responded just before 11 a.m. Thursday to Young Champions Daycare after a van drove into the front of the building.
  
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• ‘I just about fell over,’ says $46M winner of Manitoba’s largest Lotto 6-49 prize

  04-06-2026 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  When Earl Giesbrecht scanned his winning lottery ticket at his local supermarket in Whitemouth, he says he was happy to win, but his mind went blank after seeing the prize.  
  
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• Cochrane RCMP seize nearly $500,000 in drugs, arrest 4

  04-06-2026 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A pair of drug busts in May have netted Cochrane RCMP nearly half a million dollars in drugs and charges against four Alberta residents.
  
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• Home owned by Cricket Canada president targeted in extortion-related shooting for 2nd time

  04-06-2026 20:56
  
  Surrey police say officers are investigating a shooting Thursday morning at a home in the South Newton neighbourhood. The same home was previously shot at on May 20.
  
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• Cricket Canada president's Surrey home targeted in extortion-related shooting for 2nd time: police

  04-06-2026 20:56
  
  Surrey police say officers are investigating a shooting Thursday morning at a home in the South Newton neighbourhood. The same home was previously shot at on May 20.
  
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• A ‘strong’ geomagnetic storm means auroras about to light up Canada’s skies

  04-06-2026 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) northern lights forecast signals 'strong' geomagnetic storms today and overnight tomorrow.
  
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• Toronto’s waterfront shuttle pilot unveils prices ahead of launch

  04-06-2026 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new service is being organized by Waterfront Toronto, the city and the Toronto Port Authority, which jointly selected York Bay Marine Services to operate the route.
  
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• Moncton child dies after medical distress call, RCMP investigating

  04-06-2026 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Moncton child has died after being found in medical distress at a home, as RCMP investigate whether criminality played a role in the death.
  
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• Agricultural giant at centre of urban-rural housing divide in Ontario border city

  04-06-2026 19:55
  
  Cargill is trying to block townhomes and an apartment complex from being built in Sarnia by using the province's Minister's Zoning Order for the opposite reason it was originally intended.
  
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• Vitamin D and calcium may not support bone health as much as thought: study

  04-06-2026 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seventy-three per cent of participants were 'not at high risk of fractures or falls,' with calcium, vitamin D or combined supplements having 'little to no effect on fractures.'
  
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• B.C. man ordered to pay $210K in rape case where judge rejected 'sexsomnia' as the reason

  04-06-2026 19:36 via nationalpost.com
  
  A woman sexually assaulted by a man who used a sleep disorder known as “sexsomnia” as part of his defence at trial has been awarded just over $210,000 in damages by the Supreme Court of B.C.In convicting Karl Richard Antonius of one count of sexual assault in July 2020, now-retired Justice Austin Cullen didn’t dismiss his “impressive array of parasomnias” — conditions that cause abnormal experiences or behaviours during sleep — but rejected the notion t
  
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• ‘It’s time for change’: N.B. Green Party Leader David Coon to step down

  04-06-2026 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The longtime leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick has announced he will step down as leader after 14 years on the job, saying the party is 'in great shape.'
  
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• Northern lights expected to be visible across Canada tonight. Here's how to see them

  04-06-2026 19:12 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canadians across the country are in with a chance of seeing the northern lights tonight.That’s because a geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth today, after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Centre issued a G3 geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday and Friday.G3 is NOAA’s classification for a “strong” geomagnetic storm. In the event of such storms, “Intermittent satellite navigation and low-frequency radio
  
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• Hundreds protest Hamilton data centre proposal

  04-06-2026 18:59
  
  Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment is hearing an application from Slate Asset Management to split up an industrial lot. It is considering building a data centre on part of it. Hundreds of people came to Hamilton city hall on Thursday to oppose the application.
  
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• Trade war taxes are turning up the heat on Canadian AC customers ahead of summer

  04-06-2026 18:56
  
  Furnaces, central air conditioners and standard storage water heaters are being hardest hit, according to industry officials, because they’re constructed primarily of metal.
  
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• Strong display of the northern lights is possible across Canada tonight

  04-06-2026 18:56
  
  Canadians could be in for another beautiful display of the northern lights tonight, as the sun unleashed several fast-moving particles in the Earth's direction over the past couple of days.
  
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• Montreal-area home sales down nearly 7% in May amid economic pressures: board

  04-06-2026 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal-area home sales fell nearly seven per cent in May as higher unemployment and slower population growth weighed on demand despite rising inventory.
  
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• Muslim group seeks action on Islamophobia 5 years after Ontario family murdered

  04-06-2026 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  A national Muslim group is urging Ottawa to strengthen efforts against Islamophobia as the fifth anniversary of the Afzaal family attack approaches.
  
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• Fewer than half of Albertans say they would stay in a newly independent province: poll

  04-06-2026 18:11 via nationalpost.com
  
  Fewer than half of Albertans are certain that they would continue living in their newly independent province should it separate from Canada, according to a new Postmedia-Leger poll, as a referendum later this year is set to decide if the province wants to vote on breaking from the federation.According to the survey conducted between May 29 and June 1, 39 per cent of respondents said they would “continue to live in my new independent country” in the case of separation, while 38 per c
  
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• Signal, DuckDuckGo among firms weighing Canada exit over lawful access bill

  04-06-2026 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Signal is among the most prominent platforms to make such a threat while speaking out against Bill C-22, while VPN providers have also threatened to leave or curtail services.
  
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• Ford government will officially take control of DVP, Gardiner in 2027

  04-06-2026 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  In 2023, the provincial and municipal governments signed a landmark deal to upload the costs of the two highways, as well as funding for homelessness, subways and light rail. 
  
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• Man convicted of sexual assaults a ‘significant risk’ under day parole in Ottawa: police

  04-06-2026 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa police have issued a public warning after a dangerous offender convicted in a series of violent Toronto sexual assaults was released on day parole.
  
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• Potholes the main issue driving Ontario’s worst roads list, CAA says

  04-06-2026 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Potholes are to blame for some roads finding themselves on the latest edition of the CAA Worst Road in Ontario list, the organization says.
  
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• In-person census visit faces backlash: 'Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for bureaucrats to ... knock on doors'

  04-06-2026 16:15 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canadians who haven’t completed the 2026 census questionnaire may soon receive a phone call or in-person visit from a Statistics Canada employee.The census collects demographic, social and economic information from households across the country, and completion of the questionnaire is required by law. Canadian households can face fines of up to $500 for not doing so, under Section 31 of the Statistics Act .In a news release published on Tuesday, StatCan said: “Census enumerators will
  
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