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• Lytton, B.C., hits 41 C, hottest temperature in Canada this year

  23-07-2026 19:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The heat wave that has scorched southern British Columbia this week has seen temperatures pass 40 degrees for a second consecutive day in the Fraser Canyon, marking the two hottest temperatures recorded in Canada this year.
  
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• Saskatoon reports new cases of Dutch elm disease with removal planned

  25-08-2026 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dutch elm disease is caused by a deadly fungus that spreads through elm roots and by a specific species of bark beetle that carries the fungus from tree to tree.
  
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• Canada has retaliated against Trump's tariffs. Should Carney go even further?

  25-08-2026 20:13 via nationalpost.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ottawa and Washington have been engaged in a rhetorical tit-for-tat over tariffs since talks broke down and the U.S. imposed Section 338 duties on hundreds of Canadian imports over the weekend.Prime Minister Mark Carney explained why he pulled his team back and promised retaliatory tariffs , while President Donald Trump posted to social media several times, threatening Canada with even higher auto tariffs and denying he made any demands that meddled with French culture
  
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• Videos show man with megaphone claiming Jews use 'black magic' at rally in Toronto

  25-08-2026 19:59 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Toronto Police Service says its hate crimes unit is investigating an incident that occurred Sunday in Toronto, when a man with a megaphone was recorded allegedly making antisemitic comments near Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West, a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood in the north of the city.Videos shared on social media show the man speaking through a megaphone and wearing a keffiyeh around his neck.The language, including talk of Jews eating children on “Epstein island”
  
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• Toronto police arrest man in 2022 homicide days after releasing artist sketch

  25-08-2026 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was November 2022 when Toronto police were called to reports of a shooting in the Midland Avenue and Passmore Avenue area of the city.
  
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• First Nations businesses, communities brace for Canada-U.S. trade war

  25-08-2026 19:32 via cbc.ca
  
  First Nations are grappling with uncertainty and bracing for impact as the Canada-U.S. trade war escalates, with steep tariffs taking effect on some business sectors.
  
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• Air Canada still carrying U.S. alcohol as Ottawa pushes ‘Buy Canadian’

  25-08-2026 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Toronto-based Porter Airlines, meanwhile, says it has exclusively embraced Canadian beer, wine and cocktail products onboard its flights.
  
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• N.B. premier says power to keep flowing to Maine at this point amid trade war

  25-08-2026 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Holt on Monday said she's working with Ottawa on retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. and supports hitting the Americans where it hurts.
  
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• TTC cooling tower is source of Toronto legionnaires’ outbreak: public health

  25-08-2026 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials say they investigated an outbreak of six confirmed cases within about a one-kilometre radius of the intersection of Bathurst and Dupont streets.
  
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• Toronto rapper gets life in prison, no parole for at least 22 years in double murder at Fort Erie, Ont., party

  25-08-2026 18:43 via cbc.ca
  
  A Toronto rapper convicted of two counts of second-degree murder in the shootings of two young women at a Fort Erie, Ont., house party will spend 22 years in prison before he's eligible for parole. Christine Crooks of Toronto and Juliana Pannunzio of Windsor were killed in January 2021.
  
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• Trump claims Carney lied about trade deal terms, says he 'loves French Canadians'

  25-08-2026 18:40 via nationalpost.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of lying about the terms of the failed trade deal with Canada in a Tuesday social media post.On Truth Social , Trump wrote: “I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing.”He went on: “This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, which he has totally lost, from the people of Quebec
  
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• Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney calls on province to take tougher approach to U.S. trade war

  25-08-2026 18:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Speaking on CBC Radio's Calgary Eyeopener Tuesday morning, the former United Conservative Party leader said export taxes on the province's energy resources should be on the table to put additional pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump.
  
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• Ontario Premier Doug Ford admits ‘it got a little heated’ with President Donald Trump

  25-08-2026 18:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Things got a little heated, it got a little personal yesterday,' Premier Doug Ford told CNN on Tuesday morning, agreeing with Wolf Blitzer it is time to lower the temperature.
  
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• Sex assault charge against Ontario Catholic priest dropped

  25-08-2026 18:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  D'Sa has been a member of the clergy since 2010 and the diocese said he's served as pastor of St. Dominic Parish in Oakville since 2016, as well as the Dean of Halton.
  
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• Montreal City Hall adopts amended motion in solidarity with the Palestinian people

  25-08-2026 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal’s municipal council adopted a motion of solidarity with the Palestinian people in a meeting on Monday night.
  
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• Canada retaliates with dollar-for-dollar counter tariffs on U.S. products

  25-08-2026 17:09 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government announced it will match tariffs dollar for dollar on U.S. products on Tuesday, marking a tit-for-tat escalation in the trade conflict with Canada’s largest trading partner.Canada will impose 15, 25, and 50 per cent tariffs on products drawn from those targeted by U.S. Section 338 and Section 232 tariffs, effective Sept. 8. The counter-tariffs are expected to cover $27.6 billion worth of imports from the U.S.The matching on Section 232 tariffs also mea
  
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• Liberals announce $7.5B in tariff support, detail $26.7B in counter-tariffs on U.S.

  25-08-2026 17:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Days after the collapse of trade talks with the Trump administration, the Liberal government is rolling out $7.5 billion to help workers and businesses weather the new 50 per cent tariffs being imposed on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods by the U.S. president.
  
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• Montreal airport worker dies after being struck by plane

  25-08-2026 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials say staff and passengers on board the plane who witnessed the the plane strike the man have received support resources following the event.
  
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• Abandoned puppies now in foster homes after found in box in Brantford

  25-08-2026 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The puppies were sent to Sato Saved End of the Line Dog Rescue and Rehabilitation as Hillside Kennels Animal Control noted they need special attention and require bottle feeding. 
  
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• Woman hit by vehicle in serious Newmarket crash, police say

  25-08-2026 15:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Around 11 p.m., officers with the York Regional Police were called to Davis Drive and Parkside Drive for reports of a serious crash.
  
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• Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' as trade feud heats up

  25-08-2026 14:35 via cbc.ca
  
  In an early morning tweet Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America," following a breakdown in trade negotiations and a comment Monday from Ontario Premier Doug Ford inviting the president to "kiss my ass."
  
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• Canada to reveal response to U.S. tariffs as Trump escalates trade war

  25-08-2026 14:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trade talks collapsed between Canada and the United States on Friday and Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa would be retaliating with “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs.
  
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• Canada hits back with counter-tariffs on 700 U.S. goods worth $28B

  25-08-2026 14:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trade talks collapsed between Canada and the United States on Friday and Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa would be retaliating with “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs.
  
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• Notley, Kenney join forces to co-chair business campaign against Alberta separation

  25-08-2026 14:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says former premiers Jason Kenney and Rachel Notley are co-chairing its campaign to keep the country united.
  
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• N.L.'s head of prisons out of role after 'financial irregularities' discovered at largest correctional facility

  25-08-2026 14:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of prisons in Newfoundland and Labrador is no longer in the role and the province has called in the auditor general amidst the discovery of "financial and administrative irregularities."
  
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• Trump considering renaming Lake Ontario as relations with province sour

  25-08-2026 13:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  President Donald Trump says the United States is giving "serious consideration" to renaming one of the Great Lakes as relations with Canada's most populated province sour.
  
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• Trump says U.S. is considering renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America

  25-08-2026 13:38 via nationalpost.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration is giving “serious consideration” to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America .In a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning, the president wrote, “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”The president&rsq
  
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• Alberta premier under pressure to take more ‘Team Canada’ approach to escalating U.S. trade war

  25-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As Canadian premiers on Saturday decried U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose 50 per cent tariffs on a swath of Canadian imports, political analysts say Alberta’s premier took a markedly different tone than her colleagues.
  
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• What would help health care in the N.W.T.'s Dehcho? Residents say it’s about relationships

  25-08-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A recent set of recommendations on improving health care in the region focuses on staffing and equipment but what matters most, some residents say, is relationships. The recommendations follow a months-long investigation into the deaths of three Dehcho residents in early 2025.
  
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• From Amsterdam to Canada: Where efforts to identify ‘Lucky’ stand

  25-08-2026 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Amsterdam police are still searching for the identity of the man named 'Lucky' after Vancouver police confirmed he was not missing from the province.
  
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