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• Manitoba's 1st supervised consumption site now fully open in Winnipeg

  11-08-2026 19:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Manitoba's first supervised consumption site is opening five days a week in Winnipeg after a series of lengthy delays.
  
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• Elections Alberta addresses concerns about voter registration misinformation

  14-08-2026 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Elections Alberta says its monitoring 'several streams' of misinformation that have been increasing as the Oct. 19 referendum vote draws near.
  
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• Big gap remains between Canada and U.S. in ongoing trade talks: source

  14-08-2026 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The distance on a potential deal comes after a week of negotiations in Washington between Canadian and U.S. officials, labelled by multiple sources as constructive.
  
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• Algal bloom advisory issued for Calgary’s Lake Sundance

  14-08-2026 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health Services has issued an advisory for Lake Sundance after finding evidence of blue-green algal blooms that could cause a variety of symptoms, especially in children.
  
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• Climate groups say federal work on climate adaption is not enough

  14-08-2026 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Three years after the federal government formally launched its national climate adaptation strategy, the Canadian Climate Institute suggests there is little sign any of progress.
  
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• Court approves $4.5M settlement in WestJet flight attendant harassment case

  14-08-2026 21:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The agreement requires WestJet to conduct an assessment that looks at the prevalence of harassment in the workplace, underreporting and how response systems can be improved.
  
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• Saskatchewan man charged after eggs thrown at Saskatoon faith-based organization

  14-08-2026 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 31-year-old Saskatchewan man has been charged after eggs were thrown at a Saskatoon faith-based organization and several vehicles.
  
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• Dundurn, Sask. man charged with mischief in egging of Saskatoon synagogue

  14-08-2026 21:25 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon police say they charged a 31-year-old man from Dundurn, Sask. with three counts of mischief in connection with an Aug. 1 vandalism incident at Congregation Agudas Israel.
  
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• Stellantis ‘seriously considering’ closing Ontario assembly plant: Unifor

  14-08-2026 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stellantis is strongly considering closing an assembly plant in Brampton, Ont., according to a statement from Unifor president Lana Payne on Friday.
  
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• Former trade minister urges Canada to seek ‘grand bargain’ with Trump, not narrow CUSMA deal

  14-08-2026 20:53 via nationalpost.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Canada and the United States engaged in tense trade negotiations over tariffs , and U.S. President Donald Trump’s team signalling that it wants annual reviews rather than a renewal of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), National Post reached out to former International Trade Minister Ed Fast for his view on the current state of Canada-U.S. trade relations and the ongoing talks.Fast served under Prime Minister Stephen Harper from 2011 to 2015, helping ne
  
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• 'Judges may be tempted': Excerpts from remarkable appeal ruling in bike lanes case

  14-08-2026 20:49 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Doug Ford government on Friday in Toronto’s long-running bike lane saga. In a 3-0 decision, the appeal court found that a judge who had blocked the planned removal of three bike lanes on constitutional grounds had “erred in law,” essentially saying he went farther than judges should go.Some excerpts from the decision:“(The lower court decision) is wrong in a more profound sense, for it subverts a fundamental principle of
  
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• Stellantis is considering closing and selling Brampton Assembly plant, Unifor says

  14-08-2026 20:35 via cbc.ca
  
  A national union says it was told by Stellantis this week that it is seriously considering the closure and sale of the Brampton Assembly Plant.
  
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• Milanovich knows why Riders’ Harris thrives at 40

  14-08-2026 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Scott Milanovich isn't the least bit surprised to see Trevor Harris still playing at a very high level.
  
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• Gas prices set to change when excise tax pause expires — what to know

  14-08-2026 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some temporarily relief at the gas pump for Canadian consumers is set to end next month when the fuel excise tax pause is scheduled to expire.
  
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• U.S. 'not going to tolerate' retaliation from Canada in trade talks, Greer says

  14-08-2026 19:24 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA – United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the U.S. will not tolerate retaliation from Canada but is hopeful Canadians may take a more conciliatory approach.“If a country retaliates against us, we’re obviously not going to tolerate that,” said Greer, during a press conference in Des Moine, Iowa, on Friday. “We’ll take action. My sense is the Canadians, they want to have a more conciliatory approach, but we’ll see.”Canada-U.S.
  
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• More than 800 people remain displaced by wildfires in northwestern Ontario

  14-08-2026 19:06 via cbc.ca
  
  About 2,000 evacuees from across northwestern Ontario have returned home since a surge of wildfire activity in mid-July. Still, about 829 people remain displaced as of Friday, according to officials at Ontario’s Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response. Here's the latest on evacuations in the region, as Gull Bay First Nation reflects on the repatriation of its members.
  
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• What's next for Luigi Mangione after accused killer pleads guilty to federal charges

  14-08-2026 18:49 via nationalpost.com
  
  Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleaded guilty to federal charges in court on Friday, renewing public interest in the case, his alleged motive and what could happen next.Mangione is charged with stalking in his federal case, while separately facing a state murder charge in New York. Friday’s hearing comes less than a month before his scheduled court appearance in the state case.However, Mangione’s guilty plea could have significant imp
  
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• Toronto police say 2022 murder suspect who goes by ‘Jay’ linked to attempted killing

  14-08-2026 18:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Toronto police say new tips have led investigators to a first name and another shooting allegedly involving the suspect wanted in the 2022 murder of Ding Ping Wang.
  
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• Wholesale sales popped 9% from a year ago with all sectors up, says StatCan

  14-08-2026 18:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian wholesalers were busy in June as sales rose nine per cent on a comparable basis from a year earlier, according to Statistics Canada.
  
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• Certain Whole Foods products recalled over salmonella fears linked to U.S.

  14-08-2026 17:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Products impacted from the recall range from certain prepared foods such as chicken quesadillas, several types of salsas, guacamoles and pico de gallo.
  
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• Champagne ‘confident’ in Canadian economy despite tariff uncertainty

  14-08-2026 14:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Industry insiders say companies are opting to wait and see as the clock ticks down on U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline.
  
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• Canadians want ‘conciliatory’ approach in talks, U.S. trade rep says

  14-08-2026 14:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Industry insiders say companies are opting to wait and see as the clock ticks down on U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline.
  
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• Canadian companies betting Trump will buckle ahead of 50% tariff deadline

  14-08-2026 14:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Industry insiders say companies are opting to wait and see as the clock ticks down on U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline.
  
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• Canada ‘shouldn’t be offering any concessions’ to U.S., Unifor says

  14-08-2026 14:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Industry insiders say companies are opting to wait and see as the clock ticks down on U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline.
  
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• Highway through Summerland, B.C., reopened with limited hours, stopping restrictions

  14-08-2026 14:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Every exit was blocked off with pylons, including entrances to local businesses, with some staffed by security guards to prevent people from pulling off the road.
  
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• Alberta government to delay adopting new limits on flags at schools

  14-08-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial government will delay incoming new rules about which flags schools can fly or display, as well as a requirement to play the Canadian national anthem weekly.
  
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• Calgary Stampede says man too late to cash in on $125K 50/50 ticket

  14-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Curtis Geiger purchased a Calgary Stampede Showband 50/50 lottery ticket last month but only checked it this week to discover he'd won $125,000 — except he didn't. The organization running the lottery says he missed the 48-hour window to collect his prize money.
  
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• After 42 years of trying, Canada loses another bid to deport alleged top Mafia boss in Toronto

  14-08-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  On the 42nd anniversary of Ottawa trying to deport a man who police named as Toronto’s top Mafia boss, the government has again failed to prove he should be deported back to Italy.The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) rejected arguments that Vincenzo DeMaria, better known as Jimmy DeMaria, has been a member of the shadowy and powerful ’Ndrangheta, which is the proper name of the Mafia formed in Italy’s southern region of Calabria, and that he engaged in Mafia activities, inc
  
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• A Lyme disease vaccine may finally be on the way. Why did it take so long?

  14-08-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  In 2009, there were only 144 reported human cases of Lyme disease in Canada. According to the most recent Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) data , there were 5,809 reported cases in 2024, and the preliminary number of cases for 2025 is 7,105. There’s no denying Lyme disease is on the rise.Caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and spread through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks, the disease can cause fatigue, rash, fever, chills and muscle aches, among other symptoms . If
  
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• Quitting Canada: Why I am moving to the United States

  14-08-2026 12:30 via nationalpost.com
  
  Grainy videos hide more than they reveal. They smooth out the texture and contours of life in a single moment. We often look back on these relics as beautiful, simpler times.But it’s hard to grasp what life felt like for the protagonists in the frame. The anxiety and excitement. The stack of bills collecting on the counter or the sick grandparents out of view. The optimism or dread of whether a child’s life will be more promising than a parent’s.Last year, my father digitized
  
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