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• Michael Thompson appointed acting chief operating officer for Calgary’s water utility

  16-06-2026 15:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Thompson currently serves as the City of Calgary's general manager of infrastructure services, and is expected to take on the water utility COO role for the next 18 months. 
  
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• Fewer fatalities but more injuries on Quebec roads in 2025, data shows

  16-06-2026 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec's auto insurance board says fewer people died on the province's roads last year but the number of people hurt in collisions grew.
  
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• Carney invites India’s Modi to Canada, eyes security exchange talks at G7

  16-06-2026 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A readout of the meeting did not include any mention of foreign interference or transnational repression, which India's government has been accused of pursuing in Canada.
  
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• Quebec strikes French-language deal with English universities

  16-06-2026 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  University leaders say they will use the new funding to support additional French courses, immersion activities and other learning opportunities.
  
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• Home insurance costs soared 45% in 6 years due to extreme weather: StatCan

  16-06-2026 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vehicle insurance premiums also rose 23.9 per cent due to extreme weather claims, according to Statistics Canada in newly released data.
  
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• Did Mark Carney plant a tree that was still in a plastic pot? How social media got it wrong

  16-06-2026 18:28 via nationalpost.com
  
  It was a tempest in a tree pot. On Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney was accused of planting a tree still in its protective plastic pot while in Ireland.The occasion was a photo op in County Mayo on the second day of his visit to the Republic.During his Mayo visit, Carney and his wife, Diana Fox Carney, attended Mass at the local church and visited a graveyard where some of his relatives are buried. He then planted an Irish oak tree in the cemetery, joking that he had a previous “career
  
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• Taxpayer ombudsperson urges automatic filing for more Canadians

  16-06-2026 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Among the recommendations is that automatic tax filing be expanded for all taxpayers with 'simple' tax situations, not just low-income Canadians.
  
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• E-scooter injuries rising among children, B.C. hospital data shows

  16-06-2026 18:16 via cbc.ca
  
  E-scooter-related injuries among children are on the rise, according to new data from B.C. Children’s Hospital, as the devices grow in popularity across the province.
  
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• After 10 years of MAID, key report on mental illness expansion nears

  16-06-2026 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The extension is set to happen in March 2027, after it was delayed three times by the previous Liberal government, the last time being in February 2024.
  
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• Competition Bureau to examine Canada's food supply chain

  16-06-2026 18:03 via cbc.ca
  
  The Competition Bureau is looking to investigate how competition along the food supply chain affects grocery prices for Canadian consumers.
  
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• CBC to stop airing ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ this fall after nearly 75 years

  16-06-2026 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a joint statement, Rogers Sportsnet and the CBC say that the public broadcaster will no longer carry NHL broadcasts next season.
  
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• CBC to stop airing ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ next season, Rogers says

  16-06-2026 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rogers Sportsnet and the CBC say that the public broadcaster will not carry NHL broadcasts next season.
  
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• Liberals pull out 'guillotine' motion to shut down debate on police search powers bill

  16-06-2026 17:45 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — The majority Liberal government is pulling out the “guillotine” for one of its most contentious pieces of legislation, moving to give MPs until Friday to pass its controversial bill facilitating police and intelligence agencies’ ability to intercept and collect personal information.Late Monday, Government House Leader tabled a sweeping motion that would effectively put an end to clause-by-clause debate of Bill C-22 at committee by Thursday night and put an end t
  
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• Senate report, wildfire researcher push for federal emergency management agency

  16-06-2026 17:19 via cbc.ca
  
  A wildfire researcher is urging the federal government to create an emergency management agency in the wake of a Senate report on forest fires.
  
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• Liberal government tables First Nations clean drinking water legislation

  16-06-2026 17:15 via cbc.ca
  
  Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty has tabled the Liberal government's long-awaited legislation to govern clean drinking water in First Nations communities.
  
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• Tornado touches down in northwestern Alberta village, damaging homes and businesses

  16-06-2026 17:10 via cbc.ca
  
  A tornado touched down in northwestern Alberta last night, pulling trees from the earth and ripping roofs from homes in the village of Girouxville.
  
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• Hot mic at G7 summit catches Carney defending Chinese EV deal to Trump

  16-06-2026 16:31 via nationalpost.com
  
  EVIANS-LES-BAINS, FRANCE —Prime Minister Mark Carney defended Canada’s Chinese electric vehicle deal with China to U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, an agreement that has been criticized by the U.S. administration and the auto sector.“Less than three per cent of our market, 49,000 cars…” the prime minister was heard saying to Trump, over the summit’s host feed, ahead of a working luncheon between the G7 leaders.“…it’s a cap… I
  
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• Federal Court to hear case of World Cup player denied entry amid rape claim

  16-06-2026 15:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ghana's bid to get midfielder Thomas Partey into Canada for the World Cup heads to Federal Court this morning.
  
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• Toronto police to give update on U.S. Consulate shooting probe

  16-06-2026 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Toronto police are set to provide an update on their probe involving several shootings across the city, including one at the U.S. Consulate in March.
  
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• Toronto police say ‘criminals for hire’ behind U.S. Consulate, synagogue shootings

  16-06-2026 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Toronto police are set to provide an update on their probe involving several shootings across the city, including one at the U.S. Consulate in March.
  
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• Canada enters talks with Italy on buying advanced trainer jets

  16-06-2026 14:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The announcement was made after a meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains. 
  
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• Carney tells Zelenskyy the 'tide is turning' in war, announces new sanctions against Russia

  16-06-2026 14:40 via nationalpost.com
  
  EVIANS-LES-BAINS, FRANCE – Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a fresh round of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, telling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that a Ukrainian victory in the four-year conflict is not in doubt.“The tide is turning as expected in this war,” said Carney, during a bilateral meeting with the Ukrainian leader at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Evian, France.“Ukraine will win, it’s just a question of time, it’s just a questio
  
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• Minister set to table legislation for First Nations drinking water Tuesday

  16-06-2026 14:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is expected to table long-awaited legislation to govern clean drinking water in First Nations communities today.
  
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• Canada imposes new Russian sanctions during G7 meeting with Zelenskyy

  16-06-2026 14:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  In 2026, Canada has provided $2.8 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, imposed sanctions on more than 3,400 individuals and entities as well as 600 vessels.
  
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• Two Edmonton men caught with millions of contraband cigarettes they were selling ‘for profit and greed’

  16-06-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  A judge has sentenced two Edmonton men caught with more than 2.7 million illegal cigarettes to three years in prison.Evidence that led to the unstamped smokes — which appeared to be bound for corner stores — was spotted while AE Global Wholesale Ltd., an importer of consumer products from East Africa belonging to Atewebirhan Hab Ghirmu and Esays Teklom Okibmichel, was under surveillance in the fall of 2023 by Alberta’s Tobacco Enforcement Unit.“Here the magnitude of the
  
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• Starbucks, Tim Hortons and Second Cup accused of gouging alternative milk drinkers in Canada

  16-06-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  A Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit that alleges Starbucks, Second Cup and Tim Hortons charged Canadian consumers unfair prices for milk alternatives.Law firm LPC Avocats alleged in a summary of the case against the coffee chains: “For years, Starbucks, Second Cup and Tim Hortons have been price gouging consumers who requested non-dairy substitutes in their beverages, either because of medical reasons (such as lactose intolerance), or other health, personal, social or env
  
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• Risks of conflict, disease rise when homeless encampments encroach on urban coyote habitat, study cautions

  16-06-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Potential risks to human and animal health rise when people experiencing homelessness are forced to seek shelter in the same secluded, inner-city landscapes as urban coyotes, a new study cautions.
  
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• Quebec lawsuit against Tim Hortons, Starbucks and Second Cup over cost of milk alternatives approved

  16-06-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  A Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit that alleges Starbucks, Second Cup and Tim Hortons charged Canadian consumers unfair prices for milk alternatives.Law firm LPC Avocats alleged in a summary of the case against the coffee chains: “For years, Starbucks, Second Cup and Tim Hortons have been price gouging consumers who requested non-dairy substitutes in their beverages, either because of medical reasons (such as lactose intolerance), or other health, personal, social or env
  
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• Ford government scolded agency over cyber attack. Docs show it knew a month earlier

  16-06-2026 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Ontario Liberal MPP raised the alarm about a major ransomware attack suffered by one of Ontario Health atHome's key vendors last year.
  
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• Summer flights to Europe from Halifax up 40% as fewer Canadians choose U.S. for travel

  16-06-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Flights to Europe from Halifax are up 40 per cent for this summer over this time last year, which is significantly higher than other airports across North America.
  
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