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• Minimum wage not enough to live in Manitoba, report says

  29-09-2026 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Many Winnipeggers struggle to make ends meet as the minimum wage is nearly $4 below what a resident needs to make per hour to live in the city, a new report finds.
  
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• 'Disgusting' antisemitic flyers distributed in Belleville weeks after synagogue shooting

  02-10-2026 18:17 via nationalpost.com
  
  Not even two weeks after a hate-motivated attack on a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., antisemitic flyers were distributed in the city’s east end, according to police.Norman Weddum, the president of the synagogue that was targeted, called it “disgusting.”“It was so soon after the shooting,” he said. “What’s going on here?”The Jewish community in the area is still recovering from the Sept. 20 shooting at Sons of Jacob Synagogue, which left Const. Jef
  
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• N.S. privacy commissioner questions transparency around cabinet records

  02-10-2026 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nova Scotia’s information and privacy commissioner says new rules regarding public access to provincial cabinet records will result in less transparency. 
  
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• Gas plant fire east of Calgary leaves 1 in life-threatening condition

  02-10-2026 17:51 via cbc.ca
  
  One person is in life-threatening condition after an industrial fire broke out at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) Hussar gas plant east of Calgary Friday morning, EMS says.
  
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• Nexus application rules are changing for Canada and the U.S.

  02-10-2026 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Changes are coming for Canadians who need to renew their Nexus memberships, according to Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), with shorter timelines to schedule interviews.
  
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• Canada the 10th smartest country in the world, well ahead of U.S., study finds

  02-10-2026 17:30 via nationalpost.com
  
  A report on “global intelligence” has placed Canada 10th in a list of 80 countries that were analyzed, eight places ahead of its neighbour the United States, but trailing the U.K., Australia and first-place Singapore.The report was produced by TradingPlatforms, a financial comparison website.To create its ranking, researchers combined several pieces of information. One was data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an international study by the Organisation
  
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• ‘Buy Canadian’ movement just as strong 19 months since trade war began: poll

  02-10-2026 17:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  In February 2025, Trump first announced tariffs against Canada. Abacus conducted a poll of Canadians asking if they intend to boycott American products.
  
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• Gas tax: Why Canadians are paying more at the pump in some provinces

  02-10-2026 16:40 via nationalpost.com
  
  As gas prices remain stubbornly high across Canada, gas taxes at both the federal and provincial level vary from high to non-existent, as groups like the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) call for relief.A Nova Scotia flashpointThe CTF is calling on Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston to suspend the province’s gas tax amid continued high prices at the pumps. This comes as several other provinces as well as the federal government have enacted full or partial rollbacks on gasoline taxes.The C
  
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• Black vulture, rarely seen in Canada, 'all the buzz' in Mayo, Yukon

  02-10-2026 16:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Cameron Eckert, president of the Yukon Bird Club, wasted no time in deciding to make the five-hour drive from Whitehorse to Mayo to see the unusual visitor. The last time a black vulture was reported in the Yukon was in the 1980s, he said.
  
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• Okanagan grape growers say crop insurance model failing amid wildfire smoke taint

  02-10-2026 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Consecutive crop losses driven by climate change are exposing gaps in B.C.’s production insurance program, growers say.
  
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• Poll of 10,000 Canadians finds half consider U.S. to be an adversary and 45% feel worse off today than a year ago

  02-10-2026 15:27 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canadians are feeling relatively “jaunty” in the face of a trade war with a country they now view as an adversary and no friend, even while saying they feel worse off than they did a year ago, according to a new poll of more than 10,000 Canadian adults.Most believe Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal government are best suited to handle trade negotiations and American designs on Canada, and most voters overall feel the Liberals are making headway and “doing some good th
  
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• Construction of Bell Canada’s AI data centre in Saskatchewan scaling up

  02-10-2026 15:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan’s Crown investments minister stood Thursday in front of a skeleton of steel beams to tout progress on an artificial intelligence mega facility.
  
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• CBC/Radio-Canada reveals PWHL broadcast schedule, league announces playoff expansion

  02-10-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC/Radio-Canada unveiled its broadcast schedule Friday for the upcoming Professional Women’s Hockey League season, which features more games on the network than ever before.
  
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• CBC/Radio-Canada reveals PWHL broadcast schedule, including return of Hockey Night in Canada

  02-10-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC/Radio-Canada unveiled its broadcast schedule Friday for the upcoming Professional Women’s Hockey League season, which features more games on the network than ever before.
  
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• Ottawa must renew mental health and home care funding, health ministers say

  02-10-2026 14:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Health ministers from across the country say they're worried about federal funding agreements for mental health, addictions and home care in this year's budget.
  
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• Michael J. Fox, actor and advocate, to be promoted within Order of Canada

  02-10-2026 14:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Michael J. Fox, who is already a member of the Order of Canada, is being promoted to a companion in a ceremony hosted by Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour.
  
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• Niagara Falls returns Buffalo, N.Y., love with invite to red-white-blue falls display on Ontario side

  02-10-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Niagara Falls Tourism has placed a full-page open letter in a Buffalo newspaper, inviting Americans to cross the bridge and celebrate with Canadians on Saturday, including witnessing Niagara Falls light up in the Bills' red, white and blue colours. The latest gesture in the face of the trade war comes after the NFL team played Canada's anthem at the recent home opener.
  
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• Newfoundland bridal shop owner who hung boy on a coat hook gets absolute discharge

  02-10-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  A Newfoundland bridal shop owner convicted of assaulting a rambunctious seven-year-old by hanging him from a coat hook until his face turned purple has been granted an absolute discharge.Rodney Philpott, who co-owns a bridal shop in Grand Falls, N.L., was convicted this past summer for assaulting the son of a customer’s fiancé in March 2025.“I appreciate it is rare to impose a discharge in a case involving the assault of a child. But the unique circumstances of this offence a
  
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• India's search for missing loot from Toronto airport gold heist prevents alleged inside man from returning to Canada for trial

  02-10-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  A man wanted for his alleged insider role in the high-value Toronto airport gold heist cannot return to Canada to face trial because Indian authorities won’t let him leave over suspicions he brought the loot to India to secretly sell, documents allege.Law enforcement and court documents from India, obtained by National Post, say Simran Preet Panesar is suspected of moving stolen gold or proceeds from it through businesses in India, where he has been living since resigning from his job wit
  
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• Canadian travellers face alcohol being confiscated at U.S. border after Trump's import ban

  02-10-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Canadian Snowbird Association (CSA) has issued a warning to travellers to the U.S., advising against packing alcoholic beverages and some dairy products when travelling south of the border.The guidance comes alongside a new U.S. import ban on some Canadian goods — including alcohol and whey products — that took effect on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the ban on Sept. 8, the same day Canadian retaliatory tariffs on nearly $28 billion worth of U.S. imports were im
  
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• Camper bitten by Cape Breton coyote recounts moments leading up to attack

  02-10-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alex Radu says he was bikepacking the Cabot Trail over the course of a week and that the 15-second encounter he had with a coyote doesn't define what was mostly a "peaceful experience" at the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
  
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• 'Like an episode of Breaking Bad': Man caught in N.L.'s largest fentanyl bust pleads guilty

  02-10-2026 10:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Martin Marks has pleaded guilty to four dozen charges after being caught twice with copious amounts of fentanyl and cocaine.
  
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• What Cornell's alleged rape case and the Hockey Canada trial's striking parallels reveal

  02-10-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Several legal experts note there are some striking similarities between the alleged gang rape case unfolding at Cornell Universitythis week and last year's Hockey Canada sexual assault trial in London, Ont., which saw all five players acquitted.
  
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• Thunder Bay, Ont., opens temporary shelter village for unhoused people

  02-10-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A long-awaited temporary shelter village for people experiencing homelessness in Thunder Bay, Ont., is finally operational, with the first residents set to move in on Friday.
  
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• Hidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h

  02-10-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new hidden camera investigation by Marketplace shows how some stores are selling e-scooters and e-bikes with top speeds much higher than provincial speed limits and with recommended rider ages younger than provincial regulations allow.
  
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• Amid the push to build Canadian, a Quebec train factory is booming

  02-10-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A Quebec train factory battered by years of layoffs is expanding as governments push to buy Canadian. Alstom's La Pocatière plant is hiring and scaling up for major domestic rail contracts, including a $4.7-billion VIA Rail project.
  
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• E. coli showed up in drinking water on P.E.I.'s South Shore. Now, residents want government to step in

  02-10-2026 01:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Some residents on Prince Edward Island's South Shore are calling for the province to step in with a solution after their drinking water became contaminated with E. coli.
  
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• Indigenous groups given just 2 months to consult on Pacific Link pipeline designation

  02-10-2026 00:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The government said it will work over the next year to complete consultations on the project itself, and to secure environmental safeguards, financing and Indigenous partnerships.
  
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• Montreal, Quebec City named Canada's co-host cities for 2027 women's volleyball World Cup

  02-10-2026 00:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Montreal and Quebec City were announced Thursday as Canada's co-host cities of the 2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup, which will be played in North America for the first time.
  
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• Narrowed rebate eligibility leaves some Nova Scotians worried about heating costs

  01-10-2026 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  As colder temperatures approach, some in Nova Scotia are raising concerns over heating costs and questioning the adequacy of the province's assistance rebate program.
  
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