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• Montreal scraps Outremont modular housing project amid contamination concerns

  09-07-2026 01:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor Valérie Plante's administration had originally approved the project, but the current administration under Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has decided not to move forward.
  
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• In Saudi Arabia, Carney hails new 'phase' as bad blood with Canada vanishes

  09-07-2026 22:37 via nationalpost.com
  
  JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA — As the military band of the Saudi royal household belted out a rendition of Canada’s national anthem, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was thrilled.“They have not played ‘O Canada’ for 26 years… And I was very proud,” Carney said of his whirlwind visit to Saudi Arabia this week, which marked the first time a Canadian prime minister had set foot in the country in over a quarter-century, and comes after recent years of strained r
  
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• Shopify president confronted, again, by anti-Israel protester at tech conference

  09-07-2026 22:26 via nationalpost.com
  
  “What happened at @startupfest yesterday was antisemitism. Pure & simple,” says Shopify president Harley Finkelstein.Anti-Israel political activist and writer Yves Engler confronted Finkelstein during a session at Montreal’s StartUp festival on Wednesday. The businessman said it was the third time in two years he has been aggressively challenged in public for his support of Israel.“Disguised under a thin veil of advocacy, and everyone in the room saw right through it
  
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• How to opt out so Meta's new AI image generator won't use your personal Instagram photos

  09-07-2026 21:55 via nationalpost.com
  
  Meta is facing criticism for its inaugural AI image generator, Muse Image . The new model allows anyone to use your content by default if you’re an adult with a public Instagram account. Doing so is apparently as simple as tagging a public profile in the Meta AI app and prompting the chatbot to generate new images based on photos from that account.On July 7, Meta joined the ranks of many other AI image generators on the market — including the successor to Google’s viral sensat
  
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• Economist proposes changes to equalization payments to ease provincial tensions

  09-07-2026 21:50 via nationalpost.com
  
  One of Alberta’s leading economists says that tying federal equalization payments directly to provincial GDP could help ease regional tensions and ensure equalization dollars are spent more efficiently.Trevor Tombe, an economist at the University of Calgary, says that the current equalization formula , which is based on how much revenue each province raises, creates resentment between richer and poorer provinces. That is, it encourages the poorer ones to avoid growing revenues so they can
  
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• Sexual assault, child porn charges withdrawn against former Fredericton auxiliary officer

  09-07-2026 21:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  A former Fredericton Police Force auxiliary officer who was facing sexual assault and child pornography-related charges has had those charges withdrawn.
  
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• Quebec population projected to dip until 2029 before stabilizing: statistics group

  09-07-2026 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec's population is projected to dip by about 50,000 people by 2029 before stabilizing, as fewer temporary immigrants arrive, new projections show.
  
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• Are WestJet flight attendants going on strike? What we know as union vote opens

  09-07-2026 21:06 via nationalpost.com
  
  WestJet flight attendants have officially opened a strike vote today that will continue until July 15, 2026, according to a public statement from CUPE.The union says it is seeking member support for a strike position, while negotiations continue under federal conciliation. The earliest date a legal strike or employer lockout could occur is August 2, 2026.“Our goal remains the same as it has been from the beginning: to reach a fair, negotiated, collective agreement,” Alia Hussain, pr
  
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• Are WestJet flight attendants going on a strike? What we know as strike vote opens

  09-07-2026 21:06 via nationalpost.com
  
  WestJet flight attendants have officially opened a strike vote today that will continue until July 15, 2026, according to a public statement from CUPE.The union says it is seeking member support for a strike position, while negotiations continue under federal conciliation. The earliest date a legal strike or employer lockout could occur is August 2, 2026.“Our goal remains the same as it has been from the beginning: to reach a fair, negotiated, collective agreement,” Alia Hussain, pr
  
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• Stormy Saskatoon night leads to power outages, sparks fires

  09-07-2026 20:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parts of Saskatoon lost power following thunderstorms overnight on Wednesday that downed power lines. Saskatoon Light and Power said restoring power is its "top priority."
  
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• Boys, 11 and 12, assault 8-year-old with bear spray, Hamilton police say

  09-07-2026 20:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Hamilton police say an 11 and 12-year-old broke into a Canadian Tire store Tuesday, stole bear spray then assaulted an eight-year-old with it near Upper Ottawa Street and Rymal Road.
  
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• Carney says engraved gun from Turkey's Erdogan 'not what I expected'

  09-07-2026 20:26 via nationalpost.com
  
  JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he was surprised to learn that Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had given an engraved gun to him and his fellow world leaders who attended this week’s NATO Summit in Ankara.Asked during a press conference on Thursday what went through his mind when he opened the unusual gift, Carney candidly admitted he never laid eyes on it.“I would like to reassure Canadians they keep guns away from me,” he quipped, refer
  
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• 'There's wreckage everywhere': Resort owner loses cabins, trailers in growing B.C. wildfires

  09-07-2026 20:08 via cbc.ca
  
  The owner of a resort in B.C.'s Fraser Canyon says part of his business has burned to the ground as a group of wildfires grows to nearly 200 square kilometres.
  
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• Former B.C. Conservative leadership candidate calls Poilievre's jibe 'disappointing'

  09-07-2026 19:54 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — A former British Columbia Conservative leadership candidate is objecting to Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s description of her recent campaign as one run by “Liberal lobbyists from out east.”Poilievre made the remark about Caroline Elliott’s campaign while introducing special guests who were attending his speech at a Conservative Party event at the Calgary Stampede last week. Though he didn’t mention “lobbyists” by name,
  
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• Bought beef since 2015? Customers could get a piece of an $8M settlement

  09-07-2026 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  A proposed class-action settlement worth nearly $8 million stemming from allegations of beef price-fixing could eventually see some Canadian customers receiving compensation.
  
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• WATCH LIVE | Teachers debate the biggest issues affecting Ontario schools

  09-07-2026 19:28 via cbc.ca
  
  From class sizes to special education, we've heard from countless Ontario students about the top issues affecting their classrooms. Now, with the last school year behind them and the fall less than two months away, we're asking teachers to weigh in. Join us at 2 p.m. ET Thursday when Chris Glover sits down with three GTA teachers to deep dive into hot-button issues like absenteeism, exam changes and budget cuts.
  
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• Indigenous lobster fishing: N.S. judge says dispute must be handled by Ottawa

  09-07-2026 19:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The First Nation has long argued that it has a treaty right to commercially fish for lobster without federal permits based on the Peace and Friendship Treaties of 1760-61.
  
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• World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic headline National Bank Open field in Montreal

  09-07-2026 18:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic highlight the 96-player list for this summer's National Bank Open, in Montreal, one year after several top players pulled out of the ATP 1000 tournament.
  
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• Appeal of Ontario judge's decision preventing removal of encampment residents cites 'multiple errors'

  09-07-2026 18:10 via cbc.ca
  
  The Region of Waterloo has issued a notice of appeal of an Ontario judge's May decision that prevented the removal of people living in a Kitchener encampment. The court made "multiple errors and mixed fact and law," the notice filed this month says.
  
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• Family and friends of Islanders who died in N.B. collision remembering their loved ones

  09-07-2026 17:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The families of the Islanders who died in a collision between an ambulance and transport truck on Tuesday are remembering the lives of their loved ones.
  
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• 23-year-old paramedic who died in N.B. collision remembered as 'kind, compassionate'

  09-07-2026 17:44 via cbc.ca
  
  The father of the 23-year-old paramedic who died in a collision between an ambulance and transport truck on Tuesday is remembering the difference his daughter made in the world.
  
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• N.B. paramedics volunteer to replace P.E.I. colleagues grieving after fatal collision

  09-07-2026 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two paramedics with Health PEI and a patient died when their ambulance collided with a transport truck in rural New Brunswick on Tuesday, not far from Confederation Bridge.
  
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• Turkish president gifts personalized guns to Carney, other NATO leaders

  09-07-2026 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A placard in the gift box says this was the first type of revolver manufactured in Turkey in the 1990s and that the commemorative firearms were made by Turkish firm MKE.
  
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• ‘Not what I expected’: Carney gets an engraved gun as gift from Erdoğan

  09-07-2026 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  A placard in the gift box says this was the first type of revolver manufactured in Turkey in the 1990s and that the commemorative firearms were made by Turkish firm MKE.
  
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• Heat wave could push humidex to 45 in Manitoba, Saskatchewan

  09-07-2026 16:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  A prolonged heat wave is set to push temperatures into the mid-30s across southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba as wildfire smoke lingers in northern regions.
  
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• Ontario man hospitalized for sexually assaulting and choking 'close female relative' no longer considered a risk

  09-07-2026 16:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  A Toronto man found not criminal responsible for repeatedly sexually assaulting a “close female relative” over the course of seven months and assaulting and choking her while saying “I want to kill you,” has been granted an absolute discharge by the Ontario Review Board (ORB).The man, identified only by his initials in a recent ORB decision, has also assaulted his father, a cab driver, and sexually assaulted “many others (up to 20, including a vulnerable elderly ma
  
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• Quebec requires new truck drivers from Ontario to take an exam

  09-07-2026 15:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Following several collisions involving heavy vehicles, Quebec has announced new measures aimed at addressing the issue of inexperienced drivers from Ontario.
  
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• Quebec aims to curb risks caused by inexperienced heavy vehicle drivers

  09-07-2026 15:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Following several collisions involving heavy trucks, Quebec has announced new measures aimed at addressing the issue of inexperienced drivers.
  
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• Student pilot left to land the plane after flight instructor jumps to his death

  09-07-2026 14:16 via nationalpost.com
  In the middle of a flying lesson, a flight instructor in Argentina reportedly jumped to his death, leaving a student pilot to land the plane herself.“You know what you have to do,” instructor Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, told his 22-year-old student Rosario, according to Argentinian news outlet Todos Noticias (TN) . After which Bertazzo reportedly took off his headset and seatbelt, opened the door and jumped out of the plane.CNN reports the incident took place in Toledo on Sa
  
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• Anand calls Iran’s attacks on Gulf ships ‘unacceptable’ and ‘unjustified’

  09-07-2026 14:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Anand met with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Thursday and she says Canada stands alongside Persian Gulf countries as Iran lashes out against them.
  
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