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• More rocks fall from Whistler Peak, assessment underway

  04-06-2026 01:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The area where the rockfall occurred, at Whistler Peak on Whistler Blackcomb, was closed and no one was injured.
  
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• Vitamin D and calcium may not support bone health as much as thought: study

  04-06-2026 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seventy-three per cent of participants were 'not at high risk of fractures or falls,' with calcium, vitamin D or combined supplements having 'little to no effect on fractures.'
  
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• B.C. man ordered to pay $210K in rape case where judge rejected 'sexsomnia' as the reason

  04-06-2026 19:36 via nationalpost.com
  
  A woman sexually assaulted by a man who used a sleep disorder known as “sexsomnia” as part of his defence at trial has been awarded just over $210,000 in damages by the Supreme Court of B.C.In convicting Karl Richard Antonius of one count of sexual assault in July 2020, now-retired Justice Austin Cullen didn’t dismiss his “impressive array of parasomnias” — conditions that cause abnormal experiences or behaviours during sleep — but rejected the notion t
  
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• ‘It’s time for change’: N.B. Green Party Leader David Coon to step down

  04-06-2026 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The longtime leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick has announced he will step down as leader after 14 years on the job, saying the party is 'in great shape.'
  
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• Northern lights expected to be visible across Canada tonight. Here's how to see them

  04-06-2026 19:12 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canadians across the country are in with a chance of seeing the northern lights tonight.That’s because a geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth today, after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Centre issued a G3 geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday and Friday.G3 is NOAA’s classification for a “strong” geomagnetic storm. In the event of such storms, “Intermittent satellite navigation and low-frequency radio
  
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• Hundreds protest against data centre proposal at Hamilton city hall

  04-06-2026 18:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment is hearing an application from Slate Asset Management to split up an industrial lot. It is considering building a data centre on part of it. Hundreds of people came to Hamilton city hall on Thursday to oppose the application.
  
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• Strong display of the northern lights is possible across Canada tonight

  04-06-2026 18:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadians could be in for another beautiful display of the northern lights tonight, as the sun unleashed several fast-moving particles in the Earth's direction over the past couple of days.
  
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• Montreal-area home sales down nearly 7% in May amid economic pressures: board

  04-06-2026 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Montreal-area home sales fell nearly seven per cent in May as higher unemployment and slower population growth weighed on demand despite rising inventory.
  
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• Muslim group seeks action on Islamophobia 5 years after Ontario family murdered

  04-06-2026 18:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  A national Muslim group is urging Ottawa to strengthen efforts against Islamophobia as the fifth anniversary of the Afzaal family attack approaches.
  
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• Fewer than half of Albertans say they would stay in a newly independent province: poll

  04-06-2026 18:11 via nationalpost.com
  
  Fewer than half of Albertans are certain that they would continue living in their newly independent province should it separate from Canada, according to a new Postmedia-Leger poll, as a referendum later this year is set to decide if the province wants to vote on breaking from the federation.According to the survey conducted between May 29 and June 1, 39 per cent of respondents said they would “continue to live in my new independent country” in the case of separation, while 38 per c
  
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• Signal, DuckDuckGo among firms weighing Canada exit over lawful access bill

  04-06-2026 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Signal is among the most prominent platforms to make such a threat while speaking out against Bill C-22, while VPN providers have also threatened to leave or curtail services.
  
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• Ford government will officially take control of DVP, Gardiner in 2027

  04-06-2026 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  In 2023, the provincial and municipal governments signed a landmark deal to upload the costs of the two highways, as well as funding for homelessness, subways and light rail. 
  
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• Man convicted of sexual assaults a ‘significant risk’ under day parole in Ottawa: police

  04-06-2026 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa police have issued a public warning after a dangerous offender convicted in a series of violent Toronto sexual assaults was released on day parole.
  
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• Potholes the main issue driving Ontario’s worst roads list, CAA says

  04-06-2026 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Potholes are to blame for some roads finding themselves on the latest edition of the CAA Worst Road in Ontario list, the organization says.
  
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• In-person census visit faces backlash: 'Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for bureaucrats to ... knock on doors'

  04-06-2026 16:15 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canadians who haven’t completed the 2026 census questionnaire may soon receive a phone call or in-person visit from a Statistics Canada employee.The census collects demographic, social and economic information from households across the country, and completion of the questionnaire is required by law. Canadian households can face fines of up to $500 for not doing so, under Section 31 of the Statistics Act .In a news release published on Tuesday, StatCan said: “Census enumerators will
  
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• In-person census visit faces backlash: 'Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for a bunch of bureaucrats to ... knock on doors'

  04-06-2026 16:15 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canadians who haven’t completed the 2026 census questionnaire may soon receive a phone call or in-person visit from a Statistics Canada employee.The census collects demographic, social and economic information from households across the country, and completion of the questionnaire is required by law. Canadian households can face fines of up to $500 for not doing so, under Section 31 of the Statistics Act .In a news release published on Tuesday, StatCan said: “Census enumerators will
  
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• Canadians who skipped the census face possible $500 fines and in-person visits from StatCan

  04-06-2026 16:15 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canadians who haven’t completed the 2026 census questionnaire may soon receive a phone call or in-person visit from a Statistics Canada employee.The census collects demographic, social and economic information from households across the country, and completion of the questionnaire is required by law. Canadian households can face fines of up to $500 for not doing so, under Section 31 of the Statistics Act .In a news release published on Tuesday, StatCan said: “Census enumerators will
  
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• Toronto’s kiki ballroom scene creating a ‘really beautiful culture,’ members say

  04-06-2026 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  A space for performance, self-expression and chosen family is growing in Toronto — it's all a part of the ballroom scene in the queer community.
  
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• Man who killed his children granted conditional discharge: B.C. Review Board

  04-06-2026 15:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The British Columbia Review Board has granted a conditional discharge for a man convicted in the brutal slayings of his three children.
  
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• Alberta court upholds sanctions against veterinarian with history of complaints

  04-06-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's highest court has upheld sanctions against an Edmonton veterinarian who unsafely sedated a cat and then actively avoided the grieving owners when they had been misled about the cremation of their pet’s remains.
  
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• How high immigration levels covered up underlying weakness in the economy

  04-06-2026 14:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Economists and some critics of Prime Minister Mark Carney have said that years of high immigration intake served to conceal the extent of Canada's economic troubles.
  
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• What we know about Trump’s forced labour claims against Canada

  04-06-2026 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada is facing the prospect of entirely new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration as the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, is up for renewal.
  
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• Alberta energy deal does little to reduce Canada’s emissions: report

  04-06-2026 14:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa's energy deal with Alberta will do little to reduce Canada's emissions, a new study released Thursday by the Canadian Climate Institute suggests.
  
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• Saskatchewan women MLAs get designated washroom after 114 years

  04-06-2026 13:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  A construction project is now underway at the Saskatchewan legislative building that some say is a century overdue. Women MLA's will now have their own designated washroom.
  
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• Saskatoon stepping up to help those affected by Hampton Village fire

  04-06-2026 13:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  After the devastating fire claimed three houses as total losses, the community is taking action to help those in need. One restaurant is serving free food to those impacted.
  
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• 'Some sort of machoism took over': Weight bench dispute triggers B.C. gym assault

  04-06-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  A pair of immigrants from Syria and Iraq have been convicted of assault causing bodily harm in a British Columbia gym dispute sparked by their victim moving a weight bench.Ali Alabed and Sa’Ad Munshed were working out together at the Poirier Recreation Centre in Coquitlam, B.C., on Feb. 27, 2024, when Zhe Ming Bryan Wong asked an elderly Asian man who was exercising with dumbbells if the weight bench beside him was free. The man gave him a nod and Wong, a 32-year-old accountant and digita
  
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• Ford charged more than $140K in private plane charters last year, records show

  04-06-2026 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Records show Ford's penchant for private travel took off immediately after winning the 2025 provincial election campaign, during which his party chartered planes to Washington D.C.
  
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• Facts, persuasion are powerful tools against Israel haters, advocate says

  04-06-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  Hillel Neuer is executive director of UN Watch, a Geneva-based NGO that holds the United Nations accountable to its founding principles. A Montreal-raised lawyer, Neuer has spent two decades confronting dictatorships, double standards, and moral inversion at the highest levels of international diplomacy. He spoke recently with Neil Seeman outside the University of Toronto, reflecting on what inspires him, and on how students can spot distortion and stand their ground. The conversation comes as
  
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• 66 opioid calls in 1 day. This is how bad the overdose crisis is, Winnipeg first responders say

  04-06-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Front-line workers say Winnipeg is in the midst of a drug epidemic, driven by a surge in opioid overdoses that is killing users and overwhelming first responders who are dispatched to dozens of calls daily.
  
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• Oneida woman discovers long-lost uncle after Toronto police DNA testing identifies his remains

  04-06-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  TPS Project 31 helped identify the remains of Willard Duval, an Indigenous man in his 70s who was reported missing in 2018, and connect him to his niece.
  
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