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• Ottawa police have a sexual misconduct problem. A decade of fixes have largely failed

  15-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After 10 years of assessments, recommendations, promises and millions of dollars spent by the Ottawa Police Service to end sexual violence and harassment among its ranks, some current and former employees of the force tell CBC News they don't think meaningful change is coming.
  
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• World's first completely gluten-free cruise to set sail in 2028 

  15-06-2026 17:53 via o.canada.com
  
  For people with celiac disease or a gluten allergy, travelling can come with its challenges – and embarking on a cruise is no different. From fears about cross-contamination and constant communication with serving staff to simply being able to find menu items that sound appealing, gluten-free travellers have to be on high alert.  Read More
  
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• Opioid-related deaths fell 23% last year, feds say, but ‘crisis is complex’

  15-06-2026 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Federal health officials say the decline in the national rate of toxicity deaths was due to several factors, including naloxone distribution and changes to the drug supply.
  
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• Civilian system will hear sexual offences previously handled by military police

  15-06-2026 17:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Military police will no longer accept Criminal Code sexual offence complaints as of Monday, in anticipation of passage of the new military justice system reform bill.
  
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• Lactantia milk sold at at Costco recalled for too much Vitamin A and D

  15-06-2026 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Triggered on June 5, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products.
  
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• Titan submersible implosion report coming this week, TSB says

  15-06-2026 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  On June 18, 2023, the Titan submersible went missing in the northern Atlantic Ocean during an underwater expedition to view the site of the Titanic shipwreck.
  
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• 'We feel alone often': Israeli entrepreneur-activist tells Canadian Jews their social feeds aren't real life

  15-06-2026 16:41 via nationalpost.com
  Jews often feel alone in these times of rising hate, an Israeli-American entrepreneur and activist told an Ottawa crowd, but he insisted that “algorithms don’t reflect reality” and it’s imperative to live openly and proudly as Jews.“I think I can speak for everyone in this room when I say we feel alone often,” Hillel Fuld, a longtime tech consultant and advisor who largely shifted to Israel advocacy after October 7, 2023, told one of two talks in Ottawa last
  
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• Scott Stinson: Ontario to sign critical minerals 'partnership' with U.K. to combat Chinese influence

  15-06-2026 16:01 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Ontario government will sign an agreement with the United Kingdom on critical minerals on Monday that is meant to combat Chinese dominance of the sector, National Post has learned.Stephen Lecce, the province’s minister of energy and mines, is in London to sign the statement of intent with Chris McDonald, the U.K.’s minister of industry.Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government has been pushing to make inroads with various U.S. states and foreign governments amid unce
  
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• Calgary seeking nearly $1 billion from Ottawa for infrastructure, transit

  15-06-2026 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  City of Calgary officials are recommending council ask the federal government to fund half of the Bearspaw feeder main replacement project.
  
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• Montreal police chief on SPVM's culture, investigation into racism at Montréal-Nord police station

  15-06-2026 15:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Montreal police chief Fady Dagher says he's determined to see the allegations of racial profiling and discrimination against police officers in Montréal-Nord brought to court.
  
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• Porter Airlines betting travellers will embrace Montreal’s second airport

  15-06-2026 14:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Porter Airlines is betting travellers will embrace a new passenger terminal at Montreal Metropolitan Airport, on Montreal's South Shore.
  
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• How Quebec has influenced medical assistance in dying across Canada

  15-06-2026 14:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Doctors say Quebec paved the way for medical assistance in dying in Canada and influenced federal MAID legislation 10 years ago to allow eligible adults to request the process.
  
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• Funeral for fallen OPP officer Tarun Bali set to take place this week

  15-06-2026 14:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tarun Bali, who was 29, was struck by a vehicle in the northern Ontario town of Hearst, about 520 kilometres east of Thunder Bay, as officers carried out an investigation.
  
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• Carney to attend G7 summit in France as Iran peace deal is ‘topic number 1’

  15-06-2026 14:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to France for the G7 summit, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an agreement had been reached to end the conflict in Iran.
  
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• Liberals to introduce bills on privacy, clean drinking water this week

  15-06-2026 14:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Liberal government has given notice it will bring forward a long-promised update to Canada’s private-sector privacy law to include protections for children's data.
  
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• Sask. volunteer firefighters having hard time to keep up with recruitment

  15-06-2026 13:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's volunteer fire departments are struggling with recruitment. The challenge is finding the balance between the demands of volunteering and work and family commitments.
  
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• How successful is egg freezing? Fertility clinics don't have to say

  15-06-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  Fertility Inc. is a five-part series by the Investigative Journalism Bureau that delves into the Wild West of the egg-freezing industry: its aggressive marketing, its high costs, and the chances of an eventual successful pregnancy.Melika Dolaty is researching the merits of egg freezing because she wants to become a mother one day, just not yet. But she’s frustrated by the lack of data fertility clinics share.“One hundred per cent that would help me so much to know the success rates,
  
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• Prosecutors appeal acquittal of ex-Mountie accused of working as agent for China

  15-06-2026 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Federal prosecutors say a B.C. judge made errors in law in the May acquittal of a former RCMP officer accused of helping China conduct foreign interference in Canada.
  
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• Halifax rental market continues to have low vacancy rate, new numbers show

  15-06-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Rents have been increasing at a faster pace in Halifax than in other large Canadian cities, putting pressure on affordability, says the
  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
  
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• Women with traumatic brain injury 26 per cent less likely to receive trauma care than men, Ontario study finds

  15-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  New Ontario research shows women with traumatic brain injuries are far less likely to be admitted for trauma care than men, raising questions over why patients with similar, life-altering injuries may be receiving less-specialized treatment.
  
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• 'Open the bridge': 6-year-old waits to cross the Gordie after years of watching it be built

  15-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Since Lucas Legare was two years old, he's been watching history in the making with nearly weekly visits to the Gordie Howe International Bridge — an example of the building anticipation for the bridge's opening.
  
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• No meeting with Trump on the agenda, as Carney heads to G7 summit

  15-06-2026 10:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  GENEVA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend the annual G7 summit on Monday in France, with no official bilateral meeting confirmed with U.S. President Donald Trump.The summit will run from June 15 to 17 in Evian-Les-Bains, with leaders from Italy, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Brazil, South Korea and India among the list of participants. Countries from the Gulf will also take part, including the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.Trump is scheduled to arrive at the summit on Mo
  
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• No confirmed bilateral meeting with Trump, as Carney heads to G7 summit

  15-06-2026 10:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  GENEVA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend the annual G7 summit on Monday in France, with no official bilateral meeting confirmed with U.S. President Donald Trump.The summit will run from June 15 to 17 in Evian-Les-Bains, with leaders from Italy, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Brazil, South Korea and India among the list of participants. Countries from the Gulf will also take part, including the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.Trump is scheduled to arrive at the summit on Mo
  
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• Meet the 6-year-old waiting to cross the Gordie Howe bridge after years of watching it be built

  15-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Since Lucas Legare was two years old, he's been watching history in the making with nearly weekly visits to the Gordie Howe International Bridge — an example of the building anticipation for the bridge's opening.
  
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• In their court battle over pay raises, judges and Ottawa disagree on nearly everything

  15-06-2026 10:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Not only do federally appointed judges and the Carney government disagree on whether judges should get a raise, they don’t even agree on who should hear the court challenge on the issue.The various procedural disagreements in the first few months of the lawsuit between the association representing judges and the Liberal government who appoints and pays them show just how contentious the unprecedented case is.At issue in the lawsuit : did the government properly justify its
  
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• How do you get rid of 110 vats of smelly fish sauce? This Newfoundland town is finally getting an answer

  15-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It’ll take about 200 trips with a standard-sized dump truck to put an end to a stinky problem that has plagued the town of St. Mary’s, N.L., for the past 25 years.
  
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• Pro-separation billboard still up after removal deadline from Alberta town passes

  15-06-2026 02:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Cory Morgan says the sign he paid for is still standing in Taber, Alta., in defiance of a letter he says the town sent earlier this month to the private owner of the billboard demanding the message be removed by Saturday.
  
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• Rural Ontario communities reeling with grief after crash that killed 5 children

  15-06-2026 01:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Rural Ontario communities are reeling with grief after a deadly crash on Friday took the lives of five children in one family from a town near Kitchener-Waterloo. The township's mayor says many in the area are turning to religion to reckon with the loss.
  
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• Pro-separation billboard in Alberta town remains up after removal deadline

  15-06-2026 00:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The electronic billboard, located on town land, shows the Alberta shield surrounded by the words: "Send Ottawa a Message! Choose Alberta."
  
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• B.C. community reports high demand for rural permanent residency program

  15-06-2026 00:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The Rural Community Immigration Pilot allows small communities across Canada to recommend people with skills and jobs in selected sectors for permanent residency.
  
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