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• Remains of 3rd missing person found at same property near Ottawa

  18-08-2026 20:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Provincial police say they have found a third set of human remains at a property near Smiths Falls in eastern Ontario. They have identified the latest remains as Lawrence Bertrim, who was last seen in 2022.
  
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• Montreal City Hall adopts amended motion in solidarity with the Palestinian people

  25-08-2026 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Montreal’s municipal council adopted a motion of solidarity with the Palestinian people in a meeting on Monday night.
  
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• Canada retaliates with dollar-for-dollar counter tariffs on U.S. products

  25-08-2026 17:09 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government announced it will match tariffs dollar for dollar on U.S. products on Tuesday, marking a tit-for-tat escalation in the trade conflict with Canada’s largest trading partner.Canada will impose 15, 25, and 50 per cent tariffs on products drawn from those targeted by U.S. Section 338 and Section 232 tariffs, effective Sept. 8. The counter-tariffs are expected to cover $27.6 billion worth of imports from the U.S.The matching on Section 232 tariffs also mea
  
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• Liberals announce $7.5B in tariff support, detail $26.7B in counter-tariffs on U.S.

  25-08-2026 17:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Days after the collapse of trade talks with the Trump administration, the Liberal government is rolling out $7.5 billion to help workers and businesses weather the new 50 per cent tariffs being imposed on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods by the U.S. president.
  
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• Montreal airport worker dies after being struck by plane

  25-08-2026 16:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials say staff and passengers on board the plane who witnessed the the plane strike the man have received support resources following the event.
  
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• Abandoned puppies now in foster homes after found in box in Brantford

  25-08-2026 16:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  The puppies were sent to Sato Saved End of the Line Dog Rescue and Rehabilitation as Hillside Kennels Animal Control noted they need special attention and require bottle feeding. 
  
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• Woman hit by vehicle in serious Newmarket crash, police say

  25-08-2026 15:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  Around 11 p.m., officers with the York Regional Police were called to Davis Drive and Parkside Drive for reports of a serious crash.
  
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• Canada to reveal response to U.S. tariffs as Trump escalates trade war

  25-08-2026 14:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trade talks collapsed between Canada and the United States on Friday and Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa would be retaliating with “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs.
  
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• Canada hits back with counter-tariffs on 700 U.S. goods worth $28B

  25-08-2026 14:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trade talks collapsed between Canada and the United States on Friday and Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa would be retaliating with “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs.
  
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• Notley, Kenney join forces to co-chair business campaign against Alberta separation

  25-08-2026 14:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says former premiers Jason Kenney and Rachel Notley are co-chairing its campaign to keep the country united.
  
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• N.L.'s head of prisons out of role after 'financial irregularities' discovered at largest correctional facility

  25-08-2026 14:24 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of prisons in Newfoundland and Labrador is no longer in the role and the province has called in the auditor general amidst the discovery of "financial and administrative irregularities."
  
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• Trump considering renaming Lake Ontario as relations with province sour

  25-08-2026 13:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  President Donald Trump says the United States is giving "serious consideration" to renaming one of the Great Lakes as relations with Canada's most populated province sour.
  
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• Trump says U.S. is considering renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America

  25-08-2026 13:38 via nationalpost.com
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration is giving “serious consideration” to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America .In a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning, the president wrote, “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”The president&rsq
  
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• Alberta premier under pressure to take more ‘Team Canada’ approach to escalating U.S. trade war

  25-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As Canadian premiers on Saturday decried U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose 50 per cent tariffs on a swath of Canadian imports, political analysts say Alberta’s premier took a markedly different tone than her colleagues.
  
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• What would help health care in the N.W.T.'s Dehcho? Residents say it’s about relationships

  25-08-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A recent set of recommendations on improving health care in the region focuses on staffing and equipment but what matters most, some residents say, is relationships. The recommendations follow a months-long investigation into the deaths of three Dehcho residents in early 2025.
  
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• From Amsterdam to Canada: Where efforts to identify ‘Lucky’ stand

  25-08-2026 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Amsterdam police are still searching for the identity of the man named 'Lucky' after Vancouver police confirmed he was not missing from the province.
  
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• Back-to-school lunches need ‘flexibility’ amid uneven food prices: report

  25-08-2026 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  When it comes to what the lab considers a "focused school-lunch basket," comprised of 12 popular school-lunch staples, prices declined about 2.8 per cent.
  
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• Halifax woman shares cautionary tale after 'very sophisticated' scam involving stolen wallet

  25-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Candida Hadley's wallet was stolen from a north-end Halifax café. After that came the fraudulent phone calls that ended up costing her $1,200.
  
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• Halifax woman defrauded $1,200 after wallet stolen, thieves reportedly impersonated her bank

  25-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Candida Hadley's wallet was stolen from a north-end Halifax café. After that came the fraudulent phone calls that ended up costing her $1,200.
  
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• Montreal airport ground crew worker dies after being struck by plane

  25-08-2026 03:27 via cbc.ca
  
  An employee at Montreal's Trudeau International Airport has died the airport authority confirmed Tuesday morning after they were struck by a plane on Monday evening.
  
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• Bear follows man, swipes at him on North Vancouver trail

  25-08-2026 02:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officers are advising the public to avoid the Richard Juryn trail network in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve at this time after a bear swiped at a man.
  
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• LaSalle College obtains creditor protection after being fined $30 million

  25-08-2026 02:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Classes remain suspended until the college receives provincial funding withheld over unpaid fines.
  
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• Southern Alberta charity closes permanently following AHS shutdown

  25-08-2026 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  A charity in Raymond, Alta., is closing the doors to both its food bank and thrift store, after Alberta Health Services ordered a shutdown earlier this month.
  
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• Victim of Prince George plane crash identified as devoted coach, volunteer and mother of 2

  25-08-2026 01:16 via cbc.ca
  
  Alex Garneau was an athlete, coach and volunteer involved in many sports throughout Prince George, B.C.. The mother of two was killed when a plane made an emergency landing on a busy road, hitting her vehicle and three others. The investigation is ongoing.
  
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• Text messages in murder plea show killer and friend plotted to lure, confine, rape Calgary women

  25-08-2026 00:50 via cbc.ca
  
  A Calgary courtroom was completely silent Monday but for the subdued voice of a prosecutor as she read aloud chilling and depraved text messages between two men who plotted to lure, confine and rape women so they could film their crimes and make money from the videos.
  
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• Hamilton steelworkers union, business leaders warn of harder times ahead as Ford promises tariff relief

  25-08-2026 00:38 via cbc.ca
  
  As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens further tariffs on steel, business leaders and politicians in Hamilton are calling for unity and support for workers. "We have to withstand the economic pain that will come with this fight," Premier Doug Ford says, promising to further help tariff-affected businesses.
  
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• Ford government celebrates construction work on northern Ontario mining roads

  25-08-2026 00:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Monday, the Ontario government and Aroland First Nation announced that ground had broken on work to upgrade the Anaconda and Painter Lake roads, part of a broader network.
  
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• Paddler shoots and kills polar bear along Hudson Bay coast in Manitoba, province says

  25-08-2026 00:37 via cbc.ca
  
  A paddler shot and killed a polar bear in northern Manitoba on Friday in a rare Canadian example a recreational traveller killing a member of the protected species.
  
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• Collapse of Canada-U.S. trade talks a ‘nightmare scenario’ for B.C. small businesses

  25-08-2026 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trade talks between Canada and the U.S. broke down late on Friday night, with both sides blaming each other for last-minute changes.
  
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• Saskatoon woman frustrated after feds give WestJet until June 2027 to remove wheelchair weight limit

  24-08-2026 23:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canadian Transportation Agency says WestJet needs to remove its 136-kilogram (300-pound) weight requirement for mobility aids by June 30, 2027. A Saskatoon woman says that's too much time to give the company.
  
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