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• Roughriders down Stampeders 40-37 in overtime

  21-06-2026 04:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tommy Stevens scored the winning touchdown in overtime for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in a 40-37 victory over the host Calgary Stampeders on Saturday.
  
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• Officer-involved shooting sends 1 to hospital after police respond to reports of dangerous driver in Calgary

  22-06-2026 03:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary police say one person was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition after an officer-involved shooting on Deerfoot Trail S.E. near Memorial Drive S.E. on Sunday.
  
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• Officer-involved shooting sends 1 to hospital after police respond to reports of 'dangerous driver' in Calgary

  22-06-2026 03:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary police say one person was taken to hospital in unknown condition after an officer-involved shooting on Deerfoot Trail S.E. near Memorial Drive S.E. on Sunday.
  
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• Ottawa Senators finalize deal to trade captain Brady Tkachuk to Florida Panthers

  22-06-2026 00:52 via cbc.ca
  
  Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk are about to team up in Florida, after the Panthers pulled off another summertime blockbuster. The Panthers and Ottawa were finalizing a deal where Florida would send four draft picks to the Senators for Brady Tkachuk.
  
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• Feds’ AI bill good ‘first step’ but safety advocates say more work needed

  22-06-2026 00:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The bill includes measures to lower the risk of chatbots communicating harmful content and crisis intervention protocols for cases involving self-harm, suicide or violence.
  
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• Civilians behind international police probe into Russian cybercriminals

  22-06-2026 00:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  An international joint operation targeted SocGholish malware which exploited thousands of WordPress sites with the aim of gaining unauthorized access to computer systems.
  
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• Nathan Saliba obvious next man up to replace Ismaël Koné in Canada's decisive World Cup match against Switzerland

  21-06-2026 23:26 via cbc.ca
  
  In the considerable absence of Ismaël Koné, Nathan Saliba is the obvious next man up, both logically and emotionally.
  
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• Poilievre slams federal-B.C. plan to buy vacant condos, calling it a 'bailout' for developers

  21-06-2026 22:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is slamming a plan by the federal and B.C. governments to buy vacant Metro Vancouver condo units and turn them into affordable housing — a move he describes as a "bailout" that should be immediately cancelled.
  
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• Alberta premier criticizes Calgary Stampede noise bylaw: ‘Fun police have struck’

  21-06-2026 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  After midnight on weekends, a memo says music bass levels can go up to 80 decibels, which is five decibels less than what was allowed last year.
  
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• Firefighters battling wildfire near Lytton, B.C., helped by cooler temperatures

  21-06-2026 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  The latest estimate puts the size of the out-of-control fire near Lytton, B.C., at about seven square-kilometres, up slightly from Saturday.
  
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• Central Alberta municipalities ask locals to refrain from showering, flushing toilets as rain overwhelms wastewater systems

  21-06-2026 21:13 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents of Beaumont, Leduc County and St. Albert are urged to cease all non-essential water use and to refrain from showering, flushing toilets and using laundry machines and dishwashers.This is in order to prevent further flooding and backups in the regions.
  
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• Postmedia's Vaughn Palmer, Bruce MacKinnon share 2026 Michener-Baxter Award honours

  21-06-2026 20:49 via nationalpost.com
  
  Two Postmedia journalists with nearly a century of combined experience have been awarded one of Canada’s most prestigious journalism industry honours.B.C. political columnist Vaughn Palmer, a 53-year veteran of the Vancouver Sun, and Chronicle Herald editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon, now in his 40th year with Halifax publication, were co-recipients of the 2026 Michener-Baxter Award for exceptional service to Canadian journalism.The annual award, presented by newly sworn-in Governor Ge
  
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• Quebec town recognizes trees as living beings with rights

  21-06-2026 20:42 via cbc.ca
  
  A small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with rights of their own, in what an environmental organization describes as a first in Quebec and Canada.
  
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• More than 100mm of rain falls on Montreal: floods homes, causes outages

  21-06-2026 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parts of Montreal received more than 100 millimetres of rain in a short period Saturday, with some boroughs like Pierrefonds exceeding 150 mm in two hours.
  
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• Each Alberta MLA gets a $160K allowance. What are they spending it on?

  21-06-2026 19:08 via cbc.ca
  
  An analysis of spending over the last fiscal year by Alberta's provincial politicians indicates taxpayers are footing the bill on everything from pricey dinners to a pack of gum.
  
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• The hard-fought race to build Canada’s next submarine fleet

  21-06-2026 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The unusually short competition to build the Canadian navy’s next submarine fleet seemed to focus on everything but the boats themselves.
  
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• More rain expected in southern Quebec as Montreal area deals with flooding

  21-06-2026 17:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Environment Canada says conditions are favourable for a repeat of Saturday evening's storms as many in southern Quebec deal with the aftermath of flash flooding.
  
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• Crews search for missing jet ski rider who went over Saskatoon weir

  21-06-2026 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  A jet ski rider reportedly did not resurface after going under the water at the weir on the South Saskatchewan River on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Alleged attack on imam in B.C. condemned by Muslim groups, federal minister

  21-06-2026 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Culture Minister Marc Miller said in a tweet that the reported assault is "appalling and vile" and that such violence and Islamophobia have no place in Canada.
  
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• Winnipeg church celebrates 100 years of weddings with vow renewal ceremony

  21-06-2026 15:29 via cbc.ca
  
  A Winnipeg church is marking its 100th birthday with a celebration of love.
  
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• The Sixties Scoop separated her from her culture. Love brought it back to her

  21-06-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After the Sixties Scoop took her from her family and home in Buffalo Narrows, Darlene Petit grew up learning little about her Métis and Indigenous heritage. That changed when she met Mervin Petit. They now share their love of the land, hunting and fishing with others.
  
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• Nigerian woman dodges deportation due to fears of being made a mistress

  21-06-2026 14:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  A Nigerian woman has managed to stave off deportation from Canada by arguing that she feared a powerful businessman in her homeland who wanted to make her his mistress.Amina E-Osmund Ekpo was slated to report for removal from Canada earlier this week. But a Federal Court judge granted her an urgent stay Tuesday while the 47-year-old waits to see if another judge will grant a review of an immigration officer’s refusal to give Ekpo a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) — her last-ditch
  
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• Majority of Canadians agree historic injustices against Indigenous peoples still relevant today: new survey

  21-06-2026 14:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canadians are more likely to reject the idea that historic injustices against Indigenous peoples are “mostly in the past,” according to a new Leger poll conducted for the Association of Canadian Studies.“The survey is especially relevant to debates about reconciliation and suggests that many Canadians believe acknowledging past injustices should inform current policy responses,” Jack Jedwab, president and CEO of the Association, told National Post in an interview.“
  
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• Ontario tribunal restores social assistance to stateless senior facing deportation

  21-06-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  A stateless man who was ordered deported a year ago is still in Canada and has won back the income support Ontario had cut.The Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal granted his appeal in a decision issued April 15, finding he qualified for a narrow exception to provincial rules that bar income support for people under deportation orders.His Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) payments were stopped July 30, 2025, after an ODSP caseworker received a deportation notice saying he no longer had leg
  
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• Seven ways to make the egg-freezing industry better for women

  21-06-2026 12:30 via nationalpost.com
  
  Fertility Inc. is a multi-part series by the Investigative Journalism Bureau that delves into the Wild West of the egg-freezing industry, its aggressive marketing, the high cost and the chances of an eventual successful pregnancy .The largely unregulated, private fertility clinics that offer egg freezing to women in Canada need stronger safeguards around transparency, advertising and counselling, say many experts who have studied or worked in the field.Over eight months, the Investigative Journ
  
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• Key brain paste ingredient discontinued, leaving some hide tanners in the North scrambling

  21-06-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It’s been some time since a laundry soap bar that was widely used by hide tanners in their brain paste recipes was discontinued. But the loss of the product has left some having to go back to the drawing board to find something to take its place.
  
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• This Nova Scotia teen is helping kick off a World Cup game

  21-06-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Ibrahim Elsherif, a 13-year-old soccer player from Bedford, N.S., is one of seven youth in Canada chosen through a national contest to present an official match ball at World Cup games this year.
  
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• This Anishinaabe artist spent years working on a film about his life. He died weeks before the premiere

  21-06-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The late Anishinaabe artist Michael 'Cy' Cywink painted hundreds of murals across Ontario over his lifetime, gaining international recognition for his vibrant use of colour and symbolism, and his passion for mentoring youth. Now, his legacy is being remembered in a new documentary film premiering Sunday.
  
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• The Conservative Party recently released an AI-generated ad. How do voters feel about this kind of content?

  21-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Conservative Party of Canada recently released a political ad that featured AI-generated footage of struggling Canadians. Multiple experts told CBC News it's one of the first times a federal Canadian political party has employed AI-generated footage in its advertising.
  
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• Mosquito dunks are selling out as bug season and 'bucket of doom' trend collide

  21-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It could be a worse-than-usual mosquito season in some parts of Canada, and if you've scrolled social media for solutions, you may have encountered the "bucket of doom."
  
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