<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[General News - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest General News news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:25:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal cat returns home after 2 weeks on loose at Toronto Pearson airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abir Batikhi said Caramel was one of four cats she had travelling with her from Jordan to Montreal on Aug. 17.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-cat-returns-home-after-2-weeks-on-loose-at-toronto-pearson-airport/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-cat-returns-home-after-2-weeks-on-loose-at-toronto-pearson-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford says ‘beautiful’ Lake Ontario sign was worth $25K price tag]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford travelled to Winona to unveil a giant blue sign that reads "Lake Ontario now and always" in both English and French.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-says-beautiful-lake-ontario-sign-was-worth-25k-price-tag/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-says-beautiful-lake-ontario-sign-was-worth-25k-price-tag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa needs to be more transparent about major projects, think tank says]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; The Carney government needs to be more transparent in identifying which types of major projects are national priorities, says a leading think tank on the eve of a major Canadian investment summit. In an open letter to be released Friday, the C.D. Howe Institute said Canada also needs to be clearer about processes and timelines for major projects, which have been identified by the federal government as a key building block in efforts to build a stronger economy. After almost a dec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-needs-to-be-more-transparent-about-major-projects-think-tank-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-needs-to-be-more-transparent-about-major-projects-think-tank-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa lays out plan for AI data centres as community backlash grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[A.I. Minister Evan Solomon says the government understands Canadians are concerned about noise, electricity and water use of large-scale data centres.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-lays-out-plan-for-ai-data-centres-as-community-backlash-grows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-lays-out-plan-for-ai-data-centres-as-community-backlash-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says his threat to tariff Canadian aircraft started from a conversation with a wealthy friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump said 50 per cent tariffs targeting Canada&rsquo;s aircraft industry was prompted by a complaint from a friend who couldn&rsquo;t buy the corporate jet of his choosing.Trump made the remark during a six-minute-long rant about Canada in the Oval Office on Wednesday.&ldquo;I had a case about a week ago, where a friend of mine was buying a Gulfstream jet, and he said, &lsquo;You know, it&rsquo;s a crazy thing. We&rsquo;re not able &mdash; that Canada won&rsquo;t certify]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-his-threat-to-tariff-canadian-aircraft-started-from-a-conversation-with-a-wealthy-friend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-his-threat-to-tariff-canadian-aircraft-started-from-a-conversation-with-a-wealthy-friend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increased bear activity prompts closures at Bruce Peninsula National Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Increased bear activity has prompted Parks Canada to temporarily close the Cyprus Lake campground and cancel some parking reservations at the Grotto.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/increased-bear-activity-prompts-closures-at-bruce-peninsula-national-park/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/increased-bear-activity-prompts-closures-at-bruce-peninsula-national-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New vertical $20 bill featuring King Charles III unveiled by Bank of Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the first Canadian paper currency to feature King&nbsp;Charles III, whose image replaces that of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-vertical-20-bill-featuring-king-charles-iii-unveiled-by-bank-of-canada/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-vertical-20-bill-featuring-king-charles-iii-unveiled-by-bank-of-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.S. woman says her family has lost hundreds of relatives, friends in Nepal floods]]></title><description><![CDATA[One N.S. resident says she has lost hundreds of relatives and friends after Nepal's deadly flash floods in her home district of Rasuwa.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ns-woman-says-her-family-has-lost-hundreds-of-relatives-friends-in-nepal-floods/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ns-woman-says-her-family-has-lost-hundreds-of-relatives-friends-in-nepal-floods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Thank God we don’t have the media’: Ford praises closed-door announcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The joke was Doug Ford's last remark at an event which looked like a news conference but had no reporters in attendance, part of a recent trend for his government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/thank-god-we-dont-have-the-media-ford-praises-closed-door-announcement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/thank-god-we-dont-have-the-media-ford-praises-closed-door-announcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey says Saskatchewanians support social media limits for youth: province]]></title><description><![CDATA[The majority of households who responded to the government's survey supported limiting social media for children and teenagers younger than 16, the province said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/survey-says-saskatchewanians-support-social-media-limits-for-youth-province/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/survey-says-saskatchewanians-support-social-media-limits-for-youth-province/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds announce $4.7B for new VIA Rail cars to be built in Ontario, Quebec]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the latest push of its Buy Canadian Policy, the federal government is spending more than $4.7 billion for Via Rail to acquire and maintain 313 new passenger rail cars from Alstom Canada. This will be the first time in four decades that Via Rail passenger cars will be built entirely in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/feds-announce-47b-for-new-via-rail-cars-to-be-built-in-ontario-quebec/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/feds-announce-47b-for-new-via-rail-cars-to-be-built-in-ontario-quebec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds announce $4.7B for new VIA Rail cars to be built in Ontario, Québec]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the latest push of its Buy Canadian Policy, the federal government is spending more than $4.7 billion for VIA Rail to acquire and maintain 313 new passenger rail cars from Alstom Canada. This will be the first time in four decades that VIA Rail passenger cars will be built entirely in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/feds-announce-47b-for-new-via-rail-cars-to-be-built-in-ontario-qubec/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/feds-announce-47b-for-new-via-rail-cars-to-be-built-in-ontario-qubec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. abandonment of CUSMA would be severe but survivable for Canada, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. withdrawal from the Canada-United-States-Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) would have a &ldquo;severe but not cataclysmic impact on Canada&rsquo;s overall economy, although perhaps cataclysmic for some sectors,&rdquo; according to a new report released this week by Deloitte Canada.The report is titled &ldquo;Tariffs: A rough road leads to new destinations,&rdquo; and imagines two broad scenarios in the near future.In the first, the &ldquo;CUSMA Withdrawal Scenario,&rdquo; the U.S. opts out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-abandonment-of-cusma-would-be-severe-but-survivable-for-canada-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-abandonment-of-cusma-would-be-severe-but-survivable-for-canada-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 men charged after stolen vehicle reaches 180 km/h in Regina: police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men are facing charges after a stolen vehicle reached speeds of up to 180 km/h before crashing off an embankment near Regina, police say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-men-charged-after-stolen-vehicle-reaches-180-kmh-in-regina-police/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-men-charged-after-stolen-vehicle-reaches-180-kmh-in-regina-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg is seen as Canada’s least safe city, Ottawa considered safest: polling]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half of people polled by Liaison Strategies said they perceive Winnipeg to be very or somewhat unsafe, it found. Ottawa topped the list as safest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-is-seen-as-canadas-least-safe-city-ottawa-considered-safest-polling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-is-seen-as-canadas-least-safe-city-ottawa-considered-safest-polling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiker missing from B.C. gondola made call to 911 saying he's 'stuck on the mountain']]></title><description><![CDATA[Search and rescue crews say a hiker who's been missing from the Squamish area since Sunday managed to briefly get through to 911 on Tuesday, but that searchers still haven't been able to find him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hiker-missing-from-bc-gondola-made-call-to-911-saying-hes-stuck-on-the-mountain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hiker-missing-from-bc-gondola-made-call-to-911-saying-hes-stuck-on-the-mountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford's $25K Lake Ontario sign a costly way to send Trump a message: Taxpayers Federation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario Premier Doug Ford spent $25,000 on a new Lake Ontario sign. And while there are many reasons to be angry with the Trump administration, &ldquo;there are a lot cheaper ways to send a message to the president,&rdquo; Noah Jarvis, Ontario director at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), told National Post.&ldquo;The president himself does it all the time with his tweets and his posts on Truth Social,&rdquo; Jarvis added.The sign, which reads &ldquo;Lake Ontario, now and always&rdquo; i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fords-25k-lake-ontario-sign-a-costly-way-to-send-trump-a-message-taxpayers-federation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fords-25k-lake-ontario-sign-a-costly-way-to-send-trump-a-message-taxpayers-federation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney rejects U.S. claim that Canadian politics ended trade talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &ndash; Prime Minister Mark Carney rebuffed U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick&rsquo;s recent comments that Canada pulled out of trade talks with the U.S. due to political reasons.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think, with all respect, appointed, unelected cabinet members in the United States are experts on Canadian politics,&rdquo; said Carney, during an announcement in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Thursday.The prime minister&rsquo;s comments come after Lutnick claimed the reasons Canada blew up tra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-rejects-us-claim-that-canadian-politics-ended-trade-talks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-rejects-us-claim-that-canadian-politics-ended-trade-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec won't reverse course on French-only voter info mailout ahead of provincial election]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Quebec premier insists 'the rights of the English-speaking community are being respected,' despite voter info not being mailed out in English ahead of the Oct. 5 election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-wont-reverse-course-on-french-only-voter-info-mailout-ahead-of-provincial-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-wont-reverse-course-on-french-only-voter-info-mailout-ahead-of-provincial-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dutch central bank moves billions in gold to U.K. from Ottawa, New York]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dutch bank owns 612.4 metric tons (675 tons) of gold that was worth 72.2 billion euros (about $83.6 billion) at the end of 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/dutch-central-bank-moves-billions-in-gold-to-uk-from-ottawa-new-york/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/dutch-central-bank-moves-billions-in-gold-to-uk-from-ottawa-new-york/</guid></item></channel></rss>