<?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/1000/" /><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>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:20:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Hamilton NHL prospect Matthew Mayich 'needs a miracle' after training collapse, family lawyer says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hamilton-born NHL prospect Matthew Mayich 'needs a miracle' in hospital after he collapsed during a 'brutal' workout at Arizona State University last month, according to his family's lawyer. Rob Carey is calling for the university to investigate the incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hamilton-nhl-prospect-matthew-mayich-needs-a-miracle-after-training-collapse-family-lawyer-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hamilton-nhl-prospect-matthew-mayich-needs-a-miracle-after-training-collapse-family-lawyer-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lunenburg water conservation continues after Dares Lake dam breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water conservation efforts continued for a second day in Lunenburg, N.S., along with school and business closures, as crews worked on repairs to the Dares Lake dam.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lunenburg-water-conservation-continues-after-dares-lake-dam-breach/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lunenburg-water-conservation-continues-after-dares-lake-dam-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another golf push cart company is threatened by Canada's tariffs on Chinese EVs]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; An Ontario company that is being threatened by a massive retroactive tax bill because its golf carts were categorized by Ottawa as electric vehicles (EVs) isn&rsquo;t alone.At least one other Canadian company that also has its motorized push carts manufactured in China says it has also received a tax bill from Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) that is large enough to threaten its business.Hanson Xie, director of operations of Markham, Ont.-based Axglo Inc., says the federal go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/another-golf-push-cart-company-is-threatened-by-canadas-tariffs-on-chinese-evs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/another-golf-push-cart-company-is-threatened-by-canadas-tariffs-on-chinese-evs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto orders Live Nation to hire engineer, fix Rogers Stadium before AC/DC show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Images from the venue, located near Downsview Park, show blue bleachers strewn around the site, while its grandstands appear to be partially collapsed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-orders-live-nation-to-hire-engineer-fix-rogers-stadium-before-acdc-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-orders-live-nation-to-hire-engineer-fix-rogers-stadium-before-acdc-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with arson after cars torched outside Liberal MP's home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto police say they have arrested and charged a man in connection to an arson investigation after several cars were torched at the home of a Scarborough MP last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-charged-with-arson-after-cars-torched-outside-liberal-mps-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-charged-with-arson-after-cars-torched-outside-liberal-mps-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested in arson investigation at Liberal MP's home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto police say they have arrested and charged a man in connection to an arson investigation after several cars were torched at the home of a Scarborough MP last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-arrested-in-arson-investigation-at-liberal-mps-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-arrested-in-arson-investigation-at-liberal-mps-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘211 years of community’: Funding aims to protect Upper Hammonds Plains from wildfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[A historic African Nova Scotian community is receiving provincial funding to reduce its wildfire risk, in a bid to help preserve the area's heritage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/211-years-of-community-funding-aims-to-protect-upper-hammonds-plains-from-wildfires/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/211-years-of-community-funding-aims-to-protect-upper-hammonds-plains-from-wildfires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gander, N.L., defends invitation to U.S. ambassador Hoekstra to 9/11 commemoration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Town of Gander, N.L., says its invitation to United States Ambassador Pete Hoekstra to attend a 9/11 ceremony this month was protocol, not an endorsement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/gander-nl-defends-invitation-to-us-ambassador-hoekstra-to-911-commemoration/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/gander-nl-defends-invitation-to-us-ambassador-hoekstra-to-911-commemoration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're taking it very personally': Republican mayor from Lake Ontario city rejects Trump's 'Lake America']]></title><description><![CDATA[The mayor of a New York State city on the shore of Lake Ontario has said his community is taking the lake&rsquo;s renaming &ldquo;very personally&rdquo; and will not be using the new &ldquo;Lake America&rdquo; name.Robert Corradino is a Republican and has been mayor of Oswego, in the Republican stronghold of Oswego County, since January 2024.Despite the area&rsquo;s political allegiance, he says his community is &ldquo;trying to understand why a name that has endured for centuries would suddenl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/were-taking-it-very-personally-republican-mayor-from-lake-ontario-city-rejects-trumps-lake-america/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/were-taking-it-very-personally-republican-mayor-from-lake-ontario-city-rejects-trumps-lake-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.B. regulator to review complaints about noise and odours near potato chips factory]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 17 residents say the Covered Bridge Potato Chips Ltd. plant brings overwhelming smells, constant noise and more traffic to their once-quiet neighbourhood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nb-regulator-to-review-complaints-about-noise-and-odours-near-potato-chips-factory/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nb-regulator-to-review-complaints-about-noise-and-odours-near-potato-chips-factory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey on perceived safety in cities puts Quebec City on top, Winnipeg at the bottom]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new survey on public safety perception in Canada&rsquo;s urban centres finds that Quebec City has the strongest net perceived safety score in the country, while Winnipeg has the weakest.But the survey, updating a previous version of the study conducted almost a decade ago, also recorded a big change in several large municipalities. Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto were all perceived as much less safe than they were in 2017. Those cities are clustered at the bottom of the list, along with last-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/survey-on-perceived-safety-in-cities-puts-quebec-city-on-top-winnipeg-at-the-bottom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/survey-on-perceived-safety-in-cities-puts-quebec-city-on-top-winnipeg-at-the-bottom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five former B.C. Conservative MLAs form new provincial party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five former B.C. Conservative MLAs are forming a new provincial party they say will offer voters an alternative to both the governing NDP and the Conservatives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/five-former-bc-conservative-mlas-form-new-provincial-party/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/five-former-bc-conservative-mlas-form-new-provincial-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special city council meeting called over leak of confidential Calgary budget docs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preliminary budget documents obtained by Global News show a large property tax increase would be required to pay for the funding requests in front of Calgary city council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/special-city-council-meeting-called-over-leak-of-confidential-calgary-budget-docs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/special-city-council-meeting-called-over-leak-of-confidential-calgary-budget-docs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unlike anything we’d ever seen’: Couple spots North Atlantic right whale off Blackhead Cove, N.L.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heather MacAuley and Chris Murphy recently stumbled across a rare North Atlantic right whale in the water off Blackhead Cove, marking a sighting of a critically endangered species of whale with only an estimated 384 individuals remaining.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unlike-anything-wed-ever-seen-couple-spots-north-atlantic-right-whale-off-blackhead-cove-nl/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unlike-anything-wed-ever-seen-couple-spots-north-atlantic-right-whale-off-blackhead-cove-nl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta thinks it has a health care fix. Ottawa, as always, is skeptical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can Ottawa and Alberta actually work together?Adriana LaGrange is not waiting for permission. Alberta&rsquo;s minister of hospital and surgical health services is rolling out a dual-practice model that lets some surgeons work in both the public system and a private-pay lane at the same time &mdash; something no other province allows. The question hanging over it is not just whether the model works. It is whether Ottawa and Edmonton can drop the familiar script &mdash; western grievance versus f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-thinks-it-has-a-health-care-fix-ottawa-as-always-is-skeptical/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-thinks-it-has-a-health-care-fix-ottawa-as-always-is-skeptical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four sentenced in connection with killing of 19-year-old Burnaby man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four people have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with the 2023 killing of 19-year-old Ryan Nagy in Burnaby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/four-sentenced-in-connection-with-killing-of-19-year-old-burnaby-man/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/four-sentenced-in-connection-with-killing-of-19-year-old-burnaby-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vancouver police officer accused of defrauding $3M from 19 victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vancouver police say a high-profile officer who was arrested on Thursday allegedly defrauded 19 victims of a total of about $3 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vancouver-police-officer-accused-of-defrauding-3m-from-19-victims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vancouver-police-officer-accused-of-defrauding-3m-from-19-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vancouver police hold news conference in wake of high-profile officer's arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vancouver police have scheduled a news conference on Friday to announce charges in "a 2.5-year covert investigation."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vancouver-police-hold-news-conference-in-wake-of-high-profile-officers-arrest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vancouver-police-hold-news-conference-in-wake-of-high-profile-officers-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 tornadoes landed in the Prairies during Sunday’s storm, researchers confirm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northern Tornadoes Project has confirmed two additional tornadoes landed in Manitoba during Sunday's storm, bringing the regional total to four.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/4-tornadoes-landed-in-the-prairies-during-sundays-storm-researchers-confirm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/4-tornadoes-landed-in-the-prairies-during-sundays-storm-researchers-confirm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatchewan Income Support recipient prepares complaint to ombudsman]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Saskatchewan woman is telling her story of losing her home while on Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS), and despite recent upgrades to the program, she says it still isn't enough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-income-support-recipient-prepares-complaint-to-ombudsman/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-income-support-recipient-prepares-complaint-to-ombudsman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bones found in Yukon ID'd as ice-age cheetah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers used DNA and isotope analysis to figure out how the large cats survived in the far north.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bones-found-in-yukon-idd-as-ice-age-cheetah/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bones-found-in-yukon-idd-as-ice-age-cheetah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 ex-B.C. Conservative MLAs now forming new party]]></title><description><![CDATA[MLAs Rosalyn Bird, Bruce Banman and &Aacute;&#700;a:l&iacute;ya Warbus are joining a new party led by Peter Milobar and Ian Paton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/5-ex-bc-conservative-mlas-now-forming-new-party/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/5-ex-bc-conservative-mlas-now-forming-new-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentencing delayed again for man behind Ditch-2 wildfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jason Halkett will have to wait at least a few more weeks to learn what type of sentence he will serve for starting the Ditch-2 wildfire last year after pleading guilty in April.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sentencing-delayed-again-for-man-behind-ditch-2-wildfire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sentencing-delayed-again-for-man-behind-ditch-2-wildfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weapons, cellphones, drugs among $112K in contraband seized at N.B. prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seized items included handmade alcohol, edged weapons, vaping devices, cellphones, a USB key, and a USB card reader.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/weapons-cellphones-drugs-among-112k-in-contraband-seized-at-nb-prison/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/weapons-cellphones-drugs-among-112k-in-contraband-seized-at-nb-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['You couldn&rsquo;t see anything': Windsor-Essex residents pick up the pieces after radar-confirmed tornado]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents across Windsor and Essex County were left cleaning up Thursday night after a powerful storm moved through the region, with Environment Canada saying its radar showed a tornado in the area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/you-couldnrsquot-see-anything-windsor-essex-residents-pick-up-the-pieces-after-radar-confirmed-tornado/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/you-couldnrsquot-see-anything-windsor-essex-residents-pick-up-the-pieces-after-radar-confirmed-tornado/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Botched Edmonton Marathon costs 13 runners shot at Boston Marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[A botched racecourse that was longer than it should have been for the Edmonton Marathon has cost 13 runners a chance to compete in the prestigious Boston Marathon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/botched-edmonton-marathon-costs-13-runners-shot-at-boston-marathon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/botched-edmonton-marathon-costs-13-runners-shot-at-boston-marathon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Botched Edmonton Marathon costs 13 runners chance at Boston Marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[A botched racecourse that was longer than it should have been for the Edmonton Marathon has cost 13 runners a chance to compete in the prestigious Boston Marathon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/botched-edmonton-marathon-costs-13-runners-chance-at-boston-marathon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/botched-edmonton-marathon-costs-13-runners-chance-at-boston-marathon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economy sheds 42,000 jobs, unemployment rate steady in August, says StatCan]]></title><description><![CDATA[StatCan said there was little change in the private sector and self-employment in August, but the public sector shed 20,000 positions in its third straight month of losses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/economy-sheds-42000-jobs-unemployment-rate-steady-in-august-says-statcan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/economy-sheds-42000-jobs-unemployment-rate-steady-in-august-says-statcan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fishers empty-handed following dismal Fraser River sockeye run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Fraser River sockeye salmon fishers are coming home empty-handed, following a dismal run that shut down fisheries this season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fishers-empty-handed-following-dismal-fraser-river-sockeye-run/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fishers-empty-handed-following-dismal-fraser-river-sockeye-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. fishers empty-handed following dismal Fraser River sockeye run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Fraser River sockeye salmon fishers are coming home empty-handed, following a dismal run that shut down fisheries this season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-fishers-empty-handed-following-dismal-fraser-river-sockeye-run/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-fishers-empty-handed-following-dismal-fraser-river-sockeye-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jann Arden to appear at pro-Canada concert ahead of Alberta separation vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jann Arden is set to join a cohort of&nbsp;Alberta&nbsp;performers for a free concert promoting national unity ahead of the province's fall referendum on quitting Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jann-arden-to-appear-at-pro-canada-concert-ahead-of-alberta-separation-vote/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jann-arden-to-appear-at-pro-canada-concert-ahead-of-alberta-separation-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muskoka chair maker’s tariff woes highlight challenges for mom-and-pop manufacturers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Canadian Muskoka chair maker hit hard by U.S. tariffs is considering moving the bulk of its manufacturing to the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/muskoka-chair-makers-tariff-woes-highlight-challenges-for-mom-and-pop-manufacturers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/muskoka-chair-makers-tariff-woes-highlight-challenges-for-mom-and-pop-manufacturers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you need to know about insurance after major Ontario storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navigating insurance can be overwhelming as southern&nbsp;Ontario&nbsp;residents pick up the pieces after a destructive storm passed through on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-you-need-to-know-about-insurance-after-major-ontario-storm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-you-need-to-know-about-insurance-after-major-ontario-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cleanup continues after destructive Ontario thunderstorms, hail]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of southern&nbsp;Ontario&nbsp;homes and businesses remaining in the dark is much lower today as crews worked to restore power after destructive thunderstorms this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cleanup-continues-after-destructive-ontario-thunderstorms-hail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cleanup-continues-after-destructive-ontario-thunderstorms-hail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progressive Conservatives, NDP hold on to their seats in Ontario byelections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Little has changed at Queen's Park after&nbsp;Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives and the Opposition New Democrats held on to their seats in three byelections Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/progressive-conservatives-ndp-hold-on-to-their-seats-in-ontario-byelections/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/progressive-conservatives-ndp-hold-on-to-their-seats-in-ontario-byelections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only one person charged after RCMP dismantle Canada’s largest superlab]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gaganpreet Singh Randhawa pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court to several drug-trafficking and firearms-related charges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/only-one-person-charged-after-rcmp-dismantle-canadas-largest-superlab/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/only-one-person-charged-after-rcmp-dismantle-canadas-largest-superlab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only 1 person charged after RCMP dismantle Canada’s largest super lab]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gaganpreet Singh Randhawa pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court to several drug-trafficking and firearms-related charges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/only-1-person-charged-after-rcmp-dismantle-canadas-largest-super-lab/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/only-1-person-charged-after-rcmp-dismantle-canadas-largest-super-lab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sask. Crown says killer engaged in 'vigilante justice' when he shot man in back of head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Craig Fox will find out later this month how many years he will spend in prison before he's eligible for parole. He was convicted earlier this year of the second-degree murder of Lee Bearsears on Oct. 15, 2023, on Poundmaker Cree Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sask-crown-says-killer-engaged-in-vigilante-justice-when-he-shot-man-in-back-of-head/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sask-crown-says-killer-engaged-in-vigilante-justice-when-he-shot-man-in-back-of-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Ford government staff crafted answers on Ontario Science Centre snowstorm survival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emails show Ford government political staff helped shape public responses about the Ontario Science Centre roof after a major snowstorm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/how-ford-government-staff-crafted-answers-on-ontario-science-centre-snowstorm-survival/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/how-ford-government-staff-crafted-answers-on-ontario-science-centre-snowstorm-survival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Stayin' in Canada': These artists halt sales to U.S. amid new 50% tariff on original art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some N.S. artists have stopped selling their work to U.S. customers after President Donald Trump implemented a 50 per cent tariff on nearly $28 billion worth of Canadian goods &mdash; including original art.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/stayin-in-canada-these-artists-halt-sales-to-us-amid-new-50-tariff-on-original-art-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/stayin-in-canada-these-artists-halt-sales-to-us-amid-new-50-tariff-on-original-art-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Stayin’ in Canada’: These artists halt sales to U.S. amid new 50% tariff on original art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some N.S. artists have stopped selling their work to U.S. customers after President Donald Trump implemented a 50 per cent tariff on nearly $28 billion worth of Canadian goods &mdash; including original art.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/stayin-in-canada-these-artists-halt-sales-to-us-amid-new-50-tariff-on-original-art/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/stayin-in-canada-these-artists-halt-sales-to-us-amid-new-50-tariff-on-original-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Indigenous lawyer who's shaking up Alberta's independence movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Indigenous lawyer Leighton Grey was the surprise star of an Alberta independence rally at the provincial legislature in Edmonton over the weekend.Grey, a criminal defence attorney and Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation member based in Cold Lake, Alta., delighted the pro-independence crowd when he laid out his vision for a future Alberta where all citizens are treated equally under the law.&ldquo;To the government, (and) I&rsquo;m talking about the federal government now, I&rsquo;m th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/meet-the-indigenous-lawyer-whos-shaking-up-albertas-independence-movement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/meet-the-indigenous-lawyer-whos-shaking-up-albertas-independence-movement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health-care hiring has propped up Canada’s job market. Will patients see a difference?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hiring boom across Alberta and Ontario health-care systems has been singlehandedly propping up Canada's national job market &mdash; but that growth may say more about the sluggish state of the rest of the economy than about improving patient outcomes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/health-care-hiring-has-propped-up-canadas-job-market-will-patients-see-a-difference/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/health-care-hiring-has-propped-up-canadas-job-market-will-patients-see-a-difference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bald eagle saved from Brantford, Ont., dump looked like 'very smelly drowned rat,' wildlife custodian says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A soaking wet bald eagle that was unable to fly was rescued from the Brantford Landfill Site Scale and is recovering at a wildlife rehabilitation facility. "She was soaked to the skin," says the authorized wildlife custodian at Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bald-eagle-saved-from-brantford-ont-dump-looked-like-very-smelly-drowned-rat-wildlife-custodian-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bald-eagle-saved-from-brantford-ont-dump-looked-like-very-smelly-drowned-rat-wildlife-custodian-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden, B.C., to align with Pacific time zone after final November clock change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time is changing in Golden, B.C., and some residents say it is not what they wanted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/golden-bc-to-align-with-pacific-time-zone-after-final-november-clock-change/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/golden-bc-to-align-with-pacific-time-zone-after-final-november-clock-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doug Ford's PCs hold two ridings, NDP holds another in Ontario byelections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Ontario byelections delivered status quo results on Thursday night, with the Progressive Conservatives holding two ridings and the NDP retaining the third.The victories in York-Simcoe and Hamilton East-Stoney Creek were a bounce-back of sorts for Premier Doug Ford, who suffered a string of dismal poll results in the spring after the ill-fated purchase of a private jet for his travels and an MPP expense scandal. Ford&rsquo;s popularity has jumped recently after he took a leading role in a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/doug-fords-pcs-hold-two-ridings-ndp-holds-another-in-ontario-byelections/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/doug-fords-pcs-hold-two-ridings-ndp-holds-another-in-ontario-byelections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government's new report summarizing the latest science on climate change warns that under current climate policies, the impact on Canadians will likely be "far from benign."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadians-should-prepare-for-a-5-c-hotter-future-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadians-should-prepare-for-a-5-c-hotter-future-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump had nothing to do with U.S. fighter jets pulling out of Toronto air show: organizers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A &ldquo;scheduling issue,&rdquo; and not deepening political friction or American barbs at Canada&rsquo;s military, is to blame for a U.S. Air Force demo team pulling out of the Canadian International Air Show in Toronto this weekend, organizers said.In a social media post earlier this week, organizers of &ldquo;North America&rsquo;s longest running air show&rdquo; held each year on Toronto&rsquo;s waterfront announced that the U.S. Air Force&rsquo;s F-16 Viper Demonstration Team would no long]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-had-nothing-to-do-with-us-fighter-jets-pulling-out-of-toronto-air-show-organizers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-had-nothing-to-do-with-us-fighter-jets-pulling-out-of-toronto-air-show-organizers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calgary mayor claims confidential budget docs show ‘wishlist’ as whistleblower revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA['This is a wishlist. Everybody comes out of the woodwork around budget time and asks for all of the stuff,' Mayor Jeromy Farkas told reporters Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/calgary-mayor-claims-confidential-budget-docs-show-wishlist-as-whistleblower-revealed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/calgary-mayor-claims-confidential-budget-docs-show-wishlist-as-whistleblower-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polar bear, beluga conservation, education in Churchill, Man.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Churchill, Man. is home to thousands of beluga whales this time of year, and soon hundreds of polar bears will also gather around the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/polar-bear-beluga-conservation-education-in-churchill-man/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/polar-bear-beluga-conservation-education-in-churchill-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Court of Appeal rules in favour of Quebec moms denied EI benefits after maternity job loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a group of six Quebec mothers who were denied regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, after being laid off in the context of maternity and parental leaves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/federal-court-of-appeal-rules-in-favour-of-quebec-moms-denied-ei-benefits-after-maternity-job-loss/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/federal-court-of-appeal-rules-in-favour-of-quebec-moms-denied-ei-benefits-after-maternity-job-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After community outcry, RCMP refers Sheshatshiu arrest to police oversight agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Innu Nation are asking for attention from both the provincial and federal governments to the subject of policing, for the creation of localized police for Innu, in the wake of a case involving alleged use of excessive force by members of the RCMP.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/after-community-outcry-rcmp-refers-sheshatshiu-arrest-to-police-oversight-agency/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/after-community-outcry-rcmp-refers-sheshatshiu-arrest-to-police-oversight-agency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parts of 1986 report on Nazis in Canada must be made public, court rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 618-page report from 1986 examining the postwar arrival in Canada of those alleged of Nazi war crimes still hasn&rsquo;t been fully declassified, but certain segments must now be made public, according to a recent Federal Court ruling.In a 21-page ruling issued Tuesday, Justice Simon Fothergill said the public interest in preserving the historical record, the many decades that have passed and the weakness of the government&rsquo;s reasons for continued secrecy all weighed in favour of increas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/parts-of-1986-report-on-nazis-in-canada-must-be-made-public-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/parts-of-1986-report-on-nazis-in-canada-must-be-made-public-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-profile VPD officer and youth charity CEO Kal Dosanjh charged with theft, fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vancouver police officer, anti-gang advocate and youth charity CEO Kal Dosanjh has been charged with theft, fraud and breach of trust offences dating back to 2017.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/high-profile-vpd-officer-and-youth-charity-ceo-kal-dosanjh-charged-with-theft-fraud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/high-profile-vpd-officer-and-youth-charity-ceo-kal-dosanjh-charged-with-theft-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime Minister, Bryan Adams dishing over doughnuts in Thunder Bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's Prime Minister and musician Bryan Adams both had appearances in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Thursday. While visiting the northern Ontario city, the pair met up at several local landmarks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/prime-minister-bryan-adams-dishing-over-doughnuts-in-thunder-bay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/prime-minister-bryan-adams-dishing-over-doughnuts-in-thunder-bay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beleaguered Rogers Stadium suffers Toronto storm damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photos of the open-air Downsview Park stadium show blue bleachers strewn across partially collapsed grandstands.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/beleaguered-rogers-stadium-suffers-toronto-storm-damage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/beleaguered-rogers-stadium-suffers-toronto-storm-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario fines SeatGeek $25K under ticket resale law aiming to prevent scalping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario has issued what could be its first fine against a ticket reselling platform under the province's anti-scalping law, which continues to get tested as resellers look to unload tickets to upcoming events such as the Toronto International Film Festival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-fines-seatgeek-25k-under-ticket-resale-law-aiming-to-prevent-scalping/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-fines-seatgeek-25k-under-ticket-resale-law-aiming-to-prevent-scalping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada 'affirms sovereignty' with new vertical $20 bill featuring King Charles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid bitter trade tensions with the Trump administration, a redesigned Canadian $20 bank note was officially unveiled Thursday featuring a portrait of King Charles, who hailed Canada as &ldquo;indeed strong and free&rdquo; amid hostility from the U.S.The new vertical note, the second in the Bank of Canada&rsquo;s vertical series, was held out at an official unveiling in Ottawa Thursday as &ldquo;more than a piece of currency&rdquo; &mdash; and the most popular one at that among Canadians.&ldquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-affirms-sovereignty-with-new-vertical-20-bill-featuring-king-charles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-affirms-sovereignty-with-new-vertical-20-bill-featuring-king-charles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free transit pass program for Halifax students to continue after funding uncertainty]]></title><description><![CDATA[After months of uncertainty, it was announced the day before the school year began that students in grades 7 to 12 will once again receive the passes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/free-transit-pass-program-for-halifax-students-to-continue-after-funding-uncertainty/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/free-transit-pass-program-for-halifax-students-to-continue-after-funding-uncertainty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleeping Trans-Canada Tesla drivers caught on video in B.C., fined $368]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B.C. Highway Patrol says an officer captured video of a man with his eyes closed and hands off the wheel as his Tesla travelled on through Langley.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sleeping-trans-canada-tesla-drivers-caught-on-video-in-bc-fined-368/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sleeping-trans-canada-tesla-drivers-caught-on-video-in-bc-fined-368/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton woman sentenced to house arrest in fatal dog attack that killed 11-year-old boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Edmonton woman who owned two large dogs that killed an 11-year-old boy in 2024 has been sentenced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-woman-sentenced-to-house-arrest-in-fatal-dog-attack-that-killed-11-year-old-boy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-woman-sentenced-to-house-arrest-in-fatal-dog-attack-that-killed-11-year-old-boy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton woman convicted in fatal dog attack that killed 11-year-old sentenced to house arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Edmonton woman who owned two large Cane Corso dogs that killed an 11-year-old boy in 2024 has been sentenced.<br />
Crystal Jean MacDonald, 46, was found guilty of criminal negligence causing death in May following a judge-alone trial at the Edmonton Court of King&rsquo;s Bench.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-woman-convicted-in-fatal-dog-attack-that-killed-11-year-old-sentenced-to-house-arrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-woman-convicted-in-fatal-dog-attack-that-killed-11-year-old-sentenced-to-house-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snowbirds to make final flight at Grey Cup in Calgary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will make their final flight at the 113th Grey Cup in Calgary on Nov. 15, the CFL announced Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/snowbirds-to-make-final-flight-at-grey-cup-in-calgary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/snowbirds-to-make-final-flight-at-grey-cup-in-calgary/</guid></item><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[No charges for Alberta sheriff who used AI to create sexualized images of his co-workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Alberta Sheriffs peace officer won't be charged criminally for using artificial intelligence to create intimate images of women, including co-workers, without their consent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/no-charges-for-alberta-sheriff-who-used-ai-to-create-sexualized-images-of-his-co-workers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/no-charges-for-alberta-sheriff-who-used-ai-to-create-sexualized-images-of-his-co-workers/</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[NDP takes Scarborough Southwest, PCs win in York—Simcoe, Hamilton East—Stoney Creek byelections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario's Progressive Conservatives held onto the ridings of York-Simcoe and Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, while the NDP maintained its grip on Scarborough Southwest in three provincial byelections held Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ndp-takes-scarborough-southwest-pcs-win-in-yorksimcoe-hamilton-eaststoney-creek-byelections/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ndp-takes-scarborough-southwest-pcs-win-in-yorksimcoe-hamilton-eaststoney-creek-byelections/</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><item><title><![CDATA[N.B. and N.S. gaming Crown corps fined for lax money laundering reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s money laundering watchdog has fined the Crown corporations in charge of gaming in N.B. and N.S. for failing to submit reports regarding suspicious activity.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nb-and-ns-gaming-crown-corps-fined-for-lax-money-laundering-reports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nb-and-ns-gaming-crown-corps-fined-for-lax-money-laundering-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto begins recovery after ‘100-year storm’ leaves behind massive flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[A massive thunderstorm swept into Toronto on Wednesday afternoon, dropping two months of rain over the course of a few hours.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-begins-recovery-after-100-year-storm-leaves-behind-massive-flooding/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-begins-recovery-after-100-year-storm-leaves-behind-massive-flooding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VIA Rail cars to be made in Canada for 1st time in 40 years, Carney says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister says the country is being 'tested' by Donald Trump&rsquo;s trade war, but that Canadians will not be divided by American tariffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/via-rail-cars-to-be-made-in-canada-for-1st-time-in-40-years-carney-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/via-rail-cars-to-be-made-in-canada-for-1st-time-in-40-years-carney-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney says Russia’s ejection from G20 was ‘valid’ as officials return]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian prime minister says it&rsquo;s up to U.S. President Donald Trump which world leaders get an invite to G20 meeting in Miami.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-says-russias-ejection-from-g20-was-valid-as-officials-return/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-says-russias-ejection-from-g20-was-valid-as-officials-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s new Heritage Minute honours Gander as 9/11 anniversary nears]]></title><description><![CDATA[The commemorative celebration precedes a visit to Gander by U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra and other officials and plane passengers on Sept. 11.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-new-heritage-minute-honours-gander-as-911-anniversary-nears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-new-heritage-minute-honours-gander-as-911-anniversary-nears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newfoundland welcomed them after 9/11. They’re heartbroken by Trump’s trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's relationship with the United States began crumbling last year when U.S. President Donald Trump started making threats of annexation and tariffs on Canadian goods.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/newfoundland-welcomed-them-after-911-theyre-heartbroken-by-trumps-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/newfoundland-welcomed-them-after-911-theyre-heartbroken-by-trumps-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two whales die in Chicago aquarium after moves, including one from Marineland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The whales died Wednesday afternoon despite "immediate efforts by animal care and veterinary teams to provide lifesaving measures," Shedd Aquarium said in a news release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/two-whales-die-in-chicago-aquarium-after-moves-including-one-from-marineland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/two-whales-die-in-chicago-aquarium-after-moves-including-one-from-marineland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian citizen confirmed safe after Nepal floods but 29 still missing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The search for missing individuals in Nepal is ongoing despite treacherous terrain, damaged infrastructure and dangerous weather conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-citizen-confirmed-safe-after-nepal-floods-but-29-still-missing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-citizen-confirmed-safe-after-nepal-floods-but-29-still-missing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton police commission to prohibit public speakers from meetings for rest of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Edmonton police commission says public speakers will no longer be allowed in remaining public meetings this year because of what it calls insulting and abusive public feedback that it has recently received.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-police-commission-to-prohibit-public-speakers-from-meetings-for-rest-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-police-commission-to-prohibit-public-speakers-from-meetings-for-rest-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto Area home sales down 2% in August, prices dip below $1M: board]]></title><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;Toronto&nbsp;Regional Real Estate Board says 5,057 homes changed hands last month, down 2.1 per cent year-over-year, while sales also fell 1.3 per cent from July.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-area-home-sales-down-2-in-august-prices-dip-below-1m-board/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-area-home-sales-down-2-in-august-prices-dip-below-1m-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From folk rock to fundamental research: Dupras leads Quebec science]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dupras comes from farming families on both sides and said an uncle interested in genealogy traced about&nbsp;16 generations of farmers on his father&rsquo;s side.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/from-folk-rock-to-fundamental-research-dupras-leads-quebec-science/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/from-folk-rock-to-fundamental-research-dupras-leads-quebec-science/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Widespread power outages remain after damaging storms slam southern Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands across the Greater Toronto Area and parts of Ontario's Golden Horseshoe remain without power after a severe storm flooded streets, knocked down trees and utility lines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/widespread-power-outages-remain-after-damaging-storms-slam-southern-ontario/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/widespread-power-outages-remain-after-damaging-storms-slam-southern-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire threatening Port Hope Simpson, N.L., grows, but has not reached town structures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Additional people and equipment arrived in Port Hope Simpson through the day Thursday, with the ongoing wildfire fight expected to continue into Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/wildfire-threatening-port-hope-simpson-nl-grows-but-has-not-reached-town-structures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/wildfire-threatening-port-hope-simpson-nl-grows-but-has-not-reached-town-structures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of control fire more than doubles in size in Port Hope Simpson, N.L.]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Today is a bit of a concern. We&rsquo;re expecting warm temperatures into the high 20s and 40 km southwest wind, and unfortunately [it] is not the wind we would want in the area,&rdquo; said Charlottetown fire chief Boyce Turnbull.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/out-of-control-fire-more-than-doubles-in-size-in-port-hope-simpson-nl/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/out-of-control-fire-more-than-doubles-in-size-in-port-hope-simpson-nl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatchewan sees another overpass strike near Borden Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new month, a new overpass strike in Saskatchewan. This time, just West of Saskatoon near the Borden Bridge where a semi was hauling agriculture equipment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-sees-another-overpass-strike-near-borden-bridge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-sees-another-overpass-strike-near-borden-bridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kelowna asks Ottawa to help shut down the downtown’s supervised consumption site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Tom Dyas has written to the federal health minister asking that the facility&rsquo;s 2027 renewal be denied.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/kelowna-asks-ottawa-to-help-shut-down-the-downtowns-supervised-consumption-site/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/kelowna-asks-ottawa-to-help-shut-down-the-downtowns-supervised-consumption-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadians are happier than they've been in years, poll finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[By self-reporting their happiness at greater than seven out of 10 on average, a significant increase over last year, Canadians are at their cheeriest and most optimistic place in several years, according to a new poll .It is a tricky thing to measure, but these findings are the latest in the novel science of happiness studies, which has grown rapidly from a niche academic interest into a major factor in economic policy development, including an important new priority of Statistics Canada.&ldquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadians-are-happier-than-theyve-been-in-years-poll-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadians-are-happier-than-theyve-been-in-years-poll-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario police oversight report reveals major issues with handling of ‘silent’ 911 call]]></title><description><![CDATA[In August 2024, a Welland, Ont., man called 911 as he was having a heart attack. He couldn't speak and Niagara Regional Police failed to dispatch officers to check on him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-police-oversight-report-reveals-major-issues-with-handling-of-silent-911-call/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-police-oversight-report-reveals-major-issues-with-handling-of-silent-911-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccine-preventable illnesses on the horizon again as Canadian kids head back to school]]></title><description><![CDATA[With millions of Canadian kids heading back to school and temperatures set to drop, it&rsquo;s time to brace for another fall of seasonal illnesses &mdash; and medical experts say staying healthy takes more than just a flu shot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vaccine-preventable-illnesses-on-the-horizon-again-as-canadian-kids-head-back-to-school/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vaccine-preventable-illnesses-on-the-horizon-again-as-canadian-kids-head-back-to-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The key to winning the Canada-U.S. trade war is not retaliating, says think tank]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; A free-market think tank is calling on Canadian policymakers to turn the other cheek as the United States ramps up its cross-border tariffs.&ldquo;When you&rsquo;re in a trade impasse like the one we&rsquo;re in with the U.S., what works is being able to outlast the other guy,&rdquo; said Vincent Geloso, a senior economist at the Montreal Economic Institute and the author of a new research note on the ineffectiveness of counter-tariffs.&ldquo;Eventually, there&rsquo;ll be an oppo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-key-to-winning-the-canada-us-trade-war-is-not-retaliating-says-think-tank/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-key-to-winning-the-canada-us-trade-war-is-not-retaliating-says-think-tank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican Senator Susan Collins could be one of the first victims of Trump's tariff war]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; The last time Maine voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1988 for George H. W. Bush, yet in every U.S. Senate race since 1996, the Pine Tree State has elected Republican Senator Susan Collins.Even in 2020, when Democrats tied the race to a broader referendum on Donald Trump &mdash; and polls predicted she would lose to Democrat Sara Gideon &mdash; Collins prevailed. Some Mainers split their tickets, voting for both her and Joe Biden.But now, with Preside]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/republican-senator-susan-collins-could-be-one-of-the-first-victims-of-trumps-tariff-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/republican-senator-susan-collins-could-be-one-of-the-first-victims-of-trumps-tariff-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Quebec actually the most taxed jurisdiction in North America?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the rising cost of living front and centre in the Quebec election campaign, a familiar refrain has emerged: Quebec is the most taxed jurisdiction in North America. But is the claim actually true? We took a closer look.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/is-quebec-actually-the-most-taxed-jurisdiction-in-north-america/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/is-quebec-actually-the-most-taxed-jurisdiction-in-north-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Republican senator could be one of the first victims of Trump's tariff war]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; The last time Maine voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1988 for George H. W. Bush, yet in every U.S. Senate race since 1996, the Pine Tree State has elected Republican Senator Susan Collins.Even in 2020, when Democrats tied the race to a broader referendum on Donald Trump &mdash; and polls predicted she would lose to Democrat Sara Gideon &mdash; Collins prevailed. Some Mainers split their tickets, voting for both her and Joe Biden.But now, with Preside]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-republican-senator-could-be-one-of-the-first-victims-of-trumps-tariff-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-republican-senator-could-be-one-of-the-first-victims-of-trumps-tariff-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Republican senator could be one of the first political victims of Trump's tariff war]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; The last time Maine voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1988 for George H. W. Bush, yet in every U.S. Senate race since 1996, the Pine Tree State has elected Republican Senator Susan Collins.Even in 2020, when Democrats tied the race to a broader referendum on Donald Trump &mdash; and polls predicted she would lose to Democrat Sara Gideon &mdash; Collins prevailed. Some Mainers split their tickets, voting for both her and Joe Biden.But now, with Preside]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-republican-senator-could-be-one-of-the-first-political-victims-of-trumps-tariff-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-republican-senator-could-be-one-of-the-first-political-victims-of-trumps-tariff-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have to move quickly’: Canadians lend a hand as massive relief effort in Nepal begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Calgary aid worker is helping Nepal earthquake survivors while the city's Nepalese community supports loved ones affected by the disaster.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/we-have-to-move-quickly-canadians-lend-a-hand-as-massive-relief-effort-in-nepal-begins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/we-have-to-move-quickly-canadians-lend-a-hand-as-massive-relief-effort-in-nepal-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This artist cancelled a U.S. show because of a 50% tariff on Canadian art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ottawa-based visual artist Michael Harrington says he cancelled an upcoming exhibition in Boston after learning the Trump administration had implemented a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian art.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/this-artist-cancelled-a-us-show-because-of-a-50-tariff-on-canadian-art/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/this-artist-cancelled-a-us-show-because-of-a-50-tariff-on-canadian-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian missing after Nepal flooding found safe, Anand says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says one of the 30 Canadian citizens and permanent residents missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal's border region with China has been found safe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-missing-after-nepal-flooding-found-safe-anand-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-missing-after-nepal-flooding-found-safe-anand-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade war complicates Manitoba Hydro plan to purchase gas turbines from U.S. manufacturer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canada-U.S. trade war has complicated Manitoba Hydro's plan to purchase gas turbines for its $3-billion Brandon generating station expansion from a manufacturer based in Massachusetts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trade-war-complicates-manitoba-hydro-plan-to-purchase-gas-turbines-from-us-manufacturer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trade-war-complicates-manitoba-hydro-plan-to-purchase-gas-turbines-from-us-manufacturer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staffer injured in Columbia Icefield all-terrain vehicle rollover]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pursuit staff member was conducting an operational maintenance check on the Ice Odyssey all-terrain tour vehicle when the rollover happened at the Columbia Icefield.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/staffer-injured-in-columbia-icefield-all-terrain-vehicle-rollover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/staffer-injured-in-columbia-icefield-all-terrain-vehicle-rollover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20.2% property tax increase required if Calgary funds all 2027 budget requests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The figures were included in a number of confidential, preliminary budget documents obtained by Global News after being presented to Calgary city council earlier this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/202-property-tax-increase-required-if-calgary-funds-all-2027-budgetrequests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/202-property-tax-increase-required-if-calgary-funds-all-2027-budgetrequests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Canada Express flight attendants vote on strike mandate as contract talks stall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flight attendants who work on Air Canada Express flights are voting on whether to authorize strike action as their union says bargaining talks have stalled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/air-canada-express-flight-attendants-vote-on-strike-mandate-as-contract-talks-stall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/air-canada-express-flight-attendants-vote-on-strike-mandate-as-contract-talks-stall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complaints raised of excessive force by RCMP in Sheshatshiu Innu Nation as video circulates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of people protested outside the RCMP detachment in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Wednesday following the arrest of a man that was recorded and posted online by his girlfriend, who called the actions by the police officers excessive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/complaints-raised-of-excessive-force-by-rcmp-in-sheshatshiu-innu-nation-as-video-circulates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/complaints-raised-of-excessive-force-by-rcmp-in-sheshatshiu-innu-nation-as-video-circulates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario student accused in U.S. of taking airport photos for Chinese official]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Mathers, a former RCMP officer who runs a private crime and risk consulting firm, said it's common practice for Chinese state security to try to recruit people online.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-student-accused-in-us-of-taking-airport-photos-for-chinese-official/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-student-accused-in-us-of-taking-airport-photos-for-chinese-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidate for Quebec Conservatives apologizes for 2020 post about euthanizing pro-vaccine people]]></title><description><![CDATA[A candidate for the Conservative Party of Quebec is apologizing for online comments he made at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He wrote that Quebecers in favour of vaccines should be euthanized. Just seven days into the election campaign, several other candidates in various parties have faced pushback and even calls to resign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/candidate-for-quebec-conservatives-apologizes-for-2020-post-about-euthanizing-pro-vaccine-people/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/candidate-for-quebec-conservatives-apologizes-for-2020-post-about-euthanizing-pro-vaccine-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apology sanction struck for Red Deer school trustee who compared Pride to Nazism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The issue erupted in the summer of 2023 and led Monique LaGrange to resign from the board of Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools after fellow members voted to disqualify her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/apology-sanction-struck-for-red-deer-school-trustee-who-compared-pride-to-nazism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/apology-sanction-struck-for-red-deer-school-trustee-who-compared-pride-to-nazism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argos, Ticats meet in pivotal Labour Day contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's much more on the line for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts than just Labour Day bragging rights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/argos-ticats-meet-in-pivotal-labour-day-contest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/argos-ticats-meet-in-pivotal-labour-day-contest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal West parents want crossing guard back at troubled intersection near school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reconfiguration of the intersection is expected to begin Wednesday with the new layout expected to be completed by the first week of October.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-west-parents-want-crossing-guard-back-at-troubled-intersection-near-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-west-parents-want-crossing-guard-back-at-troubled-intersection-near-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Keep human culture alive’: Halifax music venue takes a stand against AI posters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gus' Pub in Halifax has decided it will no longer be accepting AI event posters. Staff say they want to promote and support local artists and 'human culture.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/keep-human-culture-alive-halifax-music-venue-takes-a-stand-against-ai-posters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/keep-human-culture-alive-halifax-music-venue-takes-a-stand-against-ai-posters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. admiral compares military action against Canada to fighting extraterrestrials]]></title><description><![CDATA[A question to a U.S. admiral about the possibility of military action against Canada was met with incredulity from the military leader, who called it &ldquo;preposterous&rdquo; and added: &ldquo;Would you ask me please, also, what my attack plans are for the Martians?&rdquo;General Jennie Carignan, Canada&rsquo;s chief of the defence staff, and Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, were holding a joint news conference on Wednesday as the three-day annual Indo-Pacific]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-admiral-compares-military-action-against-canada-to-fighting-extraterrestrials/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-admiral-compares-military-action-against-canada-to-fighting-extraterrestrials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hilroy says sorry for leaving Newfoundland, Cape Breton off notebooks' Canadian map]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hilroy has apologized for leaving Newfoundland and Cape Breton off the Canadian map on its glossy notebooks, after the mistake led to backlash online.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hilroy-says-sorry-for-leaving-newfoundland-cape-breton-off-notebooks-canadian-map-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hilroy-says-sorry-for-leaving-newfoundland-cape-breton-off-notebooks-canadian-map-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal government admits two trans inmates charged with sexual assault after transfer to women's prisons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government has acknowledged that two transgender inmates incarcerated in women&rsquo;s prisons faced sexual-assault charges following complaints made by female inmates.On Monday, the government filed its statement of defence in an ongoing constitutional challenge to Correctional Service Canada&rsquo;s (CSC) policy allowing some &ldquo;gender diverse&rdquo; inmates to be transferred to women&rsquo;s prisons. The CSC uses the term &ldquo;gender diverse&rdquo; to describe identities or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/federal-government-admits-two-trans-inmates-charged-with-sexual-assault-after-transfer-to-womens-prisons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/federal-government-admits-two-trans-inmates-charged-with-sexual-assault-after-transfer-to-womens-prisons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An island is floating around a B.C. reservoir — and it keeps disappearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The floating forest, which is 70 metres wide and 140 metres long, was first spotted in July near Finlay Bay in the middle of Williston Reservoir in the northern interior of B.C.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/an-island-is-floating-around-a-bc-reservoir-and-it-keeps-disappearing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/an-island-is-floating-around-a-bc-reservoir-and-it-keeps-disappearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans split on Canada as Trump’s trade war escalates: polls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Americans are becoming increasingly divided on their feelings about their northern neighbours and the freshly stoked trade war, according to new polls released this week.Polling conducted by YouGov for The Economist found that 38 per cent of Republican voters &ldquo;now view Canada as unfriendly or an enemy, by far the highest level in the past decade&rdquo; and up from 22 per cent in February polling. Only 12 per cent of Republicans felt the same way in April 2024, before U.S. President Donald]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/republicans-split-on-canada-as-trumps-trade-war-escalates-polls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/republicans-split-on-canada-as-trumps-trade-war-escalates-polls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private company to take over New Brunswick veterinary services next year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starting next year, Hartland-based company Carleton AgriSolutions will take the reins of providing care for the province's livestock.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/private-company-to-take-over-new-brunswick-veterinary-services-next-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/private-company-to-take-over-new-brunswick-veterinary-services-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal MP Idlout violated conflict of interest code, ethics watchdog finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ottawa's ethics commissioner found Liberal MP Lori Idlout violated Parliament's conflict of interest code, but recommended against imposing any penalties against her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/liberal-mp-idlout-violated-conflict-of-interest-code-ethics-watchdog-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/liberal-mp-idlout-violated-conflict-of-interest-code-ethics-watchdog-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethics watchdog finds Liberal MP Idlout violated conflict of interest code]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ottawa's ethics commissioner found Liberal MP Lori Idlout violated Parliament's conflict of interest code, but recommended against imposing any penalties against her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ethics-watchdog-finds-liberal-mp-idlout-violated-conflict-of-interest-code/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ethics-watchdog-finds-liberal-mp-idlout-violated-conflict-of-interest-code/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lutnick says Canadian minister didn't deny trying to 'blow up' negotiations]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said a Canadian minister did not deny it when asked if Canadian negotiators were trying to &ldquo;blow up&rdquo; trade negotiations last month.Lutnick, the brash Trump cabinet member who is a close advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, made the claim during an interview on CNBC Wednesday morning when discussing the end of negotiations late Friday Aug. 21.&ldquo;Friday at 4 o&rsquo;clock, the Canadians call. They start adding crazy ideas to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lutnick-says-canadian-minister-didnt-deny-trying-to-blow-up-negotiations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lutnick-says-canadian-minister-didnt-deny-trying-to-blow-up-negotiations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Clooney calls out Pete Hegseth for mocking Canadian military cadets]]></title><description><![CDATA['You see what the secretary of defense just tweeted out a picture about women in the military in Canada, and you're going, 'What's wrong with you?' George Clooney said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/george-clooney-calls-out-pete-hegseth-for-mocking-canadian-military-cadets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/george-clooney-calls-out-pete-hegseth-for-mocking-canadian-military-cadets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 more B.C. Conservative MLAs step away from party to sit as Independent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donegal Wilson, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen, and Scott McInnis, MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke, separately announced their departures from the party on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-more-bc-conservative-mlas-step-away-from-party-to-sit-as-independent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-more-bc-conservative-mlas-step-away-from-party-to-sit-as-independent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 more B.C. Conservative MLAs quit caucus to sit as Independents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donegal Wilson, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen, and Scott McInnis, MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke, have have quit the B.C. Conservative caucus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-more-bc-conservative-mlas-quit-caucus-to-sit-as-independents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-more-bc-conservative-mlas-quit-caucus-to-sit-as-independents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada is an ‘indispensable’ ally despite political tensions: U.S. admiral]]></title><description><![CDATA[The commander of U.S. Pacific Command tells reporters military-to-military relations need to stay above the political fray, as relations between Canada and the U.S. remain tense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-is-an-indispensable-ally-despite-political-tensions-us-admiral/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-is-an-indispensable-ally-despite-political-tensions-us-admiral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg woman who saved drowning child, father did what ‘anybody should do’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police said the child entered the Red River first and started to drown, prompting their father to follow her. A bystander saved both.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-woman-who-saved-drowning-child-father-did-what-anybody-should-do/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-woman-who-saved-drowning-child-father-did-what-anybody-should-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg woman saves father and child from drowning: WPS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police said the child entered the Red River first and started to drown, prompting their father to follow her. A bystander saved both.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-woman-saves-father-and-child-from-drowning-wps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-woman-saves-father-and-child-from-drowning-wps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rabies vaccine operation targets raccoons and skunks in Montreal parks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers will be spreading sweet-smelling baits containing a rabies vaccine through Montreal's parks in the coming weeks to head off an outbreak of the deadly disease.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rabies-vaccine-operation-targets-raccoons-and-skunks-in-montreal-parks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rabies-vaccine-operation-targets-raccoons-and-skunks-in-montreal-parks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake Ontario renamed 'Lake America' for U.S. users of Apple Maps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple has changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America on the web version of its Apple Maps, but only for U.S. users of the service.The decision by the tech giant took place on Tuesday, the same day John Ternus officially took over as CEO, succeeding Tim Cook, who had led the company for 15 years.It follows a move by Google&rsquo;s parent company, Alphabet, to change the name of the lake on its Google Maps, also for U.S. users.&ldquo;These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lake-ontario-renamed-lake-america-for-us-users-of-apple-maps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lake-ontario-renamed-lake-america-for-us-users-of-apple-maps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maritime farmers hit by major drought last summer say they're on the road to recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the impact of last year's drought still casts a lingering fear on the farmers, they find the crops looking great so far and expect a slow recovery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/maritime-farmers-hit-by-major-drought-last-summer-say-theyre-on-the-road-to-recovery-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/maritime-farmers-hit-by-major-drought-last-summer-say-theyre-on-the-road-to-recovery-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[P.E.I. premier says 'a lot more work ahead' as he shuffles cabinet for 8th time in 12 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz undertook a minor shakeup of his executive council Wednesday afternoon at Government House in Charlottetown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pei-premier-says-a-lot-more-work-ahead-as-he-shuffles-cabinet-for-8th-time-in-12-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pei-premier-says-a-lot-more-work-ahead-as-he-shuffles-cabinet-for-8th-time-in-12-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz shuffles his cabinet Wednesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz has shaken up his executive council Wednesday afternoon at Government House in Charlottetown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pei-premier-rob-lantz-shuffles-his-cabinet-wednesday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pei-premier-rob-lantz-shuffles-his-cabinet-wednesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minor cabinet shuffle Wednesday for P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz undertook a minor shakeup of his executive council Wednesday afternoon at Government House in Charlottetown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/minor-cabinet-shuffle-wednesday-for-pei-premier-rob-lantz/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/minor-cabinet-shuffle-wednesday-for-pei-premier-rob-lantz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I don't feel like a hero,' says Winnipeg woman who saved father, drowning toddler from Red River]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg woman says she's still recovering, but glad everyone is safe, days after rescuing both a child who fell into the Red River and the girl's father, who attempted to save the child.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-dont-feel-like-a-hero-says-winnipeg-woman-who-saved-father-drowning-toddler-from-red-river/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-dont-feel-like-a-hero-says-winnipeg-woman-who-saved-father-drowning-toddler-from-red-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I don't feel like a hero,' says Winnipeg woman who rescued father, toddler from Red River]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg woman says she's still recovering, but glad everyone is safe, days after rescuing both a child who fell into the Red River and the girl's father, who attempted to save the child.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-dont-feel-like-a-hero-says-winnipeg-woman-who-rescued-father-toddler-from-red-river/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-dont-feel-like-a-hero-says-winnipeg-woman-who-rescued-father-toddler-from-red-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group prepares push for referendum on proposed downtown arena in Saskatoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saskatoon residents may soon get their say on the proposed downtown arena, a project that could become the largest in the city's history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/group-prepares-push-for-referendum-on-proposed-downtown-arena-in-saskatoon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/group-prepares-push-for-referendum-on-proposed-downtown-arena-in-saskatoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On a luxury train in Vietnam, I learned the journey can be as rewarding as the destination]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rhythmic rocking of the train keeps a slow, steady tempo along the tracks as soft strains of jazz waft from the bar car, the faint sound of piano keys fused with ice tinkling in a cut-crystal glass. I&rsquo;m next door in the treatment room, face down in a massage chair, slowly drifting off as my neck and back are gently massaged, the patchwork countryside passing by outside. Read More]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/on-a-luxury-train-in-vietnam-i-learned-the-journey-can-be-as-rewarding-as-the-destination/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/on-a-luxury-train-in-vietnam-i-learned-the-journey-can-be-as-rewarding-as-the-destination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. government confirms gas revenue forecast errors worth $1.46B]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy Minister Adrian Dix said the most significant error, a 44-cent overstatement in the forecasted per-gigajoule price of natural gas this fiscal year, was a "serious mistake."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-government-confirms-gas-revenue-forecast-errors-worth-146b/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-government-confirms-gas-revenue-forecast-errors-worth-146b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workers find historic human remains in Manitoban RM: RCMP]]></title><description><![CDATA[A road maintenance crew found the human remains last week, according to the Manitoba RCMP, who said carbon dating and testing is being arranged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/workers-find-historic-human-remains-in-manitoban-rm-rcmp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/workers-find-historic-human-remains-in-manitoban-rm-rcmp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto police deem fire at commercial building suspicious]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just after 3 a.m., firefighters and police were called to Finch Avenue East and Willowdale Avenue for reports of a fire at a commercial building.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-police-deem-fire-at-commercial-building-suspicious/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-police-deem-fire-at-commercial-building-suspicious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vancouver-area home sales drop almost 5% in August amid lag: board]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greater Vancouver Realtors says there were 1,869 home sales last month, which was 20.7 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vancouver-area-home-sales-drop-almost-5-in-august-amid-lag-board/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vancouver-area-home-sales-drop-almost-5-in-august-amid-lag-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario byelections near finish line with trade war looming large]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candidates say a variety of provincial issues has popped up during campaigning, but U.S. President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-byelections-near-finish-line-with-trade-war-looming-large/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-byelections-near-finish-line-with-trade-war-looming-large/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hilroy says sorry for leaving Newfoundland, Cape Breton off notebooks’ Canadian map]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spokesperson for Hilroy's parent company, ACCO Brands, says the inaccurate map was the result of a printing error.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hilroy-says-sorry-for-leaving-newfoundland-cape-breton-off-notebooks-canadian-map/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hilroy-says-sorry-for-leaving-newfoundland-cape-breton-off-notebooks-canadian-map/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.25 per cent once again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monetary policymakers at the Bank of Canada use the policy rate to keep a lid on inflation and support economic growth when prices are contained.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bank-of-canada-holds-key-rate-at-225-per-cent-once-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bank-of-canada-holds-key-rate-at-225-per-cent-once-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds to announce gas tax holiday extension until the end of January 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Finance Minister Fran&ccedil;ois-Philippe Champagne will announce an extension of the gas tax holiday until the end of January, according to a government source.The previously announced pause on the federal fuel excise tax was set to end on Sept. 7, adding 10 cents per litre of gas and four cents per litre of diesel after Labour Day.Champagne is scheduled to hold a press conference in Ottawa on Wednesday at a Canadian Tire store, where he will announce the move.Prime Minister Mar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/feds-to-announce-gas-tax-holiday-extension-until-the-end-of-january-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/feds-to-announce-gas-tax-holiday-extension-until-the-end-of-january-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds to announce gas tax holiday extension until January]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Finance Minister Fran&ccedil;ois-Philippe Champagne will announce an extension of the gas tax holiday until the end of January, according to a government source.The previously announced pause on the tax was set to end on Sept. 7, adding 10 cents per litre of gas and four cents per litre of diesel after Labour Day.Champagne is scheduled to hold a press conference in Ottawa on Wednesday at a Canadian Tire store, where he will announce the move.Prime Minister Mark Carney announced t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/feds-to-announce-gas-tax-holiday-extension-until-january/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/feds-to-announce-gas-tax-holiday-extension-until-january/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds announce gas tax holiday extension until the end of January 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Finance Minister Fran&ccedil;ois-Philippe Champagne announced on Wednesday an extension of the gas tax holiday until the end of January. After that, the government intends to return the tax to half of its regular rate before resuming fully on April 1, 2027.The previously announced pause on the federal fuel excise tax was set to end on Sept. 7, adding 10 cents per litre of gas and four cents per litre of diesel after Labour Day.Champagne held a press conference in Ottawa on Wednes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/feds-announce-gas-tax-holiday-extension-until-the-end-of-january-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/feds-announce-gas-tax-holiday-extension-until-the-end-of-january-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best translation tool while travelling? Your photo app]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a supermarket in northern Spain, I blinked at the screen in the self-checkout lane, unsure of what the machine was asking me to do. Then, in a snap, I understood. Read More]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-best-translation-tool-while-travelling-your-photo-app/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-best-translation-tool-while-travelling-your-photo-app/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['You can't lay bees off.' Canadians will see cheap honey in trade war, but the sting will come]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honey is one of hundreds of Canadian products that have been hit with a 50 per cent tariff to enter the United States, grinding exports to a halt. More honey staying north of the border could mean lower prices for consumers in the short term.But over time, the loss of Canada&rsquo;s largest export market for honey could take a toll on producers &mdash; and, due to honey bees&rsquo; contribution to the pollination sector, the overall food system.&ldquo;When there&rsquo;s abundance, prices may pl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/you-cant-lay-bees-off-canadians-will-see-cheap-honey-in-trade-war-but-the-sting-will-come/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/you-cant-lay-bees-off-canadians-will-see-cheap-honey-in-trade-war-but-the-sting-will-come/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of living, fuel has Couche-Tard customers cutting back on snacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The convenience store chain's chief executive Alex Miller says shoppers are being more deliberate about their purchases as the cost of living and fuel rises.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cost-of-living-fuel-has-couche-tard-customers-cutting-back-on-snacks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cost-of-living-fuel-has-couche-tard-customers-cutting-back-on-snacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maritime farmers hit by major drought last summer say they’re on the road to recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year after a severe drought left farms hurting across the East Coast, some Maritime growers say they&rsquo;re on the road to recovery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/maritime-farmers-hit-by-major-drought-last-summer-say-theyre-on-the-road-to-recovery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/maritime-farmers-hit-by-major-drought-last-summer-say-theyre-on-the-road-to-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian families still waiting for answers 1 week after Nepal disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[The flooding on Aug. 26 killed more than 1,100 people and left roughly 4,400 missing, after a glacier collapsed in the Himalayan border region between Nepal and China.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-families-still-waiting-for-answers-1-week-after-nepal-disaster/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-families-still-waiting-for-answers-1-week-after-nepal-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa set to extend the pause on federal fuel excise tax: source]]></title><description><![CDATA[A planned renewal of the federal excise tax on fuel that was to kick in after Labour Day will be paused, Canada's finance minister is to announce Wednesday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-set-to-extend-the-pause-on-federal-fuel-excise-tax-source/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-set-to-extend-the-pause-on-federal-fuel-excise-tax-source/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers, students file new wave of lawsuits against OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[New legal filings describe the horror students and teachers experienced on Feb. 10 and include new details of OpenAI's alleged negligence in preventing the shooting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/teachers-students-file-new-wave-of-lawsuits-against-openai-over-tumbler-ridge-shooting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/teachers-students-file-new-wave-of-lawsuits-against-openai-over-tumbler-ridge-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thunderstorms, rain looming for Toronto as heat warnings hit southern Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority says there's a higher potential for flooding in its river systems. It also warned that its watersheds are already saturated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/thunderstorms-rain-looming-for-toronto-as-heat-warnings-hit-southern-ontario/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/thunderstorms-rain-looming-for-toronto-as-heat-warnings-hit-southern-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counter tariffs will add to 'perfect storm' of homebuilding challenges, N.L. builders say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countertariffs Canada is preparing to place on more than $27 billion of American products has left a cloud of uncertainty for homebuilders in Newfoundland and Labrador, who say business could become more expensive and difficult.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/counter-tariffs-will-add-to-perfect-storm-of-homebuilding-challenges-nl-builders-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/counter-tariffs-will-add-to-perfect-storm-of-homebuilding-challenges-nl-builders-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian Tire and Tim Hortons join forces to link their loyalty programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the partnership launched between the restaurant and the home goods company on Wednesday, customers who link their Triangle and Tims Rewards accounts will earn between two and five per cent in Canadian Tire money in addition to Tims points on select Tims purchases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-tire-and-tim-hortons-join-forces-to-link-their-loyalty-programs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-tire-and-tim-hortons-join-forces-to-link-their-loyalty-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigating murder of employee of ex-MP Raj Grewal, who's accused of fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Litigation over millions in alleged financial misconduct by former MP and lawyer Raj Grewal and his colleagues has brought to the fore a more chilling backdrop to the saga &mdash; a shocking murder of a Grewal associate and shootings at his home.The recent cross-examination of a witness in one of a slew of lawsuits against the ex-Liberal member, the law firm he founded and other lawyers raised the fact that a Grewal employee, Jaskarn Dhaliwal, was shot dead eight months ago as he drove out of a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/police-investigating-murder-of-employee-of-ex-mp-raj-grewal-whos-accused-of-fraud/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/police-investigating-murder-of-employee-of-ex-mp-raj-grewal-whos-accused-of-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tumbler Ridge shooting survivors among 30 new plaintiffs suing OpenAI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirty new plaintiffs have joined legal action tied to the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, expanding the case against OpenAI and Sam Altman to 37 claims.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/tumbler-ridge-shooting-survivors-among-30-new-plaintiffs-suing-openai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/tumbler-ridge-shooting-survivors-among-30-new-plaintiffs-suing-openai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton woman says she was ‘unpersoned’ by church after Orthodox clergyman charged with sexual assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[A member of the clergy with an Orthodox church in Edmonton has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman more than two decades ago, and the complainant in the case says she was ostracized from the church after reporting the alleged crime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-woman-says-she-was-unpersoned-by-church-after-orthodox-clergyman-charged-with-sexual-assault/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-woman-says-she-was-unpersoned-by-church-after-orthodox-clergyman-charged-with-sexual-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario threatened to cut off U.S. critical minerals supply. Sudbury isn’t panicking]]></title><description><![CDATA[With each development in Donald Trump's trade war, many&nbsp;Ontario&nbsp;cities have received news of tariffs on Canadian goods with panic and devastation for their local industries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-threatened-to-cut-off-us-critical-minerals-supply-sudbury-isnt-panicking/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-threatened-to-cut-off-us-critical-minerals-supply-sudbury-isnt-panicking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telus accused of misleading B.C. consumer watchdog in probe sparked by mistaken $1,400 cancellation fee]]></title><description><![CDATA[B.C.'s consumer watchdog is locked in a court battle with Telus after accusing the telecommunications giant of stonewalling an inspector trying to determine if a mistaken $1,435.65 contract cancellation fee was part of a bigger issue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/telus-accused-of-misleading-bc-consumer-watchdog-in-probe-sparked-by-mistaken-1400-cancellation-fee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/telus-accused-of-misleading-bc-consumer-watchdog-in-probe-sparked-by-mistaken-1400-cancellation-fee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students return to Saskatoon high school missing 26 classrooms after fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students at Bethlehem Catholic High School will be back in class Wednesday for the first time since a fire last month &mdash; and the school day has been cut by half for most.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/students-return-to-saskatoon-high-school-missing-26-classrooms-after-fire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/students-return-to-saskatoon-high-school-missing-26-classrooms-after-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ketamine-prescribing Ontario doctor suspended after asking patients to waive their right to sue him]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ontario family doctor who prescribed ketamine over the phone and asked patients to sign away their right to sue him or make a formal complaint &ldquo;of any kind&rdquo; has been suspended from practising for six months.Dr. Michael Hart, a past guest of U.S podcaster Joe Rogan who was &ldquo;cautioned&rdquo; by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario multiple times dating back to 2016, including over his social media posts, engaged in conduct that would reasonably be regarded as &ld]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ketamine-prescribing-ontario-doctor-suspended-after-asking-patients-to-waive-their-right-to-sue-him/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ketamine-prescribing-ontario-doctor-suspended-after-asking-patients-to-waive-their-right-to-sue-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swan River Valley, Man., farmers wait for relief after summer of floods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Manitoba farmers face a devastating year after extreme weather &mdash; including record-breaking flooding in the Parkland and Swan Valley &mdash; caused massive crop losses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/swan-river-valley-man-farmers-wait-for-relief-after-summer-of-floods/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/swan-river-valley-man-farmers-wait-for-relief-after-summer-of-floods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progressive Conservative MPPs say they have repaid thousands in hotel room expenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hardeep Grewal and Charmaine Williams said they had repaid $27,275 and $15,865 respectively for Toronto hotel rooms after being ordered to do so by the premier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/progressive-conservative-mpps-say-they-have-repaid-thousands-in-hotel-room-expenses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/progressive-conservative-mpps-say-they-have-repaid-thousands-in-hotel-room-expenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of Nova Scotians denied heating assistance would have qualified if not for cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 8,000 applicants denied a provincial home heating rebate last winter would have qualified under previous rules, a CBC News analysis has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/thousands-of-nova-scotians-denied-heating-assistance-would-have-qualified-if-not-for-cut/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/thousands-of-nova-scotians-denied-heating-assistance-would-have-qualified-if-not-for-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney's 'hydronym' moment is behind a cheeky campaign to raise awareness about Lake Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[Riding on Prime Minister Mark Carney's use of the proper word for a body of water, a London, Ont., company has created T-shirts emblazoned with "My hydronyms are Lake and Ontario." A portion of the apparel sales proceeds go to Swim Drink Fish Canada, a charity that connects people with the lake, and works to keep it safe and clean.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carneys-hydronym-moment-is-behind-a-cheeky-campaign-to-raise-awareness-about-lake-ontario/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carneys-hydronym-moment-is-behind-a-cheeky-campaign-to-raise-awareness-about-lake-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada gave contracts to Iran VP’s son while investigating role in regime missile program]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RCMP and Canadian military were among the agencies that hired companies run by Edmonton resident 'Sal Ghafouri,' a Global News investigation has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-gave-contracts-to-iran-vps-son-while-investigating-role-in-regime-missile-program/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-gave-contracts-to-iran-vps-son-while-investigating-role-in-regime-missile-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plane spotter or Chinese spy? Ontario university student suspected of espionage at airports]]></title><description><![CDATA[A University of Waterloo student is suspected of espionage after the FBI said he admitted to accessing airport facilities in Toronto and Chicago, to take photos on behalf of a shadowy figure from China. Weiheng Zeng, himself a Chinese citizen, was arrested in Michigan on Aug. 23 and charged with making false statements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/plane-spotter-or-chinese-spy-ontario-university-student-suspected-of-espionage-at-airports/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/plane-spotter-or-chinese-spy-ontario-university-student-suspected-of-espionage-at-airports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neskantaga First Nation's lack of health-care infrastructure forces evacuation of dozens to Toronto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four weeks after Neskantaga First Nations declared a state of emergency over a sewage spill at its nursing station, a fire at the temporary health-care facility has left the community scrambling again. Officials with Indigenous Services Canada have visited the First Nation to assess the situation, which has forced the relocation of about 250 vulnerable people to Toronto.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/neskantaga-first-nations-lack-of-health-care-infrastructure-forces-evacuation-of-dozens-to-toronto/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/neskantaga-first-nations-lack-of-health-care-infrastructure-forces-evacuation-of-dozens-to-toronto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lululemon the latest brand to bet on resale as second-hand clothing becomes big business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shoppers looking to save money on Lululemon apparel have another option. The athletic wear company has launched its resale site in Canada. A 25,000 square foot processing hub in Calgary is at the center of the expansion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lululemon-the-latest-brand-to-bet-on-resale-as-second-hand-clothing-becomes-big-business/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lululemon-the-latest-brand-to-bet-on-resale-as-second-hand-clothing-becomes-big-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta Motor Association student patrollers return to province’s crosswalks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Classes are back in Lethbridge, Alta., and that means the Alberta Motor Association's student patrollers are once again holding their stop signs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-motor-association-student-patrollers-return-to-provinces-crosswalks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-motor-association-student-patrollers-return-to-provinces-crosswalks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal government commits $29M to north Calgary water main project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The North Calgary Water Servicing project will deliver 100 million litres of drinking water to northside communities when it's complete in 2029, city officials said Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/federal-government-commits-29m-to-north-calgary-water-main-project/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/federal-government-commits-29m-to-north-calgary-water-main-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Maps follows Google, changes name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America']]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America on the web version of its Apple Maps following U.S. President Donald &zwnj;Trump's executive order renaming the lake. The move by Apple on Tuesday followed a decision by Alphabet late on Saturday to change the name of the lake on its Google Maps for U.S. users.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/apple-maps-follows-google-changes-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/apple-maps-follows-google-changes-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reference to Indigenous peoples removed from Premier Smith's Alberta Day statement 'in error']]></title><description><![CDATA[An updated version of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's statement commemorating the province's 121st birthday was issued with the original statement's reference to Indigenous peoples removed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/reference-to-indigenous-peoples-removed-from-premier-smiths-alberta-day-statement-in-error/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/reference-to-indigenous-peoples-removed-from-premier-smiths-alberta-day-statement-in-error/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two sides in Alberta separation debate  entrenched, with majority wanting to remain in Canada: poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[With fewer than 50 days until this October&rsquo;s referendum, a new poll suggests Albertans remain entrenched in long-held positions tied to the idea of separating from Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/two-sides-in-alberta-separation-debate-entrenched-with-majority-wanting-to-remain-in-canada-poll/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/two-sides-in-alberta-separation-debate-entrenched-with-majority-wanting-to-remain-in-canada-poll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cruel’: Legal community questions N.S. move to exclude tents from higher income assistance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of Halifax's legal community are reacting after the provincial government prevented people living in tents from accessing higher income assistance.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cruel-legal-community-questions-ns-move-to-exclude-tents-from-higher-income-assistance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cruel-legal-community-questions-ns-move-to-exclude-tents-from-higher-income-assistance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocates say gender-based violence still overlooked in N.S. mass shooting response]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chair of the monitoring committee said 30 recommendations still need to be addressed. Advocates say more needs to be done to deal with the culture of gender-based violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/advocates-say-gender-based-violence-still-overlooked-in-ns-mass-shooting-response/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/advocates-say-gender-based-violence-still-overlooked-in-ns-mass-shooting-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Toronto’s hotels are gearing up for TIFF 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto&rsquo;s TIFF season has always been about more than what happens inside the theatres. For nearly two weeks each September, the city becomes a temporary playground for celebrities, filmmakers, industry insiders and the people hoping to spot them. And while the red carpets and premieres get most of the attention, some of the most interesting action happens a few blocks away &mdash; inside Toronto&rsquo;s luxury hotels.&nbsp; Read More]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/how-torontos-hotels-are-gearing-up-for-tiff-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/how-torontos-hotels-are-gearing-up-for-tiff-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Senator says Democrats will have a tough time curtailing Trump’s tariff policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &ndash; U.S. Senator from Arizona Ruben Gallego tempered expectations around the prospect of Democrats gaining a majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate and using that power to curtail U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariffs on Canada.&ldquo;I do think they&rsquo;ll use their power,&rdquo; said Gallego, during a press conference at the U.S. embassy in Ottawa on Tuesday. &ldquo;The question is, do you have enough to overcome vetoes and things of that nature.&rdquo;Demo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-senator-says-democrats-will-have-a-tough-time-curtailing-trumps-tariff-policy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-senator-says-democrats-will-have-a-tough-time-curtailing-trumps-tariff-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transport minister says Metrolinx service cuts ‘temporary in nature’]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Saturday, Metrolinx announced it would be reducing service on several of its routes until next spring, after offering enhanced service during the summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/transport-minister-says-metrolinx-service-cuts-temporary-in-nature/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/transport-minister-says-metrolinx-service-cuts-temporary-in-nature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous involvement, Canadian materials required in restoration of 24 Sussex Drive: Ottawa]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its search for a &ldquo;world class design vision&rdquo; to restore the official prime minister&rsquo;s residence at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, the federal government is prioritizing the use of Canadian materials and mandating Indigenous involvement in the multi-million-dollar project.Last month, Public Services and Procurement Canada published its request for qualification (RFQ), the first of two stages in its design-building competition for the historic home&rsquo;s rehabilitation.The larg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/indigenous-involvement-canadian-materials-required-in-restoration-of-24-sussex-drive-ottawa/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/indigenous-involvement-canadian-materials-required-in-restoration-of-24-sussex-drive-ottawa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet says he’ll donate $100K from defamation suit win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Superior Court Justice Martin Castonguay ruled on Monday that Pam&eacute;la Groleau's accusations against Ouellet were unfounded and ordered her to pay him $100,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-cardinal-marc-ouellet-says-hell-donate-100k-from-defamation-suit-win/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-cardinal-marc-ouellet-says-hell-donate-100k-from-defamation-suit-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Apples and oranges': PQ leader not concerned with Carney win in Quebec byelection]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; The Bloc Qu&eacute;b&eacute;cois may have lost the federal byelection of Chicoutimi &mdash;Le Fjord to Mark Carney&rsquo;s Liberals on Monday evening, but that is not a concern for the Bloc&rsquo;s provincial cousin which will be facing the Quebec electorate in just over a month.Parti Qu&eacute;b&eacute;cois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was asked on the campaign trail on Tuesday how he interprets the results in Chicoutimi&mdash;Le Fjord, which saw Liberal candidate Daniel Gobe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/apples-and-oranges-pq-leader-not-concerned-with-carney-win-in-quebec-byelection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/apples-and-oranges-pq-leader-not-concerned-with-carney-win-in-quebec-byelection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Apples and oranges': PQ leader not concerned with Bloc loss in federal byelection]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; The Bloc Qu&eacute;b&eacute;cois may have lost the federal byelection of Chicoutimi &mdash;Le Fjord to Mark Carney&rsquo;s Liberals on Monday evening, but that is not a concern for the Bloc&rsquo;s provincial cousin which will be facing the Quebec electorate in just over a month.Or, at least, that&rsquo;s what Parti Qu&eacute;b&eacute;cois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon claims.St-Pierre Plamondon was asked on the campaign trail on Tuesday how he interprets the results in Chicout]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/apples-and-oranges-pq-leader-not-concerned-with-bloc-loss-in-federal-byelection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/apples-and-oranges-pq-leader-not-concerned-with-bloc-loss-in-federal-byelection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Brunswick wants public feedback on data centre plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A news release says the draft policy will support Canada's efforts to control its own data and develop Canadian artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-brunswick-wants-public-feedback-on-data-centre-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-brunswick-wants-public-feedback-on-data-centre-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unifor and Stellantis begin contract negotiations under threat of auto tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The negotiations are the last round of bargaining between the Big Three carmakers &mdash; Stellantis, Ford and GM &mdash; and Unifor, which represents autoworkers at each. And with the backdrop of American tariffs threatening Canada's auto industry, the talks come at a critical juncture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unifor-and-stellantis-begin-contract-negotiations-under-threat-of-auto-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unifor-and-stellantis-begin-contract-negotiations-under-threat-of-auto-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7K walking pads sold at Canadian Tire recalled due to electrical hazard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Canada says anyone who purchased the PowerG Walking Pad since January 2025 should 'immediately stop using the recalled product.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/7k-walking-pads-sold-at-canadian-tire-recalled-due-to-electrical-hazard/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/7k-walking-pads-sold-at-canadian-tire-recalled-due-to-electrical-hazard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. MLA Hon Chan pleads not guilty in alleged intimate partner violence case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BC Prosecution Service says counsel for the Richmond Centre MLA entered the not-guilty plea last Thursday, choosing a jury trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-mla-hon-chan-pleads-not-guilty-in-alleged-intimate-partner-violence-case/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-mla-hon-chan-pleads-not-guilty-in-alleged-intimate-partner-violence-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's living standards 'languishing' behind U.S. as gap in economic performance widens: study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s economic performance has fallen further behind that of the U.S. over the past quarter century, with the gap in GDP per person more than doubling and the Americans pulling ahead on incomes, employment, investment and productivity.That&rsquo;s according to a new study published by the Fraser Institute , which found that, in 1999, inflation-adjusted GDP per person in Canada was $48,076, while in the U.S. it was $58,842. By 2024, GDP per person had grown to $83,286 in the U.S. compar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-living-standards-languishing-behind-us-as-gap-in-economic-performance-widens-study/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-living-standards-languishing-behind-us-as-gap-in-economic-performance-widens-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How scientists confirmed the 'paint by numbers' Norval Morrisseau fraud ring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists at a little-known federal agency in Ottawa reveal the forensic tools that helped crack the largest art fraud case in history. For decades, the forgery ring produced thousands of fake paintings attributed to famed Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/how-scientists-confirmed-the-paint-by-numbers-norval-morrisseau-fraud-ring/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/how-scientists-confirmed-the-paint-by-numbers-norval-morrisseau-fraud-ring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Port of Churchill resumes grain shipments for 1st time in 6 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ship is being loaded with 30,000 tonnes of wheat durum from Saskatchewan-based AGT Foods this week, destined for Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/port-of-churchill-resumes-grain-shipments-for-1st-time-in-6-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/port-of-churchill-resumes-grain-shipments-for-1st-time-in-6-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Brunswick horse virus scare shows need for public large-animal care, says vet]]></title><description><![CDATA[An equine veterinarian says a recent New Brunswick health advisory about a virus impacting horses underscores the need for publicly funded services for large animals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-brunswick-horse-virus-scare-shows-need-for-public-large-animal-care-says-vet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-brunswick-horse-virus-scare-shows-need-for-public-large-animal-care-says-vet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Thauberger, who helped shape Sask.'s place in Canadian art, dead at 78]]></title><description><![CDATA[Born in 1948 in the small town of Holdfast, Sask., David Thauberger dedicated his life to art, inspiring multiple generations of artists, and lining the walls of galleries and public buildings all across the country with his work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/david-thauberger-who-helped-shape-sasks-place-in-canadian-art-dead-at-78/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/david-thauberger-who-helped-shape-sasks-place-in-canadian-art-dead-at-78/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP charge Calgary man for allegedly running $164M Ponzi scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RCMP announced on Tuesday they had laid charges against Craig Michael Thompson, 49, for allegedly misappropriating investor funds from more than 1,000 victims via his company, Black Box Management.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-charge-calgary-man-for-allegedly-running-164m-ponzi-scheme/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-charge-calgary-man-for-allegedly-running-164m-ponzi-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth's post just the latest 'frat boy' insult to Canada, academics say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anti-Canadian rhetoric by U.S. officials is being characterized by two political experts as &ldquo;really weird, really bizarre&rdquo; and &ldquo;frat house humour.&rdquo;The latest example comes from U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, who posted to social media yesterday an image of a female cadet and instructor at a Canadian military training camp, seeming to mock the picture by commenting with a Canadian flag and the words: &ldquo;(this is real).&rdquo;The original image was posted a we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pete-hegseths-post-just-the-latest-frat-boy-insult-to-canada-academics-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pete-hegseths-post-just-the-latest-frat-boy-insult-to-canada-academics-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fertility program offers future choices for 12-year-old N.W.T. cancer patient]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., resident Chloe Dixon was diagnosed with a soft-tissue sarcoma in the summer of last year. While treatment for cancers like hers can impact a person's fertility, a relatively new procedure in Canada is giving Chloe the choice of having children in the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fertility-program-offers-future-choices-for-12-year-old-nwt-cancer-patient/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fertility-program-offers-future-choices-for-12-year-old-nwt-cancer-patient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calgary home with pro-Trump flags vandalized amid cross-border trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asked why they remain in Canada even with their support for the Trump administration, the U.S. homeowner who came here for work said it's because they have built a life in Calgary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/calgary-home-with-pro-trump-flags-vandalized-amid-cross-border-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/calgary-home-with-pro-trump-flags-vandalized-amid-cross-border-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Where's Newfoundland?' ask shocked residents looking at Hilroy exercise books]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a new school year approaches, parents and students are out buying new school supplies &mdash; but one classroom staple has people in Newfoundland and Labrador demanding answers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/wheres-newfoundland-ask-shocked-residents-looking-at-hilroy-exercise-books-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/wheres-newfoundland-ask-shocked-residents-looking-at-hilroy-exercise-books-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Where’s Newfoundland?’ ask shocked residents looking at Hilroy exercise books]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a new school year approaches, parents and students are out buying new school supplies &mdash; but one classroom staple has people in Newfoundland and Labrador demanding answers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/wheres-newfoundland-ask-shocked-residents-looking-at-hilroy-exercise-books/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/wheres-newfoundland-ask-shocked-residents-looking-at-hilroy-exercise-books/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['That moment was glorious': How a Blue Rodeo hit became a rallying cry for Lake Ontario's name]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the lyrics of Blue Rodeo's Hasn't Hit Me Yet reverberated over the shore of Lake Ontario Saturday, they morphed into a rallying cry for Canadians following U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to change the lake's name to "Lake America."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/that-moment-was-glorious-how-a-blue-rodeo-hit-became-a-rallying-cry-for-lake-ontarios-name/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/that-moment-was-glorious-how-a-blue-rodeo-hit-became-a-rallying-cry-for-lake-ontarios-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's what Mark Carney said when asked if we would run in the next federal election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked if he plans to lead the Liberals into the next federal election during a brief scrum outside the prime minister&rsquo;s office in Ottawa Tuesday morning.Notably, in the more than 100 words of Carney&rsquo;s response, the word &ldquo;yes&rdquo; didn&rsquo;t appear.Carney was speaking to reporters after the federal Liberals reclaimed a majority in the House of Commons Monday withthree byelection victories , bringing them back to 173 seats.Here&rsquo;s how he r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heres-what-mark-carney-said-when-asked-if-we-would-run-in-the-next-federal-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heres-what-mark-carney-said-when-asked-if-we-would-run-in-the-next-federal-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's what Mark Carney said when asked if he would run in the next federal election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked if he plans to lead the Liberals into the next federal election during a brief scrum outside the prime minister&rsquo;s office in Ottawa Tuesday morning.Notably, in the more than 100 words of Carney&rsquo;s response, the word &ldquo;yes&rdquo; didn&rsquo;t appear.Carney was speaking to reporters after the federal Liberals reclaimed a majority in the House of Commons Monday withthree byelection victories , bringing them back to 173 seats.Here&rsquo;s how he r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heres-what-mark-carney-said-when-asked-if-he-would-run-in-the-next-federal-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heres-what-mark-carney-said-when-asked-if-he-would-run-in-the-next-federal-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. coast, parts of Vancouver Island set to see heavy rains, strong winds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weather statement also covers the west coast of Vancouver Island stretching from Zeballos in the north to Sooke near the Victoria area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-coast-parts-of-vancouver-island-set-to-see-heavy-rains-strong-winds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-coast-parts-of-vancouver-island-set-to-see-heavy-rains-strong-winds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$55M win means new Jeep, paid-off house for some in Quebec lotto group]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Crown corporation in Quebec announced on Monday that 49 people won the $55-million jackpot in the Aug. 21 Lotto Max draw, with each person winning about $1 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/55m-win-means-new-jeep-paid-off-house-for-some-in-quebec-lotto-group/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/55m-win-means-new-jeep-paid-off-house-for-some-in-quebec-lotto-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nepalese community in Nova Scotia rallies as death toll rises after flash flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the death toll rises following last week's flash floods in central Nepal, the Maritimes' Nepalese community is waiting anxiously to hear from friends and family members.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nepalese-community-in-nova-scotia-rallies-as-death-toll-rises-after-flash-flooding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nepalese-community-in-nova-scotia-rallies-as-death-toll-rises-after-flash-flooding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford government announces plans to restart bike lane removals in Toronto]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ontario Court of Appeal previously overturned a lower court's decision that removing bike lanes violated the Canadian Charter, allowing the government to proceed with its plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-government-announces-plans-to-restart-bike-lane-removals-in-toronto/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-government-announces-plans-to-restart-bike-lane-removals-in-toronto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon defends Pete Hegseth’s X post targeting Canadian cadets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hegseth posted an image from the Cadet Training Centre in Vernon, B.C., depicting two young women in uniform with the caption "this is real" alongside a Canadian flag.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pentagon-defends-pete-hegseths-x-post-targeting-canadian-cadets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pentagon-defends-pete-hegseths-x-post-targeting-canadian-cadets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney tells U.S. to stop 'doing memes' and 'throwing shade' as war of words escalates]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; The conflict between the Canadian and U.S. government has evolved from a trade war into a war of words.After days of strident comments and insults towards Canada from multiple U.S. government officials, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Americans should &ldquo;stop doing memes, stop throwing shade, stop trying to be tough, and start being serious.&rdquo;The prime minister was reacting Tuesday to various insults and online memes lobbed at Canada from Trump government officials as th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-tells-us-to-stop-doing-memes-and-throwing-shade-as-war-of-words-escalates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-tells-us-to-stop-doing-memes-and-throwing-shade-as-war-of-words-escalates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I tried to say goodbye and tried to tell him I love him': Canada's last captive whales leave Marineland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tofino, a massive beluga weighing more than 1,500 kilograms, has made history as the last captive whale in Canada to be plucked out of Marineland's waters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-tried-to-say-goodbye-and-tried-to-tell-him-i-love-him-canadas-last-captive-whales-leave-marineland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-tried-to-say-goodbye-and-tried-to-tell-him-i-love-him-canadas-last-captive-whales-leave-marineland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatchewan educational assistants speak out on providing medical care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the end of the school year, CUPE conducted a survey of education support workers and found a wide range of medical procedures being done without training.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-educational-assistants-speak-out-on-providing-medical-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-educational-assistants-speak-out-on-providing-medical-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Byelection wins a ‘clear message’ of support for trade stance, Carney says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals sweep three byelections to strengthen majority mandate amid trade war with Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/byelection-wins-a-clear-message-of-support-for-trade-stance-carney-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/byelection-wins-a-clear-message-of-support-for-trade-stance-carney-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was actually in shock’: Tickets for Flames’ Saddledome finale quickly sell out]]></title><description><![CDATA[The upcoming NHL season will be the Calgary Flames&rsquo; last at the Saddledome, which was built in 1983. The Flames will call the brand new Scotia Place home the following season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-was-actually-in-shock-tickets-for-flames-saddledome-finale-quickly-sell-out/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-was-actually-in-shock-tickets-for-flames-saddledome-finale-quickly-sell-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Élections Québec to mail voter information in French only for 1st time in a provincial election]]></title><description><![CDATA[&Eacute;lections Qu&eacute;bec will send voters information documents in French only for the first time in a general election to comply with changes to Quebec's language laws, the agency said in a news release on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lections-qubec-to-mail-voter-information-in-french-only-for-1st-time-in-a-provincial-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lections-qubec-to-mail-voter-information-in-french-only-for-1st-time-in-a-provincial-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steven Guilbeault steps down as MP for Laurier–Sainte-Marie]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MP for Laurier&mdash;Sainte-Marie said he's leaving government on a matter of principle because the party's direction on energy and the environment changed under Carney's leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/steven-guilbeault-steps-down-as-mp-for-lauriersainte-marie/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/steven-guilbeault-steps-down-as-mp-for-lauriersainte-marie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford government to begin ripping out, reconfiguring Toronto bike lanes following court of appeal ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ford government is going ahead with bike lane removal and reconfiguration on some of Toronto's busiest roads, the province announced Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-government-to-begin-ripping-out-reconfiguring-toronto-bike-lanes-following-court-of-appeal-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-government-to-begin-ripping-out-reconfiguring-toronto-bike-lanes-following-court-of-appeal-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford government to begin ripping out, reconfiguring Toronto bike lanes after appeal court ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ford government is going ahead with bike lane removal and reconfiguration on some of Toronto's busiest roads, the province announced Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-government-to-begin-ripping-out-reconfiguring-toronto-bike-lanes-after-appeal-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-government-to-begin-ripping-out-reconfiguring-toronto-bike-lanes-after-appeal-court-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unifor, Stellantis set to begin contract talks after deals with GM, Ford]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unifor has already ratified new collective agreements with Ford Motor Co. and General Motors this summer with current deals set to expire Sept. 20.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unifor-stellantis-set-to-begin-contract-talks-after-deals-with-gm-ford/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unifor-stellantis-set-to-begin-contract-talks-after-deals-with-gm-ford/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa sends officials to Nepal as search for missing Canadians continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said that 30 Canadians and permanent residents remain missing, a number she says may change as the government gets more information.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-sends-officials-to-nepal-as-search-for-missing-canadians-continues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-sends-officials-to-nepal-as-search-for-missing-canadians-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney names Dominic Barton as chair of Invest in Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barton will serve as chair for a three-year term on a part-time basis and outgoing chair Karl Tabbakh will remain on the board of Invest in Canada to support the transition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-names-dominic-barton-as-chair-of-invest-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-names-dominic-barton-as-chair-of-invest-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elections Alberta to start distributing mail-in ballots for October referendum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elections Alberta's website says those who have previously registered for a special ballot will soon start receiving their packages in the mail or they can pick them up in person.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/elections-alberta-to-start-distributing-mail-in-ballots-for-october-referendum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/elections-alberta-to-start-distributing-mail-in-ballots-for-october-referendum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadians are buying local, but retailers lag behind surging demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the strain of higher prices at the grocery store, household goods companies say shoppers across the country are going out of their way to buy Canadian-made products.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadians-are-buying-local-but-retailers-lag-behind-surging-demand/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadians-are-buying-local-but-retailers-lag-behind-surging-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schwartz’s Deli swaps black cherry soda for local alternative as U.S. tariffs bite]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a typical summer day at Schwartz&rsquo;s Deli, in Montreal, there's a lineup at the door as tourists and locals wait to get their smoked-meat sandwich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/schwartzs-deli-swaps-black-cherry-soda-for-local-alternative-as-us-tariffs-bite/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/schwartzs-deli-swaps-black-cherry-soda-for-local-alternative-as-us-tariffs-bite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost island in northern B.C. lake — that appeared then disappeared — located, says B.C. Hydro]]></title><description><![CDATA[B.C. Hydro says a mini forest bigger than a Canadian football field landed ashore after drifting some 30 kilometres northwest of its last known location.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lost-island-in-northern-bc-lake-that-appeared-then-disappeared-located-says-bc-hydro/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lost-island-in-northern-bc-lake-that-appeared-then-disappeared-located-says-bc-hydro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost island in northern B.C. lake located, says B.C. Hydro]]></title><description><![CDATA[B.C. Hydro says mini forest bigger than a Canadian football field landed ashore in the Williston Reservoir after drifting some 30 kilometres northwest of its last known location.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lost-island-in-northern-bc-lake-located-says-bc-hydro/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lost-island-in-northern-bc-lake-located-says-bc-hydro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario city spent more than $1.7K on Ubers during 10-day trade trip to Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two councillors and several staff from the City of Vaughan headed to Italy in the summer of 2024 for a trade mission. Internal documents show how the trip played out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-city-spent-more-than-17k-on-ubers-during-10-day-trade-trip-to-italy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-city-spent-more-than-17k-on-ubers-during-10-day-trade-trip-to-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To shelve or not to shelve: How the American alcohol response varies widely by province]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the trade dispute with the U.S. drags on after a recent deal fell through, the availability of American alcohol in Canada remains largely unchanged. While it's sometimes reported there's a countrywide ban, the reality is far more complex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/to-shelve-or-not-to-shelve-how-the-american-alcohol-response-varies-widely-by-province/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/to-shelve-or-not-to-shelve-how-the-american-alcohol-response-varies-widely-by-province/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['End of a ritual': New fencing cuts off generations of Cape Breton mackerel fishers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local anglers are expressing frustration after federal officials fenced off the Canso Canal swing bridge over safety concerns, abruptly ending decades of recreational mackerel fishing along the span.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/end-of-a-ritual-new-fencing-cuts-off-generations-of-cape-breton-mackerel-fishers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/end-of-a-ritual-new-fencing-cuts-off-generations-of-cape-breton-mackerel-fishers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inadequate cell service is ‘jeopardizing people’s lives’ in emergencies, says N.L. woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[First responders and residents across Newfoundland and Labrador say better cellular connectivity is needed for emergency situations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/inadequate-cell-service-is-jeopardizing-peoples-lives-in-emergencies-says-nl-woman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/inadequate-cell-service-is-jeopardizing-peoples-lives-in-emergencies-says-nl-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Used bookstores navigate 'suspicious' bulk orders amid AI book-shredding fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Used booksellers in Canada are navigating how to handle mysterious bulk orders, as suspicions grow that companies are buying up their old books so they can be scanned for AI training &mdash; and then trashed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/used-bookstores-navigate-suspicious-bulk-orders-amid-ai-book-shredding-fears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/used-bookstores-navigate-suspicious-bulk-orders-amid-ai-book-shredding-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North of North is back for Season 2: Here's what we know so far]]></title><description><![CDATA[North of North returns for Season 2 with Siaja (Anna Lambe) nearly a year into rebuilding her life &mdash; still juggling work, motherhood, dating, and complicated relationships with her mother and estranged father. After last season's big confession, the show stays grounded in its mix of humour and heart, with Siaja's push for closure leading to a "very messy" place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/north-of-north-is-back-for-season-2-heres-what-we-know-so-far/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/north-of-north-is-back-for-season-2-heres-what-we-know-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Jays get a shot at gaining ground on Guardians with 3-game series in Cleveland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto begins a three-game series in Cleveland on Tuesday that will give the Blue Jays a shot at moving up in the standings at a critical time in the season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/blue-jays-get-a-shot-at-gaining-ground-on-guardians-with-3-game-series-in-cleveland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/blue-jays-get-a-shot-at-gaining-ground-on-guardians-with-3-game-series-in-cleveland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As more teens turn to AI for emotional support, experts say it's no substitute for human connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[A University of Ottawa study surveyed nearly 40,000 youth in Ontario and found that one in five had turned to AI chatbots for mental health advice. Experts say chatbots can fill a gap, but the lack of regulation &mdash; and of real human empathy &mdash; are cause for concern.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-more-teens-turn-to-ai-for-emotional-support-experts-say-its-no-substitute-for-human-connection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-more-teens-turn-to-ai-for-emotional-support-experts-say-its-no-substitute-for-human-connection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal woman searches for cat last seen at Toronto Pearson airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Montreal woman says her cat escaped at Toronto Pearson airport and has not been found more than two weeks later.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-woman-searches-for-cat-last-seen-at-toronto-pearson-airport/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-woman-searches-for-cat-last-seen-at-toronto-pearson-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search begins for Canadian team to restore uninhabitable 24 Sussex Drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[The search is officially on for a Canadian team to renovate Canada's most famous fixer-upper &mdash; 24 Sussex Drive &mdash; so it's no longer uninhabitable and future prime ministers can once again live there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/search-begins-for-canadian-team-to-restore-uninhabitable-24-sussex-drive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/search-begins-for-canadian-team-to-restore-uninhabitable-24-sussex-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bare shelves at Alberta food banks as demand soar: ‘Very difficult year’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the first six month the year, Food Banks Alberta distributed almost as much food as it did in all of 2025 &mdash; and the busiest months are yet to come.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bare-shelves-at-alberta-food-banks-as-demand-soar-very-difficult-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bare-shelves-at-alberta-food-banks-as-demand-soar-very-difficult-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health-care groups call on Ottawa to stop Alberta’s dual medical practice model]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian and provincial health-care groups are calling on the federal government to stop Alberta from allowing physicians to practise in both the public and private system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/health-care-groups-call-on-ottawa-to-stop-albertas-dual-medical-practice-model/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/health-care-groups-call-on-ottawa-to-stop-albertas-dual-medical-practice-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney names Dominic Barton as chair of Invest in Canada, replaces CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney is overhauling the leadership of the federal agency responsible for attracting foreign investment just weeks before a high-profile summit aimed at doing just that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-names-dominic-barton-as-chair-of-invest-in-canada-replaces-ceo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-names-dominic-barton-as-chair-of-invest-in-canada-replaces-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Canadian man held in ICE detention centres for 9 months shares challenges while detained]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Edmonton-born man who spent months in ICE detention is back in Canada, where he is now sharing his story about the conditions and hurdles he faced while detained. Curtis Wright, 40, who spent most of his life living in the United States, was held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas for nine months after returning from a business trip to Mexico in November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/qampa-canadian-man-held-in-ice-detention-centres-for-9-months-shares-challenges-while-detained/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/qampa-canadian-man-held-in-ice-detention-centres-for-9-months-shares-challenges-while-detained/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halifax LGBTQ2S bar ‘Rumours’ at risk of closing due to rising costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The previous "Rumours" closed in the 1990s but a couple brought it back in 2024. They're now facing the potential of having to close this iteration because of rising costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/halifax-lgbtq2s-bar-rumours-at-risk-of-closing-due-to-rising-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/halifax-lgbtq2s-bar-rumours-at-risk-of-closing-due-to-rising-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 people died from suspected overdoses on Saturday in Regina: health ministry]]></title><description><![CDATA[A drug alert was issued for Regina after three people died from suspected overdoses on Saturday, the ministry of health said. The alert will be in effect for one week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/3-people-died-from-suspected-overdoses-on-saturday-in-regina-health-ministry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/3-people-died-from-suspected-overdoses-on-saturday-in-regina-health-ministry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sudbury, Ont., mother grapples with aftermath of violent attack on teen son as 2 face charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Greater Sudbury family in northern Ontario is navigating the long and uncertain road to recovery and healing after a 14-year-old boy was seriously injured in an attack at a skate park last month that resulted in charges against two people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sudbury-ont-mother-grapples-with-aftermath-of-violent-attack-on-teen-son-as-2-face-charges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sudbury-ont-mother-grapples-with-aftermath-of-violent-attack-on-teen-son-as-2-face-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. treasury secretary taunts Canadian navy's lack of firepower: 'Two submarines from the Edmonton mall']]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is &ldquo;not at war&rdquo; with Canada, dismissing Prime Minister Mark Carney&rsquo;s concerns about the ongoing trade rift while also taunting Canada for its lack of military naval power.In an appearance on CNBC, Bessent laughed off any suggestion that the U.S.-Canada trade dispute amounted to conflict between the two countries, then jokingly asked whether Canada would attack the U.S. with its fleet of defunct submarines that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-treasury-secretary-taunts-canadian-navys-lack-of-firepower-two-submarines-from-the-edmonton-mall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-treasury-secretary-taunts-canadian-navys-lack-of-firepower-two-submarines-from-the-edmonton-mall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What stalled negotiations between Ontario and teachers' unions mean for back to school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Numerous teachers' unions are at an impasse with the Ontario government over contract talks, which could prolong negotiations well into the school year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-stalled-negotiations-between-ontario-and-teachers-unions-mean-for-back-to-school/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-stalled-negotiations-between-ontario-and-teachers-unions-mean-for-back-to-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney appoints former envoy to China Dominic Barton to lead investment promotion agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed high-profile executive and former diplomat Dominic Barton to lead the federal agency charged with promoting foreign investment in Canada.Carney said in a press release on Monday that Barton will be taking over as chair of the board of directors of Invest in Canada.&ldquo;Mr. Barton brings extensive experience in global business, investment, and public service,&rdquo; read the release.Barton, 63, has long been a powerful behind-the-scenes f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-appoints-former-envoy-to-china-dominic-barton-to-lead-investment-promotion-agency/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-appoints-former-envoy-to-china-dominic-barton-to-lead-investment-promotion-agency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9 Hamilton businesses affected by Trump tariffs will get $12.5M in federal funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government announced Monday it will be investing over $12.5M to help nine Hamilton-area businesses affected by the trade dispute with United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/9-hamilton-businesses-affected-by-trump-tariffs-will-get-125m-in-federal-funding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/9-hamilton-businesses-affected-by-trump-tariffs-will-get-125m-in-federal-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danielle Smith says Canadians ‘confused’ by Trump’s targeting of Lake Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[While appearing on U.S. network television, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Canadians are confused and disappointed by Trump's move to rebrand Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/danielle-smith-says-canadians-confused-by-trumps-targeting-of-lake-ontario/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/danielle-smith-says-canadians-confused-by-trumps-targeting-of-lake-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labrador woman details struggle to report cop ex-husband during public complaints hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roxanne Greene said she first tried to report her ex-husband to police in 2009, but couldn't find an officer willing to listen to her. Seventeen years later, the matter finally made it to a public complaints hearing in St. John's.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/labrador-woman-details-struggle-to-report-cop-ex-husband-during-public-complaints-hearing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/labrador-woman-details-struggle-to-report-cop-ex-husband-during-public-complaints-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. Conservative caucus is down to 30. Here’s how it lost 14 members]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B.C. Conservatives came within three ridings of victory in the 2024 provincial election, winning 44 seats. But since then, the party&rsquo;s caucus has been thinned to 30, amid differences over its ideology, and questions about its direction under both former leader John Rustad and new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Here are the 14 legislators who...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-conservative-caucus-is-down-to-30-heres-how-it-lost-14-members/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-conservative-caucus-is-down-to-30-heres-how-it-lost-14-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's Republican Party blocks CBC/Radio-Canada from convention after 9/11 policy controversy]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; U.S President Donald Trump&rsquo;s Republican Party has revoked the CBC/Radio-Canada&rsquo;s press access to its upcoming midterm convention, citing the public broadcaster&rsquo;s now-reversed policy not to refer to 9/11 as &ldquo;terrorism&rdquo; without direct attribution, National Post has learned.A CBC spokesperson confirmed Monday that the Republican National Convention (RNC) had revoked access for both CBC and Radio-Canada to its major party gathering on Sept. 9 and 10, ahe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-republican-party-blocks-cbcradio-canada-from-convention-after-911-policy-controversy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-republican-party-blocks-cbcradio-canada-from-convention-after-911-policy-controversy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last captive whales in Canada to leave Marineland as belugas head for U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The closed Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction is up for sale and the park has said it is running out of money and can no longer care for its animals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/last-captive-whales-in-canada-to-leave-marineland-as-belugas-head-for-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/last-captive-whales-in-canada-to-leave-marineland-as-belugas-head-for-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nation leaders call parole for man guilty in Thunder Bay, Ont., trailer-hitch death 'miscarriage of justice']]></title><description><![CDATA[First Nation leaders are seeking accountability following the full parole of Brayden Bushby, who was found guilty in the manslaughter of Barbara Kentner of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation. Members of Kentner's family were among those marching in Ottawa on Monday. The 34-year-old faced medical complications in the months after she was struck by a trailer hitch thrown at her from a moving vehicle in Thunder Bay in 2017.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/first-nation-leaders-call-parole-for-man-guilty-in-thunder-bay-ont-trailer-hitch-death-miscarriage-of-justice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/first-nation-leaders-call-parole-for-man-guilty-in-thunder-bay-ont-trailer-hitch-death-miscarriage-of-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nation leader calls parole for man guilty in Thunder Bay, Ont., trailer-hitch death 'miscarriage of justice']]></title><description><![CDATA[First Nation leaders are seeking accountability following the full parole of Brayden Bushby, who was found guilty in the manslaughter of Barbara Kentner of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation. Members of Kentner's family were among those marching in Ottawa on Monday. The 34-year-old died after she was struck by a trailer hitch thrown from a moving vehicle in Thunder Bay in 2017.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/first-nation-leader-calls-parole-for-man-guilty-in-thunder-bay-ont-trailer-hitch-death-miscarriage-of-justice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/first-nation-leader-calls-parole-for-man-guilty-in-thunder-bay-ont-trailer-hitch-death-miscarriage-of-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking for Canadian alternatives to U.S. tech? It’s not easy, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the world reacted over recent days to Google Maps changing the name of Lake Ontario, MapQuest made a social media post that quickly drew praise and has seen downloads surge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/looking-for-canadian-alternatives-to-us-tech-its-not-easy-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/looking-for-canadian-alternatives-to-us-tech-its-not-easy-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grain being shipped out of Port of Churchill for 1st time in 6 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ship is set to leave the Port of Churchill this week loaded with what would be the northern Manitoba town's first grain shipment in over half a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/grain-being-shipped-out-of-port-of-churchill-for-1st-time-in-6-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/grain-being-shipped-out-of-port-of-churchill-for-1st-time-in-6-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Carney's Liberals sweep three federal byelections amid trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Prime Minister Mark Carney secured his government&rsquo;s majority by winning all three byelections in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec on Monday night, upping his seat count to 173 in the House of Commons.The Liberals were expecting to easily win the two byelections in Toronto and Vancouver, but the race in Chicoutimi&mdash;Le Fjord &mdash; a riding two hours north of Quebec City &mdash; was shaping up to be a fierce battle between the Liberals and the Bloc Qu&eacute;b&eacut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/mark-carneys-liberals-sweep-three-federal-byelections-amid-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/mark-carneys-liberals-sweep-three-federal-byelections-amid-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Carney's Liberals sweep byelections in Chicoutimi, Toronto and Vancouver amid trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Prime Minister Mark Carney secured his government&rsquo;s majority by winning all three byelections in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec on Monday night, upping his seat count to 173 in the House of Commons.The Liberals were expecting to easily win the two byelections in Toronto and Vancouver, but the race in Chicoutimi&mdash;Le Fjord &mdash; a riding two hours north of Quebec City &mdash; was expected to be a fierce battle between the Liberals and the Bloc Qu&eacute;b&eacute;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/mark-carneys-liberals-sweep-byelections-in-chicoutimi-toronto-and-vancouver-amid-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/mark-carneys-liberals-sweep-byelections-in-chicoutimi-toronto-and-vancouver-amid-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberals leading in all three federal byelections as Carney seeks to secure majority]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Prime Minister Mark Carney was well on his way to secure his government&rsquo;s majority by winning all three byelections in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec on Monday night, which would up his seat count to 173 in the House of Commons.The Liberals were the heavy favourites in the two byelection votes in Toronto and Vancouver, but the race in Chicoutimi&mdash;Le Fjord &mdash; a riding two hours north of Quebec City &mdash; was shaping up to be a fierce battle between the Libe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/liberals-leading-in-all-three-federal-byelections-as-carney-seeks-to-secure-majority/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/liberals-leading-in-all-three-federal-byelections-as-carney-seeks-to-secure-majority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All eyes are on Chicoutimi—Le Fjord as Liberals try to add another seat in byelection]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Voters in three federal ridings are heading to the polls today, giving Prime Minister Mark Carney a chance to add another seat to his total before the House of Commons returns in September.The Liberals are the heavy favourites in the two byelection votes in Toronto and Vancouver, but the race in Chicoutimi&mdash;Le Fjord &mdash; a riding two hours north of Quebec City &mdash; is shaping up to be a fierce battle between the Liberals and the Bloc Qu&eacute;b&eacute;cois.The seat wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/all-eyes-are-on-chicoutimile-fjord-as-liberals-try-to-add-another-seat-in-byelection/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/all-eyes-are-on-chicoutimile-fjord-as-liberals-try-to-add-another-seat-in-byelection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada hosts U.S., Chinese military leaders at Indo-Pacific defence forum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual gathering of Indo-Pacific military leaders comes at a tense time in Canada-U.S. political relations, and while Ottawa seeks to improve relationship with Beijing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-hosts-us-chinese-military-leaders-at-indo-pacific-defence-forum/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-hosts-us-chinese-military-leaders-at-indo-pacific-defence-forum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why some Canadian website maps show ‘Lake America’ instead of Lake Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[The issue first arose after several websites including Hydro One, Elections Canada, Infrastructure Ontario and others showed Lake America on their maps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-some-canadian-website-maps-show-lake-america-instead-of-lake-ontario/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-some-canadian-website-maps-show-lake-america-instead-of-lake-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Committee releases final report into 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent committee released its third and final annual report Monday, monitoring the progress towards 130 recommendations released in a 2023 public inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/committee-releases-final-report-into-2020-nova-scotia-mass-shooting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/committee-releases-final-report-into-2020-nova-scotia-mass-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deceased man identified by Winnipeg police, family notified]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have identified the man who died after being&nbsp;found unresponsive in Winnipeg last month, the service said. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/deceased-man-identified-by-winnipeg-police-family-notified/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/deceased-man-identified-by-winnipeg-police-family-notified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario agencies restore Lake Ontario to their websites after Google Maps updated it to Lake America in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario government agencies have restored Lake Ontario to their websites after a Google Maps update replaced it with Lake America over the weekend.Metrolinx, the provincial agency that runs GO Transit, disabled the map on its GO stations page where the label appeared, it told Global News . The agency said in an email to National Post that &ldquo;the issue has since been resolved, and our maps once again show Lake Ontario.&rdquo;Maps on sites run by Hydro One, Metrolinx, Infrastructure Ontario a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-agencies-restore-lake-ontario-to-their-websites-after-google-maps-updated-it-to-lake-america-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-agencies-restore-lake-ontario-to-their-websites-after-google-maps-updated-it-to-lake-america-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's last captive whales set to leave Niagara Falls, Ont., Marineland for U.S. aquariums]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's last captive whales are set to leave the country today as the six belugas from Marineland are headed to two aquariums in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-last-captive-whales-set-to-leave-niagara-falls-ont-marineland-for-us-aquariums/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-last-captive-whales-set-to-leave-niagara-falls-ont-marineland-for-us-aquariums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's last captive whales are set to leave Niagara Falls, Ont., Marineland for U.S. aquariums]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's last captive whales are set to leave the country today as the six belugas from Marineland are headed to two aquariums in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-last-captive-whales-are-set-to-leave-niagara-falls-ont-marineland-for-us-aquariums/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-last-captive-whales-are-set-to-leave-niagara-falls-ont-marineland-for-us-aquariums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario's new cash bail system on hold after judge grants injunction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario's new cash bail system has been put on hold while a judge weighs a challenge to its constitutionality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontarios-new-cash-bail-system-on-hold-after-judge-grants-injunction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontarios-new-cash-bail-system-on-hold-after-judge-grants-injunction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump has 'reached out' to Apple about renaming Lake Ontario on its maps]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump has contacted Apple about changing Lake Ontario&rsquo;s name to &ldquo;Lake America&rdquo; on its maps app, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Monday.In an &zwnj;interview &#8288;on Fox Business&rsquo; Mornings with Maria program, Burgum said: &ldquo;The president reached out to Apple directly, so I&rsquo;m sure &#8203;that we may be seeing that change &#8203;coming up soon to Lake America.&rdquo;National Post has reached out to Apple for comment.It comes after t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-has-reached-out-to-apple-about-renaming-lake-ontario-on-its-maps/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-has-reached-out-to-apple-about-renaming-lake-ontario-on-its-maps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge grants injunction suspending new Ontario bail payment requirements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two groups argued Ontario&rsquo;s new rules requiring a cash deposit for bail encroach on federal jurisdiction and will make it harder for people to be released as they await trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/judge-grants-injunction-suspending-new-ontario-bail-payment-requirements/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/judge-grants-injunction-suspending-new-ontario-bail-payment-requirements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IN PHOTOS | In the crosshairs of a trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Canada-U.S. trade war wears on, CBC News has been visiting tariff-affected businesses across southern Ontario to hear their concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/in-photos-in-the-crosshairs-of-a-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/in-photos-in-the-crosshairs-of-a-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto sex offender faces new charges of drugging, sexually assaulting woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARNING: This story deals with sexual assault.A 73-year-old former Toronto pharmacist on statutory release was arrested last week and charged with sexually assaulting a woman.Before being released in 2025, Allen Siu Ming Chow was serving time for drugging and recording himself sexually assaulting 18 young prostitutes more than 15 years ago.What&rsquo;s more, Peel Regional Police say investigators in their special victims unit believe there are additional alleged victims of Chow.Chow was release]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-sex-offender-faces-new-charges-of-drugging-sexually-assaulting-woman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-sex-offender-faces-new-charges-of-drugging-sexually-assaulting-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paroled Toronto sex offender faces new charges of drugging, sexually assaulting woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARNING: This story deals with sexual assault.A 73-year-old former Toronto pharmacist on parole was arrested last week and charged with sexually assaulting a woman.Before being released on parole, Allen Siu Ming Chow was serving time for drugging and recording himself sexually assaulting 18 young prostitutes more than 15 years ago.What&rsquo;s more, Peel Regional Police say investigators in their special victims unit believe there are additional alleged victims of Chow.Chow had only been parole]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/paroled-toronto-sex-offender-faces-new-charges-of-drugging-sexually-assaulting-woman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/paroled-toronto-sex-offender-faces-new-charges-of-drugging-sexually-assaulting-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 tornadoes confirmed in Manitoba and Saskatchewan this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three tornadoes were confirmed across Manitoba and Saskatchewan after a stormy Sunday, they are the newest twisters amid a record-breaking storm season in the Prairies, ECCC said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/3-tornadoes-confirmed-in-manitoba-and-saskatchewan-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/3-tornadoes-confirmed-in-manitoba-and-saskatchewan-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 tornadoes confirmed in Manitoba and Saskatchewan this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three tornadoes were confirmed across Manitoba and Saskatchewan after a stormy Sunday, they are the newest twisters amid a record-breaking storm season in the Prairies, ECCC said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-tornadoes-confirmed-in-manitoba-and-saskatchewan-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-tornadoes-confirmed-in-manitoba-and-saskatchewan-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3-alarm blaze at commercial building in Scarborough sparks structural concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto fire said it was called to the area of McLevin Avenue and Tapscott Road just before 2 a.m. to try and suppress the flames at a commercial building.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/3-alarm-blaze-at-commercial-building-in-scarborough-sparks-structural-concerns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/3-alarm-blaze-at-commercial-building-in-scarborough-sparks-structural-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nova Scotia Power fixes 'Lake America' on outage map]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nova Scotia Power says Lake Ontario is now listed correctly on its outage map after it was labelled Lake America.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotia-power-fixes-lake-america-on-outage-map/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotia-power-fixes-lake-america-on-outage-map/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump shares Christian group's proposal allowing Canadian Jews facing antisemitism to flee to the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As he finds new ways to poke Canada amid an ugly trade war, U.S. President Donald Trump has amplified a Christian group&rsquo;s proposal to create a legal pathway into the United States for Canadian Jews facing antisemitism.He shared on social media a news report about a letter penned by the National Association of Christian Lawmakers (NACL), which urges Trump to establish an expedited method of entry into the U.S. for Jewish Canadians &ldquo;who are experiencing persecution or who credibly fea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-shares-christian-groups-proposal-allowing-canadian-jews-facing-antisemitism-to-flee-to-the-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-shares-christian-groups-proposal-allowing-canadian-jews-facing-antisemitism-to-flee-to-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec cardinal wins $100K defamation suit over woman's sexual assault allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled in favour of Cardinal Marc Ouellet in a defamation lawsuit brought against Pam&eacute;la Groleau, ordering her to pay him $100,000 in damages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-cardinal-wins-100k-defamation-suit-over-womans-sexual-assault-allegations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-cardinal-wins-100k-defamation-suit-over-womans-sexual-assault-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seventh B.C. Conservative quits caucus, says she’s lost confidence in Findlay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indigenous MLA and former House leader cited the cancellation of a caucus meeting she said had been called for Monday in light of a "reasonable cause for concern."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/seventh-bc-conservative-quits-caucus-says-shes-lost-confidence-in-findlay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/seventh-bc-conservative-quits-caucus-says-shes-lost-confidence-in-findlay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario was warned of ‘suspicious’ OSAP activity at a few career colleges: documents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Career Colleges Ontario also asked the government to refer certain related concerns to police, though the details of those concerns are not clear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-was-warned-of-suspicious-osap-activity-at-a-few-career-colleges-documents/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-was-warned-of-suspicious-osap-activity-at-a-few-career-colleges-documents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re not at war with Canada,’ U.S. treasury secretary says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strong majorities of Canadians support the federal government walking away from U.S. trade talks and hitting back with retaliatory tariffs, a new poll suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/were-not-at-war-with-canada-us-treasury-secretary-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/were-not-at-war-with-canada-us-treasury-secretary-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge hearing arguments about convicted murderer Curtis Dagenais's truck Monday in Saskatoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curtis Dagenais is back in court in Saskatoon for a hearing on Monday morning, 20 years after he murdered two Saskatchewan RCMP officers and injured a third. The Crown is applying for the forfeiture of his truck, so that it can be destroyed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/judge-hearing-arguments-about-convicted-murderer-curtis-dagenaiss-truck-monday-in-saskatoon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/judge-hearing-arguments-about-convicted-murderer-curtis-dagenaiss-truck-monday-in-saskatoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fate of convicted cop killer Curtis Dagenais's truck still undecided after judge grants adjournment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curtis Dagenais was back in court in Saskatoon for a hearing on Monday morning, 20 years after he murdered two Saskatchewan RCMP officers and injured a third. The Crown is applying for the forfeiture of his truck, so that it can be destroyed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fate-of-convicted-cop-killer-curtis-dagenaiss-truck-still-undecided-after-judge-grants-adjournment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fate-of-convicted-cop-killer-curtis-dagenaiss-truck-still-undecided-after-judge-grants-adjournment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Áʼa꞉líya Warbus becomes 7th MLA to exit B.C. Conservatives citing leadership concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[&Aacute;&#700;a&#42889;l&iacute;ya Warbus has left the B.C. Conservative caucus, becoming the seventh MLA to exit while citing leadership concerns this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alya-warbus-becomes-7th-mla-to-exit-bc-conservatives-citing-leadership-concerns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alya-warbus-becomes-7th-mla-to-exit-bc-conservatives-citing-leadership-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voting begins for byelections as Trump trade war looms over Canadians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elections Canada said 39,500 Canadians have already voted in advanced polls according to its preliminary figures, from Aug. 21 to Aug. 24]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/voting-begins-for-byelections-as-trump-trade-war-looms-over-canadians/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/voting-begins-for-byelections-as-trump-trade-war-looms-over-canadians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GM unionized workers ratify new contracts with automaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unifor and GM agreed Aug. 22 on tentative labour contracts for more than 4,600 autoworkers in Ontario, and union members voted on them over the weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/gm-unionized-workers-ratify-new-contracts-with-automaker/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/gm-unionized-workers-ratify-new-contracts-with-automaker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatchewan man who killed 2 Mounties 20 years ago to hear fate of his truck]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Crown argued at trial that it was Dagenais who surprised the Mounties with gunfire and that he lied in court to get away with murder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-man-who-killed-2-mounties-20-years-ago-to-hear-fate-of-his-truck/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-man-who-killed-2-mounties-20-years-ago-to-hear-fate-of-his-truck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Wolverine video game features Squamish Nation's language, B.C. locations]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sign featuring the Squamish Nation's language and several B.C. locations are on display in a new Wolverine video game that&rsquo;s expected to draw millions of players globally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-wolverine-video-game-features-squamish-nations-language-bc-locations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-wolverine-video-game-features-squamish-nations-language-bc-locations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contest to represent Canada at Eurovision now open]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anyone can enter, but amateurs beware: CBC/Radio-Canada is looking for a performer with a proven track record. Already, three competitors have made their intentions known.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/contest-to-represent-canada-at-eurovision-now-open/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/contest-to-represent-canada-at-eurovision-now-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s Nepalese communities cancel Teej festivals after deadly Nepal floods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organizers across the country, in cities including Toronto, Brampton and Calgary, cancelled Teej celebrations in light of the disaster.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-nepalese-communities-cancel-teej-festivals-after-deadly-nepal-floods/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-nepalese-communities-cancel-teej-festivals-after-deadly-nepal-floods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danielle Smith avoids talk of separation at Alberta Day as referendum looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smith has called a vote for Oct. 19 that will ask Albertans whether the province should remain in Canada or hold a second, binding referendum on leaving the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/danielle-smith-avoids-talk-of-separation-at-alberta-day-as-referendum-looms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/danielle-smith-avoids-talk-of-separation-at-alberta-day-as-referendum-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tornado touched down near Elkhorn, Man., on Sunday: Environment Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tornado touched down near a community in southwestern Manitoba on Sunday, Environment and Climate Change Canada has confirmed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/tornado-touched-down-near-elkhorn-man-on-sunday-environment-canada/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/tornado-touched-down-near-elkhorn-man-on-sunday-environment-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As referendum nears, Danielle Smith avoids separation talk in Alberta Day address]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Danielle Smith avoided the topic of provincial separation as she marked the anniversary of Alberta joining Confederation, but she noted in a short speech that Canada recognizes the province's importance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-referendum-nears-danielle-smith-avoids-separation-talk-in-alberta-day-address/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-referendum-nears-danielle-smith-avoids-separation-talk-in-alberta-day-address/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oshawa plant adds truck as unionized Canadian GM members ratify new deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The union said the three-year collective agreements increase wages for full-rate production members to $50.20 an hour and skilled trades workers to $62.71 an hour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/oshawa-plant-adds-truck-as-unionized-canadian-gm-members-ratify-new-deals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/oshawa-plant-adds-truck-as-unionized-canadian-gm-members-ratify-new-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little info available about changes to Manitoba's sex-ed curriculum included in health and phys ed revamp]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spokesperson for Education Minister Tracy Schmidt confirmed to CBC News that sex ed is included in the Manitoba health curriculum overhaul announced earlier this week. It makes in-person phys-ed classes mandatory for all students in kindergarten to Grade 12.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/little-info-available-about-changes-to-manitobas-sex-ed-curriculum-included-in-health-and-phys-ed-revamp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/little-info-available-about-changes-to-manitobas-sex-ed-curriculum-included-in-health-and-phys-ed-revamp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EV charger thefts on the rise as value of copper reaches record high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thieves have been capitalizing on the gains in copper value, officials say, with thefts costing Canadian utilities and charging companies more than $1 million in the past year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ev-charger-thefts-on-the-rise-as-value-of-copper-reaches-record-high/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ev-charger-thefts-on-the-rise-as-value-of-copper-reaches-record-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton man challenges city’s disposal of his belongings during 2024 encampment cleanup]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Edmonton man experiencing homelessness is asking a judge to find the City of Edmonton liable for seizing and disposing of his personal belongings during an encampment cleanup two years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-man-challenges-citys-disposal-of-his-belongings-during-2024-encampment-cleanup/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-man-challenges-citys-disposal-of-his-belongings-during-2024-encampment-cleanup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to Manitoba's sex ed curriculum included in health and phys ed revamp]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spokesperson for Education Minister Tracy Schmidt confirmed to CBC News that sex ed is included inthe health curriculum overhaul&mdash; which makes in-person phys-ed classes mandatory for all students in kindergarten to Grade 12 &mdash; announced earlier this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/changes-to-manitobas-sex-ed-curriculum-included-in-health-and-phys-ed-revamp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/changes-to-manitobas-sex-ed-curriculum-included-in-health-and-phys-ed-revamp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hazel McCallion LRT struggled with liquidity, design and ‘quality of work performed’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Briefings obtained by Global News show that, throughout 2025, Metrolinx and the Ford government were worried the light rail build was 'experiencing a number of issues.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hazel-mccallion-lrt-struggled-with-liquidity-design-and-quality-of-work-performed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hazel-mccallion-lrt-struggled-with-liquidity-design-and-quality-of-work-performed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employees, union raise concerns about AI tools amid WSIB layoffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board lays off hundreds of people, some employees who have received notice &mdash; and their union &mdash; are raising concerns about the agency&rsquo;s implementation of artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/employees-union-raise-concerns-about-ai-tools-amid-wsib-layoffs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/employees-union-raise-concerns-about-ai-tools-amid-wsib-layoffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big markup on N.S. mead for N.B. Renaissance fair highlights trade barriers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week before a Nova Scotia meadery was going to sell almost 600 wine-size bottles of mead to a New Brunswick Renaissance fair, the 100-plus per cent markup fees charged by New Brunswick's liquor regulator largely scuttled the order. The situation even attracted the ire of Nova Scotia's premier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/big-markup-on-ns-mead-for-nb-renaissance-fair-highlights-trade-barriers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/big-markup-on-ns-mead-for-nb-renaissance-fair-highlights-trade-barriers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big markup on Nova Scotia mead for New Brunswick Renaissance fair highlights trade barriers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week before a Nova Scotia meadery was going to sell almost 600 wine-size bottles of mead to a New Brunswick Renaissance fair, the 100-plus per cent markup fees charged by New Brunswick's liquor regulator largely scuttled the order. The situation even attracted the ire of Nova Scotia's premier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/big-markup-on-nova-scotia-mead-for-new-brunswick-renaissance-fair-highlights-trade-barriers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/big-markup-on-nova-scotia-mead-for-new-brunswick-renaissance-fair-highlights-trade-barriers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 N.B. First Nations explore nuclear power project on traditional land]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposal to build Canada's first Indigenous-owned, transportable nuclear power plant has members of Eel River Bar and Pabineau First Nations expressing interest in leading the project and hosting it on traditional territory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-nb-first-nations-explore-nuclear-power-project-on-traditional-land/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-nb-first-nations-explore-nuclear-power-project-on-traditional-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the measure researchers say could help lessen the pain of future Ottawa mega-storms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carleton University researchers say a relatively simple preventative measure could have helped one of Ottawa's hardest hit neighbourhoods better weather the devastating rainfall this past Canada Day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/inside-the-measure-researchers-say-could-help-lessen-the-pain-of-future-ottawa-mega-storms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/inside-the-measure-researchers-say-could-help-lessen-the-pain-of-future-ottawa-mega-storms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Ford's fight with Trump swing key byelections to the PCs? Experts weigh in]]></title><description><![CDATA[After months on his political backfoot, Doug Ford was on the offensive this week, squaring off with Donald Trump in a war of words. Political analysts and experts say the fight plays to the premier's strengths and has contributed to a spike in his approvals just ahead of three provincial key byelections this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/could-fords-fight-with-trump-swing-key-byelections-to-the-pcs-experts-weigh-in/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/could-fords-fight-with-trump-swing-key-byelections-to-the-pcs-experts-weigh-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alto high-speed train would be ‘catastrophic’ for Quebec farmers, federation says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed train line, designed to cut travel times between Toronto and Quebec City in half, could slice directly through one farmer's property in Rigaud, Que. He says the proposed train route would divide his farm and cut off his access to the main road &mdash; making farming operations impossible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alto-high-speed-train-would-be-catastrophic-for-quebec-farmers-federation-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alto-high-speed-train-would-be-catastrophic-for-quebec-farmers-federation-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Ontario government, business websites show ‘Lake America’ on maps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google previously said people in Canada would see Lake Ontario displayed on its Maps application, while it would say Lake America for people in the U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/some-ontario-government-business-websites-show-lake-america-on-maps/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/some-ontario-government-business-websites-show-lake-america-on-maps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman dead after being hit by light rail train in Ontario city: police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waterloo regional police say the fatal collision happened Saturday night in the area of Dutton Drive in the north end of the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/woman-dead-after-being-hit-by-light-rail-train-in-ontario-city-police/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/woman-dead-after-being-hit-by-light-rail-train-in-ontario-city-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unionized GM workers to wrap up voting on tentative agreement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unifor and General Motors agreed on tentative labour contracts for more than 4,600 autoworkers in Ontario on Aug. 22. The vote is set to wrap up Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unionized-gm-workers-to-wrap-up-voting-on-tentative-agreement/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unionized-gm-workers-to-wrap-up-voting-on-tentative-agreement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Brunswick horse owners warned about potential virus exposure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The virus, known as EHV-1, is highly contagious and can cause respiratory disease, neurological disease and pregnancy loss in horses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-brunswick-horse-owners-warned-about-potential-virus-exposure/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-brunswick-horse-owners-warned-about-potential-virus-exposure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affordability the focus for parties on Day 4 of the Quebec election]]></title><description><![CDATA[From housing to tax cuts, party leaders made promises focused on affordability as they crossed the province on day four of the Quebec provincial election campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/affordability-the-focus-for-parties-on-day-4-of-the-quebec-election/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/affordability-the-focus-for-parties-on-day-4-of-the-quebec-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tornado confirmed, warnings issued as south and central Sask. walloped by extreme weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[At 4:11 pm CST on Sunday, Environment Canada confirmed a tornado is located about 10 kilometres outside of Kelso, Sask., moving northeast at 30 kilometres per hour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/tornado-confirmed-warnings-issued-as-south-and-central-sask-walloped-by-extreme-weather/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/tornado-confirmed-warnings-issued-as-south-and-central-sask-walloped-by-extreme-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change needed after 'multiple failures' led to grizzly deaths, Wildsafe B.C. co-ordinator says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The outgoing community co-ordinator of Wildsafe B.C. Nelson is calling for change, after she says "multiple failures ... on many levels" led to the killing of a grizzly sow and two of her three yearlings this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/change-needed-after-multiple-failures-led-to-grizzly-deaths-wildsafe-bc-co-ordinator-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/change-needed-after-multiple-failures-led-to-grizzly-deaths-wildsafe-bc-co-ordinator-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba's online organ donor registry reaches new high, but more growth needed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba recorded the highest number of people signing up to be organ donors since its online registry was launched over a decade ago, but the vast majority of eligible adults still aren't in the system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/manitobas-online-organ-donor-registry-reaches-new-high-but-more-growth-needed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/manitobas-online-organ-donor-registry-reaches-new-high-but-more-growth-needed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danielle Smith to speak at Alberta Day celebration as referendum nears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta officially became a Canadian province on Sept. 1, 1905, and various festivities were planned this weekend ahead of the province's birthday on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/danielle-smith-to-speak-at-alberta-day-celebration-as-referendum-nears/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/danielle-smith-to-speak-at-alberta-day-celebration-as-referendum-nears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No danger to public after CN train derailment in Nova Scotia: officials]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company says the upright derailment happened around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Truro, N.S., and the cause is under investigation. No leaks, fires or injuries were reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/no-danger-to-public-after-cn-train-derailment-in-nova-scotia-officials/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/no-danger-to-public-after-cn-train-derailment-in-nova-scotia-officials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Maps to show ‘Lake Ontario’ in Canada, ‘Lake America’ in U.S. Here’s why]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company said it updates Google Maps to reflect name changes in official government sources, which includes the U.S. Geographic Names Information System.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/google-maps-to-show-lake-ontario-in-canada-lake-america-in-us-heres-why/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/google-maps-to-show-lake-ontario-in-canada-lake-america-in-us-heres-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Party leaders tackle affordability on day 4 of Quebec election campaign, PQ talks expanding Bill 101]]></title><description><![CDATA[The CAQ unveils its financial framework. The Quebec Liberals, Conservatives and Qu&eacute;bec Solidaire touch on affordability issues. The PQ talks about expanding Bill 101 to CEGEPs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/party-leaders-tackle-affordability-on-day-4-of-quebec-election-campaign-pq-talks-expanding-bill-101/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/party-leaders-tackle-affordability-on-day-4-of-quebec-election-campaign-pq-talks-expanding-bill-101/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As party leaders tackle affordability on day 4 of Quebec election campaign, PQ talks expanding Bill 101]]></title><description><![CDATA[The CAQ unveils its financial framework. The Quebec Liberals, Conservatives and Qu&eacute;bec Solidaire touch on affordability issues. The PQ talks about expanding Bill 101 to CEGEPs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-party-leaders-tackle-affordability-on-day-4-of-quebec-election-campaign-pq-talks-expanding-bill-101/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-party-leaders-tackle-affordability-on-day-4-of-quebec-election-campaign-pq-talks-expanding-bill-101/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google updates maps to show Lake America in the U.S. — but Canadians are now seeing it, too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Canadian websites, including for the federal government, displayed maps with Lake Ontario renamed as Lake America on Sunday, a day after Google Maps announced the change to align with an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/google-updates-maps-to-show-lake-america-in-the-us-but-canadians-are-now-seeing-it-too/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/google-updates-maps-to-show-lake-america-in-the-us-but-canadians-are-now-seeing-it-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google updates maps to display Lake Ontario as Lake America in U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google Maps has updated to display "Lake America" when people in the United States search for the name.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/google-updates-maps-to-display-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-in-us/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/google-updates-maps-to-display-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-in-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google changes Lake Ontario to Lake of America for Google Maps users in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google has officially renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America on its Maps interface &mdash; at least for people using the app or website in the U.S.On Saturday, the tech giant announced it had changed the name of the body of water, through which the border with Canada runs, to reflect the most recent updatefrom the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).That change was initiated by an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump last week, instructing the department of the interi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/google-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-of-america-for-google-maps-users-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/google-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-of-america-for-google-maps-users-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadians set to cast their ballots in B.C., Ontario and Quebec byelections]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vote is taking place in three ridings across the country, one in B.C., another in Ontario and a third in Quebec following the resignations of their MPs.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadians-set-to-cast-their-ballots-in-bc-ontario-and-quebec-byelections/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadians-set-to-cast-their-ballots-in-bc-ontario-and-quebec-byelections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Both sides of Alberta separation debate rally as momentum kicks up ahead of vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer is winding down &mdash; and Alberta's separation debate is ramping up, as both sides laid the path ahead for their respective movements with rallies on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/both-sides-of-alberta-separation-debate-rally-as-momentum-kicks-up-ahead-of-vote/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/both-sides-of-alberta-separation-debate-rally-as-momentum-kicks-up-ahead-of-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riders cash in on Argo miscues to post 28-24 win]]></title><description><![CDATA[There will be no Toronto Argonauts sweep of Saskatchewan in 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/riders-cash-in-on-argo-miscues-to-post-28-24-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/riders-cash-in-on-argo-miscues-to-post-28-24-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg's 1st female mayor wants to see a 2nd. That's not likely in this fall's election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Susan Thompson is the first &mdash; and only &mdash; woman to serve as Winnipeg's mayor. Nearly three decades after she left office, she says it's taking too long for a second woman to be sworn in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipegs-1st-female-mayor-wants-to-see-a-2nd-thats-not-likely-in-this-falls-election/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipegs-1st-female-mayor-wants-to-see-a-2nd-thats-not-likely-in-this-falls-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why this northern B.C. community is giving out 23-year-old toilets for free]]></title><description><![CDATA[The District of Port Edwards is giving away free low-flush toilets that have been sitting unused in the district office basement for the past two decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-this-northern-bc-community-is-giving-out-23-year-old-toilets-for-free/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-this-northern-bc-community-is-giving-out-23-year-old-toilets-for-free/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sask. woman crowned Mrs. Canada Universe after 26 years away from the stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jasmin Esquivel of Prince Albert, Sask., won the national pageant in Surrey, B.C. and will represent Canada at the Mrs. Universe 2026 competition in Sri Lanka this fall. She says her children are her greatest support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sask-woman-crowned-mrs-canada-universe-after-26-years-away-from-the-stage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sask-woman-crowned-mrs-canada-universe-after-26-years-away-from-the-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fight for Alberta's 'soft separatists' &mdash; the conservatives who want to send Carney a message]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monte Solberg is between a rock, a hard place and a divided conservative base.The former Conservative MP and founder of Vote to Stay wants Albertans to believe their &ldquo;future is stronger within a united Canada than outside of it.&rdquo; Of all the players trying to sway the Oct. 19 vote &mdash; pro-separation and pro-Confederation &mdash; his path is the most treacherous.Champions of Alberta separation lean into a grievance culture carefully fed for a decade, especially during the Trudeau]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-fight-for-albertas-soft-separatists-mdash-the-conservatives-who-want-to-send-carney-a-message/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-fight-for-albertas-soft-separatists-mdash-the-conservatives-who-want-to-send-carney-a-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the rules about AI ads in municipal campaigns?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across Ontario, candidates are being certified to run for municipal offices in October, and experts tell CBC there are no rules regulating how they use artificial intelligence to advertise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-are-the-rules-about-ai-ads-in-municipal-campaigns/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-are-the-rules-about-ai-ads-in-municipal-campaigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto cinema says it was forced to cancel screenings over decades-old, unofficial 'zone' system]]></title><description><![CDATA[A downtown Toronto cinema says it was forced to cancel screenings of a new movie after the film&rsquo;s distributor unexpectedly withdrew access &mdash; citing a decades-old practice in Canada that limits which theatres can show movies first.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-cinema-says-it-was-forced-to-cancel-screenings-over-decades-old-unofficial-zone-system/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-cinema-says-it-was-forced-to-cancel-screenings-over-decades-old-unofficial-zone-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenants in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are working to make their buildings safer during heat waves]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of tenants in Vancouver&rsquo;s Downtown Eastside is demonstrating how communities can come together to keep each other safe during extreme heat events.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/tenants-in-vancouvers-downtown-eastside-are-working-to-make-their-buildings-safer-during-heat-waves/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/tenants-in-vancouvers-downtown-eastside-are-working-to-make-their-buildings-safer-during-heat-waves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transit, home care and immigration dominate Day 3 of Quebec election]]></title><description><![CDATA[The debate over immigration came on the third day of the provincial election campaign, as Quebec&rsquo;s party leaders fanned out across the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/transit-home-care-and-immigration-dominate-day-3-of-quebec-election/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/transit-home-care-and-immigration-dominate-day-3-of-quebec-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doug Ford erects sign to remind Donald Trump 'it's Lake Ontario now and forever']]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a new sign in Winona, Ont. to remind Donald Trump &ldquo;it&rsquo;s Lake Ontario , now and forever.&rdquo;Ford&rsquo;s message comes less than a week after he told the U.S. president to &ldquo; kiss my ass &rdquo; in response to Trump threatening to impose 50 per cent tariff against Canadian automobiles and auto parts. Trump, in retaliation, called Ford a &ldquo;flunky.&rdquo;In a 39-second video posted on X on Saturday, the Ontario premier said, &ldquo;You ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/doug-ford-erects-sign-to-remind-donald-trump-its-lake-ontario-now-and-forever/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/doug-ford-erects-sign-to-remind-donald-trump-its-lake-ontario-now-and-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buck Martinez inducted into Blue Jays' new Hall of Excellence at Rogers Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Albert (Buck) Martinez, a cancer survivor, catcher, manager and broadcaster for parts of five decades with the Toronto Blue Jays, was inducted into the club's new Hall of Excellence on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/buck-martinez-inducted-into-blue-jays-new-hall-of-excellence-at-rogers-centre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/buck-martinez-inducted-into-blue-jays-new-hall-of-excellence-at-rogers-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Jays unveil Hall of Excellence at Rogers Centre ahead of Buck Martinez's induction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Toronto Blue Jays opened their new Hall of Excellence on Saturday ahead of an afternoon ceremony for 2026 inductee Buck Martinez at Rogers Centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/blue-jays-unveil-hall-of-excellence-at-rogers-centre-ahead-of-buck-martinezs-induction/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/blue-jays-unveil-hall-of-excellence-at-rogers-centre-ahead-of-buck-martinezs-induction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Days after deadly Nepal flood, families of missing B.C. couples desperate for details]]></title><description><![CDATA[Days after a massive wall of water tore through the Timure region of Nepal, families of two missing Metro Vancouver couples are desperately searching for information about their loved ones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/days-after-deadly-nepal-flood-families-of-missing-bc-couples-desperate-for-details/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/days-after-deadly-nepal-flood-families-of-missing-bc-couples-desperate-for-details/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nova Scotia father and son haul hooked bald eagle out of lake, safely free it on shore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bryan Esbaugh and his 15-year-old son, Wyatt, were fishing on Ponhook Lake in Queens County, N.S., when they accidentally hooked a bald eagle. After safely untangling the bird on shore, they set it free and playfully dubbed it the "Canadian White-Headed Lake Raptor."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotia-father-and-son-haul-hooked-bald-eagle-out-of-lake-safely-free-it-on-shore/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotia-father-and-son-haul-hooked-bald-eagle-out-of-lake-safely-free-it-on-shore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Byelection called as B.C. Conservative leader faces questions over leaked audio]]></title><description><![CDATA[B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay currently does not hold a seat in the legislature. The byelection is set for Sept. 26.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/byelection-called-as-bc-conservative-leader-faces-questions-over-leaked-audio/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/byelection-called-as-bc-conservative-leader-faces-questions-over-leaked-audio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford says world will always ‘call it Lake Ontario’ after Trump’s renaming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s order says the U.S. lays claim to most of the 'volume' of Lake Ontario and is largely responsible for its security, economic activity and environmental stewardship.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-says-world-will-always-call-it-lake-ontario-after-trumps-renaming/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-says-world-will-always-call-it-lake-ontario-after-trumps-renaming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford responds to Trump's renaming effort with Lake Ontario 'Now and Always' sign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a Lake Ontario sign in Winona Saturday, after United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the name to "Lake America" amid deteriorating relations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-responds-to-trumps-renaming-effort-with-lake-ontario-now-and-always-sign/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-responds-to-trumps-renaming-effort-with-lake-ontario-now-and-always-sign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to meet with U.S. officials amid trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was originally heading to the U.S. on a pre-planned trip, but her office says she's now going to meet with officials amid the trade war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-to-meet-with-us-officials-amid-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-to-meet-with-us-officials-amid-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We didn&rsquo;t want them:' Hamilton rallies against Dominion Society, as group holds event in Burlington, Ont.]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 100 people gathered outside of Hamilton city hall around midday Saturday to denounce the fact that a self-proclaimed nationalist group that wants to deport millions of people from Canada planned to host a day-long conference in the city the same day. Dominion Society members were seen meeting in Burlington, Ont.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/we-didnrsquot-want-them-hamilton-rallies-against-dominion-society-as-group-holds-event-in-burlington-ont/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/we-didnrsquot-want-them-hamilton-rallies-against-dominion-society-as-group-holds-event-in-burlington-ont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Sophia Jensen wins gold at canoe sprint world championships in Poland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's Sophia Jensen won the first world title of her career on Saturday at the 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint &amp; Paracanoe World Championships in Pozna&#324;, Poland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-sophia-jensen-wins-gold-at-canoe-sprint-world-championships-in-poland/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-sophia-jensen-wins-gold-at-canoe-sprint-world-championships-in-poland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford to unveil Lake Ontario sign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to unveil a Lake Ontario sign in Winona, Ont., after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-to-unveil-lake-ontario-sign/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:28:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-to-unveil-lake-ontario-sign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kawacatoose First Nation celebrates return of teepee cover stolen over a century ago in emotional ceremony]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was an emotional afternoon at Kawacatoose First Nation Friday. After a century-long absence, a stolen teepee cover has now been returned to its rightful owners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/kawacatoose-first-nation-celebrates-return-of-teepee-cover-stolen-over-a-century-ago-in-emotional-ceremony/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/kawacatoose-first-nation-celebrates-return-of-teepee-cover-stolen-over-a-century-ago-in-emotional-ceremony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C.’s historic Little Red House destroyed by fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Langley Heritage Society said in an online post Friday that it was "sad and unfortunate" the home, also known as the McIver House, was never preserved.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bcs-historic-little-red-house-destroyed-by-fire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bcs-historic-little-red-house-destroyed-by-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['What do they have their hands on?' Customer reacts to Eastlink breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telecommunications provider Eastlink is warning some customers of a potential data breach that happened in recent days, but it does not believe that credit card or banking information was exposed. The company operates in seven Canadian provinces and Bermuda.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-do-they-have-their-hands-on-customer-reacts-to-eastlink-breach/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-do-they-have-their-hands-on-customer-reacts-to-eastlink-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eastlink says data breach affects 75,000 customers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telecommunications provider Eastlink is warning some customers of a potential data breach that happened in recent days, but it does not believe that credit card or banking information was exposed. The company operates in seven Canadian provinces and Bermuda.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/eastlink-says-data-breach-affects-75000-customers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/eastlink-says-data-breach-affects-75000-customers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Toronto man’s mission to cook for the city’s hungry]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Toronto man is taking matters into his own hands when it comes to feeding the city's hungry and his efforts are inspiring others to do more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/one-toronto-mans-mission-to-cook-for-the-citys-hungry/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/one-toronto-mans-mission-to-cook-for-the-citys-hungry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Court staff working weekends, vacations to keep up with cases: chief justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Court has jurisdiction over a number of immigration matters, such as visa applications, refugee claims, admissibility cases and removals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/federal-court-staff-working-weekends-vacations-to-keep-up-with-cases-chief-justice/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/federal-court-staff-working-weekends-vacations-to-keep-up-with-cases-chief-justice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why this Sask. judge provided eagle feathers for the province's courtrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge Michelle Brass says the meaning of eagle feathers varies between Indigenous communities, and it's especially important for Saulteaux people such as herself.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-this-sask-judge-provided-eagle-feathers-for-the-provinces-courtrooms/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-this-sask-judge-provided-eagle-feathers-for-the-provinces-courtrooms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An island mysteriously appeared &mdash; then disappeared &mdash; on B.C.'s largest reservoir]]></title><description><![CDATA[B.C. Hydro says it's monitoring for the reappearance of a mysterious island first spotted by boaters 100 kilometres from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in northeastern B.C.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/an-island-mysteriously-appeared-mdash-then-disappeared-mdash-on-bcs-largest-reservoir/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/an-island-mysteriously-appeared-mdash-then-disappeared-mdash-on-bcs-largest-reservoir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economists have some ideas about how to Trump-proof the economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is under attack, bombarded by U.S. tariffs and a trade partner that moves goalposts on a whim. The federal government&rsquo;s initial response was to offer short-term support payments for companies and workers hit by this latest round of American tariffs. But economists say it&rsquo;s the long-term policy moves that will do much more to inoculate the Canadian economy against the Trump tariffs, not to mention fuel a higher national standard o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/economists-have-some-ideas-about-how-to-trump-proof-the-economy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/economists-have-some-ideas-about-how-to-trump-proof-the-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As she launches her campaign, Quebec's Fr&eacute;chette hopes the Carney formula will work twice]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Coalition Avenir Qu&eacute;bec Leader Christine Fr&eacute;chette launched her province&rsquo;s election campaign by talking about the importance for Quebec to transform its economy in the face of the trade war with the U.S. because their old relationship is over.If that message sounds oddly familiar, it&rsquo;s because it is.That is exactly the message that Prime Minister Mark Carney has been repeating since the 2025 election that saw the Liberal Party of Canada get elected for a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-she-launches-her-campaign-quebecs-freacutechette-hopes-the-carney-formula-will-work-twice/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-she-launches-her-campaign-quebecs-freacutechette-hopes-the-carney-formula-will-work-twice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong support for Canada axing U.S. trade talks, retaliatory tariffs: poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ipsos poll for Global News suggests the Liberal government still enjoys broad backing from Canadians, but that support dips among younger voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/strong-support-for-canada-axing-us-trade-talks-retaliatory-tariffs-poll/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/strong-support-for-canada-axing-us-trade-talks-retaliatory-tariffs-poll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Danielle Dorris swims to silver in women's butterfly S5-7 at Para Pan Pacific Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time Paralympic champion Danielle Dorris of Moncton, N.B., earned Canada's first medal to open the three-day Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, grabbing silver in the women's 50-metre butterfly S5-7 final on Friday night in Walnut, Calif.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-danielle-dorris-swims-to-silver-in-womens-butterfly-s5-7-at-para-pan-pacific-championships/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-danielle-dorris-swims-to-silver-in-womens-butterfly-s5-7-at-para-pan-pacific-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ve been so worried’: Another B.C. couple missing after Nepal flash flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Their daughter says they were on a guided pilgrimage in the region of Nepal and haven't been heard from since the morning of Aug. 26.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/weve-been-so-worried-another-bc-couple-missing-after-nepal-flash-flooding/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/weve-been-so-worried-another-bc-couple-missing-after-nepal-flash-flooding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calgary uses AI to determine the 50 highest-risk intersections for pedestrians]]></title><description><![CDATA[The list of the highest-risk intersections comes after the City of Calgary used AI to assess and assign a risk score to more than 17,000 intersections across the city.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/calgary-uses-ai-to-determine-the-50-highest-risk-intersections-for-pedestrians/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/calgary-uses-ai-to-determine-the-50-highest-risk-intersections-for-pedestrians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charges laid in St. Albert electric dirt bike crash as e-mobility hospitalizations spike]]></title><description><![CDATA['These are dangerous, high-speed, off-highway vehicles that need to be ridden out in the back 40 and not in the cities,' RCMP said of electric dirt bikes on municipal streets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/charges-laid-in-st-albert-electric-dirt-bike-crash-as-e-mobility-hospitalizations-spike/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/charges-laid-in-st-albert-electric-dirt-bike-crash-as-e-mobility-hospitalizations-spike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sask. Police Commission hears appeal of officer fired for friendship with Hells Angels associate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former sergeant Robbie Taylor seeks reinstatement with the Saskatoon Police Service, arguing there was an abuse of process during his original hearing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sask-police-commission-hears-appeal-of-officer-fired-for-friendship-with-hells-angels-associate/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sask-police-commission-hears-appeal-of-officer-fired-for-friendship-with-hells-angels-associate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CBC reverses policy against calling 9/11 a terrorist attack without attribution]]></title><description><![CDATA[The CBC has reversed its policy that prohibited reporters from referring to 9/11 as &ldquo;terrorism&rdquo; without direct attribution.CBC made the change after it was criticized by Canadian and U.S. officials, including the U.S. ambassador to Canada and the FBI director.In a blog post on Friday, Basem Boshra, CBC&rsquo;s senior director of journalistic standards and public trust, wrote that a leaked memo about the policy &ldquo;has caused significant concern, anger and hurt for many people who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cbc-reverses-policy-against-calling-911-a-terrorist-attack-without-attribution/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cbc-reverses-policy-against-calling-911-a-terrorist-attack-without-attribution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 100 dogs rescued from home in Fort McMurray]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dogs have been placed in the care of the Fort McMurray SPCA, which says it will let the public know when the animals are ready for adoption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nearly-100-dogs-rescued-from-home-in-fort-mcmurray/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nearly-100-dogs-rescued-from-home-in-fort-mcmurray/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa couple's 'Lake Ontario' hats selling like hotcakes after Trump's executive order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the ink had even dried on U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario, a Canadian company was already selling hats with the Great Lake's true name emblazoned on it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-couples-lake-ontario-hats-selling-like-hotcakes-after-trumps-executive-order/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-couples-lake-ontario-hats-selling-like-hotcakes-after-trumps-executive-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privacy watchdog takes Google to court over ‘right to be forgotten’ case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's privacy commissioner is asking the Federal Court to order Google to de-list specific search results, after Google refused to comply with the watchdog&rsquo;s recommendations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/privacy-watchdog-takes-google-to-court-over-right-to-be-forgotten-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/privacy-watchdog-takes-google-to-court-over-right-to-be-forgotten-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Blue Jay stars sweep doubleheader in multi-million-dollar tax battle against feds]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Former Toronto Blue Jays all-stars Josh Donaldson and Russell Martin have swept a doubleheader court battle with the Canada Revenue Agency as an appeal court confirmed they do not owe taxes on millions of dollars of income.On Friday, the Federal Court of Appeal confirmed a 2024 Tax Court decision that found that the CRA&rsquo;s calculation of Donaldson and Martin&rsquo;s taxable income during some of the years they played in Canada was &ldquo;faulty.&rdquo;As a result, both playe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ex-blue-jay-stars-sweep-doubleheader-in-multi-million-dollar-tax-battle-against-feds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ex-blue-jay-stars-sweep-doubleheader-in-multi-million-dollar-tax-battle-against-feds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNE grants 81-year-old superfan free lifetime access to the fair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barbara Jean Batten hasn't missed a year at The Ex since she was born, and now the annual festival is rewarding the 81-year-old with free entry for the rest of her life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cne-grants-81-year-old-superfan-free-lifetime-access-to-the-fair/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cne-grants-81-year-old-superfan-free-lifetime-access-to-the-fair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why this Canada-U.S. pipeline has emerged as a midterm election issue in the U.S. Midwest]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; A frightening scene played out on Tuesday morning, when a parked semi-truck rolled into an excavation site and hit an exposed section of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline near the Wisconsin-Michigan border.Drone footage that was widely circulated online showed a thick, white cloud of natural gas spreading from the accident site to a meadow on the other side of a dirt road.While the leak was quickly isolated and no injuries were reported, the incident exacerbated an already tense polit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-this-canada-us-pipeline-has-emerged-as-a-midterm-election-issue-in-the-us-midwest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-this-canada-us-pipeline-has-emerged-as-a-midterm-election-issue-in-the-us-midwest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only one thing in Canada is named after Donald Trump. It is a street in Ottawa]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Canadian officials reject U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, Canada&rsquo;s own database of official place names carries eight entries called Trump.Only one thing in the country is actually named after the U.S. president, and it is not on that list. Ottawa Coun. Tim Tierney told CNN it is Trump Avenue, a residential street in the capital&rsquo;s Central Park neighbourhood.CNN reported that council voted unanimously Wednesday to take a first step]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/only-one-thing-in-canada-is-named-after-donald-trump-it-is-a-street-in-ottawa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/only-one-thing-in-canada-is-named-after-donald-trump-it-is-a-street-in-ottawa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here are the Trump lakes, islands and an avenue Canada could consider renaming]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Canadian officials reject U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, Canada&rsquo;s own database of official place names carries eight entries called Trump.Only one thing in the country is actually named after the U.S. president, and it is not on that list. Ottawa Coun. Tim Tierney told CNN it is Trump Avenue, a residential street in the capital&rsquo;s Central Park neighbourhood.CNN reported that council voted unanimously Wednesday to take a first step]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/here-are-the-trump-lakes-islands-and-an-avenue-canada-could-consider-renaming/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/here-are-the-trump-lakes-islands-and-an-avenue-canada-could-consider-renaming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Sad and pathetic': U.S. politicians condemn Trump&rsquo;s renaming of Lake Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political leaders in America are pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s decision to rename Lake Ontario &ldquo;Lake America,&rdquo; calling it &ldquo;sad and pathetic&rdquo; and accusing him of trying to distract from &ldquo;disastrous trade talks with Canada.&rdquo;The criticism comes after Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that he said would &ldquo;immediately&rdquo; change the name of the Great Lake that straddles the U..S-Canada border.When asked what message he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sad-and-pathetic-us-politicians-condemn-trumprsquos-renaming-of-lake-ontario/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sad-and-pathetic-us-politicians-condemn-trumprsquos-renaming-of-lake-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic travel rose in July as trips to the United States fell: StatCan]]></title><description><![CDATA[With transborder screen passenger traffic down by 8.7 per cent in July, the agency notes this number was 'well below the same month in 2024,' which was 12.5 per cent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/domestic-travel-rose-in-july-as-trips-to-the-united-states-fell-statcan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/domestic-travel-rose-in-july-as-trips-to-the-united-states-fell-statcan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Suspicious' OSAP activity at some career colleges flagged to province, documents show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The association representing career colleges in Ontario began warning the government about possible "suspicious" student financial aid activity at a few campuses three years ago, documents show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/suspicious-osap-activity-at-some-career-colleges-flagged-to-province-documents-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/suspicious-osap-activity-at-some-career-colleges-flagged-to-province-documents-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada Post sees $277M quarterly loss after finalizing new union contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada Post on Friday reported a loss before tax of $277 million in the three-month period from April through June as the postal workers union signed a multi-year deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-post-sees-277m-quarterly-loss-after-finalizing-new-union-contract/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-post-sees-277m-quarterly-loss-after-finalizing-new-union-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian 9/11 widow 'appalled' by CBC policy against using term 'terrorist attack']]></title><description><![CDATA[A 9/11 widow is &ldquo;appalled&rdquo; and &ldquo;angry&rdquo; after the CBC told staff in a leaked memo to not refer to 9/11 as &ldquo;terrorist attacks.&rdquo;Maureen Basnicki, of Collingwood, Ont., lost her husband, Ken Basnicki, who was trapped on the 106th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the attack. Their children, Brennan and Erica, were 16 and 21 years old at the time.Maureen Basnicki told National Post that she was &ldquo;dismayed&rdquo; when she saw reports of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-911-widow-appalled-by-cbc-policy-against-using-term-terrorist-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-911-widow-appalled-by-cbc-policy-against-using-term-terrorist-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton-born father back in Canada after 9 months in ICE detention]]></title><description><![CDATA['I've been removed for a mistake I made 22 years ago, when I was a 17-year-old kid in high school. And now two American children are going to be left without their father.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-born-father-back-in-canada-after-9-months-in-ice-detention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-born-father-back-in-canada-after-9-months-in-ice-detention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harley-Davidson becomes unlikely flashpoint in Canada-U.S. trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Few brands symbolize American freedom and rebellion quite like Harley-Davidson.The 123-year-old company is headquartered in Milwaukee and operates its largest U.S. manufacturing plant in York, Pennsylvania. Amid U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s global tariff campaign &mdash; aimed at reshoring production to American shores &mdash; Harley-Davidson announced in June that it would return production of some products from Thailand to U.S. facilities.That announcement came]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/harley-davidson-becomes-unlikely-flashpoint-in-canada-us-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/harley-davidson-becomes-unlikely-flashpoint-in-canada-us-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario's top court sides with lower court, rejects developer's challenge over Greenbelt land]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ontario Court of Appeal has sided with a lower court in rejecting a developer's constitutional challenge of a 2023 law that returned 15 parcels of land to the Greenbelt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontarios-top-court-sides-with-lower-court-rejects-developers-challenge-over-greenbelt-land/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontarios-top-court-sides-with-lower-court-rejects-developers-challenge-over-greenbelt-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Canada will now allow you up to 3 mobility aids on flights in expanded policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Air Canada announced an expanded mobility aid policy Friday that will allow customers to bring up to three mobility aids free of charge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/air-canada-will-now-allow-you-up-to-3-mobility-aids-on-flights-in-expanded-policy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/air-canada-will-now-allow-you-up-to-3-mobility-aids-on-flights-in-expanded-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[York police search for woman who disappeared from Markham home overnight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers with the York Regional Police said the missing woman was last seen between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. at her house in the area of Highway 7 East and Birchmount Avenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/york-police-search-for-woman-who-disappeared-from-markham-home-overnight/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/york-police-search-for-woman-who-disappeared-from-markham-home-overnight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro CEO steps down for personal reasons after 2 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Hydro says its CEO left the organization for personal reasons after two years on the job. Its current chief operating officer is temporarily filling the role.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/manitoba-hydro-ceo-steps-down-for-personal-reasons-after-2-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/manitoba-hydro-ceo-steps-down-for-personal-reasons-after-2-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Junior hockey players in OHL, WHL can seek compensation for alleged abuse, court says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved an opt-in process for current and former players in the Ontario Hockey League and Western Hockey League who allege they were victims of abuse or hazing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/junior-hockey-players-in-ohl-whl-can-seek-compensation-for-alleged-abuse-court-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/junior-hockey-players-in-ohl-whl-can-seek-compensation-for-alleged-abuse-court-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Torontonians reported missing in devastating flooding in Nepal, non-profit says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spokesperson for the Isha Foundation, a spiritual group based in India, said 10 people from Toronto had arrived at the Nepal-China border minutes before the flooding hit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/10-torontonians-reported-missing-in-devastating-flooding-in-nepal-non-profit-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/10-torontonians-reported-missing-in-devastating-flooding-in-nepal-non-profit-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Lake America'? Trump's 'utterly ridiculous' renaming met with laughter in Kingston]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mayor of Kingston, Ont., says a snicker is the only response Donald Trump will be getting from his community following the U.S. president's renaming of Lake Ontario as Lake America. "The best thing we can possibly do is just ignore the silliness," Bryan Paterson says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lake-america-trumps-utterly-ridiculous-renaming-met-with-laughter-in-kingston/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lake-america-trumps-utterly-ridiculous-renaming-met-with-laughter-in-kingston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg police seek help identifying deceased man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg police have released a composite sketch of a man who was found unresponsive in the city and later died in hospital last month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-police-seek-help-identifying-deceased-man/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-police-seek-help-identifying-deceased-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada adds more U.S. goods to list of planned counter-tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Finance Canada said it was adjusting the list of counter-tariffs after receiving feedback from Canadian industry stakeholders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-adds-more-us-goods-to-list-of-planned-counter-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-adds-more-us-goods-to-list-of-planned-counter-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Brunswick gives green light for 500 MW gas plant, subject to conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The green light comes after an environmental impact assessment and is based on a series of 45 conditions that must be met by the company building the station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-brunswick-gives-green-light-for-500-mw-gas-plant-subject-to-conditions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-brunswick-gives-green-light-for-500-mw-gas-plant-subject-to-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Brunswick gives green light for 500 MW gas plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The green light comes after an environmental impact assessment and is based on a series of 45 conditions that must be met by the company building the station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-brunswick-gives-green-light-for-500-mw-gas-plant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-brunswick-gives-green-light-for-500-mw-gas-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager injured after Toronto crash involving car and bicycle]]></title><description><![CDATA[At around 5:30 p.m., Toronto police were called to the area of Steeles Avenue and Maxome Avenue to respond to a crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/teenager-injured-after-toronto-crash-involving-car-and-bicycle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/teenager-injured-after-toronto-crash-involving-car-and-bicycle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump to award Artemis II crew Congressional Space Medal of Honor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Artemis II crew completed a historic 10-day mission around the moon on April 10, becoming the first humans to travel beyond the moon in more than 50 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-to-award-artemis-ii-crew-congressional-space-medal-of-honor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-to-award-artemis-ii-crew-congressional-space-medal-of-honor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interprovincial trade barriers are falling. But rewriting old rules will take time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The collapse of talks with the United States has added urgency to reducing trade barriers within Canada. But experts say it's not a simple fix.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/interprovincial-trade-barriers-are-falling-but-rewriting-old-rules-will-take-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/interprovincial-trade-barriers-are-falling-but-rewriting-old-rules-will-take-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada extends Ebola travel restrictions for additional 30 days]]></title><description><![CDATA[The extension means decisions on immigration and visa applications from residents of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan will remain on hold until Sept. 28.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-extends-ebola-travel-restrictions-for-additional-30-days/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-extends-ebola-travel-restrictions-for-additional-30-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacques Doucet, former voice of the Montreal Expos, has died]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacques Doucet, the former announcer for the Montreal Expos, has died at the age of 86, his family announced Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jacques-doucet-former-voice-of-the-montreal-expos-has-died/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jacques-doucet-former-voice-of-the-montreal-expos-has-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacques Doucet, former voice of the Montreal Expos, dies at 86]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacques Doucet, known as the "Voice of the Expos" after calling the team&rsquo;s games for 33 seasons, died Thursday evening at the age of 86.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jacques-doucet-former-voice-of-the-montreal-expos-dies-at-86/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jacques-doucet-former-voice-of-the-montreal-expos-dies-at-86/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton father convicted of manslaughter in death of his 5-week-old infant]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Edmonton father has been convicted of manslaughter in connection with the death of his five-week-old baby boy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-father-convicted-of-manslaughter-in-death-of-his-5-week-old-infant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-father-convicted-of-manslaughter-in-death-of-his-5-week-old-infant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beachgoers find body of missing Scarborough swimmer: OPP]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPP say the body of a missing swimmer from Scarborough has been found. The OPP said beachgoers found the body on Thursday, a day after the swimmer was reported missing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/beachgoers-find-body-of-missing-scarborough-swimmer-opp/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/beachgoers-find-body-of-missing-scarborough-swimmer-opp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatchewan marks up SLGA sales of U.S. liquor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some say liquor stores, bars and restaurants buying American booze at the raised rate will not be the only ones claiming the extra cost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-marks-up-slga-sales-of-us-liquor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-marks-up-slga-sales-of-us-liquor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gatineau police believe ‘handyman’ behind string of underwear thefts, break-ins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gatineau police say there may be more victims in connection with a string of underwear thefts and break-ins involving a man offering 'handyman' services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/gatineau-police-believe-handyman-behind-string-of-underwear-thefts-break-ins/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/gatineau-police-believe-handyman-behind-string-of-underwear-thefts-break-ins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Churchill River power agreement 'absolutely not' like '69, says N.L. Hydro CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro CEO Jennifer Williams says early increases to Churchill Falls electricity prices, more power for Labrador and less risk in approach to export sales, are all features of the new agreement on Churchill River power.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/churchill-river-power-agreement-absolutely-not-like-69-says-nl-hydro-ceo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/churchill-river-power-agreement-absolutely-not-like-69-says-nl-hydro-ceo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GDP results for June and second quarter to be released Friday by StatCan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economists are expecting fresh data will show growth rebounded sharply in the second quarter of the year when Statistics Canada publishes new gross domestic product figures Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/gdp-results-for-june-and-second-quarter-to-be-released-friday-by-statcan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/gdp-results-for-june-and-second-quarter-to-be-released-friday-by-statcan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s GDP rose 3.3% in Q2 with Q1 data changes showing bump, not dip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's economy grew in the three months ending in June, with annualized gross domestic product (GDP) up 3.3 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-gdp-rose-33-in-q2-with-q1-data-changes-showing-bump-not-dip/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-gdp-rose-33-in-q2-with-q1-data-changes-showing-bump-not-dip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator upholds sanctions against oilsands operator ordered to abandon operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sanctions ordering Calgary-based Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. to shut down and permanently decommission its West Ells project have been upheld on appeal. The operator wanted the operations back but the regulator was not convinced the company has the resources to fix its operational problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/regulator-upholds-sanctions-against-oilsands-operator-ordered-to-abandon-operations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/regulator-upholds-sanctions-against-oilsands-operator-ordered-to-abandon-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. trade war is looming over sovereignty debate in Quebec election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles Rousseau says he&rsquo;s always believed in Quebec independence but it won&rsquo;t be his top priority at the ballot box come Oct. 5, when the province chooses its next government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-trade-war-is-looming-over-sovereignty-debate-in-quebec-election/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-trade-war-is-looming-over-sovereignty-debate-in-quebec-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where do young people stand in separation debates in Alberta and Quebec?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In two Canadian provinces, two different conversations are unfolding about the prospect of leaving the country for good, and it seems two different age cohorts are making the push.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/where-do-young-people-stand-in-separation-debates-in-alberta-and-quebec/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/where-do-young-people-stand-in-separation-debates-in-alberta-and-quebec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where do young people stand in Alberta’s separation debate?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In two Canadian provinces, two different conversations are unfolding about the prospect of leaving the country for good, and it seems two different age cohorts are making the push.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/where-do-young-people-stand-in-albertas-separation-debate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/where-do-young-people-stand-in-albertas-separation-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treaty 6 was signed 150 years ago. First Nations worry a push for Alberta independence puts it at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Nations from across Treaty 6 territory have been marking this month&rsquo;s 150th anniversary of the signing of the 1876 agreement with the Crown. But for some, the discussion around the upcoming referendum on Alberta independence is casting a shadow over it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/treaty-6-was-signed-150-years-ago-first-nations-worry-a-push-for-alberta-independence-puts-it-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/treaty-6-was-signed-150-years-ago-first-nations-worry-a-push-for-alberta-independence-puts-it-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour board rejects appeal by chain that underpaid foreign workers at Manitoba hotel]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hotel chain must pay more than $100,000 to three foreign workers employed at one of its locations in Manitoba after the province's labour board denied the company's appeal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/labour-board-rejects-appeal-by-chain-that-underpaid-foreign-workers-at-manitoba-hotel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/labour-board-rejects-appeal-by-chain-that-underpaid-foreign-workers-at-manitoba-hotel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlocking a 400-year-old mystery in a Nova Scotia marsh]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a river in southwest Nova Scotia, an investigation by a historical sleuth is uncovering long-lost traces of North America&rsquo;s past.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unlocking-a-400-year-old-mystery-in-a-nova-scotia-marsh/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unlocking-a-400-year-old-mystery-in-a-nova-scotia-marsh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nova Scotians wait over 500 ‘painful’ days for surgery consultations]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the consultation and surgery wait times are combined, the total waits for hip and knee replacements in Nova Scotia are longer than they were a decade ago. In 2015, Nova Scotians could expect a total median wait of 265 days for a hip replacement &mdash; in 2025, it was 292 days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotians-wait-over-500-painful-days-for-surgery-consultations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotians-wait-over-500-painful-days-for-surgery-consultations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario, Great Lakes endure as symbol of U.S.-Canada collaboration]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's unclear whether Trump can unilaterally rename the lake, whose name predates European colonization of the Americas and has been widely recognized internationally for centuries. But the renaming belies a concerted push by the Trump administration to hold back important U.S.-Canada collaboration on scientific research and restoration work in the Great Lakes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/despite-trumps-renaming-of-lake-ontario-great-lakes-endure-as-symbol-of-us-canada-collaboration/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/despite-trumps-renaming-of-lake-ontario-great-lakes-endure-as-symbol-of-us-canada-collaboration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Canada&rsquo;s longest serving councillor' is retiring. A new book highlights his 49 years of service in Niagara]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fixture on St. Catharines&rsquo;, Ont., council for nearly five decades, Joseph Kushner has announced he will be retiring at the upcoming municipal election. A new edition of his biography recounts his life story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadarsquos-longest-serving-councillor-is-retiring-a-new-book-highlights-his-49-years-of-service-in-niagara/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadarsquos-longest-serving-councillor-is-retiring-a-new-book-highlights-his-49-years-of-service-in-niagara/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3rd grizzly in family of 4 killed in B.C.'s West Kootenay]]></title><description><![CDATA[A third grizzly in a family of four well-known bears in the West Kootenay has been killed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/3rd-grizzly-in-family-of-4-killed-in-bcs-west-kootenay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/3rd-grizzly-in-family-of-4-killed-in-bcs-west-kootenay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Pocklington’s former mansion on City of Edmonton’s auction list: ‘It’s iconic’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Edmonton's assessed value for 8638 Saskatchewan Drive is $2.7 million &mdash; which for 2026, translates to a municipal property tax bill of more than $28,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/peter-pocklingtons-former-mansion-on-city-of-edmontons-auction-list-its-iconic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/peter-pocklingtons-former-mansion-on-city-of-edmontons-auction-list-its-iconic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bruce Banman joins exodus from B.C. Conservative caucus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Abbotsford South MLA says he has heard that leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is unelectable, and it is a reason for his departure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bruce-banman-joins-exodus-from-bc-conservative-caucus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bruce-banman-joins-exodus-from-bc-conservative-caucus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kelowna sets sights on Canadian Premier League soccer team by 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city of Kelowna is exploring a $25-million investment in its premier sports stadium in a bid to bring a pro soccer club to the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/kelowna-sets-sights-on-canadian-premier-league-soccer-team-by-2028/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/kelowna-sets-sights-on-canadian-premier-league-soccer-team-by-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada recruits dozens of foreign scientists and researchers, many from U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The researchers are being hired by universities across the country, including the University of British Columbia, McGill and the University of Toronto.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-recruits-dozens-of-foreign-scientists-and-researchers-many-from-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-recruits-dozens-of-foreign-scientists-and-researchers-many-from-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. couple missing after catastrophic flash flooding on Nepal-Tibet border]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dhaval and Megha Shah were on a tour in the Timure region when ice, mud and rock collapsed into a mountain river, triggering the disaster.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-couple-missing-after-catastrophic-flash-flooding-on-nepal-tibet-border/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-couple-missing-after-catastrophic-flash-flooding-on-nepal-tibet-border/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. ends wildfire-related state of emergency, offroad vehicle ban to be lifted]]></title><description><![CDATA[B.C.'s forests minister says a province-wide state of emergency has ended, but wildfire risk remains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-ends-wildfire-related-state-of-emergency-offroad-vehicle-ban-to-be-lifted/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-ends-wildfire-related-state-of-emergency-offroad-vehicle-ban-to-be-lifted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Name of Lake Ontario not changing despite 'Trump's antics,' political leaders in Canada say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political leaders are speaking out against an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, saying the move is offensive and doesn't hold water in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/name-of-lake-ontario-not-changing-despite-trumps-antics-political-leaders-in-canada-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/name-of-lake-ontario-not-changing-despite-trumps-antics-political-leaders-in-canada-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapman's Ice Cream replacing 70% of its American ingredients amid trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ontario ice cream company is fighting back against &ldquo;unjustified tariffs&rdquo; by sourcing more non-American ingredients.&ldquo;We stand with the Canadian government, and all provinces, in our outright rejection of these unjustified tariffs,&rdquo; Chapman&rsquo;s Ice Cream said in a post on its Instagram account Wednesday. The company said it is on track to convert more than 70 per cent of its American ingredients by mid-2027 and will continue to use 100 per cent Canadian dairy.Chapma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/chapmans-ice-cream-replacing-70-of-its-american-ingredients-amid-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/chapmans-ice-cream-replacing-70-of-its-american-ingredients-amid-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flight controllers allegedly punched out early before Air Canada plane crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration has not addressed the accusations directly but said it is "committed to holding employees accountable."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/flight-controllers-allegedly-punched-out-early-before-air-canada-plane-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/flight-controllers-allegedly-punched-out-early-before-air-canada-plane-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Toronto residents on a trek in Nepal unaccounted for after deadly flash floods: non-profit group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten Toronto residents on a trek in Nepal are unaccounted for after deadly flash flooding in the country this week, according to a representative of the group that organized the trip.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/10-toronto-residents-on-a-trek-in-nepal-unaccounted-for-after-deadly-flash-floods-non-profit-group/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/10-toronto-residents-on-a-trek-in-nepal-unaccounted-for-after-deadly-flash-floods-non-profit-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partial lunar eclipse will be visible across parts of Canadian skies soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The eclipse is set to peak around 10:10 p.m. mountain time and 12:10 a.m. eastern standard time and is expected to be most visible in both the&nbsp;central and eastern parts of Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/partial-lunar-eclipse-will-be-visible-across-parts-of-canadian-skies-soon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/partial-lunar-eclipse-will-be-visible-across-parts-of-canadian-skies-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge rejects application by 'Surrey Six' killer to stay convictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A B.C. Supreme Court judge has rejected an application by one of the "Surrey Six" killers to stay the convictions against him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/judge-rejects-application-by-surrey-six-killer-to-stay-convictions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/judge-rejects-application-by-surrey-six-killer-to-stay-convictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck goes public with trade request]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Jets' star goalie, Connor&nbsp;Hellebuyck, has publicly asked to be traded, according to a statement posted by his agent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-jets-goaltender-connor-hellebuyck-goes-public-with-trade-request/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-jets-goaltender-connor-hellebuyck-goes-public-with-trade-request/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck goes public with trade request]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who has won three Vezina trophies as the NHL's top netminder and an Olympic gold medal, has publicly requested a trade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-jets-goalie-connor-hellebuyck-goes-public-with-trade-request/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-jets-goalie-connor-hellebuyck-goes-public-with-trade-request/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transportation Safety Board investigating after fatal small plane crash in Mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BC Coroners Service confirms it is investigating a death related to the crash, but there is no word yet on how many people were on board the plane.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/transportation-safety-board-investigating-after-fatal-small-plane-crash-in-mission/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/transportation-safety-board-investigating-after-fatal-small-plane-crash-in-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 of 2 fugitives wanted in July homicide in Niagara Falls, Ont., captured in Montreal]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of two suspects wanted in the shooting death of a man in Niagara Falls on July 16 has been arrested in Montreal and will be sent back to the Ontario city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/1-of-2-fugitives-wanted-in-july-homicide-in-niagara-falls-ont-captured-in-montreal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/1-of-2-fugitives-wanted-in-july-homicide-in-niagara-falls-ont-captured-in-montreal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VHS tapes picking up in popularity once again in Winnipeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[VHS tapes are increasing in popularity once again, largely due to nostalgia and a renewed interest from Gen Z.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vhs-tapes-picking-up-in-popularity-once-again-in-winnipeg/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vhs-tapes-picking-up-in-popularity-once-again-in-winnipeg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metrolinx hikes penalties for fare evasion to $200 and higher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beginning Sept. 8, provincial transit agency Metrolinx will hike its fares to $200 for a first-time offence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/metrolinx-hikes-penalties-for-fare-evasion-to-200-and-higher/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/metrolinx-hikes-penalties-for-fare-evasion-to-200-and-higher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What White House's eagle vs. goose post doesn't show &mdash; the Canada goose won that fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[An X post by the White House recently featured no text just an image of a bald eagle, wings spread, staring off into the distance, while standing on the neck of a Canada Goose. https://t.co/OYaldd4UhI pic.twitter.com/7jQXwWW26K&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 26, 2026 The photo seemed to tell an entire story of dominance and submission. But there was much more to it than that.&ldquo;This photo is from a documented 20-minute encounter on frozen Lake Ontario where a bald eagle attacke]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-white-houses-eagle-vs-goose-post-doesnt-show-mdash-the-canada-goose-won-that-fight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-white-houses-eagle-vs-goose-post-doesnt-show-mdash-the-canada-goose-won-that-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order in the Oval Office to rename Lake Ontario to &ldquo;Lake America&rdquo; immediately.&ldquo;That&rsquo;s going to take place right now as I sign the order,&rdquo; he said during a livestream from the White House on Thursday. He then signed the document before showing it to the cameras.&ldquo;And we filed all the necessary papers, documents, everything else,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve notified all of the various people that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-signs-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-signs-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Canada cut off potash to the U.S.? It's a 'high-stakes game of chicken,' says an expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the trade war between Canada and the U.S. continues to escalate, potash has emerged as a potential bargaining chip.Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the resource is &ldquo;one of the most powerful tools&rdquo; Canada has in negotiations while speaking at a press conference in Vaughan on Wednesday, adding that the U.S. agricultural sector would be &ldquo;dead overnight&rdquo; if Canada were to cut it off. &ldquo;Everyone in the world wants our potash,&rdquo; he said.National Post spoke to Akaash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/could-canada-cut-off-potash-to-the-us-its-a-high-stakes-game-of-chicken-says-an-expert-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/could-canada-cut-off-potash-to-the-us-its-a-high-stakes-game-of-chicken-says-an-expert-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Canada cut off potash to the U.S.? It's a 'high stakes game of chicken,' says an expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the trade war between Canada and the U.S. continues to escalate, potash has emerged as a potential bargaining chip.Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the resource is &ldquo;one of the most powerful tools&rdquo; Canada has in negotiations while speaking at a press conference in Vaughan on Wednesday, adding that the U.S. agricultural sector would be &ldquo;dead overnight&rdquo; if Canada were to cut it off. &ldquo;Everyone in the world wants our potash,&rdquo; he said.National Post spoke to Akaash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/could-canada-cut-off-potash-to-the-us-its-a-high-stakes-game-of-chicken-says-an-expert/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/could-canada-cut-off-potash-to-the-us-its-a-high-stakes-game-of-chicken-says-an-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected arson aimed at Liberal MP is a 'cowardly act' of intimidation, Carney says]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash;Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday that one of his MPs was the victim of a suspected arson, which he called a &ldquo;cowardly act of violence and intimidation,&rdquo; in a social media post .Liberal MP Salma Zahid, the MP for Scarborough Centre-Don Valley East, said in a statement that an unidentified individual set fire to her car and another vehicle overnight.&ldquo;It is unacceptable. It is not who we are as Canadians,&rdquo; wrote Carney. The prime minister said he wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/suspected-arson-aimed-at-liberal-mp-is-a-cowardly-act-of-intimidation-carney-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/suspected-arson-aimed-at-liberal-mp-is-a-cowardly-act-of-intimidation-carney-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump signs executive order for U.S. to call Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump, speaking in the Oval Office after signing the order, took the opportunity to once again criticize Canada's trade policies and leadership but insisted he loves the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-signs-executive-order-for-us-to-call-lake-ontario-lake-america/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-signs-executive-order-for-us-to-call-lake-ontario-lake-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump signs executive order for U.S. to call Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump, speaking in the Oval Office after signing the order, took the opportunity to once again criticize Canada's trade policies and leadership but insisted he loves the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-signs-executive-order-for-us-to-call-lake-ontario-as-lake-america/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-signs-executive-order-for-us-to-call-lake-ontario-as-lake-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake Ontario ‘now and always,’ Carney says after Trump ‘Lake America’ order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump, speaking in the Oval Office after signing the order, took the opportunity to once again criticize Canada's trade policies and leadership but insisted he loves the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lake-ontario-now-and-always-carney-says-after-trump-lake-america-order/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lake-ontario-now-and-always-carney-says-after-trump-lake-america-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil prices swing Alberta’s $9.4B deficit to $2B surplus, but finance minister urges caution]]></title><description><![CDATA[The same factor that's sent fuel prices soaring has created a massive turnaround for provincial government's budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/oil-prices-swing-albertas-94b-deficit-to-2b-surplus-but-finance-minister-urges-caution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/oil-prices-swing-albertas-94b-deficit-to-2b-surplus-but-finance-minister-urges-caution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta expects $2B surplus instead of $9.4B deficit, due to Iran war bump to oil prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[The same factor that's sent fuel prices soaring has created a massive turnaround for provincial government's budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-expects-2b-surplus-instead-of-94b-deficit-due-to-iran-war-bump-to-oil-prices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-expects-2b-surplus-instead-of-94b-deficit-due-to-iran-war-bump-to-oil-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong Ontario, Quebec summer storms led to $439M in insured damage: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The damage estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. offer a snapshot of the insurance market in the aftermath of the storms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/strong-ontario-quebec-summer-storms-led-to-439m-in-insured-damage-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/strong-ontario-quebec-summer-storms-led-to-439m-in-insured-damage-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP in New Brunswick say man dead after gunfire exchange with police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers responded on Wednesday to a report of an armed man in mental distress at a home in the town, which is about 225 kilometres northeast of Fredericton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-in-new-brunswick-say-man-dead-after-gunfire-exchange-with-police/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-in-new-brunswick-say-man-dead-after-gunfire-exchange-with-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students at 7 Ontario private career colleges received $385M in OSAP grants last year, data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[A small subset of private career colleges in Ontario has led explosive growth in the number of people receiving student financial assistance, new data shows, and the association representing the sector itself has raised concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/students-at-7-ontario-private-career-colleges-received-385m-in-osap-grants-last-year-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/students-at-7-ontario-private-career-colleges-received-385m-in-osap-grants-last-year-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raptors to raise Kyle Lowry's No. 7 to rafters in January retirement ceremony]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Toronto Raptors will retire Kyle Lowry's No. 7 following their Jan. 10 game against the Philadelphia 76ers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/raptors-to-raise-kyle-lowrys-no-7-to-rafters-in-january-retirement-ceremony/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/raptors-to-raise-kyle-lowrys-no-7-to-rafters-in-january-retirement-ceremony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada stands by proposed youth social media ban after Meta U.S. settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta agreed to implement new rules for kids who use their platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, as part of a nearly US$18-billion settlement with U.S. states this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-stands-by-proposed-youth-social-media-ban-after-meta-us-settlement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-stands-by-proposed-youth-social-media-ban-after-meta-us-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travelling with your dog? These sunny destinations make it easier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pets are more than furry companions. They are alarm clocks with kisses, endless games of fetch and fitness trainers obsessed with &ldquo;walkies&rdquo;. Above all, they are loyal family members who love being included, and while that isn't always possible on vacation, more destinations are leaning into pet-friendly programs and itineraries.&nbsp; Read More]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/travelling-with-your-dog-these-sunny-destinations-make-it-easier/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/travelling-with-your-dog-these-sunny-destinations-make-it-easier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lutnick claims Canada pulled out of trade talks due to the Quebec election, Alberta referendum]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Canada walked away from a trade agreement with the U.S. due to &ldquo;political purposes&rdquo; that involved Quebec&rsquo;s upcoming provincial election and Alberta&rsquo;s referendum.&ldquo;It was manufactured,&rdquo; said Lutnick, during a press conference in Washington on Thursday. &ldquo;So there&rsquo;s the sovereignty party trying to run, and they&rsquo;re in the lead in Quebec and so this was Mark Carney manufacturing s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lutnick-claims-canada-pulled-out-of-trade-talks-due-to-the-quebec-election-alberta-referendum/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lutnick-claims-canada-pulled-out-of-trade-talks-due-to-the-quebec-election-alberta-referendum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LeBlanc 'welcomes' U.S. comments on French language protections, raises possibility of renewed trade talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday there is a possibility of reaching a &ldquo;mutually beneficial&rdquo; agreement with the U.S., after the country&rsquo;s top trade negotiator said discoverability of French content on U.S. streaming platforms was never a &ldquo;red line&rdquo; for American negotiators.&ldquo;Canada welcomes that the U.S. is now withdrawing its positions on discoverability and labelling and is confirming that measures to promote French lang]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/leblanc-welcomes-us-comments-on-french-language-protections-raises-possibility-of-renewed-trade-talks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/leblanc-welcomes-us-comments-on-french-language-protections-raises-possibility-of-renewed-trade-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa, NordSpace and N.L. inject $10M total into commercial spaceport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ottawa, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and NordSpace have announced a joint $10 million injection into the company's plans to build a commercial spaceport on Newfoundland&rsquo;s Burin Peninsula.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-nordspace-and-nl-inject-10m-total-into-commercial-spaceport/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-nordspace-and-nl-inject-10m-total-into-commercial-spaceport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto Liberal MP says arson probe underway after cars set on fire at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, police and firefighters were called to an address in the area of Bellamy Road North and Lawrence Avenue East to respond to the fire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-liberal-mp-says-arson-probe-underway-after-cars-set-on-fire-at-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-liberal-mp-says-arson-probe-underway-after-cars-set-on-fire-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigate triple vehicle fire in Toronto neighbourhood as arson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, police and firefighters were called to an address in the area of Bellamy Road North and Lawrence Avenue East to respond to the fire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/police-investigate-triple-vehicle-fire-in-toronto-neighbourhood-as-arson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/police-investigate-triple-vehicle-fire-in-toronto-neighbourhood-as-arson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bearspaw feeder main replacement enters home stretch on schedule, on budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Work to insert the steel pipe that will move drinking water is a little more than half-finished, with roughly two kilometres of pipe in place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bearspaw-feeder-main-replacement-enters-home-stretch-on-schedule-on-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bearspaw-feeder-main-replacement-enters-home-stretch-on-schedule-on-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No charges laid after N.S. boy killed in dog attack: RCMP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police said in an update Thursday that they have concluded their investigation and there are 'insufficient grounds' to lay charges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/no-charges-laid-after-ns-boy-killed-in-dog-attack-rcmp/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/no-charges-laid-after-ns-boy-killed-in-dog-attack-rcmp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapman’s Ice Cream pledges no price increase as Ontario company shifts away from U.S. suppliers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario company Chapman&rsquo;s Ice Cream says it's moving to replace more than 70 per cent of its ingredients from the U.S. by mid-2027, promising no price increases until March 2028.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/chapmans-ice-cream-pledges-no-price-increase-as-ontario-company-shifts-away-from-us-suppliers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/chapmans-ice-cream-pledges-no-price-increase-as-ontario-company-shifts-away-from-us-suppliers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. ‘withdrawing’ demands on Canadian content, bilingual labelling: LeBlanc]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finance Canada issued a statement saying it had been receiving feedback from Canadian industries and is making some adjustments to the list of counter-tariffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-withdrawing-demands-on-canadian-content-bilingual-labelling-leblanc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-withdrawing-demands-on-canadian-content-bilingual-labelling-leblanc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s retaliation ‘should come as no surprise’ to U.S., Champagne says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finance Canada issued a statement saying it had been receiving feedback from Canadian industries and is making some adjustments to the list of counter-tariffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-retaliation-should-come-as-no-surprise-to-us-champagne-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-retaliation-should-come-as-no-surprise-to-us-champagne-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catastrophic Nepal, Tibet flood death toll soars as 25 Canadians still missing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catastrophic flash floods in a border area of China and Nepal have killed at least 353 and left more than 1,300 people missing as of Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/catastrophic-nepal-tibet-flood-death-toll-soars-as-25-canadians-still-missing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/catastrophic-nepal-tibet-flood-death-toll-soars-as-25-canadians-still-missing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[30 Canadians missing after catastrophic Nepal-Tibet floods, Anand says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of Canadians missing in Nepal and the Tibet region after a series of catastrophic flash floods has climbed to 30 from 25 Wednesday, according to the federal government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/30-canadians-missing-after-catastrophic-nepal-tibet-floods-anand-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/30-canadians-missing-after-catastrophic-nepal-tibet-floods-anand-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helicopter rescue for B.C. climber stung by wasps 100 times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lions Bay Search and Rescue says in a social media post on Tuesday that the female climber was on Redoubt Wall near Loggers Creek when she encountered the insects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/helicopter-rescue-for-bc-climber-stung-by-wasps-100-times/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/helicopter-rescue-for-bc-climber-stung-by-wasps-100-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overstretched youth mental health providers in Ontario brace for return to school]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of kids, youth and families seeking mental health support peaks during the school year, according to 1Call1Click, which co-ordinates those services in eastern&nbsp;Ontario.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/overstretched-youth-mental-health-providers-in-ontario-brace-for-return-to-school/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/overstretched-youth-mental-health-providers-in-ontario-brace-for-return-to-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasurer who drained bank accounts of Sask. minor hockey association gets community sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cory Johnathon Smith, 37, made dozens of e-transfers and stole nearly $45,000 from the Esterhazy Minor Hockey Association last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/treasurer-who-drained-bank-accounts-of-sask-minor-hockey-association-gets-community-sentence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/treasurer-who-drained-bank-accounts-of-sask-minor-hockey-association-gets-community-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was a cop. My brother is accused of swindling friends and family of nearly $150 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[My brother told me I had great legs.What incenses me more than the fact he said it, is the fact that I thought it was appropriate commentary, a fair evaluation of my physical attributes. I was 22 years old, he was 28. The thought never dawned on me that eldest brothers shouldn&rsquo;t think of their sisters in that way.How did I know Steve and I were different? And I don&rsquo;t mean different in the typical sense, like how all people are different some way or another. I mean fundamentally diff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-was-a-cop-my-brother-is-accused-of-swindling-friends-and-family-of-nearly-150-million/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-was-a-cop-my-brother-is-accused-of-swindling-friends-and-family-of-nearly-150-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After lengthy wait, victims of priest abuse in N.S. to finally receive payouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of victims of abuse by Roman Catholic priests in central and western Nova Scotia are finally set to be paid compensation, nearly four years after the settlement of a class-action lawsuit involving the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/after-lengthy-wait-victims-of-priest-abuse-in-ns-to-finally-receive-payouts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/after-lengthy-wait-victims-of-priest-abuse-in-ns-to-finally-receive-payouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.L.'s rehabilitation hospital's heating system repeatedly failing, causing 'significant damage']]></title><description><![CDATA[The hydronic heating system in a part of Newfoundland and Labrador's rehabilitation hospital is repeatedly failing, causing extensive damage that an internal briefing note warns is anticipated to continue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nls-rehabilitation-hospitals-heating-system-repeatedly-failing-causing-significant-damage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nls-rehabilitation-hospitals-heating-system-repeatedly-failing-causing-significant-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump upended last year’s federal election. Will he do the same to the Quebec campaign?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariff threats and rhetoric about making Canada the 51st state reshaped the federal election, especially in Quebec. As the provincial election campaign gets underway, could the U.S. president play that outsized role once again?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-upended-last-years-federal-election-will-he-do-the-same-to-the-quebec-campaign/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-upended-last-years-federal-election-will-he-do-the-same-to-the-quebec-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of inflicting pain: How to select targets for Canada's counter-tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada must balance many different considerations when selecting which U.S. products to tariff in order to cause maximum pressure in the United States with minimal disruption at home. Those include the U.S. elections, affordability and the ease with which importers on either side of the border can find alternatives, according to economic and political experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-art-of-inflicting-pain-how-to-select-targets-for-canadas-counter-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-art-of-inflicting-pain-how-to-select-targets-for-canadas-counter-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumers say 'resolve is strengthened' to buy Canadian, bringing patriotic shopping movement back to life]]></title><description><![CDATA[As trade war tensions between Canada and the U.S. ratchet up again, some shoppers are digging in their heels when it comes to buying Canadian. And that's driving more traffic to tools that help connect shoppers with Canadian-made products and home-grown businesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/consumers-say-resolve-is-strengthened-to-buy-canadian-bringing-patriotic-shopping-movement-back-to-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/consumers-say-resolve-is-strengthened-to-buy-canadian-bringing-patriotic-shopping-movement-back-to-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City with the highest opioid-related death rate in Ontario honours lives lost to overdose]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Thunder Bay leading Ontario in opioid-related deaths, Nishnawbe Aski Nation led a walk on Wednesday to demand the city address the drug crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/city-with-the-highest-opioid-related-death-rate-in-ontario-honours-lives-lost-to-overdose/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/city-with-the-highest-opioid-related-death-rate-in-ontario-honours-lives-lost-to-overdose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 91-year-old woman was handed an eviction order. Why the Ontario tribunal ruled it 'defective']]></title><description><![CDATA[A 91-year-old woman served with an eviction notice at a seniors&rsquo; apartment building in Windsor is celebrating after a tribunal ruled that the notice is &ldquo;defective.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-91-year-old-woman-was-handed-an-eviction-order-why-the-ontario-tribunal-ruled-it-defective/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-91-year-old-woman-was-handed-an-eviction-order-why-the-ontario-tribunal-ruled-it-defective/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Calgary seeks bids to study feasibility of a major stadium project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Calgary's contracts come as the Calgary Stampede evaluates bids to study the possibility of multi-purposing GMC Stadium to allow for field sports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/city-of-calgary-seeks-bids-to-study-feasibility-of-a-major-stadium-project/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/city-of-calgary-seeks-bids-to-study-feasibility-of-a-major-stadium-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatchewan cracks down on foreign worker exploitation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first conviction under FWRISA has some experts saying there is a larger pattern of employers abusing foreign workers programs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-cracks-down-on-foreign-worker-exploitation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-cracks-down-on-foreign-worker-exploitation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CBC tells staff not to call 9/11 a 'terrorist attack']]></title><description><![CDATA[With the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on the horizon, the CBC has circulated a memo to reporters and editors across all its news platforms reminding them not to refer to the attacks that claimed 3,000 lives and changed the modern world as &ldquo;terrorist attacks.&rdquo;The missive from the broadcaster&rsquo;s journalistic standards and practices office, a copy of which was obtained by National Post, includes a section of the &ldquo;longstanding language guidance&rdquo; on the Sept. 11, 2001, attac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cbc-tells-staff-not-to-call-911-a-terrorist-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cbc-tells-staff-not-to-call-911-a-terrorist-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How eyelash glue is helping track monarch butterflies to Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time on the Canadian Prairies, researchers with Assiniboine Park Zoo and the Canadian Wildlife Service in Winnipeg are attaching tiny radio transmitters on endangered monarch butterflies to track their perilous migration from Manitoba to Mexico.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/how-eyelash-glue-is-helping-track-monarch-butterflies-to-mexico/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/how-eyelash-glue-is-helping-track-monarch-butterflies-to-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berg Glacier on B.C.'s Mount Robson no longer reaches lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most picturesque sights in British Columbia is changing &mdash; as Mount Robson's Berg Glacier has retreated so far back that it no longer touches the water of Berg Lake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/berg-glacier-on-bcs-mount-robson-no-longer-reaches-lake/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/berg-glacier-on-bcs-mount-robson-no-longer-reaches-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nova Scotia's new welfare rules exclude tents, cars and trailers]]></title><description><![CDATA[To qualify for higher income assistance in Nova Scotia, a home now needs running water and a sewer connection.The province filed the legislative amendment on Aug. 25 and it took effect the same day. It rewrites the provision the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal interpreted on Aug. 7, when it ruled that Bradley Lowe&rsquo;s tent was his accommodation.Lowe died Dec. 15, 2023, of an overdose in a tent in front of Halifax City Hall, after camping at Victoria Park. Two months earlier he applied to move f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotias-new-welfare-rules-exclude-tents-cars-and-trailers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotias-new-welfare-rules-exclude-tents-cars-and-trailers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta premier slams 'disastrous' proposals to leverage Canadian oil in U.S. trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith rejected the idea of using the province&rsquo;s oil exports as leverage in the U.S. trade war, saying that such a move would &ldquo;devestate the Canadian economy&rdquo; and inflate energy prices for consumers across Canada.The premier&rsquo;s comments come amid growing calls &mdash; including from Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi and former Alberta premier Jason Kenney &mdash; to consider using Canada&rsquo;s energy exports to retaliate against U.S. President Don]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-premier-slams-disastrous-proposals-to-leverage-canadian-oil-in-us-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-premier-slams-disastrous-proposals-to-leverage-canadian-oil-in-us-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sikh activist says he received new RCMP ‘duty to warn’ of threat to life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen, says he also received a similar threat notification from the FBI earlier this month.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sikh-activist-says-he-received-new-rcmp-duty-to-warn-of-threat-to-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sikh-activist-says-he-received-new-rcmp-duty-to-warn-of-threat-to-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – August 26]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-global-okanagan-news-at-530-pm-august-26/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-global-okanagan-news-at-530-pm-august-26/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford government enjoys polling bump after latest U.S.-Canada trade war twist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new study by Liaison Strategies was conducted in the days after Donald Trump slapped 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian products after talks collapsed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-government-enjoys-polling-bump-after-latest-us-canada-trade-war-twist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-government-enjoys-polling-bump-after-latest-us-canada-trade-war-twist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamilton-born NHL prospect Matthew Mayich hospitalized after 'training incident,' OHL says]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHL prospect Matthew Mayich, who was born in Hamilton and played junior hockey with the Ottawa 67's, is in hospital in Arizona following "an off-ice training incident," says the Ontario Hockey League. Now 21, he played minor hockey with the Hamilton Huskiesand was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hamilton-born-nhl-prospect-matthew-mayich-hospitalized-after-training-incident-ohl-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hamilton-born-nhl-prospect-matthew-mayich-hospitalized-after-training-incident-ohl-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Air Canada still offering passengers American booze?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While provincial and federal ministers this week revived pleas for the nation&rsquo;s citizens to &ldquo;buy Canadian&rdquo; in the fallout of torpedoed Canada-U.S. trade talks, the country&rsquo;s largest airline is offering business class passengers American bourbon.As reported by Global News , a subsequently removed social media post Monday claimed Jack Daniel&rsquo;s Tennessee Whiskey was being served to those seated in business class during an Air Canada flight out of Montreal.Air Canada t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-is-air-canada-still-offering-passengers-american-booze/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-is-air-canada-still-offering-passengers-american-booze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air force major who pleaded guilty to illegally importing firearms sentenced to house arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sharpshooting air force officer and avid gun collector who was repeatedly decorated for his marksmanship, has been sentenced to two years less a day of house arrest after illegally importing eight firearms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/air-force-major-who-pleaded-guilty-to-illegally-importing-firearms-sentenced-to-house-arrest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/air-force-major-who-pleaded-guilty-to-illegally-importing-firearms-sentenced-to-house-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pair accused of murder in 2023 shooting death of Ontario teen: police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Dixon, 17, was shot in 2023 and Durham police have been pursuing all avenues in an effort to find those responsible for the teenager's death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pair-accused-of-murder-in-2023-shooting-death-of-ontario-teen-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pair-accused-of-murder-in-2023-shooting-death-of-ontario-teen-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cross-country road trip uncovered a booming illicit nicotine pouch market]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; A nicotine users&rsquo; rights group is calling on Ottawa to loosen restrictions on nicotine pouches, after uncovering a booming illicit market in a cross-country road trip.Members of Rights 4 Vapers purchased 148 illegal nicotine products from 42 retailers during a nine-day summer tour of five provinces, starting in Montreal and ending in Edmonton.Founder Maria Papaioannoy said this haul would have been much bigger if the group didn&rsquo;t exhaust its budget.&ldquo;We saw thous]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-cross-country-road-trip-uncovered-a-booming-illicit-nicotine-pouch-market/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-cross-country-road-trip-uncovered-a-booming-illicit-nicotine-pouch-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How is EI changing under Canada’s tariff relief plan — and is it enough?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is modifying some Employment Insurance (EI) benefits for workers impacted by U.S. tariffs as they take hold on Canada's economy, but do they go far enough?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/how-is-ei-changing-under-canadas-tariff-relief-plan-and-is-it-enough/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/how-is-ei-changing-under-canadas-tariff-relief-plan-and-is-it-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More charges for former Manitoba MP Inky Mark after 445 guns, explosives found in home: RCMP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former member of Parliament Inky Mark has been hit with 26 more weapons-related charges, after police say they found 445 firearms and 26.5 kilograms of explosives in his Manitoba home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/more-charges-for-former-manitoba-mp-inky-mark-after-445-guns-explosives-found-in-home-rcmp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/more-charges-for-former-manitoba-mp-inky-mark-after-445-guns-explosives-found-in-home-rcmp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would U.S. tariffs actually change after Trump, or is this the new normal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea of a prolonged trade war is something Canadians will need to get used to &mdash; even after President Donald Trump leaves office, experts say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/would-us-tariffs-actually-change-after-trump-or-is-this-the-new-normal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/would-us-tariffs-actually-change-after-trump-or-is-this-the-new-normal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greer says 'no open channels right now' with Canada on trade talks&nbsp;]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &ndash; United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says there are &ldquo;no open channels right now&rdquo; with Canada on trade talks, adding that it remains unclear for him when negotiations can resume.&ldquo;The Canadians, you know, put out a press release saying they were suspending the talks,&rdquo; said Greer, during an interview with CBC News on Wednesday. &ldquo;The Canadian side is proceeding with additional retaliation and a variety of things like that, so it&rsquo;s not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/greer-says-no-open-channels-right-now-with-canada-on-trade-talksnbsp-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/greer-says-no-open-channels-right-now-with-canada-on-trade-talksnbsp-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greer says "no open channels right now" with Canada on trade talks&nbsp;]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &ndash; United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says there are &ldquo;no open channels right now&rdquo; with Canada on trade talks, adding that it remains unclear for him on when negotiations can resume.&ldquo;The Canadians you know, put out a press release saying they were suspending the talks,&rdquo; said Greer, during an interview with CBC News on Wednesday. &ldquo;The Canadian side is proceeding with additional retaliation and a variety of things like that, so it&rsquo;s no]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/greer-says-no-open-channels-right-now-with-canada-on-trade-talksnbsp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/greer-says-no-open-channels-right-now-with-canada-on-trade-talksnbsp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After trade talks collapse, CUSMA review won&rsquo;t 'happen anytime soon,' says former top negotiator]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &ndash; Canada&rsquo;s former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul doesn&rsquo;t expect formal negotiations on the review of the Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA) between Canada and the U.S. to happen anytime soon, following the collapse of trade talks between the two countries last week.&ldquo;I think that the discussions between Canada and the U.S. on the CUSMA review have now been put into some question,&rdquo; said Verheul, who now serves as a principal at GT and Company,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/after-trade-talks-collapse-cusma-review-wonrsquot-happen-anytime-soon-says-former-top-negotiator/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/after-trade-talks-collapse-cusma-review-wonrsquot-happen-anytime-soon-says-former-top-negotiator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loblaw is bringing back country of origin labels amid ‘Buy Canadian’ push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loblaw is also bringing back the 'T' symbol that denotes which products have Canadian counter-tariffs against U.S. goods applied to them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/loblaw-is-bringing-back-country-of-origin-labels-amid-buy-canadian-push/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/loblaw-is-bringing-back-country-of-origin-labels-amid-buy-canadian-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta premier to provide update on tariffs, Canada-U.S. trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Canada-U.S. trade war heats up, the Alberta government says Premier Danielle Smith will provide an update regarding tariffs after previously urging a more conciliatory approach in trade negotiations between Ottawa and Washington. Smith has been calling on the federal government to return to the negotiating table with the United States before Canadian tariffs on $27.6-billion worth of U.S. goods take effect in two weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-premier-to-provide-update-on-tariffs-canada-us-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-premier-to-provide-update-on-tariffs-canada-us-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta premier doubles down on diplomacy with Americans to stave off U.S. tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canadians must double down on their diplomatic efforts to convince U.S. lawmakers and citizens that the escalating trade war is destructive for everyone on both sides of the border.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-premier-doubles-down-on-diplomacy-with-americans-to-stave-off-us-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-premier-doubles-down-on-diplomacy-with-americans-to-stave-off-us-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch live as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith addresses ongoing trade war with the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith delivers a live news conference from Grande Prairie to address the ongoing tariff dispute between Canada and the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-live-as-alberta-premier-danielle-smith-addresses-ongoing-trade-war-with-the-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-live-as-alberta-premier-danielle-smith-addresses-ongoing-trade-war-with-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special mail-in ballot requests surge above 175,000 ahead of Alberta referendum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elections Alberta said it has received more than 175,000 requests for special ballots as of Tuesday, with more than 50 days remaining before the fall referendum. The total is already nearly triple the amount requested in the 2023 provincial election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/special-mail-in-ballot-requests-surge-above-175000-ahead-of-alberta-referendum/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/special-mail-in-ballot-requests-surge-above-175000-ahead-of-alberta-referendum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier Scott Moe answers questions amid trade war tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saskatchewan&rsquo;s premier is scheduled to speak with reporters in Prince Albert, Sask., at 1 p.m.&#8203; CST. Premier Scott Moe has endorsed Canada's counter-tariffs, but Saskatchewan remains one of only two provinces where American-produced liquor is still being sold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/premier-scott-moe-answers-questions-amid-trade-war-tensions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/premier-scott-moe-answers-questions-amid-trade-war-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexandre Boulerice officially resigns as MP to run in Quebec election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boulerice represented the NDP in the House of Commons for 15 years but left the caucus to sit as an independent after he formally announced his plans to run provincially in Quebec.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alexandre-boulerice-officially-resigns-as-mp-to-run-in-quebec-election/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alexandre-boulerice-officially-resigns-as-mp-to-run-in-quebec-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier Scott Moe speaks on trade dispute, announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. booze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced counter-tariffs on U.S. alcohol products, matching the U.S. tariffs of 50 per cent, Wednesday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/premier-scott-moe-speaks-on-trade-dispute-announces-retaliatory-tariffs-on-us-booze/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/premier-scott-moe-speaks-on-trade-dispute-announces-retaliatory-tariffs-on-us-booze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier Scott Moe announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. booze, won't pull liquor from shelves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced counter-tariffs on U.S. alcohol products, matching the U.S. tariffs of 50 per cent, Wednesday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/premier-scott-moe-announces-retaliatory-tariffs-on-us-booze-wont-pull-liquor-from-shelves/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/premier-scott-moe-announces-retaliatory-tariffs-on-us-booze-wont-pull-liquor-from-shelves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier Scott Moe announces retaliatory levy on U.S. booze, won't pull liquor from shelves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced a retaliatory levy on U.S. alcohol products, matching the U.S. tariffs of 50 per cent, Wednesday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/premier-scott-moe-announces-retaliatory-levy-on-us-booze-wont-pull-liquor-from-shelves/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/premier-scott-moe-announces-retaliatory-levy-on-us-booze-wont-pull-liquor-from-shelves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pilot killed in small plane crash northeast of Saskatchewan town]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pilot of a small aircraft died after colliding with terrain while on an aerial application flight Tuesday morning, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pilot-killed-in-small-plane-crash-northeast-of-saskatchewan-town/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pilot-killed-in-small-plane-crash-northeast-of-saskatchewan-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest officer suspension linked to third racism incident, Montreal police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montreal police have confirmed that the most recent suspension of an officer stationed in a multicultural neighbourhood is linked to a third incident of alleged misconduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/latest-officer-suspension-linked-to-third-racism-incident-montreal-police-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/latest-officer-suspension-linked-to-third-racism-incident-montreal-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s largest icebreaker makes 6th visit to the North Pole]]></title><description><![CDATA[The polar mission is being carried out in order to better define Canada's claim on a portion of the Arctic seafloor, which is also claimed by Russia and Denmark via its autonomous territory Greenland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-largest-icebreaker-makes-6th-visit-to-the-north-pole/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-largest-icebreaker-makes-6th-visit-to-the-north-pole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooter hospitalizations up by 40% in past year: CIHI]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were 837 hospitalizations for e-scooter injuries between April 2025 and March 2026, an increase from 601 in the same period the previous year,&nbsp;according to new data.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/e-scooter-hospitalizations-up-by-40-in-past-year-cihi/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/e-scooter-hospitalizations-up-by-40-in-past-year-cihi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is restricting U.S. from Canada’s oil ‘crazy’? Here’s what happened before]]></title><description><![CDATA[The escalating trade war between Canada and the U.S. has reignited the debate over whether to use Canadian energy exports as leverage over the Trump administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/is-restricting-us-from-canadas-oil-crazy-heres-what-happened-before/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/is-restricting-us-from-canadas-oil-crazy-heres-what-happened-before/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video captures likely tornado in eastern P.E.I. amid 'wild day' of weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mid-afternoon storm Wednesday on Prince Edward Island brought high winds, hail, rain, thunder and lightning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/video-captures-likely-tornado-in-eastern-pei-amid-wild-day-of-weather/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/video-captures-likely-tornado-in-eastern-pei-amid-wild-day-of-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marineland beluga dies at U.S. aquarium weeks after transfer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of aquariums in the U.S. and Spain have been taking in the beluga whales and dolphins from Marineland in recent months, with a few more remaining.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/marineland-beluga-dies-at-us-aquarium-weeks-after-transfer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/marineland-beluga-dies-at-us-aquarium-weeks-after-transfer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec election campaign to kick off Thursday after premier meets with lieutenant-governor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Christine Fr&eacute;chette is set to meet with Quebec's lieutenant-governor to trigger the start of the provincial election campaign Thursday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-election-campaign-to-kick-off-thursday-after-premier-meets-with-lieutenant-governor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-election-campaign-to-kick-off-thursday-after-premier-meets-with-lieutenant-governor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRTC to implement Cancon rules for streamers opposed by U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spokesperson says the&nbsp;CRTC&nbsp;will move forward to determine exactly how streamers must ensure Canadian content is available and visible to audiences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/crtc-to-implement-cancon-rules-for-streamers-opposed-by-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/crtc-to-implement-cancon-rules-for-streamers-opposed-by-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford backs Carney's counter-tariffs and says 'everything's on the table' in tough stance against U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario Premier Doug Ford has thrown his support behind Prime Minister Mark Carney&rsquo;s retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., as tensions between Canada and the Trump administration continue to escalate.Speaking at a media conference in Vaughan, Ont., on Wednesday, Ford said Carney had done the &ldquo;right thing&rdquo; by walking away from a deal with the U.S., and that the PM has his &ldquo;full support in standing up for our country&rdquo; by introducing retaliatory tariffs. He added that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-backs-carneys-counter-tariffs-and-says-everythings-on-the-table-in-tough-stance-against-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-backs-carneys-counter-tariffs-and-says-everythings-on-the-table-in-tough-stance-against-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New study names the best place to ride out a global catastrophe. It isn't Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia is the country most often named as best able to ride out a global catastrophe. Canada is on the other side of the ledger.Florian Ulrich Jehn is the lead author of the first review to map which places on Earth would hold up best in a global catastrophe, published Aug. 23 in the journal Global Challenges .The paper defines a global catastrophic risk as the death of a significant share of humanity, most commonly at least 10 per cent of the world&rsquo;s population within months to years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-study-names-the-best-place-to-ride-out-a-global-catastrophe-it-isnt-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-study-names-the-best-place-to-ride-out-a-global-catastrophe-it-isnt-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. climber stung by wasps 100 times, rescued by helicopter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A climber in British Columbia was rescued by helicopter after being stung more than 100 times by wasps in backcountry north of Vancouver.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-climber-stung-by-wasps-100-times-rescued-by-helicopter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-climber-stung-by-wasps-100-times-rescued-by-helicopter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's finally time to rename Ottawa's Trump Avenue, councillor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Donald Trump's trade war against Canada heats up, an Ottawa city councillor says it's finally time to rename a street that bears the U.S. president's name.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/its-finally-time-to-rename-ottawas-trump-avenue-councillor-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/its-finally-time-to-rename-ottawas-trump-avenue-councillor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta NDP leader urges premier to cancel separation vote amid Canada-U.S. trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta's Opposition leader says now is not the time to hold a referendum on quitting Canada as the country wages a consequential trade war with its southern neighbour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-ndp-leader-urges-premier-to-cancel-separation-vote-amid-canada-us-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-ndp-leader-urges-premier-to-cancel-separation-vote-amid-canada-us-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton was ‘good example of how we should be as humans,’ says N.L. tribute singer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tributes continue to pour in for the country music icon, who died on Tuesday at the age of 80.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/dolly-parton-was-good-example-of-how-we-should-be-as-humans-says-nl-tribute-singer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/dolly-parton-was-good-example-of-how-we-should-be-as-humans-says-nl-tribute-singer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney will address the European Parliament next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney Carney will also attend the European Union&rsquo;s annual State of the Union address by the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-will-address-the-european-parliament-next-month/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-will-address-the-european-parliament-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marineland dolphins, 2 more whales leave Niagara Falls, Ont., for Spain, a beluga moved to U.S. dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trainers worked over several hours Wednesday morning at Marineland to load four dolphins and two belugas into tanks on transport trucks headed to Toronto's Pearson airport for the journey to Oceanografic Valencia in Spain, as the relocation of mammals at the shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., park continued.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/marineland-dolphins-2-more-whales-leave-niagara-falls-ont-for-spain-a-beluga-moved-to-us-dies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/marineland-dolphins-2-more-whales-leave-niagara-falls-ont-for-spain-a-beluga-moved-to-us-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marineland beluga moved to U.S. dies, dolphins and 2 more whales leave Niagara Falls park for Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peekachu, a beluga recently moved out of Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., has died at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, the facility said Wednesday, the same day two other belugas and four dolphins were in the process of being relocated to Spain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/marineland-beluga-moved-to-us-dies-dolphins-and-2-more-whales-leave-niagara-falls-park-for-spain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/marineland-beluga-moved-to-us-dies-dolphins-and-2-more-whales-leave-niagara-falls-park-for-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigation underway after 18-year-old struck by GO train in Toronto’s east end]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto police said they were called to Monarch Park at about 10:20 p.m. for reports that somebody had been hit by a train.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/investigation-underway-after-18-year-old-struck-by-go-train-in-torontos-east-end/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/investigation-underway-after-18-year-old-struck-by-go-train-in-torontos-east-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halifax bomb threat suspect could face life in prison on terror charge: Crown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The suspect in the bomb threat made against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax appeared for a bail decision but the hearing was adjourned again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/halifax-bomb-threat-suspect-could-face-life-in-prison-on-terror-charge-crown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/halifax-bomb-threat-suspect-could-face-life-in-prison-on-terror-charge-crown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toilet paper, cutlery and motorcycles among products impacted by Canada's counter-tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the collapse of trade talks between Canada and the U.S. last week, the federal government has released a long list of U.S.-made products that will be subject to counter-tariffs of between 15 and 50 per cent, effective Sept. 8.The counter-tariffs are expected to cover $27.6 billion worth of imports from the U.S. and come after Trump&rsquo;s latest 50 per cent levies on Canadian goods came into effect on Saturday.Here are the largest categories of products affected by the new tariffs, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toilet-paper-cutlery-and-motorcycles-among-products-impacted-by-canadas-counter-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toilet-paper-cutlery-and-motorcycles-among-products-impacted-by-canadas-counter-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton proposes changes to remaining bike routes amid community pushback, provincial legislation]]></title><description><![CDATA[City administration is recommending changes to remaining bike routes, citing community concerns, construction challenges and expected changes to provincial legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-proposes-changes-to-remaining-bike-routes-amid-community-pushback-provincial-legislation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-proposes-changes-to-remaining-bike-routes-amid-community-pushback-provincial-legislation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney urges ‘Team Canada’ trade approach in calls with other party leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney stressed the importance of a "united Team Canada approach" in phone calls with other party leaders on Tuesday about the state of U.S. trade talks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-urges-team-canada-trade-approach-in-calls-with-other-party-leaders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-urges-team-canada-trade-approach-in-calls-with-other-party-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Air Canada employees arrested in RCMP drug probe at Montreal airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[RCMP said Wednesday that search warrants were being executed at two homes and a vehicle in the Greater Montreal area, as well as the employees&rsquo; work base in Dorval.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-air-canada-employees-arrested-in-rcmp-drug-probe-at-montreal-airport/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-air-canada-employees-arrested-in-rcmp-drug-probe-at-montreal-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 19-year-old woman killed in tractor trailer collision in Thunder Bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPP say officers and paramedics responded to the crash between a passenger vehicle and tractor-trailer at Mapleward Road and Highway 11-17 around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-19-year-old-woman-killed-in-tractor-trailer-collision-in-thunder-bay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-19-year-old-woman-killed-in-tractor-trailer-collision-in-thunder-bay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 belugas, 4 dolphins from Marineland heading to aquarium in Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marineland had originally sold all of its 30 belugas and four dolphins to an aquarium in China, but Ottawa blocked the move, saying it violated the spirit of a 2019 law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-belugas-4-dolphins-from-marineland-heading-to-aquarium-in-spain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-belugas-4-dolphins-from-marineland-heading-to-aquarium-in-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She didn't have a family doctor for 17 years. A new partnership has brought one to her community]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new service is bringing a doctor closer to First Nation communities, helping break down barriers to health care and enabling patients like Melanie Kahmahkotayo to get help for conditions like diabetes. But providers say access is only part of the challenge, with racism and mistrust also affecting Indigenous patients' experiences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/she-didnt-have-a-family-doctor-for-17-years-a-new-partnership-has-brought-one-to-her-community/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/she-didnt-have-a-family-doctor-for-17-years-a-new-partnership-has-brought-one-to-her-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9 million faces exposed in ClarityCheck leak. How many of the photos were Canadian is unknown]]></title><description><![CDATA[A company that sells the ability to identify a stranger from a photograph left more than nine million files unsecured online, a researcher found.ClarityCheck sells reverse image searches. A user uploads a photo and the site returns names, social profiles and where else the image appears online. Canadian visitors are quoted $1.69 for a seven-day trial and $38.99 every 28 days after that.The company also sells lookups on phone numbers, email addresses, vehicle identification numbers, names and bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/9-million-faces-exposed-in-claritycheck-leak-how-many-of-the-photos-were-canadian-is-unknown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/9-million-faces-exposed-in-claritycheck-leak-how-many-of-the-photos-were-canadian-is-unknown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unity or bust: How U.S. tariffs get spun into Alberta's separatism debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[One side views the escalated trade war as an external threat that will bind Canadians; the other sees a sign of Canadian failure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unity-or-bust-how-us-tariffs-get-spun-into-albertas-separatism-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unity-or-bust-how-us-tariffs-get-spun-into-albertas-separatism-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robot dogs are here and they're cheap, Canada, but their software still needs a human and their security has flaws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese robot dogs on sale in Canada still cannot do much without a person driving them. Security researchers have found flaws that could let someone else take control.In Beijing this week, organizers say more than 2,000 humanoid robots are competing in running, table tennis and soccer at the second World Humanoid Robot Games , inside the oval built for the 2022 Winter Olympics.The displays show real capability, said Jason Peng, an assistant professor of computing science at Simon Fraser Univer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/robot-dogs-are-here-and-theyre-cheap-canada-but-their-software-still-needs-a-human-and-their-security-has-flaws/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/robot-dogs-are-here-and-theyre-cheap-canada-but-their-software-still-needs-a-human-and-their-security-has-flaws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Trump really rename Lake Ontario? Yes, but here's why he shouldn't]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Great Lakes mostly have anglicized Indigenous names &mdash; Ontario, Huron, Michigan and Erie &mdash; and one anglicized French name, Superior. But if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his latest threat amid the trade war, the smallest of those lakes could soon have an anglicized Italian name instead, &ldquo;Lake America,&rdquo; named directly for the United States of America, which in turn takes its name from Amerigo Vespucci, the 16th century Italian explorer. &ldquo;The Unit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/could-trump-really-rename-lake-ontario-yes-but-heres-why-he-shouldnt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/could-trump-really-rename-lake-ontario-yes-but-heres-why-he-shouldnt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s in a name? Trump’s ‘Lake America’ threat raises questions about centuries of history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is threatening to rename Lake Ontario, but a Great Lakes historian says the name carries centuries of Indigenous and regional history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/whats-in-a-name-trumps-lake-america-threat-raises-questions-about-centuries-of-history/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/whats-in-a-name-trumps-lake-america-threat-raises-questions-about-centuries-of-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Iranian official living in Toronto was ‘critical’ to terror finance, CBSA alleges]]></title><description><![CDATA[A CBSA report alleges that as a deputy director in Iran&rsquo;s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, Abbas Omidi, assisted the regime's state sponsorship of terrorism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/former-iranian-official-living-in-toronto-was-critical-to-terror-finance-cbsa-alleges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/former-iranian-official-living-in-toronto-was-critical-to-terror-finance-cbsa-alleges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['To avoid scandal': Unearthed letters show how N.L. bishop handled allegations in Baie Verte]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new court action in Grand Falls-Windsor has unearthed letters showing how a Catholic church official moved a priest to an Ontario treatment centre following allegations involving boys in 1970 &mdash; more than 15 years before he was convicted of sexual assault.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/to-avoid-scandal-unearthed-letters-show-how-nl-bishop-handled-allegations-in-baie-verte/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/to-avoid-scandal-unearthed-letters-show-how-nl-bishop-handled-allegations-in-baie-verte/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retaliatory tariffs could raise costs for Canadian businesses already weathering the trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada is set to impose retaliatory tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of U.S. goods starting Sept. 8. For some Canadian businesses, these counter-tariffs stand to drive up the costs of the things they make, which could be another difficult blow for companies at a time when many are already impacted by the ongoing trade war with the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/retaliatory-tariffs-could-raise-costs-for-canadian-businesses-already-weathering-the-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/retaliatory-tariffs-could-raise-costs-for-canadian-businesses-already-weathering-the-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insurance covered the rebuild of her house after a fire. Why didn’t the bank release the money on time?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Georgetown, Ont., property owner Antonina Gladkova is warning others to pay attention to their mortgage agreements after her lender didn't dole out insurance payments on pace with her contractor's invoices, leaving her on the hook to cover costly shortfalls to rebuild her property after a fire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/insurance-covered-the-rebuild-of-her-house-after-a-fire-why-didnt-the-bank-release-the-money-on-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/insurance-covered-the-rebuild-of-her-house-after-a-fire-why-didnt-the-bank-release-the-money-on-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food and shelter have driven Canada's affordability crisis. Health care isn't far behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food and shelter grab headlines, but out-of-pocket health-care expenses have climbed at a nearly identical rate since 2022, Statistics Canada data shows. Economists and policy experts break down the structural drivers behind Canada's rising private medical costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/food-and-shelter-have-driven-canadas-affordability-crisis-health-care-isnt-far-behind/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/food-and-shelter-have-driven-canadas-affordability-crisis-health-care-isnt-far-behind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierrefonds residents flooded again after rain, raising concerns over infrastructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[After flooding again, Pierrefonds residents say they're living in fear of the next storm and want answers on flood prevention and infrastructure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pierrefonds-residents-flooded-again-after-rain-raising-concerns-over-infrastructure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pierrefonds-residents-flooded-again-after-rain-raising-concerns-over-infrastructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton Pride Festival says it needed to work with police after receiving bomb threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Edmonton Pride Festival says it stands by the level of police presence it had at this year&rsquo;s Pride parade, revealing it received a bomb threat leading up to the event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-pride-festival-says-it-needed-to-work-with-police-after-receiving-bomb-threat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-pride-festival-says-it-needed-to-work-with-police-after-receiving-bomb-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FOI reveals operator of Sandman Hotel chain fined over $620K for asbestos violations]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the report &mdash; which details the $624,051.48 penalty handed to Northland Properties &mdash; B.C.'s workplace regulator says the company failed to ensure workers were safe when they worked on a renovation project at the Williams Lake hotel in December 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/foi-reveals-operator-of-sandman-hotel-chain-fined-over-620k-for-asbestos-violations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/foi-reveals-operator-of-sandman-hotel-chain-fined-over-620k-for-asbestos-violations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. cat found on dock after Bradley Creek wildfire, burned and alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bradley Creek wildfire had ripped through the area, and Erickson had been helping his neighbours survey the damage from a boat when he saw her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-cat-found-on-dock-after-bradley-creek-wildfire-burned-and-alone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-cat-found-on-dock-after-bradley-creek-wildfire-burned-and-alone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bomb threat prompted more visible police presence at Edmonton Pride parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[EPS said there weren't more officers than normal at Edmonton's Pride parade but as a precaution, police adopted a more visible presence due to the bomb threat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bomb-threat-prompted-more-visible-police-presence-at-edmonton-pride-parade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bomb-threat-prompted-more-visible-police-presence-at-edmonton-pride-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Hope Mission homeless shelter approved in southeast Edmonton]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hope Mission has been looking to expand services as the need for more emergency spaces grows, and is aiming to open the permanent, 24/7 southside shelter in time for winter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-hope-mission-homeless-shelter-approved-in-southeast-edmonton/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-hope-mission-homeless-shelter-approved-in-southeast-edmonton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danielle Smith wants Ottawa to resume negotiations with U.S. before counter-tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta's premier has been a holdout among provincial and territorial leaders when it comes to putting their support behind Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan for counter-tariffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/danielle-smith-wants-ottawa-to-resume-negotiations-with-us-before-counter-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/danielle-smith-wants-ottawa-to-resume-negotiations-with-us-before-counter-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump tariffs force iconic Montreal deli to ditch soda staple for locally-made cola]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the smoked meat sandwich is what made Schwartz's Deli arguably Montreal's most famous restaurant, regulars know the traditional refreshment to grab with that order is a can of Cott's black cherry soda &mdash; a can the restaurant can no longer obtain due to new tariffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-tariffs-force-iconic-montreal-deli-to-ditch-soda-staple-for-locally-made-cola/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-tariffs-force-iconic-montreal-deli-to-ditch-soda-staple-for-locally-made-cola/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petition started to end e-scooter pilot program in Kamloops after teen’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kamloops RCMP said they were called to the intersection of Battle Street and Lee Road around 4 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, for reports of an incident involving an e-scooter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/petition-started-to-end-e-scooter-pilot-program-in-kamloops-after-teens-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/petition-started-to-end-e-scooter-pilot-program-in-kamloops-after-teens-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jason Kenney says oil needs to be on the table in U.S. tariff war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics peg the value of Alberta's oil exports to the U.S. in 2025 at close to $111 billion &mdash; representing much of the province's nearly $177 billion worth of global exports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jason-kenney-says-oil-needs-to-be-on-the-table-in-us-tariff-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jason-kenney-says-oil-needs-to-be-on-the-table-in-us-tariff-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Jays’ Dylan Cease launches capsule collection at AGO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto Blue Jays' Dylan Cease has teamed up with the Art Gallery of Ontario to show off one of his paintings and release a limited-edition merch line.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/blue-jays-dylan-cease-launches-capsule-collection-at-ago/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/blue-jays-dylan-cease-launches-capsule-collection-at-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premiers told to 'bridge past' Trump administration amid tariff war, Manitoba's Wab Kinew says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conversations with Mark Carney amid an escalating U.S. trade war have focused on the long haul, with the prime minister telling premiers to prepare economic programs to "bridge past the Trump administration," says Wab Kinew.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/premiers-told-to-bridge-past-trump-administration-amid-tariff-war-manitobas-wab-kinew-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/premiers-told-to-bridge-past-trump-administration-amid-tariff-war-manitobas-wab-kinew-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afternoon front page: Canada’s counter-tariffs revealed; Trump accuses Carney of lying about French language in trade talks; and more ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Tuesday, Aug. 25. Here are the top stories we&rsquo;re following today. Canada retaliates with dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on U.S. products U.S. imports that will be hit with 15, 25 and 50 per cent tariffs effective Sept. 8, include dishwashers, refrigerators, video game consoles, fish, cheese, beauty products, plywood, paper products and clothing. Ottawa also announced $7.5 billion in additional funding to help businesses and workers weather the impacts of the latest round of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/afternoon-front-page-canadas-counter-tariffs-revealed-trump-accuses-carney-of-lying-about-french-language-in-trade-talks-and-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/afternoon-front-page-canadas-counter-tariffs-revealed-trump-accuses-carney-of-lying-about-french-language-in-trade-talks-and-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease launches artwork, retail collection at Art Gallery of Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[The collection includes prints, postcards and totes, with proceeds going to support the gallery's charitable mission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/blue-jays-pitcher-dylan-cease-launches-artwork-retail-collection-at-art-gallery-of-ontario/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/blue-jays-pitcher-dylan-cease-launches-artwork-retail-collection-at-art-gallery-of-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venue cancels anti-immigration group's conference booking in Hamilton, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hamilton police say a venue that had rented space to an anti-immigration group for its national conference later this week has cancelled the booking. This follows weeks of community groups, politicians and experts condemning Dominion Society of Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/venue-cancels-anti-immigration-groups-conference-booking-in-hamilton-police-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/venue-cancels-anti-immigration-groups-conference-booking-in-hamilton-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support pours in for mother of 2 killed in Prince George plane crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Garneau was in a vehicle that was hit by a twin-engine aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing on Foothills Boulevard on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/support-pours-in-for-mother-of-2-killed-in-prince-george-plane-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/support-pours-in-for-mother-of-2-killed-in-prince-george-plane-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers at Nova Scotia children’s hospital help patients keep up with schoolwork]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers working full-time at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax say they're aiming to ensure patients don't fall behind on schoolwork during their hospital stay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/teachers-at-nova-scotia-childrens-hospital-help-patients-keep-up-with-schoolwork/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/teachers-at-nova-scotia-childrens-hospital-help-patients-keep-up-with-schoolwork/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Jays pitcher Bieber out with shoulder injury in midst of playoff push]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed pitcher Shane Bieber on the 15-day injured list with inflammation of his right teres major muscle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/blue-jays-pitcher-bieber-out-with-shoulder-injury-in-midst-of-playoff-push/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/blue-jays-pitcher-bieber-out-with-shoulder-injury-in-midst-of-playoff-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' may be named after British Columbia nurse]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Prince George woman believes she may be the inspiration for the name in Dolly Parton's song Jolene. Juline Whelan met the singer in 1972 and matches the description of the little girl Parton says inspired the name behind the famous tune.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/dolly-partons-jolene-may-be-named-after-british-columbia-nurse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/dolly-partons-jolene-may-be-named-after-british-columbia-nurse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The full list of 700 retaliatory tariffs Canada is imposing on the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Effective 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, Canada will impose 15, 25 and 50 per cent counter tariffs, equaling $27.6 billion in imports from the U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-full-list-of-700-retaliatory-tariffs-canada-is-imposing-on-the-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-full-list-of-700-retaliatory-tariffs-canada-is-imposing-on-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TSB calls for stricter medical fitness assessment rules after Alberta train crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The call comes after an investigation into a 2023 collision between two Canadian National Railway trains near Wainwright, about 200 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/tsb-calls-for-stricter-medical-fitness-assessment-rules-after-alberta-train-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/tsb-calls-for-stricter-medical-fitness-assessment-rules-after-alberta-train-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loblaw backtracks on dropping produce labels after customer backlash, new trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loblaw has reversed course on its decision earlier this month to drop country-of-origin labeling on produce signs in its stores in most provinces, following customer backlash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/loblaw-backtracks-on-dropping-produce-labels-after-customer-backlash-new-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/loblaw-backtracks-on-dropping-produce-labels-after-customer-backlash-new-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loblaw backtracks on dropping country-of-origin produce labels after customer backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loblaw has reversed course on its decision earlier this month to drop country-of-origin labeling on produce signs in its stores in most provinces, following customer backlash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/loblaw-backtracks-on-dropping-country-of-origin-produce-labels-after-customer-backlash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/loblaw-backtracks-on-dropping-country-of-origin-produce-labels-after-customer-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's big banks are shrugging off Trump's trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top executives at the Bank of Montreal and Scotiabank separately referred to the Canada-U.S. trade situation as "manageable" on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-big-banks-are-shrugging-off-trumps-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-big-banks-are-shrugging-off-trumps-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.L. premier reaching out to 'key industry partners' as trade war ramps up]]></title><description><![CDATA[N.L. political leaders are commenting on the latest in the Canada-U.S. trade dispute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nl-premier-reaching-out-to-key-industry-partners-as-trade-war-ramps-up/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nl-premier-reaching-out-to-key-industry-partners-as-trade-war-ramps-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatoon reports new cases of Dutch elm disease with removal planned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutch elm disease is caused by a deadly fungus that spreads through elm roots and by a specific species of bark beetle that carries the fungus from tree to tree.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatoon-reports-new-cases-of-dutch-elm-disease-with-removal-planned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatoon-reports-new-cases-of-dutch-elm-disease-with-removal-planned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada has retaliated against Trump's tariffs. Should Carney go even further?]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Ottawa and Washington have been engaged in a rhetorical tit-for-tat over tariffs since talks broke down and the U.S. imposed Section 338 duties on hundreds of Canadian imports over the weekend.Prime Minister Mark Carney explained why he pulled his team back and promised retaliatory tariffs , while President Donald Trump posted to social media several times, threatening Canada with even higher auto tariffs and denying he made any demands that meddled with French culture]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-has-retaliated-against-trumps-tariffs-should-carney-go-even-further/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-has-retaliated-against-trumps-tariffs-should-carney-go-even-further/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Videos show man with megaphone claiming Jews use 'black magic' in Toronto neighbourhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Toronto Police Service says its hate crimes unit is investigating an incident that occurred Sunday in Toronto, when a man with a megaphone was recorded allegedly making antisemitic comments near Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West, a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood in the north of the city.Videos shared on social media show the man speaking through a megaphone and wearing a keffiyeh around his neck.The language, including talk of Jews eating children on &ldquo;Epstein island&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/videos-show-man-with-megaphone-claiming-jews-use-black-magic-in-toronto-neighbourhood/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/videos-show-man-with-megaphone-claiming-jews-use-black-magic-in-toronto-neighbourhood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Videos show man with megaphone claiming Jews use 'black magic' at rally in Toronto]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Toronto Police Service says its hate crimes unit is investigating an incident that occurred Sunday in Toronto, when a man with a megaphone was recorded allegedly making antisemitic comments near Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West, a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood in the north of the city.Videos shared on social media show the man speaking through a megaphone and wearing a keffiyeh around his neck.The language, including talk of Jews eating children on &ldquo;Epstein island&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/videos-show-man-with-megaphone-claiming-jews-use-black-magic-at-rally-in-toronto/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/videos-show-man-with-megaphone-claiming-jews-use-black-magic-at-rally-in-toronto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto police arrest man in 2022 homicide days after releasing artist sketch]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was November 2022 when Toronto police were called to reports of a shooting in the Midland Avenue and Passmore Avenue area of the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-police-arrest-man-in-2022-homicide-days-after-releasing-artist-sketch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-police-arrest-man-in-2022-homicide-days-after-releasing-artist-sketch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto police arrest man in 2022 homicide after appealing to the public]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was November 2022 when Toronto police were called to reports of a shooting in the Midland Avenue and Passmore Avenue area of the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-police-arrest-man-in-2022-homicide-after-appealing-to-the-public/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-police-arrest-man-in-2022-homicide-after-appealing-to-the-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Nations businesses, communities brace for Canada-U.S. trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Nations are grappling with uncertainty and bracing for impact as the Canada-U.S. trade war escalates, with steep tariffs taking effect on some business sectors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/first-nations-businesses-communities-brace-for-canada-us-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/first-nations-businesses-communities-brace-for-canada-us-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Canada still carrying U.S. alcohol as Ottawa pushes ‘Buy Canadian’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto-based Porter Airlines, meanwhile, says it has exclusively embraced Canadian beer, wine and cocktail products onboard its flights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/air-canada-still-carrying-us-alcohol-as-ottawa-pushes-buy-canadian/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/air-canada-still-carrying-us-alcohol-as-ottawa-pushes-buy-canadian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.B. premier says power to keep flowing to Maine at this point amid trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holt on Monday said she's working with Ottawa on retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. and supports hitting the Americans where it hurts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nb-premier-says-power-to-keep-flowing-to-maine-at-this-point-amid-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nb-premier-says-power-to-keep-flowing-to-maine-at-this-point-amid-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TTC cooling tower is source of Toronto legionnaires’ outbreak: public health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials say they investigated an outbreak of six confirmed cases within about a one-kilometre radius of the intersection of Bathurst and Dupont streets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ttc-cooling-tower-is-source-of-toronto-legionnaires-outbreak-public-health/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ttc-cooling-tower-is-source-of-toronto-legionnaires-outbreak-public-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto rapper gets life in prison, no parole for at least 22 years in double murder at Fort Erie, Ont., party]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Toronto rapper convicted of two counts of second-degree murder in the shootings of two young women at a Fort Erie, Ont., house party will spend 22 years in prison before he's eligible for parole. Christine Crooks of Toronto and Juliana Pannunzio of Windsor were killed in January 2021.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-rapper-gets-life-in-prison-no-parole-for-at-least-22-years-in-double-murder-at-fort-erie-ont-party/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-rapper-gets-life-in-prison-no-parole-for-at-least-22-years-in-double-murder-at-fort-erie-ont-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump claims Carney lied about trade deal terms, says he 'loves French Canadians']]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of lying about the terms of the failed trade deal with Canada in a Tuesday social media post.On Truth Social , Trump wrote: &ldquo;I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing.&rdquo;He went on: &ldquo;This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, which he has totally lost, from the people of Quebec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-claims-carney-lied-about-trade-deal-terms-says-he-loves-french-canadians/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-claims-carney-lied-about-trade-deal-terms-says-he-loves-french-canadians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney calls on province to take tougher approach to U.S. trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking on CBC Radio's Calgary Eyeopener Tuesday morning, the former United Conservative Party leader said export taxes on the province's energy resources should be on the table to put additional pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/former-alberta-premier-jason-kenney-calls-on-province-to-take-tougher-approach-to-us-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/former-alberta-premier-jason-kenney-calls-on-province-to-take-tougher-approach-to-us-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario Premier Doug Ford admits ‘it got a little heated’ with President Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA['Things got a little heated, it got a little personal yesterday,' Premier Doug Ford told CNN on Tuesday morning, agreeing with Wolf Blitzer it is time to lower the temperature.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-premier-doug-ford-admits-it-got-a-little-heated-with-president-donald-trump/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-premier-doug-ford-admits-it-got-a-little-heated-with-president-donald-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex assault charge against Ontario Catholic priest dropped]]></title><description><![CDATA[D'Sa has been a member of the clergy since 2010 and the diocese said he's served as pastor of St. Dominic Parish in Oakville since 2016, as well as the Dean of Halton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sex-assault-charge-against-ontario-catholic-priest-dropped/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sex-assault-charge-against-ontario-catholic-priest-dropped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal City Hall adopts amended motion in solidarity with the Palestinian people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montreal&rsquo;s municipal council adopted a motion of solidarity with the Palestinian people in a meeting on Monday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-city-hall-adopts-amended-motion-in-solidarity-with-the-palestinian-people/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-city-hall-adopts-amended-motion-in-solidarity-with-the-palestinian-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada retaliates with dollar-for-dollar counter tariffs on U.S. products]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; 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&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-retaliates-with-dollar-for-dollar-counter-tariffs-on-us-products/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-retaliates-with-dollar-for-dollar-counter-tariffs-on-us-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberals announce $7.5B in tariff support, detail $26.7B in counter-tariffs on U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/liberals-announce-75b-in-tariff-support-detail-267b-in-counter-tariffs-on-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/liberals-announce-75b-in-tariff-support-detail-267b-in-counter-tariffs-on-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. real estate agent fined $200K, suspended after buying and renting out affordable housing unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Victoria real estate agent has been fined $200,000 and had his licence suspended for six months after he bought an affordable housing unit and rented it out, according to a consent order posted by the B.C. Financial Services Authority.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-real-estate-agent-fined-200k-suspended-after-buying-and-renting-out-affordable-housing-unit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-real-estate-agent-fined-200k-suspended-after-buying-and-renting-out-affordable-housing-unit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal airport worker dies after being struck by plane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials say staff and passengers on board the plane who witnessed the the plane strike the man have received support resources following the event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-airport-worker-dies-after-being-struck-by-plane/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-airport-worker-dies-after-being-struck-by-plane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abandoned puppies now in foster homes after found in box in Brantford]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/abandoned-puppies-now-in-foster-homes-after-found-in-box-in-brantford/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/abandoned-puppies-now-in-foster-homes-after-found-in-box-in-brantford/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman hit by vehicle in serious Newmarket crash, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 11 p.m., officers with the York Regional Police were called to Davis Drive and Parkside Drive for reports of a serious crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/woman-hit-by-vehicle-in-serious-newmarket-crash-police-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/woman-hit-by-vehicle-in-serious-newmarket-crash-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' as trade feud heats up]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an early morning tweet Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America," following a breakdown in trade negotiations and a comment Monday from Ontario Premier Doug Ford inviting the president to "kiss my ass."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-threatens-to-rename-lake-ontario-lake-america-as-trade-feud-heats-up/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-threatens-to-rename-lake-ontario-lake-america-as-trade-feud-heats-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada to reveal response to U.S. tariffs as Trump escalates trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trade talks collapsed between Canada and the United States on Friday and Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa would be retaliating with &ldquo;dollar-for-dollar&rdquo; tariffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-to-reveal-response-to-us-tariffs-as-trump-escalates-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-to-reveal-response-to-us-tariffs-as-trump-escalates-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada hits back with counter-tariffs on 700 U.S. goods worth $28B]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trade talks collapsed between Canada and the United States on Friday and Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa would be retaliating with &ldquo;dollar-for-dollar&rdquo; tariffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-hits-back-with-counter-tariffs-on-700-us-goods-worth-28b/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-hits-back-with-counter-tariffs-on-700-us-goods-worth-28b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notley, Kenney join forces to co-chair business campaign against Alberta separation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says former premiers Jason Kenney and Rachel Notley are co-chairing its campaign to keep the country united.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/notley-kenney-join-forces-to-co-chair-business-campaign-against-alberta-separation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/notley-kenney-join-forces-to-co-chair-business-campaign-against-alberta-separation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.L.'s head of prisons out of role after 'financial irregularities' discovered at largest correctional facility]]></title><description><![CDATA[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."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nls-head-of-prisons-out-of-role-after-financial-irregularities-discovered-at-largest-correctional-facility/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nls-head-of-prisons-out-of-role-after-financial-irregularities-discovered-at-largest-correctional-facility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump considering renaming Lake Ontario as relations with province sour]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-considering-renaming-lake-ontario-as-relations-with-province-sour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-considering-renaming-lake-ontario-as-relations-with-province-sour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says U.S. is considering renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration is giving &ldquo;serious consideration&rdquo; to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America .In a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning, the president wrote, &ldquo;The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don&rsquo;t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.&rdquo;The president&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-us-is-considering-renaming-lake-ontario-to-lake-america/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-us-is-considering-renaming-lake-ontario-to-lake-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta premier under pressure to take more ‘Team Canada’ approach to escalating U.S. trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Canadian premiers on Saturday decried U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s decision to impose 50 per cent tariffs on a swath of Canadian imports, political analysts say Alberta&rsquo;s premier took a markedly different tone than her colleagues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-premier-under-pressure-to-take-more-team-canada-approach-to-escalating-us-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-premier-under-pressure-to-take-more-team-canada-approach-to-escalating-us-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What would help health care in the N.W.T.'s Dehcho? Residents say it&rsquo;s about relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-would-help-health-care-in-the-nwts-dehcho-residents-say-itrsquos-about-relationships/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-would-help-health-care-in-the-nwts-dehcho-residents-say-itrsquos-about-relationships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Amsterdam to Canada: Where efforts to identify ‘Lucky’ stand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amsterdam police are still searching for the identity of the man named 'Lucky' after Vancouver police confirmed he was not missing from the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/from-amsterdam-to-canada-where-efforts-to-identify-lucky-stand/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/from-amsterdam-to-canada-where-efforts-to-identify-lucky-stand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back-to-school lunches need ‘flexibility’ amid uneven food prices: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/back-to-school-lunches-need-flexibility-amid-uneven-food-prices-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/back-to-school-lunches-need-flexibility-amid-uneven-food-prices-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halifax woman shares cautionary tale after 'very sophisticated' scam involving stolen wallet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candida Hadley's wallet was stolen from a north-end Halifax caf&eacute;. After that came the fraudulent phone calls that ended up costing her $1,200.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/halifax-woman-shares-cautionary-tale-after-very-sophisticated-scam-involving-stolen-wallet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/halifax-woman-shares-cautionary-tale-after-very-sophisticated-scam-involving-stolen-wallet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halifax woman defrauded $1,200 after wallet stolen, thieves reportedly impersonated her bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candida Hadley's wallet was stolen from a north-end Halifax caf&eacute;. After that came the fraudulent phone calls that ended up costing her $1,200.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/halifax-woman-defrauded-1200-after-wallet-stolen-thieves-reportedly-impersonated-her-bank/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/halifax-woman-defrauded-1200-after-wallet-stolen-thieves-reportedly-impersonated-her-bank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passenger recounts moment plane fatally struck Montreal airport ground worker]]></title><description><![CDATA[An employee at Montreal's Trudeau International Airport has died after he was struck by a plane on Monday evening. The victim was 39-year-old Oscar Robayo, according to his union.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/passenger-recounts-moment-plane-fatally-struck-montreal-airport-ground-worker/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/passenger-recounts-moment-plane-fatally-struck-montreal-airport-ground-worker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal airport worker struck by plane and dies, passenger recounts what he saw]]></title><description><![CDATA[An employee at Montreal's Trudeau International Airport has died after he was struck by a plane on Monday evening. The victim was 39-year-old Oscar Robayo, according to his union.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-airport-worker-struck-by-plane-and-dies-passenger-recounts-what-he-saw/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-airport-worker-struck-by-plane-and-dies-passenger-recounts-what-he-saw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal airport ground crew worker dies after being struck by plane]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-airport-ground-crew-worker-dies-after-being-struck-by-plane/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-airport-ground-crew-worker-dies-after-being-struck-by-plane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bear follows man, swipes at him on North Vancouver trail]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bear-follows-man-swipes-at-him-on-north-vancouver-trail/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bear-follows-man-swipes-at-him-on-north-vancouver-trail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LaSalle College obtains creditor protection after being fined $30 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[Classes remain suspended until the college receives provincial funding withheld over unpaid fines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lasalle-college-obtains-creditor-protection-after-being-fined-30-million/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lasalle-college-obtains-creditor-protection-after-being-fined-30-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Alberta charity closes permanently following AHS shutdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/southern-alberta-charity-closes-permanently-following-ahs-shutdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/southern-alberta-charity-closes-permanently-following-ahs-shutdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victim of Prince George plane crash identified as devoted coach, volunteer and mother of 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/victim-of-prince-george-plane-crash-identified-as-devoted-coach-volunteer-and-mother-of-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/victim-of-prince-george-plane-crash-identified-as-devoted-coach-volunteer-and-mother-of-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Text messages in murder plea show killer and friend plotted to lure, confine, rape Calgary women]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/text-messages-in-murder-plea-show-killer-and-friend-plotted-to-lure-confine-rape-calgary-women/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/text-messages-in-murder-plea-show-killer-and-friend-plotted-to-lure-confine-rape-calgary-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamilton steelworkers union, business leaders warn of harder times ahead as Ford promises tariff relief]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hamilton-steelworkers-union-business-leaders-warn-of-harder-times-ahead-as-ford-promises-tariff-relief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hamilton-steelworkers-union-business-leaders-warn-of-harder-times-ahead-as-ford-promises-tariff-relief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford government celebrates construction work on northern Ontario mining roads]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-government-celebrates-construction-work-on-northern-ontario-mining-roads/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-government-celebrates-construction-work-on-northern-ontario-mining-roads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddler shoots and kills polar bear along Hudson Bay coast in Manitoba, province says]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/paddler-shoots-and-kills-polar-bear-along-hudson-bay-coast-in-manitoba-province-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/paddler-shoots-and-kills-polar-bear-along-hudson-bay-coast-in-manitoba-province-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collapse of Canada-U.S. trade talks a ‘nightmare scenario’ for B.C. small businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trade talks between Canada and the U.S. broke down late on Friday night, with both sides blaming each other for last-minute changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/collapse-of-canada-us-trade-talks-a-nightmare-scenario-for-bc-small-businesses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/collapse-of-canada-us-trade-talks-a-nightmare-scenario-for-bc-small-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatoon woman frustrated after feds give WestJet until June 2027 to remove wheelchair weight limit]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatoon-woman-frustrated-after-feds-give-westjet-until-june-2027-to-remove-wheelchair-weight-limit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatoon-woman-frustrated-after-feds-give-westjet-until-june-2027-to-remove-wheelchair-weight-limit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work begins to build public housing project near Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Monday, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow stood alongside federal officials at the site to promote the milestone for a project the city says will bring 74 new homes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/work-begins-to-build-public-housing-project-near-torontos-trinity-bellwoods-park/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/work-begins-to-build-public-housing-project-near-torontos-trinity-bellwoods-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 in 3 Ontario children are living in food-insecure homes: Breakfast Club of Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[New data from Breakfast Club of Canada is showing students across the country are coming to class with an empty stomach, reflecting a larger issue of food insecurity in households.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/1-in-3-ontario-children-are-living-in-food-insecure-homes-breakfast-club-of-canada/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/1-in-3-ontario-children-are-living-in-food-insecure-homes-breakfast-club-of-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Howard Lutnick: Is this the man who killed the trade talks?]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Prime Minister Mark Carney told Canadians that he ended trade talks with the Americans because the gap between the two countries was simply &ldquo;too wide in recent days&rdquo; to strike a deal.In reality, however, sources say, it was really just one late-to-the-party American negotiator, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who scuppered the talks with a series of last-minute demands on Canada.Those new demands, which reportedly included the U.S. gaining control over which o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/meet-howard-lutnick-is-this-the-man-who-killed-the-trade-talks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/meet-howard-lutnick-is-this-the-man-who-killed-the-trade-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JD Vance calls Canada a U.S. state in 'Freudian slip,' vows to fight back against 'ridiculous tariffs']]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Vice President JD Vance has accused Canada of &ldquo;unfair&rdquo; trade practices and vows the U.S. will &ldquo;fight back&rdquo; after trade negotiations fell apart last week.Vance made the comments in a question-and-answer session following a speech he gave at a manufacturing company in Brewer, Maine, on Monday. When asked about tariff negotiations, Vance said that &ldquo;Canada and China have been the two worst countries when it comes to trade policy anywhere in the world.&rdquo;While]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jd-vance-calls-canada-a-us-state-in-freudian-slip-vows-to-fight-back-against-ridiculous-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jd-vance-calls-canada-a-us-state-in-freudian-slip-vows-to-fight-back-against-ridiculous-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton woman sentenced to 12 months for defrauding vulnerable client of more than $73,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Edmonton woman has been sentenced to 12 months in jail after pleading guilty to defrauding a vulnerable client of more than $73,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-woman-sentenced-to-12-months-for-defrauding-vulnerable-client-of-more-than-73000/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-woman-sentenced-to-12-months-for-defrauding-vulnerable-client-of-more-than-73000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we know about why Canada's trade deal with America fell apart]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trade war between Canada and United States is news, and not just within our two countries. Here&rsquo;s what the world is saying. Why did the deal fall apart? According to analysis by Bloomberg , the U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed over a range of issues where the text of a potential deal was at odds with what Canada believed it had agreed to.Quoting Mark Wiseman, Canada&rsquo;s ambassador to the U.S., the news agency said it wasn&rsquo;t a single issue that led talks to collapse late Fri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-we-know-about-why-canadas-trade-deal-with-america-fell-apart/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-we-know-about-why-canadas-trade-deal-with-america-fell-apart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do we know about the reasons Canada's trade deal with America fell apart?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trade war between Canada and United States is news, and not just within our two countries. Here&rsquo;s what the world is saying. Why did the deal fall apart? According to analysis by Bloomberg , the U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed over a range of issues where the text of a potential deal was at odds with what Canada believed it had agreed to.Quoting Mark Wiseman, Canada&rsquo;s ambassador to the U.S., the news agency said it wasn&rsquo;t a single issue that led talks to collapse late Fri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-do-we-know-about-the-reasons-canadas-trade-deal-with-america-fell-apart/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-do-we-know-about-the-reasons-canadas-trade-deal-with-america-fell-apart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bring it on buddy’: Everything Ontario’s Doug Ford said about President Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the course of 45 minutes, Doug Ford said Donald Trump could 'kiss my ass,' calling him a 'dictator,' a 'loser' and the 'king of bankruptcies.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bring-it-on-buddy-everything-ontarios-doug-ford-said-about-president-donald-trump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bring-it-on-buddy-everything-ontarios-doug-ford-said-about-president-donald-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's how Canada and the U.S. can find an off-ramp and avoid a tariff war]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; What a difference a few days make. Rather than cutting the deal U.S. President Donald Trump hailed early last week, the United States and Canada entered an escalating tariff conflict over the weekend that threatens to become a full-blown trade war.Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled his negotiating team back from Washington late Friday and has threatened dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs in response to the newly imposed 50 per cent Section 338 tariffs Washington place]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heres-how-canada-and-the-us-can-find-an-off-ramp-and-avoid-a-tariff-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heres-how-canada-and-the-us-can-find-an-off-ramp-and-avoid-a-tariff-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ahead of Quebec election, here's how party leaders want to tackle Canada-U.S. trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Days after failed Canada-U.S. trade talks and renewed tariff threats by President Donald Trump, Quebec provincial party leaders are outlining their plans to face the current economic situation ahead of the upcoming provincial election this fall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ahead-of-quebec-election-heres-how-party-leaders-want-to-tackle-canada-us-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ahead-of-quebec-election-heres-how-party-leaders-want-to-tackle-canada-us-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare muskox with fur like a 'magical grass skirt' spotted in Labrador West]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Sabrina and Junior Hunt thought was initially a large pile of wood began moving, and revealed itself to be an incredibly rare sight in Labrador West on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rare-muskox-with-fur-like-a-magical-grass-skirt-spotted-in-labrador-west/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rare-muskox-with-fur-like-a-magical-grass-skirt-spotted-in-labrador-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vance calls Canada a U.S. state in ‘Freudian slip’ as trade fallout grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vance, speaking at a political event in Maine, claimed talks were still ongoing despite Prime Minister Mark Carney pulling Canada out of the negotiations late last week.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vance-calls-canada-a-us-state-in-freudian-slip-as-trade-fallout-grows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vance-calls-canada-a-us-state-in-freudian-slip-as-trade-fallout-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPP warn of scammers pretending to be police, spoofing phone numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scammers are repeatedly calling Ontario residents claiming to be OPP officers, with some using technology to spoof the phone numbers of OPP detachments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/opp-warn-of-scammers-pretending-to-be-police-spoofing-phone-numbers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/opp-warn-of-scammers-pretending-to-be-police-spoofing-phone-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Sask. industries hit hard by newest tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest round of U.S. tariffs will "essentially stop all honey heading into the U.S. from Canada," according to the president of the Saskatchewan Beekeepers Development Commission. Meanwhile, a distillery says the tariffs are opening consumers' eyes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/some-sask-industries-hit-hard-by-newest-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/some-sask-industries-hit-hard-by-newest-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest tariffs will stop Canadian honey travelling south, beekeepers commission says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest round of U.S. tariffs will "essentially stop all honey heading into the U.S. from Canada," according to the president of the Saskatchewan Beekeepers Development Commission. Meanwhile, a distillery says the tariffs are opening consumers' eyes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/latest-tariffs-will-stop-canadian-honey-travelling-south-beekeepers-commission-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/latest-tariffs-will-stop-canadian-honey-travelling-south-beekeepers-commission-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's tariffs could put 87,200 Canadians jobs at risk; Ontario and Quebec to be hit the hardest: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[An economist has put the job losses from the new U.S. tariffs at an estimated 87,200.Trevor Tombe, a professor of economics at the University of Calgary, estimated in an analysis published by The Hub that the tariffs put a little over 87,000 Canadian jobs at risk. He said in an email to National Post that his model produces 87,200, and that he does not want to portray false precision in a number carrying that much uncertainty. &ldquo;87K is no different than 90K.&rdquo;The analysis said losses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-tariffs-could-put-87200-canadians-jobs-at-risk-ontario-and-quebec-to-be-hit-the-hardest-report/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-tariffs-could-put-87200-canadians-jobs-at-risk-ontario-and-quebec-to-be-hit-the-hardest-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.B. premier says she’ll work with Ottawa to hit back at U.S. ‘where it hurts’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holt says New Brunswick wants Canada&rsquo;s response to have the highest impact on the U.S. and the smallest impact on the province and the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nb-premier-says-shell-work-with-ottawa-to-hit-back-at-us-where-it-hurts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nb-premier-says-shell-work-with-ottawa-to-hit-back-at-us-where-it-hurts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Put on the damn helmet’: Vancouver comedian urges safety following e-scooter collision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jessica Pigeau was riding north on Alder Street between West 11th and West 12th Aves on July 19, when she said the driver of a southbound SUV suddenly turned left in front of her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/put-on-the-damn-helmet-vancouver-comedian-urges-safety-following-e-scooter-collision/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/put-on-the-damn-helmet-vancouver-comedian-urges-safety-following-e-scooter-collision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney unveils $11B in funding to make 6 icebreakers in Quebec]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney said the federal government will pour $11.3 billion into Quebec's shipbuilding industry to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard, fulfilling a promise made in 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-unveils-11b-in-funding-to-make-6-icebreakers-in-quebec/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-unveils-11b-in-funding-to-make-6-icebreakers-in-quebec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney commits $11B to build 6 icebreakers in Quebec]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new ships will replace the Canadian Coast Guard's aging heavy and medium icebreakers, fulfilling a promise first made in 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-commits-11b-to-build-6-icebreakers-in-quebec/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-commits-11b-to-build-6-icebreakers-in-quebec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[76% of Canadians think country did ‘right thing’ by ending U.S. trade talks: poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings also state that 59 per cent of surveyed Canadians has 'not very much' or 'no control at all' on whether an acceptable agreement would be reached.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/76-of-canadians-think-country-did-right-thing-by-ending-us-trade-talks-poll/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/76-of-canadians-think-country-did-right-thing-by-ending-us-trade-talks-poll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Canadians say Carney government 'did the right thing' on trade talks, but fear repercussions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across the country and even across political lines, most Canadians say that ditching trade talks with the United States was the right move for the Carney government to make, according to new polling by Angus Reid .In a poll that was conducted over the weekend, nearly 1,500 Canadian adults were asked: &ldquo;Overall, based on what you have seen, read or heard so far, do you think Canada did the right thing or the wrong thing by refusing the terms being offered and ending negotiations without a t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/most-canadians-say-carney-government-did-the-right-thing-on-trade-talks-but-fear-repercussions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/most-canadians-say-carney-government-did-the-right-thing-on-trade-talks-but-fear-repercussions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario Premier Doug Ford to speak amid U.S.-Canada trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Doug Ford is once again threatening to cut off electricity exports to the United States amid an escalating trade war that will have significant impact on steel and autos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-premier-doug-ford-to-speak-amid-us-canada-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-premier-doug-ford-to-speak-amid-us-canada-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford calls Trump a ‘loser’ and ‘dictator’ after president posts about Ontario premier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Doug Ford is once again threatening to cut off electricity exports to the United States amid an escalating trade war that will have significant impact on steel and autos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-calls-trump-a-loser-and-dictator-after-president-posts-about-ontario-premier/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ford-calls-trump-a-loser-and-dictator-after-president-posts-about-ontario-premier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poilievre asks Carney to reconvene Parliament 'without delay' after trade talks collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to reconvene Parliament, so that MPs can scrutinize the failed U.S. trade deal and the government&rsquo;s response to the fallout.In a letter to Carney dated Sunday and shared on social media Monday morning, Poilievre wrote: &ldquo;Canadians elect Parliament to defend their interest and decide the hard questions. Those questions can no longer wait.&rdquo;He added that the official opposition has a duty to hold the gov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/poilievre-asks-carney-to-reconvene-parliament-without-delay-after-trade-talks-collapse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/poilievre-asks-carney-to-reconvene-parliament-without-delay-after-trade-talks-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump threatens 50% tariff on Canadian autos, trucks by Jan. 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &ndash; U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50 per-cent tariff on Canadian autos and trucks on Monday, the latest escalation in the trade war between Canada and the U.S., after trade talks collapsed late last Friday.&ldquo;On January First, 2027, Tariffs on all Cars, Trucks, both large and small, Automotive Parts, and Steel, will be increased to 50%,&rdquo; said Trump, in a post on Truth Social. &ldquo;Build in the U.S. and there are ZERO TARIFFS. Canada will be treated li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-threatens-50-tariff-on-canadian-autos-trucks-by-jan-1/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-threatens-50-tariff-on-canadian-autos-trucks-by-jan-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney says U.S. needs to change its 'attitude,' after Trump threatens 50% tariff on Canadian autos, trucks]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &ndash; U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50 per-cent tariff on Canadian autos, trucks and auto parts on Monday, while Prime Minister Mark Carney said it would require a change in &ldquo;attitude&rdquo; from the U.S. to restart negotiations after trade talks collapsed late last Friday.&ldquo;On January First, 2027, Tariffs on all Cars, Trucks, both large and small, Automotive Parts, and Steel, will be increased to 50%,&rdquo; said Trump, in a post on Truth Social. &ldquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-says-us-needs-to-change-its-attitude-after-trump-threatens-50-tariff-on-canadian-autos-trucks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-says-us-needs-to-change-its-attitude-after-trump-threatens-50-tariff-on-canadian-autos-trucks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8-year-old found dead in the water at Saskatchewan beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers said they were called to the scene shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday after receiving a report of a 'water-related emergency.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/8-year-old-found-dead-in-the-water-at-saskatchewan-beach/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/8-year-old-found-dead-in-the-water-at-saskatchewan-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump threatens more tariffs on Canadian automotive industry and steel]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened additional tariffs onto Canadian automobiles, car parts and steel amid the trade war between the two nations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-threatens-more-tariffs-on-canadian-automotive-industry-and-steel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-threatens-more-tariffs-on-canadian-automotive-industry-and-steel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Section of Dundas Street closes in downtown after large tree falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto police said they were alerted to the problem just before 7 a.m. and closed a section of the street between Sherbourne and Seaton streets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/section-of-dundas-street-closes-in-downtown-after-large-tree-falls/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/section-of-dundas-street-closes-in-downtown-after-large-tree-falls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade war enters new phase as Canada readies ‘dollar-for-dollar’ response]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada was 'walking away from a bad deal,' Prime Minister Carney said in a statement, vowing 'dollar-for-dollar' tariffs in response to U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s levies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trade-war-enters-new-phase-as-canada-readies-dollar-for-dollar-response/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trade-war-enters-new-phase-as-canada-readies-dollar-for-dollar-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada is no U.S. ‘subsidiary,’ Carney says, urging world to take lesson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada was 'walking away from a bad deal,' Prime Minister Carney said in a statement, vowing 'dollar-for-dollar' tariffs in response to U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s levies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-is-no-us-subsidiary-carney-says-urging-world-to-take-lesson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-is-no-us-subsidiary-carney-says-urging-world-to-take-lesson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very difficult’: Calgary jewelry maker set to lose customers amid trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jewelry maker Cindy Baldassi says she is expecting to lose roughly half of her customers as the trade war between Canada and the United States heats up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/very-difficult-calgary-jewelry-maker-set-to-lose-customers-amid-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/very-difficult-calgary-jewelry-maker-set-to-lose-customers-amid-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Percentage of Ontario youth struggling with mental health back to pre-COVID level, survey suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says psychological distress among Ontario youth appears to have decreased since the pandemic, but still remains high. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/percentage-of-ontario-youth-struggling-with-mental-health-back-to-pre-covid-level-survey-suggests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/percentage-of-ontario-youth-struggling-with-mental-health-back-to-pre-covid-level-survey-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds commemorate Edmonton correctional officer Ramandeep Kaur Maan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ramandeep Kaur Maan was one of two Edmonton correctional officers killed in a crash in early August. Family, friends and first responders attended her funeral Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hundreds-commemorate-edmonton-correctional-officer-ramandeep-kaur-maan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hundreds-commemorate-edmonton-correctional-officer-ramandeep-kaur-maan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellowknife woman diagnosed with ALS in Alberta after spending thousands to leave territory for specialist treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mary Rose Blackduck was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rare nervous system disease that leads to damaged muscles. The typical life expectancy after diagnosis is two to five years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/yellowknife-woman-diagnosed-with-als-in-alberta-after-spending-thousands-to-leave-territory-for-specialist-treatment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/yellowknife-woman-diagnosed-with-als-in-alberta-after-spending-thousands-to-leave-territory-for-specialist-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food-conditioned bear killed in Fort Nelson, B.C., as resident launches community safety petition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a black bear in Fort Nelson, B.C., was killed on Aug. 19 after several reports of the bear going door-to-door knocking over garbage bins.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/food-conditioned-bear-killed-in-fort-nelson-bc-as-resident-launches-community-safety-petition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/food-conditioned-bear-killed-in-fort-nelson-bc-as-resident-launches-community-safety-petition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tale of two harvests: Rain delivers rebound for some Alberta farmers, disaster for others]]></title><description><![CDATA[As harvest approaches in Central Alberta, summer rains have positioned some farmers for strong yields while proving catastrophic for others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-tale-of-two-harvests-rain-delivers-rebound-for-some-alberta-farmers-disaster-for-others/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-tale-of-two-harvests-rain-delivers-rebound-for-some-alberta-farmers-disaster-for-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman flagged by ID scanner as nationwide 'public safety concern' after incident in Winnipeg bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Privacy experts are raising concerns after a Winnipeg bar flagged a woman as a nationwide public safety concern through its ID scanning system, which led to her being denied entry to a Calgary Stampede venue in July.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/woman-flagged-by-id-scanner-as-nationwide-public-safety-concern-after-incident-in-winnipeg-bar/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/woman-flagged-by-id-scanner-as-nationwide-public-safety-concern-after-incident-in-winnipeg-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The under-the-radar 'epidemic' of underage gambling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kath says she and her husband tried their best to resist, but finally did something they never imagined would be part of the parenting experience.The Toronto woman used her own credentials to set up an account for her 16-year-old son on a government-regulated gambling app, allowing him to skirt rules that ban anyone under 19 using the sites.&ldquo;He would bug us and for the longest time we said &lsquo;Absolutely not. It&rsquo;s illegal and blah blah blah,&rdquo; recalls Kath, who asked that he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-under-the-radar-epidemic-of-underage-gambling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-under-the-radar-epidemic-of-underage-gambling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The whole island is heaven': U.S. couple considering parting ways with isle off Cape Breton&rsquo;s coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[William F. Baker and his wife have owned Henry Island for the past 35 years, but now at 84 years old he is considering selling the nearly 90-hectare island that is only reachable by boat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-whole-island-is-heaven-us-couple-considering-parting-ways-with-isle-off-cape-bretonrsquos-coast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-whole-island-is-heaven-us-couple-considering-parting-ways-with-isle-off-cape-bretonrsquos-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.L. man accused of killing 6-year-old boy in impaired driving crash was fugitive, involved in crash 2 days earlier]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man accused of killing a six-year-old boy while driving impaired in St. John&rsquo;s last month was involved in a separate crash two days earlier, CBC News has learned. While he was wanted on an outstanding warrant, police did not make an arrest at the scene.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nl-man-accused-of-killing-6-year-old-boy-in-impaired-driving-crash-was-fugitive-involved-in-crash-2-days-earlier/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nl-man-accused-of-killing-6-year-old-boy-in-impaired-driving-crash-was-fugitive-involved-in-crash-2-days-earlier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partial lunar eclipse to grace Canadian skies this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the night of Aug. 27-28, a partial lunar eclipse will be visible across the country. Here's when to see it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/partial-lunar-eclipse-to-grace-canadian-skies-this-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/partial-lunar-eclipse-to-grace-canadian-skies-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's election season in Quebec. Let&rsquo;s get you up to speed]]></title><description><![CDATA[All signs point to the provincial election campaign officially kicking off this week. Here&rsquo;s a breakdown of what&rsquo;s at stake, what you should know about the main party leaders and some key issues that could surface during the campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/its-election-season-in-quebec-letrsquos-get-you-up-to-speed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/its-election-season-in-quebec-letrsquos-get-you-up-to-speed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Documents reveal Ambassador Bridge owner's private meeting with Ottawa ahead of Gordie Howe opening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ambassador Bridge owner Matthew Moroun sought a meeting with senior Canadian officials as the bridge's nearly century-old monopoly on commercial traffic between Windsor and Detroit faced a new competitor. Government records reveal why Ottawa agreed to listen, but much of what Moroun wanted remains secret.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/documents-reveal-ambassador-bridge-owners-private-meeting-with-ottawa-ahead-of-gordie-howe-opening/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/documents-reveal-ambassador-bridge-owners-private-meeting-with-ottawa-ahead-of-gordie-howe-opening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Ontario communities still waiting for reimbursement after Greenbelt scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five communities Premier Doug Ford&rsquo;s government promised to repay for costs they incurred because of the Greenbelt scandal say years later they are still waiting for the PCs to make good on their pledge. And opposition MPPs are slamming the PCs for failing to live up to their word, saying the province is "downloading" the cost of the controversy onto municipal taxpayers in those communities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/5-ontario-communities-still-waiting-for-reimbursement-after-greenbelt-scandal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/5-ontario-communities-still-waiting-for-reimbursement-after-greenbelt-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surging Lions roll past Roughriders 30-16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quarterback Nathan Rourke threw two touchdown passes and the B.C. Lions defence created some key turnovers during a 30-16 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/surging-lions-roll-past-roughriders-30-16/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/surging-lions-roll-past-roughriders-30-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds gather for funeral of correctional officer Nicolae Serban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funerals for the two correctional officers who died in a crash at the start of August are being held this weekend. The service for Nicolae Serban was on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hundreds-gather-for-funeral-of-correctional-officer-nicolae-serban/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hundreds-gather-for-funeral-of-correctional-officer-nicolae-serban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who set fire as distraction to shoplift in Vancouver grocery given conditional sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[A B.C. court heard that the man who was captured on surveillance and quickly identified by store management and police immediately after the fire, had confessed to the crime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-who-set-fire-as-distraction-to-shoplift-in-vancouver-grocery-given-conditional-sentence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-who-set-fire-as-distraction-to-shoplift-in-vancouver-grocery-given-conditional-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa police investigate after more than 100 unknown pills found scattered in parks]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the discovery of dozens of pills in local parks, Ottawa police say anyone who finds pills or other unknown substances should leave them where they found them and report it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-police-investigate-after-more-than-100-unknown-pills-found-scattered-in-parks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-police-investigate-after-more-than-100-unknown-pills-found-scattered-in-parks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. storm causes new wildfires, airport delays after more than 7K lightning strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a fierce storm caused havoc in B.C. overnight Saturday, officials warn the hot, dry and windy conditions in the forecast could increase the potential for wildfire activity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-storm-causes-new-wildfires-airport-delays-after-more-than-7k-lightning-strikes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-storm-causes-new-wildfires-airport-delays-after-more-than-7k-lightning-strikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eastern Canada premiers renew buy Canadian calls as U.S. trade war ramps up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz issued a news release Sunday urging Islanders to seek out products produced in Canada and in their home province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/eastern-canada-premiers-renew-buy-canadian-calls-as-us-trade-war-ramps-up/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/eastern-canada-premiers-renew-buy-canadian-calls-as-us-trade-war-ramps-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Canadians deserve' to know specifics of the trade deal Canada walked away from: Conservative MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Conservatives are calling on the federal government to lay out the full details of the proposed trade agreement with the U.S. that collapsed on Friday, arguing Canadians and Parliament deserve to know what was on offer that led to Canadian officials walking away from negotiations.In a letter sent to Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc on Sunday and shared to social media, MP Shuvaloy Majumar reiterated Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre&rsquo;s position that the official opposition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadians-deserve-to-know-specifics-of-the-trade-deal-canada-walked-away-from-conservative-mp/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadians-deserve-to-know-specifics-of-the-trade-deal-canada-walked-away-from-conservative-mp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We can’t run our businesses’: Canadian companies react to U.S. tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian businesses are bracing for higher costs and uncertainty as new tariffs take effect following the collapse of Canada-U.S. trade talks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/we-cant-run-our-businesses-canadian-companies-react-to-us-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/we-cant-run-our-businesses-canadian-companies-react-to-us-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in Fort Smith, N.W.T., shooting arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RCMP have arrested a person suspected of a shooting on Saturday morning that injured three people and prompted a community-wide lockdown of more than 13 hours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/suspect-in-fort-smith-nwt-shooting-arrested-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/suspect-in-fort-smith-nwt-shooting-arrested-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in Fort Smith, N.W.T. shooting arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RCMP have arrested a person suspected of a shooting on Saturday morning that injured three people and prompted a community-wide lockdown of over 13 hours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/suspect-in-fort-smith-nwt-shooting-arrested/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/suspect-in-fort-smith-nwt-shooting-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. politicians condemn Trump&rsquo;s 'chaotic' trade war against Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. political leaders, including at least one Republican, are warning that President Donald Trump&rsquo;s escalating trade feud with Canada will raise costs for U.S. families and businesses, while damaging a longstanding relationship with the nation&rsquo;s closest ally.The widespread criticism comes after Canada pulled out of trade talks late Friday night and promised 50 per cent U.S. tariffs on CA$20 billion in Canadian imports kicked in on Saturday.Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-politicians-condemn-trumprsquos-chaotic-trade-war-against-canada/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-politicians-condemn-trumprsquos-chaotic-trade-war-against-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives urge feds to release details of U.S. deal Canada walked away from]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trade talks between Canada and the United States were suspended early Saturday. Now the Conservatives are urging details of the proposed deal be released.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/conservatives-urge-feds-to-release-details-of-us-deal-canada-walked-away-from/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/conservatives-urge-feds-to-release-details-of-us-deal-canada-walked-away-from/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare thunderstorm with lightning strikes wows southern B.C., causing havoc at Vancouver airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lightning strikes lit up the skies across B.C.'s South Coast overnight in a rare display as a severe thunderstorm passed over the region, snarling traffic at Vancouver International Airport and causing flight issues in the process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rare-thunderstorm-with-lightning-strikes-wows-southern-bc-causing-havoc-at-vancouver-airport/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rare-thunderstorm-with-lightning-strikes-wows-southern-bc-causing-havoc-at-vancouver-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I didn't think I could do it': A 13-year-old N.S. girl fought a 711-pound tuna and won]]></title><description><![CDATA[D&eacute;lynn Jacquard set a record during the 22nd annual Wedgeport Tuna Tournament and Festival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-didnt-think-i-could-do-it-a-13-year-old-ns-girl-fought-a-711-pound-tuna-and-won/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-didnt-think-i-could-do-it-a-13-year-old-ns-girl-fought-a-711-pound-tuna-and-won/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery man ‘Lucky’ found in Amsterdam is not missing person from B.C.: police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Amsterdam and Vancouver say fingerprints confirm Amsterdam's mystery man "Lucky" is not John Russell Kenny, who went missing in Vancouver in 1994.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/mystery-man-lucky-found-in-amsterdam-is-not-missing-person-from-bc-police/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/mystery-man-lucky-found-in-amsterdam-is-not-missing-person-from-bc-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bank of Canada’s worried about the rise of private credit. Here’s why]]></title><description><![CDATA[The concern revolves around private credit, which doesn't have a universal definition but broadly involves businesses taking out loans from non-bank lenders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-bank-of-canadas-worried-about-the-rise-of-private-credit-heres-why/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-bank-of-canadas-worried-about-the-rise-of-private-credit-heres-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says Canada wants ‘benefit’ of U.S. state without being one as trade war escalates]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump made his first comments on the failed trade agreement with Canada and appeared to revive his "51st State" rhetoric.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-canada-wants-benefit-of-us-state-without-being-one-as-trade-war-escalates/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-canada-wants-benefit-of-us-state-without-being-one-as-trade-war-escalates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[150th anniversary of Treaty 6 to be commemorated]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was 150 years ago when First Nations chiefs and dignitaries met at Fort Carlton to carve out a lasting agreement on how to work and live as the modern shape of Canada emerged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/150th-anniversary-of-treaty-6-to-be-commemorated/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/150th-anniversary-of-treaty-6-to-be-commemorated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More grizzly bears killed in 2024 than any other year on record in Alberta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data from the Alberta government indicates 40 grizzlies were killed by people in 2024, with 21 of those bears killed by law enforcement. Those are the highest grizzly bear mortality numbers of any year on record, and the only year in which more than half of the total deaths were carried out by law enforcement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/more-grizzly-bears-killed-in-2024-than-any-other-year-on-record-in-alberta/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/more-grizzly-bears-killed-in-2024-than-any-other-year-on-record-in-alberta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian airlines scramble to make economy class less wearying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s airlines are in a race to provide an improved economy flying experience, promising cushy upgrades in an environment that has become notorious for its frustrations.However, it may be prudent for the economy traveller not to be quickly seduced by the promised upgrades.&ldquo;It isn&rsquo;t about restoring pleasure to economy, it&rsquo;s about premiumization,&rdquo; says John Gradek, aviation industry specialist and lecturer at McGill University. The upgrades are more likely to attr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-airlines-scramble-to-make-economy-class-less-wearying/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-airlines-scramble-to-make-economy-class-less-wearying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two months to go: Inside Alberta separatists' campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta&rsquo;s independence referendum is now just two months away, with nothing less than the future of the country at stake, so I wanted to check back in with one of the more thoughtful separatist leaders.I remain one of those flag-waving, Canada-first Albertans who intends to vote Option 1 on Oct. 19 &mdash; that Alberta should remain a province of Canada. Yet because of voices like Keith Wilson&rsquo;s, who advocates Option 2 (that the Alberta government commence the legal process required]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/two-months-to-go-inside-alberta-separatists-campaign/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/two-months-to-go-inside-alberta-separatists-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are there suddenly so many data centres planned in Canada? Your questions answered]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sudden spike in AI data centres that are planned or under construction in Canada is sparking controversy among those hesitant to have the massive buildings that power this technology humming away in their backyards. We answered some of your questions here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-are-there-suddenly-so-many-data-centres-planned-in-canada-your-questions-answered/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-are-there-suddenly-so-many-data-centres-planned-in-canada-your-questions-answered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montrealers march to denounce violence against women after 2 killed in 1 week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of Montrealers marched in solidarity over violence against women. It comes after two Montreal women were killed last week in separate incidents of suspected intimate partner violence. The march, organized by Maison d'Ha&iuml;ti, took place in the borough of the recent killings, in Villeray&ndash;Saint-Michel&ndash;Parc-Extension.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montrealers-march-to-denounce-violence-against-women-after-2-killed-in-1-week/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montrealers-march-to-denounce-violence-against-women-after-2-killed-in-1-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Effectively, we're out of business': U.S. tariffs cut Manitoba honey farm off from vast majority of customers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Osee Podolsky, general manager at Podolski Honey Farms, says the vast majority of honey produced at the family-run business in Ethelbert, Man., is shipped to customers across the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/effectively-were-out-of-business-us-tariffs-cut-manitoba-honey-farm-off-from-vast-majority-of-customers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/effectively-were-out-of-business-us-tariffs-cut-manitoba-honey-farm-off-from-vast-majority-of-customers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. nearly encroached on Canadian sovereignty during tariff talks: Quebec premier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec Premier Christine Fr&eacute;chette said that the U.S. also proposed negotiating matters around Quebec&rsquo;s French language legislation, such as the presence of French on consumer devices like electronics or household appliances and the availability of user manuals in French.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-nearly-encroached-on-canadian-sovereignty-during-tariff-talks-quebec-premier/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-nearly-encroached-on-canadian-sovereignty-during-tariff-talks-quebec-premier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pear Lake wildfire sparks new evacuations, severe thunderstorm watch issued for B.C. Interior]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials have expanded evacuation orders related to British Columbia's largest wildfire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pear-lake-wildfire-sparks-new-evacuations-severe-thunderstorm-watch-issued-for-bc-interior/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pear-lake-wildfire-sparks-new-evacuations-severe-thunderstorm-watch-issued-for-bc-interior/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pear Lake wildfire sparks new evacuations, severe thunderstorm alerts issued around B.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials have expanded evacuation orders related to British Columbia's largest wildfire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pear-lake-wildfire-sparks-new-evacuations-severe-thunderstorm-alerts-issued-around-bc/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pear-lake-wildfire-sparks-new-evacuations-severe-thunderstorm-alerts-issued-around-bc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pear Lake wildfire sparks new evacuations, crews battle new fire near Kamloops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials have expanded evacuation orders related to British Columbia's largest wildfire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pear-lake-wildfire-sparks-new-evacuations-crews-battle-new-fire-near-kamloops/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pear-lake-wildfire-sparks-new-evacuations-crews-battle-new-fire-near-kamloops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh evacuations ordered south of Pear Lake wildfire in B.C. Interior]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials have expanded evacuation orders related to British Columbia's largest wildfire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fresh-evacuations-ordered-south-of-pear-lake-wildfire-in-bc-interior/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fresh-evacuations-ordered-south-of-pear-lake-wildfire-in-bc-interior/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Read Mark Carney's full speech after trade talks with the U.S. collapsed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below are Prime Minister Mark Carney's remarks after Canada suspended trade talks with the U.S. and the Trump administration imposed new 50 per cent tariffs:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/read-mark-carneys-full-speech-after-trade-talks-with-the-us-collapsed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/read-mark-carneys-full-speech-after-trade-talks-with-the-us-collapsed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario businesses brace for tariffs after U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some businesses in Ontario are bracing for tarrifs but pledging steadfastness after Canadian and U.S. trade negotiators came close, but ultimately failed at the 11th hour to reach a trade agreement Friday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-businesses-brace-for-tariffs-after-us-canada-trade-talks-collapse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-businesses-brace-for-tariffs-after-us-canada-trade-talks-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jivani calls Carney's dollar-for-dollar tariff response an 'overreaction' that will 'accelerate conflict']]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Outspoken Ontario Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says that Prime Minister Mark Carney is erring in trying to &ldquo;accelerate conflict&rdquo; with the U.S., after cross-border trade talks broke down late Friday night.Jivani told National Post that Carney struck the wrong tone in a fiery missive , sent just before the midnight deadline, vowing to match imminent 50 per cent tariffs on some Canadian goods &ldquo;dollar for dollar.&rdquo;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s one thing for (Carney) to com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jivani-calls-carneys-dollar-for-dollar-tariff-response-an-overreaction-that-will-accelerate-conflict/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jivani-calls-carneys-dollar-for-dollar-tariff-response-an-overreaction-that-will-accelerate-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unifor, General Motors reach tentative deal for thousands of Ontario auto workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unifor announced a tentative labour deal Saturday for its members at GM's Ontario plants. Union officials said the agreement, if ratified, will improve wages and benefits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unifor-general-motors-reach-tentative-deal-for-thousands-of-ontario-auto-workers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unifor-general-motors-reach-tentative-deal-for-thousands-of-ontario-auto-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: Carney to speak as U.S.-Canada trade talks fall apart, 50% tariffs hit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 11 a.m., Carney will address reporters, as he prepares for a 1:30 p.m. meeting with the premiers of Canada's provinces and territories.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-carney-to-speak-as-us-canada-trade-talks-fall-apart-50-tariffs-hit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-carney-to-speak-as-us-canada-trade-talks-fall-apart-50-tariffs-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: Carney says Canada ‘walking away from a bad deal’ as 50% tariffs hit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 11 a.m., Carney will address reporters, as he prepares for a 1:30 p.m. meeting with the premiers of Canada's provinces and territories.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-carney-says-canada-walking-away-from-a-bad-deal-as-50-tariffs-hit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-carney-says-canada-walking-away-from-a-bad-deal-as-50-tariffs-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney to speak as U.S.-Canada trade talks fall apart, 50% tariffs hit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 11 a.m., Carney will address reporters, as he prepares for a 1:30 p.m. meeting with the premiers of Canada's provinces and territories.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-to-speak-as-us-canada-trade-talks-fall-apart-50-tariffs-hit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-to-speak-as-us-canada-trade-talks-fall-apart-50-tariffs-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney says Canada ‘walking away from a bad deal’ as 50% tariffs hit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 11 a.m., Carney will address reporters, as he prepares for a 1:30 p.m. meeting with the premiers of Canada's provinces and territories.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-says-canada-walking-away-from-a-bad-deal-as-50-tariffs-hit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-says-canada-walking-away-from-a-bad-deal-as-50-tariffs-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a B.C. wildfire evacuee wants to see an overhaul of emergency support services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dawne Young, a retired 911 dispatcher, said her evacuation experience was unsettling. Her neighbour's home was lost in the Bald Range wildfire. She said her family did not all receive the emergency alert, and she was met with lengthy delays trying to register as an evacuee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-a-bc-wildfire-evacuee-wants-to-see-an-overhaul-of-emergency-support-services/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-a-bc-wildfire-evacuee-wants-to-see-an-overhaul-of-emergency-support-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a B.C. wildfire evacuee wants to see an haul of emergency support services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dawne Young, a retired 911 dispatcher, said her evacuation experience was unsettling. Her neighbour's home was lost in the Bald Range wildfire. She said her family did not all receive the emergency alert, and she was met with lengthy delays trying to register as an evacuee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-a-bc-wildfire-evacuee-wants-to-see-an-haul-of-emergency-support-services/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-a-bc-wildfire-evacuee-wants-to-see-an-haul-of-emergency-support-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['You're at war when you get attacked,' Carney says after trade talks collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Prime Minister Mark Carney said he walked away from a &ldquo;bad deal&rdquo; with the United States, arguing that &ldquo;the gap between partnership and competitor&rdquo; for the two countries has become too wide.Carney was speaking at a press conference on Saturday morning after suspending trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and then announcing steep retaliatory tariffs. Carney said the retaliatory measures would come into effect on the Tuesday after Labour Day.&ldquo;W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/youre-at-war-when-you-get-attacked-carney-says-after-trade-talks-collapse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/youre-at-war-when-you-get-attacked-carney-says-after-trade-talks-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're going to hit back': Carney says U.S. 'asked too much' and 'offered too little' in trade talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Prime Minister Mark Carney said he walked away from a &ldquo;bad deal&rdquo; with the United States, arguing that &ldquo;the gap between partnership and competitor&rdquo; for the two countries has become too wide.Carney was speaking at a press conference on Saturday morning after suspending trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and then announcing steep retaliatory tariffs. Carney said the retaliatory measures would come into effect on the Tuesday after Labour Day.&ldquo;W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/were-going-to-hit-back-carney-says-us-asked-too-much-and-offered-too-little-in-trade-talks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/were-going-to-hit-back-carney-says-us-asked-too-much-and-offered-too-little-in-trade-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney to hold press conference in Ottawa after trade talks collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a press conference on Saturday morning after suspending trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and announcing steep retaliatory tariffs.Just minutes before a midnight deadline on Friday night, Carney said that Canada was withdrawing from the talks because &ldquo;last-minute changes&rdquo; to the agreement made by the U.S. &ldquo;were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal.&rdquo;Canada and the U.S. were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-to-hold-press-conference-in-ottawa-after-trade-talks-collapse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-to-hold-press-conference-in-ottawa-after-trade-talks-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney says the U.S. 'asked too much' and 'offered too little' in trade talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Prime Minister Mark Carney said he walked away from a &ldquo;bad deal&rdquo; with the United States, arguing that &ldquo;the gap between partnership and competitor&rdquo; for the two countries has become too wide.Carney was speaking at a press conference on Saturday morning after suspending trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and then announcing steep retaliatory tariffs.&ldquo;We can&rsquo;t control the storm that blows in from Washington,&rdquo; said Carney, in the Wes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-says-the-us-asked-too-much-and-offered-too-little-in-trade-talks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-says-the-us-asked-too-much-and-offered-too-little-in-trade-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Read Mark Carney's full statement on the collapse of trade talks with the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is Prime Minister Mark Carney&rsquo;s full statement released late Friday after the collapse of trade talks with the United States:August 21, 2026, OttawaOver the past 18 months, Canada&rsquo;s new government has focused on building our strength at home, diversifying our partnerships abroad, and striking a fair deal with the United States.Our objectives in our trade negotiations have been to:Preserve tariff-free access to the U.S. for the vast majority of Canadian business; Provide greater]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/read-mark-carneys-full-statement-on-the-collapse-of-trade-talks-with-the-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/read-mark-carneys-full-statement-on-the-collapse-of-trade-talks-with-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National 2SLGBTQ+ monument holds special meaning for those purged from civil service for being gay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of Canadians were purged from the military, RCMP and civil service between the Cold War-era and the 1990s for their sexuality, including Vancouver's Wayne Davis and the great uncle of Elenore Sturko, an MLA and former Mountie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/national-2slgbtq-monument-holds-special-meaning-for-those-purged-from-civil-service-for-being-gay/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/national-2slgbtq-monument-holds-special-meaning-for-those-purged-from-civil-service-for-being-gay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three people injured in shooting in Fort Smith, N.W.T.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three people are receiving medical attention after an active shooter incident at the Fireweed Festival in Fort Smith, N.W.T. The suspect remains at large.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/three-people-injured-in-shooting-in-fort-smith-nwt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/three-people-injured-in-shooting-in-fort-smith-nwt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three people injured in Fort Smith shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three people are receiving medical attention after an active shooter incident at the Fireweed Festival. The suspect remains at large.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/three-people-injured-in-fort-smith-shooting/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/three-people-injured-in-fort-smith-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shelter-in-place order continues as police search for active shooter in Fort Smith, N.W.T.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further details have yet to be confirmed by RCMP, but festival organizers state there have been injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/shelter-in-place-order-continues-as-police-search-for-active-shooter-in-fort-smith-nwt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/shelter-in-place-order-continues-as-police-search-for-active-shooter-in-fort-smith-nwt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shelter in place lifted, 2 people arrested after shooting that injured 3 in Fort Smith, N.W.T.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lockdown order in Fort Smith, N.W.T., has lifted after more than 13 hours, and police say it's now safe for residents to resume normal activities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/shelter-in-place-lifted-2-people-arrested-after-shooting-that-injured-3-in-fort-smith-nwt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/shelter-in-place-lifted-2-people-arrested-after-shooting-that-injured-3-in-fort-smith-nwt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP search for suspect in shooting that injured 3 in Fort Smith, N.W.T.]]></title><description><![CDATA["This isn't us and this isn't what represents us," says mayor, who was on the scene at bar when the shooting occurred. Three people were injured and are receiving medical care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-search-for-suspect-in-shooting-that-injured-3-in-fort-smith-nwt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-search-for-suspect-in-shooting-that-injured-3-in-fort-smith-nwt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Active shooter prompts shelter-in-place order in Fort Smith, N.W.T]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further details have yet to be confirmed by RCMP, but festival organizers state there have been injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/active-shooter-prompts-shelter-in-place-order-in-fort-smith-nwt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/active-shooter-prompts-shelter-in-place-order-in-fort-smith-nwt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Active shooter incident pauses Fireweed Festival in Fort Smith, N.W.T.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further details have yet to be confirmed by RCMP, but festival organizers state there have been injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/active-shooter-incident-pauses-fireweed-festival-in-fort-smith-nwt/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/active-shooter-incident-pauses-fireweed-festival-in-fort-smith-nwt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visitors outfoxed by footwear thieves at provincial park in Sask.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foxes have swiped dozens of shoes from campers and cottagers this summer, creating a footwear scavenger hunt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/visitors-outfoxed-by-footwear-thieves-at-provincial-park-in-sask/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/visitors-outfoxed-by-footwear-thieves-at-provincial-park-in-sask/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rich cottagers like the quiet. Inside Muskoka's fight to stop the noise]]></title><description><![CDATA[A marina on Lake Muskoka thrums with activity on a recent summer morning.A major sportswear retailer is pouring Aperol spritzes for ladies in yoga wear at a popup brand event. At the docks, a salesman is waiting to hand over a half-million-dollar wakeboarding boat to the customer who has bought it sight unseen, with its custom Italian sound system.&ldquo;If you hate your neighbours,&rdquo; he says to the oglers, &ldquo;these are the speakers for you.&rdquo;Noise is a big deal these days in Musk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rich-cottagers-like-the-quiet-inside-muskokas-fight-to-stop-the-noise/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rich-cottagers-like-the-quiet-inside-muskokas-fight-to-stop-the-noise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Churchill, Man., residents say year-round shipping would benefit town but tourism, environment must be considered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Churchill, Man., residents are welcoming findings suggesting a longer shipping season is possible but say any expansion must weigh the impacts on tourism and the environment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/churchill-man-residents-say-year-round-shipping-would-benefit-town-but-tourism-environment-must-be-considered/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/churchill-man-residents-say-year-round-shipping-would-benefit-town-but-tourism-environment-must-be-considered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The government says this golf push cart is a Chinese EV. The tariffs are crippling a Canadian company]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; The owner of a small Canadian business that imports electric golf carts from China says his company is now in jeopardy because the federal government has billed him for more than $178,000 after placing his three-wheeled buggies in the same import category as electric vehicles (EVs). Joseph McLuckie, who founded JPSMGolf in 2006 in his Toronto basement, said Friday that he has exhausted his appeals with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) after the federal department confirmed it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-government-says-this-golf-push-cart-is-a-chinese-ev-the-tariffs-are-crippling-a-canadian-company/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-government-says-this-golf-push-cart-is-a-chinese-ev-the-tariffs-are-crippling-a-canadian-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lunenburg to La-La Land: Logan Taylor chases lifelong NFL dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lunenburg, N.S., native Logan Taylor moved away from home at 14 to pursue his NFL dream because his high school didn't have a football program. His journey has included stops in Timberlea, N.S., Virginia and Massachusetts. Now he's in Los Angeles after being drafted by the Chargers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lunenburg-to-la-la-land-logan-taylor-chases-lifelong-nfl-dream/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lunenburg-to-la-la-land-logan-taylor-chases-lifelong-nfl-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family grieving Montreal man’s death demands justice after police intervention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of Abisay Cruz is demanding to know why Montreal police used a controversial restraint method during the intervention that contributed to his death, saying a newly released coroner's report failed to explain why officers applied a method the police service says it does not teach.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/family-grieving-montreal-mans-death-demands-justice-after-police-intervention/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/family-grieving-montreal-mans-death-demands-justice-after-police-intervention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A grim property search, 3 grieving families and 'a lot of questions' in this eastern Ontario area]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains of a third man have been found on a rural property north of the normally quiet eastern Ontario town of Smiths Falls, yet police &mdash; who say "they are doing everything they can to bring answers" &mdash; aren't linking their deaths. Here's a timeline and what to know about the case as the men's families and the community await answers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-grim-property-search-3-grieving-families-and-a-lot-of-questions-in-this-eastern-ontario-area/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-grim-property-search-3-grieving-families-and-a-lot-of-questions-in-this-eastern-ontario-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canada kick in as trade talks stall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tariffs were originally set to kick in Wednesday, but Trump announced a three-day pause to allow the trade talks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-50-tariffs-on-canada-kick-in-as-trade-talks-stall/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-50-tariffs-on-canada-kick-in-as-trade-talks-stall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada vows dollar-for-dollar response to Trump’s 50% tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada vowed dollar-for-dollar retaliation and suspended trade talks with Washington after new U.S. tariffs took effect Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-vows-dollar-for-dollar-response-to-trumps-50-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-vows-dollar-for-dollar-response-to-trumps-50-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horvath hitting highs for streaking B.C. Lions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zander Horvath knows people are talking about him.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/horvath-hitting-highs-for-streaking-bc-lions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/horvath-hitting-highs-for-streaking-bc-lions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario judge snubs province's new bail rules by releasing woman without cash deposit]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ontario Superior Court judge has released a woman charged with human trafficking on bail but without requiring a cash deposit, despite new provincial rules that demand payment in full within 48 hours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-judge-snubs-provinces-new-bail-rules-by-releasing-woman-without-cash-deposit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-judge-snubs-provinces-new-bail-rules-by-releasing-woman-without-cash-deposit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whale sanctuary project secures 20-year Nova Scotia lease despite ongoing opposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Arizona-based organization that plans to create a seaside refuge for whales retired from marine parks has signed a 20-year lease for Crown land and coastal waters on Nova Scotia&rsquo;s Eastern Shore, marking a major milestone for a project that has also faced criticism from some residents and animal-rights advocates. The Whale Sanctuary Project announced...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/whale-sanctuary-project-secures-20-year-nova-scotia-lease-despite-ongoing-opposition/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/whale-sanctuary-project-secures-20-year-nova-scotia-lease-despite-ongoing-opposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario Premier Doug Ford silent on request to restock American alcohol]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than a year, Ontario consumers have gotten used to not seeing any American alcohol on the shelves of the LCBO.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-premier-doug-ford-silent-on-request-to-restock-american-alcohol/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-premier-doug-ford-silent-on-request-to-restock-american-alcohol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince George emergency landing caused by plane’s engine losing power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prince George RCMP said the Transportation Safety Board has taken over the case and they remain on the scene looking into what happened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/prince-george-emergency-landing-caused-by-planes-engine-losing-power/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/prince-george-emergency-landing-caused-by-planes-engine-losing-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kawacatoose First Nation members head south to retrieve stolen teepee cover from U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family members from Saskatchewan are travelling to Washington, D.C. for the return of a precious item made by an ancestor who was promised payment but never received any.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/kawacatoose-first-nation-members-head-south-to-retrieve-stolen-teepee-cover-from-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/kawacatoose-first-nation-members-head-south-to-retrieve-stolen-teepee-cover-from-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition grows to anti-Israel motion to be heard by Montreal city council]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several leaders among Montreal&rsquo;s legal and medical communities are condemning an anti-Israel motion to be voted upon by city council next week.Brought by the opposition Projet Montr&eacute;al party, the motion&rsquo;s aim is to &ldquo;recognize and denounce the apartheid regime in Palestine and the genocide being perpetrated there.&rdquo;An open letter from almost 50 Montreal lawyers on Thursday states that the motion &ldquo;goes far beyond an expression of solidarity with Palestinian civ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/opposition-grows-to-anti-israel-motion-to-be-heard-by-montreal-city-council/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/opposition-grows-to-anti-israel-motion-to-be-heard-by-montreal-city-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orphaned polar bear to be ‘ambassador’ for Churchill at Assiniboine Park Zoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The orphaned polar bear cub who arrived in the Assiniboine Park Zoo from northern Manitoba is "doing very well," a zoo official told Global News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/orphaned-polar-bear-to-be-ambassador-for-churchill-at-assiniboine-park-zoo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/orphaned-polar-bear-to-be-ambassador-for-churchill-at-assiniboine-park-zoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IN PHOTOS | New wave of U.S. tariffs threatens these Canadian companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian businesses are under threat from U.S. tariffs under Section 338 of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act if no Canada-U.S. deal is reached. CBC photographer Evan Mitsui visited some of the industries to hear their concerns as the deadline to finalize a deal ticks down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/in-photos-new-wave-of-us-tariffs-threatens-these-canadian-companies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/in-photos-new-wave-of-us-tariffs-threatens-these-canadian-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Squamish Search and Rescue called out to look for missing woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daine Hammann, 69, was last seen at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Aug. 20, when she headed out for a walk near Squamish Valley Road, north of the airport.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/squamish-search-and-rescue-called-out-to-look-for-missing-woman/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/squamish-search-and-rescue-called-out-to-look-for-missing-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says trade deal is 'moving along' as negotiations go down to the wire]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday evening that he&rsquo;s confident a trade deal with Canada will be reached as negotiators worked feverishly to get an agreement before the president&rsquo;s midnight deadline.&ldquo;The deal with Canada is moving along. And we should be able to have a deal with Canada,&rdquo; said Trump. &ldquo;I only make good deals. Much better deals for the United States, both with Canada and Mexico.&rdquo;Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-trade-deal-is-moving-along-as-negotiations-go-down-to-the-wire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-trade-deal-is-moving-along-as-negotiations-go-down-to-the-wire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trudeau says Canadians must stay 'strong and united' in face of U.S. negotiations]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadians must stay &ldquo;strong and united&rdquo; in order for the federal government to get a good deal with the United States.Trudeau, who has largely stayed out of policy debates since exiting politics in January 2025, spoke briefly to media after attending the inauguration of the Canada&rsquo;s first 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument near Parliament Hill.When asked to comment on the ongoing trade negotiations with the U.S., Trudeau said t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trudeau-says-canadians-must-stay-strong-and-united-in-face-of-us-negotiations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trudeau-says-canadians-must-stay-strong-and-united-in-face-of-us-negotiations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney says he's suspending trade talks and matching new U.S. tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; In a stunning setback in trade negotiations with the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced late on Friday that he is suspending talks and will match steep new U.S. tariffs that are set to come into effect on some Canadian goods.Canada and the U.S. were engaged in intense negotiations to reach a deal that would help avert new 50 per cent tariffs on $29 billion-worth of Canadian goods, which were initially set to kick in on Wednesday, but U.S. President Donald Trump e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-says-hes-suspending-trade-talks-and-matching-new-us-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-says-hes-suspending-trade-talks-and-matching-new-us-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BREAKING: Carney says he's suspending trade talks and matching new U.S. tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; In a stunning setback in trade negotiations with the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced late on Friday evening that he is suspending trade talks and will match new U.S. tariffs of 50 per cent on some Canadian goods.Canada and the U.S. were engaged in intense negotiations to reach a deal that would help avert new 50 per cent tariffs on $29 billion-worth of Canadian goods. Those tariffs were initially set to kick in on Wednesday, but Trump extended the deadline unt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/breaking-carney-says-hes-suspending-trade-talks-and-matching-new-us-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/breaking-carney-says-hes-suspending-trade-talks-and-matching-new-us-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[69% of married couples felt ‘pressured’ to blow past wedding budget: survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 1,200 people surveyed regarding the costs of weddings, regardless of whether they were paying for their own or turning up for someone else's.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/69-of-married-couples-felt-pressured-to-blow-past-wedding-budget-survey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/69-of-married-couples-felt-pressured-to-blow-past-wedding-budget-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survivor describes moments after plane ripped through his vehicle in Prince George, B.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person is dead and the Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a plane made an emergency landing on a Prince George, B.C., road on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/survivor-describes-moments-after-plane-ripped-through-his-vehicle-in-prince-george-bc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/survivor-describes-moments-after-plane-ripped-through-his-vehicle-in-prince-george-bc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['All of a sudden it was on top of me': Harrowing moments as plane crashes into cars on B.C. road]]></title><description><![CDATA[One person is dead and the Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a plane made an emergency landing on a Prince George, B.C., road on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/all-of-a-sudden-it-was-on-top-of-me-harrowing-moments-as-plane-crashes-into-cars-on-bc-road/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/all-of-a-sudden-it-was-on-top-of-me-harrowing-moments-as-plane-crashes-into-cars-on-bc-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orphaned polar bear cub arrives at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[An orphaned polar bear cub from the Churchill, Man., area has arrived in Winnipeg, the Assiniboine Park Zoo says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/orphaned-polar-bear-cub-arrives-at-winnipegs-assiniboine-park-zoo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/orphaned-polar-bear-cub-arrives-at-winnipegs-assiniboine-park-zoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Studies show year-round shipping potential from Manitoba’s Port of Churchill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says studies showing year-round shipping potential from the Port of Churchill boost the case for expanding the Arctic deepsea port.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/studies-show-year-round-shipping-potential-from-manitobas-port-of-churchill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/studies-show-year-round-shipping-potential-from-manitobas-port-of-churchill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Studies suggest freighters hardened against ice can extend Hudson Bay shipping season]]></title><description><![CDATA[A series of studies suggests freighters hardened against ice can safely navigate Hudson Bay outside of the existing four-month Port of Churchill shipping season &mdash; but warn ice will remain in the bay and pose challenges in the coming decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/studies-suggest-freighters-hardened-against-ice-can-extend-hudson-bay-shipping-season/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/studies-suggest-freighters-hardened-against-ice-can-extend-hudson-bay-shipping-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba premier says Port of Churchill expansion could cost $80B and include offshore LNG terminal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Wab Kinew says it will cost $70 to $80 billion to build a Port of Churchill expansion that includes an offshore liquefied natural gas terminal in Hudson Bay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/manitoba-premier-says-port-of-churchill-expansion-could-cost-80b-and-include-offshore-lng-terminal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/manitoba-premier-says-port-of-churchill-expansion-could-cost-80b-and-include-offshore-lng-terminal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.S. fishers plan appeal after court dismisses lobster treaty rights case]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group representing commercial fishers in&nbsp;Nova&nbsp;Scotia&nbsp;says it plans to appeal after a court ruled it does not have standing to pursue a case involving Indigenous fishing rights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ns-fishers-plan-appeal-after-court-dismisses-lobster-treaty-rights-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ns-fishers-plan-appeal-after-court-dismisses-lobster-treaty-rights-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mounties reviewing First Nations' call for treason probe into Alberta premier, UCP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada's top Mountie has written to First Nations leaders in Alberta, confirming the RCMP will review the chiefs' call for a criminal treason investigation into the province's premier and governing party. The response has some chiefs feeling optimistic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/mounties-reviewing-first-nations-call-for-treason-probe-into-alberta-premier-ucp/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/mounties-reviewing-first-nations-call-for-treason-probe-into-alberta-premier-ucp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New information leads Quebec police watchdog to investigate fatal car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec&rsquo;s police watchdog has opened an investigation into a deadly crash after a vehicle allegedly attempted to flee police in early August.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-information-leads-quebec-police-watchdog-to-investigate-fatal-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/new-information-leads-quebec-police-watchdog-to-investigate-fatal-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatchewan marshals were not directed to develop specialized unit: minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[No equipment has been, or will be, purchased for the Saskatchewan Marshals Service's specialized response unit, according to the province's minister of community safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-marshals-were-not-directed-to-develop-specialized-unit-minister/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-marshals-were-not-directed-to-develop-specialized-unit-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatchewan marshals special unit paused, new gear purchase called off: minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[No equipment has been, or will be, purchased for the Saskatchewan Marshals Service's specialized response unit, according to the province's minister of community safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-marshals-special-unit-paused-new-gear-purchase-called-off-minister/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-marshals-special-unit-paused-new-gear-purchase-called-off-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gates open at CNE to kick off massive 2026 summer fair]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Kraft Dinner smoothie, nitrogen-infused Oreo treats and pickle-flavoured coffee are among the unique offerings at the iconic event, which is celebrating its 147th year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/gates-open-at-cne-to-kick-off-massive-2026-summer-fair/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/gates-open-at-cne-to-kick-off-massive-2026-summer-fair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal youth accused of using AI to plot school attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RCMP said the youth was arrested Friday morning. Charges have not been laid yet and the investigation is ongoing, police said in a news release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-youth-accused-of-using-ai-to-plot-school-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-youth-accused-of-using-ai-to-plot-school-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP arrests Montreal minor in connection with alleged terror plot targeting school]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RCMP announced it has arrested a minor in Montreal in connection with an alleged attack he had planned targeting a school in the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-arrests-montreal-minor-in-connection-with-alleged-terror-plot-targeting-school/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-arrests-montreal-minor-in-connection-with-alleged-terror-plot-targeting-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP arrest Montreal minor in connection with alleged terror plot targeting school]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RCMP announced they have arrested a minor in Montreal in connection with an alleged attack he had planned targeting a school in the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-arrest-montreal-minor-in-connection-with-alleged-terror-plot-targeting-school/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-arrest-montreal-minor-in-connection-with-alleged-terror-plot-targeting-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stabbing at Edmonton Sikh temple leaves 2 injured, man in custody]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Sikh Organization of Canada said a &ldquo;violent incident&rdquo; at the Nanaksar Gurdwara temple in northeast Edmonton Friday morning left two people injured.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/stabbing-at-edmonton-sikh-temple-leaves-2-injured-man-in-custody/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/stabbing-at-edmonton-sikh-temple-leaves-2-injured-man-in-custody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 injured in 'violent incident' at Edmonton Sikh Temple, World Sikh Organization of Canada says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Sikh Organization of Canada said a &ldquo;violent incident&rdquo; at the Nanaksar Gurdwara temple in northeast Edmonton Friday morning left two people injured.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-injured-in-violent-incident-at-edmonton-sikh-temple-world-sikh-organization-of-canada-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-injured-in-violent-incident-at-edmonton-sikh-temple-world-sikh-organization-of-canada-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 injured by intruder in 'violent incident' at Edmonton Sikh Temple, World Sikh Organization of Canada says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Sikh Organization of Canada said a &ldquo;violent incident&rdquo; at the Nanaksar Gurdwara temple in northeast Edmonton Friday morning left two people injured.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-injured-by-intruder-in-violent-incident-at-edmonton-sikh-temple-world-sikh-organization-of-canada-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/2-injured-by-intruder-in-violent-incident-at-edmonton-sikh-temple-world-sikh-organization-of-canada-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loss of confidence: Two-thirds believe Canada's health care is 'in a state of crisis']]></title><description><![CDATA[A new national survey has found that 63 per cent of Canadians describe health care in their province as being in a state of crisis, while 55 per cent believe the system has gotten worse over the past five years.The research, which was conducted by Abacus Data and commissioned by the Canadian Health Coalition, also noted that these concerns cross political lines, with a majority of Conservative (58 per cent) and NDP (54 per cent) supporters believing the system has become worse. Nearly half of L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/loss-of-confidence-two-thirds-believe-canadas-health-care-is-in-a-state-of-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/loss-of-confidence-two-thirds-believe-canadas-health-care-is-in-a-state-of-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal police to get body cameras following years of debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of debate, Montreal police officers will soon be equipped with body cameras, Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada announced Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-police-to-get-body-cameras-following-years-of-debate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-police-to-get-body-cameras-following-years-of-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No indication’ U.S. blueberry recall for death risk impacts Canada: CFIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Class 1 FDA recall is when 'there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/no-indication-us-blueberry-recall-for-death-risk-impacts-canada-cfia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/no-indication-us-blueberry-recall-for-death-risk-impacts-canada-cfia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lower crime rate, new laws ‘unlikely’ to change Canadians view on safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[In July,&nbsp;Statistics&nbsp;Canada said that both the rates and severity of reported crime were down almost all across the board in 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lower-crime-rate-new-laws-unlikely-to-change-canadians-view-on-safety/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lower-crime-rate-new-laws-unlikely-to-change-canadians-view-on-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents resist proposed nuclear plant due to Ontario town's radioactive past]]></title><description><![CDATA[A generation of Port Hope residents, old enough to have lived through the community's fraught history with the nuclear industry, were shocked by news of a proposed power plant in their town.The town's mayor and Ontario's energy minister have hailed the project as a step toward a secure, resilient energy future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/residents-resist-proposed-nuclear-plant-due-to-ontario-towns-radioactive-past/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/residents-resist-proposed-nuclear-plant-due-to-ontario-towns-radioactive-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPP renew call for help after remains of B.C. woman found in Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario Provincial Police are renewing calls for help in solving a 21-year-old case involving the remains of a British Columbia woman found in the province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/opp-renew-call-for-help-after-remains-of-bc-woman-found-in-ontario/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/opp-renew-call-for-help-after-remains-of-bc-woman-found-in-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vance says Carney tried to ‘out-tough’ Trump in latest trade negotiations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vance&nbsp;weighed in on the latest trade deal with Canada Wednesday, saying Carney "comes in and puffs his chest out and says, 'I'm going to, like, out-tough Donald Trump.'"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vance-says-carney-tried-to-out-tough-trump-in-latest-trade-negotiations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/vance-says-carney-tried-to-out-tough-trump-in-latest-trade-negotiations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Canada uphold dairy supply management while giving U.S. more access?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. has long complained that Canada severely limits access to its dairy market through supply management, even threatening new tariffs over it. Here's what they want changed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/can-canada-uphold-dairy-supply-management-while-giving-us-more-access/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/can-canada-uphold-dairy-supply-management-while-giving-us-more-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rescuers use new tech to save caver trapped vertically in Alberta’s ‘Psych Squeeze’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A caver has been rescued after being trapped underground in Canmore, Alta., in an operation that deployed volunteer-built underground radio technology for the first time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rescuers-use-new-tech-to-save-caver-trapped-vertically-in-albertas-psych-squeeze/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rescuers-use-new-tech-to-save-caver-trapped-vertically-in-albertas-psych-squeeze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada, U.S. race to reach a trade deal before midnight tariff deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian officials, led by Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and chief negotiator Janice Charette, have been in Washington, D.C. trying to finalize a trade deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-us-race-to-reach-a-trade-deal-before-midnight-tariff-deadline/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-us-race-to-reach-a-trade-deal-before-midnight-tariff-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta minister faces more fury at second town hall on AI data centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta's technology minister faced another firing line of fury at the government's second town hall hearing from residents over its plan for artificial intelligence data centres.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-minister-faces-more-fury-at-second-town-hall-on-ai-data-centres/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-minister-faces-more-fury-at-second-town-hall-on-ai-data-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Port Hope’s radioactive past fuels pushback against proposed nuclear reactor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The provincially owned company in charge of the new nuclear power project is assuring residents that the sector operates much differently than when it was in its infancy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/port-hopes-radioactive-past-fuels-pushback-against-proposed-nuclear-reactor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/port-hopes-radioactive-past-fuels-pushback-against-proposed-nuclear-reactor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nominations to run in Ontario’s fall municipal elections set to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[A clearer picture of the choices Ontarians will face at the ballot box is set to emerge Friday afternoon as nominations for the fall municipal elections come to a close.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nominations-to-run-in-ontarios-fall-municipal-elections-set-to-close/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nominations-to-run-in-ontarios-fall-municipal-elections-set-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[42% drop in Vancouver housing starts prompts worry from development advocate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Housing starts in Vancouver are down 42 per cent compared with last July &mdash; a signal, according to a development advocate, that it's become too costly to build new homes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/42-drop-in-vancouver-housing-starts-prompts-worry-from-development-advocate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/42-drop-in-vancouver-housing-starts-prompts-worry-from-development-advocate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jewish groups want Ottawa to ban militia allegedly tied to Toronto shootings]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. prosecutors say a member of Kata&rsquo;ib Hezbollah told an undercover officer that his people were behind recent shootings at a Toronto synagogue and the U.S. consulate. The pro-Iran Shia militia based in Iraq is not on Canada&rsquo;s list of terrorist entities.The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and the Canadian Families of Victims of October 7 want it added, along with Palestine Action Canada and Masar Badil, in a campaign launching Friday on the International Day of Remembrance of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jewish-groups-want-ottawa-to-ban-militia-allegedly-tied-to-toronto-shootings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jewish-groups-want-ottawa-to-ban-militia-allegedly-tied-to-toronto-shootings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour of love rail tour going full steam ahead through Eastend, Sask.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gary Southgate of North Battleford, Sask., spent 13 years buying and restoring old trains. He launched a new rail tour in the province's southwest this summer and has visions for something bigger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/labour-of-love-rail-tour-going-full-steam-ahead-through-eastend-sask/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/labour-of-love-rail-tour-going-full-steam-ahead-through-eastend-sask/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dramatic rescue after Saskatoon teen gets trapped in storm drain by rushing rainwater]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four teens got into a storm drain last week. When rain started, the sewers started filling up and swept one of the boys away, pinning him against a grate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/dramatic-rescue-after-saskatoon-teen-gets-trapped-in-storm-drain-by-rushing-rainwater/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/dramatic-rescue-after-saskatoon-teen-gets-trapped-in-storm-drain-by-rushing-rainwater/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Imperial Oil turned off its last pump, Norman Wells, N.W.T., looks for what comes next]]></title><description><![CDATA[The community of Norman Wells, N.W.T., is facing some major changes after Imperial Oil officially shut down production in the town last Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/after-imperial-oil-turned-off-its-last-pump-norman-wells-nwt-looks-for-what-comes-next/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/after-imperial-oil-turned-off-its-last-pump-norman-wells-nwt-looks-for-what-comes-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will unite tennis and pickleball players? A whole lot more courts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across the country, tennis and pickleball players compete for time on too few courts. Here's what planners and sports policy experts say it would take to address the root of the problem &mdash; not enough recreational facilities for any sport.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-will-unite-tennis-and-pickleball-players-a-whole-lot-more-courts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-will-unite-tennis-and-pickleball-players-a-whole-lot-more-courts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec autistic student denied disability-based French exemption, removed from college]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec's Charter of the French language grants children with serious learning issues a waiver allowing them to be educated in English. But education specialists say the process is too difficult and rejection rates are high, effectively preventing some students with disabilities from pursuing higher education.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-autistic-student-denied-disability-based-french-exemption-removed-from-college/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-autistic-student-denied-disability-based-french-exemption-removed-from-college/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shrinking sea ice makes year-round shipping possible on Hudson Bay: Manitoba premier's office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Year-round shipping is possible on Hudson Bay without the use of the most expensive icebreakers, a spokesperson for Premier Wab Kinew says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/shrinking-sea-ice-makes-year-round-shipping-possible-on-hudson-bay-manitoba-premiers-office/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/shrinking-sea-ice-makes-year-round-shipping-possible-on-hudson-bay-manitoba-premiers-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jazz and gospel fill the church in Little Burgundy as Montreal honours Oliver Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tears were flowing as family and friends shared stories about a generous, talented and humble man.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jazz-and-gospel-fill-the-church-in-little-burgundy-as-montreal-honours-oliver-jones/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/jazz-and-gospel-fill-the-church-in-little-burgundy-as-montreal-honours-oliver-jones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summerland businesses face another blow as water advisory keeps doors closed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summerland is trying to get back on its feet after the Bald Range wildfire, but for some local businesses, the disruption is far from over.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/summerland-businesses-face-another-blow-as-water-advisory-keeps-doors-closed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/summerland-businesses-face-another-blow-as-water-advisory-keeps-doors-closed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in Nova Scotia shark sightings prompts calls for better beach monitoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province does not currently track shark fin sightings or use drones to monitor coastal waters for sharks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rise-in-nova-scotia-shark-sightings-prompts-calls-for-better-beach-monitoring/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rise-in-nova-scotia-shark-sightings-prompts-calls-for-better-beach-monitoring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calgary’s tech sector sees North America’s highest growth 3 years and counting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report from CBRE Group shows that job growth in Calgary's tech sector was more than 50% between 2022 and 2025, more than 20 points ahead of the next metropolitan area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/calgarys-tech-sector-sees-north-americas-highest-growth-3-years-and-counting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/calgarys-tech-sector-sees-north-americas-highest-growth-3-years-and-counting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Alexander First Nation chief sexually harassed employee over 9-year period: human rights tribunal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has found a former Alexander First Nation chief sexually harassed an employee over a nine-year period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/former-alexander-first-nation-chief-sexually-harassed-employee-over-9-year-period-human-rights-tribunal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/former-alexander-first-nation-chief-sexually-harassed-employee-over-9-year-period-human-rights-tribunal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Alberta First Nation chief sexually harassed employee over 9-year period: human rights tribunal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has found a former Alexander First Nation chief sexually harassed an employee over a nine-year period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/former-alberta-first-nation-chief-sexually-harassed-employee-over-9-year-period-human-rights-tribunal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/former-alberta-first-nation-chief-sexually-harassed-employee-over-9-year-period-human-rights-tribunal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. alcohol may go back on Manitoba shelves, but Kinew urges customers to buy Canadian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kinew saying he's open to the idea if it will help secure a good deal for Canada, but still encouraging customers not to buy the American products.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-alcohol-may-go-back-on-manitoba-shelves-but-kinew-urges-customers-to-buy-canadian/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/us-alcohol-may-go-back-on-manitoba-shelves-but-kinew-urges-customers-to-buy-canadian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plane crashes into pickup truck during emergency landing in Prince George, B.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency crews were called to the northern outskirts for Prince George on Thursday, where a small aircraft made an apparent emergency landing on a busy road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/plane-crashes-into-pickup-truck-during-emergency-landing-in-prince-george-bc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/plane-crashes-into-pickup-truck-during-emergency-landing-in-prince-george-bc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 dead after plane makes emergency landing on road in Prince George, B.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prince George RCMP have confirmed that a person has died after a plane made an emergency landing Thursday on Foothills Boulevard, about 1.5 kilometres north of North Nechako Road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/1-dead-after-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-road-in-prince-george-bc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/1-dead-after-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-road-in-prince-george-bc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOS | These award-winning Canadian images show how scientists see nature]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology joint image competition awards scientific research photos each year. University of New Brunswick graduate student Liam Brennan and Queen's University researcher Allen Tian each won best in category awards for their photos in this year's edition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/photos-these-award-winning-canadian-images-show-how-scientists-see-nature/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/photos-these-award-winning-canadian-images-show-how-scientists-see-nature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IN PHOTOS | Canadian science photos win at global image competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology joint image competition awards scientific research photos each year. University of New Brunswick graduate student Liam Brennan and Queen's University researcher Allen Tian each won best in category awards for their photos in this year's edition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/in-photos-canadian-science-photos-win-at-global-image-competition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/in-photos-canadian-science-photos-win-at-global-image-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug trafficking suspects sought by U.S. may seek trial in Canada instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gurtej Smagh, Jaskarn Baghri, and Ravinder Dhanda were arrested last month in B.C. and face charges in the U.S. for their alleged involvement in cross-border drug trafficking.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/drug-trafficking-suspects-sought-by-us-may-seek-trial-in-canada-instead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/drug-trafficking-suspects-sought-by-us-may-seek-trial-in-canada-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brief shutdown of Bearspaw water main coming in September for Calgary region]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents of Calgary and surrounding communities, freed nearly five months ago from water restrictions, are being warned of another possible Bearspaw feeder main shutdown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/brief-shutdown-of-bearspaw-water-main-coming-in-september-for-calgary-region/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/brief-shutdown-of-bearspaw-water-main-coming-in-september-for-calgary-region/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.S. energy minister apologizes after ‘harmful’ rap lyrics prompt resignation call]]></title><description><![CDATA[MacLeod, 37, said the recording was posted online 13 years ago and never generated any money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ns-energy-minister-apologizes-after-harmfulraplyrics-prompt-resignation-call/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ns-energy-minister-apologizes-after-harmfulraplyrics-prompt-resignation-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s heartbreaking,’ says Ontario First Nation amid 2nd evacuation this summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neskantaga&nbsp;First&nbsp;Nation&nbsp;had to be&nbsp;evacuated&nbsp;again after a flood at the community's only&nbsp;nursing&nbsp;station, the northern&nbsp;Ontario&nbsp;community's chief said.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/its-heartbreaking-says-ontario-first-nation-amid-2nd-evacuation-this-summer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/its-heartbreaking-says-ontario-first-nation-amid-2nd-evacuation-this-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinew says you can't get a good deal with a 'bad person' as U.S. trade deal gets 'very close']]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew expressed his dislike on Thursday for the current interim trade deal being finalized by Canadian and American negotiators, but acknowledged the need for the federal government to get an agreement.&ldquo;The deal will not be right for me, I expect,&rdquo; said Kinew, during a press conference in Winnipeg. &ldquo;But it&rsquo;s not about me, it&rsquo;s about team Canada.&rdquo;The premier said there will be tariffs in the deal, but he was waiting on the e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/kinew-says-you-cant-get-a-good-deal-with-a-bad-person-as-us-trade-deal-gets-very-close/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/kinew-says-you-cant-get-a-good-deal-with-a-bad-person-as-us-trade-deal-gets-very-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C.'s Howe Sound Pulp and Paper mill announces permanent closure]]></title><description><![CDATA['Everybody's just kind of walking zombies right now at the mill, just trying to figure out what their next step," Andrew Appleton said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bcs-howe-sound-pulp-and-paper-mill-announces-permanent-closure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bcs-howe-sound-pulp-and-paper-mill-announces-permanent-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C.'s Howe Sound Pulp and Paper announces mill operations stopping indefinitely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Domtar has announced what it describes as the "the indefinite idling" of operations at the Howe Sound Pulp and Paper mill on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bcs-howe-sound-pulp-and-paper-announces-mill-operations-stopping-indefinitely-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bcs-howe-sound-pulp-and-paper-announces-mill-operations-stopping-indefinitely-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C.'s Howe Sound Pulp and Paper announces mill operations stopping 'indefinitely']]></title><description><![CDATA[Domtar has announced what it describes as the "the indefinite idling" of operations at the Howe Sound Pulp and Paper mill on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bcs-howe-sound-pulp-and-paper-announces-mill-operations-stopping-indefinitely/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bcs-howe-sound-pulp-and-paper-announces-mill-operations-stopping-indefinitely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body of Halifax man found at recycling facility, police investigating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say the death of a 50-year-old Halifax man whose body was found at a recycling facility is not considered suspicious.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/body-of-halifax-man-found-at-recycling-facility-police-investigating/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/body-of-halifax-man-found-at-recycling-facility-police-investigating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Runners from botched Edmonton race may still qualify for Boston Marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The extra distance has led to uncertainty for runners hoping to use their times in Edmonton to qualify for other prestigious races, such as the Boston Marathon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/runners-from-botched-edmonton-race-may-still-qualify-for-boston-marathon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/runners-from-botched-edmonton-race-may-still-qualify-for-boston-marathon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta minister warns feds not to meddle with private health law]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; The minister in charge of Alberta&rsquo;s hospital system is calling on her federal counterpart to shut down talk of sanctioning the province over its new private health care law.Alberta Hospitals Minister Adriana LaGrange said she was surprised but undeterred by a report earlier this week that federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel is considering penalizing Alberta under the Canada Health Act for provincial legislation that allows some physicians to practice in both the public]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-minister-warns-feds-not-to-meddle-with-private-health-law/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-minister-warns-feds-not-to-meddle-with-private-health-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['NOT it': Some fans cry foul over new Toronto Tempo mascots]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Toronto Tempo of the WNBA revealed their much-anticipated mascots this week, but many fans aren&rsquo;t rushing to give them a hug. Some commentators online see Dez the snapping turtle and Dot the arctic hare as unsettling and uninspired.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/not-it-some-fans-cry-foul-over-new-toronto-tempo-mascots/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/not-it-some-fans-cry-foul-over-new-toronto-tempo-mascots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A bad taste left in my mouth': Will Canadians buy U.S. booze again?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Provincial leaders say Prime Minister Mark Carney is asking them to allow American booze sales, ending a ban in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-bad-taste-left-in-my-mouth-will-canadians-buy-us-booze-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-bad-taste-left-in-my-mouth-will-canadians-buy-us-booze-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian travel to the U.S. increases for 3rd month in a row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Return trips from the U.S. via automobile rose 7.6 per cent compared to June 2025, hitting 1.7 million in June 2026. A little more than 66 per cent of those were same-day trips.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-travel-to-the-us-increases-for-3rd-month-in-a-row/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-travel-to-the-us-increases-for-3rd-month-in-a-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s biggest grocers named in class action over ‘fake’ maple syrup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Metro, Sobeys and Loblaw are now defendants in a proposed class action over maple syrup tests found to be half cane sugar.An amended application filed Aug. 3 in Quebec Superior Court added the three chains and Groupe Epicia, which runs Val-Mont grocery stores, CTV News reported.The four are accused of demonstrating &ldquo;negligence, recklessness, carelessness, or serious indifference&rdquo; by putting the syrup on their shelves. The suit says the price alone should have prompted them to check]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-biggest-grocers-named-in-class-action-over-fake-maple-syrup/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadas-biggest-grocers-named-in-class-action-over-fake-maple-syrup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even if U.S. alcohol returns to provincial shelves, will Canadians buy it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several premiers, including Nova Scotia&rsquo;s Tim Houston, have said that Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked provinces to restock American alcohol on their shelves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/even-if-us-alcohol-returns-to-provincial-shelves-will-canadians-buy-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/even-if-us-alcohol-returns-to-provincial-shelves-will-canadians-buy-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is a mystery man who collapsed in Amsterdam a Canadian who's been missing for 33 years?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating if a mystery man who collapsed on the street in Amsterdam three years ago is actually a Canadian who went missing from Vancouver more than three decades ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/is-a-mystery-man-who-collapsed-in-amsterdam-a-canadian-whos-been-missing-for-33-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/is-a-mystery-man-who-collapsed-in-amsterdam-a-canadian-whos-been-missing-for-33-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could ‘Lucky’ found in Netherlands be a Vancouver man missing since 1994?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man, who has been nicknamed 'Lucky,' collapsed on a street in Amsterdam on May 10, 2023. It was determined after he received medical care that he was left with aphasia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/could-lucky-found-in-netherlands-be-a-vancouver-man-missing-since-1994/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/could-lucky-found-in-netherlands-be-a-vancouver-man-missing-since-1994/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lifetime ban blocks local president from re-election bid in PSAC's latest internal battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &mdash; The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has issued a lifetime ban against one of its own local presidents just days before he planned to run to keep his job, marking the latest battle between the country&rsquo;s largest public sector union and one of its own.In an Aug. 11 letter obtained by National Post, PSAC National President Sharon DeSousa wrote to Theo Lagakos, president of a local that represents more than 1,200 workers at a popular Toronto casino, to say that he had b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lifetime-ban-blocks-local-president-from-re-election-bid-in-psacs-latest-internal-battle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/lifetime-ban-blocks-local-president-from-re-election-bid-in-psacs-latest-internal-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education minister ‘very optimistic’ Ontario teacher negotiations won’t bring disruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education contracts will expire at the end of August, but they've already faltered over technical disagreements between the government about which issues should be negotiated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/education-minister-very-optimistic-ontario-teacher-negotiations-wont-bring-disruption/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/education-minister-very-optimistic-ontario-teacher-negotiations-wont-bring-disruption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid 2nd evacuation this summer, Neskantaga First Nation calls on Ontario, feds to act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders in Neskantaga First Nation are seeking provincial and federal support for a new health-care facility, as the northern Ontario community's most vulnerable navigate their second evacuation this summer. The remote Ojibway community declared a state of emergency on Aug. 4, after a sewage leak at the First Nation&rsquo;s only nursing station. The incident happened five days after more than 140 community members returned home from Toronto, following an evacuation triggered by nearby wildfires.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/amid-2nd-evacuation-this-summer-neskantaga-first-nation-calls-on-ontario-feds-to-act/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/amid-2nd-evacuation-this-summer-neskantaga-first-nation-calls-on-ontario-feds-to-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advance voting in 3 federal byelections starts Friday. Here’s how to vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two federal byelections were held in Toronto-area ridings and one Montreal-area riding on April 13, which allowed Prime Minister Mark Carney to achieve a majority government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/advance-voting-in-3-federal-byelections-starts-friday-heres-how-to-vote/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/advance-voting-in-3-federal-byelections-starts-friday-heres-how-to-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids running lemonade stand assaulted, woman facing charges: Windsor police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two boys, ages eight and 13, had set up a lemonade stand near the intersection when a woman approached 'and became hostile toward them,' police said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/kids-running-lemonade-stand-assaulted-woman-facing-charges-windsor-police/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/kids-running-lemonade-stand-assaulted-woman-facing-charges-windsor-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crown fails to get longer sentence for Ontario man who shot at intruders who shot his son]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario&rsquo;s top court has upheld a house arrest sentence for a man who grabbed a gun from armed intruders who shot his son and fired it at them from his porch while they fled.The Crown tried to appeal Jason Munroe&rsquo;s conditional sentence from the Ontario Court of Justice. But the province&rsquo;s Appeal Court dismissed the case.&ldquo;Given the exceptional circumstances of the offence and the significant mitigating factors, we see no error in principle in this case. Nor do we find that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/crown-fails-to-get-longer-sentence-for-ontario-man-who-shot-at-intruders-who-shot-his-son/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/crown-fails-to-get-longer-sentence-for-ontario-man-who-shot-at-intruders-who-shot-his-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report says wait times in Quebec emergency rooms were 11 minutes shorter last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The report by the Montreal Economic Institute shows that this represents an 11-minute improvement from wait times the previous year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/report-says-wait-times-in-quebec-emergency-rooms-were-11-minutes-shorter-last-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/report-says-wait-times-in-quebec-emergency-rooms-were-11-minutes-shorter-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg artists design national monument recognizing the LGBT Purge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg team designed a monument that's being unveiled in Ottawa to mark the harm caused by the LGBT Purge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-artists-design-national-monument-recognizing-the-lgbt-purge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipeg-artists-design-national-monument-recognizing-the-lgbt-purge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec coroner recommends Montreal police review use of force after 2025 death]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to G&eacute;hane Kamel's report dated Aug. 12, police use of a hogtie restraint technique likely contributed to the death of the 29-year-old.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-coroner-recommends-montreal-police-review-use-of-force-after-2025-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-coroner-recommends-montreal-police-review-use-of-force-after-2025-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magloire, Smart and 8 others join Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame's class of 2026, which includes former NBA player Jamaal Magloire, former Carleton Ravens men's head coach Dave Smart and Olympic flag-bearer Miranda Ayim, was set to be inducted Thursday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/magloire-smart-and-8-others-join-canadian-basketball-hall-of-fame/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/magloire-smart-and-8-others-join-canadian-basketball-hall-of-fame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec’s referendum is on hold until Trump leaves. What if Trumpism does not?]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, leader of the Parti Qu&eacute;b&eacute;cois, said this week that a PQ government would not hold a sovereignty referendum while Donald Trump is president of the United States, even if the party wins a majority in Quebec&rsquo;s October election.St-Pierre Plamondon&rsquo;s announcement illustrates what political observers see as a significant domestic aftershock of Trump&rsquo;s pressure campaign: the president is reshaping Canadian politics belo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebecs-referendum-is-on-hold-until-trump-leaves-what-if-trumpism-does-not/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebecs-referendum-is-on-hold-until-trump-leaves-what-if-trumpism-does-not/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olivia Chow recaptures double-digit lead in Toronto mayoral race, new poll shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incumbent Olivia Chow leads Brad Bradford by 11 points among decided voters. Chow is seeking a second term leading the city, while Bradford is hoping to unseat her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/olivia-chow-recaptures-double-digit-lead-in-toronto-mayoral-race-new-poll-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/olivia-chow-recaptures-double-digit-lead-in-toronto-mayoral-race-new-poll-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHS temporarily freezes intake, says resources ‘stretched incredibly thin’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winnipeg Humane Society said it is temporarily freezing intake, noting that it will 'still have support for pet owners,' including its pet food bank.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/whs-temporarily-freezes-intake-says-resources-stretched-incredibly-thin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/whs-temporarily-freezes-intake-says-resources-stretched-incredibly-thin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visiting an airport lounge is easier than you think. Here's how to decide if it's worth it]]></title><description><![CDATA[During my early years as a traveller, airport lounges were fascinating, mysterious places. I&rsquo;d walk past lounge entrances and find myself wondering who these fancy people were and what exists on the other side of the frosted doors.&nbsp; Read More]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/visiting-an-airport-lounge-is-easier-than-you-think-heres-how-to-decide-if-its-worth-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/visiting-an-airport-lounge-is-easier-than-you-think-heres-how-to-decide-if-its-worth-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province optimistic, education unions frustrated by stall in Ontario teachers' contract negotiations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education Minister Paul Calandra says he remains optimistic over ongoing contract negotiations for teachers and education workers, while unions are expressing frustrations over the government's demands and a stall on discussions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/province-optimistic-education-unions-frustrated-by-stall-in-ontario-teachers-contract-negotiations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/province-optimistic-education-unions-frustrated-by-stall-in-ontario-teachers-contract-negotiations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario trying to 'micromanage' public education system through contract negotiation demands: unions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Education Minister Paul Calandra says he remains optimistic over ongoing contract negotiations for teachers and education workers, while unions are expressing frustrations over the government's demands and a stall on discussions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-trying-to-micromanage-public-education-system-through-contract-negotiation-demands-unions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-trying-to-micromanage-public-education-system-through-contract-negotiation-demands-unions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPP joining probe into alleged fraud at London, Ont. hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last July, hospital officials said an investigation found fraudulent activity between 2013 and 2024 and alleged previous team members knew about the practices and failed to act.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/opp-joining-probe-into-alleged-fraud-at-london-ont-hospital/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/opp-joining-probe-into-alleged-fraud-at-london-ont-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WestJet ordered to scrap wheelchair weight cap]]></title><description><![CDATA[WestJet is imposing an "undue barrier" on travellers living with a disability by effectively barring some power wheelchairs from its planes, says Canada's transport regulator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/westjet-ordered-to-scrap-wheelchair-weight-cap/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/westjet-ordered-to-scrap-wheelchair-weight-cap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LeBlanc heads back to U.S. for trade talks as clock ticks on tariff pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney chaired a meeting of Canada&rsquo;s premiers on Wednesday, &ldquo;to discuss the ongoing trade negotiations with the United States,&rdquo; his office said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/leblanc-heads-back-to-us-for-trade-talks-as-clock-ticks-on-tariff-pause/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/leblanc-heads-back-to-us-for-trade-talks-as-clock-ticks-on-tariff-pause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec prosecutor stays charges against 11 Longueuil teens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teens were facing charges in connection with alleged events preceding the death of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by Longueuil police last September.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-prosecutor-stays-charges-against-11-longueuil-teens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-prosecutor-stays-charges-against-11-longueuil-teens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[K-pop fever hits Toronto as BTS returns for 2-night stadium concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of their Arirang World Tour, BTS are performing sold-out shows on Saturday and Sunday at Rogers Stadium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/k-pop-fever-hits-toronto-as-bts-returns-for-2-night-stadium-concert/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/k-pop-fever-hits-toronto-as-bts-returns-for-2-night-stadium-concert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal hosts final farewell for jazz pianist Oliver Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[A service will be held Thursday at Union United Church in Montreal's Little Burgundy neighbourhood to honour the life of Oliver Jones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-hosts-final-farewell-for-jazz-pianist-oliver-jones/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-hosts-final-farewell-for-jazz-pianist-oliver-jones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta minister to host second AI data centre town hall for northern Sturgeon County]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberta&nbsp;Technology Minister Nate Glubish will be on hand to host the provincial government's second town hall on its plan for artificial intelligence centres.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-minister-to-host-second-ai-data-centre-town-hall-for-northern-sturgeon-county/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-minister-to-host-second-ai-data-centre-town-hall-for-northern-sturgeon-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It feels like a homecoming’: BTS Army takes over Toronto ahead of stadium shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fan club, BTS Army&nbsp;Toronto, is gearing up for BTS&rsquo;s much-anticipated return to&nbsp;Toronto&nbsp;for the first time in more than a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/it-feels-like-a-homecoming-bts-army-takes-over-toronto-ahead-of-stadium-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/it-feels-like-a-homecoming-bts-army-takes-over-toronto-ahead-of-stadium-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcycle rider pronounced dead after crash in Toronto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 9:30 p.m., Toronto police said they were called to the area of Sheppard Avenue East and Grand River Boulevard for reports of the crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/motorcycle-rider-pronounced-dead-after-crash-in-toronto/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/motorcycle-rider-pronounced-dead-after-crash-in-toronto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogtie technique by Montreal police a 'highly likely' factor in man's accidental death: coroner]]></title><description><![CDATA[A coroner's report found that the death of 29-year-old Abisay Cruz following a police altercation in 2025 was accidental, but that the hogtie technique used by police to restrain him may have been a contributing factor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hogtie-technique-by-montreal-police-a-highly-likely-factor-in-mans-accidental-death-coroner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hogtie-technique-by-montreal-police-a-highly-likely-factor-in-mans-accidental-death-coroner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario judge discounts violent sex assault sentence for permanent resident facing deportation]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ontario judge has discounted the sentence for an Ecuadorian man convicted of violently sexually assaulting a woman because he&rsquo;s likely going to be deported when he gets out of prison.Sergio Reyes Loor was convicted of sexual assault causing bodily harm earlier this year in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. A ban has been placed on the publication of information that would identify the victim.The Crown argued that a five-year prison sentence was in order for Reyes Loor, who is a pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-judge-discounts-violent-sex-assault-sentence-for-permanent-resident-facing-deportation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-judge-discounts-violent-sex-assault-sentence-for-permanent-resident-facing-deportation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s tech industry warns 'entrepreneurs are leaving in droves' for U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s tech industry is warning that the country continues to lose its best and brightest entrepreneurs to the U.S., an issue that has taken on new urgency as tariff threats have prompted Ottawa to try to diversify away from the U.S. economy.This week, various tech entrepreneurs, politicians and economists began to weigh in on data that show just how big the problem has become. According to recent figures, there are at least 517 U.S.-based tech firms with Canadian founders &mdash; or, e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadarsquos-tech-industry-warns-entrepreneurs-are-leaving-in-droves-for-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadarsquos-tech-industry-warns-entrepreneurs-are-leaving-in-droves-for-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I was meant to be there': Off-duty Mountie helps rescue baby, family trapped in house fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[RCMP Const. Anton Lorde had finished his shift and was on his way home when he saw dark smoke billowing into the sky. His quick response &mdash; along with the actions of a family member &mdash; helped save the lives of four people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-was-meant-to-be-there-off-duty-mountie-helps-rescue-baby-family-trapped-in-house-fire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/i-was-meant-to-be-there-off-duty-mountie-helps-rescue-baby-family-trapped-in-house-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expecting Ontario moms are travelling hours for routine ultrasounds amid sonographer shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some expecting parents in Ontario are struggling to schedule routine ultrasound appointments due to growing waitlists and a shortage of sonographers. There is a 20 per cent sonographer vacancy rate in the province, according to Sonography Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/expecting-ontario-moms-are-travelling-hours-for-routine-ultrasounds-amid-sonographer-shortage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/expecting-ontario-moms-are-travelling-hours-for-routine-ultrasounds-amid-sonographer-shortage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expectant Ontario moms are travelling hours for routine ultrasounds amid sonographer shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some expecting parents in Ontario are struggling to schedule routine ultrasound appointments due to growing waitlists and a shortage of sonographers. There is a 20 per cent sonographer vacancy rate in the province, according to Sonography Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/expectant-ontario-moms-are-travelling-hours-for-routine-ultrasounds-amid-sonographer-shortage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/expectant-ontario-moms-are-travelling-hours-for-routine-ultrasounds-amid-sonographer-shortage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Nova Scotia need shark-detecting drones?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countries around the world frequented by sharks use drones to detect when the creatures lurk too close to public beaches, but Nova Scotia officials say they don&rsquo;t plan on using the technology any time soon. Some beachgoers say they'd like to the technology implemented.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/does-nova-scotia-need-shark-detecting-drones/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/does-nova-scotia-need-shark-detecting-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.L. couple donates hundreds of trees to Conception Bay North one year after wildfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Town of Small Point-Broad Cove-Blackhead-Adam's Cove was ravaged by multiple wildfires last summer, but it may soon look a little greener &mdash; thanks to a couple who donated over 450 trees to the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nl-couple-donates-hundreds-of-trees-to-conception-bay-north-one-year-after-wildfires/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nl-couple-donates-hundreds-of-trees-to-conception-bay-north-one-year-after-wildfires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surge in vandalism, anti-Muslim rhetoric prompts vigilance at Quebec mosques]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec City&rsquo;s Islamic Cultural Centre issued a safety reminder to its members following a number of incidents of vandalism and online harrasment impacting Muslim communities in the province this past year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/surge-in-vandalism-anti-muslim-rhetoric-prompts-vigilance-at-quebec-mosques/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/surge-in-vandalism-anti-muslim-rhetoric-prompts-vigilance-at-quebec-mosques/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed changes to endangered species law would 'stab it to death,' says scientist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former chairs of a panel that advises the federal government on endangered wildlife have published an open letter highlighting concerns over proposed changes to the Species At Risk Act, which they say could lead to the "wilful extinction" of endangered species in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/proposed-changes-to-endangered-species-law-would-stab-it-to-death-says-scientist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/proposed-changes-to-endangered-species-law-would-stab-it-to-death-says-scientist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invasive plants are available across Canada. Is federal regulation possible?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several Canadian cities are pursuing bylaws to restrict the sale of invasive plants by garden centres and nurseries. Advocates with the Canadian Coalition for Invasive Plant Regulation say a federal horticulture body and invasive plant database would help a biodiversity crisis in the making.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/invasive-plants-are-available-across-canada-is-federal-regulation-possible/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/invasive-plants-are-available-across-canada-is-federal-regulation-possible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP officer who fatally shot Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation man declines to testify at inquest]]></title><description><![CDATA[It took less than five minutes between two RCMP officers arriving in the remote island First Nations community of Opitsaht and when the shots that killed Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation man Julian Jones were fired, according to one of the officers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-officer-who-fatally-shot-tla-o-qui-aht-first-nation-man-declines-to-testify-at-inquest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-officer-who-fatally-shot-tla-o-qui-aht-first-nation-man-declines-to-testify-at-inquest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Studies suggest public transit may improve health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although there are safety concerns coming from transit riders, a study is showing public transportation can improve health with physical activity, well-being, and community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/studies-suggest-public-transit-may-improve-health/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/studies-suggest-public-transit-may-improve-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian military history on display at Whoop-Up Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) visited Lethbridge during Whoop-Up Days to showcase its cavalry heritage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-military-history-on-display-at-whoop-up-days/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-military-history-on-display-at-whoop-up-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney asks provinces to end bans on U.S. alcohol sales as part of trade deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked Canadian provinces to end their bans on U.S. alcohol sales as part of a deal struck with American trade negotiators, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said on Wednesday night.Donald Trump announced a &ldquo;pause&rdquo; on planned tariffs against a variety of Canadian goods that were scheduled to go into effect on Wednesday pending the completion of an agreement that is now working toward a Friday deadline.As part of that deal, Houston told reporters after a c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-asks-provinces-to-end-bans-on-us-alcohol-sales-as-part-of-trade-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-asks-provinces-to-end-bans-on-us-alcohol-sales-as-part-of-trade-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once a leader in $10-a-day child care, B.C. now lags behind: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[British Columbia is lagging behind other provinces when it comes to universal affordable child care, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Of the 35 cities studied in the report, the five B.C. cities are the most expensive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/once-a-leader-in-10-a-day-child-care-bc-now-lags-behind-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/once-a-leader-in-10-a-day-child-care-bc-now-lags-behind-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moe optimistic about Canada-U.S. trade deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to not impose 50 per cent tariffs on an array of Canadian goods is positive for his province.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/moe-optimistic-about-canada-us-trade-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/moe-optimistic-about-canada-us-trade-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM asks provinces to stock U.S. alcohol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked provinces to restock American alcohol on their shelves as Canada finalizes a trade deal with the U.S.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pm-asks-provinces-to-stock-us-alcohol/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pm-asks-provinces-to-stock-us-alcohol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No charges for Regina officer who fatally shot homicide suspect: watchdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Regina police officer who fatally shot a suspect in July of 2025 will not face charges, Saskatchewan's police watchdog has concluded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/no-charges-for-regina-officer-who-fatally-shot-homicide-suspect-watchdog/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/no-charges-for-regina-officer-who-fatally-shot-homicide-suspect-watchdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – August 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-global-okanagan-news-at-530-pm-august-19/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-global-okanagan-news-at-530-pm-august-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cold spring delayed P.E.I. sweet corn. Now farmers face cheaper competition from Quebec]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a cold spring that slowed growth, Prince Edward Island&rsquo;s corn season is now catching up &mdash; just as cheaper product from Quebec is arriving in grocery stores.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-cold-spring-delayed-pei-sweet-corn-now-farmers-face-cheaper-competition-from-quebec/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/a-cold-spring-delayed-pei-sweet-corn-now-farmers-face-cheaper-competition-from-quebec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manitoba’s teacher watchdog heard 94 misconduct complaints in first 15 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commissioner Noni Classen said that while the majority of teachers carry out their work with professionalism and compassion, it is important to ensure any concerns are addressed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/manitobas-teacher-watchdog-heard-94-misconduct-complaints-in-first-15-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/manitobas-teacher-watchdog-heard-94-misconduct-complaints-in-first-15-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longtime Toronto councillor Paula Fletcher announces retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fletcher said she&rsquo;s still councillor until the fall and said she&rsquo;ll continue answering calls for broken branches or sewer issues, like she has this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/longtime-toronto-councillor-paula-fletcher-announces-retirement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/longtime-toronto-councillor-paula-fletcher-announces-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big auntie earring competitions a standout event at Treaty Days celebrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big auntie earring competitions have taken Treaty Days celebrations by storm on many First Nations across the Prairies as a tongue-in-cheek ode to Indigenous-made earrings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/big-auntie-earring-competitions-a-standout-event-at-treaty-days-celebrations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/big-auntie-earring-competitions-a-standout-event-at-treaty-days-celebrations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatchewan courts to allow use of eagle feathers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those swearing oaths or making affirmations in Saskatchewan provincial courts can now do so with an eagle feather.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-courts-to-allow-use-of-eagle-feathers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/saskatchewan-courts-to-allow-use-of-eagle-feathers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of Canadians say they won't buy American alcohol if it becomes available again]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a recent Nanos Research poll, 69 per cent of Canadians said they would continue to boycott American alcohol even if it returns to Canadian stores.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/majority-of-canadians-say-they-wont-buy-american-alcohol-if-it-becomes-available-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/majority-of-canadians-say-they-wont-buy-american-alcohol-if-it-becomes-available-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa bagpiper says unprovoked knife attack won't keep him from playing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Murison was busking in downtown Ottawa on Saturday when a man assaulted him with a knife, slashing his thumb and his instrument. The bagpiper says he won't be silenced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-bagpiper-says-unprovoked-knife-attack-wont-keep-him-from-playing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-bagpiper-says-unprovoked-knife-attack-wont-keep-him-from-playing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s on the menu? CNE announces this year’s wild food offerings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kraft Dinner smoothies, nitrogen-infused Oreo treats and pickle-flavoured coffee are among the wild food offerings at the Canadian National Exhibition this year.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/whats-on-the-menu-cne-announces-this-years-wild-food-offerings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/whats-on-the-menu-cne-announces-this-years-wild-food-offerings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada Post won't say who builds Canada's mailboxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Montreal manufacturer bid to build Canada&rsquo;s community mailboxes and lost. It won&rsquo;t name the Canadian company that holds the contract now.Neither will Canada Post . The Crown corporation is installing community mailboxes for about 136,000 addresses late this year and early next, the first phase of moving four million addresses off door-to-door delivery over about five years.Canada Post said in a statement the mailboxes are &ldquo;being provided by a Canadian supplier&rdquo; and tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-post-wont-say-who-builds-canadas-mailboxes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-post-wont-say-who-builds-canadas-mailboxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Keystone XL—and why does Trump want to bring it back to life?]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump says he is looking to revive the the Keystone XL pipeline expansion project as part of a pending trade deal with Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-is-keystone-xland-why-does-trump-want-to-bring-it-back-to-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-is-keystone-xland-why-does-trump-want-to-bring-it-back-to-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elks look to win season series with Blue Bombers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cody Fajardo and the Edmonton Elks can help themselves in two ways Friday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/elks-look-to-win-season-series-with-blue-bombers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/elks-look-to-win-season-series-with-blue-bombers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman fined after grizzly bear run-in with off-leash dog in Banff National Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[An encounter between a couple with an off-leash dog and a well-known grizzly bear in Banff National Park resulted in a $1,500 fine, after a video of the counter generated millions of views on TikTok.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/woman-fined-after-grizzly-bear-run-in-with-off-leash-dog-in-banff-national-park/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/woman-fined-after-grizzly-bear-run-in-with-off-leash-dog-in-banff-national-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markham Indy race president apologizes after opening day practices cancelled]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the first year Markham hosted the event after it was moved from Toronto&rsquo;s Exhibition Place, where it had been held since 1986.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/markham-indy-race-president-apologizes-after-opening-day-practices-cancelled/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/markham-indy-race-president-apologizes-after-opening-day-practices-cancelled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fake maple syrup class action now targeting major grocery store chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposed class-action lawsuit targeting a Quebec producer who sold fake maple syrup has expanded, alleging grocery store chains should have known the product they were selling was bogus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fake-maple-syrup-class-action-now-targeting-major-grocery-store-chains/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fake-maple-syrup-class-action-now-targeting-major-grocery-store-chains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Canadians obsess, Americans barely register the latest tariff news]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, at the eleventh hour, Donald Trump announced that Canada and the U.S. have reached a tentative trade deal, and paused a scheduled 50 per cent tariff on Canadian goods for three more days.On Wednesday morning, the development featured as the top story on most, if not all, major Canadian news websites, including Bloomberg Canada, CBC, Global News, CTV and here, at National Post. It was also the front page story in today&rsquo;s Globe and Mail.But in America, not so much.Press Gazette]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-canadians-obsess-americans-barely-register-the-latest-tariff-news/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-canadians-obsess-americans-barely-register-the-latest-tariff-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trans debate hovering over WNBA reaches Toronto with rally for Sophie Cunningham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters of a WNBA player caught at the centre of a debate about transgender athletes in women&rsquo;s sports led a rally outside her team&rsquo;s game in Toronto on Tuesday.Ahead of the hometown Tempo&rsquo;s game against the Indiana Fever, a group gathered on the sidewalk outside Scotiabank Arena bearing signs in support of Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, whose July comment to ESPN about wanting to protect women&rsquo;s sports has resulted in demonstrations in cities where the team has playe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trans-debate-hovering-over-wnba-reaches-toronto-with-rally-for-sophie-cunningham/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trans-debate-hovering-over-wnba-reaches-toronto-with-rally-for-sophie-cunningham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing pilot found dead in aircraft submerged in lake, Ontario police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pilot who has been missing since Friday has been found dead after searchers discovered his small aircraft underwater in the Kawartha Lakes region this week, Ontario Provincial Police say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/missing-pilot-found-dead-in-aircraft-submerged-in-lake-ontario-police-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/missing-pilot-found-dead-in-aircraft-submerged-in-lake-ontario-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nova Scotia musician Ashley MacIsaac ends Google defamation lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cape Breton fiddler who&nbsp;claimed the online giant defamed him by falsely identifying him as a sex offender in an AI-generated summary has ended a civil lawsuit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotia-musician-ashley-macisaac-ends-google-defamation-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotia-musician-ashley-macisaac-ends-google-defamation-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton Marathon director apologizes after course measured incorrectly]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 10,000 people registered for the race and, despite the miscalculation, both the men and women's fastest-time records were broken in this year's event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-marathon-director-apologizes-after-course-measured-incorrectly/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-marathon-director-apologizes-after-course-measured-incorrectly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maple Leafs use tax cap on bonuses to 'entice' players to Toronto, ex-NHL star Patrick Marleau tells court]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the multi-million-dollar tax trial about the word &ldquo;inducement&rdquo; and how it relates to income tax on professional hockey contracts, former NHL superstar Patrick Marleau&rsquo;s use of the word &ldquo;entice&rdquo; made ears prick up Wednesday morning in the downtown Toronto courtroom.&ldquo;Enticing&rdquo; someone sounds like &ldquo;inducing&rdquo; them to do something, on the face of it. So when Marleau testified about negotiating a three-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/maple-leafs-use-tax-cap-on-bonuses-to-entice-players-to-toronto-ex-nhl-star-patrick-marleau-tells-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/maple-leafs-use-tax-cap-on-bonuses-to-entice-players-to-toronto-ex-nhl-star-patrick-marleau-tells-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing pilot found dead after massive search in Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pilot went missing Friday after leaving Oshawa Executive Airport that morning but then not returning back about an hour later as scheduled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/missing-pilot-found-dead-after-massive-search-in-ontario/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/missing-pilot-found-dead-after-massive-search-in-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is ‘Lucky’? Dutch police believe mystery man may have ties to Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man collapsed in Amsterdam in 2023 from a hemorrhage or stroke but police in the city have been unable to identify him for three years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/who-is-lucky-dutch-police-believe-mystery-man-may-have-ties-to-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/who-is-lucky-dutch-police-believe-mystery-man-may-have-ties-to-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist dead after collision with Mississauga bus: Peel Regional Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police said it received a call around 9:26 a.m. for a crash near Bovaird and Great Lakes drives involving a motorcycle and the bus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/motorcyclist-dead-after-collision-with-mississauga-bus-peel-regional-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/motorcyclist-dead-after-collision-with-mississauga-bus-peel-regional-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to know as burn bans, evacuation orders are set to be lifted in northern Ontario]]></title><description><![CDATA[A restricted fire zone (RFZ) that has been in effect for northwestern Ontario and a small portion of the northeast since July 15 is set to be lifted Thursday morning by Ontario&rsquo;s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), effective at 12:01 a.m. ET. Evacuation and implementation orders will be dropped as of 9 a.m. Here's what residents should keep in mind.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-to-know-as-burn-bans-evacuation-orders-are-set-to-be-lifted-in-northern-ontario/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-to-know-as-burn-bans-evacuation-orders-are-set-to-be-lifted-in-northern-ontario/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa police detective who accessed files on infant deaths handed 2-year demotion]]></title><description><![CDATA[A veteran detective with the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is being demoted for two years for discreditable conduct after a disciplinary tribunal found her guilty of invading the privacy of families by inappropriately accessing the files of dead children and asking one parent about a mother's vaccination status.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-police-detective-who-accessed-files-on-infant-deaths-handed-2-year-demotion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-police-detective-who-accessed-files-on-infant-deaths-handed-2-year-demotion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says U.S. farmers, manufacturers will be 'thrilled' with tentative trade deal with Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &ndash; U.S. President Donald Trump said U.S. stakeholders will be &ldquo;thrilled&rdquo; with the tentative deal struck between Canada and the U.S., as negotiations continued Wednesday to finalize an agreement between both countries.&ldquo;Our farmers are going to be thrilled; our manufacturers are going to be thrilled,&rdquo; he said, during a press conference in Washington on Wednesday. &ldquo;And basically, we have no tariffs going into Canada anymore.&rdquo;Trump&rsquo;s comments co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-us-farmers-manufacturers-will-be-thrilled-with-tentative-trade-deal-with-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-us-farmers-manufacturers-will-be-thrilled-with-tentative-trade-deal-with-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.L. premier says referendum on Churchill Falls axed due to Ottawa partnership, U.S. tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham says political circumstances are behind his decision to forgo putting a new Churchill Falls deal to the public as previously promised.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nl-premier-says-referendum-on-churchill-falls-axed-due-to-ottawa-partnership-us-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nl-premier-says-referendum-on-churchill-falls-axed-due-to-ottawa-partnership-us-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman, 91, fatally struck by vehicle in Hamilton bike lane]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman was taken to Hamilton General Hospital in critical condition where she later died from her injuries.&nbsp;The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/woman-91-fatally-struck-by-vehicle-in-hamilton-bike-lane/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/woman-91-fatally-struck-by-vehicle-in-hamilton-bike-lane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justin Trudeau still receives RCMP protection on personal trips: report ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justin Trudeau&rsquo;s post-political life has taken him from Davos to Saint-Tropez, Japan to San Francisco, and a host of other destinations this past year &mdash; and an RCMP security detail has likely been along for many of the trips.Sources familiar with security arrangements told Quebecor Media&rsquo;s TVA Nouvelles and Journal de Montr&eacute;al that the 54-year-old continues to receive regular protection from the federal police force, including while he travels for personal reasons.The s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/justin-trudeau-still-receives-rcmp-protection-on-personal-trips-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/justin-trudeau-still-receives-rcmp-protection-on-personal-trips-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian tribunal says wheat gluten dumping is likely hurting industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 2024-25, Statistics Canada estimated that total production of durum wheat in Canada to be 5.9 million tonnes, with total supply projected to be 6.3 million tonnes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-tribunal-says-wheat-gluten-dumping-is-likely-hurting-industry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-tribunal-says-wheat-gluten-dumping-is-likely-hurting-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford's Texas trip to talk trade, tariffs cost taxpayers over $93K, internal document reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ontario Premier Doug Ford's spring trip to Texas to talk trade and tariffs cost taxpayers just over $93,000, a decision note obtained by CBC News through a freedom of information request reveals. The office of the premier said in a statement the trip laid the groundwork for billions in new investment, more good-paying jobs, and stronger economic ties between Ontario and the U.S.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fords-texas-trip-to-talk-trade-tariffs-cost-taxpayers-over-93k-internal-document-reveals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fords-texas-trip-to-talk-trade-tariffs-cost-taxpayers-over-93k-internal-document-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact of extreme heat ‘underestimated’ on those 60 and older: Lancet study]]></title><description><![CDATA[The impact of extreme heat on people 60 years of age or older has been 'underestimated' a new study published in The Lancet suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/impact-of-extreme-heat-underestimated-on-those-60-and-older-lancet-study/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/impact-of-extreme-heat-underestimated-on-those-60-and-older-lancet-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of New Brunswick men: RCMP]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 68-year-old and 74-year-old men knew each other and New Brunswick RCMP said there was no threat to public safety following the incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/murder-suicide-suspected-in-deaths-of-new-brunswick-men-rcmp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/murder-suicide-suspected-in-deaths-of-new-brunswick-men-rcmp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly half want a federal election if new Canada-U.S. trade agreement is reached: poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than two hours before 50 per cent tariffs were scheduled to hit a range of Canadian goods, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he is pausing the levies for three days, based on a pending trade deal . And the development comes as Canadians weigh in on what should happen next.A new Leger poll found that nearly half of Canadians surveyed (47 per cent) believe a federal election should be called if a new Canada-U.S. trade agreement is reached, so voters can express their opinion on the deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nearly-half-want-a-federal-election-if-new-canada-us-trade-agreement-is-reached-poll/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nearly-half-want-a-federal-election-if-new-canada-us-trade-agreement-is-reached-poll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montreal to host final farewell for legendary jazz pianist Oliver Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[The award-winning pianist died July 22 at age 91 and grew up in the impoverished Montreal neighbourhood of Little Burgundy before he became a star.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-to-host-final-farewell-for-legendary-jazz-pianist-oliver-jones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/montreal-to-host-final-farewell-for-legendary-jazz-pianist-oliver-jones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Aggressive’ Asian tiger mosquito found in Niagara Region]]></title><description><![CDATA[Niagara Region Public Health said Tuesday it has detected a single&nbsp;Aedes albopictus&nbsp;mosquito, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, through its ongoing surveillance program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/aggressive-asian-tiger-mosquito-found-in-niagara-region/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/aggressive-asian-tiger-mosquito-found-in-niagara-region/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RCMP seeking 2 people after ‘suspicious activity’ at Canada-U.S. border]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal police force&rsquo;s New Brunswick detachment as released new photos of the individuals in the hopes someone may recognize them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-seeking-2-people-after-suspicious-activity-at-canada-us-border/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rcmp-seeking-2-people-after-suspicious-activity-at-canada-us-border/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peel police sign ‘first-of-its-kind’ deal to implement anti-racism policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal dates back to 2020 when the parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding to undertake work aimed at addressing racism and advancing equitable policing in Peel Region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/peel-police-sign-first-of-its-kind-deal-to-implement-anti-racism-policies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/peel-police-sign-first-of-its-kind-deal-to-implement-anti-racism-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedestrian dead in Ontario city after being hit by truck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Collision investigators attended the scene and police shut down the roadway for several hours as evidence was collected and officials conducted their investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pedestrian-dead-in-ontario-city-after-being-hit-by-truck/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/pedestrian-dead-in-ontario-city-after-being-hit-by-truck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of U.S. Consulate bomb threat in Halifax hit with new charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 54-year-old man arrested in connection with a bomb threat&nbsp;made against the U.S. Consulate&nbsp;in Halifax earlier this month is facing a new charge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-accused-of-us-consulate-bomb-threat-in-halifax-hit-with-new-charge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-accused-of-us-consulate-bomb-threat-in-halifax-hit-with-new-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto the-not-so-good: New book reveals city's 'endless forgiveness for incompetence']]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Toronto councillor Karen Stintz believes that in Toronto, there&rsquo;s &ldquo;an endless forgiveness for incompetence&rdquo; that is &ldquo;leading us to apathy and nonchalance.&rdquo;Her new book, Beyond Good Enough: Toronto and the Crisis of Urban Complacency (Sutherland House Experts), is an argument that Canada&rsquo;s largest city is &ldquo;teetering on the edge of inexorable decay.&rdquo; She says 35,000 families exited the Greater Toronto Area in 2024, at a time when basic expect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-the-not-so-good-new-book-reveals-citys-endless-forgiveness-for-incompetence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-the-not-so-good-new-book-reveals-citys-endless-forgiveness-for-incompetence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg’s Simon Hildebrandt exemplifies homegrown CEBL success story]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 23-year-old Winnipeg native Simon Hildebrandt's journey through the CEBL since has seen him win Developmental Player of the Year twice and parlay that success into a two-year NCAA career at High Point and Washington State.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipegs-simon-hildebrandt-exemplifies-homegrown-cebl-success-story/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/winnipegs-simon-hildebrandt-exemplifies-homegrown-cebl-success-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Run Terry Run, the upcoming Terry Fox documentary, has a new trailer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trailer for Run Terry Run, a new documentary about cancer research advocate Terry Fox featuring "never-before-seen" footage from his Marathon of Hope, was released today, one month ahead of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/run-terry-run-the-upcoming-terry-fox-documentary-has-a-new-trailer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/run-terry-run-the-upcoming-terry-fox-documentary-has-a-new-trailer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta to hold first AI data centre town halls this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data&nbsp;centre&nbsp;development has been met with fierce pushback from some residents concerned about water use, pollution and the potential impact on electricity bills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-to-hold-first-ai-data-centre-town-halls-this-week/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-to-hold-first-ai-data-centre-town-halls-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s tariff pause doesn’t bring trade certainty, industry groups say]]></title><description><![CDATA[With less than two hours to go before the deadline for his new tariffs, Trump took to Truth Social to announce that the levies had been paused since a deal could be on the table.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-tariff-pause-doesnt-bring-trade-certainty-industry-groups-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-tariff-pause-doesnt-bring-trade-certainty-industry-groups-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s 50% tariffs are on pause as Canadian and U.S. officials set to meet]]></title><description><![CDATA[With less than two hours to go before the deadline for his new tariffs, Trump took to Truth Social to announce that the levies had been paused since a deal could be on the table.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-50-tariffs-are-on-pause-as-canadian-and-us-officials-set-to-meet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-50-tariffs-are-on-pause-as-canadian-and-us-officials-set-to-meet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says new trade deal with Canada ‘very fair’ after pausing tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[With less than two hours to go before the deadline for his new tariffs, Trump took to Truth Social to announce that the levies had been paused since a deal could be on the table.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-new-trade-deal-with-canada-very-fair-after-pausing-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-new-trade-deal-with-canada-very-fair-after-pausing-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heritage Toronto’s Plaque Friday videos showcase city’s history with viral moments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each video also features a person wearing a pigeon mask and cooing along or a stuffed version of the bird, providing comedic relief to some otherwise heavy topics.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heritage-torontos-plaque-friday-videos-showcase-citys-history-with-viral-moments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heritage-torontos-plaque-friday-videos-showcase-citys-history-with-viral-moments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renewed exploration in Saskatchewan’s Uranium City brings hope to current, former residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the global demand for nuclear power continues, companies are targeting Saskatchewan's abandoned Uranium City for the potential mining opportunities it offers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/renewed-exploration-in-saskatchewans-uranium-city-brings-hope-to-current-former-residents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/renewed-exploration-in-saskatchewans-uranium-city-brings-hope-to-current-former-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. pitcher Tugboat Wilkinson ready to set sail on major league career]]></title><description><![CDATA[San Francisco Giants pitching prospect brings a notable nickname and "burning desire to beat you," according to his former coach.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-pitcher-tugboat-wilkinson-ready-to-set-sail-on-major-league-career/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-pitcher-tugboat-wilkinson-ready-to-set-sail-on-major-league-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario judge sentences handgun trafficker to house arrest after mandatory minimum declared unconstitutional]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ontario judge has sentenced a man to house arrest in a &ldquo;covert scheme&rdquo; to traffic handguns into Canada from the United States.Emerson Wright, 29, was charged with conspiring with his childhood friend, Dylan Crawford, to traffic firearms and possessing a firearm for the purpose of transferring it while knowingly not being authorized to do so. On his first day of trial in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Wright pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic in a firearm to Crawford.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-judge-sentences-handgun-trafficker-to-house-arrest-after-mandatory-minimum-declared-unconstitutional/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ontario-judge-sentences-handgun-trafficker-to-house-arrest-after-mandatory-minimum-declared-unconstitutional/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec couple sues Ontario surrogacy agency after stillbirth, alleges improper expenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Montreal couple is suing an Ontario surrogacy agency for nearly $200,000 after a stillbirth and what they allege were improperly reimbursed expenses, claims the company denies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-couple-sues-ontario-surrogacy-agency-after-stillbirth-alleges-improper-expenses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-couple-sues-ontario-surrogacy-agency-after-stillbirth-alleges-improper-expenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man says he was targeted in a racist tirade in downtown Halifax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shalu Shajan said the man was shouting just inches from his face and he was worried that the altercation would turn physical.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-says-he-was-targeted-in-a-racist-tirade-in-downtown-halifax/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-says-he-was-targeted-in-a-racist-tirade-in-downtown-halifax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DNA technology helps identify New Brunswick woman decades after death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A New Brunswick woman whose remains were discovered in Ontario has been identified decades after her death through advances in DNA technology, giving investigators new leads in a homicide case and highlighting the growing role of genetic genealogy in solving cold cases. Niagara Regional Police announced that Brenda Marie LeBlanc was identified in 2025 after...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/dna-technology-helps-identify-new-brunswick-woman-decades-after-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/dna-technology-helps-identify-new-brunswick-woman-decades-after-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shark sightings off northern Newfoundland a welcome sign for researcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arrival of Webster the great white shark is a sign of a healing ocean off Newfoundland and Labrador, according to a research company tracking the fish across the Atlantic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/shark-sightings-off-northern-newfoundland-a-welcome-sign-for-researcher/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/shark-sightings-off-northern-newfoundland-a-welcome-sign-for-researcher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the PQ's Trump-era referendum pause work with voters?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parti Qu&eacute;b&eacute;cois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he won't hold a referendum until Donald Trump leaves office, a move one pollster called an attempt to ease voter anxiety ahead of the election campaign. Rival party leaders are already slamming the delay as an irresponsible, contradictory political pivot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/will-the-pqs-trump-era-referendum-pause-work-with-voters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/will-the-pqs-trump-era-referendum-pause-work-with-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cross-border cocaine: How it’s detected and why it’s such a problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cocaine is the most seized substance in the southwestern Ontario region along the Canada-U.S. border, according to data from both countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cross-border-cocaine-how-its-detected-and-why-its-such-a-problem/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/cross-border-cocaine-how-its-detected-and-why-its-such-a-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump pauses tariffs on Canada, cites pending trade deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president says on social media that the duties were delayed "based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL!"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-pauses-tariffs-on-canada-cites-pending-trade-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-pauses-tariffs-on-canada-cites-pending-trade-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton Marathon apologizes, says detour error lengthened 2026 race distances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two days after runners completed the Edmonton Marathon, the race director is apologizing after he says event officials discovered an error in accounting for detours that led to race courses being too long.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-marathon-apologizes-says-detour-error-lengthened-2026-race-distances/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-marathon-apologizes-says-detour-error-lengthened-2026-race-distances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tumbler Ridge school demolition 'new chapter' in recovery after shooting, residents say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gathered for an emotional milestone this week as the site of February&rsquo;s mass shooting is torn down and returned to grass.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/tumbler-ridge-school-demolition-new-chapter-in-recovery-after-shooting-residents-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/tumbler-ridge-school-demolition-new-chapter-in-recovery-after-shooting-residents-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope Mission looks to expand permanent shelter services in Edmonton]]></title><description><![CDATA[A public hearing was held Monday on a rezoning application for the site near Argyll Road and 75th Street. Currently, the building is used as a thrift store and a warehouse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hope-mission-looks-to-expand-permanent-shelter-services-in-edmonton/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/hope-mission-looks-to-expand-permanent-shelter-services-in-edmonton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elections Alberta soliciting help from other jurisdictions to carry out fall referendum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elections Alberta says it has invited senior and experienced electoral staff from across the country to help carry out October's referendum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/elections-alberta-soliciting-help-from-other-jurisdictions-to-carry-out-fall-referendum/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/elections-alberta-soliciting-help-from-other-jurisdictions-to-carry-out-fall-referendum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former MP Nate Erskine-Smith to enter Toronto city council race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nate Erskine-Smith previously was Liberal MP for Beaches-East York since 2015 and Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities from late 2024 to mid-2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/former-mp-nate-erskine-smith-to-enter-toronto-city-council-race/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/former-mp-nate-erskine-smith-to-enter-toronto-city-council-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wetaskiwin mayor returning to city hall after being banned]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Wetaskiwin and its mayor Joe Branco have come to a court approved agreement to allow the mayor back inside city hall after being banned in mid-January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/wetaskiwin-mayor-returning-to-city-hall-after-being-banned/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/wetaskiwin-mayor-returning-to-city-hall-after-being-banned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 4.7K health-care workers hired in Manitoba since 2023: province]]></title><description><![CDATA[The province says it has hired more than 4,700 health-care workers since October of 2023, and that almost 1,500 of the new additions are nurses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/more-than-47k-health-care-workers-hired-in-manitoba-since-2023-province/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/more-than-47k-health-care-workers-hired-in-manitoba-since-2023-province/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – August 18]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-global-okanagan-news-at-530-pm-august-18/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-global-okanagan-news-at-530-pm-august-18/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged in egging of Saskatoon synagogue wants to make 'reparations' to Jewish community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jayden Clarke, 31, is charged with three counts of mischief after turning himself into police last week. Clarke's lawyer says the incident was fueled by alcohol and not hate for the Jewish community. Some in the Jewish community aren't convinced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-charged-in-egging-of-saskatoon-synagogue-wants-to-make-reparations-to-jewish-community/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-charged-in-egging-of-saskatoon-synagogue-wants-to-make-reparations-to-jewish-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bellingham, Wash. businesses say continued decline in Canadian visitors damaging]]></title><description><![CDATA[The food and beverage sector is affected the most by fewer visitors, with 91 per cent saying the decline is damaging and 64 per cent are concerned about survival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bellingham-wash-businesses-say-continued-decline-in-canadian-visitors-damaging/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bellingham-wash-businesses-say-continued-decline-in-canadian-visitors-damaging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada deports another senior member of Iranian regime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada has deported a senior member of the Iranian regime after a judge dismissed his appeal, Global News is reporting.The Canada Border Services Agency confirmed in a statement to Global that it has removed Iran&rsquo;s former deputy interior minister and official spokesperson, Syed Salman Samani, from Canada.Samani is the second regime official to be expelled under a 2022 policy aimed at banning high-ranking members of Iran&rsquo;s government from the country. He was a career politician in Ir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-deports-another-senior-member-of-iranian-regime/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canada-deports-another-senior-member-of-iranian-regime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antisemitism concerns keep synagogue address secret for Toronto mayoral debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto&rsquo;s leading mayoral candidates have been invited to debate antisemitism next month. Mayor Olivia Chow has not said if she will attend.The debate is set for Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at a synagogue in Toronto. The address is going only to people who register, and police and professional security will be on site.Eric Frydman, president of Jewish Lawyers of Canada , which is hosting, said in an email to National Post that security has become a significant consideration for community events run]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/antisemitism-concerns-keep-synagogue-address-secret-for-toronto-mayoral-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/antisemitism-concerns-keep-synagogue-address-secret-for-toronto-mayoral-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unauthorized drugs seized from Montreal store by Health Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight different prescription drugs have been seized from a Montreal store because Health Canada says they are unauthorized for use or sale in Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unauthorized-drugs-seized-from-montreal-store-by-health-canada/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/unauthorized-drugs-seized-from-montreal-store-by-health-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nova Scotia Power doesn’t know why hacked customer data wasn’t previously deleted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executive Blake Williams told a regulatory hearing that the company has mechanisms to automatically delete certain data in cycles of no more than 90 days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotia-power-doesnt-know-why-hacked-customer-data-wasnt-previously-deleted/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotia-power-doesnt-know-why-hacked-customer-data-wasnt-previously-deleted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec election likely won't put Churchill Falls deal in jeopardy, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leading up to the announcement of a new Churchill Falls agreement, questions swirled about what would happen if Quebec elects new leadership in the fall. But according to one political expert, Ottawa&rsquo;s influence will make the deal much harder to break.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-election-likely-wont-put-churchill-falls-deal-in-jeopardy-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/quebec-election-likely-wont-put-churchill-falls-deal-in-jeopardy-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maple Leafs centre John Tavares tells court why he chose Toronto in tax battle over $77M deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares testified in the Tax Court of Canada yesterday about the strong passions and intensely pressured negotiations that led to him leaving the New York Islanders for his hometown team in 2018 in a blockbuster seven year, $77-million deal.&ldquo;You&rsquo;re trying to earn a contract you deserve for where you are in the marketplace of the game and the comparables in the league,&rdquo; Tavares testified.But under cross-examination by counsel for the Crown, he fa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/maple-leafs-centre-john-tavares-tells-court-why-he-chose-toronto-in-tax-battle-over-77m-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/maple-leafs-centre-john-tavares-tells-court-why-he-chose-toronto-in-tax-battle-over-77m-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of toddler who died in fall from Toronto highrise sues building owners, management]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a toddler who fell to her death from a highrise apartment in North York in May is suing the building owners and its management for millions in damages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/family-of-toddler-who-died-in-fall-from-toronto-highrise-sues-building-owners-management/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/family-of-toddler-who-died-in-fall-from-toronto-highrise-sues-building-owners-management/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Generations of knowledge’ to be shared as SPSA enters MOU with First Nations councils]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildfire management in Saskatchewan will be informed by First Nations perspectives, as outlined in an MOU signed by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency and two nations, Tuesday.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/generations-of-knowledge-to-be-shared-as-spsa-enters-mou-with-first-nations-councils/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/generations-of-knowledge-to-be-shared-as-spsa-enters-mou-with-first-nations-councils/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the midnight sun, I saw the Yukon in a new light]]></title><description><![CDATA[I step through a tented tunnel onto the grassy Dawson City Music Festival grounds just as Major Funk,&nbsp;a Whitehorse-based seven-piece funk band,&nbsp;takes the stage. Festivalgoers throw their arms in the air while children weave through the crowd, laughing and playing beneath&nbsp;a sky&nbsp;so bright&nbsp;I&nbsp;have to&nbsp;wear&nbsp;sunglasses.&nbsp; Read More]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/under-the-midnight-sun-i-saw-the-yukon-in-a-new-light/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/under-the-midnight-sun-i-saw-the-yukon-in-a-new-light/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Heated Rivalry’ author donates $300K to N.S. libraries slated for closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Reid, a Nova Scotia resident, said libraries are an essential service and with some slated for closure felt she needed to help keep them open.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heated-rivalry-author-donates-300k-to-ns-libraries-slated-for-closure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heated-rivalry-author-donates-300k-to-ns-libraries-slated-for-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta sex assault victim tells sentencing hearing she forgives attacker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four years after she fought off Richard Mantha&rsquo;s brutal attack and ran for her life, Aimee Ert is speaking out &mdash; with her name attached &mdash; for the first time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-sex-assault-victim-tells-sentencing-hearing-she-forgives-attacker/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-sex-assault-victim-tells-sentencing-hearing-she-forgives-attacker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legionnaires' disease causes and symptoms as health officials investigate Toronto outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[An outbreak of Legionnaires&rsquo; disease in downtown Toronto is currently under investigation by Toronto Public Health (TPH).In a news release on Monday, health officials said the outbreak has occurred in an approximately one-kilometre radius of the intersection of Bathurst Street and Dupont Street, with six confirmed cases identified among people who live, work or have visited the area.The source of the outbreak is yet to be confirmed, but TPH said possible sites have been identified and pre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/legionnaires-disease-causes-and-symptoms-as-health-officials-investigate-toronto-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/legionnaires-disease-causes-and-symptoms-as-health-officials-investigate-toronto-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man convicted in woman's 2017 trailer hitch death in Thunder Bay, Ont., granted full parole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brayden Bushby, the man convicted of manslaughter in the 2017 death of Barbara Kentner in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been granted full parole with conditions. The decision was made by the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) on Thursday, according to documents provided to CBC News on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-convicted-in-womans-2017-trailer-hitch-death-in-thunder-bay-ont-granted-full-parole/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-convicted-in-womans-2017-trailer-hitch-death-in-thunder-bay-ont-granted-full-parole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of 3rd missing person found at same property near Ottawa]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/remains-of-3rd-missing-person-found-at-same-property-near-ottawa/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/remains-of-3rd-missing-person-found-at-same-property-near-ottawa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teepee cover stolen 100 years ago finally being repatriated to Sask.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teepee cover was stolen from Kawacatoose First Nation in 1926 and housed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for a century. It will now finally return to the original owner's descendants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/teepee-cover-stolen-100-years-ago-finally-being-repatriated-to-sask/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/teepee-cover-stolen-100-years-ago-finally-being-repatriated-to-sask/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Store accused of making staff pay to work for it]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Saskatchewan employer and company are facing charges for allegedly making two foreign workers pay to work for them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/store-accused-of-making-staff-pay-to-work-for-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/store-accused-of-making-staff-pay-to-work-for-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland anti-whaling mission a success: activists]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Saskatchewan activist is adjusting to life on land after being detained on an anti-whaling protest boat off the coast of Iceland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/iceland-anti-whaling-mission-a-success-activists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/iceland-anti-whaling-mission-a-success-activists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moose ate parts of Gros Morne National Park's forests &mdash; can 1.25M trees save them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crews are planting thousands of trees in a vast national park in western Newfoundland to help its forests recover from a moose population that was once among the most abundant on Earth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/moose-ate-parts-of-gros-morne-national-parks-forests-mdash-can-125m-trees-save-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/moose-ate-parts-of-gros-morne-national-parks-forests-mdash-can-125m-trees-save-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beached shark pulled to safety by New Brunswick teen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New Brunswick teen says his family was told about the shark by a neighbour, prompting them to go down to the beach to try and find it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/beached-shark-pulled-to-safety-by-new-brunswick-teen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/beached-shark-pulled-to-safety-by-new-brunswick-teen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the petition grows, here's what would happen if Carney actually booted the U.S. ambassador]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Less than a month ago, Green Party MP Elizabeth May sponsored a parliamentary petition calling for the removal of U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, accusing him of undermining Canada-U.S. diplomatic relations and normalizing &ldquo;51st state&rdquo; language.Growing slowly at first, the signatures have now climbed past 229,000, making headlines around the globe &mdash; a not-so-subtle reflection of the Canadian mood toward both Hoekstra and his boss, U.S. Preside]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-the-petition-grows-heres-what-would-happen-if-carney-actually-booted-the-us-ambassador/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-the-petition-grows-heres-what-would-happen-if-carney-actually-booted-the-us-ambassador/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drunk driver who killed 2 in 2024 crash pre-approved for day parole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brittany Barry is serving a six-year sentence for drunk driving causing the deaths of Laura Hannah, 53, and Jamie Hannah, 20, and injuring her own two children, who were in the vehicle with her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/drunk-driver-who-killed-2-in-2024-crash-pre-approved-for-day-parole/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/drunk-driver-who-killed-2-in-2024-crash-pre-approved-for-day-parole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crown appealing rare mistrial in Frank Stronach’s sex assault conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crown prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn a rare post-verdict mistrial declared last month in Frank Stronach's sexual assault conviction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/crown-appealing-rare-mistrial-in-frank-stronachs-sex-assault-conviction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/crown-appealing-rare-mistrial-in-frank-stronachs-sex-assault-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crown appealing post-verdict mistrial in Frank Stronach sexual assault conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Crown is appealing a rare post-verdict mistrial declared last month in Frank Stronach's sexual assault conviction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/crown-appealing-post-verdict-mistrial-in-frank-stronach-sexual-assault-conviction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/crown-appealing-post-verdict-mistrial-in-frank-stronach-sexual-assault-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he's pausing 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods for 3 days]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump said he would pause the implementation of 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, hours before the levies were set to take effect at midnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-hes-pausing-50-per-cent-tariffs-on-canadian-goods-for-3-days/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-says-hes-pausing-50-per-cent-tariffs-on-canadian-goods-for-3-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump pauses 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods for 3 days]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump said he would pause the implementation of 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, hours before the levies were set to take effect at midnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-pauses-50-per-cent-tariffs-on-canadian-goods-for-3-days/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-pauses-50-per-cent-tariffs-on-canadian-goods-for-3-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, Carney to speak Tuesday night ahead of midnight tariff deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak to his American counterpart on Tuesday by phone to try and hammer out a deal to avoid new U.S. tariffs on some $30 billion in Canadian goods due to take effect just after midnight, sources told CBC News.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-carney-to-speak-tuesday-night-ahead-of-midnight-tariff-deadline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-carney-to-speak-tuesday-night-ahead-of-midnight-tariff-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, Carney speak ahead of midnight tariff deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to his American counterpart on Tuesday by phone to try and hammer out a deal to avoid new U.S. tariffs on some $30 billion in Canadian goods due to take effect just after midnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-carney-speak-ahead-of-midnight-tariff-deadline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-carney-speak-ahead-of-midnight-tariff-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, Carney speak about 'ongoing negotiations' ahead of midnight tariff deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday by phone to try and hammer out a deal to avoid new tariffs on some $30 billion in Canadian goods due to take effect just after midnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-carney-speak-about-ongoing-negotiations-ahead-of-midnight-tariff-deadline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-carney-speak-about-ongoing-negotiations-ahead-of-midnight-tariff-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian, U.S. negotiators expected to meet again ahead of midnight tariff deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian and American negotiators are expected to meet again on Tuesday to try and hammer out a deal to avoid new U.S. tariffs on some $30 billion in Canadian goods due to take effect just after midnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-us-negotiators-expected-to-meet-again-ahead-of-midnight-tariff-deadline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-us-negotiators-expected-to-meet-again-ahead-of-midnight-tariff-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musician Ashley MacIsaac ends lawsuit over Google AI summary falsely labelling him a sex offender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Juno-award winning musician Ashley MacIsaac has ended his defamation suit against Google over its AI overview falsely labelling him as a sex offender. He was originally seeking $1.5 million in damages, but filed a notice of discontinuance in July.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/musician-ashley-macisaac-ends-lawsuit-over-google-ai-summary-falsely-labelling-him-a-sex-offender/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/musician-ashley-macisaac-ends-lawsuit-over-google-ai-summary-falsely-labelling-him-a-sex-offender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s new tariffs will be ‘a crack in the CUSMA shield,’ industry groups warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the new 50 per cent tariffs go into effect, they would impact nearly $28 billion in annual Canadian exports to the U.S., according to Canadian Exporters and Manufacturers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-new-tariffs-will-be-a-crack-in-the-cusma-shield-industry-groups-warn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-new-tariffs-will-be-a-crack-in-the-cusma-shield-industry-groups-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man rescued from storm drain at Saskatoon dog park]]></title><description><![CDATA[One man was rescued from a storm drain in Saskatoon Friday after he became trapped by a 'significant' amount of storm-water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-rescued-from-storm-drain-at-saskatoon-dog-park/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/man-rescued-from-storm-drain-at-saskatoon-dog-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly half of new Canadian citizenship certificates are being issued to Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of Americans seeking Canadian citizenship certificates continues to surge, with new data suggesting almost half of people approved for proof of citizenship since December were born in the U.S.A recent update on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website reads: &ldquo;Applications for Canadian citizenship certificates are rising rapidly across the globe, driven in large part by thousands of requests submitted from the United States. Following a change in the law,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nearly-half-of-new-canadian-citizenship-certificates-are-being-issued-to-americans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nearly-half-of-new-canadian-citizenship-certificates-are-being-issued-to-americans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump pauses 50% tariff threat for three days, says Canada and U.S. have a deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &ndash; Just hours before a 50 per-cent tariff was scheduled to hit Canadian goods, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Canada and the U.S. have reached a deal and would hit pause on the new levies for a three-day period.&ldquo;I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period, based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL!&rdquo; wrote Trump, in a post on Truth Soci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-pauses-50-tariff-threat-for-three-days-says-canada-and-us-have-a-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-pauses-50-tariff-threat-for-three-days-says-canada-and-us-have-a-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still no deal as Canada faces Trump tariff deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &ndash; New U.S. tariffs are set to hit $29 billion worth of Canadian goods as of midnight Wednesday, unless Canadian and American negotiators can come to an agreement.Carney spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump by phone on Monday. Earlier during a press conference on Monday, the prime minister remained tight lipped about the negotiations, describing them as very delicate and intense.Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Chief Trade Negotiator Janice Charette have remained in Wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/still-no-deal-as-canada-faces-trump-tariff-deadline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/still-no-deal-as-canada-faces-trump-tariff-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney says 'work still to be done,' while Trump touts a deal and pauses tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &ndash; Just under two hours before a 50 per-cent tariff was scheduled to hit Canadian goods, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Canada and the U.S. have reached a tentative deal and would hit pause on the new levies for a three-day period.&ldquo;I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period, based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL!&rdquo; wrote Trump]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-says-work-still-to-be-done-while-trump-touts-a-deal-and-pauses-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-says-work-still-to-be-done-while-trump-touts-a-deal-and-pauses-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As tariff deadline approaches, the 'job is not yet done,' Canada's negotiators say]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA &ndash; New U.S. tariffs are set to hit $29 billion worth of Canadian goods as of midnight Wednesday, unless Canadian and American negotiators can come to an agreement.Carney spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump by phone on Monday. Earlier during a press conference on Monday, the prime minister remained tight lipped about the negotiations, describing them as very delicate and intense.Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Chief Trade Negotiator Janice Charette have remained in Wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-tariff-deadline-approaches-the-job-is-not-yet-done-canadas-negotiators-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/as-tariff-deadline-approaches-the-job-is-not-yet-done-canadas-negotiators-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has there been an increase in big earthquakes worldwide this year?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So far in 2026, there have been 34 earthquakes with a magnitude between six and 6.9, alongside 11 earthquakes above a magnitude of seven.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/has-there-been-an-increase-in-big-earthquakes-worldwide-this-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/has-there-been-an-increase-in-big-earthquakes-worldwide-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surprising laws and customs you should know before travelling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read More]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/surprising-laws-and-customs-you-should-know-before-travelling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/surprising-laws-and-customs-you-should-know-before-travelling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s next for Canada’s wildfire season? Ottawa to share update]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are currently 582 active wildfires burning across Canada, 31 of which are labelled as out of control, according to Natural Resources Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/whats-next-for-canadas-wildfire-season-ottawa-to-share-update/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/whats-next-for-canadas-wildfire-season-ottawa-to-share-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian wildfire season has “accelerated significantly”: officials]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are currently 582 active wildfires burning across Canada, 31 of which are labelled as out of control, according to Natural Resources Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-wildfire-season-has-accelerated-significantly-officials/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-wildfire-season-has-accelerated-significantly-officials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s 50% tariffs are set to hit Canada in hours. There’s still no deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unless a trade deal is reached, a fresh round of sweeping 50 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump could hit Canada by midnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-50-tariffs-are-set-to-hit-canada-in-hours-theres-still-no-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trumps-50-tariffs-are-set-to-hit-canada-in-hours-theres-still-no-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.S. energy minister apologizes for old song lyrics, pulls music from streaming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nova Scotia&rsquo;s rookie energy minister is apologizing for decade-old song lyrics that even he admits were ridiculous.Marco MacLeod &mdash; who is 37 and was named to cabinet in May &mdash; wrote and recorded four songs that were released in 2013, when he was in his mid-20s. They came to light recently in Frank Magazine , and have been seized on by a Halifax&rsquo;s women&rsquo;s organization as being misogynistic.The PC caucus said in an email to National Post that MacLeod has never made mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ns-energy-minister-apologizes-for-old-song-lyrics-pulls-music-from-streaming/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ns-energy-minister-apologizes-for-old-song-lyrics-pulls-music-from-streaming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transgender health group now says its guidelines for treating youth are only 'opinions' in 'intense debate']]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics are alleging the American transgender health organization whose guidelines form the basis of Canadian gender care policies has made a significant shift amid a legal battle with the Trump administration. In a new legal filing, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, or WPATH, says its guidance to doctors represents one side in a field of &ldquo;intense medical debate.&rdquo; In a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleging the grou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/transgender-health-group-now-says-its-guidelines-for-treating-youth-are-only-opinions-in-intense-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/transgender-health-group-now-says-its-guidelines-for-treating-youth-are-only-opinions-in-intense-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take a bough: Climbing takes relationship with B.C.’s trees to the next level]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Zadorsky is part of a movement that aims to awaken a climbers' inner child and give a new perspective on British Columbia's forests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/take-a-bough-climbing-takes-relationship-with-bcs-trees-to-the-next-level/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/take-a-bough-climbing-takes-relationship-with-bcs-trees-to-the-next-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C.’s provincial health officer to hold news conference amid wildfire smoke warnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to hold a news conference Tuesday as much of the southern half of the province remains blanketed in wildfire smoke.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bcs-provincial-health-officer-to-hold-news-conference-amid-wildfire-smoke-warnings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bcs-provincial-health-officer-to-hold-news-conference-amid-wildfire-smoke-warnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fewer people running for trustee in some of Ontario’s supervised school boards]]></title><description><![CDATA[New legislation has reduced the role of trustees, including cutting budget responsibilities at English-language boards, and mostly removing their role in central bargaining.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fewer-people-running-for-trustee-in-some-of-ontarios-supervised-school-boards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fewer-people-running-for-trustee-in-some-of-ontarios-supervised-school-boards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta librarians feeling anxious about complying with new restrictions ahead of Jan. 1 deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public libraries in Alberta have until the new year to comply with new restrictions around access to materials in their collection with a visual depiction of a sexual act, but with less than five months before the deadline, questions still remain over how the new regulations will be applied.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-librarians-feeling-anxious-about-complying-with-new-restrictions-ahead-of-jan-1-deadline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-librarians-feeling-anxious-about-complying-with-new-restrictions-ahead-of-jan-1-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta librarians feeling anxious about complying to new restrictions ahead of Jan. 1 deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public libraries in Alberta have until the new year to comply with new restrictions around access to materials in their collection with a visual depiction of a sexual act, but with less than five months before the deadline, questions still remain over how the new regulations will be applied.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-librarians-feeling-anxious-about-complying-to-new-restrictions-ahead-of-jan-1-deadline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-librarians-feeling-anxious-about-complying-to-new-restrictions-ahead-of-jan-1-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Alberta take more control of immigration? This hyper-local rural program has some lessons]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of the referendum this fall, Albertans will be asked to vote on whether Alberta should have more control over immigration, something that's typically under federal jurisdiction. So CBC News took a look at what control the province has already.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/should-alberta-take-more-control-of-immigration-this-hyper-local-rural-program-has-some-lessons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/should-alberta-take-more-control-of-immigration-this-hyper-local-rural-program-has-some-lessons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal activists trying to leverage N.S. tent ruling to broaden welfare benefits for homeless people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Activist lawyers are aiming to leverage a recent court ruling to dramatically increase income assistance levels for homeless welfare recipients in Nova Scotia who live only in tents, trailers or their cars.Dalhousie Legal Aid Service has prepared a guide encouraging the homeless to apply for expanded benefits after the court ruled that a Halifax tent dweller was eligible for enhanced income assistance.Monthly income assistance could rise from $410 to $738 for people living in tents, cars or tra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/legal-activists-trying-to-leverage-ns-tent-ruling-to-broaden-welfare-benefits-for-homeless-people/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/legal-activists-trying-to-leverage-ns-tent-ruling-to-broaden-welfare-benefits-for-homeless-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The internet is calling them 'pervert glasses.' Here's what Meta's smart glasses can actually do]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only sign that a pair of Meta glasses is recording you is a small white light on the frame, and it can be defeated.Men are using the camera glasses to film women who do not know it is happening, and not only on the street. It is happening in gyms, in bathrooms and in change rooms. The footage lands on Instagram and TikTok, where the women in it are identified and mocked in the comments.For these reasons, news outlets such as The Guardian , Wired and Vox , among countless others, have dubbed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-internet-is-calling-them-pervert-glasses-heres-what-metas-smart-glasses-can-actually-do/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/the-internet-is-calling-them-pervert-glasses-heres-what-metas-smart-glasses-can-actually-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He calls himself a prophet. But some say this Toronto-area pastor exploited his flock for years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jodi says she remembers her hands shaking as her married pastor &mdash; the man she had for months been told to call &ldquo;dad&rdquo; &mdash; pulled her onto his lap on a cream-coloured couch in his ministry office.Just 16 years old at the time, Jodi says she froze as Kofi Danso, a self-described &ldquo;Man of God,&rdquo; prophet and the leader of Miracle Arena church, then located in North York, Ont., began to unbutton her pants.&ldquo;He was like, &lsquo;Just know that I&rsquo;m here &hellip]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/he-calls-himself-a-prophet-but-some-say-this-toronto-area-pastor-exploited-his-flock-for-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/he-calls-himself-a-prophet-but-some-say-this-toronto-area-pastor-exploited-his-flock-for-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug trafficker, associates convicted after investigation Winnipeg police feared was undermined by corrupt cop]]></title><description><![CDATA[A high-level cocaine trafficker, a nightclub owner working as a drug courier and a recently divorced father have pleaded guilty to various roles in a drug bust Winnipeg police once worried had been compromised by a corrupt officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/drug-trafficker-associates-convicted-after-investigation-winnipeg-police-feared-was-undermined-by-corrupt-cop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/drug-trafficker-associates-convicted-after-investigation-winnipeg-police-feared-was-undermined-by-corrupt-cop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western University biology department faces research delays, sample losses after 4-day power outage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irreplaceable research samples have been destroyed, experiments delayed and lab access cut off after a four-day power outage at Western University in London, Ont., left biology researchers scrambling to protect years of work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/western-university-biology-department-faces-research-delays-sample-losses-after-4-day-power-outage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/western-university-biology-department-faces-research-delays-sample-losses-after-4-day-power-outage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian regime member deported from Canada, CBSA confirms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Syed Salman Samani was Iran&rsquo;s deputy interior minister and official spokesperson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/iranian-regime-member-deported-from-canada-cbsa-confirms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/iranian-regime-member-deported-from-canada-cbsa-confirms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Everything fell into place': At 85, this N.S. golfer can still par the course]]></title><description><![CDATA[In golf, shooting your age is considered a big achievement. To beat it by 13 strokes is remarkable. That's what 85-year-old David McDonald recently did at one of Nova Scotia's longest and toughest courses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/everything-fell-into-place-at-85-this-ns-golfer-can-still-par-the-course/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/everything-fell-into-place-at-85-this-ns-golfer-can-still-par-the-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Churchill Falls deal means for Quebec – and the provincial election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador and the federal government are hailing the new Churchill Falls deal as a win-win-win.<br />
The new agreement will have major consequences for Quebec, and could also have an impact on the upcoming provincial election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-the-churchill-falls-deal-means-for-quebec-and-the-provincial-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/what-the-churchill-falls-deal-means-for-quebec-and-the-provincial-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This summer camp kept an instructor who pleaded guilty to assaulting kids. Ontario law allows it]]></title><description><![CDATA[For weeks this summer, a lead instructor at a Kawartha Lakes hockey camp was a man who recently pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting children. There is currently no Ontario legislation that requires summer camps to screen staff that work with children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/this-summer-camp-kept-an-instructor-who-pleaded-guilty-to-assaulting-kids-ontario-law-allows-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/this-summer-camp-kept-an-instructor-who-pleaded-guilty-to-assaulting-kids-ontario-law-allows-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk to children when parents break up often missed, experts say after Saint John double-murder case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two domestic violence experts say society as a whole needs to be educated about the homicide risks to children when their parents break up and how to identify warning signs early on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/risk-to-children-when-parents-break-up-often-missed-experts-say-after-saint-john-double-murder-case/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/risk-to-children-when-parents-break-up-often-missed-experts-say-after-saint-john-double-murder-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Owners are afraid’: New tariffs could cut sales in half for some Canadian businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new slate of tariffs are set to hit a range of industries, ranging from lumber to electronics, manufacturing to dairy. Regardless of the sector, these small business owners fear the new levies will take a massive bite out of their cross-border sales.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/owners-are-afraid-new-tariffs-could-cut-sales-in-half-for-some-canadian-businesses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/owners-are-afraid-new-tariffs-could-cut-sales-in-half-for-some-canadian-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No referendum with Trump around, says PQ ahead of October election]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Parti Qu&eacute;b&eacute;cois will not hold a referendum as long as U.S. President Donald Trump remains in power, party leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/no-referendum-with-trump-around-says-pq-ahead-of-october-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/no-referendum-with-trump-around-says-pq-ahead-of-october-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambassador Bridge 'aggressively' pursued trucking clients amid Gordie Howe delay: industry rep]]></title><description><![CDATA[As uncertainty swelled in recent months around the long-awaited opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, representatives from the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge up the Detroit River were &ldquo;aggressively&rdquo; pursuing trucking companies in an apparent bid to retain their business, according to an industry representative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ambassador-bridge-aggressively-pursued-trucking-clients-amid-gordie-howe-delay-industry-rep/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ambassador-bridge-aggressively-pursued-trucking-clients-amid-gordie-howe-delay-industry-rep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summerland residents begin returning home as roughly 1,200 properties cleared for re-entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[After more than a week, some Summerland residents are finally walking back through their front doors as parts of the community begin to reopen following the Bald Range wildfire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/summerland-residents-begin-returning-home-as-roughly-1200-properties-cleared-for-re-entry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/summerland-residents-begin-returning-home-as-roughly-1200-properties-cleared-for-re-entry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. plywood manufacturer says it cannot absorb 50% tariff cost as deadline looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[So far, the premier is reluctant to make any concessions such as returning U.S. alcohol to B.C. shelves without tariff relief for key industries such as forestry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-plywood-manufacturer-says-it-cannot-absorb-50-tariff-cost-as-deadline-looms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-plywood-manufacturer-says-it-cannot-absorb-50-tariff-cost-as-deadline-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nova Scotia minister faces calls to resign over resurfaced rap lyrics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women's advocates say a public apology from Energy Minister Marco MacLeod does not go far enough after decade-old lyrics drew renewed scrutiny online.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotia-minister-faces-calls-to-resign-over-resurfaced-rap-lyrics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nova-scotia-minister-faces-calls-to-resign-over-resurfaced-rap-lyrics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sask. Special Olympics athlete hits a gold-winning hole-in-one]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Saskatchewan golfer hit his first ever hole-in-one en route to victory at the National Special Olympics on Friday at the Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sask-special-olympics-athlete-hits-a-gold-winning-hole-in-one/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/sask-special-olympics-athlete-hits-a-gold-winning-hole-in-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maritime diaper banks report growing demand as families struggle with costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fredericton diaper bank says some clients are seeking more support as the rising cost of infant essentials puts pressure on household budgets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/maritime-diaper-banks-report-growing-demand-as-families-struggle-with-costs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/maritime-diaper-banks-report-growing-demand-as-families-struggle-with-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa will look into screening processes amid NATO intern spying allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a meeting of the House of Commons public safety and national security committee on Monday, MPs collaborated across party lines in deciding to examine Canada's security screening processes as a Canadian NATO intern faces spying allegations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-will-look-into-screening-processes-amid-nato-intern-spying-allegations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/ottawa-will-look-into-screening-processes-amid-nato-intern-spying-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – August 17]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-global-okanagan-news-at-530-pm-august-17/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/watch-global-okanagan-news-at-530-pm-august-17/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta government misses treaty anniversary event]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Alberta chief called for more respect from the provincial government on Monday, after its Indigenous relations minister missed a marquee event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 6.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-government-misses-treaty-anniversary-event/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alberta-government-misses-treaty-anniversary-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto Maple Leafs star John Tavares to appear in court to argue against $8-million tax bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto Maple Leafs star centre John Tavares is set to take the witness stand in a Toronto courtroom Tuesday, in a trial over the taxation of his signing bonus for leaving the New York Islanders to join his hometown team in 2018.At stake for Tavares is $8 million the Canada Revenue Agency says he owes as tax on a &ldquo;signing bonus&rdquo; of $15 million, which it regards as employment income, taxable at over 50 per cent. Tavares says it should be regarded as an &ldquo;inducement&rdquo; to sig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-maple-leafs-star-john-tavares-to-appear-in-court-to-argue-against-8-million-tax-bill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/toronto-maple-leafs-star-john-tavares-to-appear-in-court-to-argue-against-8-million-tax-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heated Rivalry author donates $300K to 5 rural libraries facing closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Reid says when she heard five libraries in Nova Scotia&rsquo;s Annapolis Valley were set to permanently close their doors, she wanted to help as much as she could.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heated-rivalry-author-donates-300k-to-5-rural-libraries-facing-closure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heated-rivalry-author-donates-300k-to-5-rural-libraries-facing-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief calls for respect after Alberta government misses Treaty 6 anniversary event]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Alberta chief is calling for more respect from the provincial government after its Indigenous relations minister missed a marquee event marking the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 6.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/chief-calls-for-respect-after-alberta-government-misses-treaty-6-anniversary-event/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/chief-calls-for-respect-after-alberta-government-misses-treaty-6-anniversary-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faulty extension cord blamed for N.S. shed fire where 10k chickens died]]></title><description><![CDATA[As for the investigation to determine who is responsible for the chickens&rsquo; deaths, RCMP say no one has been charged because of a lack of evidence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/faulty-extension-cord-blamed-for-ns-shed-fire-where-10k-chickens-died/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/faulty-extension-cord-blamed-for-ns-shed-fire-where-10k-chickens-died/</guid></item></channel></rss>