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• Sask. had wildfire report months before release: Opposition

  10-09-2026 19:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's NDP say emails received through a freedom of information request paint a different timeline on the province's independent review into its 2025 wildfire response.
  
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• Family of teen struck at Toronto intersection where speed camera was removed sues province, city and driver

  10-09-2026 23:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The family of a teen struck by a driver at a Toronto intersection that used to have an automated speed enforcement (ASE) camera before Ontario passed legislation to remove it is suing the province, city and driver for millions of dollars in damages.
  
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• Charges not laid against RCMP officer who broke woman’s arm in Saskatchewan

  10-09-2026 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Despite finding that a Melfort RCMP officer used excessive force when they broke a woman's arm during her arrest, Saskatchewan's police watchdog opted not to lay charges.
  
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• Canada’s army overhaul aims to be ‘more agile, lethal’ amid threats

  10-09-2026 23:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  CFB Edmonton will now be home to the 1st Canadian Division — the main force responsible for deploying large-scale combat operations and responding to crises at home and abroad.
  
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• Surveillance team followed notorious voyeur as he left Saskatoon jail, bought cellphone

  10-09-2026 22:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatoon police assigned a five-person team to keep tabs on Kyle Ronald Hameluck from the minute he walked out of jail.
  
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• What could greater cooperation between Canada and the EU look like?

  10-09-2026 22:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to address the European Parliament next week as Canada looks to strengthen ties with the continent amid America’s trade war.
  
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• 'My life is effectively destroyed': Allison Inquiry exposes twin faces of fight against COVID vaccine policies

  10-09-2026 21:47 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Patricia Leidl arrived in Ottawa this week eager to tell a painful story about her reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine that even some of her own friends have questioned.After an uneventful first shot against the COVID virus, Leidl received a second dose of vaccine on June 10, 2021, just days before she was planning to head off to Vienna for a new job she couldn’t wait to start.But seven days after that second vaccine, the Salt Spring Island, B.C. resident woke up in pain. Leid
  
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• Doug Ford says he's open to idea of involuntary addiction treatment

  10-09-2026 21:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he's open to the idea of involuntary addiction treatment. Ontario's Big City Mayors group recently repeated a request to the province to review existing mental health laws with the idea of expanding involuntary treatment.
  
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• Republican lawmaker wants to rename Lake Erie: 'Let's call it Lake Pennsylvania'

  10-09-2026 21:07 via nationalpost.com
  
  A Republican congressman from Pennsylvania is planning to put a resolution before the U.S. House of Representatives urging President Donald Trump, Congress and the United States Secretary of the Interior to rename Lake Erie as “Lake Pennsylvania.”The reasoning behind the name change derives from the lake’s modern identity, David Maloney said in a press release issued by his office on Sept. 8.“Every summer, Pennsylvanians head toward the lake … with boats, fishing
  
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• Orange Shirt Day founder says her truth is being 'pushed aside' by controversial shirts

  10-09-2026 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  The founder of Orange Shirt Day and MPs say orange shirts with statements printed "Still no proof," and "You can't handle the truth," are "disgusting" and a "disgraceful and grotesque attempt to exploit human suffering for financial gain."
  
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• AI can plan your next vacation. But should it?

  10-09-2026 20:38 via o.canada.com
  
  For a recent trip to Japan, Peter Pilarski and his wife skipped working with a travel advisor completely. “We planned our entire trip with Claude,” says Pilarski, founder of Calgary-based Tourism AI Network, which helps tourism businesses understand and adopt artificial intelligence. He points to the trip as part of growing evidence that AI can handle much of the research and planning required for some travellers.  Read More
  
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• Justin Trudeau to launch his own production company at Toronto film festival

  10-09-2026 20:16 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Former prime minister Justin Trudeau and his longtime chief of staff Katie Telford will be walking down the red carpet for TIFF to launch a new entertainment production company called Hope & Hard Work on Friday.According to a launch party invitation circulated this week, Trudeau and Telford are expected to launch the new venture on Friday Sept. 11 during an evening event at the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Lightbox building downtown.The name Hope & H
  
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• 'Hope & Hard Work': Justin Trudeau to launch production company at Toronto film festival

  10-09-2026 20:16 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Former prime minister Justin Trudeau and his longtime chief of staff Katie Telford will be walking down the red carpet for TIFF to launch a new production company called Hope & Hard Work on Friday.According to a launch party invitation circulated this week, Trudeau and Telford are expected to launch the new venture on Friday Sept. 11 during an evening event at the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Lightbox building downtown.The name Hope & Hard Work repri
  
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• Canada’s first ‘kitten college’ opens in Langley, B.C.

  10-09-2026 19:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new college is opening in Metro Vancouver, but it's catering to a very specific type of student: those who want to know how to better deal with neonatal and orphaned kittens.
  
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• Here are all the recent warnings about how AI 'could kill us all' within a decade

  10-09-2026 19:48 via nationalpost.com
  
  An artificial intelligence researcher for California-based Anthropic who quit this week offered ill portents that the company and its competitors are “locked in a race” to perfect the technology, even though they “earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”Other prominent individuals in the field have also offered forebodings, including the British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “Godfather of AI” who left
  
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• Creators of AI superintelligence warn it 'could kill us all' within a decade

  10-09-2026 19:48 via nationalpost.com
  An artificial intelligence researcher for California-based Anthropic who quit this week offered ill portents that the company and its competitors are “locked in a race” to perfect the technology, even though they “earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”Other prominent individuals in the field have also offered forebodings, including the British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “Godfather of AI” who left
  
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• 4 arrested, more than 200 charges laid in GTA theft investigation

  10-09-2026 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Four people are facing more than 200 charges after police linked an alleged organized crime group to 36 incidents across Durham Region and Toronto.
  
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• B.C. family doctor ordered to pay $28,000 for refusing to inject trans-identifying teen with puberty blocker

  10-09-2026 19:36 via nationalpost.com
  
  The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a B.C. family doctor to pay $28,100 in compensation for refusing to administer a puberty-blocking drug to a transgender-identifying teen over his religious beliefs.According to the ruling, Dr. Henry Ajaero discriminated against the transgender youth by denying medical services based on gender identity.“I am not persuaded that this was justified by (Ajaero’s) religious beliefs or lack of medical expertise,” tribunal vice-ch
  
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• B.C. doctor fined $28,000 for refusing to inject trans-identifying teen with puberty blocker

  10-09-2026 19:36 via nationalpost.com
  
  The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a B.C. family doctor to pay $28,100 in compensation for refusing to administer a puberty-blocking drug to a transgender-identifying teen over his religious beliefs.According to the ruling, Dr. Henry Ajaero discriminated against the transgender youth by denying medical services based on gender identity.“I am not persuaded that this was justified by (Ajaero’s) religious beliefs or lack of medical expertise,” tribunal vice-ch
  
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• Alberta First Nation wants to set up safe haven for gender-affirming care

  10-09-2026 19:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Saddle Lake Cree Nation says its aiming to defy Premier Danielle Smith's government by establishing a safe haven for gender-affirming care. Chief Dale Steinhauer described the law as dehumanizing and says health care is protected under treaty rights.
  
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• Want 2019 housing affordability? Canada must double building rate: CMHC

  10-09-2026 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada needs to roughly double the rate that new homes are being built in order to restore housing affordability to pre-pandemic levels over the next decade, according to the CMHC.
  
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• Separatists dominating Alberta referendum conversation online: report

  10-09-2026 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Debate about Alberta independence is dominated by a loose network of citizens, advocates and anonymous social media accounts. Some of whom are also selling home decor.
  
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• Online Alberta referendum conversation driven by separatists: study

  10-09-2026 18:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Debate about Alberta independence is dominated by a loose network of citizens, advocates and anonymous social media accounts. Some of whom are also selling home decor.
  
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• Poilievre tells U.S. audience Canadians are feeling 'wounded' from U.S. trade actions

  10-09-2026 18:27 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was in New York City on Thursday, urging Americans to return to two-way tariff-free trade between Canada and the U.S.“Let’s knock down those tariffs and focus on building a stronger North America for our two separate countries,” said Poilievre, during an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box.Poilievre is visiting the U.S. to promote free trade and participate in ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrori
  
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• Tornado confirmed in Winnipeg neighbourhood, another west of the city

  10-09-2026 17:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Northern Tornaodes Project confirmed two twisters landed in Manitoba on Sunday evening, including one in a Winnipeg neighbourhood.
  
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• O Canada to be performed at Buffalo Bills home opener amid Canada-U.S. trade war

  10-09-2026 17:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  When the Buffalo Bills christen their new US$2.2 billion football stadium later this month, they’ll pay tribute to the city’s long-standing affinity for its Canadian neighbours on the other side of the Peace Bridge by performing O Canada along with the U.S. national anthem.“For the first time in Highmark Stadium history, we will celebrate the American and Canadian anthems during pregame,” the Buffalo Bills shared on X Wednesday, highlighting Canada’s Barenaked Ladi
  
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• Buffalo Bills recruit Barenaked Ladies to play O Canada at home opener

  10-09-2026 17:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  When the Buffalo Bills christen their new US$2.2 billion football stadium later this month, they’ll pay tribute to the city’s long-standing affinity for its Canadian neighbours on the other side of the Peace Bridge by performing O Canada along with the U.S. national anthem.“For the first time in Highmark Stadium history, we will celebrate the American and Canadian anthems during pregame,” the Buffalo Bills shared on X Wednesday, highlighting Canada’s Barenaked Ladi
  
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• Are you willing to pay more to stand up to the U.S.? What readers told us

  10-09-2026 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News asked its readers, 'Are you willing to pay higher prices or change brands in order to support the country's response to Trump's trade war?'
  
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• Zelenskyy and Carney sign deal to boost drone production before heading to Banff retreat

  10-09-2026 16:01 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s military needs “millions” of drones for the modern battlefield but only has 2,000, as he signed a new deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to boost the country’s production and share them with Ukraine.Zelenskyy met Carney and his cabinet Thursday in Alberta during a previously unannounced two-day visit to Canada.During a joint announcement with Zelenskyy, Carney announced a new Defence Drone Initiative
  
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• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet with Carney and cabinet in Banff

  10-09-2026 16:01 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet Thursday during a previously unannounced two-day visit to Canada.The Ukrainian president landed in Calgary with his wife Olena Zelenska on Wednesday evening, where he was greeted by Canadian and European dignitaries as well as Foreign Minister Anita Anand.Zelenskyy then travelled to Banff, Alta., where he is set to meet with Carney and then speak to cabinet during its two-day re
  
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