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• Search ongoing for missing pilot in Ontario’s Kawartha Lakes region

  16-08-2026 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trenton Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said Sunday that a search for a missing pilot was ongoing in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario, near Balsam Lake.
  
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• More than 4.7K health-care workers hired in Manitoba since 2023: province

  19-08-2026 00:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Man charged in egging of Saskatoon synagogue wants to make 'reparations' to Jewish community

  18-08-2026 23:21 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Bellingham, Wash. businesses say continued decline in Canadian visitors damaging

  18-08-2026 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Canada deports another senior member of Iranian regime

  18-08-2026 23:06 via nationalpost.com
  
  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’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’s government from the country. He was a career politician in Ir
  
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• Antisemitism concerns keep synagogue address secret for Toronto mayoral debate

  18-08-2026 22:47 via nationalpost.com
  
  Toronto’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
  
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• Unauthorized drugs seized from Montreal store by Health Canada

  18-08-2026 22:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eight different prescription drugs have been seized from a Montreal store because Health Canada says they are unauthorized for use or sale in Canada.
  
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• Nova Scotia Power doesn’t know why hacked customer data wasn’t previously deleted

  18-08-2026 22:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Quebec election likely won't put Churchill Falls deal in jeopardy, experts say

  18-08-2026 22:04 via cbc.ca
  
  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’s influence will make the deal much harder to break.
  
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• Maple Leafs centre John Tavares tells court why he chose Toronto in tax battle over $77M deal

  18-08-2026 21:58 via nationalpost.com
  
  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.“You’re trying to earn a contract you deserve for where you are in the marketplace of the game and the comparables in the league,” Tavares testified.But under cross-examination by counsel for the Crown, he fa
  
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• Family of toddler who died in fall from Toronto highrise sues building owners, management

  18-08-2026 21:56 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• ‘Generations of knowledge’ to be shared as SPSA enters MOU with First Nations councils

  18-08-2026 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  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. 
  
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• Under the midnight sun, I saw the Yukon in a new light

  18-08-2026 21:10 via o.canada.com
  
  I step through a tented tunnel onto the grassy Dawson City Music Festival grounds just as Major Funk, a Whitehorse-based seven-piece funk band, takes the stage. Festivalgoers throw their arms in the air while children weave through the crowd, laughing and playing beneath a sky so bright I have to wear sunglasses.  Read More
  
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• ‘Heated Rivalry’ author donates $300K to N.S. libraries slated for closure

  18-08-2026 21:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Legionnaires' disease causes and symptoms as health officials investigate Toronto outbreak

  18-08-2026 20:50 via nationalpost.com
  
  An outbreak of Legionnaires’ 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
  
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• Man convicted in woman's 2017 trailer hitch death in Thunder Bay, Ont., granted full parole

  18-08-2026 20:47 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Remains of 3rd missing person found at same property near Ottawa

  18-08-2026 20:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Provincial police say they have found a third set of human remains at a property near Smiths Falls in eastern Ontario. They have identified the latest remains as Lawrence Bertrim, who was last seen in 2022.
  
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• Teepee cover stolen 100 years ago finally being repatriated to Sask.

  18-08-2026 20:39 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Store accused of making staff pay to work for it

  18-08-2026 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan employer and company are facing charges for allegedly making two foreign workers pay to work for them.
  
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• Iceland anti-whaling mission a success: activists

  18-08-2026 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Saskatchewan activist is adjusting to life on land after being detained on an anti-whaling protest boat off the coast of Iceland.
  
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• Moose ate parts of Gros Morne National Park's forests — can 1.25M trees save them?

  18-08-2026 20:19 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Beached shark pulled to safety by New Brunswick teen

  18-08-2026 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• As the petition grows, here's what would happen if Carney actually booted the U.S. ambassador

  18-08-2026 20:15 via nationalpost.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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 “51st state” language.Growing slowly at first, the signatures have now climbed past 229,000, making headlines around the globe — a not-so-subtle reflection of the Canadian mood toward both Hoekstra and his boss, U.S. Preside
  
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• Drunk driver who killed 2 in 2024 crash pre-approved for day parole

  18-08-2026 20:12 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Crown appealing rare mistrial in Frank Stronach’s sex assault conviction

  18-08-2026 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Crown prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn a rare post-verdict mistrial declared last month in Frank Stronach's sexual assault conviction.
  
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• Crown appealing post-verdict mistrial in Frank Stronach sexual assault conviction

  18-08-2026 19:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The Crown is appealing a rare post-verdict mistrial declared last month in Frank Stronach's sexual assault conviction.
  
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• Trump, Carney to speak Tuesday night ahead of midnight tariff deadline

  18-08-2026 19:13 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Trump, Carney speak ahead of midnight tariff deadline

  18-08-2026 19:13 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Canadian, U.S. negotiators expected to meet again ahead of midnight tariff deadline

  18-08-2026 19:13 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Musician Ashley MacIsaac ends lawsuit over Google AI summary falsely labelling him a sex offender

  18-08-2026 19:10 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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