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• Some Sask. industries hit hard by newest tariffs

  24-08-2026 20:12 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Carney will address the European Parliament next month

  26-08-2026 18:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney Carney will also attend the European Union’s annual State of the Union address by the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
  
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• Marineland dolphins, 2 more whales leave Niagara Falls, Ont., for Spain, a beluga moved to U.S. dies

  26-08-2026 17:55 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Marineland beluga moved to U.S. dies, dolphins and 2 more whales leave Niagara Falls park for Spain

  26-08-2026 17:55 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Investigation underway after 18-year-old struck by GO train in Toronto’s east end

  26-08-2026 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Halifax bomb threat suspect could face life in prison on terror charge: Crown

  26-08-2026 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Toilet paper, cutlery and motorcycles among products impacted by Canada's counter-tariffs

  26-08-2026 17:09 via nationalpost.com
  
  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’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
  
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• Edmonton proposes changes to remaining bike routes amid community pushback, provincial legislation

  26-08-2026 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  City administration is recommending changes to remaining bike routes, citing community concerns, construction challenges and expected changes to provincial legislation.
  
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• Carney urges ‘Team Canada’ trade approach in calls with other party leaders

  26-08-2026 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• 2 Air Canada employees arrested in RCMP drug probe at Montreal airport

  26-08-2026 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  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’ work base in Dorval.
  
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• A 19-year-old woman killed in tractor trailer collision in Thunder Bay

  26-08-2026 14:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• 2 belugas, 4 dolphins from Marineland heading to aquarium in Spain

  26-08-2026 14:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• She didn't have a family doctor for 17 years. A new partnership has brought one to her community

  26-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• 9 million faces exposed in ClarityCheck leak. How many of the photos were Canadian is unknown

  26-08-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  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
  
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• Robot dogs are here and they're cheap, Canada, but their software still needs a human and their security has flaws

  26-08-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  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
  
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• Could Trump really rename Lake Ontario? Yes, but here's why he shouldn't

  26-08-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Great Lakes mostly have anglicized Indigenous names — Ontario, Huron, Michigan and Erie — 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, “Lake America,” named directly for the United States of America, which in turn takes its name from Amerigo Vespucci, the 16th century Italian explorer. “The Unit
  
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• What’s in a name? Trump’s ‘Lake America’ threat raises questions about centuries of history

  26-08-2026 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Donald Trump is threatening to rename Lake Ontario, but a Great Lakes historian says the name carries centuries of Indigenous and regional history.
  
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• Former Iranian official living in Toronto was ‘critical’ to terror finance, CBSA alleges

  26-08-2026 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A CBSA report alleges that as a deputy director in Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, Abbas Omidi, assisted the regime's state sponsorship of terrorism.
  
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• 'To avoid scandal': Unearthed letters show how N.L. bishop handled allegations in Baie Verte

  26-08-2026 10:30 via cbc.ca
  
  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 — more than 15 years before he was convicted of sexual assault.
  
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• Insurance covered the rebuild of her house after a fire. Why didn’t the bank release the money on time?

  26-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Food and shelter have driven Canada's affordability crisis. Health care isn't far behind

  26-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Pierrefonds residents flooded again after rain, raising concerns over infrastructure

  26-08-2026 05:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  After flooding again, Pierrefonds residents say they're living in fear of the next storm and want answers on flood prevention and infrastructure.
  
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• Edmonton Pride Festival says it needed to work with police after receiving bomb threat

  26-08-2026 05:05 via cbc.ca
  
  The Edmonton Pride Festival says it stands by the level of police presence it had at this year’s Pride parade, revealing it received a bomb threat leading up to the event.
  
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• FOI reveals operator of Sandman Hotel chain fined over $620K for asbestos violations

  26-08-2026 04:25 via cbc.ca
  
  In the report — which details the $624,051.48 penalty handed to Northland Properties — 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.
  
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• B.C. cat found on dock after Bradley Creek wildfire, burned and alone

  26-08-2026 03:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Bomb threat prompted more visible police presence at Edmonton Pride parade

  26-08-2026 02:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• New Hope Mission homeless shelter approved in southeast Edmonton

  26-08-2026 02:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Danielle Smith wants Ottawa to resume negotiations with U.S. before counter-tariffs

  26-08-2026 01:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Trump tariffs force iconic Montreal deli to ditch soda staple for locally-made cola

  26-08-2026 01:11 via cbc.ca
  
  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 — a can the restaurant can no longer obtain due to new tariffs.
  
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• Petition started to end e-scooter pilot program in Kamloops after teen’s death

  26-08-2026 01:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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