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• SPVM cracks down on Montréal-Nord unit suspected of co-ordinated racist behaviour

  13-06-2026 04:20 via cbc.ca
  
  More than a dozen police officers assigned to Montréal-Nord’s Station 39 are under investigation over alleged racist and hateful acts committed against Black and Arab people during police stops, Radio-Canada has learned.
  
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• Metro Vancouver outside workers’ strike called off as mediated talks to begin

  16-06-2026 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Earlier Monday, union members — with the exception of essential-service staff — took part in a full-scale strike that has since been called off.
  
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• Indigenous language interpreter at Ontario legislature remembered for tireless advocacy

  16-06-2026 21:00 via cbc.ca
  
  An Anishininiimowin interpreter at Queen’s Park is being remembered for his work as an advocate for land, water and language in northwestern Ontario. John Cutfeet was a member of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI). He died unexpectedly on June 9 at 65 years old, prompting condolences from First Nation leaders and organizations all over social media. Here's some of what's been shared about him since his passing.
  
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• Liberals ram through bills in the House of Commons before summer break

  16-06-2026 20:59 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Mark Carney’s Liberal government is using its majority to expedite the adoption of some controversial bills in the last week of sitting in the House of Commons, just before MPs head off to their constituencies for the barbecue circuit this summer.Among the legislation that is fast-tracked this week is C-9, the Liberals’ anti-hate bill which has gotten backlash for a potential chilling effect on the preaching of religious texts , and C-30, the spring economic update bi
  
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• Climate change prompting Manitoba to extend disaster aid to more residents

  16-06-2026 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said residents who didn't buy flood insurance before last week's storm can still qualify for disaster aid.
  
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• Ford calls poll that ranked him as Canada’s least popular premier ‘fake’

  16-06-2026 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  The results show that, between March and June, Ford experienced a 10-point drop, leaving him with just 21 per cent approval from voters in Ontario.
  
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• Benefit payments are coming soon to those who qualify. Here’s how much

  16-06-2026 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadians who qualify could be getting some extra financial help from the federal government in the coming days and weeks, including Old Age Security payments.
  
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• Justice minister says new bail and sentencing law is a 'major step forward'

  16-06-2026 20:50 via cbc.ca
  
  The Liberal government's long-promised reforms to Canada's bail and sentencing legislation are now law. Bill C-14, theThe Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, received royal assent on Monday. The new law amends the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act to tighten bail and sentencing across all three.
  
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• LeBlanc meets U.S. trade rep at G7, says talks not a ‘one-way conversation’

  16-06-2026 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  LeBlanc met with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the G7 in France today, who indicates that he is not looking to rubber-stamp the trade pact.
  
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• Carney government backs away from decree that First Nations have a 'human right' to safe drinking water

  16-06-2026 20:48 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is backing away from stating that those living on First Nations have a “human right” to clean drinking water, proposing instead that it would be government policy to make progress towards that goal.The shift in wording from a former version on the bill was contained in a new piece of legislation Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty tabled on Tuesday.With the goal of addressing the systemic lack of access to safe d
  
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• Carney caught on hot mic pitching Chinese EV import deal to Trump at G7

  16-06-2026 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The deal with China has raised concern within the Trump administration, with Trump himself threatening new tariffs and saying he won't allow Canada to become a 'drop-off port.'
  
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• Court lifts ‘high-risk’ label for Winnipeg man who killed parents, stabbed colleague

  16-06-2026 20:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Trevor Farley is unlikely to use violence against others, a Manitoba Court of King's Bench said. It ruled in favour of lifting Farley's "high-risk" designation.
  
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• B.C. officials share update on wildfire, drought season

  16-06-2026 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Provincial politicians and staff from the River Forecast Centre and B.C. Wildfire Service will provide an outlook on wildfire and drought in the upcoming months.
  
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• Ottawa’s bail and sentencing reform is now law, targeting ‘frequent’ issues

  16-06-2026 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Justice Minister Sean Fraser says federal bail and sentencing reform that will target the 'most frequent' issues seen across the country is now law.
  
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• Shooters-for-hire scheme in U.S. consulate attack mirrors shootings at Jewish schools and synagogues

  16-06-2026 19:56 via nationalpost.com
  
  Toronto Police said Monday that shooters for hire who have targeted synagogues and Jewish schools are involved in a scheme similar to those who shot up the city’s U.S. Consulate and attacked GFL Environmental Inc. facilities and the home of at least one of the company’s executives.Veteran Toronto Police Service Constable Marc Pinizzotto, a 43-year-old member of the force’s Emergency Task Force, died last Thursday while executing an early morning search warrant in the case. Nic
  
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• Shooters for hire scheme in U.S. Consulate attack mirrors shootings at Jewish schools and synagogues

  16-06-2026 19:56 via nationalpost.com
  
  Toronto Police said Monday that shooters for hire who have targeted synagogues and Jewish schools are involved in a scheme similar to those who shot up the city’s U.S. Consulate and attacked GFL Environmental Inc. facilities and the home of at least one of the company’s executives.Veteran Toronto Police Service Constable Marc Pinizzotto, a 43-year-old member of the force’s Emergency Task Force, died last Thursday while executing an early morning search warrant in the case. Nic
  
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• Winnipeg judge removes high-risk label for man found not criminally responsible in parents' killings

  16-06-2026 19:54 via cbc.ca
  
  A Winnipeg man found not criminally responsible for killing his parents and stabbing a woman during a 2021 psychotic episode has successfully had a designation labelling him high-risk removed.
  
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• Ontario, Region of Waterloo appeal court decision blocking Kitchener encampment removal

  16-06-2026 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  A judge last month ruled that a local bylaw created to allow the region to remove about two dozen homeless people from the encampment violates their Charter rights.
  
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• 12 children recovering after Cultus Lake Waterpark incident as park remains closed

  16-06-2026 19:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  BC Hydro confirmed it was an electrical issue at the park and that it originated on the 'customer’s side' of the electrical service.
  
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• N.L. cocaine case stopped after trial scheduled to end 7 days too late

  16-06-2026 19:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Drug-related charges have been halted against a western Newfoundland man because the scheduled end of his trial was seven days past guidelines laid out by Canada’s top court.
  
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• Canada's 'completely nuts' tax code could complicate automated filing plan: watchdog

  16-06-2026 19:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Taxpayers' Ombudsperson François Boileau is pushing for simplified, automated tax filing as his office faces its highest number of complaints in three years.
  
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• Canadians would be paying additional $1000 a year if it weren't for Alberta's contribution: report

  16-06-2026 19:24 via nationalpost.com
  
  Canadian income taxpayers would have to pay, on average, an additional $1,000 every year to maintain Ottawa’s current spending levels if it were not for Alberta’s contribution to federal finances, a new report by the Fraser Institute has found.A study released Monday by the think tank says Alberta’s relatively high employment rates, higher average incomes, and younger population mean the province makes an outsized contribution, paying more to federal revenues and national prog
  
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• CBC will no longer air Hockey Night in Canada as 12-year partnership comes to an end

  16-06-2026 19:17 via nationalpost.com
  
  Hockey Night in Canada is disappearing from CBC on Saturday nights.Rogers-owned Sportsnet will be taking over the decades-long tradition that began on CBC Radio in 1923, before moving to the television airwaves in 1952, becoming a pillar of CBC Sports’ coverage.In a joint announcement with CBC today, the two broadcasters announced that Canada’s public broadcaster “will no longer carry NHL broadcasts after the current season.”The announcement cited a “new sports pro
  
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• Fewer fatalities but more injuries on Quebec roads in 2025, data shows

  16-06-2026 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec's auto insurance board says fewer people died on the province's roads last year but the number of people hurt in collisions grew.
  
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• Carney invites India’s Modi to Canada, eyes security exchange talks at G7

  16-06-2026 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  A readout of the meeting did not include any mention of foreign interference or transnational repression, which India's government has been accused of pursuing in Canada.
  
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• Quebec strikes French-language deal with English universities

  16-06-2026 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  University leaders say they will use the new funding to support additional French courses, immersion activities and other learning opportunities.
  
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• Home insurance costs soared 45% in 6 years due to extreme weather: StatCan

  16-06-2026 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vehicle insurance premiums also rose 23.9 per cent due to extreme weather claims, according to Statistics Canada in newly released data.
  
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• Did Mark Carney plant a tree that was still in a plastic pot? How social media got it wrong

  16-06-2026 18:28 via nationalpost.com
  
  It was a tempest in a tree pot. On Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney was accused of planting a tree still in its protective plastic pot while in Ireland.The occasion was a photo op in County Mayo on the second day of his visit to the Republic.During his Mayo visit, Carney and his wife, Diana Fox Carney, attended Mass at the local church and visited a graveyard where some of his relatives are buried. He then planted an Irish oak tree in the cemetery, joking that he had a previous “career
  
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• Taxpayer ombudsperson urges automatic filing for more Canadians

  16-06-2026 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Among the recommendations is that automatic tax filing be expanded for all taxpayers with 'simple' tax situations, not just low-income Canadians.
  
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• E-scooter injuries rising among children, B.C. hospital data shows

  16-06-2026 18:16 via cbc.ca
  
  E-scooter-related injuries among children are on the rise, according to new data from B.C. Children’s Hospital, as the devices grow in popularity across the province.
  
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