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• Take a bough: Climbing takes relationship with B.C.’s trees to the next level

  18-08-2026 14:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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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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• Trump’s new tariffs will be ‘a crack in the CUSMA shield,’ industry groups warn

  18-08-2026 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Man rescued from storm drain at Saskatoon dog park

  18-08-2026 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  One man was rescued from a storm drain in Saskatoon Friday after he became trapped by a 'significant' amount of storm-water.
  
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• Nearly half of new Canadian citizenship certificates are being issued to Americans

  18-08-2026 18:49 via nationalpost.com
  
  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: “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,
  
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• Still no deal as Canada faces Trump tariff deadline

  18-08-2026 18:13 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA – 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
  
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• As tariff deadline approaches, the 'job is not yet done,' Canada's negotiators say

  18-08-2026 18:13 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA – 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
  
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• Has there been an increase in big earthquakes worldwide this year?

  18-08-2026 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Surprising laws and customs you should know before travelling

  18-08-2026 16:48 via o.canada.com
  
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• What’s next for Canada’s wildfire season? Ottawa to share update

  18-08-2026 16:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are currently 582 active wildfires burning across Canada, 31 of which are labelled as out of control, according to Natural Resources Canada.
  
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• Trump’s 50% tariffs are set to hit Canada in hours. There’s still no deal

  18-08-2026 16:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• N.S. energy minister apologizes for old song lyrics, pulls music from streaming

  18-08-2026 15:53 via nationalpost.com
  
  Nova Scotia’s rookie energy minister is apologizing for decade-old song lyrics that even he admits were ridiculous.Marco MacLeod — who is 37 and was named to cabinet in May — 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’s women’s organization as being misogynistic.The PC caucus said in an email to National Post that MacLeod has never made mo
  
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• Transgender health group now says its guidelines for treating youth are only 'opinions' in 'intense debate'

  18-08-2026 15:40 via nationalpost.com
  
  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 “intense medical debate.” In a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleging the grou
  
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• B.C.’s provincial health officer to hold news conference amid wildfire smoke warnings

  18-08-2026 14:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Fewer people running for trustee in some of Ontario’s supervised school boards

  18-08-2026 14:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  New legislation has reduced the role of trustees, including cutting budget responsibilities at English-language boards, and mostly removing their role in central bargaining.
  
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• Alberta librarians feeling anxious about complying with new restrictions ahead of Jan. 1 deadline

  18-08-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Alberta librarians feeling anxious about complying to new restrictions ahead of Jan. 1 deadline

  18-08-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Should Alberta take more control of immigration? This hyper-local rural program has some lessons

  18-08-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Legal activists trying to leverage N.S. tent ruling to broaden welfare benefits for homeless people

  18-08-2026 12:31 via nationalpost.com
  
  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
  
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• The internet is calling them 'pervert glasses.' Here's what Meta's smart glasses can actually do

  18-08-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  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
  
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• He calls himself a prophet. But some say this Toronto-area pastor exploited his flock for years

  18-08-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  Jodi says she remembers her hands shaking as her married pastor — the man she had for months been told to call “dad” — 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 “Man of God,” prophet and the leader of Miracle Arena church, then located in North York, Ont., began to unbutton her pants.“He was like, ‘Just know that I’m here &hellip
  
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• Drug trafficker, associates convicted after investigation Winnipeg police feared was undermined by corrupt cop

  18-08-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Western University biology department faces research delays, sample losses after 4-day power outage

  18-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Iranian regime member deported from Canada, CBSA confirms

  18-08-2026 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Syed Salman Samani was Iran’s deputy interior minister and official spokesperson.
  
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• 'Everything fell into place': At 85, this N.S. golfer can still par the course

  18-08-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• What the Churchill Falls deal means for Quebec – and the provincial election

  18-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador and the federal government are hailing the new Churchill Falls deal as a win-win-win.
  The new agreement will have major consequences for Quebec, and could also have an impact on the upcoming provincial election.
  
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• This summer camp kept an instructor who pleaded guilty to assaulting kids. Ontario law allows it

  18-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• Risk to children when parents break up often missed, experts say after Saint John double-murder case

  18-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• ‘Owners are afraid’: New tariffs could cut sales in half for some Canadian businesses

  18-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  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.
  
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• No referendum with Trump around, says PQ ahead of October election

  18-08-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Parti Québécois 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.
  
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