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• Tornado warning ends for parts of Manitoba

  11-07-2026 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for parts of Manitoba, saying a severe thunderstorm may be producing a tornado west of Salt Point.
  
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• Ajax, Ont.'s Sadé McCreath sprints to Canadian women's 100m record at Edmonton meet

  13-07-2026 20:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Sadé McCreath of Ajax, Ont., defeated Celera Barnes of the United States in a Canadian record 10.86 seconds in a women's 100-metre semifinal Sunday at the Edmonton Athletics Invitational before losing to previous record holder and three-time champion Audrey Leduc in the final.
  
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• Assiniboine River crested overnight, Brandon mayor says

  13-07-2026 20:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brandon Mayor Jeff Fawcett said the Assiniboine River has crested in the city, and levels will remain at their current height for some days.
  
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• Ottawa city official 'extremely sorry' for impact of surprise fireworks

  13-07-2026 20:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa's general manager of emergency and protective services says he's "extremely sorry" about a decision to set off unused Canada Day fireworks eight days later and with no public notice.
  
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• Alberta opens online gambling market, following Ontario's lead

  13-07-2026 20:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Albertans can now bet on sports and online casinos using third-party operators. As of Monday, 22 private operators have been approved to work in Alberta. The new legislation comes with rules on advertising and safe gambling initiatives.
  
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• Former N.S. premier John Hamm dies at 88

  13-07-2026 20:23 via cbc.ca
  
  The Pictou County physician was first elected in 1993 and served as Nova Scotia's 25th premier from 1999 to 2006.
  
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• Former Manitoba MP Inky Mark charged with firearms trafficking after hundreds of weapons seized

  13-07-2026 20:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Inky Mark, a former federal politician in Manitoba, has been charged after police say they seized hundreds of improperly stored firearms from his home last week.
  
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• Over 800 patients of Brantford, Ont., clinic reminded to get HIV, hepatitis tests after dentist resigns

  13-07-2026 19:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Grand Erie Public Health is reminding former patients of Dr. George Chan Dentistry in Brantford, Ont., to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. According to files from GEPH obtained by CBC News through a freedom-of-information request, 884 patients were sent letters advising them to get screening. Chan resigned in July, the dental college says.
  
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• Train derailment sends 11 freight cars into wetland in southwest Calgary

  13-07-2026 19:40 via cbc.ca
  
  Multiple train cars were plunged into a body of water after a train derailed in southwest Calgary on Monday morning.
  Emergency crews said the train was travelling along the Canadian Pacific Kansas Line when it derailed near Sheriff King Street S.W. at 7:45 a.m.
  
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• 25% of Canadians say StatCan not free of political influence: internal poll

  13-07-2026 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Just 62 per cent of Canadians believe Statistics Canada's data to be reliable, while 25 per cent do not believe the agency is free of political influence.
  
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• Bison throws fleeing grandfather eight feet into the air at Yellowstone

  13-07-2026 19:25 via nationalpost.com
  
  A bull bison at Yellowstone National Park hooked a fleeing grandfather and threw him roughly eight feet (about 2.5 metres) in the air as his grandson escaped.The New York Times and the New York Post identified the man as Carl Isom-McDaniel, a grandfather from Whatcom County, Washington, who broke multiple bones. The attack happened Friday night at Bridge Bay Campground, near Yellowstone Lake in the southeastern corner of the park in Wyoming. A tourist was seriously injured after a bison tossed
  
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• Badly hurt grandfather was reportedly joking after being tossed in the air by a bison

  13-07-2026 19:25 via nationalpost.com
  
  A bull bison at Yellowstone National Park hooked a fleeing grandfather and threw him roughly eight feet (about 2.5 metres) in the air as his grandson escaped.The New York Times and the New York Post identified the man as Carl Isom-McDaniel, a grandfather from Whatcom County, Washington, who broke multiple bones. The attack happened Friday night at Bridge Bay Campground, near Yellowstone Lake in the southeastern corner of the park in Wyoming. A tourist was seriously injured after a bison tossed
  
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• Saskatchewan sizzles: multiple temperature records set amid heat warnings

  13-07-2026 19:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Saskatchewan's weekend heatwave set some new records, but a meteorologist says cooler weather is on the way.
  
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• Agreement reached on multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture and storage project

  13-07-2026 19:19 via cbc.ca
  
  Alberta's government, Ottawa and five major oilsands producers have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture project, a condition for a new West Coast pipeline moving ahead.
  
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• New trail opens in midtown Toronto ravine

  13-07-2026 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Phase one of the East Don Trail opened Monday, connecting the Lower Don Trail around Don Mills Road just above St. Clair Avenue northeast to just below Eglinton Avenue.
  
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• I went to New Zealand for the wine, but stayed for the glow-worms

  13-07-2026 19:04 via o.canada.com
  
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• Calls for more security, venue change miss bigger problem of deadly Toronto festival shooting, expert says

  13-07-2026 19:01 via cbc.ca
  
  A York professor who studies mass casualty incidents says a weekend shooting at Salsa on St. Clair that left two people dead and several others injured raises more questions about gun violence than festival security.
  
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• Travel by Canadians to the U.S. increases again, says Statistics Canada

  13-07-2026 18:48 via globalnews.ca
  
  This past June, Canadian resident return trips from the U.S. equalled 1.7 million, an increase of 3.2 per cent from the same month in 2025.
  
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• Ford wants changes after man living illegally in Canada found eligible for Ontario welfare

  13-07-2026 18:33 via nationalpost.com
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will change provincial regulations if needed after learning that an immigrant living illegally in Canada for decades has been ruled eligible for social assistance benefits from Ontario.Ford’s comments came in the form of a social media post on a case reported by National Post involving a man who said he came to Canada in 1997 on a temporary work permit. Although his permit expired after four years, he has been living here ever since.In a post to X on Sund
  
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• N.S. artist questions local business association's use of AI for merchandise

  13-07-2026 18:28 via cbc.ca
  
  A local artist says she is surprised that a Truro, N.S., business association used artificial intelligence to design merchandise for a recent community festival.
  
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• Ottawa, Alberta sign Pathways carbon capture agreement with oil companies

  13-07-2026 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ottawa has committed to extending investment tax credits for various carbon capture equipment to 2035. Alberta says it will finalize its own incentive program for carbon capture.
  
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• Search for man who jumped into the St. Lawrence in Montreal continues into second day

  13-07-2026 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  An operation is underway after a person is believed to have drowned in the St. Lawrence River in Montreal’s Old Port area, police said.
  
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• Antisemitism rampant in Australian medical profession, report says

  13-07-2026 17:53 via nationalpost.com
  
  Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday spotlighted a report describing a pandemic of antisemitic behavior by Australian healthcare workers against Jewish patients. It called the investigation by The Australian a “deeply troubling picture and should serve as a wake-up call.”“We call upon The Australian government to confront antisemitism forcefully,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted to social media. “No Jew should ever feel compelled to hide their identity
  
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• Oppressive heat expected across 4 provinces, Environment Canada warns

  13-07-2026 17:02 via cbc.ca
  
  Environment Canada heat warnings are in place from the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan to the western edges of Quebec.
  
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• Trump says U.S. 'taking over' Strait of Hormuz

  13-07-2026 16:58 via nationalpost.com
  
  The U.S. will be “taking over” the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump told Fox News on Monday.“We’re taking over the strait. They [the leaders of the Iranian regime] have nothing,” Trump said in a phone interview.“Yesterday, they had an 11-hour meeting. Everything’s 11 hours with these guys,” the president continued. “Everything was agreed to yesterday. And they leave the room and they call back and they say, ‘We had to make a co
  
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• Did Carney sign an 'awful' Gordie Howe Bridge deal? PM insists new agreement a good one

  13-07-2026 16:02 via nationalpost.com
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has defended the deal between Canada and the United States to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects Windsor, Ont., with Detroit, Michigan.“I’m happy the bridge is going to be open. We need it. We need it because we’re expanding,” Carney said in an interview with CTV at the Calgary Stampede on Sunday.His comments come after the Government of Canada confirmed that the bridge will open on July 27, following weeks of delays and
  
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• Carney calls Gordie Howe Bridge agreement 'a good deal for Canada,' not much profits to split with the U.S.

  13-07-2026 16:02 via nationalpost.com
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has defended the deal between Canada and the United States to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects Windsor, Ont., with Detroit, Michigan.“I’m happy the bridge is going to be open. We need it. We need it because we’re expanding,” Carney said in an interview with CTV at the Calgary Stampede on Sunday.His comments come after the Government of Canada confirmed that the bridge will open on July 27, following weeks of delays and
  
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• Ticks are spreading anaplasmosis, not just Lyme disease, CMAJ warns

  13-07-2026 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Physicians are being urged to specifically consider anaplasmosis in regions with a growing prevalence of blacklegged ticks, which range in size from a poppyseed to a sesame seed.
  
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• Ticks are spreading anaplasmosis, not just Lyme disease, CMA warns

  13-07-2026 15:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Physicians are being urged to specifically consider anaplasmosis in regions with a growing prevalence of blacklegged ticks, which range in size from a poppyseed to a sesame seed.
  
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• Multiple temperature records set as Manitoba sizzles in heat wave

  13-07-2026 15:22 via cbc.ca
  
  A stiflingly hot weekend set multiple records in Manitoba — and forced the cancellation of some events — and the heat wave isn't expected to loosen its grip anytime soon.
  
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