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• What we know about the deadly charter boat sinking off B.C.’s coast

  11-07-2026 16:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Here’s what we know about the deadly charter boat sinking off the shores of Richmond, B.C., the people who were aboard, concerns raised about the vessel and the investigation into the company that operated it.
  
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• Toronto police seek 3 suspects after fatal North York shooting

  11-07-2026 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 22-year-old man is dead and two others are injured after a targeted shooting in North York. Police say three masked suspects fled in a stolen car.
  
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• Transport Canada appoints observer after train derailment northeast of Montreal

  11-07-2026 23:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Transport Canada has appointed an observer to oversee the investigation into a CN train derailment near Montreal after 49 railcars left the tracks near a neighbourhood.
  
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• Dolegala, Ticats set to take on Roughriders

  11-07-2026 22:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jake Dolegala isn't shying away from stepping into the starting quarterback role for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
  
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• Heat wave fuels record-tying 10 tornadoes in Saskatchewan

  11-07-2026 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ten tornadoes tied Saskatchewan's one-day record Friday as extreme heat fuelled severe storms, with Environment Canada warning more tornadoes are possible.
  
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• Veteran pilot killed fighting N.W.T. wildfire was a trusted leader and patient mentor

  11-07-2026 19:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A veteran pilot killed while supporting wildfire crews in the Northwest Territories is being remembered as a skilled aviator, mentor and leader with over 25 years of experience.
  
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• Toronto hockey camp celebrates BIPOC women on the ice

  11-07-2026 18:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  A free, three-day hockey program for girls of colour is back in Toronto to strengthen players' connection to the sport in an inclusive and community-centred environment.
  
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• New gene technology could help Canadian canola cope with extreme weather

  11-07-2026 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian researchers are developing hardier canola plants to better withstand heat and drought as a new agri-tech program helps bring climate-ready innovations to market.
  
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• 7 'coolcation' destinations around the world to beat the summer heat

  11-07-2026 17:00 via o.canada.com
  
  Summer has officially arrived — and with it, sweltering temperatures. While heat waves have been making headlines around the globe since the end of May, rising temperatures have intensified across parts of North America and Europe in the last few weeks, breaking records and prompting heat warnings in several countries. Read More
  
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• Rare tick-bite allergy leaves Nova Scotia woman unable to eat meat or dairy

  11-07-2026 16:12 via cbc.ca
  
  A Pictou County woman says she is afraid to leave her house after being diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome, a rare allergic reaction to meat and dairy linked to lone star tick bites.
  
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• How the federal government’s proposed digital regulator would work

  11-07-2026 15:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government plans to create a powerful new digital regulator overseeing online safety and privacy, drawing praise from some experts and concern from others.
  
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• Carney heading to Alberta for Calgary Stampede

  11-07-2026 15:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Calgary today for Stampede events, including meetings with Treaty 6, 7 and 8 First Nations leaders after returning from a Middle East trip.
  
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• Shopify president fears for future of Jews in Canada as families contemplate what was ‘unthinkable five years ago’

  11-07-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  The president of Canada’s biggest tech company says antisemitism has been “normalized under the thinnest veil of advocacy,” and many members of the Jewish community are thinking about their future in Canada.Harley Finkelstein was confronted, again, by an aggressive protester at Montreal’s Startupfest on Wednesday, the third time in two years he has been aggressively challenged in public for his support of Israel.Finkelstein was verbally attacked while talking with former
  
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• Sask. roads could become more dangerous with speed cameras temporarily off, experts say

  11-07-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Cameras can deter drivers from speeding, experts say, leading to fewer crashes and safer roads.
  
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• Daters, swiping right is dying, and your next match could be with an AI chatbot

  11-07-2026 13:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  Sarah Lauren Semkowski was in Toronto and on Hinge when she noticed the conversations were going nowhere. Matches stalled in the app and rarely became dates.So she stopped using it. “It’s kind of a waste of time to be paying for this app,” she said. Hinge is free to download, but the free tier caps users at a set number of likes a day. Unlimited likes and features, like seeing everyone who has liked you, come with a paid subscription, which run from about $17 to $50 a month.Da
  
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• Foreign migrant living illegally in Canada eligible for Ontario welfare, tribunal rules

  11-07-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  Ontario must pay social assistance benefits to a foreign migrant living illegally in Canada a tribunal has ruled in a case revealing that welfare intake workers did not conduct an immigration check of the applicant to avoid jeopardizing his ability to remain in Canada.The Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal heard an appeal by the man who declared he had come to Canada in 1997 on a temporary work permit. Although his permit expired after four years, he never left.He was able to support himself by w
  
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• Beaconsfield pool makes a splash with new accessibility upgrages

  11-07-2026 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Beacon Hill pool has completed nearly $100,000 in upgrades, making the facility more accessible for swimmers of all ages and abilities.
  
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• How a bracelet helped a search team find a missing N.S. senior

  11-07-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The elderly man wandered away from his home in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley last weekend.
  
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• A ship exploded in Lake Huron 143 years ago. Now, a team is trying to find its wreckage

  11-07-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of marine archaeologists and volunteers will take to Boiler Beach near Kincardine, Ont., this summer to learn more about the SS Erie Belle steamboat explosion from 1883.
  
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• Staff fear rot and anti-'rat' culture help fuel escape risks at Port Coquitlam jail

  11-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A jail that has held the likes of serial killer Robert Pickton, war criminals and Canada’s most notorious gangsters awaiting trials in its segregation cells is in an internal spiral.
  
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• Quebec's population is shifting — and not every region will grow the same way

  11-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  New projections from the Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ) suggest population growth will become increasingly uneven across the province. Parts of Quebec could see their populations shrink over the coming decades, while housing demands continue to grow.
  
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• Man who took Hamilton bus on joy ride accepts longer jail sentence to get mental health treatment

  11-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The man who took a Hamilton city bus on a joy ride — with passengers still on board — is serving nine-months in jail. Though the Crown asked for a lower sentence, the man agreed to serve an extra month so he could get into a Brockville, Ont., treatment facility the judge recommended.
  
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• Canada's next defence fight won’t be over spending. It’ll be over trust

  11-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Britain’s political upheaval exposed a simple reality: Defence spending without fiscal credibility is a political liability. Canada has bought itself time by revealing few details of its long-term plans. That changes this fall, when Ottawa must finally show Canadians how its NATO ambitions will be financed.
  
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• Kananaskis drying up after recent floods but some trails remain closed

  11-07-2026 06:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's been two weeks since heavy rainfall flooded parts of Kananaskis, resulting in evacuations and a bridge collapse. Now the land is recovering and drying up for summer.
  
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• City of Calgary rescinds noise bylaw ticket for Stampede tent as complaints climb

  11-07-2026 06:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the city, there were 186 noise-related complaints as of Thursday morning, up from 124 recorded over the same time period during last year's Calgary Stampede. 
  
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• Snowbirds’ Tutor jets set for final hometown show in Moose Jaw

  11-07-2026 00:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Saturday, the Snowbirds will take to the skies of their homebase in Moose Jaw, Sask., for one final time before the squadron's iconic fleet of Tutor jets is retired.
  
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• Halifax camp that encourages women to pursue first responder careers marks 20 years

  10-07-2026 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Camp Courage, a Nova Scotia camp that encourages young women and gender-diverse youth to explore careers in firefighting and other emergency services, is celebrating 20 years. 
  
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• Ontario loses 16.7K jobs in June, wiping some previous gains

  10-07-2026 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  New figures released by Statistics Canada revealed Ontario lost 16,700 jobs in the past month, keeping its unemployment rate steady and above the national average.
  
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• Second suspect wanted after fatal tent fire in Ontario city

  10-07-2026 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Greater Sudbury police are searching for a second man wanted on a first-degree murder charge in connection with a fatal tent fire in June.
  
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• Man found guilty of sexual assault at Regina gas station after using 'just joking' defence

  10-07-2026 22:39 via cbc.ca
  
  Judge Steven Schiefner ended his decision with a quote from another court case: "No consent means no touching; joking or not!"
  
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