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Aug 04, 2026
Aug. 4, 2026 | A raging wildfire destroys more than 200 homes in B.C.'s interior. Clinical trials begin for a vaccine targeting a rare and deadly Ebola strain. And, Quebec puts Céline Dion tickets in the lottery.
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Aug 04, 2026
Charges laid against Alberta's Ministry of Forestry and Parks relate to the death of a wildland firefighter and revolve around a string of alleged workplace safety violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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Aug 04, 2026
Video from a surveillance camera shows a car nearly t-boning another vehicle driving past The Flats restaurant before it ploughs through the patio and crashes into the building.
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Aug 04, 2026
An Airdrie, Alta., man unwittingly brought home a hoary marmot from Kananaskis, an occurrence a wildlife rehabilitation society says is relatively common.
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Aug 04, 2026
Authorities on Sunday arrested a man who was walking the grounds and appeared to be monitoring security planning at President Donald Trump's California golf course two days ahead of the president's visit.
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Aug 04, 2026
Plans to close the U.S. Consulate in Winnipeg mean the United States will "lose touch with a broad swath of Canada," a former employee says.
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Aug 04, 2026
A Newfoundland and Labrador provincial court judge has rejected a four-year prison sentence for a man who has pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death, saying the sentence would be too lenient.
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Aug 04, 2026
Hudson Williams sent social media into a frenzy after stepping out carrying a reusable Canadian Tire bag while strolling the streets of Toronto. The bag, covered in red plaid, with black straps and a large Canadian tire logo in the centre quickly went from everyday checkout grab to viral fashion must-have.
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Aug 04, 2026
Hudson Williams sent social media into a frenzy after stepping out carrying a reusable Canadian Tire bag while strolling the streets of Toronto. The bag, covered in red plaid, with black straps and a large Canadian tire logo in the centre quickly went from everyday checkout grab to viral fashion must-have.
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Aug 04, 2026
Five UN rapporteurs have written to the government of Canada calling on it to do more to protect Sikh activist Moninder Singh, who has received four "duty to warn" letters for his activism in favour of a separate Sikh homeland. The UN experts say Singh may have been targeted for speaking to the world body, and ask for the Canadian government to respond.
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Aug 04, 2026
Ariana Grande spoke directly to her fans at a Chicago concert on Monday about her decision to step back from the public eye.
Over the weekend, a representative for Grande, 33, released a statement saying that "Ariana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour." Scrutiny of Grande has intensified in recent weeks, fuelled by public discussion of Grande's physical appearance and overall health.
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Aug 04, 2026
South Korea recorded its highest temperature on Friday since modern weather observations began, as a prolonged heat wave pushed temperatures above 40 C for a third straight day in parts of the country.
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Aug 04, 2026
A Toronto-based company that made Coldcard, a bitcoin-only hardware wallet that has been the latest target of a data breach,
has reportedly lost $100 million US worth of bitcoin as a result of the hack.
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Aug 04, 2026
People have become greedy for details about Tate McRae's political views, and a new interview with Variety offers an answer — sort of.
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Aug 04, 2026
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is back in Washington, D.C., for another slate of meetings as the latest U.S. tariff threat is just over two weeks away.
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Aug 04, 2026
On a warm summer evening in 1976, a 17-year-old girl vanished while driving along rural roads south of Edmonton. Now, five decades later, the Alberta RCMP and the victim's family are renewing calls for tips in the case.
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Aug 04, 2026
A Winnipeg Sea Bears player who the team says was assaulted and seriously injured has been released from hospital. The organization says security at a downtown Winnipeg nightclub is to blame for his injuries.
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Aug 04, 2026
Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska gave a fresh estimate of the migrants who pushed into Ceuta last week, as European Union ministers discussed the crisis on Tuesday.
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Aug 04, 2026
Health Canada has given Moderna the green light to launch a clinical trial for a vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo form of the Ebola virus, which continues to surge throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Aug 04, 2026
A highly competitive and bitter Democratic Senate primary playing out in Michigan this week is being viewed as a kind of proxy fight for big money in politics, the power of the pro-Israel lobby and the future of U.S.-Israel relations within the party.
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Aug 04, 2026
Loto-Québec is launching the Diva in Paris lottery ticket, offering Céline Dion fans a shot at landing an exclusive travel package to watch the singer perform live in Paris.
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Aug 04, 2026
During the pandemic, members of Parliament began voting and attending committee meetings from home. Six years later, parliamentarians are divided over whether those hybrid rules should remain in place.
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Aug 04, 2026
One man has been found dead after a mid-air collision between two aircraft on Monday in Chilliwack, B.C., according to an RCMP statement.
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Aug 04, 2026
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) said it is deploying investigators after two Cessna 172 aircraft crashed in mid-air on Monday near Chilliwack Airport.
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Aug 04, 2026
Canadian Blood Services has put out a "very urgent" call for donations across the country after its supply of blood dropped nearly 20 per cent since June. Meanwhile, thousands of northern B.C. residents have signed a petition asking for a donation site to be reestablished in Prince George.
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Aug 04, 2026
Hundreds of jobs have been lost as Canfor and other major companies close mills across B.C. with the Vancouver-based multinational calling the decisions 'gut-wrenching.'
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Aug 04, 2026
An attack on a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz and a rebound in oil prices on Tuesday underscored doubts that the U.S.-Iran war was nearing a resolution, as Tehran pushed back against President Donald Trump's assertion that talks were under way.
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Aug 04, 2026
An attack on a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz and a rebound in oil prices on Tuesday underscored doubts that the U.S.-Iran war was nearing a resolution, as Tehran pushed back against President Donald Trump's assertion that talks were under way.
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Aug 04, 2026
An attack on a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz and a rebound in oil prices on Tuesday underscored doubts that the U.S.-Iran war was nearing a resolution, as Tehran pushed back against President Donald Trump's assertion that talks were under way.
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Aug 04, 2026
Twenty-five U.S. states sued Donald Trump's administration Monday over tariffs issued to root out forced labour in global supply chains, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February .
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Aug 04, 2026
A kidnapping in Winnipeg highlights what experts say has become a growing grey market for vapes — products that aren't necessarily illegal but might skirt or brush up against the law — driven in part by consumer desire for cheaper or banned items and large profit margins from a product that's fairly easy to move.
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Aug 04, 2026
Harper Tanton will be the fourth child in the world to participate in the clinical trial for kids who have CTNNB1 syndrome. She largely depends on a wheelchair and has developmental and speech delays.
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Aug 04, 2026
Canada's new foreign influence office won't prevent foreign interference in Canada, but it will provide more transparency for Canadians who want to know who is trying to influence their politicians and government officials on behalf of foreign governments, says Canada's first foreign influence commissioner.
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Aug 04, 2026
Canada and separated Alberta could reach pipeline shipment deals. But there are no guarantees in trade talks, experts say.
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Aug 04, 2026
The FBI investigated a New York man in 2024 after Canadian 'vigilantes' confronted him and warned he had travelled to sexually abuse a minor. It took another two years and a girl's disappearance for the man to be arrested and charged, according to U.S. court records reviewed by CBC News.
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Aug 03, 2026
Nick Pavlakis tells The National about the moment he sprung into action to help rescue 10 passengers stranded after their seaplane crashed into a dock in Bimini, Bahamas.
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Aug 03, 2026
Seven more whales are on the move from Marineland, headed to a new home at an aquarium in the United States.
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Aug 03, 2026
Growing up on a cattle farm in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Joshua Kutryk says he dreamt of going to space though he never thought it would happen.
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Aug 03, 2026
For some babies diagnosed with gastroschisis in the womb, treatment can mean surgery followed by months of medical appointments afterward. In more complex cases, the birth defect — in which a baby's intestines develop outside the body — can be fatal. For U.K. mother Maisie Savage, 29, and her unborn baby boy, Theo, however, neither was the case.
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Aug 03, 2026
The Major Soccer League says it is investigating reports of "antisemitic and discriminatory language" by CF Montreal fans directed at a player of the opposing team during a game on Saturday at Saputo Stadium.
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Aug 03, 2026
A teenage girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory. Her little brother did not, drowning in the Mediterranean, while their mother disappeared in the chaos when tens of thousands of people surged through the breakwater, trying to leave Morocco behind. More than 800 minors, four days after the collective push by migrants into Ceuta, face a scary present and an uncertain future.
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Aug 03, 2026
Authorities on Monday arrested a 37-year-old man they suspect of starting one of the devastating wildfires tearing through eastern Washington state as many residents were left wondering if their homes had survived.
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Aug 03, 2026
Authorities on Monday arrested a 37-year-old man they suspect of starting one of the devastating wildfires tearing through eastern Washington state as many residents were left wondering if their homes had survived.
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Aug 03, 2026
Some residents returned to devastated neighbourhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris. In some cases, only chimneys were left standing.
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Aug 03, 2026
Despite the Saskatoon Exhibition's recent decision to stop featuring spudnuts, a popular potato-based doughnut, the treat remains a beloved staple among enthusiasts.
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Aug 03, 2026
Two people have died in the Cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by the intestinal illness and dehydration.
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Aug 03, 2026
Winnipeg Sea Bears basketball team star player Teddy Allen is in hospital after being assaulted in downtown Winnipeg Sunday night.
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Aug 03, 2026
In his 40 years as a lobster fisherman, Robert Wagner had never seen a critter like it: a half-blue, half-orange lobster, split down the middle from head to tail. "I said, 'Wow! I've never seen that like that in my life,'" said Wagner. Oscar is now calling the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity in Halifax home.
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Aug 03, 2026
European soccer body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors, and said any potential evidence should not be destroyed.
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Aug 03, 2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day broke the Avengers: Endgame record for the biggest North American opening weekend with $360 million US in ticket sales from theatres in the U.S. and Canada, Sony Pictures said Monday.
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Aug 03, 2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day broke the Avengers: Endgame record for the biggest North American opening weekend with $360 million US in ticket sales from theatres in the U.S. and Canada, Sony Pictures said Monday.
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Aug 03, 2026
Officials have expanded an evacuation order related to an out-of-control wildfire burning on the west side of Okanagan Lake.
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Aug 03, 2026
Growth has slowed on a wildfire that has destroyed multiple properties near Vernon, B.C., fire officials say.
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Aug 03, 2026
Calgary police say four people are dead after a crash on Stoney Trail late Sunday night.
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Aug 03, 2026
The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired right-handed pitcher Jose Soriano from the Los Angeles Angeles in exchange for infielder Arjun Nimmala, outfielder Eddie Micheletti Jr., and right-handed pitcher Angel Rivero.
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Aug 03, 2026
The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired right-handed pitcher Jose Soriano from the Los Angeles Angeles in exchange for infielder Arjun Nimmala, outfielder Eddie Micheletti Jr., and right-handed pitcher Angel Rivero.
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Aug 03, 2026
A Vancouver Island couple is just a few steps away from completing a journey of over 15,000 kilometres on foot.
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Aug 03, 2026
What's the difference between a silver medal and a silver medal? For Canada's 4x100-metre relay teams at the Commonwealth Games, it's expectations.
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Aug 03, 2026
Iran said on Monday there are no talks underway with the United States and no plans for any meetings, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump, who had cited talks he said would take place that afternoon as justification for calling off attacks.
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Aug 03, 2026
Iran said on Monday there are no talks underway with the United States and no plans for any meetings, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump, who had cited talks he said would take place that afternoon as justification for calling off attacks.
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Aug 03, 2026
Five water-dropping planes and another five helicopters took off at first light Monday to help hundreds of firefighters battling a major wildfire west of Athens, a day after a midair collision between two firefighting helicopters killed two crew members.
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Aug 03, 2026
A record-breaking hot and dry summer tightened its grip on Europe Monday, as water-dropping planes swooped over a major wildfire in Greece, firefighters in France sought to stabilize a blaze in Provence and much of the U.K. recorded its driest July in nearly two centuries.
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Aug 03, 2026
The songbirds appear to be soft-feathered and pudgy. But when it's time to eat, they turn into ruthless killers.
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Aug 03, 2026
Calgary-based WestJet and the Canadian Union of Public Employees have reached a tentative deal, ending a strike ?that has led to the cancellation ?of hundreds of flights, both sides said early Monday.
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Aug 03, 2026
The recent death of Parker, an 11-year-old non-verbal autistic boy who disappeared after he got out from a care facility in Calgary, has brought new attention to the issue of elopement for parents of young children with autism.
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Aug 03, 2026
After a 50-year career as a painter, Mi'kmaw artist Leonard Paul is stepping back from the easel. But he isn't disappearing — he plans to pass his skills on to the next generation of Indigenous creators.
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Aug 03, 2026
Indonesian rescuers were searching for possible missing passengers Monday after rescuing 229 people from a ferry that caught fire the previous day in waters off the main island of Java, leaving at least five people dead.
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Aug 03, 2026
The veteran right-hander was traded by the Blue Jays to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday in return for outfielder Brett Bateman and infielder Ty Southisene.
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Aug 03, 2026
Some Québecor divisions are installing heat sensors around their offices to make better use of hybrid workspaces. A number of employees say the new technology feels invasive.
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Aug 03, 2026
Getting lost is actually great exercise for your brain. As is putting limits on how much guidance you get from your mapping and GPS tools this summer, be it on a drive to the cottage or exploring a new city.
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Aug 03, 2026
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, telescopes around the world will try to capture something never seen from Earth: an old rocket slamming into the moon's daylight side.
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Aug 03, 2026
When Cam Fenton's best friend died, it made him question how someone who was a support worker at a supervised injection site ended up as one of thousands of people who die of opioid overdoses every year.
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Aug 03, 2026
When Canada announced earlier this year that it would allow a token number of Chinese-made electric vehicles into the country, the gesture didn't seem so much about climate action as a sop to ease Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola. Now, it very much appears like the opening gambit in a deeper engagement with China on clean energy.
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Aug 02, 2026
Residents in B.C.'s north Okanagan region say they had to leave their homes, possessions and in some cases their pets behind to escape a rapidly spreading wildfire near Vernon.
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Aug 02, 2026
Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal is on the move to the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving the two-time defending champions even more talent on a loaded roster.
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Aug 02, 2026
About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state, authorities said.
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Aug 02, 2026
The Bradley Creek wildfire burning in B.C.'s North Okanagan has more than doubled in size since Saturday, growing from about 10 square kilometres to roughly 26, the B.C. Wildfire Service said Sunday morning.
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Aug 02, 2026
Israel has shared "serious security concerns" with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said Sunday in what were some of the first public comments since U.S. President Donald Trump announced the agreement.
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Aug 02, 2026
Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair on Sunday as they were battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft crashing to the ground, footage showed. Two crew members died in the crash.
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Aug 02, 2026
The European Union has called an emergency meeting to discuss the crossing of tens of thousands of Moroccan migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week. The meeting follows a joint letter from 22 member states calling for action and the need to strengthen EU borders.
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Aug 02, 2026
Judo gold medallist Julien Frascadore has been named Canada's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Aug 02, 2026
Kyle Reyes continued Canada's judo medal haul at the Commonwealth Games with gold in the men's -100-kilogram weight class on the final day of competition in Glasgow.
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Aug 02, 2026
Kyle Reyes continued Canada's judo medal haul at the Commonwealth Games with gold in the men's -100-kilogram weight class on Sunday.
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Aug 02, 2026
Canadian judokas have three more chances at medals on the final day of competition at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday in Glasgow.
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Aug 02, 2026
Though most of the national park has reopened after the Jasper wildfire, a few iconic areas require more extensive repairs that the federal government is backing with an over $500M investment.
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Aug 02, 2026
Ships stalled in the Gulf region due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could pose an 'immense' threat, according to a paper published last week. Experts say biofouling on hundreds of ships over several months could lead to the spread of invasive species.
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Aug 02, 2026
The Oct. 4, 1967, Shag Harbour event is considered Canada's most famous UFO incident. Laurie Wickens became the public face of the mystery, a role he kept until his recent death at 76.
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Aug 02, 2026
Canada built its nuclear industry around Candu reactors supplied by a made-in-Canada supply chain. Ontario is building, and other provinces are considering, SMRs that require foreign uranium enrichment and fabrication in an abrupt departure from decades of self-reliance.
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Aug 02, 2026
Ships stalled in the Gulf region due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could pose an 'immense' threat, according to a paper published last week. Experts say biofouling on hundreds of ships over several months could lead to the spread of invasive species.
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Aug 02, 2026
The Trump administration is being sued by conservation groups over a change they say will weaken habitat protection for endangered species. In Canada, experts say the move could also harm animals that move between the two countries, including migratory birds and southern resident killer whales.
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Aug 02, 2026
For many immigrants, building a new life in Canada can come with an unexpected loss: the gradual fading of their heritage language. Linguists say families should carefully consider whether or not to pass these languages on, as many people later regret not doing so.
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Aug 02, 2026
The Canadian government has often spoken about the need for submarines to patrol Canada's vast coastline. But the role and range of of its new submarines go far beyond merely patrolling the three coasts of the country.
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Aug 02, 2026
Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines of Russia's war are testing new body armour designed by a Canadian company to fit women so that they no longer have to wear ill-fitting ballistic plates made for men.
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Aug 01, 2026
Evacuations are underway around two fast-growing wildfires in B.C.'s Interior, one near the Okanagan Lake and another in the East Kootenay.
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Aug 01, 2026
Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best known for playing Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on The Sopranos, has died. He was 80.
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Aug 01, 2026
Russian state media, citing local authorities, reported an unidentified woman carrying a homemade bomb tried to get into an upscale restaurant in central Moscow but was stopped by a security guard.
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