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Jul 18, 2026
Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.
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Jul 18, 2026
As hundreds of wildfires burning across Ontario force communities to evacuate and prompt urgent calls for government support, Eleanor Olszewski, the federal minister of emergency management, is defending Ottawa's response.
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Jul 18, 2026
As more employees are being ordered back into the office full time, new research suggests the rationale may be more about bosses' desire for power and status than productivity.
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Jul 18, 2026
Matt Damon is capitalizing on all of the hype that surrounds his summer blockbuster The Odyssey to talk about a longtime passion of his — access to safe water. But some of the companies his charity Water.org has partnered with consume billions of litres of water annually.
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Jul 18, 2026
WestJet travellers hoping to buy protection in case their travel plans are interrupted or delayed by a contract dispute may be out of luck, as travel insurance experts say policies purchased after potential strike dates are announced won't cover future work stoppages.
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Jul 17, 2026
Starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday July 18, people will be allowed to board the ferry and return home.
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Jul 17, 2026
Starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday July 18, people will be allowed to board the ferry and return home.
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Jul 17, 2026
The case is connected to an Amber Alert that was issued on July 8 and then rescinded
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Jul 17, 2026
An Alberta man accused of working for the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has been ordered deported by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).
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Jul 17, 2026
First Nations chiefs from across Canada are calling on the federal and provincial governments to protect treaty rights from, what they say are, threats posed by Alberta separatism.
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Jul 17, 2026
Alberta's financial outlook has taken a dramatic turn after the province previously forecasted a $9.4-billion shortfall. Surging oil prices could mean the province finishes the fiscal year in the black.
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Jul 17, 2026
Here's something that probably wasn't on your 2026 bingo card: 95-year-old Star Trek actor William Shatner has a new heavy metal band, and they're releasing an album that he plans to debut this summer at a music festival in Chicago.
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Jul 17, 2026
The chief of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation says he learned only this week about millions of dollars in fees allegedly charged to the band's trust fund by lawyer Jeff Rath in 2023 and 2024.
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Jul 17, 2026
Saturday Night Live cast member Chloe Fineman will exit the show after seven seasons, the comedian announced Thursday on Instagram.
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Jul 17, 2026
Deninu Kue´ First Nation Chief Louis Balsillie escorted Denise Boucher and Alice Abel's small wooden caskets by plane on Thursday morning to Lutselk'e. The remains were then driven to a graveyard next to the Snowdrift River, where a burial ceremony was held for each of them.
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Jul 17, 2026
The United States struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday, as the two sides risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure.
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Jul 17, 2026
The United States ?on Friday launched a seventh straight night of attacks on Iran, which in turn struck U.S. allies in the Gulf, as both sides targeted infrastructure while shipping in the Strait of Hormuz came under further assault.
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Jul 17, 2026
A lawyer for billionaire businessman Frank Stronach says a judge has declared a mistrial on his sexual assault conviction in a surprise ruling ahead of his scheduled September sentencing hearing. The Ministry of the Attorney General confirmed the mistrial but did not provide details.
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Jul 17, 2026
A lawyer for billionaire businessman Frank Stronach says a judge has declared a mistrial on his sexual assault conviction in a surprise ruling ahead of his scheduled September sentencing hearing.
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Jul 17, 2026
Transport Canada said its investigating to determine if CN failed to comply with rules under the Railway Safety Act, or if health and safety violations occurred. The union representing rail workers has also criticized the rail company for the incident, saying it never should have happened.
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Jul 17, 2026
An accused murderer with ties to senior Bishnoi gang members represents too great a risk for release, a lawyer for Canada's Minister of Public Safety told a Federal Court judge Friday.
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Jul 17, 2026
Family members say Jay and Deb MacDonald are the two people killed by a bear at a lake north of La Ronge on Wednesday.
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Jul 17, 2026
More than four years after the first evidence was presented, the public inquiry into the experiences of Innu families in the child protection system is now drawing to a close.
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Jul 17, 2026
Mexico's foreign secretary says his country isn't looking to cut a deal with the U.S. if it means abandoning the trilateral trade pact with Canada.
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Jul 17, 2026
The property that served as the tight-knit mother-daughter duo's home in the pilot of Gilmore Girls is located just outside Toronto, and it went on the market earlier this month.
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Jul 17, 2026
Pat King, a key figure in the 2022 convoy protests, will be re-sentenced after the Ontario Court of Appeal sided with Crown prosecutors who argued his original punishment was too lenient.
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Jul 17, 2026
Brenda Fricker, the reclusive "Pigeon Lady" of Home Alone 2 and Ireland's first actress to win an Oscar, for her maternal turn in My Left Foot, has died at the age of 81.
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Jul 17, 2026
B.C. Wildfire Service officials said Thursday that warming and drying conditions are expected to continue this week. Forty-nine active wildfires burn across the province, with 29 of those started in the last 24 hours as of 9 a.m. PT Friday, according to the wildfire service's online dashboard.
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Jul 17, 2026
B.C. Wildfire Service officials said Thursday that warming and drying conditions are expected to continue this week. Sixty-two active wildfires burn across the province, with 43 of those started in the last 24 hours as of 1 p.m. PT Friday, according to the wildfire service's online dashboard.
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Jul 17, 2026
Canada's justice minister has ordered a new trial for a Quebec man convicted of four murders, who was released from prison after concerns were raised about the fairness of his initial trial.
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Jul 17, 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has accepted the resignation from cabinet of Stan Cho, who had been serving as minister of tourism, culture and gaming but recently came under fire for expensing hotel stays in Toronto despite living in the city.
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Jul 17, 2026
Approximately 100 high school graduates had their excitement dashed last weekend after mistakenly receiving admission acceptance emails from Memorial University's Faculty of Engineering.
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Jul 17, 2026
A recall has been issued for Panasonic Flashxpress Toaster Ovens sold in Canada and the U.S. due to an electric shock hazard.
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Jul 17, 2026
The CFIA says the seasoning should not be used, sold or served due to possible contamination from Bacillus cereus, a bacteria that can cause food poisoning.
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Jul 17, 2026
An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades heard arguments on how improper practices that evaded regulatory oversight turned a small fire into a tragedy, as the investigation neared its conclusion on Friday.
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Jul 17, 2026
Firefighters continue to respond to a growing wildfire near Mooseland Road, on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore, about 100 kilometres east of Halifax.
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Jul 17, 2026
Firefighters continue to respond to a wildfire near Mooseland Road, on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore, about 100 kilometres east of Halifax.
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Jul 17, 2026
Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to taking office as prime minister next week.
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Jul 17, 2026
?An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday, causing residential ?buildings downhill to collapse, according to state media.
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Jul 17, 2026
Two graduates of an electrical pre-apprenticeship program in London, Ont., say finding an employer willing to register them as apprentices has been far harder than learning the trade itself. Industry leaders say the programs provide valuable training but aren't a guarantee of work because apprenticeship positions remain limited.
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Jul 17, 2026
The corporation that runs lottery games in Manitoba is betting smaller prizes and more achievable wins will sway young people who rarely, if ever, play.
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Jul 17, 2026
It's never easy to uproot your life, but after a year of watching U.S. President Donald Trump's administration crack down on 2SLGBTQ rights, especially for transgender Americans, Grace Mahoney and her partner, Kayden Burns, decided it was time to leave the United States.
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Jul 17, 2026
Nathanael Selambi, 7, was with the local Cameroonian community celebrating Canada Day at Binbrook Conservation Area when he went missing. His body was found in the water the next day, leaving his parents and two siblings crushed by the loss of a boy who his mom says was thoughtful, pious and mature beyond his years.
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Jul 17, 2026
More companies are looking to Canada to build out hyperscale data centres meant to power AI, launching a debate over whether the facilities are a net benefit for the country. Here's a look at whether provinces and territories here are considering their own moratoriums.
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Jul 17, 2026
RCMP Deputy Commissioner Lisa Moreland says there is "no evidence" to link Indian government officials to crimes committed by Indian gangs that were investigated by U.S. and Canadian law enforcement, including the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. That claim contradicts numerous past statements by other Canadian officials, including former prime minister Justin Trudeau and the RCMP's commissioner.
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Jul 17, 2026
Nearly a week after Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival was rocked by deadly gun violence, calls continue to mount for more to be done on safety in the city, however police data suggests shootings are at their lowest point in five years.
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Jul 17, 2026
People in Thunder Bay are coming together to collect donations for wildfire evacuees in the city, including members of Namaygoosisagagun First Nation who have lost everything. Here's how the city is helping to navigating the evolving crisis, and what residents can do.
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Jul 17, 2026
People in Thunder Bay are coming together to collect donations for wildfire evacuees in the city, including members of Namaygoosisagagun First Nation who have lost everything. Here's how the city is helping to navigating the evolving crisis, and what residents can do.
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Jul 16, 2026
KTLA reporter Rachel Menitoff tells The National about the moment a giant cockroach crawled on her during a live broadcast in Los Angeles — and how she kept her cool.
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Jul 16, 2026
Taco Bell said on Thursday it had removed lettuce from one of its suppliers in some U.S. states, after reports said investigators linked the ingredient to an ongoing cyclosporiasis ?outbreak that has sickened thousands of people in the country.
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Jul 16, 2026
July 16, 2026 | Evacuees describe their escape from fast-moving wildfire flames in northern Ontario. Republicans lash out at Canada over the wildfire smoke choking much of North America. And Donald Trump's prime time address on election interference.
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Jul 16, 2026
Starting today, Canadian parents who have set up Instagram's supervision feature for their teen will be notified if their child shows signs that they're in crisis. Kids, advocates and tech experts all say the feature is a step in the right direction, but that more work is needed to keep kids safe online.
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Jul 16, 2026
Weeks after the American administration declined to extend the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, U.S. trade envoy signalled there's been little progress in negotiations between the two countries.
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Jul 16, 2026
A popular trail in Jasper National Park, in western Alberta, is temporarily closed after a hiker-grizzly bear encounter.
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Jul 16, 2026
Don Duguid's son, member of Parliament Terry Duguid, says his father died peacefully Wednesday night.
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Jul 16, 2026
The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by increasingly hitting bridges, part of U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran launched new missile attacks against U.S.-allied nations in the Middle East and warned that its attacks would escalate.
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Jul 16, 2026
Iran and the ?United States exchanged intensifying fire on Thursday in a week-long escalation that has largely unravelled last month's truce, while Tehran disputed U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that a U.S. citizen had been released.
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Jul 16, 2026
The founders of two community groups in Utah are suing Canadian businessman Kevin O'Leary and the Fox News network, claiming the entrepreneur falsely accused them in multiple interviews of working for the Chinese government to stop a proposed data centre in their state.
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Jul 16, 2026
The Mooseland Road wildfire in the Jacket Lake area of Halifax County was estimated at more than 300 hectares Thursday. Between 100 to 150 people are impacted by the evacuation order.
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Jul 16, 2026
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber, one of the most iconic pieces of film memorabilia, sold at auction for $3.75 million US (roughly $5.15 million Cdn), Heritage Auctions shared on Wednesday. The prop was constructed by Star Wars' makeup artist Stuart Freeborn, and includes the model-cast of actor Mark Hamill's hand that detached alongside it in the iconic scene.
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Jul 16, 2026
Rogers announced the closure of six radio stations last week, laying off 230 people. But it didn't mention that it was also laying off front-line telco customer service agents. The company won't confirm how many jobs are disappearing, nor will it address reports that workers are now being trained in Morocco.
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Jul 16, 2026
The remains of several geese were found on the wreckage of a sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last April in New York City that killed six people, investigators said Thursday.
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Jul 16, 2026
An internal government audit of Canadian diplomatic missions in the U.S. completed late last year found staff faced safety risks and problems with accessing health care — more than a year after a union flagged those same issues.
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Jul 16, 2026
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, a key vote on the Senate's judiciary committee, said Thursday he would not vote to advance President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, unless he meets with victims of Jeffrey Epstein and their lawyers.
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Jul 16, 2026
Mykhailo Fedorov was Ukraine's fourth defence minister to serve in the role since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country, but the first whose ouster has led to public backlash.
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Jul 16, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed that Gordie Howe International Bridge tolls won't be split with the United States until the $6.4 billion of Canadian investment is repaid. However, Carney did clarify that the agreement is to split net revenues with the U.S. side for 15 years.
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Jul 16, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed that Gordie Howe International Bridge tolls won't be split with the United States until the $6.4 billion of Canadian investment is repaid. However, Carney did clarify that the agreement is to split net revenues with the U.S. side for 15 years.
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Jul 16, 2026
Some separatist groups are "frustrated and flummoxed" over Elections Alberta's third-party advertising rules ahead of the Oct. 19 referendum.
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Jul 16, 2026
While celebrating their victory over England, Argentine players held a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" — asserting in Spanish that the disputed Falkland Islands, over which the U.K. and Argentina once fought a war, are Argentine. London is crying foul.
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Jul 16, 2026
Corus Entertainment, owner of the Global Television Network, has confirmed plans for an unspecified number of layoffs. The company says the changes are an effort to "strengthen and sustain" its news divisions.
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Jul 16, 2026
Corus Entertainment, owner of the Global Television Network, has confirmed plans for a number of layoffs. The company says the changes are an effort to "strengthen and sustain" its news divisions.
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Jul 16, 2026
Republican members of U.S. Congress are slamming Canada's federal and provincial governments over what they claim is inaction in preventing the wildfires currently spreading smoke and poor air quality across much of the northeastern U.S., in addition to Central Canada.
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Jul 16, 2026
Quebec provincial police have confirmed the arrest by Mexican authorities of Maxime Paquette, who had been wanted since June 2024 in connection with investigations into the massive Desjardins data breach.
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Jul 16, 2026
The B.C. Wildfire Service says in a Thursday morning update that the Brunswick complex, made up of the Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek fires, is expected to be unstable through the day. Dry lightning and little rain are in the forecast, the service says.
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Jul 16, 2026
One evacuee describes the scene as "an entire mountain disappearing in front of our eyes, trees looking like Q-Tips doused in gasoline just going up in flames."
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Jul 16, 2026
It's been 19 years since Argentina's Lionel Messi took photos for a charity calendar with Spain's Lamine Yamal when Yamal was just a few months old. Now, the two will face off against each other in Sunday's FIFA World Cup final.
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Jul 16, 2026
Canada will spend almost $2 billion over four years on 190 armoured combat support vehicles that will be built by London, Ont.-based General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Thursday.
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Jul 16, 2026
These maps and charts show where the wildfires are, how much has burned and how they're affecting air quality.
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Jul 16, 2026
RCMP say they are trying to identify a group of protesters who swarmed the vehicle of Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, including whoever smashed its windshield while he was inside.
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Jul 16, 2026
The Toronto International Film Festival began rolling out the red carpet on Thursday, announcing five special presentations for this year's instalment — their first major announcement since revealing the opening-night film earlier this month.
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Jul 16, 2026
Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, as a U.S.-based research group reported a surge in Israeli attacks to levels not seen since the latest truce took effect in October.
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Jul 16, 2026
The federal government will not accept any new applications this year from people who want to sponsor their parents
and grandparents to come to Canada as permanent residents. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said the change is part of an effort to responsibly manage the system and reduce wait times.
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Jul 16, 2026
CBC/Radio-Canada is expanding its global news operations, reopening bureaus in Jerusalem and Beijing, and establishing a joint presence in a handful of other locations around the world.
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Jul 16, 2026
Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia and will be honoured at a private family memorial at his New Zealand farm later, his agent told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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Jul 16, 2026
Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia and will be honoured at a private family memorial at his New Zealand farm later, his agent told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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Jul 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020.
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Jul 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020.
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Jul 16, 2026
Two Manitoba women are calling for access to a safer supply of pharmaceutical-grade drugs, giving people who use substances an alternative to the illicit supply.
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