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Strong support for Canada axing U.S. trade talks, retaliatory tariffs: pollThe Ipsos poll for Global News suggests the Liberal government still enjoys broad backing from Canadians, but that support dips among younger voters.CanadaAug 29
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Trump awards Canadian Jeremy Hansen the Congressional Space Medal of HonorHansen was part of the Artemis II crew that completed a historic 10-day mission around the moon on April 10, becoming the first humans to travel beyond the moon in over 50 years.CanadaAug 28
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Lake Ontario ‘now and always,’ Carney says after Trump ‘Lake America’ orderTrump, speaking in the Oval Office after signing the order, took the opportunity to once again criticize Canada's trade policies and leadership but insisted he loves the country.U.S. NewsAug 27
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Canada stands by proposed youth social media ban after Meta U.S. settlementMeta agreed to implement new rules for kids who use their platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, as part of a nearly US$18-billion settlement with U.S. states this week.TechAug 27
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Sikh activist says he received new RCMP ‘duty to warn’ of threat to lifeGurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen, says he also received a similar threat notification from the FBI earlier this month.CanadaAug 26
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Alexandre Boulerice officially resigns as MP to run in Quebec electionBoulerice represented the NDP in the House of Commons for 15 years but left the caucus to sit as an independent after he formally announced his plans to run provincially in Quebec.PoliticsAug 26
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Is restricting U.S. from Canada’s oil ‘crazy’? Here’s what happened beforeThe escalating trade war between Canada and the U.S. has reignited the debate over whether to use Canadian energy exports as leverage over the Trump administration.EconomyAug 26
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24 Canadians among hundreds missing in Nepal flash floods, embassy saysA huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China's Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the Nepali side.WorldAug 26
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Air Canada still carrying U.S. alcohol as Ottawa pushes ‘Buy Canadian’Toronto-based Porter Airlines, meanwhile, says it has exclusively embraced Canadian beer, wine and cocktail products onboard its flights.ConsumerAug 25
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Vance calls Canada a U.S. state in ‘Freudian slip’ as trade fallout growsVance, speaking at a political event in Maine, claimed talks were still ongoing despite Prime Minister Mark Carney pulling Canada out of the negotiations late last week.CanadaAug 24
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Canada vows dollar-for-dollar response to Trump’s 50% tariffsCanada vowed retaliation and suspended trade talks with Washington after new U.S. tariffs took effect Saturday.PoliticsAug 22
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Can Canada uphold dairy supply management while giving U.S. more access?The U.S. has long complained that Canada severely limits access to its dairy market through supply management, even threatening new tariffs over it. Here's what they want changed.CanadaAug 21
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Trump says Canada trade deal ‘moving along’ as talks near tariff deadlineCanada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and other Canadian officials were meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Friday, with tariffs set to kick in Saturday.CanadaAug 21
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Canada set for U.S. tariff relief, source says as Carney, Trump tout dealPremiers, meanwhile, say Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked provinces to restock American alcohol on their shelves as Canada finalizes the new trade deal.CanadaAug 19
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Can Carney fast-track a pipeline while also protecting endangered orcas?Despite government commitments to protect the southern resident killer whales, environmentalists warn it may be impossible to do so while pursuing 'national interest' projects.EnvironmentAug 15
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Conservative candidate says he’s heard Poilievre criticism from votersThe comments came during an all-candidates panel for the Aug. 31 byelection in North Vancouver—Capilano, where the Conservatives are hoping to flip a seat from the Liberals.PoliticsAug 14
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U.S. says Canada among China’s ‘biggest enablers’ in avoiding Trump tariffsA new White House report released Thursday accuses China of routing their exports through third countries with more favourable U.S. tariff rates or avoid them altogether.CanadaAug 13
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LeBlanc says talks ‘ongoing’ after meeting Greer as 50% tariff date nearsCanada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is in Washington, D.C., along with Canada’s chief trade negotiator Janice Charette as new U.S. tariffs loom.CanadaAug 13
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Anthropic’s Claude will watermark AI-generated text. Here’s how it worksThe move is part of Anthropic's commitments under the European Union's AI Act, which includes transparency rules that kicked in early this month.TechAug 12
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Hockey Canada suspensions upheld for 4 players from 2018 world junior teamAn independent appeal board ruled that all five players breached Hockey Canada's code of conduct, but only one player's suspension was lifted immediately.SportsAug 12
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Over 41K crossed Gordie Howe bridge into Canada in first 5 days: StatCanThe agency says preliminary inbound traffic figures show 18,900 Canadian resident return trips and 18,100 U.S. residents entered Canada between July 27 and 31.CanadaAug 11
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Canada’s avocado supply not impacted by U.S. pause on Mexico inspectionsThe U.S. government this week halted inspection activities in Michoacan, Mexico's top avocado-producing state, where organized crime groups have extorted growers and exporters.ConsumerAug 7
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Ottawa sells 10 retired military planes to convert for aerial firefightingThe announcement comes amid growing calls for Canada to update and expand its fleet of firefighting aircraft as it contends with another devastating wildfire season.CanadaAug 7
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Europe’s new AI transparency rules are in effect. Should Canada copy them?As of Sunday, AI systems in Europe must explicitly notify users when they're dealing with AI instead of a human, while AI-generated content like deepfakes must be labelled.TechAug 6
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Will Canada get deal with U.S. before new tariffs? ‘We’ll see,’ says CarneyCanada’s approach for a trade deal with the United States includes 'comprehensive' discussions on all sectors, not just on a few specific sectors, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.EconomyAug 6
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