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• Champagne says ‘more details’ will come on annual defence spending plans

  The finance minister will not say why his department is refusing to release the total amount the federal government plans to spend on defence annually.

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• Ontario school boards record more deficits a year after supervisors sent in

  In June 2025, Minister Paul Calandra announced he would appoint supervisors to the Toronto public, Toronto Catholic, Ottawa-Carleton and Dufferin-Peel school boards.

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• $20M worth of cocaine seized by York police and CBSA, 6 arrested

  The CBSA intercepted and examined a shipment from Panama in May 2026 that contained a large amount of what was believed to be cocaine.

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• AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood to appear in feature film set in the ‘Tillyverse’

  Misaligned is described as a 'coming-of-age story infused with existential AI chaos' that follows an AI being through a seductive bot-driven adventure.

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• Toronto sees modest economic boost from World Cup as city’s hosting gig nears end

  A study prepared for FIFA by Deloitte Canada found hosting the World Cup could contribute $940 million in positive economic output in the Greater Toronto Area.

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• Andersen expects to share the load under Babcock

  New Edmonton Oilers goaltender Frederik Andersen doesn't expect to start as many games under coach Mike Babcock as he did when they were Toronto Maple Leafs.

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• OPEC+ agrees to higher oil production ‘to support oil market stability’

  After the Iran war choked off about a fifth of the world's oil supply for several months, the world's largest alliance of oil-producing nations agreed to increase its quota.

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• Tesla driver charged with manslaughter over crash into Texas home

  Michael David Butler, 44, was arrested by the Harris County Sheriff's Office vehicular crimes division and charged with manslaughter in connection with the woman's death.

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• Study ties some birth control to brain tumours, but risks ‘rare’: experts

  However, the overall risk remains 'rare,' experts say, and the risk generally goes away within several years of stopping the medication.

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• Cruise carrying thousands of LGBTQ+ passengers denied entry to Turkey

  Homosexuality is not criminalized in Turkey, but there are no antidiscrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ people and Pride has been banned every year since 2015.

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• Republican bill aims to punish Canadian provinces with U.S. alcohol bans

  The legislature comes as eight Canadian provincial governments levied restrictions on U.S. alcohol imports following U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs last year.

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• Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II astronaut, is leaving the Canadian Space Agency

  Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who made a historic trip around the moon in April as part of the Artemis II space mission, is leaving the Canadian Space Agency.

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• Raptors, ‘special guest’ holding news conference

  The Toronto Raptors will be holding a news conference Tuesday morning with a "special guest."

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• Delta plane hit by firework while landing in Chicago

  The pilot of Delta Flight 1076 notified air traffic controllers just before landing on Saturday night that a firework hit the commercial airliner during its descent.

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• Former GM site in Ontario given 120-day cleanup deadline after appeal fails

  A lawyer representing the mortgage holder of the former GM site asked for the appeal hearing to be adjourned, but the request was denied.

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• Toddler bitten in the face by coyote at Whitby, Ont., playground: police

  Durham Region police were called to assist an ambulance at Vanier Park Sunday evening after a coyote entered the playground area and bit a boy.

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• Jewelry distraction thefts in Winnipeg lead to arrest of Toronto pair

  A pair from Toronto are facing charges including theft and conspiracy to commit fraud after a string of distraction thefts on Canada Day, Winnipeg police said.

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• Prince Harry won’t stay at Buckingham Palace during U.K. visit

  Prince Harry is due in London on ​Tuesday and Birmingham later this week for a series of charity engagements and was originally supposed to bring his children.

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• Ontario, Alberta push to advance 3,300 km east-west oil pipeline

  The plan follows an agreement signed between Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan to explore an east-west energy corridor and railway.

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• Canada picks German firm TKMS to build Canada’s new submarine fleet

  Prime Minister Carney made the announcement while touring a Canadian Armed Forces base in Halifax on Monday afternoon, shortly before leaving for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.

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• ‘Buy Canadian’ policy to be simplified for small businesses, minister says

  The federal government says it's simplifying the current Buy Canadian procurement process to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses.

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• 17 Gummy Gainz protein candies recalled for improperly declared milk

  This recall was triggered by a consumer complaint, with one reported reaction associated with the consumption of these products. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation.

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• Coney Island shooting leaves 8 injured, including 4 children, police say

  NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said an unknown male dressed in all black and wearing a black ski mask approached the fence line and fired multiple rounds.

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• Rob Cerjanec ending campaign to become Ontario Liberal leader

  MPP Lee Fairclough, former federal cabinet minister Navdeep Bains, housing advocate Eric Lombardi and former political staffer Dylan Marando are still in the running.

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• Trump says Balogun play ‘wasn’t a foul’ following red card reversal

  UEFA said in a statement FIFA “crossed a red line” with its decision not to enforce Balogun’s mandatory one-game ban, after the world soccer body came under pressure from Trump.

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