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• Stephen Harper says Donald Trump shouldn't be the excuse for 'Liberal failure'

  07-04-2025 23:40 via nationalpost.com
  It's the first time Harper has hit the campaign trail since the 2015 election, when he was prime minister
  
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• Former prime minister Stephen Harper to introduce Pierre Poilievre at Edmonton rally on Monday

  07-04-2025 23:40 via nationalpost.com
  
  It's the first time Harper has hit the campaign trail since the 2015 election, when he was prime minister
  
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• Former prime minister Stephen Harper to introduce Pierre Poilievre at Edmonton rally

  07-04-2025 23:40 via nationalpost.com
  
  It's the first time Harper has hit the campaign trail since the 2015 election, when he was prime minister
  
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• Ontario's measles outbreak is so big, even New York health officials are taking notice

  07-04-2025 23:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's measles outbreak has become so big that public health officials in New York state have included the province in a travel advisory that urges residents to get vaccinated before visiting.
  
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• Ontario's large measles outbreak catches attention of New York public health officials

  07-04-2025 23:37 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario's measles outbreak has become so big that public health officials in New York state have included the province in a travel advisory that urges residents to get vaccinated before visiting.
  
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• Town of Cardston removes controversial alleyway mural after hearing concerns

  07-04-2025 23:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  A mural has been removed after causing controversy in Cardston. The mural was installed to be a crime deterrent on the town's main street.
  
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• ‘Complete cruelty’: B.C. couple finds sick, injured poodle thrown in the trash

  07-04-2025 23:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Terry Sparrow and his fiancée were out for a Wednesday evening stroll near Camosun Bog at Pacific Spirit Park when they made a disturbing discovery.
  
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• Amid tariff volatility in markets, how we got here and how it hits you

  07-04-2025 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Understanding the market turmoil caused by President Donald Trump's trade war, how it may impact you and your investments, and what you should do about it, according to experts.
  
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• Canadian navy ship deploying with the Brits instead of U.S. 'just a happy coincidence'

  07-04-2025 22:41 via nationalpost.com
  
  It’s rare that Canadian warships join Royal Navy formations, but 'ship deployments are typically planned long in advance'
  
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• Canada deploying with the Brits instead of U.S. Navy 'just a happy coincidence'

  07-04-2025 22:41 via nationalpost.com
  
  It’s rare that Canadian warships join Royal Navy formations, but 'ship deployments are typically planned long in advance'
  
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• Flyers can watch the northern lights from Edmonton airport's new sensory room

  07-04-2025 22:15 via o.canada.com
  
  A time-lapsed video of the Northern Lights will be among the highlights at a new sensory room at Edmonton International Airport.Read More
  
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• Edmonton airport opens sensory room where flyers can watch the northern lights

  07-04-2025 22:15 via o.canada.com
  A time-lapsed video of the Northern Lights will be among the highlights at a new sensory room at Edmonton International Airport.Read More
  
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• 'Special boy': Wife of late hockey star Johnny Gaudreau gives birth to third child

  07-04-2025 22:12 via nationalpost.com
  
  In a post on Instagram, she shared the news along with photos of the new baby alongside his two older siblings
  
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• Another day of stock market mayhem as nations ask Trump to reconsider tariffs

  07-04-2025 21:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Mixed messaging about a potential pause on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff led to the wild ride on the North American markets on Monday.
  
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• Painter of the 'worst' Trump portrait denies it was done with 'purposeful distortion' or bias

  07-04-2025 21:50 via nationalpost.com
  
  Sarah A. Boardman says that in the six years since she painted the portrait, she has 'received overwhelmingly positive feedback,' but since Trump’s comments 'that has changed'
  
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• Painter of the 'worst' Trump portrait denies it was done with 'purposeful distortion'

  07-04-2025 21:50 via nationalpost.com
  
  Sarah A. Boardman says that in the six years since she painted the portrait, she has 'received overwhelmingly positive feedback,' but since Trump’s comments 'that has changed'
  
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• Tears, horrified silence as court views moment city bus rams into Quebec daycare

  07-04-2025 21:26 via cbc.ca
  
  A Quebec courtroom watched with a mixture of tears and horrified silence on Monday as a video was shown of the moment a city bus rammed into a Montreal-area daycare, killing two children and injuring six more.
  
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• ‘Tough days ahead’: How Canada’s leaders reacted to Trump’s market chaos

  07-04-2025 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Liberal Leader Mark Carney said Trump’s trade actions have 'significantly' raised the probability of a recession in the U.S., and of 'significant effects' on Canada's economy.
  
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• Court views video of moment bus crashes into Quebec daycare, killing two children

  07-04-2025 21:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Quebec courtroom watched with a mixture of tears and horrified silence on Monday as a video was shown of the moment a city bus rammed into a daycare.
  
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• Canada’s exporters rush to be CUSMA-compliant, but how hard is it?

  07-04-2025 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian exporters are rushing to ensure their products are compliant with the North American free trade pact in an effort to avoid U.S. tariffs.
  
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• Twelve affordable housing units for youth, young families open next week in Halifax

  07-04-2025 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Nova Scotia government says affordable housing units for 22 youth and young families will open next week thanks to a partnership with two local non-profits. 
  
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• While the U.S. lays off health researchers, this Toronto hospital network plans to ramp up recruitment

  07-04-2025 20:27 via cbc.ca
  
  Toronto's University Health Network says it has a new plan to recruit the best and brightest medical scientists from around the world, including the United States, where the government is laying off thousands of health researchers.
  
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• Toronto’s University Health Network aims to attract 100 scientists

  07-04-2025 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  University Health Network in Toronto is aiming to attract 100 scientists, focusing on people whose research could fuel economic development.
  
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• Chinese government boosted Carney posts on popular social media platform

  07-04-2025 20:20 via nationalpost.com
  Both posts caught fire at a suspiciously fast pace, garnering an estimated one to three million views
  
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• Province gives $4.5M to Travel Manitoba in effort to showcase province to visitors

  07-04-2025 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Manitoba's tourism minister says Travel Manitoba is receiving $4.5 million in government funds to help showcase the province to potential tourists.
  
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• Carney, Poilievre say Trump directly responsible for stock market mayhem

  07-04-2025 19:53 via cbc.ca
  
  Today, the federal leaders are fanned out across the country. They’ll be campaigning against a bleak backdrop: global markets are decidedly rejecting the new tariff regime imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump last week.
  
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• Mark Carney 'doesn’t give a damn' about Quebec, says Bloc leader Blanchet

  07-04-2025 19:44 via nationalpost.com
  
  Blanchet was answering a question in English about Carney's understanding of Quebec
  
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• Mark Carney 'doesn’t give a damn' about Quebec, says Blanchet

  07-04-2025 19:44 via nationalpost.com
  
  Blanchet was answering a question in English about Carney's understanding of Quebec
  
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• Shopify staff told AI will be ‘fundamental expectation’ for all work

  07-04-2025 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A memo released by CEO Tobi Lütke urged the e-commerce software company's staff not already treating AI like a critic, tutor, programmer or deep researcher to use the technology.
  
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• Canadian scientist awarded for discovering hormone used in Ozempic

  07-04-2025 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Daniel Drucker shares the US$3 million prize with four colleagues in the U.S. and Denmark for discovering the GLP-1 hormone that's used in medications like Ozempic.
  
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• Gretzky to Ovechkin: 'You get to 900 and I might buy you a car'

  07-04-2025 19:20 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Great One received a Rolls-Royce when he broke Gordie Howe’s record and he was lobbying hard for Ovechkin after a new record was set
  
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• Poilievre promises to stop endless environmental reviews for large infrastructure projects

  07-04-2025 19:08 via nationalpost.com
  
  Poilievre said the days of innumerable environmental reviews for large infrastructure projects would be over
  
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• What are some reasons you may be denied entry at the U.S. border?

  07-04-2025 19:04 via nationalpost.com
  
  'One is nowhere more powerless than at a border,' says Audrey Macklin, University of Toronto law professor
  
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• What are some reasons Canadians may be denied entry at the U.S. border?

  07-04-2025 19:04 via nationalpost.com
  
  'One is nowhere more powerless than at a border,' says Audrey Macklin, University of Toronto law professor
  
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• Shawn Desman, July Talk, Dean Brody early names added to CNE concert lineup

  07-04-2025 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian pop singer Shawn Desman, and homegrown bands July Talk and Loverboy are set to make waves as part of the Canadian National Exhibition concert series.
  
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• Trump’s trade war darkens outlook as 1 in 3 Canadian firms plan for recession

  07-04-2025 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Bank of Canada survey said 32 per cent of Canadian businesses were planning ahead with the assumption that a recession will occur in Canada over the next year.
  
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• Mike Myers back on SNL, this time in a Canadian Tire T-shirt

  07-04-2025 18:20 via nationalpost.com
  Myers' appearance as Elon Musk even got the billionaire to respond: 'SNL hasn’t been funny in a long time. They are their own parody'
  
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• Carney targeted by Chinese WeChat ‘operation’ in Canada election: officials

  07-04-2025 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 'information operation' was launched by Youli-Youmian, WeChat's most popular news account, which has been linked to the Chinese Communist Party, Canadian officials said.
  
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• Landlord stores hundreds of tires in Toronto backyard despite city order to remove them

  07-04-2025 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a residential backyard at a house on Heale Avenue in Toronto, you'll see piles of used automobile tires — not just a few tires, but more than 800.
  
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• Security officials report a Beijing-linked online operation is targeting Carney

  07-04-2025 17:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal security officials say they’ve found an online information operation linked to the Chinese government that has targeted Liberal Leader Mark Carney.
  
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• Security officials report a Beijing-linked online operation focused on Carney

  07-04-2025 17:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Federal security officials say they have found an online information operation linked to the Chinese government that focused on Liberal Leader Mark Carney.
  
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• Tribunal confirms firing of federal bureaucrat who received $14,000 from CERB

  07-04-2025 17:27 via nationalpost.com
  
  Case appears to be the first ruling on a grievance filed by a bureaucrat who opposed their firing for improperly receiving CERB
  
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• Ontario defers tax collection for businesses amid Trump tariff fallout

  07-04-2025 17:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the ongoing economic uncertainty created by Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Ontario government says it is deferring a number of taxes for businesses.
  
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• Smith says she won't 'shut up' after Carney jab at campaign rally

  07-04-2025 16:53 via nationalpost.com
  
  'And we’re going to send Danielle next, well, maybe we won’t. We won’t send Danielle. That’s a bad idea. Strike that'
  
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• Carney jokes that it's a 'bad idea' to send 'Danielle' to persuade Americans

  07-04-2025 16:53 via nationalpost.com
  
  'And we’re going to send Danielle next, well, maybe we won’t. We won’t send Danielle. That’s a bad idea. Strike that'
  
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• Leaders campaign against backdrop of major global market sell-off

  07-04-2025 16:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Today, the federal leaders are fanned out across the country. They’ll be campaigning against a bleak backdrop: global markets are decidedly rejecting the new tariff regime imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump last week.
  
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• RV industry hopes for more Canadian road trippers amid tariff uncertainty

  07-04-2025 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadian RV dealers say they are concerned about the threat of tariffs on their industry, but are cautiously optimistic about renewed interest in travellers exploring Canada in a recreational vehicle. 
  
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• Carney pokes fun at Alberta’s Smith as leaders enter week 3 of race

  07-04-2025 14:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Liberals are riding high in the polls, in which Canadians say U.S. President Donald Trump's economic threats are their top concern.
  
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• 'A survival game': How the cost of living has changed since the 2021 federal election

  07-04-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The price of goods and services in Alberta rose nearly 14 per cent since the last federal election, a CBC News analysis found. Many Albertans have had to tighten their wallets and purse strings as a result, and some have experienced homelessness.
  
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• Animal shelters struggle to keep up with demand as food prices skyrocket for pets

  07-04-2025 13:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Nova Scotia SPCA says that demand in all six locations in the province has increased, but donations remain low and there are calls to to help those in need.
  
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