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Publication Date: June 18, 2026 - 04:00
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60 years ago, Agent Orange was sprayed at CFB Gagetown. Vets want to know: are toxins still in the soil?
June 18, 2026
Sixty years after Agent Orange got sprayed at CFB Gagetown, veterans, military family members and some U.S. lawmakers are still raising concerns these herbicides could linger in the soil. They are calling for more testing as Canada redevelops the base.
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Grassy Narrows First Nation is demanding an apology from Prime Minister Mark Carney, and for a paper mill linked to mercury contamination to be closed. Protesters say the Dryden paper mill, which dumped about nine tonnes of mercury into the English-Wabigoon River System in the 1960s and '70s, continues to pollute their community's water system.
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Danielle Smith's government put much of its weight behind Cowboys Music Festival's demand for later weeknight curfews. City council barely budged.
June 23, 2026 - 19:40 | | CBC News - Canada
Watch the Scarborough Shooting Stars and the Ottawa BlackJacks go head-to-head in Canadian Elite Basketball League action from TD Place Arena in Ottawa.
June 23, 2026 - 19:30 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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