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Publication Date: June 19, 2026 - 04:00
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Carney government passes law allowing authorization of banned pesticides
June 19, 2026
The federal government has brought in major changes to how pesticides are regulated in Canada, granting cabinet the power to authorize the use of pesticides — even ones that Health Canada has deemed unsafe.
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Even as he faces his own final frontier, 95-year-old William Shatner is in constant motion, burnishing his legacy as one of Canada’s most versatile, consequential — and busiest — entertainers. An actor, author, singer, astronaut and icon, Shatner has more than two dozen events booked through December 2026 in places such as New Orleans, Boston, Las Vegas, Edinburgh and Dublin. In each of those appearances, he’ll talk about Star Trek, the miraculous television series that saved his acting career and opened new worlds of opportunity for him. It’s the reason he’s still in demand as a...
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A Hamilton, Ont., podcaster is liable for more than $40,000 in damages and legal costs after saying on a livestream that married rivals of his were biological siblings whose incestuous relationship caused their son’s autism. As part of the ruling, Ontario Superior Court Justice A.J. Goodman ordered Tuesday that political content creator Spencer Butts reimburse $20,000 in legal costs incurred by plaintiffs Ryan and Tanya Davies, the husband and wife co-hosts of the popular conservative podcast Northern Perspective . Butts, who represented himself in court, chose not to file any...
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