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Publication Date: August 7, 2026 - 04:00
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Get ready for 'meteor Christmas' with an added bonus: a partial solar eclipse
August 7, 2026
Every August we are treated to one of the best meteor showers of the year: the Perseids. But this year, during the day of the peak, much of Canada will also get a partial solar eclipse.
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Ontario government agencies have restored Lake Ontario to their websites after a Google Maps update replaced it with Lake America over the weekend. Metrolinx, the provincial agency that runs GO Transit, disabled the map on its GO stations page where the label appeared, it told Global News . The agency said in an email to National Post that “the issue has since been resolved, and our maps once again show Lake Ontario.” Maps on sites run by Hydro One, Metrolinx, Infrastructure Ontario and the LCBO all displayed the American name, Global News reported. Global confirmed the labels itself...
August 31, 2026 - 15:34 | Mason Kossak | National Post
Canada's last captive whales are set to leave the country today as the six belugas from Marineland are headed to two aquariums in the United States.
August 31, 2026 - 15:32 | Liam Casey | CBC News - Canada
August 31, 2026 - 15:25 | Liam Casey | The Globe and Mail
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