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Publication Date: August 19, 2026 - 18:02
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August 19, 2026
Negotiations between Canada and the United States have been extended by 3 days, as the Trump tariff deadline moves to Friday. However, America’s Big Cheese is pretty confident that a deal is in sight. And those positive vibes – to an extent – have been reciprocated by Prime Minister Carney in a recent tweet. What do you make of today’s developments? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, we continue our series of mayoral candidate sitdowns! Today’s contestant is Alex Lawson, a first-time mayoral candidate and the owner of a framing company.
Unpublished Newswire
Toronto police say it has made another arrest in connection to the shooting death of a man in a Scarborough plaza nearly four years ago.
September 11, 2026 - 12:58 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada says a man is entitled to a reduction in his sentence for sexual assault because the post-verdict sentencing phase of the case took too long.
September 11, 2026 - 12:43 | Jim Bronskill | The Globe and Mail
Navigation app MapQuest has put up billboards across Canada and the U.S. detailing directions to Lake Ontario, in its latest act of defiance against U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the body of water to “Lake America.” The app collaborated with creative agency Quality Meats to install the billboards, and the company shared in an email with National Post that the six-foot posts have been erected in six cities: Toronto, Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The designs recreate details from old-school MapQuest printed directions —...
September 11, 2026 - 12:43 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
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