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Publication Date: August 20, 2026 - 04:00
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Why lithium-ion battery fires are so dangerous
August 20, 2026
Fires can be more aggressive based on how charged the battery is, which firefighters often have no way of knowing. The batteries can explode and become projectiles while crews are responding. And Toronto Fire has had to expand its decontamination process to get carcinogens off its gear, because the standard protocol isn’t good enough.
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Amid an ongoing trade war with the U.S., Quebec voters will head to the polls this fall. Will new CAQ leader Christine Fréchette manage to repeat what Mark Carney did for the federal Liberals, renewing a long-standing government for a new mandate? Or will the resurgent Parti Québécois unseat the CAQ after eight years in government? Phil Authier, political correspondent with the Montreal Gazette, joins host Dave Breakenridge to discuss how the political landscape in Quebec has changed in the last eight years, how the trade war has factored into this race, and what a PQ win could mean...
September 11, 2026 - 13:46 | Shawn Knox | National Post
OTTAWA — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said there are no meetings scheduled in Washington, even as Mexico and the United States are reportedly working towards a completed bilateral deal by November. “They’ve been at this for a number of months, and speeding towards a deal two months from now doesn’t feel like speed,” said LeBlanc, during a cabinet retreat in Banff, Alta., on Friday. “But they are they are having those conversations as we did, as we may again at some point.” Reuters reported on Friday that Mexican and American negotiators are working towards a bilateral...
September 11, 2026 - 13:44 | Jordan Gowling | National Post
The return to the office four days a week remains delayed for tens of thousands of unionized federal public servants because of a lack of space.
September 11, 2026 - 12:58 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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