Source Feed: Global News - Canada
Author: Ariel Rabinovitch
Publication Date: August 26, 2026 - 16:19
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How is EI changing under Canada’s tariff relief plan — and is it enough?
August 26, 2026
The federal government is modifying some Employment Insurance (EI) benefits for workers impacted by U.S. tariffs as they take hold on Canada's economy, but do they go far enough?
Ramesh Baniya says every single member of his staff at Everest Cuisine in Ottawa is waiting for an update about a loved one who is missing after catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border. He's helped organize a Friday evening vigil at Ottawa city hall.
August 28, 2026 - 12:36 | Dan Taekema | CBC News - Ottawa
A spokesperson for the Isha Foundation, a spiritual group based in India, said 10 people from Toronto had arrived at the Nepal-China border minutes before the flooding hit.
August 28, 2026 - 12:19 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
The mayor of Kingston, Ont., says a snicker is the only response Donald Trump will be getting from his community following the U.S. president's renaming of Lake Ontario as Lake America. "The best thing we can possibly do is just ignore the silliness," Bryan Paterson says.
August 28, 2026 - 12:13 | Dan Taekema | CBC News - Ottawa




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