Monthly Archives: June 2026

Carney says latest Trump tariffs ‘not a surprise’ after U.S. promises new 10% levy on Canada

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he isn’t surprised by the Trump administration’s plan to slap import levies on goods allegedly made with forced labour.

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Zellers plays with toys, food as retailer’s relaunch reaches Ontario

A new discount storefront is set to open near Toronto’s Yorkdale Mall on June 18th, and another at Windsor’s Tecumseh Mall in July.

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U.S. Coast Guard launches new sail drones on Lake Erie for first time

Two bright orange autonomous sail drones are floating in Lake Erie right now, part of a new U.S. Coast Guard program.

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AI agents lag far behind human workers. Why are tech companies laying off the humans?

AI-related layoffs are in full swing as tech companies invest in artificial intelligence agents they say will take over tasks traditionally done by humans. But a major AI infrastructure and software company says the agents fail to produce professionally acceptable … Continue reading →

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Canada endorses plan to send remaining Marineland belugas to Spain, across U.S.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has endorsed a rescue plan that would see all of Marineland’s remaining beluga whales split up and sent to Oceanogràfic València in Spain or one of four U.S. locations.

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Canada tells U.S., Mexico it wants CUSMA renewed

Canada has given the U.S. and Mexico official notice that it wants the free trade deal between the three countries to be renewed.

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Carney addresses technical recession, says economy going through ‘settling-in’ period

Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government is “fundamentally” transforming the economy as it responds to the U.S. trade war, and that the country’s dip into a technical recession is partly a symptom of this “settling-in” period.

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A python was found at a Windsor sewage plant. Was it flushed?

A city worker at the pollution control facility discovered the exotic pet. It is dehydrated and needs help shedding but is expected to survive, according to the local humane society.

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The ancient British hillside giant with a ‘real masculine vibe’ is getting a makeover

More than 100 volunteers with the U.K.’s National Trust are working diligently on a steep hill in the brutal summer heat to restore the Cerne Abbas Giant to his former glory.

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Researchers call for more collaboration to stop whale strikes in B.C.

In San Francisco Bay, scientists, ferry operators and the public are working together to track whales, using an app and a special kind of camera.

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