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Plug-in balcony solar panels could mean cheaper power. But Canada needs to get on board first; Plug-in solar panels, like this one seen on the side of a house in Baltimore, Md\., are an increasingly popular means of generating small amounts of electricity to power appliances and other devices\.

Plug-in balcony solar panels could mean cheaper power. But Canada needs to get on board first

August 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

How would you like to lower your electricity bill and help power your home using an abundant renewable energy source — the sun? There is an affordable, do-it-yourself solution for people who own houses, apartment renters and condo dwellers, that doesn't cost buckets of money or require any sort of tedious installation. But, it's not widely available or permitted in Canada yet.

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Canada is strengthening defence ties with Finland and Sweden. What can they teach us?; Finnish conscript Iivari Luukari stands in front of the 122-mm howitzer he has spent months training on, at the Rovajärvi artillery range in northern Finland\.

Canada is strengthening defence ties with Finland and Sweden. What can they teach us?

August 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

NATO's secretary general has warned Russia could launch an attack on the alliance within the next five years. Talk to NATO's two newest members, Finland and Sweden, and they'll tell you preparation involves a lot more than just boosting military spending.

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Customers started calling a B.C. couple at home asking for help with their barbecues. They decided to help; Jim Klassen is now an Honorary Customer Service Ambassador for Napoleon Grills\.

Customers started calling a B.C. couple at home asking for help with their barbecues. They decided to help

August 30 , 2025 at 09:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A couple in B.C.'s Okanagan answered hundreds of calls for a Canadian barbecue company after their number was listed as the customer service line.

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Sixties Scoop survivor from New Zealand comes home to Manitoba; A man with a blaknet around him with his arm around an older woman\.

Sixties Scoop survivor from New Zealand comes home to Manitoba

August 28 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Jonathan Hooker, who was removed from his northern Manitoba community and taken to New Zealand after he was adopted during the Sixties Scoop, returned to Winnipeg for the first time since his adoption on Wednesday. He was reunited with his birth mother at the airport after 52 years apart.

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Company behind Jack Daniel's says Canadian boycott is 'significant' as sales drop 62%; A Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation employee is shown removing bottles of Jack Daniel's whisky from a store shelf earlier this year after the NSLC pulled American alcohol from its shelves as part of Canada's response to U\.S\. President Donald Trump's tariffs\.

Company behind Jack Daniel's says Canadian boycott is 'significant' as sales drop 62%

August 30 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The parent company of American alcohol producers such as Jack Daniel's whisky and Woodford Reserve bourbon says sales to Canada dropped 62 per cent during the latest fiscal quarter compared to a year ago, as American alcohol remains off the shelves in many Canadian provinces.

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Poilievre's idea to amend Criminal Code wouldn't help Canadians acting in self-defence, law experts say; Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to the media in Brampton, Ont\., on Friday, proposing his idea to amend Canada's Criminal Code so use of force against a person who illegally enters a home and poses a threat to those inside is presumed reasonable\.  

August 29 , 2025 at 09:37:37 p.m. EDT • :

Poilievre's idea to amend Criminal Code wouldn't help Canadians acting in self-defence, law experts say

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Houthis in Yemen say PM of rebel-controlled government killed in Israeli airstrike; Head of the Houthi-led government Ahmed al-Rahawi is seen in Sanaa, Yemen, in August 2024\.  

August 30 , 2025 at 10:52:31 a.m. EDT • :

Houthis in Yemen say PM of rebel-controlled government killed in Israeli airstrike

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Canadian Jonah Tong makes strong MLB debut with Mets, striking out 6 in win over Marlins; Canada's Jonah Tong received a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 42,112 at Citi Field when he took the mound for a six-pitch first inning on Friday night\. He threw 97 pitches and showcased 59 fastballs that averaged 95\.4 mph in the 19-9 win\.  

August 30 , 2025 at 01:49:41 p.m. EDT • :

Canadian Jonah Tong makes strong MLB debut with Mets, striking out 6 in win over Marlins

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IN PHOTOS | This week's most compelling images; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz walks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as they review military honours at the courtyard of the Chancellery in Berlin on Tuesday\.  

August 30 , 2025 at 04:00:41 a.m. EDT • :

IN PHOTOS | This week's most compelling images

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U.S. appeals court finds many Trump tariffs unlawful, setting up likely Supreme Court showdown; U\.S\. appeals court finds Trump tariffs unlawful, setting up likely Supreme Court showdown  

August 29 , 2025 at 06:22:47 p.m. EDT • :

U.S. appeals court finds many Trump tariffs unlawful, setting up likely Supreme Court showdown

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August 30 , 2025 at 03:32:27 p.m. EDT • :

Edmonton music station's AI host part of growing trend

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August 29 , 2025 at 11:41:34 a.m. EDT • :

Canadian author Madeleine Thien makes Barack Obama's 2025 summer reading list

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August 29 , 2025 at 02:08:02 p.m. EDT • :

'Vicious compliance': Alberta premier decries Edmonton Public Schools' banned book list

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August 30 , 2025 at 10:43:32 a.m. EDT • :

U.S. criticized for denying Mahmoud Abbas visa to attend UN as Palestinian statehood set for discussion

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August 30 , 2025 at 03:36:10 p.m. EDT • :

Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalls more items containing pistachio in Quebec

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