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Carney wants to spend an extra $9B on defence by April. Is that possible?; Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in June that Canada would spend an additional \$9 billion this fiscal year to meet its NATO commitments, and plans to spend even more in the years to come\.

Carney wants to spend an extra $9B on defence by April. Is that possible?

August 3 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney's goal of hitting NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of gross domestic product this year will be an uphill — nearly impossible — battle, say experts and critics.

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'Can I see some ID?' As online age verification spreads, so do privacy concerns; The U\.K\.'s Online Safety Act took effect last Friday, putting age gates on content deemed unsuitable for minors, including pornography\. The move has triggered a backlash from some users, but age verification requirements are spreading online\.

'Can I see some ID?' As online age verification spreads, so do privacy concerns

August 3 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The U.K.'s Online Safety Act took effect last Friday, putting age gates on content deemed unsuitable for minors, including pornography and content about suicide and self harm. While some sites have pulled out of the country rather than comply with the new rules, others are rolling out their own measures beyond the U.K.

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A theft, a sting and an apology: How these Toronto cyclists got their stolen bikes back; How these Toronto bike shop owners tracked down their stolen bicycles

A theft, a sting and an apology: How these Toronto cyclists got their stolen bikes back

August 3 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A thief who cut a hole into Noah Rosen and Suzanne Carlsen's fence to steal their bikes probably didn't expect the couple would set up a sting operation to get them back.

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Beef costs more than ever, but Canadians won't let that ruin barbecue season; The price of ground beef hit \$14\.67 per kilogram in May of 2025, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada, a 25 per cent increase over the \$11\.72 recorded a year earlier and well above the country's current inflation rate of 1\.7 per cent\.

Beef costs more than ever, but Canadians won't let that ruin barbecue season

August 3 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Canada's love affair with the summer burger is proving stronger than inflation. Ground beef hit $14.67 per kg in May 2025, a 25 per cent increase over the same time last year. Yet, despite the sticker shock, Canadians appetite for beef shows no signs of waning.

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The Eastern Energy Partnership: Atlantic Canada's big pitch for Carney's nation-building list; Provinces in Atlantic Canada are pitching an array of ideas to generate and transmit more energy across the country, including offshore wind turbines, a gas pipeline expansion and a second nuclear reactor in New Brunswick\.

The Eastern Energy Partnership: Atlantic Canada's big pitch for Carney's nation-building list

August 2 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The Atlantic provinces have some ambitious 'nation-building' proposals to generate and transmit more energy across Canada, under a banner called the Eastern Energy Partnership. Here's it could transform Atlantic Canada for generations to come.

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WATCH | Recession pop making a streaming comeback in tough times; Singer Lady Gaga is shown during her halftime performance at Super Bowl LI at NGR Stadium in Houston on Feb\. 5\.  

August 2 , 2025 at 09:50:25 a.m. EDT • :

WATCH | Recession pop making a streaming comeback in tough times

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Evacuation orders issued for nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island due to wildfire; The Wesley Ridge wildfire on the north shore of Cameron Lake on Vancouver Island prompted evacuation orders to be expanded late Friday night northwest of Nanaimo\.  

August 2 , 2025 at 02:55:40 p.m. EDT • :

Evacuation orders issued for nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island due to wildfire

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U.S. watchdog launches investigation into former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith; Jack Smith, shown when he was a special counsel, speaks at a news conference in Washington, D\.C\., in August 2023\. Smith, who resigned his post in January, brought two criminal cases against Trump after the 2020 election\.  

August 2 , 2025 at 08:09:55 p.m. EDT • :

U.S. watchdog launches investigation into former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith

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Canada's Victoria Mboko stuns No. 1 seed Coco Gauff to reach National Bank Open quarterfinals; Victoria Mboko celebrates after her win over Coco Gauff during the Round of 16 Saturday night in Montreal\.  

August 2 , 2025 at 09:15:04 p.m. EDT • :

Canada's Victoria Mboko stuns No. 1 seed Coco Gauff to reach National Bank Open quarterfinals

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Close encounter with great white shark near Halifax sparks awe, disbelief; Dalhousie University student Geraldine Fernandez came face to fin with a great white shark near Halifax on Wednesday\.  

August 2 , 2025 at 11:20:15 a.m. EDT • :

Close encounter with great white shark near Halifax sparks awe, disbelief

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August 2 , 2025 at 08:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Piece by piece, cranes lift 84 prefabricated rentals into place in downtown Calgary

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August 2 , 2025 at 09:00:57 p.m. EDT • :

Health Canada issues recall for BChic, Chicure baby nest beds over safety risks

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August 2 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Hamilton restaurateur returns to Syria after 12 years for bittersweet reunion with family, former staff

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August 1 , 2025 at 08:51:24 p.m. EDT • :

Crown stays murder charge for Edmonton man convicted of 1987 killing

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August 2 , 2025 at 02:35:14 p.m. EDT • :

U.S. has 'very, very good plan' to end war in Gaza, envoy tells hostage families

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