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• Perseid meteor shower and partial solar eclipse to light up skies next week - Global News August 7, 2026
  Perseid meteor shower and partial solar eclipse to light up skies next week  Global NewsGet ready for 'meteor Christmas' with an added bonus: a partial solar eclipse  CBC‘Pretty crazy’: Area astronomers set to turn to the sky for rare cosmic doubleheader  The Peterborough ExaminerStar Gazing: Eclipse-mania runs wild in the sky  Guelph NewsThe Perseid meteor shower will peak Aug. […]
• Canada prepared to halt booze bans, meet other U.S. demands in exchange for tariff relief: sources - CBC August 7, 2026
  Canada prepared to halt booze bans, meet other U.S. demands in exchange for tariff relief: sources  CBCOpinion: Concession Carney faces his Neville Chamberlain moment  The Globe and MailAfter Trump Calls Canadians ‘Nasty,’ Mark Carney Says the Word Fits Trade Talks  nytimes.comU.S. trade talks focus on booze ban, dairy as new Trump tariffs loom  Toronto StarCarney responds after Trump says […]
• 3 people charged in Toronto police firearm probe that ended in 19-year-old fatally shot by officer - CP24 August 7, 2026
  3 people charged in Toronto police firearm probe that ended in 19-year-old fatally shot by officer  CP243 charged in gun call ending in fatal shooting in Mississauga  CityNews TorontoThree vehicle occupants face gun charges after Toronto police fatally shoot man, 19, in car  Toronto StarDriver of suspected stolen Mercedes dead after being shot by Toronto police: SIU  ctvnews.ca3 arrested […]
• Parents who missed kid's birthday due to WestJet strike say nothing can make up for it - CBC August 7, 2026
  Parents who missed kid's birthday due to WestJet strike say nothing can make up for it  CBCWhat’s in the WestJet cabin crew deal? Here’s what the union says  ctvnews.caWestJet flight attendants win large wage increases and compensation for preboarding work  The Globe and MailWestJet says all scheduled flights operating Wednesday after work stoppage  CityNews WinnipegOttawa man says WestJet refused […]
• 8 dead in Thailand as teen shoots grandparents, then people at school - CBC August 7, 2026
  8 dead in Thailand as teen shoots grandparents, then people at school  CBCLive updates: Teen gunman dead after killing teachers in Thailand’s worst school shooting in years  CNNThailand school shooting: Pupil describes harrowing moment teacher was shot in front of her  BBCThailand school shooting: teen suspect killed at least seven people and injured more than 30, officials say […]
• Why Nova Scotia was chosen to test a new Ebola vaccine - CBC August 7, 2026
  Why Nova Scotia was chosen to test a new Ebola vaccine  CBCAfrica CDC says will use Zaire Ebola vaccine in current outbreak  CP24Health Canada authorizes Moderna clinical trial for new Ebola vaccine candidate  650 CKOMEbola Response Turns to Merck Vaccine, Gilead Drug as Congo Outbreak Worsens  Bloomberg.comWHO urges Ervebo vaccine trial in DR Congo Ebola outbreak  RFI
• Senate passes Russia sanctions bill named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham - CNN August 7, 2026
  Senate passes Russia sanctions bill named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham  CNNUS Senate passes Russia sanctions bill championed by Lindsey Graham  The GuardianLive updates: Senate OKs Russia sanctions bill; Bill Cassidy backs Todd Blanche nomination  The HillSenate passes sanctions bill on Russia and Iran named for late Sen. Lindsey Graham  nbcnews.comUS Senate approves sweeping Russia sanctions […]
• Canada adds 75,000 new jobs in July, unemployment rate lowest in 2 years - CBC August 7, 2026
  Canada adds 75,000 new jobs in July, unemployment rate lowest in 2 years  CBC‘Not yet strong’: Canada adds surprise 75,000 jobs in July but recovery still ongoing  ctvnews.caCanada’s labour market data firmed again in July  rbc.comBlockbuster jobs growth unlikely to push Bank of Canada off sidelines  Financial PostStatistics Canada to release jobs numbers for July this morning  BNN Bloomberg
• 2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee stirs up buzz with 600 hp - driving.ca August 7, 2026
  2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee stirs up buzz with 600 hp  driving.caView Photos of the 2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee Launch Edition  Car and DriverThe Super Bee Is Back: Dodge's Newest Charger Packs 600 Horsepower  Motor1.com2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee: Return of an Iconic Name The 2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee Launch Edition will be assembled in Windsor, […]
• ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Casts Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie - Variety August 7, 2026
  ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Casts Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie  VarietyHeated Rivalry cast and crew need space while shooting Season 2, director says  CBC‘Heated Rivalry’ has found its new heartthrobs for season 2, including a Canadian actor and singer  Toronto StarHeated Rivalry casts another Canadian to hit the ice in season two  The Globe and MailHeated Rivalry fans kindly […]
• Ford asks Carney to make federal gas tax suspension permanent - CP24 August 7, 2026
  Ford asks Carney to make federal gas tax suspension permanent  CP24Ford writes Carney asking to extend gas and diesel excise tax holiday to Jan. 1  CBCPierre Poilievre challenges Mark Carney to extend gas tax break beyond Labour Day  Toronto Star'Now is not the time': Federal Conservatives and taxpayer group urge Liberal government to keep gas tax paused  calgaryherald.comMost Canadians […]
• More than $4.5M worth of cocaine seized, 3 charged in Ontario drug bust - Global News August 7, 2026
  More than $4.5M worth of cocaine seized, 3 charged in Ontario drug bust  Global NewsPolice seize $4.5M worth of cocaine, hundreds of thousands in cash, multiple people arrested  CP24Brantford man charged after police seize cocaine valued at $4.5 million  Brantford ExpositorHamilton men charged in $4.5-million cocaine bust  The Spec2 Hamilton men charged after RCMP seize $4.5M worth of cocaine […]
• Two 18-year-old men charged in deadly Salsa on St. Clair shooting - CityNews Toronto August 7, 2026
  Two 18-year-old men charged in deadly Salsa on St. Clair shooting  CityNews TorontoSalsa on St. Clair shooting: Toronto police charge two 18-year-old men with first-degree murder  Toronto StarArrests made for fatal Salsa on St. Clair festival shooting: Toronto police chief  CBC‘Extraordinary violence’: Deadly Salsa on St. Clair shooting leads to arrest of two 18-year-olds  ctvnews.caTwo 18-year-olds facing 37 charges […]
• Africa CDC calls for village-level response to contain Ebola outbreak in DR Congo - Xinhua August 7, 2026
  Africa CDC calls for village-level response to contain Ebola outbreak in DR Congo  XinhuaEbola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating, officials say  The GuardianUnpaid wages and deadly risk: Why health workers are threatening to abandon the Ebola response  CNNAfrica CDC and WHO call for urgent, community-led action to contain Ebola in the DRC  World Health Organization […]
• Trump says voters are angry with Republicans – but not him – as midterms near - independent.co.uk August 7, 2026
  Trump says voters are angry with Republicans – but not him – as midterms near  independent.co.ukTrump distances himself from voter frustration with GOP: ‘They’re not angry at me’  CNNTrump says voters are mad at other Republicans, not him, as midterms approach  PoliticoTrump says GOP voters ‘angry’ at congressional Republicans ahead of midterms but not at him  The HillDonald Trump […]