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Reçu — 24 septembre 2026 ⏭ The Globe and Mail

Morning Update: Kenneth Law sentencing hearing begins

24 septembre 2026 à 06:24

Good morning. Grieving families detailed immense loss on the first day of Kenneth Law’s sentencing hearing. More on that below, along with the High Seas Treaty and oyster disease management.

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Leonardo Bedoya, left, and Maria Lopez, parents of the late Jeshennia Bedoya-Lopez, speak at the sentencing hearing for Kenneth Law at the Superior Court of Justice in Newmarket, Ont., on Wednesday.
Reçu — 23 septembre 2026 ⏭ The Globe and Mail
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  • Doug Ford hopes federal fuel excise tax cut will be extended
    Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will be there for farmers, but in response to rapidly rising diesel prices, he offered no new measures. He says his government has done a lot to help farmers, including making a permanent cut to the gas and diesel tax that shaves off about five cents a litre, and he hopes a temporary federal fuel excise tax cut will be extended.
     

Doug Ford hopes federal fuel excise tax cut will be extended

23 septembre 2026 à 08:50
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will be there for farmers, but in response to rapidly rising diesel prices, he offered no new measures. He says his government has done a lot to help farmers, including making a permanent cut to the gas and diesel tax that shaves off about five cents a litre, and he hopes a temporary federal fuel excise tax cut will be extended.

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  • Minister touts transparency measures in labour bill
    Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says one of the most consequential proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code in the government’s new legislation is a special mediator role that will file a public report on sticking points in acrimonious negotiations. That 'sunlight' will help parties focus on getting a deal at the table, she says.
     

Morning Update: A strategic snap election

23 septembre 2026 à 06:17

Good morning. Whether the opposition is ready or not, British Columbia is headed for a snap election next month. More on that below, along with a visit from India and a new wildfire to watch.

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B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a press conference at Government House in Victoria, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Seeking to save the oyster industry, a PEI lab sees big potential in tiny seeds

23 septembre 2026 à 06:00

Inside an oyster hatchery on the western shore of PEI, an array of plastic vessels pumps algae-rich water to millions of tiny black dots – some as small as poppy seeds. They’re teeny, tiny baby oysters, specifically bred from the few that have survived multinucleate sphere unknown, or MSX, a deadly oyster disease caused by microscopic parasites.

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ELLERSLIE, P.E.I. (06/26/26) – A tour of the Bideford Shellfish Hatchery in Lennox Island First Nation on June 26, 2026. Pictured here, hatchery manager and geneticist Guy Perry in the algal rearing lab which is cultivated to feed oyster seed. The hatchery currently produces about 45 million oyster seed annually, a fraction of P.E.I.'s demand for roughly 400 million seed each year. It is developing MSX-resistant oyster seed to help combat the parasite's devastation of the P.E.I. oyster industry by selectively breeding broodstock from oysters that have naturally survived MSX. Its first batch of resistant seed was deployed last spring and has achieved an 85 per cent survival rate so far, offering hope for Atlantic Canada's oyster industry. Photo by Vanessa Tignanelli/The Globe & Mail
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