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Ford blasts Stelco owner for tariff support

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the head of the company that owns Hamilton-based steelmaker Stelco “doesn’t give two hoots” about the workers, pointing to Lourenco Goncalves’s praise for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel. During a press conference in Hamilton, Ont., Ford said Stelco should find a new owner.

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At this summer camp, being different is what helps kids fit in

Verona Scorsone-Jung and her new best friend are jumping off the dock at their summer camp, swimming to the ladder and doing it all over again in a continuous loop of carefree summer fun.

Then there’s a pause, because 10-year-old Verona wants to explain a few things about having Tourette syndrome.

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Left to right, Evelyn Simmons, 14, and Violet Mcallister, 10, swim with fellow campers at Camp Maple Leaf on August 12, 2025. (Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail)
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Canada’s severe drought is a sign of future climate conditions and calls for action, experts say

A water storage area near farmland at Westcoast Vegetables in Delta, B.C., March, 2024. Canada is home to 20 per cent of the world’s freshwater but less than half of it is naturally renewed through the hydrological cycle.

Canada must prepare for more seasons marked by severe drought, experts say as this summer’s bone-dry conditions tormented farmers, strained municipal water supply and fuelled one of the worst wildfire seasons on record.

Seventy-one per cent of the country was either abnormally dry or under drought conditions as of the end of July, according to the federal government’s drought monitor released last week.

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Have cellphone bans been effective in schools? Share your thoughts

Last fall, governments across Canada enacted policies that restricted phone use in the classroom – with rules varying for elementary schools and high schools. The increased use of cellphones and social media by students has been a source of concern for policy makers, educators and parents. The devices and platforms have been blamed for incidents of cyberbullying, disrupted sleep patterns and the inability of young people to focus.

Cellphone bans in schools seem to be working, but some wonder how long that will last

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Police investigating after body found on roof of Montreal hospital

Police in Montreal’s northern suburb are investigating after a man in his 40s was found dead on the roof of a hospital on Tuesday.

Sgt. Laurent Arsenault with police in Laval, Que., says officers were called to Cité-de-la-santé hospital at around 9:35 a.m. by employees who found the body.

Arsenault says the man was declared dead at the scene.

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Signage is seen on a police car in Laval, Que., on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Most evacuation orders, alerts lifted for Vancouver Island wildfire, but First Nations affected by road closures

The BC Wildfire Service says the Mount Underwood fire, shown on Aug. 16, is not expected to grow beyond its current size.

Most of the evacuation orders and alerts linked to the Mount Underwood wildfire on Vancouver Island have been lifted or downgraded, with firefighters reporting “minimal” behaviour from the blaze.

But local First Nations are still feeling the impact of the blaze and road closures, warning that shortages of propane could in turn cut water supplies unless gas deliveries are restored.

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