Hit and run on Highway 401 leaves construction worker with 'life-altering' injuries: OPP
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/hit-run-highway-401-construction-worker-1.6963785?cmp=rss

Ontario Provincial Police are looking for the driver of a black Corvette in connection with a hit and run on Highway 401 that left a construction worker with "life-altering" injuries.
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Kremlin’s Fraud ‘Elections’ in Russia and Occupied-Territories Didn't Go as Planned
https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/21530

Moscow has sought to portray the recent elections across Russia and in illegally occupied areas of Ukraine as a stunning success. However, evidence shows that not all went as planned.
#World

Ask Queen's Park for money first, federal minister tells Toronto
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/federal-response-toronto-finances-1.6963193?cmp=rss

Queen's Park must be the first stop in Toronto's search for a solution to its billion dollar deficit, Canada's innovation minister says.
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US Says N.Korea Summit Shows Putin 'Begging' for Help
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/21527

Miller said that Putin was travelling "hat in hand" to the talks in the Far Eastern Russian city of Vladivostok after missing the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi due to his own "pariah" status.
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US Says N.Korea Summit Shows Putin 'Begging' for Help
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/21526

Miller said Putin was travelling "hat in hand" to the talks in the Far Eastern Russian city of Vladivostok after missing the Group of 20 summit due to his own "pariah" status.
#World

N. Korea's Kim in Russia for Putin Talks as US Warns on Arms Deal
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/21524

Russian state news agency Ria Novosti confirmed Kim's train had crossed the border into the Primorsky region, with images showing his train being pulled along a track by a Russian Railways locomotive.
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The 11% yield that isn't in your mutual fund #press

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Regina United Church garden designated as space for reflection on Canada's residential school history
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/residential-schools-united-church-westminster-united-church-1.6962901?cmp=rss

The space at Westminster United Church is shaded by trees with walking paths winding through the garden, which includes native plants, benches and a gathering spot for ceremonies.
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'Starlight Tours' fear felt by Indigenous people in Canada explored in TIFF short film
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/starlight-tour-indigenous-canadians-fear-tiff-1.6962874?cmp=rss

The short film, screened at TIFF, is meant to portray “raw and unfiltered truth” of the fear experienced by Indigenous people when confronted by law enforcement, according to director Eva Thomas.
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In 3 years, Crown lawyers spent 1,672 hours keeping Doug Ford's leaked mandate letters secret
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/crown-lawyer-hours-ford-mandate-letters-1.6891876?cmp=rss

Between July 2018 and July 2021, Ontario Crown lawyers dedicated 1,672 taxpayer-funded hours to the province's case to keep Premier Doug Ford's now-leaked mandate letters secret.
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'150,000 Men Will Be Thrown In’ – Russian Soldier Reveals Fears of ‘Huge’ Ukrainian Crimea Liberation Force
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/21497

In the call, released by Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR), the soldier says that the AFU are "preparing something huge."
#Ukraine

Pass rates at Ontario DriveTest centres reveal 'illusion of consistency,' says road safety group
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/ontario-drive-test-pass-rates-1.6928311?cmp=rss

Ontario DriveTest exams are supposed to be similar to each other and evaluate the same driving skills, but the percentage of people who pass varies drastically depending on where you take the test, according to new data obtained by CBC Hamilton through a freedom of information request.
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Moscow Claims Putin's Party Wins Votes in Annexed Ukraine Regions
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/21483

Data published by Moscow and proxy officials showed voters in the war-battered territories had backed the "United Russia" party with more than 70 per cent of the ballot in each territory.
#Ukraine #World

Cubers square up at Saskatchewan's first official Rubik's Cube competition
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/cubers-square-up-at-saskatchewan-s-first-official-rubik-s-cube-competition-1.6962445?cmp=rss

Around 80 competitors spent Saturday whirling their cubes at the World Cubing Association’s 2023 Saskatchewan Open at the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Astra Hall in Saskatoon. It was Saskatchewan’s first official Rubik's Cube competition.
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Epic Ultramarathon Journey: 2,500km Run for Ukraine - Boas Krachtwejk's Inspiring Mission
https://www.kyivpost.com/videos/21481

Starting his epic journey in Amsterdam on July 22, he has conquered a staggering 2,500 kilometers, reaching Kyiv on September 10.
#World #Ukraine

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You don't know it, but you're doing laundry wrong #press

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Canadian women's 8 rowing team clinches spot at Paris Olympics
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/rowing/world-rowing-championships-sept-10-1.6961762?cmp=rss

The Canadian women's eight rowing team have booked their place at next summer's Paris Olympic Games with a fifth-place result at the World Rowing Championships on Sunday in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Canada beats U.S. in OT for bronze at men's Basketball World Cup
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/basketball/world-cup-basketball-men-canada-united-states-bronze-recap-1.6962177?cmp=rss

Canada won the bronze-medal match at the FIBA men's Basketball World Cup on Sunday in Manila, Philippines. The Canadians did it in dramatic fashion, taking a 127-118 overtime win against the United States.
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From opinion polls to party faithful, Poilievre's Conservatives are riding high. But is it too soon?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-analysis-conservative-party-convention-1.6962067?cmp=rss

The race to be the next prime minister of Canada has yet to be called but Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre appears to be comfortably set in the pole position. Some insiders wonder if the party can maintain the momentum.
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Eyes at City Hall turn to Queen's Park after council asks for sales tax
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-sales-tax-queens-park-1.6961124?cmp=rss

After a marathon Toronto city council meeting this week to address its deep financial crisis, all eyes now shift to Queen's Park to see if Premier Doug Ford's government will approve a request for a controversial municipal sales tax.
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