🇨🇦 Out-of-pocket health-care costs have risen 18.5% since 2022, nearly as fast as food. CBC reports private health spending is also growing almost twice as fast as public spending. When people delay dental, eye or other essential care because they can’t afford it, is that still universal health care?

🇨🇦🏔️ Mount Robson’s Berg Glacier has retreated so far it no longer reaches Berg Lake. CBC reports the glacier may now produce far fewer of the floating icebergs that gave the lake its name. Researchers call it a powerful visual symbol of climate change already reshaping Canada.

🇨🇦 Ottawa Coun. Riley Brockington says it’s finally time to rename Trump Avenue, calling it embarrassing for Canada’s capital to honour a president threatening our economy and sovereignty. Mayor Sutcliffe agrees. If it goes, what distinctly Canadian name should replace it?

🇨🇦 Danielle Smith says Canada should answer Trump’s trade war by being “too friendly, kind and helpful to resist.” She means courting U.S. governors, Congress and the public while opposing stronger leverage. Diplomacy matters. But if pressure is rewarded with friendliness, why would Trump stop?

🇺🇲Trump’s trade chief tells CBC 🇨🇦 there were no last-minute U.S. demands and says Canada changed the deal. 🇨🇦 But when Trump was asked about adding last-minute demands, he replied: “That sounds like me.” Greer now says there are “no open channels” with Ottawa. Whose account do you believe?

🇨🇦 Trump’s trade war is now feeding Alberta’s separatism debate. CBC reports some independence advocates see Canada’s pain as an opportunity, while pro-unity organizing is surging across Alberta. If Trump sees Canadian division as leverage, separatism could strengthen his hand at the worst moment.

📱 Meta will pay up to $18B US over claims its platforms harmed children. That sounds huge, until CBC notes it equals roughly 3 to 4 months of Meta’s profit. Targeted ads and personalized recommendations remain. Is this real accountability, or just another cost of doing business?

🇨🇦 Canada’s refusal to accept Trump’s trade demands is getting noticed in Europe. Former French ambassador Gérard Araud: “Canada should show the way to the EU: with Trump, only firmness pays off.” The harder test comes now: can Canada withstand the pressure long enough to make that strategy work?

⚾🎨 Blue Jays ace Dylan Cease has made it to the AGO, and not for baseball. The gallery has launched a collection featuring his artwork, with proceeds supporting its charitable mission. “I’m not having to be perfect, I’m just having fun and enjoying it.” 🇨🇦💙

🇨🇦 Gavin Newsom tells CBC Trump will be back at the table with Canada soon because “he’s getting crushed” by pressure inside the GOP. He also praised Carney’s approach: “Trump respects strength, he does not respect weakness.” Do you think U.S. political pressure will change Trump’s course?

🇨🇦 Ottawa won’t disclose how much it has spent fighting First Nations in court over safe water and housing, citing privilege. CBC Indigenous reports experts call that an overreach. If taxpayer money is funding these appeals, shouldn’t Canadians know the cost?

🇨🇦 Loblaw is restoring country-of-origin produce labels after shopper backlash. After past scandals and misleading “Canadian” labelling, CBC Investigates has kept pressing the grocery giant for answers. If clear origin labels can be required in Ontario and Quebec, why not across Canada?

🇨🇦 The White House says Canada has a “record of abuse” on trade. CBC fact-checkers found major missing context: unemployment is 6.4%, U.S. dairy enters tariff-free within quota, and Canada’s auto tariff answered an equivalent U.S. tariff. In a trade war, facts matter.

🇵🇸 Omar Halawa is 13. In war-torn Gaza, flying a kite is one of the only things he still enjoys. After Netanyahu threatened increased strikes over kites, balloons and drones, Omar says he is afraid: “We are children… we want to live.” Children should not have to fear being targeted for play.

💔 Dolly Parton has died at 80, her family has confirmed. A universally beloved songwriter, singer, actor, philanthropist and genuine cultural icon, Dolly’s extraordinary career spanned more than 60 years. CBC News is following this breaking story. Rest in peace, Dolly. ❤️ 🙏✨️👑🪽

🇨🇦 Danielle Smith warns retaliation could hurt Albertans, while Ford says Canada needs “everyone… singing off the same song sheet.” With Smith’s U.S. ties & an Alberta separatism referendum looming, critics warn division itself could become leverage for Trump. Protecting Alberta, or weakening Canada?

🇨🇦 Trump is now threatening on Truth Social to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” as the trade fight escalates. Mississauga’s mayor responded: “We will defend its good name!” Lake Ontario it is. Is this worth answering, or should Canada ignore the theatrics and focus on the economic fight?

✈️ WestJet flight attendants have ratified a new contract with 90.2% support. The deal brings 18%+ wage increases over 3 years and new compensation for ground duties, a major issue behind this month’s strike. Should paid ground work be standard across Canadian airlines?

🇨🇦 CBC reports the Dominion Society promotes mass “remigration” and the “great replacement” conspiracy theory. Even former Conservative minister Jason Kenney says race-based immigration politics are “un-Canadian.” Immigration can be debated without normalizing white nationalism.

🇨🇦🎤 The search for Canada's FIRST Eurovision artist is about to begin! CBC/Radio-Canada opens its national selection process Aug. 31, with Canadian artists able to apply until Sept. 9. A huge new chapter for Canadian music and our public broadcaster. ✨ Who should represent Canada? 👀🎶

🇨🇦 CBC has uncovered more of what killed the U.S. trade deal: pickup trucks excluded from tariff relief, limits on Canada’s future trade deals, and disputes over French-language protections. Canada was offering real concessions too. 76% of Canadians say walking away was the right call.

🇨🇦 Justin Trudeau’s post-PM life is anything but conventional: Katy Perry, world travel, supporting son Xav’s music and plenty of social media. CBC’s Commotion asks how his very public second act is landing with Canadians. 🎧 beacons.ai/commotioncbc What do you make of it?

🇨🇦 Carney says Canada will negotiate again when Washington stops treating us like a “subsidiary.” Trump is now threatening 50% tariffs on Canadian autos, parts and steel, while Vance says talks are somehow still “ongoing.” Should Canada hold the line until the U.S. changes its approach?

🇨🇦 Trump is threatening 50% tariffs on Canadian cars, parts and steel. Auto leaders warn that could be “counterproductively devastating” for the U.S. too, because American importers pay the tariffs and U.S. plants depend on Canadian parts. So who exactly wins from this escalation?

👑🇨🇦 CANADA HAS A NEW JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPION! Congratulations to Eve Buczkowski on being crowned junior world champ! 🚴‍♀️🌈 Another young Canadian athlete making her mark on the world stage, and exactly why year-round CBC Sports coverage of our emerging talent matters. 🇨🇦 📸 Mathew Wells via Cycling Canada

🇨🇦 Doug Ford called Trump a dictator on Monday and told him to “kiss my ass” after another tariff threat. The anger may resonate, but with Ford facing scandals and weak ratings at home, it’s worth asking: is this tough-guy routine helping Ontario and Canada, or helping Doug Ford?

🌕 Look up, Canada! A deep partial lunar eclipse is coming Aug. 27-28, with 93% of the moon covered at its peak around 12:13 a.m. ET. No special glasses needed. 🔭 CBC News is helping Canadians know when to look up and what we’re seeing in the sky. 🇨🇦✨

🇨🇦 Poilievre wants the rejected U.S. deal exposed publicly. But after Vance praised Jivani for “quietly inserting himself” into talks, and Jivani called Canada’s retaliation an “overreaction,” it’s fair to ask whether this is about Canada’s leverage or finding Liberal weakness to exploit.

🇨🇦 CBC obtained records showing Ambassador Bridge owner Matthew Moroun met privately with senior Canadian officials months before the Gordie Howe bridge opened. Key parts remain redacted. With billions in trade and private profit at stake, should Canadians get the full story?

🇨🇦 Many Canadians are backing Canada's decision to walk away from the U.S. trade deal, even as the economic pain grows. Pollster David Coletto says many feel "deeply betrayed" by the U.S. Do you think this has permanently changed the relationship?