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Canadian current events contains a listing on an ongoing automated basis of importance events, trends and newsworthy developments related to Canada. Below are listed 200 entries of the past 90 days of Canadian current events featured in the main page of the Canada portal.

August 29, 2026 – 2026 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship: Canada at the 2028 Summer Olympics, Volleyball at the 2028 Summer Olympics; In volleyball, the Canadian women’s national team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, U.S., their first qualification since 1996 following a victory against the Dominican Republic in the Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship. (CBC)
August 27, 2026 – Wildfires in 2026: 2026 Canadian wildfires; In Canada, British Columbia ends its state of emergency previously imposed on August 8 in response to wildfires that killed one person. (The Canadian Press News) (CTV News); A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Fraser Canyon reopens after being closed for seven weeks due to the wildfires. (Redfm) (CTV News)
August 27, 2026 –: U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario "Lake America." The change applies only to U.S. federal usage; Canada need not adopt it, and no international authority exclusively determines names of shared waters. (AP) (The Guardian)
August 25, 2026 – Canada–United States relations: 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico; Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on about US$20 billion worth of U.S. annual imports in response to the 50% tariffs by U.S. president Donald Trump and his administration. (Reuters)
August 22, 2026 – Canada–United States relations: 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico; The United States imposes 50% tariffs on about US$20 billion of Canadian goods after trade talks fail to produce an agreement. Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says Canada will impose equivalent retaliatory tariffs. (AFP via Daily Tribune)
August 16, 2026 – 2026 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship, Canada at the 2028 Summer Olympics: In flag football, Canada's women's team defeats the defending champion United States to win its third IFAF Flag Football World Championship title. Additionally, the men's football team qualifies for the upcoming Summer Olympics. (Global News)
August 9, 2026 – 2026 Canadian wildfires: Police report that a woman was killed while evacuating the Summerland wildfire in British Columbia, Canada, which has burned more than 13,600 hectares (34,000 acres) and forced over 20,000 people to evacuate. (AFP via RFI)
August 8, 2026 – Wildfires in 2026: 2026 Canadian wildfires; In Canada, British Columbia declares a state of emergency after 105 wildfires were reported across the province. (DW)
August 4, 2026 – 2026 Ebola epidemic: Health Canada announces it has given Moderna the green light for authorization to launch a clinical trial for a mRNA Ebola vaccine aimed at targeting the Bundibugyo strain of the ebola virus. (CBC)
August 3, 2026 –: Major League Soccer, the top flight of men's soccer in the U.S. and Canada, announces that Larry Berg, currently a co-owner of Los Angeles FC (LAFC) in that league, will succeed Don Garber as league commissioner at the start of 2027. Berg will sell his interest in LAFC before assuming his new position. (AP) (The Guardian)
July 27, 2026 – Canada–United States relations: 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico; The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects between Detroit, Michigan, U.S., and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, officially opens to traffic after months of delay due to the countries' trade war and the U.S. imposition of tariffs on Canada. (Detroit Free Press) (Global News)
July 24, 2026 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration: 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico; The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects between Detroit, Michigan, U.S., and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, ceremonially opens, with Canadian officials marking the opening ceremony of the bridge with the absence of American officials amidst ongoing trade tensions. (Detroit Free Press) (Reuters)
July 23, 2026 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration: The United States imposes tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 trading partners, citing forced-labor concerns. The duties take effect Friday and exempt USMCA-covered goods and products already subject to sector-specific tariffs. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)
July 21, 2026 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration: 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico; A spokesperson for Canadian infrastructure minister Gregor Robertson announces that Canada has cancelled a joint opening ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge that will connect Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, after U.S. president Donald Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods. (AP) (CBC)
July 20, 2026 – Canada–United States relations: 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico; U.S. president Donald Trump signs another executive order imposing 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods, including USMCA-covered products, citing alleged discriminatory trade practices. The duties take effect in 30 days, with exemptions for energy, potash, and products under sector-specific tariffs. (AFP via Vanguard) (CBC News)
July 19, 2026 – 2026 Ebola epidemic: Canada bars foreign nationals who have visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo within the previous 21 days, citing the Ebola epidemic. (Reuters)
July 17, 2026 – Wildfires in 2026: 2026 Canadian wildfires; Over 900 wildfires are reported across Canada, including 43 new active blazes, prompting evacuations across the country. (CTV News) (BNN Bloomberg); The U.S. state of Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection deploys firefighters to assist with wildfire efforts in Quebec, Canada. (CT.Gov) (WVIT)
July 17, 2026 –: The Ontario Court of Appeal finds Canadian far-right activist and Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King guilty of intimidation and orders a re-sentencing. (CBC) (Toronto Star)
July 15, 2026 – 2026 Canadian wildfires: IQAir ranks Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as having the worst air quality among major cities worldwide as smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario reaches the city, prompting the Canadian environment ministry to advise residents to remain indoors. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
July 12, 2026 – 2026 United States wildfires: The Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office reports that Nicholas Dale, a 56-year-old Canadian pilot from Sooke, British Columbia, was killed after his Kaman K-1200 helicopter crashed into the Silver Jack Reservoir while fighting the Gold Mountain Fire in Colorado, U.S. (The Denver Post) (CBC)
July 11, 2026 – 2026 Salsa on St. Clair festival shooting: Two people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting at a festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (CBC News) (Reuters)
July 2, 2026 – Canada–Philippines relations: Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and Philippine president Bongbong Marcos agree to upgrade bilateral relations to a strategic partnership during a meeting in Vancouver. (NHK)
July 1, 2026 – United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement: U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer says that the United States will not renew the USMCA trade agreement signed during president Donald Trump's first term. The U.S. will conduct annual reviews of the trade agreement and will conduct negotiations and amendments to it. (CBC News) (NBC News) (Mexico News Daily)
July 1, 2026 –: In Canada, Ontario lowers the eligibility age for routine colorectal cancer screenings from 50 to 45, joining Prince Edward Island as the second province to do so. (CBC News) (CP via Toronto Star)
June 28, 2026 – 2026 FIFA World Cup: Canada at the FIFA World Cup; In association football, World Cup co-hosts Canada advance to the round of 16 of the tournament for the first time after defeating South Africa 1–0 in the round of 32. (Al Jazeera) (Star News)
June 27, 2026 – Wildfires in 2026: 2026 Canadian wildfires; A mandatory evacuation in Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada, is ordered after a wildfire has grown to over 1,600 hectares near the area. (CBC News) (CTV News)
June 26, 2026 – Eurovision Song Contest 2027: The European Broadcasting Union approves Canada's possible participation in next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria, which would mark their first appearance at the annual song contest. (BBC News)
June 24, 2026 – 2026 FIFA World Cup: Bosnia and Herzegovina at the FIFA World Cup, Canada at the FIFA World Cup, South Africa at the FIFA World Cup; In association football, South Africa reaches the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup for the first time after defeating South Korea 1–0 in their final group-stage match to finish second in Group A. Co-hosts Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina also advance for the first time after finishing Group B in second place and third place, respectively. (AFP via France 24) (AFP via France 24) (ESPN)
June 22, 2026 – Australia–Canada relations: Australia and Canada sign a A$2.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) agreement for the export of Australia's over-the-horizon radar system, the largest defence export deal in Australian history. The system is intended to support long-range surveillance and monitoring in Northern Canada. (AFP via Channels TV) (Reuters)
June 22, 2026 – 2026 Côte-des-Neiges shooting: A police officer, a civilian, and the suspect are killed in a mass shooting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Two other people are wounded. The perpetrator released a manifesto online, sharing incel ideology. (CBC News) (The New York Times)
June 18, 2026 – 2026 FIFA World Cup: Canada at the FIFA World Cup; In association football, co-hosts Canada win their first-ever FIFA World Cup match after defeating Qatar 6–0 on the second matchday. (AFP via France 24)
June 12, 2026 – 2026 FIFA World Cup: Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey is denied a visa to enter Canada, thus missing his team's World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto. The IRCC cites ongoing legal proceedings stemming from charges of rape and sexual assault in the UK. He has pled not guilty to all charges. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times); Canada at the FIFA World Cup, United States at the FIFA World Cup; The opening ceremonies of the FIFA World Cup in Canada and the United States occur at the Toronto Stadium and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, respectively. (AFP via The Globe and Mail) (BBC News) (FIFA); In their opening match, Canada earn their first point in World Cup history after drawing 1–1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina. (ESPN)
June 11, 2026 – Canada–United States relations: 2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico; The Windsor–Detroit Bridge Authority announces that the opening for the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Detroit, Michigan, United States, is delayed amidst trade tensions between the two countries. (AP) (BBC News) (CBC News)
June 11, 2026 – 2026 FIFA World Cup: In association football, the 2026 FIFA World Cup consisting of 48 national teams for the first time begins with matches in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. An opening ceremony is held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. (AP) (DW)
June 10, 2026 –: Maritime Launch Services test-launches its first Barracuda hypersonic rocket from Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada, but falls short of reaching the Karman Line. (The Globe and Mail)
June 8, 2026 –: Former Supreme Court justice and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour is sworn in as the 31st Governor General of Canada. (CTV)

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