Okay, okay, okay! I hear you! Lemme make some amends here.

In spring 2026, I set out to explore alt-rock one-hit wonders. It was a five-episode series in six parts (very Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, that) on the biggest songs of that sort since 1976, which is year zero for the whole alternative thing… more or less. Let’s not get bogged down here.

The first five episodes covered ten songs each, all ranked using a complicated logarithmic formula designed by my friend, Walter the mathematician. A lot of effort went into that top 50 list—but it wasn’t enough.

That’s where the sixth episode came in. It was an addendum, an erratum, really, of songs that maybe should have made it into the original top 50 list. Fine. I’m big enough to admit when I’ve made an error or left something out.

I did the sixth episode, and I thought, “Well, that’s over. We’re done here.” But apparently not. In the weeks and months that followed, I got hundreds of emails and DMs from people pointing out even more alt-rock one-hit wonders that should have made the cut.

This left me uneasy. The job wasn’t done, and I hate loose ends. So let’s do the one-hit-wonder thing one more time, incorporating some of those missed tracks. And I’ll explain why several acts who are thought to be one-hit wonders really aren’t.

So, clean-up on aisle three, I guess. Here we go…

Songs heard on this show:

• Voice of America, The Story of Love
• When in Rome, The Promise
• 4 Non-Blondes, What’s Up?
• Tripping Daisy, I Got a Girl
• Jars of Clay, Flood
• Primitive Radio Gods, Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand
• Dog’s Eye View, Everything Falls Apart
• Len, Steal My Sunshine

Here’s Eric Wilhite’s playlist.

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pitching a plan to cut federal taxes on diesel fuel and help ensure Canada has affordable supplies of the fuel in the future.

The Conservatives say Canada already produces enough diesel to meet national demand, but transportation bottlenecks leave some regions dependent on U.S. imports.

In April, as global fuel prices rose, Ottawa introduced a temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax. It has extended the suspension through January, and will collect 50 per cent of the regular excise tax rate from Feb. 1 through March 31, 2027.

Poilievre proposes eliminating all tax on diesel sales until at least Canada Day by extending the full fuel excise tax cut until July 1 of next year and removing the GST from the purchase of fuel.

“When farmers and truckers pay more, the price gets passed on to you,” Poilievre said Sunday at a suburban Ottawa gas station.

“Why aren’t we using our oil to power our people? We should be energy independent, and you, the Canadian family, should enjoy the price savings from that.”

Poilievre also advocates removing all diesel production taxes by permanently scrapping the federal industrial carbon tax and the Clean Fuel Standard, which he says adds costs to the production of diesel and discourages new investment in refineries.

The Conservatives want refineries to be excluded from the federal impact assessment process, saying this would not eliminate environmental protection. Refineries would still have to follow federal rules on pollution, wastewater, leaks and monitoring, as well as provincial environmental laws and permits, the party says.

The Conservatives say the overall plan would expand refining capacity, help refineries process more Canadian crude and build the transportation and storage infrastructure needed to supply every region.

The office of Prime Minister Mark Carney had no immediate response to a request for comment on Poilievre’s proposals.

Asked if he envisions Canada eventually transitioning away from diesel, Poilievre said the focus needs to be on affordability.

“Affordable fuel is one of the most important pillars to defeat poverty, enrich our middle class and make our country self-reliant,” he said.

“I do not want to phase out Canadian oil and gas. I want to produce more of it and at a lower price.”

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As an investigation of the helicopter that crashed in Quebec’s Montérégie region gets underway, the victims are being remembered as a “wonderful” pilot, a son with much more to accomplish, a mother who was a “pillar” in the family, and a husband described as the best dad in the world.

A spokesperson for the Surete du Quebec said Saturday the incident occurred just after 2:30 p.m. on Saturday when the helicopter crashed into a field in the municipality of  Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, southeast of Montreal. Four people were declared dead at the scene.

Police said the chopper caught fire but it’s unclear if the fire began in the air or as the result of the crash.

Judy Frost, a friend of pilot Suzanne Jutras, said she’s devastated.

“I’m up in Ontario with my family right now. We were just coming home from the restaurant and I just gasped, I’m still in disbelief,” she told Global News in an interview Sunday. “I can’t believe that this has happened, and the fear that must have been going through her mind as the realization of what was happening.”

Frost said she had been on a helicopter with Jutras as pilot almost a week prior to the incident.

When they spoke a week ago, Frost said Jutras was really excited as she was close to obtaining her 500 hours as a pilot.

According to the College of Professional Pilots of Canada, many entry-level roles in commercial aviation prefer 500 to 1,000 hours of flight time, beyond the typical 200 to 250 hours a flight school graduate sees.

Having flown with her three times, twice last year and once in 2026, Frost said she could’ve spent hours with Jutras in the air.

“A wonderful, wonderful lady, very professional, loved flying,” Frost said. “She’s very professional up in the air, but also very fun to be up in the air with. She would point out different things that we were seeing, but always maintained her pre-set circuit.”

The other three victims were part of the same family, on board for part of a birthday celebration of a mother.

Oceane Perreault, in a post on Facebook, wrote about losing her husband Gabriel Jasmin, her mother Chantal Raymond and her brother Loucas Perreault.

In French, Oceane said it was a ride that was supposed to mark Chantal’s birthday that ended in tragedy.

She said her husband, Gabriel, leaves her with the “most beautiful gift,” their daughter and called him the “best dad in the world.” She called her mother her “pillar,” and her brother Loucas her “other half.”

Energie 106.1, a Bell Media radio station, confirmed on Sunday that Jasmin was an employee and expressed its sincere condolences.

Martin Perreault, Chantal’s husband, expressed his own grief in a separate post in French.

He said the pair had built a life, family and many memories together and that a huge part of his life went with her. He called Loucas his son and pride, saying there were still so many things for him to accomplish.

Martin went on to remember his son-in-law, Gabriel, saying he had taken a “big place” in the family and had a zest for life and ability to make everyone laugh.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada confirmed Saturday it was deploying a team to investigate the site of the crash.

“Something must have gone really wrong,” said Andre Turenne, an air safety consultant and former member of the TSB.

Turenne told Global News on Sunday that while the helicopter does not have a black box like a plane, it may have an electronic package with details on the engine, rate of descent and other information. But he said he’s concerned the helicopter caught fire, which would make it difficult to determine the state of that package.

It may still be possible to get that information, but in addition to the status of the electronic package, investigators will need to gather other information from the ground.

“It is possible, but it requires very, very hard work,” he noted. “It’s very, very detail-oriented for the examination of the debris. So every piece of debris, part of metal or whatever, is important.”

In some cases, Turenne said it could take up to a year or even year-and-a-half.

“You have to go piece by piece and element after element,” he said.

The TSB said in a statement it will gather information and assess the occurrence.

—with files from Global News’ Rebecca Lau and Dan Spector

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While a focus of Oct. 19 has been on the question whether Alberta should hold a referendum on separating from Canada, there are several other questions Premier Danielle Smith is putting to residents.

Some revolve around immigration, while others are constitutional reforms Smith is asking the province to consider.

Here are the questions the premier is sending to a provincewide vote on Oct. 19.

Question 1: Do you support the government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

What you need to know: Smith has said she wants to see Alberta have a similar accord as Quebec, which has an agreement with Ottawa that lets the province set its own eligibility requirements for economic migrants.

She said in February a “normal” and “sustainable” level of immigration would represent less than one per cent of the population, or about 50,000 newcomers per year, but critics have said Smith has failed to plan for the population growth it invited with a countrywide ad campaign in recent years.

Question 2: Do you support the government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents and individuals with an Alberta-approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially funded programs, such as health care, education and other social services?

What you need to know: The premier has blamed overburdened public services on rapid population growth in the past five years.

The government’s website claims temporary residents cost the province more than $1 billion in health care, education and social services, but critics say those numbers don’t add up, and the government is ignoring the economic contributions and benefits they bring to Alberta.

The specific effect of a yes vote is unclear, since the government says it won’t define “Alberta-approved immigration status” until after the referendum.

Question 3: Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially funded social support programs?

What you need to know: The government says it won’t determine which programs would be affected until after the referendum, should Albertans vote yes.

Temporary workers are already ineligible for some provincial programs, such as Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped, and the Canadian Bar Association’s provincial chapter says this could run afoul of the Canada Health Act or the Charter’s equality provisions.

Question 4: Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, do you support the government of Alberta charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a non-permanent immigration status living in Alberta for their and their family’s use of the health care and education systems?

What you need to know: A potential new charge won’t be determined by the government until after the vote, though the premier told Calgary business leaders on Sept. 22 that a health premium could be as much as $1,900.

Education leaders in the province have come out against restricting access to schooling, saying it goes against internationally agreed-to children’s rights.

Question 5: Do you support the government of Alberta introducing a law requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate, or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election?

What you need to know: Voting is already restricted to Canadian citizens and both Elections Canada and Elections Alberta have reported very few cases of ineligible voting.

Smith has said it’s about strengthening the integrity of provincial elections, but critics say this policy will only make lineups at the polls more time-consuming, and open the door to racial or ethnic bias at the voting booth.

Question 6: Do you support the government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King’s Bench and Appeal courts?

What you need to know: If approved by voters, this proposal would only commit Alberta’s government to working with other provinces and federal lawmakers to make changes to the Canadian Constitution.

Constitutional changes generally need approval from seven provincial legislatures covering 50 per cent of Canada’s population, as well as from the House of Commons and Senate in Ottawa.

Question 7: Do you support the government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to abolish the unelected federal Senate?

What you need to know: Abolishing the Senate would be even more difficult than other general constitutional amendments. It would need to be unanimously approved by all provinces and ratified by the Senate and the House of Commons.

Question 8: Do you support the government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to allow provinces to opt out of federal programs that intrude on provincial jurisdiction such as health care, education and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs?

What you need to know: The federal “spending power” authority allows Ottawa to attach conditions to its funding for provinces,  with health-care funding under the Canada Health Act being a key example.

A permanent provincial “opt-out” clause would require the Constitution be amended.

Question 9: Do you support the government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to better protect provincial rights from federal interference by giving a province’s laws dealing with provincial or shared areas of constitutional jurisdiction priority over federal laws when the province’s laws and federal laws conflict?

What you need to know: Under the Constitution, federal laws are given standing over provincial laws when jurisdictional issues arise.

This change to the Constitution would require approval from the Senate, the House of Commons and seven provinces representing at least half of the country’s population.

Question 10: Should Alberta remain a province of Canada, or should the government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?

What you need to know: Advocates for separation say the province needs to get out from under federal taxation and regulation, freeing up wealth and sparking economic development. Federalists say the split would only hurt businesses and saddle landlocked Alberta with debt and the massive cost of delivering formerly federal services.

Smith has framed her other nine other questions on immigration and constitutional reform as a political compromise that could address Alberta’s grievances, gain leverage with Ottawa and avoid dismantling the country.

—with files from Global News’ Sean Previl 

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As temperatures start to drop and windows stay closed more often, it’s a good time to think about the air circulating inside your home. Dust, pet dander, cooking odours and seasonal allergens can build up indoors, making air quality an important part of creating a comfortable home environment. That’s where air purifiers come in. Many modern models use HEPA filtration to capture small airborne particles, while features like CADR (Clean Air Delivery Rate) can help you understand how quickly a purifier filters air in a room.

Instead of letting everyday particles and odours circulate through your space, an air purifier can continuously filter the air and help keep your home feeling fresher. Many trusted brands—from Coway, Shark, Dyson and more—offer models designed for everything from bedrooms and home offices to larger living spaces.

Before choosing one, it helps to know what features matter most. Here are a few key things to look for when buying an air purifier:

• Filtration system: Look for True HEPA filters that can capture very small particles like dust, pollen and pet dander.
• CADR (Clean Air Delivery Rate): A higher CADR generally means the purifier can clean air more quickly. Look for a rating that suits the size of your room.
• Room size coverage: Make sure the purifier is rated for the square footage of the room where you plan to use it.
• Noise level: Quieter models are ideal for bedrooms, nurseries or offices.
• Air changes per hour (ACH): Higher air circulation means the purifier can filter the room’s air more frequently.
• Filter replacement & maintenance: Check how often filters need replacing and the cost of replacements.
• Energy efficiency: Energy-efficient models can run continuously without significantly increasing electricity use.
• Extra features: Options like smart controls, air quality sensors and sleep modes can add convenience.

With the right air purifier for your space, you can help reduce everyday airborne particles, odours and allergens while keeping your indoor air feeling fresher and cleaner.

Best quiet

The Blueair Blue Pure 311i Max is a quiet yet powerful air purifier designed for medium rooms like bedrooms or living spaces. It runs at just 23–50 dB, making it whisper-quiet on low settings while still cleaning up to about 1,858 sq ft of air in an hour using HEPASilent filtration that captures 99.97% of particles down to 0.1 microns, including dust, smoke, pollen, and pet dander. It uses a replaceable HEPA and activated carbon filter (not reusable) that typically lasts 6–9 months, making it a great option for allergy sufferers, pet owners, or anyone who wants a quiet purifier for everyday air quality.[/product_listing]

 

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Ideal for bedrooms, nurseries, dorms, or home offices, this compact purifier delivers powerful air cleaning in a small package. The Shark NeverChange Compact Pro uses HEPA-Exceeding NanoSeal filtration to capture 99.98% of particles, including dust, pet dander, smoke, odours, and other airborne pollutants. With real-time air quality monitoring and a long-lasting filter that helps reduce replacement costs, it’s a great choice for anyone who wants cleaner air with minimal maintenance in smaller spaces.[/product_listing]

 

 

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The Coway Airmega 150 is built for large rooms and quietly cleans up to 1,035 sq ft in an hour with its HEPA, carbon, and washable pre-filters. The replaceable HEPA and carbon filters capture 99.97% of particles down to 0.3 microns, while the pre-filter is reusable, making maintenance simple. This makes it a strong choice for open‑concept living areas, large bedrooms, or family rooms where you want consistent airflow and cleaner air throughout.[/product_listing]

 

Best all-in-one air treatment system (purifier + humidifier + fan)

If you’re looking for one that does it all, the Dyson Purifier Humidify+Cool PH03 combines air purification, humidification, and cooling in a single sleek unit. Its HEPA and activated carbon filters capture 99.97% of particles down to 0.3 microns, including smoke, pollen, and gases, while the humidifier uses UV light to keep moisture hygienic. It’s perfect for bedrooms, living areas, or spaces affected by wildfire smoke where you want cleaner air and comfortable humidity.[/product_listing]

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Looking for clean air without spending a fortune? The Levoit Core Mini-P quietly tackles dust, pet dander, smoke, and odours in spaces up to 255 sq ft, making it perfect for bedrooms, offices, or small apartments. Lightweight, compact, and easy to use with replaceable filters, it’s a tiny powerhouse that proves you don’t need to break the bank to breathe easier.[/product_listing]

 

Best smart air monitor

The Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor helps users better understand and manage their indoor environment by tracking five key air quality factors: particulate matter (PM2.5), VOCs, carbon monoxide (CO), humidity, and temperature. It provides real-time air quality insights, alerts, and Alexa-enabled smart home automation, allowing users to identify potential air quality concerns and take action by connecting with compatible devices such as air purifiers, fans, and dehumidifiers.[/product_listing]

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Airthings Wave Radon – $169.99

Bamboo Charcoal Bags Odour Absorber – Air Purifying For Closet Fridge Car Home – $5.39

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TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have added to their back line depth, inking defenceman Nick Blankenburg to a one-year contract.

The NHL team announced the move on Sunday, but did not say how much the deal is worth.

The move comes after Blankenburg joined the Leafs for training camp on a professional tryout agreement.

The 28-year-old blue liner from Washington, Mich., split last season between the Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche, putting up a career-high eight goals and 16 assists over 61 games.

Blankenburg initially signed with Columbus as an undrafted free agent in April 2022, and played three seasons with the Blue Jackets before signing with Nashville in July 2024.

Toronto is set to open the regular season on Tuesday when the Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 27, 2026.

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Lorne Doerkson says a future Conservative government in British Columbia under his leadership would not bring in new taxes, if elected on Oct. 24, when British Columbians head to the polls in a snap election called last week.

Doerkson, who was campaigning in Surrey, B.C. on Sunday, says in a party statement that Conservatives would end what he calls the B.C. New Democrats “endless tax grabs on working families.”

The party’s interim leader says that “instead of watching their hard-earned money disappear into government spending that hasn’t made their lives any better,” there “will be no new taxes.”

The pledge comes after British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby promised on Friday to impose a new tax on unsold condominiums and raise the existing speculation and vacancy tax if his party returns to power.

Conservatives say on Sunday that British Columbians have been hit with “one tax grab after another” such as raising the lowest income tax rate to 5.6 per cent from 5.06 per cent and freezing tax brackets through 2030.

The party calls that a “quiet tax hike that hits British Columbians every time their pay keeps up with inflation.”

“British Columbians have never paid more in tax, but nine years of the NDP spending more and getting less means our province has never been further behind,” Doerkson said in the party statement.

The statement also criticized the proposed — and since delayed — expansion of the Provincial Sales Tax of seven per cent to various professional services such as accounting.

The Conservatives’ tax pledge comes as British Columbia faces a projected deficit of $13.8 billion.

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A powerful nor’easter battered the Northeast again on Sunday, flooding coastal communities and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power as forecasters warned that another round of high tides could inundate vulnerable shorelines.

The slow-moving storm, which killed a New York City housing authority worker when a tree fell Saturday, was expected to linger through Sunday with heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous surf from New Jersey to New England.

The storm remained just south of Long Island and east of northern New Jersey on Sunday morning and was expected to loop around the area for roughly another 24 hours, said Bob Oravec, a lead forecaster with the National Weather Service in College Park, Maryland.

The worst of the remaining rainfall was expected Sunday from northern New Jersey through New York City and Long Island into southern New England. The storm was gradually weakening, Oravec said, but the threat of tidal flooding would linger through high-tide cycles Sunday morning and again in the evening.

“The most impactful parts of the storm are likely going to be the high winds and the tidal flooding,” Oravec said.

The nor’easter triggered memories of Superstorm Sandy, which left behind over $60 billion in damage across the eastern U.S. in 2012. While this storm’s impact has been nowhere near that, it could be the first of several along the East Coast this fall because of an El Niño climate pattern that’s disrupting this year’s weather.

More than 130,000 customers were without power across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic Sunday morning, according to PowerOutage.us.

The most widespread outages were along the New Jersey shore, New York’s Long Island and coastal counties in Connecticut. Toppled trees across Long Island damaged homes and cars, blocked streets and downed numerous utility lines.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said response coordination centers in impacted regions were operating at an “enhanced posture,” and teams were on standby in New England in case of widespread outages.

On Saturday in New Jersey and New York, some people kayaked down flooded streets. Others headed to beaches to try to surf the higher-than-usual waves. Emergency crews in Sea Bright, New Jersey, rescued a woman and her dog after their vehicle became trapped in floodwaters, ABC7 reported.

In Surf City, New Jersey, water rose inside a marina where workers had moved equipment to higher ground, and owner Kenny Formica said customers reported boats and Jet Skis missing or blown from their lifts. In Norfolk, Virginia, floodwaters left passing cars pushing wakes through some streets.

The storm also disrupted travel throughout the region. Hundreds of flights were canceled at Boston Logan International Airport, while flooding cut off highway access to North Carolina’s Hatteras Island, stranding visitors and forcing one couple to scramble to relocate their wedding after most of their roughly 45 guests were unable to reach the island.

—AP journalist Julie Walker contributed from New York.

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U.S. import bans on select Canadian items are set to take effect this week, the latest salvo between the two countries in an ongoing trade war.

The ban is set to come into effect on Tuesday at 12:01 a.m., and will see a full import ban on Canadian-made cheese and other dairy products, as well as alcoholic beverages and Canadian-made motorcycles.

When he signed the executive orders implementing the bans on Sept. 8, Trump said the decision was in response to Canada’s own counter-tariff measures. Those Canadian tariffs went into effect earlier in the day on Sept. 8 and were in retaliation for the president’s 50 per cent tariffs on numerous Canadian goods.

Trump also said Canada hasn’t stopped discriminating against U.S. autos, dairy and vehicles so they can now block the import of certain products because it was “consistent with the interests of the United States and the public interests.”

What is affected?

Alcohol

Though a majority of alcohol in Canada is sold within the country, much of what is exported internationally is sent to the U.S.

According to a fact sheet released by the White House, dozens of products will be banned Tuesday including rye, whisky, wine, beer, vermouth, tequila, vodka and rum. Some of the products banned also include both packaged and unpackaged versions.

The Government of Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service reports Canada exported $1.36 billion in alcoholic beverages in 2023 and 90 per cent went to the U.S. Of that number, two-thirds were for spirits alone.

Wine Growers of Canada previously told Global News about $8.3 million of wine was exported to the U.S. in 2025, 57 per cent of which was represented by ice wine alone.

Beer Canada reported $28 million in beer products was exported out of the country last year, amounting to about 10 per cent of all beer produced. The organization said the U.S. is its number one partner for exports.

Dairy

Dairy trade has been a sticking point in negotiations between Canada and the U.S., with it being among the issues brought up by American negotiators in recent negotiations.

Whey is the main focus of Tuesday’s ban on dairy, with both whey protein and other whey products being on the list. Whey is a byproduct of the cheesemaking process.

The list released by the White House also indicated both cane and invert molasses would be excluded from being imported to the U.S.

The Dairy Farmers of Canada told Global News earlier this month that the escalation of trade actions was “deeply concerning,” though did not confirm the annual value of dairy exports to the U.S. or how much would be impacted by the potential ban.

Statistics Canada reported just over $700 million in dairy exports to the U.S. in 2024, though it’s unclear how much of that would have been affected by a full ban like the one Trump has threatened.

Motorcycles

The number of items was limited, but Trump’s upcoming import bans did include one from the automotive sector: motorcycles. 

Motorcycles, including mopeds, and cycles fitted with a “reciprocating internal combustion engine” that has a cylinder capacity over 800 ccs were listed on the White House’s document outlining what motor vehicles would be banned.

No signs the tit-for-tat trade war ending soon

It’s unlikely the ongoing trade war will end before the ban takes effect, with Trade Representative Jamieson Greer saying that Trump was “comfortable” with where things stood with trade talks.

Greer told CNBC that the U.S. still has “a lot of other trade” with Canada, and they’re “getting what we need” in terms of items like oil, gas and potash.

He added that Canada “periodically” comes and says they want to have a deal.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc told Global News that Canada “maintains ongoing communications with our American counterparts.” He did not, however, say if they’ve requested a deal.

–with files from Global News’ Ariel Rabinovitch and Uday Rana

© 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

Recheado Masala

Ingredients

Coconut vinegar | white vinegar – 200 ml
Water – 500 ml
Kashmiri red chilli – 50 pc
Black peppercorn – 2 tbsp
Clove – 1 tbsp
Cumin – 3 tbsp
Cinnamon – 2 inch stick
Tamarind pulp – 5 tbsp
Jaggery | Sugar – ½ cup
Turmeric – 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Instructions:

Chilli Masala
1. Add all the masala ingredients to a bowl and let them sit for 30 minutes. This allows the spices to soften and absorb the liquid.
2. Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend until you have a smooth, fine paste, you can add more water if needed.

Prawns
1. For 4 jumbo prawns, heat a pan over medium-high heat. Season the prawns with salt and sear them on both sides until nicely coloured.
2. Add 2–3 tbsp of the chilli masala paste, 2 tsp sugar, and a small splash of water.
3. Sauté for approximately 1 minute, allowing the masala to coat the prawns and cook through.
4. Add 2 tbsp butter and finish with chopped cilantro.
5. Toss well and serve immediately

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