Maple Express | September 10, 2026 Trump says Canada 'dying' to make a trade deal

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1. Trump says Canada 'dying' to make a trade deal as Carney trims energy reviews

The federal government announced Wednesday it will scale back its environmental review process for major energy projects, moving several projects out of the federal impact assessment regime and shifting their review to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER), in a bid to streamline approvals amid the escalating Canada-U.S. trade war.

U.S. President Donald Trump again raised the 'Lake America' name change during his keynote address at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday, saying Canada is 'dying' to make a trade deal. "Lake Ontario, we're now going to call that Lake America," Trump said.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne met business leaders in Edmonton on Wednesday to discuss Alberta energy projects and affordability, saying Canada is in a 'strong fiscal position' with a 'golden opportunity' to forge new partnerships, and pointing to a $7.5-billion package to provide liquidity to small and medium-sized businesses and support affected workers.

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2. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow launches re-election campaign

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is kicking off her re-election campaign, seeking another term as mayor. The campaign launch was held at the Danforth Music Hall.

CP24's Siobhan Morris has the latest.

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3. Four arrested, one at large after Richmond Hill home invasion

York Regional Police say officers responded to a weapons call at a residence near May Avenue and Yonge Street at about 7 a.m. Monday. Multiple suspects armed with at least one firearm allegedly forced their way into the home, confronted a male victim and assaulted him.

Police say the firearm was discharged during the assault, but the victim was not struck. The victim was found outside the home with serious, non-life-threatening injuries and taken to a trauma centre.

Police identified the suspects' vehicle as a black Cadillac Escalade and, with help from the OPP, stopped it on Highway 401 in Cobourg, arresting the female driver. Three other suspects were later arrested. Police are still searching for a fifth suspect.

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4. TIFF opens today as downtown roads close

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) kicks off today and runs for ten days until Sept. 20, screening 293 films, including more than 60 world premieres.

This year's festival spans seven venues, from Roy Thomson Hall to the Scotiabank Theatre near Queen and John streets. Siân Heder's 'Being Heumann' is the opening night film, premiering at the Princess of Wales Theatre. About 800 guests are expected, including Seth Rogen, Channing Tatum, Javier Bardem and Kenneth Branagh.

Multiple roads in the entertainment district will be closed from Sept. 10 to 14, with King Street hosting an open-air celebration Sept. 11 to 13. The TTC has adjusted King and Lake Shore streetcar service.

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5. AC/DC concert cancelled after Rogers Stadium storm damage

The AC/DC concert set for Sept. 16 at Rogers Stadium has been cancelled after the venue sustained 'severe damage' in last week's rainstorm. Operator Live Nation said engineers determined the affected sections need to be removed and rebuilt.

Rogers Stadium said safety is the top priority and no alternative venue could accommodate everyone. Ticketmaster buyers will receive automatic refunds, while resale-ticket holders should contact their point of sale.

On-site meteorologist Kevin Mahoney called the storm a 100-year event with a suspected microburst, and president of business operations Wayne Zronik said safety must come first.

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6. GTA gas prices to drop 7 cents a litre Friday

Drivers may want to wait until Friday to fill up. Analyst Dan McTeague, head of Canadians for Affordable Energy, predicts gasoline prices will fall to 180.9 cents a litre by Friday, a drop of 7 cents.

He said this sets the stage for another 7-cent drop around Sept. 17, when refiners switch to cheaper winter-blend gasoline.

Diesel drivers aren't as lucky: McTeague expects diesel to rise 9 cents to 245.9 cents a litre on Friday, warning the near-doubling of diesel prices will fuel inflation.

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7. Car owners frustrated after vehicles repossessed over missed payments

Two women who took out title loans using their vehicles as collateral had their cars repossessed over missed payments and were charged thousands to get them back.

Heidi Deveau, a small business owner from Oakville, borrowed $1,000 from BHM Financial three years ago using her paid-off Jeep Wrangler as collateral. "It's extremely frustrating. I've already paid $2,500 on a $1,000 loan," she said. She was told she owed $4,000 to get her vehicle back and is now facing eviction.

Morgan Hempen of Digby, N.S., also borrowed $1,000 with the same company and paid $5,800 to get her car back. BHM Financial said repossession is only a last resort.

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8. Former OPP officer no-shows court in police-notes case

Former Ontario Provincial Police officer Scott Anthony failed to appear in a Bracebridge virtual court Tuesday to address his latest charges. He is one of two former officers accused of lying in their notebooks after a violent arrest caught on camera four years ago in MacTier, Ont.

The complainant filed a private prosecution against Anthony, 53, and Ethan Meyer, 30, over the arrest at about 3:20 a.m. on July 10, 2022. Anthony pleaded guilty last year to assaulting the man and is now accused of obstruction of justice and fabrication of evidence.

Anthony was sentenced to 18 months of house arrest and curfew. He returns to court in two weeks, while Meyer is due in early December.

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9. Advocates say Canada not further ahead on Islamophobia 25 years after 9/11

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, countering Islamophobia in Canada still rests largely on those it targets, a major Islamic organization says.

Safwan Choudhry, spokesperson for Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Canada, said it "feels as though nothing has changed." Hate crimes against Muslims totalled 204 in 2025, up from 142 in 2021.

Fahad Ahmad, an assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, called the elimination of the special representative office on combating Islamophobia a "slap in the face," citing the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting and the 2021 killing of the Afzaal family in London, Ont.

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10. On 9/11, Canada had minutes to respond as hundreds of planes flew overhead

As hijackers struck the World Trade Center 25 years ago, hundreds of aircraft were still in the sky. Then-transport minister David Collenette was speaking in Montreal when he got word and raced back to Ottawa.

When the U.S. shut its airspace, about 500 planes with an estimated 85,000 people were over the western North Atlantic, with a plane entering Canadian airspace every 90 seconds. "We had no hours. This was minutes," he said. Canada also closed its airspace, telling about 270 planes to return to Europe.

Today Collenette is in Gander, N.L., where 38 planes landed and the town of about 9,000 cared for some 6,500 passengers in 2001. Commemoration events are planned across Canada on Friday.

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