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TOP FIVE: Wild and wacky Canadian stories from last week

Canada delivered another week of pure chaos. A moose crashed a pool party.

TOP FIVE: Wild and wacky Canadian stories from last week
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Canada delivered another week of pure chaos. A moose crashed a pool party.

Canada delivered another week of pure chaos. A moose crashed a pool party. A city hall typo turned X-rated.

A senior citizen tried his hand at bank robbery. A B.C. driver may have let her Tesla do more than the marketing promised. And one care package proved 20 kilograms of love can cross an ocean.

Here’s what had the country talking July 6 to 12. A few days before Canada Day, a North Bay, Ont., family had a surprise visitor swimming in their backyard pool early in the morning. Eric Taschner shares the story.

Moose Wrecks Ontario Family’s Backyard Pool Crime 71-year-old man charged after Portage bank robbery By Winnipeg Sun Staff

Published
Jul 13, 2026
Updated
Jul 13, 2026
Source
Winnipeg Sun
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Crime
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1 min
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PublishedJul 13, 2026
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