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• U.K. won’t join Canada-led defence bank, but pledges cooperation

  25-10-2026 22:59 via : Canada
  
  The two countries will "work in close partnership" on investment opportunities and challenges, according to a joint media statement.
  
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• Canada receives first F-35 jets from U.S. as full order still under review

  25-10-2026 22:03 via : Canada
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused plans to proceed with a planned order for 88 of these stealth fighter jets, and it may instead have a mixed fleet.
  
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• BC premier-designate Doerkson says province ‘chose change’ in election

  25-10-2026 21:19 via : Canada
  
  The man who was previously a relatively unknown backbench MLA took the reins of the party as an interim leader heading into the election.
  
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• Smith scores slim majority on immigration questions, Albertans reject constitutional changes

  25-10-2026 20:40 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Most Albertan voters have sided with the province on its questions relating to immigration, but have rejected constitutional reforms in a controversial referendum this week.
  
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• New Canadian procedure could revolutionize AFib treatment

  25-10-2026 19:05 via : Canada
  
  Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of irregular heart rhythm in the world, but a new approach could change the game for patients.
  
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• The two young women who could put an unlikely face on B.C. Conservatives' new government 

  25-10-2026 17:59 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  When B.C. premier-designate Lorne Doerksen considers potential cabinet members in the days ahead, there’s a good chance he will look at two notably tattooed young women with unique lived experience who would put an unexpected face on the government’s conservative policies.Claire Rattée, a 34-year-old tattoo shop owner and one-time Kitimat city councillor, is a former addict who believes the compassionate approach is to push addicts into treatment.Á’a:líya Warbus, an Indigenous film-mak
  
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• Funeral being held Sunday morning for fallen sergeant

  25-10-2026 17:28 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A funeral is being held Sunday morning for one of the service members who died last weekend at the military base Wainwright, Alta.
  
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• Sgt. Morgan Wong remembered by sister as ‘bravest and funniest’ at funeral

  25-10-2026 15:11 via : Canada
  
  According to Sgt. Morgan Wong's family, the 26-year-old was training at CFB Wainwright to prepare to deploy on his second tour in Europe. 
  
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• Funeral service to be held for Sgt. Morgan Wong, CFB Wainwright fire victim

  25-10-2026 15:11 via : Canada
  
  According to Sgt. Morgan Wong's family, the 26-year-old was training at CFB Wainwright to prepare to deploy on his second tour in Europe. 
  
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• Who is Lorne Doerkson, B.C.’s next premier?

  25-10-2026 14:22 via : Canada
  
  The interim B.C. Conservative leader delivered a rollicking victory speech as he revelled in a sweeping majority win, secured in a snap provincial election.
  
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• First Nations, minister, premiers gather for ceremony ahead of historic meeting

  25-10-2026 14:12 via : Canada
  
  The ceremony comes a day before what's seen as a historic meeting with the prime minister and premiers, the first since the Kelowna Accord talks of 2005.
  
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• First Nations, Carney, premiers to gather for ceremony ahead of historic meeting

  25-10-2026 14:12 via : Canada
  
  The ceremony comes a day before what's seen as a historic meeting with the prime minister and premiers, the first since the Kelowna Accord talks of 2005.
  
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• What Danielle Smith is still getting wrong, according to this even-tempered separatist

  25-10-2026 14:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  “The people have spoken, I accept what they’ve said,” says Keith Wilson, co-founder of the Let Alberta Decide campaign and one of the more even-tempered advocates for Alberta independence. “And they really want, in my view, the premier to make an earnest effort at seeking fairness for Alberta. That’s how I interpret this.”Albertans spoke clearly on Oct. 19. Roughly three-quarters of voters endorsed remaining in Canada; about one-quarter backed starting the constitutional process for
  
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• Who is Nathan Fielder? The Canadian filmmaker behind new Elizabeth Homes documentary

  25-10-2026 12:51 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Nathan Fielder’s new documentary, You Can See Everything, landed in cinemas on Oct. 16, bringing in US$15 million in its opening weekend and marking the biggest opening weekend for a documentary in North America in more than 20 years.The Canadian-American comedian and filmmaker had already risen to fame with his TV shows including The Rehearsal and Nathan for You, but the Oscar buzz around You Can See Everything combined with the film’s near-perfect scores on review platforms like Letterbox
  
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• There’s disappointment and hope among Albertans who supported the idea of independence

  25-10-2026 12:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Now that the results of the referendum have come in, with three-quarters of Albertans voting to stay in Canada, we reached out to some residents who supported the other side to see how they feel and what they think happens next.
  
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• Hamas threatens to carry out repeat of October 7 massacre in 'unprecedented' warning: report

  25-10-2026 11:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Hamas has said it is prepared to carry out an attack similar to the October 7, 2023 massacre, according to Israeli news website Ynet.Senior Hamas officials delivered the message to UN humanitarian coordinator Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, whom they met at his office in Gaza last week, the publication reports .The group said it would be prepared to carry out a violent attack in Israel, Judea, Samaria and abroad, and could strike wherever the opportunity arises.They also told Alakbarov that Hamas is losin
  
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• This Nova Scotian just ran his first marathon. He trained for it by eating donairs

  25-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  David Wadden ran and biked to 59 donair shops in the Halifax area this year to eat donairs and rate them as part of a charity fundraiser. But that wasn't the hard part. After eating the donair, he faced the ungodly task of running or biking back home.
  
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• Ontario municipal elections: A look at 7 mayoral races as voters head to the polls

  25-10-2026 09:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Monday is municipal election day in Ontario, and people across the province will get a chance to pick their next local leaders. Most polling stations will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and residents can find information about where to cast their ballots online.
  
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• Niagara artist paints 'love letter to Canada' on retired classic airplane in her Wainfleet, Ont., yard

  25-10-2026 09:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Niagara artist Paula Jane Marie has taken love for all things Canadian to another level with an unusual canvas in her yard in Ontario's Wainfleet township: an airplane featuring her paintings of a moose, loons and, of course, a beaver.
  
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• Is this Quebec-developed fruit the 'apple of the future'?

  25-10-2026 09:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Quebec apple producers say it’s been a good season, harvest- and sales-wise. They say it has much to do with U.S. tariffs and new varieties developed in — and for — Quebec.
  
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• A ‘reset’ or ‘one and done’? First Nations and first ministers set to hold historic meeting

  25-10-2026 09:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The Assembly of First Nations national chief says Monday's historic meeting between First Nations and first ministers is a chance to redefine the relationship between First Nations, premiers and the prime minister, even though it will take place under a cloud of skepticism.
  
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• Canadian women win relay gold, Laoun takes 500m silver at short track World Tour opener

  25-10-2026 05:15 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The Canadian quartet of Florence Brunelle, Courtney Sarault, Claudia Gagnon and Danaé Blais captured gold in a chaotic women’s 3,000-metre relay final at the ISU Short Track World Tour opener in Vancouver on Saturday night.
  
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• Emergency vehicles escort remains of Pte. Shaun Farrell to Prince Albert

  25-10-2026 02:45 via CBC | Canada News
  
  An emergency vehicle procession honoured a soldier who died in the Canadian Forces Base Wainwright fire as his remains travelled through Saskatoon on the way home to Prince Albert, Sask., on Saturday.
  
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• Riders top Elks 16-9, will face Lions in West semi

  25-10-2026 00:19 via : Canada
  
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders punched their ticket to the West Division semifinal with a 16-9 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday.
  
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• Convicted murderer who attended McGill's faculty of law now back in custody

  24-10-2026 22:52 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Jeffrey George Ewert, a convicted murderer who has stirred controversy while attending law courses at McGill University, is back in custody while authorities look more closely at his case.
  
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• B.C. election results: Live numbers from the 2026 vote

  24-10-2026 21:11 via : Canada
  
  British Columbians voted in the 2026 provincial election on Oct. 24. Previously, the provincial election was set to take place in 2028, but David Eby called a snap election.
  
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• BC election 2026: Find your riding, local candidates

  24-10-2026 21:10 via : Canada
  
  Use the Global News riding look-up tool to find your riding and candidates in the 2026 provincial election. BC NDP leader David Eby called the snap election in September.
  
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• Toronto police seeking mother, 22, for allegedly abducting her 3 children

  24-10-2026 20:48 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Toronto police are seeking the public’s help in locating three missing children, allegedly abducted by their mother from the Midland Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East area.
  
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• Sask. Crime Stoppers programs pause tip intake due to national data breach

  24-10-2026 18:30 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A news release issued jointly from Crime Stoppers agencies in Saskatchewan confirmed the impact of the national leak in Saskatchewan, saying "the stolen data included information that could potentially identify some people who provided tips."
  
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• First Nations leaders voice priorities ahead of historic meeting in Ottawa

  24-10-2026 16:06 via : Canada
  
  First Nations leaders are preparing for a historic meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the nation’s premiers, the first of its kind in more than two decades.
  
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• Early election results show commanding Conservative Party majority likely in B.C.

  24-10-2026 15:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  British Columbia’s Conservative Party looked poised to form a commanding majority government as early election results rolled in on Monday evening, with Lorne Doerkson looking likely to oust NDP Leader David Eby from the premier’s office after a highly unpopular election call. Results as of 9 p.m. PT were still early, but analysts at CTV are projecting the Conservative Party to win 62 seats, compared to the NDP’s 29. The Green Party was projected in early results to win two seats.Such a r
  
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• Early B.C. election results show likely commanding Conservative Party majority

  24-10-2026 15:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  British Columbia’s Conservative Party looked poised to form a commanding majority government as early election results rolled in on Saturday evening, with Lorne Doerkson looking likely to oust NDP Leader David Eby from the premier’s office after a highly unpopular election call. Results as of 9 p.m. PT were still early, but analysts at CTV are projecting the Conservative Party to win 62 seats, compared to the NDP’s 29. The Green Party was projected in early results to win two seats.Such a
  
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• Early B.C. election results show Conservative Party likely to win a commanding majority

  24-10-2026 15:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  British Columbia’s Conservative Party looked poised to form a commanding majority government as early election results rolled in on Saturday evening, with Lorne Doerkson looking likely to oust NDP Leader David Eby from the premier’s office after a highly unpopular election call. Results as of 9 p.m. PT were still early, but analysts at CTV are projecting the Conservative Party to win 62 seats, compared to the NDP’s 29. The Green Party was projected in early results to win two seats.Such a
  
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• B.C. election: How a little-known interim Conservative leader could become premier today

  24-10-2026 15:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  British Columbia voters headed to the polls on Saturday, closing out an unusually turbulent election period that could see the Conservative party take power in a surprising upset, potentially unseating the province’s NDP premier following his highly unpopular snap election call.Polling just before election day showed Eby’s NDP trailing the British Columbia Conservative Party and its interim leader, Lorne Doerkson, by a narrow margin, with the final result too close to call.Saturday’s resu
  
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• B.C. election: How a little-known interim Conservative leader could become next premier

  24-10-2026 15:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  British Columbia voters headed to the polls on Saturday, closing out an unusually turbulent election period that could see the Conservative party take power in a surprising upset, potentially unseating the province’s NDP premier following his highly unpopular snap election call.Polling just before election day showed Eby’s NDP trailing the British Columbia Conservative Party and its interim leader, Lorne Doerkson, by a narrow margin, with the final result too close to call.Saturday’s resu
  
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• B.C. election: Conservative Party wins a commanding majority

  24-10-2026 15:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  British Columbia’s Conservative Party is poised to form a commanding majority government as election results rolled in on Saturday evening, with Lorne Doerkson ousting NDP Leader David Eby from the premier’s office after a highly unpopular election call.Around 9:30 p.m. PT, a subdued Eby announced that he would be resigning as leader of the NDP.A little earlier, analysts at CTV projected the Conservative Party to win 62 seats, compared to the NDP’s 29. The Green Party was projected in ear
  
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• B.C. election: Conservative Party on track to win a commanding majority

  24-10-2026 15:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  British Columbia’s Conservative Party is poised to form a commanding majority government as election results rolled in on Saturday evening, with Lorne Doerkson ousting NDP Leader David Eby from the premier’s office after a highly unpopular election call.Around 9:30 p.m. PT, a subdued Eby announced that he would be resigning as leader of the NDP.A little earlier, analysts at CTV projected the Conservative Party to win 62 seats, compared to the NDP’s 29. The Green Party was projected in ear
  
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• B.C. Conservative Party wins a commanding majority in historic election win

  24-10-2026 15:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  British Columbia’s Conservative Party is poised to form a commanding majority government as election results rolled in on Saturday evening, with Lorne Doerkson ousting NDP Leader David Eby from the premier’s office after a highly unpopular election call.Around 9:30 p.m. PT, a subdued Eby announced that he would be resigning as leader of the NDP.A little earlier, analysts at CTV projected the Conservative Party to win 62 seats, compared to the NDP’s 29. The Green Party was projected in ear
  
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• B.C. Conservative Party claims commanding majority in historic election win

  24-10-2026 15:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  British Columbia’s Conservative Party won a commanding majority government on Saturday, securing a landslide victory that will see Lorne Doerkson take over the premier’s office from David Eby following a highly unpopular election call.While results are not yet final, analysts late on Saturday evening were projecting the Conservative Party to win 64 seats, compared to the NDP’s 27. The Green Party was projected in early results to win two seats. Such a result would put the newly formed Con
  
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• Voters head to the polls for B.C. provincial election

  24-10-2026 14:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Voters will cast ballots for 93 MLAs after a snap election was called last month.
  
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• Q&A: Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn’t need Alberta separatists’ support

  24-10-2026 14:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has told members of her party to back the province’s referendum results, or leave. In an interview with CBC’s West of Centre, she says she doesn’t need separatists to get re-elected.
  
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• Cuban ambassadors ask Canada to renew rejection of U.S. embargo and fuel blockade

  24-10-2026 13:37 via : Canada
  
  Havana is urging Ottawa not to drop its public opposition to the decades-long U.S. embargo as Washington ramps up pressure on countries supporting Cuba.
  
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• Why Nova Scotia's AI data centre feels like a surprise reveal

  24-10-2026 13:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Construction of Nova Scotia's new AI data centre in Point Tupper is well underway, yet so many people were surprised to learn about it. The CBC's Tom Murphy pieces together the timeline.
  
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• From horses to electric cars: Sask. couple sees world transform over 75-year marriage

  24-10-2026 13:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Helen and Larry Frey of Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask., have not only witnessed growth in their relationship, but growth in the world around them over the quarter-century of their marriage.
  
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• Canada's anti-immigrant sentiment softening, according to new poll

  24-10-2026 13:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Canadians in the Atlantic region and on the Prairies are most likely to think there are too many immigrants coming to this country while British Columbians and Quebecers are least likely to see it that way, according to a new poll.When you look at all 10 provinces, 45 per cent of Canadians polled said we have too many immigrants, 31 per cent indicated we have about the right number, and 13 per cent said we don’t have enough, according to the poll conducted earlier this month by EKOS for the A
  
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• Don't look now, but Canada is officially becoming a partisan issue in the U.S.

  24-10-2026 12:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Canada treats us very badly.”“They are one of the worst countries in the world to deal with.”“(Canada’s leaders) are nasty people.”President Donald Trump has said plenty of negative things about Canada in recent years, especially on trade, yet Americans remain largely positive toward Canada.A new Pew Research Center survey of American views of G20 countries had Canada topping the list alongside Australia. But the figures still reflect a decline: Americans’
  
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• Canada spent second most out of 32 countries on health care with little to show for it: Fraser report

  24-10-2026 12:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  A new report from the Fraser Institute notes that, of the 32 high-income countries offering universal health care, Canada ranks among the highest for spending but falls consistently at the bottom when it comes to results.The report , “Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries,” by Mackenzie Moir and Nadeem Esmail, is the latest annual look at the topic by the Fraser Institute.It examined countries that were members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
  
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• Canada spent second most out of 32 countries on health care with little to show for it': Fraser report

  24-10-2026 12:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  A new report from the Fraser Institute notes that, of the 32 high-income countries offering universal health care, Canada ranks among the highest for spending but falls consistently at the bottom when it comes to results.The report , “Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries,” by Mackenzie Moir and Nadeem Esmail, is the latest annual look at the topic by the Fraser Institute.It examined countries that were members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
  
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• Will the Alberta referendum feed a more polarized immigration debate?

  24-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Beside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's own political future, the most unresolved questions raised by her referendum concern immigration.
  
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• The RDSP was meant to help disabled Canadians save for the future. Yet many don't know it exists

  24-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The Registered Disability Savings Plan was intended to be a financial safety net for people with disabilities and the families who care for them. But it's only reaching about a third of those it was designed to help.
  
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