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• A federal IVF program will harmonize ‘patchwork’ approach, experts say

  16-10-2026 23:37 via : Canada
  
  Data collected by Ipsos for Fertility Matters Canada (FMC) found that 46 per cent of Canadians with an opinion on it support the proposed federal IVF funding program.
  
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• Mark Carney makes case against Alberta separatism to his boomer base

  16-10-2026 23:31 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  RED DEER, Alta. — Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday made his final plea to Albertans to vote against separating from Canada, part of his ongoing tour of the province aimed at swaying public opinion just days before Monday’s independence referendum.At a brief stop in Red Deer, Alta., Carney told a gathering of supporters that the country must remain united at a time when it faces “threats to our sovereignty,” claiming also that the days of a fractured relationship betw
  
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• Cause of fiery Calgary bus crash that killed 3 passengers, injured 16 under investigation

  16-10-2026 23:31 via : Canada
  
  Calgary police are working to determine the cause of a fiery city bus crash that killed three passengers and injured 16 others, including a police officer who helped save a child.
  
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• Nackawic mill workers and union push for government action as shutdown looms

  16-10-2026 22:51 via : Canada
  
  The Nackawic mill is set to temporarily idle on Nov. 4. The company attributed the decision to "prevailing market conditions" and other challenges.
  
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• Police identify suspect van after caregiver, 60, left to die on side of road in Vaughan

  16-10-2026 22:50 via : Canada
  
  The woman from Richmond Hill was travelling to her job as a live-in caregiver when she was hit. Her body laid on the side of the road for two days before a passerby spotted it.
  
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• Toronto 18 ringleader no longer shows signs of extremism, granted full parole: board

  16-10-2026 22:39 via : Canada
  
  The board’s decision comes two decades after the dismantling of the homegrown plot that shocked the country and shifted public discourse around terrorism.
  
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• High-profile legionnaire apologizes following profanity-laced outburst at Carbonear, N.L., wedding reception

  16-10-2026 22:23 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A wedding reception at the Royal Canadian Legion branch in Carbonear ended earlier this month in an angry outburst after high-profile legionnaire and veteran Berkley Lawrence confronted the bride as she prepared to throw her wedding bouquet.
  
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• As Alberta referendum nears, seeds to dispute results planted online: report

  16-10-2026 22:20 via : Canada
  
  McGill’s Media Ecosystem Observatory has been keeping tabs on the occasionally fraught online discourse surrounding the Alberta referendum.
  
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• Crown to seek dangerous offender status for Daniel Senecal, convicted of sexually assaulting toddler

  16-10-2026 22:02 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The Crown Attorney's Office will seek a dangerous offender status for a registered sex offender who pleaded guilty in June to sexually assaulting a toddler in Welland, Ont., causing what were described as potentially life-threatening injuries.
  
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• What France’s spiking bond yields, rising debt mean for Canadian borrowers

  16-10-2026 21:47 via : Canada
  
  Canadian borrowers may wind up paying more for some mortgages and other loans as government bond yields continue to rise worldwide, including in France.
  
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• Canadians living in the United States charged with voting in U.S. federal elections

  16-10-2026 21:43 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Two Canadian citizens living in New York have been charged with voter fraud after voting in United States federal elections, authorities and court documents allege.Paula Stitt, 57, has been living in Albany, N.Y., for 31 years as a lawful permanent resident but never became a U.S. citizen, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.She is accused of voting in at least two federal elections in 2024: a primary election in June for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, and the U
  
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• Body of P.E.I. man recovered months after fatal accident at Alberta oilsands site

  16-10-2026 21:39 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Kenneth Joseph MacAulay, 66, of Souris, P.E.I., was working at Suncor Energy’s Fort Hills operation on Jan. 13, 2026, when the heavy equipment he was operating sank into the muskeg. The cause of the accident is still being investigated by the province.
  
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• Advocacy group issues urgent call to combat radicalization after youth found guilty of plan to kill Ottawa Jews

  16-10-2026 21:37 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  A Canadian Jewish advocacy group has issued an urgent call to confront the radicalism that generates terrorism after an Ontario criminal court judge found a male youth guilty of two terrorism-related charges arising from a 2023 plan to kill Jewish people in Ottawa.The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs released a statement via X late Friday saying that “Jewish Canadians should not have to wait for a mass-casualty attack before every tool available is used to confront this threat.”
  
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• Environment Canada issues overnight frost advisory for Toronto

  16-10-2026 21:28 via : Canada
  
  The agency issued a yellow warning Friday morning and said “freezing temperatures are expected tonight into Saturday morning.”
  
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• Carney wraps up pro-Canada barnstorming tour in hometown of Edmonton

  16-10-2026 21:13 via : Canada
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney, standing with Alberta's premier and other politicians, channelled author Charles Dickens in saying the referendum comes at the best and worst of times.
  
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• Carney and Smith link up to pitch pro-Canada vote ahead of Alberta referendum

  16-10-2026 21:13 via : Canada
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney, standing with Alberta's premier and other politicians, channelled author Charles Dickens in saying the referendum comes at the best and worst of times.
  
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• Former politician Perrin Beatty tragically loses second son, who died four days after his wedding

  16-10-2026 20:49 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Tragedy has struck the Beatty family for a second time. After losing his oldest son, Christopher, in a motorcycle accident in 2008, former federal cabinet minister Perrin Beatty has had to say goodbye to his only other child after an automobile accident last month took the life of Patrick Caverhill Beatty.Patrick died just four days after his wedding to Nabiha Paracha, in a crash that injured his wife. The two had been married at an outdoor ceremony overlooking Lake Muskoka, in cottage country
  
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• Pierre Poilievre urges Albertans not to ‘quit’ on Canada ahead of separation vote

  16-10-2026 20:27 via : Canada
  
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he understands the disillusionment with the state of affairs in Canada, but quitting is the easy way out and Albertans are not quitters.
  
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• ‘Albertans are not quitters’: Poilievre pushes referendum vote to stay in Canada

  16-10-2026 20:27 via : Canada
  
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he understands the disillusionment with the state of affairs in Canada, but quitting is the easy way out and Albertans are not quitters.
  
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• Whistler resort exudes luxury year round, but its surprising flex is the convenience

  16-10-2026 20:22 via Canada.com
  
  Whistler, B.C. is known for its world-class snow, but you don’t need a ski pass to justify a trip. As a Vancouverite who's fallen off skiing in recent years, I've been finding more reasons to head up in summer and fall than I ever did in ski season: the longtable dinners at Araxi and Wild Blue, the fall food and drink festival, the hiking and biking trails that take over once the lifts slow down. In winter, it’s a ski-in/ski-out paradise, and in the summer, it transforms into a lush
  
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• Stelco layoff legal challenge timeline is in ‘days,’ Joly says

  16-10-2026 20:05 via : Canada
  
  Approximately 90 workers received notices last week, and the first layoffs took effect Sunday, the president of United Steelworkers local 1005 previously told Global News.
  
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• Hitachi announces $479M plan to build transformer insulation factory in London, Ont.

  16-10-2026 19:50 via : Canada
  
  The 21,000-square-metre facility would be the first in Canada to produce pressboard — a material made from paper pulp that's key to keeping transformers cool.
  
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• Claims made by Jewish Canadian Armed Forces members in $150M racism class action rejected: report

  16-10-2026 19:50 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  More than two dozen Jewish members of the Canadian Armed Forces who made claims in a $150-million racial discrimination settlement against the military were told they did not meet the racial identity criteria, according to the Canadian Jewish News.One member, Capt. Rabbi Jonathan Jaffit, is taking legal action .He alleges that Deloitte, the accounting firm in charge of processing the claims, is not applying the terms of the final settlement agreement and is denying access to funds for claimants
  
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• Court documents show FSIN knew ISC audit decision months before informing members

  16-10-2026 19:44 via : Canada
  
  Documents show the FSIN applied for a judicial review in August, alleging procedural unfairness following ISC’s decision that the organization owes $12.4 million.
  
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• France to decide next month on extradition of ex-Manitoba law dean in fraud case

  16-10-2026 19:36 via : Canada
  
  A former law dean at the University of Manitoba wanted on a fraud charge is expected to learn next month if he will be extradited from France.
  
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• Police release more details on fiery, fatal bus crash in Calgary

  16-10-2026 19:35 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Calgary police are still investigating what led to a collision between two city buses and multiple other vehicles on Thursday, where a significant fire and explosion left three dead and 16 injured.
  
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• Virgo-Libra cuspers rule the birthday calendar, Statistics Canada reports

  16-10-2026 19:29 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  If you had a birthday last month, happy belated. Also, you’re not that special.Statistics Canada has just released information on the number of live births in Canada, broken down by month and, even further, by date. Upon crunching the numbers, they determined that Sept. 20 was the most likely date on which to be born between 1995 and 2025.That might seem random, but it’s part of a larger trend. The second most common birthday is just two days earlier, on Sept. 18. Third is Sept. 25.
  
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• Canadians most likely to be born on Sept. 20, Statistics Canada reports

  16-10-2026 19:29 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  If you had a birthday last month, happy belated. Also, you’re not that special.Statistics Canada has just released information on the number of live births in Canada, broken down by month and, even further, by date. Upon crunching the numbers, they determined that Sept. 20 was the most likely date on which to be born between 1995 and 2025.That might seem random, but it’s part of a larger trend. The second most common birthday is just two days earlier, on Sept. 18. Third is Sept. 25.
  
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• Youth found guilty in Ottawa 2023 terror plot to kill Jewish people

  16-10-2026 19:24 via : Canada
  
  A judge has found a youth guilty of two terrorism-related charges stemming from an alleged 2023 plan to kill Jewish people in Ottawa.
  
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• Ottawa youth accused of anti-Jewish terror plot guilty of 2 of 3 charges

  16-10-2026 19:15 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A young person charged as the alleged "co-conspirator" of a planned terrorist attack against Jewish people has been found guilty of committing a terrorist offence and facilitating a terrorist activity.
  
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• 4 in 10 women don’t know where to seek support for menopause: report

  16-10-2026 19:14 via : Canada
  
  Around four in 10 (40 per cent) Canadian women reported that they do not know where to seek menopause care, a report by health care and insurance organization GreenShield said.
  
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• Winnipeg zoo's newest orphaned polar bear cub now has a name: Mantayo

  16-10-2026 18:48 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The first polar bear cub to arrive at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo in nearly a decade now has a name.
  
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• Toyota commits to making cars in Canada as rivals downsize

  16-10-2026 18:12 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Toyota Motor Corp.’s latest compact crossover will roll out of a plant in Ontario starting in December, a sign of the Japanese automaker’s commitment to making cars in Canada at a time when U.S. rivals are shrinking production in the country and newly arrived Chinese competitors are ramping up sales.The updated, hybrid-only Lexus NX is one of three models made at Toyota’s 38-year—old factory complex in Cambridge, Ontario, along with the Toyota RAV4 crossover and Lexus RX
  
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• Carney's comment irks Smith, and a jab at sensitive Americans: 6 key moments from PM's Calgary visit

  16-10-2026 18:04 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Calgary on Thursday, where he visited Cinnamon Indian Cuisine and Bar to enjoy some pakoras, met with volunteers from Public Interest Alberta and gave a speech at a Forever Canadian rally.On Friday, Carney will attend another rally in Edmonton and visit Red Deer with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, all as part of his efforts to drum up support for keeping Alberta in Confederation.“A vote against Canada is a dangerous bluff,” the PM warned in his spe
  
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• EverWind announces $10B investment in N.S. data centre campus, wind projects

  16-10-2026 17:57 via : Canada
  
  EverWind has announced plans for $10 billion in private investment in a data centre campus at its existing Point Tupper site near Port Hawkesbury, N.S.
  
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• Waymo to launch first phase of driverless taxi testing in Toronto 'in the coming days'

  16-10-2026 17:34 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Autonomous ride-hailing operator Waymo is officially coming to Canada with the service expected to launch in Toronto in 2028, the company said in a news release Friday.
  
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• Tesla says its newly unveiled Roadster 2 vehicle ‘can fly’

  16-10-2026 17:24 via : Canada
  
  Tesla just unveiled its latest vehicle, the Roadster 2, which it says will be available with performance options that will allow it to 'fly.'
  
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• RCMP end dangerous person alert for Red Earth Cree Nation area

  16-10-2026 17:03 via : Canada
  
  Saskatchewan RCMP ended a dangerous person alert Thursday night, saying it no longer believes there’s an imminent public safety risk.
  
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• Experts say Indigenous communities deserve say in sale of John Risley's collection

  16-10-2026 17:02 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Indigenous communities should have a say in what happens to cultural objects linked to a debt-laden investment company in Atlantic Canada that is trying to appease its creditors, say several experts in repatriation.
  
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• Guelph homecoming drew up to 15,000 people, generated $91K in policing costs

  16-10-2026 17:01 via : Canada
  
  A University of Guelph homecoming party that became unruly last month drew up to 15,000 people and resulted in roughly $91,000 in policing costs, a new report indicates.
  
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• Montreal police suspend 2 officers following report officer urinated on unhoused person

  16-10-2026 16:35 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Montreal police have confirmed the suspension of two officers assigned to a downtown station following a report that an officer urinated on a person experiencing homelessness during working hours. One advocate said it's "hard to imagine a more degrading or violent act."
  
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• 2 Montreal police officers suspended for alleged acts, including urinating on unhoused person

  16-10-2026 16:35 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Montreal police have confirmed the suspension of two officers assigned to a downtown station following a report that an officer urinated on a person experiencing homelessness. One advocate said it's "hard to imagine a more degrading or violent act."
  
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• 2 Montreal police officers suspended for alleged acts, including urinating on homeless people

  16-10-2026 16:35 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Montreal police have suspended two officers over alleged acts of humiliation directed at unhoused and racialized people. One of the officers was suspended after colleagues alleged he urinated on unhoused people while in uniform, sources told Radio-Canada.
  
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• 2 Montreal police officers accused of humiliating acts, including urinating on homeless people

  16-10-2026 16:35 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Montreal police have suspended two officers over alleged acts of humiliation directed at unhoused and racialized people. One of the officers was suspended after colleagues alleged he urinated on unhoused people while in uniform, sources told Radio-Canada.
  
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• Nova Scotia to host massive data centre to power artificial intelligence

  16-10-2026 16:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  An ultra-large data centre to provide computing power for artificial intelligence is under construction just outside a town on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
  
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• Nova Scotia to host massive data centre to power Anthropic's AI assistant Claude

  16-10-2026 16:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A massive data centre to provide computing power for artificial intelligence is under pre-construction just outside a town on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
  
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• OSAP pause impacting National Ballet School, divinity college students

  16-10-2026 15:53 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A recent pause on financial assistance payments to private post-secondary institutions in Ontario is affecting divinity schools, Canada's National Ballet School and many others, with students feeling unfairly swept up in what they describe as a trawling net-like policy.
  
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• Blind. Hong Kong dissident. Refugee. And as of Monday, she's a Toronto lawyer

  16-10-2026 15:44 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Joy Luk can’t leave behind the time she spent on the front lines of Hong Kong’s massive democracy protests in 2019.Seven years after the movement was crushed, the city’s first and only blind lawyer lives in Toronto as a refugee, and is reminded frequently of her worst moments during the uprising.Luk says she has nightmares about being struck by police and is startled by a knock at her apartment door, a reminder of the visits to her home from belligerent officers amid a Chinese
  
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• What Albertans need to know about voting in the referendum

  16-10-2026 14:57 via : Canada
  
  Get familiar with the ballot questions ahead of time, which are on the Elections Alberta website. Officials say it will help avoid confusion and delays.
  
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• Snowbirds to perform final air show demonstration

  16-10-2026 14:43 via : Canada
  
  The Royal Canadian Air Force's Snowbirds will perform their final air show with the Tutor jets in Moose Jaw, Sask., Friday, before the iconic aircraft are retired for good.
  
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