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• B.C.’s newest multi-millionaire waited 10 months to claim lottery prize

  21-10-2026 23:59 via : Canada
  
  Richard did not disclose why he waited so long to claim his prize, but he said he and his wife have plans to travel and "move forward slowly."
  
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• PSAC announces nationwide strike votes set for November

  21-10-2026 23:50 via : Canada
  
  PSAC says the government has refused to negotiate on key issues such as wages, job security, remote work and protections against artificial intelligence.
  
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• Royal Regina Rifles colours return to Legislative Building after decades

  21-10-2026 23:44 via : Canada
  
  The antecedent regimental colours of the Royal Regina Rifles have returned to Saskatchewan's Legislative Building after almost 50 years.
  
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• $463M Port of Saint John project aims to boost New Brunswick exports

  21-10-2026 23:29 via : Canada
  
  The Saint John Trade Corridor is the first project to receive funding through the federal Trade Diversification Corridors Fund.
  
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• Ontario to send 28 health-care staff to Alberta to help victims of deadly fire at military base

  21-10-2026 23:26 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Ontario will send 28 health-care professionals to Alberta to help take care of soldiers severely injured after a deadly weekend fire at a military base in the Prairie province, Premier Doug Ford says.
  
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• Ontario to send 28 health care staff to Alberta to help victims of deadly fire at military base

  21-10-2026 23:26 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Ontario will send 28 health care professionals to Alberta to help take care of soldiers severely injured after a deadly weekend fire at a military base in the Prairie province, Premier Doug Ford says.
  
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• Carney says Canada is holding the Palestinian Authority 'to account' on elections commitment

  21-10-2026 23:11 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government will be holding the Palestinian National Authority to account on its commitment to hold legislative elections, after the president postponed the vote until next year.“We are certainly holding (the Palestinian Authority) to account,” said Carney, during a press conference in Ottawa on Wednesday.“We’re supporting efforts to have those elections and to have free and fair elections in Palestine, and we’ll continue to do so,” he a
  
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• Jeremy Hansen tapped by Carney as special adviser to feds on space

  21-10-2026 23:05 via : Canada
  
  In April, as part of the Artemis II mission, Hansen and three other astronauts travelled around the moon and further out into space than any humans before them.
  
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• Carney won’t rule out giving Alberta a Quebec-style immigration deal

  21-10-2026 22:46 via : Canada
  
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Tuesday the Liberals have lost control of immigration and provinces should have more control over their intake numbers.
  
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• A new figure skating season begins with Canada rebuilding

  21-10-2026 22:46 via CBC | Canada News
  
  CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews the Grand Prix of Figure Skating season, which finds Canada in the early stages of a rebuild aimed at the 2030 Olympics.
  
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• IN PHOTOS | Fall splendour in Canada

  21-10-2026 22:37 via CBC | Canada News
  
  As our days shorten and temperatures drop, chlorophyll in leaves breaks down, revealing the autumnal tones of yellow and orange, while some leaves develop brilliant reds. Check out the fall splendour in Canada.
  
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• French content in Carney's speeches rises from 17% to 23%

  21-10-2026 22:19 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A new analysis shows some progress in Prime Minister Mark Carney's use of French in public addresses.
  
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• Ontario man convicted in U.S. terror probe gets additional 50-year prison sentence

  21-10-2026 21:58 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A Mississauga man serving a 40-year sentence for terror-related charges in the U.S. was sentenced to an additional 50 years in federal prison in relation to an assault against two corrections officers, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Monday.
  
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• The PQ's new superminister will be in charge of planning Quebec's next referendum

  21-10-2026 21:55 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  OTTAWA — Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will have his very own “superminister.”Catherine Gentilcore, the member of the National Assembly for Terrebonne, will be juggling the crucial jobs of Quebec deputy premier, minister of immigration and integration and minister responsible for securing Quebec’s independence.On top of that, she will be acting as the government house leader — a crucial job as the Parti Québécois government will have to find
  
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• Ottawa is ‘a special place to me,’ Tkachuk says ahead of 1st game against former Sens teammates

  21-10-2026 21:33 via CBC | Canada News
  
  After requesting a trade earlier this year, former Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk has returned to the nation’s capital in the navy and red colours of a Sens division rival.
  
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• Ottawa ‘a special place to me,’ Tkachuk says ahead of 1st game against former Sens teammates

  21-10-2026 21:33 via CBC | Canada News
  
  After requesting a trade earlier this year, former Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk has returned to the nation’s capital in the navy and red colours of a Sens division rival.
  
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• Feds pull multiple government websites after critical vulnerability uncovered by AI

  21-10-2026 21:07 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  OTTAWA — Multiple Government of Canada web pages were pulled offline for “urgent maintenance” after two major cybersecurity flaws were discovered in a programming language that underpins the majority of web pages around the world.On Wednesday, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomo n confirmed that the government had pulled an undisclosed number of its websites temporarily to patch the vulnerabilities revealed earlier in the day. The “critical” flaws were dis
  
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• New beds added to Saskatoon hospital, full expansion deadline pushed back

  21-10-2026 21:01 via : Canada
  
  The remaining 49 beds are facing delays due to construction at both Market Mall and Saskatoon City Hospital, says Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill
  
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• Bombers need victory to punch their playoff ticket

  21-10-2026 20:59 via : Canada
  
  Vernon Adams Jr. and the Calgary Stampeders will be B.C. Lions fans this weekend.
  
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• Security camera in Air Canada cargo warehouse could have caught insider in Toronto airport gold heist but wasn't working

  21-10-2026 20:50 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  A crucial surveillance camera inside an Air Canada cargo warehouse was not working the day a crate carrying more than $22.5 million in almost pure gold and cash was stolen, a security slip hiding the identity of an airline insider who helped pull off the gold heist, court heard.Parmpal Sidhu, a 56-year-old former Air Canada cargo warehouse employee, is accused of using his inside access to print off an official Air Canada air waybill that was used by a truck driver to collect the high-value cra
  
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• Air Canada security camera could have caught insider in Toronto airport gold heist but wasn't working that day

  21-10-2026 20:50 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  A crucial surveillance camera inside an Air Canada cargo warehouse was not working the day a crate carrying more than $22.5 million in almost pure gold and cash was stolen, a security slip hiding the identity of an airline insider who helped pull off the gold heist, court heard.Parmpal Sidhu, a 56-year-old former Air Canada cargo warehouse employee, is accused of using his inside access to print off an official Air Canada air waybill that was used by a truck driver to collect the high-value cra
  
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• Want to book with Air Canada by phone? That'll be an extra $30 please

  21-10-2026 20:19 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Air Canada customers who book their flights by phone are now paying $30 per passenger for the privilege.
  
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• Man dead in ‘chaotic’ Richmond Hill fire that resulted in homes, vehicles ablaze

  21-10-2026 20:10 via : Canada
  
  It was a “chaotic scene” with three cars fully engulfed in flames between the two houses that were also ablaze, fire crews told reporters Wednesday.
  
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• Girl, 2, critically hurt after driver hits daycare worker and 5 children in Oshawa, Ont.: police

  21-10-2026 19:54 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A two-year-old girl was critically injured when a driver struck a daycare worker and four other children crossing a street in Oshawa on Wednesday, police say.
  
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• Daycare worker and 5 children struck by driver in Oshawa, Ont.: police

  21-10-2026 19:54 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A daycare worker and five children were struck by a driver while on their daily walk in Oshawa Wednesday morning, Durham police say.
  
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• Mother of ISIS terrorist from Ontario running for school board trustee in Milton

  21-10-2026 19:41 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  The mother of a convicted ISIS terrorist from Ontario — whose sentence was recently extended by 50 years for another crime — is running to be a Halton District School Board trustee in Milton, just west of Toronto.Dr. Khdiga Metwally is a candidate for Milton Wards 1 and 2 in the Oct. 26 election. She says she has experience as a life skills teacher, a university department chair, author, speaker and human development instructor, according to her campaign website.Her priorities inclu
  
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• The Legion is launching its poppy campaign today. Here's what to know

  21-10-2026 19:30 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Well before last week’s tragedy at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, the Royal Canadian Legion had already decided this year’s national poppy campaign would begin earlier than it traditionally has.But now, with four more brave soldiers killed during training exercises at the Canadian Armed Forces base, Canadians should have even more reason to wear a poppy in honour of the country’s fallen service members this Remembrance Day.Royal Canadian Legion national spokesperson Nujma Bond told National P
  
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• The Legion is launching its poppy campaign early. Here's what to know

  21-10-2026 19:30 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Well before last week’s tragedy at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, the Royal Canadian Legion had already decided this year’s national poppy campaign would begin earlier than it traditionally has.But now, with four more brave soldiers killed during training exercises at the Canadian Armed Forces base, Canadians should have even more reason to wear a poppy in honour of the country’s fallen service members this Remembrance Day.Monday morning in Ottawa, attendees at the presentation of
  
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• Wainwright residents pay their respects as soldiers leave town following deadly training exercise

  21-10-2026 19:15 via CBC | Canada News
  
  People from across the community of Wainwright, Alta., lined the highway that cuts through town Wednesday morningto pay their respects to some of the soldiers at the centre of a weekend tragedy that left four dead and dozens more injured.
  
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• Toddler in critical condition after group of children struck by vehicle in Oshawa

  21-10-2026 19:05 via : Canada
  
  Police said the children were walking in the area of Ryerson Crescent and Sheridan Way with a daycare worker when they were all struck.
  
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• Publisher cuts ties with Quebec author accused of AI use in award-winning novel

  21-10-2026 18:37 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Quebec publishing house Éditions du Boréal announced Wednesday it is ending its professional relationship with Thélyson Orélien.
  
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• Alberta premier to speak to media Wednesday after strong support for 'remain' in referendum

  21-10-2026 18:25 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will speak to the media Wednesday morning in Calgary. This follows her televised address Tuesday evening, where she spoke about the results of the Alberta referendum.
  
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• Alberta premier speaks to media Wednesday after strong support for 'remain' in referendum

  21-10-2026 18:25 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will speak to the media Wednesday morning in Calgary. Her remarks come on the heels of a video sent to United Conservative Party members in which the premier said she is well aware of divisions on the question of holding another referendum on independence but that, going forward, the UCP will be pro-Canada.
  
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• Alberta premier says UCP must be pro-Canada, separatists can 'join a different party'

  21-10-2026 18:25 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Premier Danielle Smith says separatist UCP members should support the will of Albertans who voted to remain in Canada or leave the party.
  That desire was clear in the results of Monday’s referendum, she told reporters at a news conference in Calgary Wednesday. She echoed the sentiment from her video message sent to UCP members earlier in the day.
  
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• Alberta premier says separatist UCP members can 'join a different party,' following referendum

  21-10-2026 18:25 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Premier Danielle Smith says separatist UCP members should support the will of Albertans who voted to remain in Canada or leave the party.
  That desire was clear in the results of Monday’s referendum, she told reporters at a news conference in Calgary Wednesday. She echoed the sentiment from her video message sent to UCP members earlier in the day.
  
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• Angine de Poitrine announce 2027 world tour

  21-10-2026 18:14 via : Canada
  
  Among the eight Canadian dates are stops in Calgary, Ottawa and Winnipeg, as well as a performance at Toronto's RBC Amphitheatre — their largest headlining show in the city so far.
  
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• First Nations say Elections Alberta unprepared for referendum turnout

  21-10-2026 17:57 via : Canada
  
  First Nations in Alberta are celebrating the win for the pro-Canada side in Monday's referendum but also raising concerns about a shortage of ballots in their communities.
  
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• Bank of Canada expected to raise rates next week, some economists say

  21-10-2026 17:45 via : Canada
  
  The Bank of Canada has held its key interest rate unchanged for about a year, but some economists expect rates to begin increasing again as early as next week.
  
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• New poll shows deadlock between Chow and Bradford days before Toronto election

  21-10-2026 17:42 via : Canada
  
  Several polls put candidate Bradford slightly ahead of Chow, while others still place her ahead of Bradford, indicating there is no clear favourite, according to research firms.
  
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• Carney to make Turkey trip for 1st bilateral visit aimed at deepening ties

  21-10-2026 17:34 via : Canada
  
  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson will join Prime Minister Mark Carney on the planned trip.
  
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• RCMP apologizes for ‘grossly inadequate’ investigation into N.S. workplace drowning

  21-10-2026 17:20 via : Canada
  
  The agency that reviews complaints against the RCMP says the Mounties have apologized for their “grossly inadequate” investigation into the October 2020 workplace death.
  
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• Appeal of an N.S. RCMP officer’s sexual assault acquittal has been abandoned by Crown

  21-10-2026 17:15 via : Canada
  
  An appeal of a Nova Scotia RCMP officer's sexual assault charge acquittal has been abandoned by the Crown.
  
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• Carney, Ford announce $9B ‘new action plan’ for Ontario industries

  21-10-2026 16:47 via : Canada
  
  Prime Minister Carney will begin the day with a meeting of the Liberal caucus and then with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, his office said in his itinerary on Wednesday.
  
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• Carney, Ford announce $8.7B ‘new action plan’ for Ontario industries

  21-10-2026 16:47 via : Canada
  
  Prime Minister Carney will begin the day with a meeting of the Liberal caucus and then with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, his office said in his itinerary on Wednesday.
  
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• Carney and Ford set to announce support for workers amid trade war

  21-10-2026 16:47 via : Canada
  
  Prime Minister Carney will begin the day with a meeting of the Liberal caucus and then with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, his office said in his itinerary on Wednesday.
  
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• Ontario cancer patients speak out over disappointment with drug funding decision

  21-10-2026 15:20 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Some Ontarians with Stage 4 cancer, whose doctors say they are good candidates for treatments unavailable in the province, were buoyed last month when a man won a court challengeagainst his OHIP out-of-country denial. But their hopes were dashed when Health Minister Sylvia Jones responded to the court ruling by changing the rules.
  
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• Record $90M Lotto Max jackpot won in Alberta, OLG says

  21-10-2026 15:11 via : Canada
  
  The record-setting $90 million Lotto Max jackpot was won in Alberta following Tuesday night’s draw, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says.
  
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• Group assisting long-planned review of firearms — including SKS — has yet to meet

  21-10-2026 14:38 via : Canada
  
  An advisory group that's supporting a federal review of firearms classification is expected to hold its first meeting this fall, almost a year after Ottawa announced the review.
  
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• ‘Hurting’: Vigil in Wainwright, Alta., for soldiers caught in deadly fire

  21-10-2026 14:29 via : Canada
  
  Ryan Wood, pastor of the town's Church of the Nazarene, said it's important those in the Armed Forces know they're not alone after the deadly fire.
  
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• Food bank visits rise to 2.3M a month as grocery costs go up, report says

  21-10-2026 14:14 via : Canada
  
  One in five food banks across Canada are reportedly running out of food before meeting the needs of all their clients, a new report by Food Banks Canada says.
  
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