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• Miller says government moving quickly but no timeline for new digital regulator

  22-10-2026 23:58 via : Canada
  
  In an interview with The Canadian Press, Miller said the government is moving as quickly as possible on digital safety bill C-34, which includes a ban on social media for kids.
  
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• Judge dismisses farmers' class action over end to Canadian Wheat Board monopoly more than a decade ago

  22-10-2026 23:51 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A Manitoba judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit seeking damages for grain farmers following the federal wind-down of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly, marking what one expert calls the "last chapter" of the wheat board saga.
  
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• Canada Post CEO touts ‘early signs’ of recovery even as financial woes persist

  22-10-2026 23:45 via : Canada
  
  At its annual public meeting, Doug Ettinger said Canada Post is winning back some of the parcel delivery market that has slipped away since 2019.
  
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• Federal bureaucrats grilled over decision to strip status from over 700 Innu in Quebec

  22-10-2026 23:24 via CBC | Canada News
  
  After emotional testimony from members of the Innu First Nation of Essipit in Quebec who’ve seen their lives upended, federal bureaucrats defended their decision to remove status from more than 700 Innu in the community.
  
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• Ottawa tells its diplomats not to meet with U.S. midterm candidates

  22-10-2026 23:18 via : Canada
  
  A memo says meetings with other elected officials who aren't candidates in the midterms can happen if necessary, but they should be discussed in advance with senior officials.
  
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• Wolf euthanized after rare attack near Cameco site in northern Sask.

  22-10-2026 22:58 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The Ministry of Community Safety says a wolf attacked a person in a remote northern area of the province on Oct. 17.
  
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• Non-profit asks Nova Scotians to ‘adopt’ a bat as part of conservation efforts

  22-10-2026 22:49 via : Canada
  
  A Nova Scotia non-profit is asking people to "adopt" a bat in a bid to educate Maritimers about a rare species, while supporting bat conservation.
  
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• LCBO picks 'young, innovative' veteran exec as new CEO

  22-10-2026 22:47 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  The Liquor Control Board of Ontario has named 43-year-old Aaron Campbell, who is both a former prime ministerial aide and a Toronto International Film Festival organizer, as its youngest-ever president and CEO.“He’s young. He’s creative. He’s innovative. And I think very widely respected through his whole organization, and certainly within the domestic industry,” said Norm Beal, chair of Ontario Craft Wineries and CEO of Peninsula Ridge Estates.Campbell has led the LCBO on an interim
  
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• Crown drops sex offender registry charge against former Nova Scotia police chief

  22-10-2026 22:47 via : Canada
  
  On March 4, 2020, John Collyer was sentenced to 15 months in jail for sexually exploiting a 17-year-old girl when he was deputy chief of the Bridgewater Police Service.


  
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• Joly, Ford, Housefather among Canadians named in U.S. embassy 'fact sheet' alleging election interference

  22-10-2026 21:57 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  The “fact sheet” published by U.S. Embassy in Ottawa listing quotes from Canadian politicians that it claims “openly describe plans to influence American politics” has been labelled “not credible at all” by a professor of political science at University of Toronto.“The Canadian government brushes off concerns about potential interference in U.S. elections, even as its ministers and premiers openly describe plans to influence American politics in official documents and public appea
  
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• Canada Post starting weekend parcel delivery in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa this fall

  22-10-2026 21:44 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Canada's national mail carrier says it plans to start delivering parcels on the weekend to seven million households by the end of 2027, as part of the financially troubled Crown corporation's major restructuring.
  
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• Library and Archives Canada cracking down on AI books amid copyright threats

  22-10-2026 21:28 via : Canada
  
  Library and Archives Canada recently updated its ISBN (International Standard Book Numbers) policy to limit books and other literary content created using artificial intelligence.
  
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• Diplomacy or ‘interference’? U.S. warns Canadian officials as midterms near

  22-10-2026 21:14 via : Canada
  
  U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra’s list of perceived Canadian “foreign interference” looks more like pointed public diplomacy to experts.
  
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• N.S. woman says duct-cleaning company used AI-generated photos to fake work

  22-10-2026 21:12 via : Canada
  
  A Dartmouth, N.S. woman says her recent experience with a duct-cleaning company has left her feeling scammed and alleges she was shown AI-generated photos of supposed work.
  
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• More than a million Canadian homes need ‘major repairs,’ CMHC says

  22-10-2026 20:52 via : Canada
  
  Around 6.1 per cent of all homes in Canada are in need of 'major repairs,' a report by CMHC chief economist Mathieu Laberge said on Thursday.
  
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• Former Alberta cabinet minister says Smith can’t survive UCP crisis after referendum

  22-10-2026 20:49 via : Canada
  
  A former Alberta cabinet minister says Premier Danielle Smith won't survive the crisis in her United Conservative Party amid fallout from the separation referendum.
  
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• Singapore firm set to buy Yukon’s Eagle Gold mine for $140M

  22-10-2026 20:30 via : Canada
  
  The company says it would also spend more than $600 million over the initial life of the mine "to support and extend mining operations."
  
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• Global Affairs did not Google staff during vetting when NATO spy suspect was given clearance

  22-10-2026 20:23 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada would not have Googled or done an open-source search before granting security clearance to someone like the Canadian woman charged with spying at NATO headquarters.That’s according to David Morrison, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s senior diplomatic and international affairs advisor and the former top bureaucrat at Global Affairs Canada (GAC).“I agree… that the use of open-source, Google, however you want to characterize it, I think that should be a standar
  
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• N.L. spent $32.1 million in 2.5 years on private virtual health-care services

  22-10-2026 20:02 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A mayor in rural Newfoundland says most people in his community who needed urgent care in the past few years arrived at the local health centre and "talked to a TV."
  
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• Recently-released repeat Ontario sex offender back in custody: police

  22-10-2026 19:45 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Barely a week after his release, an Ontario man with a history of sexual violence against women and children and a track record of aggresive behaviour behind bars is back in custody after allegedly breaching court-ordered conditions of his release.Keith Theodore Constantin, a high-risk repeat-offender whose rap sheet is peppered with convictions for sexual assault, assault with a weapon, robbery and possession of explosives, among others, was re-arrested after he allegedly breached his curfew o
  
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• Ontario sending 28 burn-care workers to help with soldiers critically injured in CFB Wainwright fire

  22-10-2026 19:37 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Ontario is sending 28 health-care professionals to help care for the soldiers severely injured in a deadly fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta last Saturday.Thirty-nine soldiers were injured in the fire, 19 critically.Premier Doug Ford announced that the assistance will include surgeons and nurses with burn care expertise.“As Alberta hospitals continue to respond to the devastating fire that took place at CFB Wainwright last week, Ontario’s heroic health-care workers are stepping up to help,�
  
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• Ottawa ‘not responsible’ for regulating AI data centre power use: minister

  22-10-2026 19:21 via : Canada
  
  AI Minister Evan Solomon spoke to the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on Thursday, where he was asked about power usage by data centres Canada.
  
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• Ottawa ‘not responsible’ for regulating AI data centre electricity use: minister

  22-10-2026 19:21 via : Canada
  
  AI Minister Evan Solomon spoke to the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on Thursday, where he was asked about power usage by data centres Canada.
  
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• Korchinski-Paquet's mother makes new allegation against police during coroner's inquest

  22-10-2026 19:11 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A coroner's inquest into the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, who fell from her balcony in 2020, was scrambling to find a way forward Thursday after the Toronto woman's mother unexpectedly made a new allegation against police officers during her testimony.
  
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• Joly gives Stelco 15 days to comply with job commitments or face court action

  22-10-2026 19:06 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  OTTAWA – Industry Minister Mélanie Joly has sent a second letter to Stelco, demanding the steelmaker reverse its layoffs or provide detailed responses that justify its non-compliance under the Investment Canada Act.Joly gave Stelco’s president Paul Simon 15 days to comply or face legal action.Stelco is owned by Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., which signed several undertakings when the acquisition was approved in 2024 under the ICA, which included a commitment to maintain the same number
  
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• N.S. NDP party whip removed over social media post calling for 'France-style riots'

  22-10-2026 19:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Nova Scotia NDP MLA Paul Wozney, who was the party’s caucus whip, has been removed from that role after the PC party condemned a social media post he shared that called for “France-style riots in Nova Scotia and Canada.”“The riots in France have led to a curfew being issued in Paris and French police have estimated that 3,000 businesses and public buildings have been damaged or looted. Residents described the aftermath like they just had a war,” the province’s PC party wrote in a st
  
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• Accused Tumbler Ridge shooting co-conspirator enters not guilty plea in U.S. court

  22-10-2026 18:25 via CBC | Canada News
  
  James Cody Bryant entered a not guilty plea in a Seattle courtroom Thursday, for the charge of conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country.
  
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• Accused Tumbler Ridge co-conspirator enters not guilty plea in U.S. court

  22-10-2026 18:25 via CBC | Canada News
  
  James Cody Bryant entered a "not guilty" plea in a Seattle courtroom Thursday, for the charge of conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country.
  
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• Mark Carney’s Liberals recruit former CAQ MNA to run in upcoming Quebec byelection

  22-10-2026 18:14 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  OTTAWA — Mark Carney’s Liberals are hoping to flip a Quebec riding in an upcoming federal byelection with a former Coalition Avenir Québec stalwart.Former CAQ MNA Chantal Soucy, who represented the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe at the provincial level for 12 years before announcing she would not be running under the CAQ banner in 2026, will run as the candidate for the Liberals federally in an attempt to win a Bloc Québécois stronghold.The party made the announcement via a press release on T
  
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• Top court will hear appeal on ruling that found feds violated Charter during convoy protest

  22-10-2026 18:08 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal of a 2024 Federal Court ruling that found the government of former prime minister Justin Trudeau infringed the Charter rights of convoy participants when it invoked the Emergencies Act in 2022.
  
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• 3 arrested after Toronto marketplace sellers targeted in violent robberies: police

  22-10-2026 17:40 via : Canada
  
  Toronto police believe there may be more victims of a series of violent robberies targeting people who advertised high-value items on online marketplaces.
  
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• Supreme Court to hear final appeal of Trudeau government's invocation of Emergencies Act

  22-10-2026 17:07 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  OTTAWA — Canada’s top court will decide once and for all if the federal government’s invocation of the extraordinary powers of the Emergencies Act during the 2022 Freedom Convoy was constitutional.On Thursday, the Supreme Court Canada (SCC) announced it would hear the final appeal of two lower court decisions ruling that the invocation by former prime minister Justin Trudeau was unjustified as a way to stop the protests.In its filing, the federal government argued that the Federal Court a
  
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• Two Canadian destinations named among the world's top 50 places to visit in 2027

  22-10-2026 16:50 via Canada.com
  
  Although we’re still a few months away from January, travel guidebook publisher Lonely Planet is already looking ahead to travel hot spots for next year. And its newly released Best in Travel 2027 list features not one, but two Canadian provinces.  Read More
  
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• Toronto Crime Stoppers pauses tips after cyber breach affects 176K submissions

  22-10-2026 16:37 via : Canada
  
  Toronto Crime Stoppers has paused tip intake after a cybersecurity breach potentially exposed identifying information included in some submissions.
  
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• Statistics Canada website down as internet hit by millions of hack attempts

  22-10-2026 16:26 via : Canada
  
  Several government websites were still down Thursday morning at the same time a worldwide coding vulnerability has opened the door to millions of reported hack attempts.
  
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• ‘No indication’ of Canadian data compromised by global PHP issue: officials

  22-10-2026 16:26 via : Canada
  
  The Canadian government’s chief information officer says there’s no sign a massive global website coding vulnerability has led to federal information being compromised.
  
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• Ottawa gives Stelco 15 days to reverse Hamilton layoffs or face lawsuit 

  22-10-2026 16:16 via : Canada
  
  If the company does not reverse the layoffs, Joly warns she will proceed with court action that could see the company be forced to sell their Canadian operations. 
  
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• Minister giving Stelco owner 15 days to reverse layoffs before turning to the courts

  22-10-2026 16:15 via CBC | Canada News
  Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is giving the American parent company of Hamilton-based Stelco 15 days to reverse layoffs before seeking legal action.
  
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• Minister gives Stelco owner 15 days to reverse layoffs before turning to the courts

  22-10-2026 16:15 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is giving the American parent company of Hamilton-based Stelco 15 days to reverse layoffs before seeking legal action.
  
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• Supreme Court to hear federal appeal over use of Emergencies Act

  22-10-2026 16:07 via : Canada
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada will hear federal arguments about the government's legal justification for using the Emergencies Act to quell protests in the nation's capital in 2022.
  
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• Why has B.C.’s snap election caught both main parties unprepared?

  22-10-2026 14:36 via : Canada
  
  The NDP has meanwhile pivoted its messaging from focusing on U.S. President Donald Trump, to affordability, to the need for a stable majority.
  
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• B.C. NDP Leader Eby campaigns in Vancouver, while Tories heads to Surrey

  22-10-2026 14:25 via : Canada
  
  British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby campaigns in Vancouver and Richmond Thursday after wrapping his swing through the vote-rich city of Surrey with a rally.
  
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• Tumbler Ridge conspiracy suspect James Bryant pleads not guilty in U.S. court

  22-10-2026 14:18 via : Canada
  
  The alleged co-conspirator in the deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court and is set to go on trial in December.
  
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• Alleged Tumbler Ridge mass shooting conspirator set to enter plea in U.S. court

  22-10-2026 14:18 via : Canada
  
  The alleged co-conspirator in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is expected to enter a plea at an arraignment in a Seattle courthouse Thursday.
  
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• Carney lands in Turkey for meetings with Erdogan, business leaders

  22-10-2026 14:12 via : Canada
  
  Joining Prime Minister Mark Carney on the trip are Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
  
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• Carney announces ‘strategic partnership’ with Turkey, aims for trade deal

  22-10-2026 14:12 via : Canada
  
  Joining Prime Minister Mark Carney on the trip are Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
  
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• Officials to provide update on fatal fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta

  22-10-2026 13:54 via : Canada
  
  Officials are set to provide an update Thursday about a devastating fire at a Canadian military base in Alberta that left four soldiers dead and dozens more injured.
  
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• Canadian convicted in U.S. terror plot gets 50 more years for stabbing prison staff

  22-10-2026 13:49 via : Canada
  
  An Ontario man convicted of plotting a terrorist attack in the U.S. has been handed an additional 50-year sentence for stabbing two American prison staff.
  
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• Here’s how much you need to earn to afford a home in Canada’s major cities

  22-10-2026 13:00 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  The income Canadians need to afford a home fell between August and September across all major housing markets except one, according to Ratehub’s latest affordability report .Ratehub, an online financial comparison platform, ranked 13 of Canada’s cities according to housing affordability by calculating the minimum annual income needed to buy an average home with a 10 per cent down payment, a 25-year amortization, $4,000 in annual property taxes and a monthly heating bill of $150.The analysis
  
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• First Nations artists pull art from University of Calgary after event inviting debate on residential schools

  22-10-2026 13:00 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Two First Nations artists have pulled their work from the University of Calgary’s gallery in a protest over an event that invited students to debate whether residential schools were an act of genocide.
  
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