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• B.C. North Coast tanker ban to remain in place after Liberals vote down Tory bill

  28-10-2026 23:56 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The federal Liberal government voted to keep the B.C. coastal oil tanker ban in place Wednesday, defeating a Conservative bill that would have repealed it.
  
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• B.C. soldier burned in CFB Wainwright fire remains in Edmonton ICU

  28-10-2026 23:42 via : Canada
  
  The family of Pte. Trevor Flegel says he is still in hospital more than 10 days after the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright.
  
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• Montreal’s ‘raccoon guy’ collected over $110,000 in cryptocurrency fees

  28-10-2026 23:31 via : Canada
  
  The "Pepper" coin was launched on Oct. 10 by an online trader using the name "Hiruzen," who said he named it after Louka Berman's raccoon.
  
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• First Nations must lead Indian Act reform, Onion Lake Cree Nation chief says

  28-10-2026 23:22 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The chief of Onion Lake Cree Nation says any attempt to reform, repeal or replace the 150-year-old federal Indian Act must be led by First Nations, not by Ottawa or Indigenous umbrella organizations.
  
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• Canada 'not a bystander' on First Nations' housing, water issues, lawyer says in class-action appeal

  28-10-2026 23:18 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The federal government says a judge made several errors in a ruling that found it had a duty to provide some First Nations communities with adequate housing and safe drinking water.
  
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• Feds open to supporting elements of Divorce Act amendments, but fate unclear

  28-10-2026 23:11 via : Canada
  
  Bill C-223, introduced by Liberal MP Lisa Hepfner, would amend the Divorce Act to curb parental alienation claims, among other changes.
  
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• Calgary-developed wound treatment used on battlefields in Ukraine

  28-10-2026 23:11 via CBC | Canada News
  
  An innovative wound and burn treatment initially funded by Canada's Department of National Defence is now being
  delivered by drone to help wounded soldiers and civilians in war-torn Ukraine.
  
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• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – Oct. 28

  28-10-2026 23:00 via : Canada
  
  Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.
  
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• How the latest interest rate hike could affect everyday Canadians

  28-10-2026 22:52 via : Canada
  
  While Wednesday's hike is less significant than those that followed the pandemic, experts say people who are already struggling to make ends meet will feel the burden first.
  
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• Alberta tables bill to protect consumers when buying cars, show tickets

  28-10-2026 22:45 via : Canada
  
  Under the bill, consumers could get some power to fight back when they purchase defective vehicles that cannot be properly repaired.
  
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• $40M Lotto Max ticket validated hours before expiry in Ontario

  28-10-2026 22:29 via : Canada
  
  The identity of the winner who purchased the ticket in Grey County, Ont., remains unknown.
  
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• Draft statement reveals new 'ever-closer' ties between Canada and EU to be defined in 2027

  28-10-2026 22:25 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  OTTAWA — Canada and the European Union have given themselves until next year to define a new, “ever-closer association” that will no longer make Canada an “associate member” of the European bloc, according to a new draft joint statement.The new draft document was circulated to the 27 member states of the EU and Canada on Wednesday, the eve of a trilateral meeting between the heads of the European Commission, the European Council and Prime Minister Mark Carney in Montreal.It confirms t
  
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• Liberals keep B.C. oil tanker ban in place, vote down Conservative bill

  28-10-2026 22:18 via : Canada
  
  The Conservatives have argued the law is undermining Canada's prosperity by limiting the potential for oil exports from B.C.'s northern coast to international markets.
  
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• Three face murder charges in death of 12-year-old boy found in rural Alberta

  28-10-2026 22:04 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Insp. Wayne Stevenson of the RCMP’s serious crime branch said at a news conference Wednesday in Edmonton that Fiasal "was associated with people involved in criminality" and knew the three accused. Stevenson alleged that Fiasal was lured from his home before being killed.
  
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• First Nation chiefs urge Ontario, federal governments to address infrastructure crisis at remote airports

  28-10-2026 21:59 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Indigenous leaders in Ontario are urging the provincial and federal governments to take action address what they call an infrastructure crisis at remote airports across the north. Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Chiefs of Ontario held a joint news conference in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon after launching a documentary and advocacy campaign to address the issue. According to a high-level needs assessment conducted by NAN last year, addressing infrastructure deficiencies across these airports would c
  
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• Calgary-developed wound treatment used on the battlefield in Ukraine

  28-10-2026 21:43 via : Canada
  
  Calgary-based NanoTess received Health Canada approval for its NanoSALV Catalytic in 2022 and evaluated it by treating unhoused populations in encampments.
  
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• 1 charge dropped ahead of second Frank Stronach sexual assault trial: lawyer

  28-10-2026 21:43 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Frank Stronach's lawyer says one charge of sexual assault against her client in an upcoming Newmarket, Ont., trial has been dropped.
  
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• Mother of inmate at N.L.'s largest jail says toothbrush shortage was unacceptable

  28-10-2026 21:17 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Newfoundland and Labrador's justice minister says a shipment of 1,200 toothbrushes was set to arrive at Her Majesty's Penitentiary on Tuesday. The mother of an inmate who went without one since early October says the shortage deprived her son of basic human dignity.
  
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• Jewish community hopes to put $1M fundraiser for hero Belleville cop over the top

  28-10-2026 21:12 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  The Jewish community has come close to meeting a $1 million fundraising goal for the injured Belleville hero cop who put his life on the line to prevent a massacre at a synagogue in Belleville, Ont.The man behind the campaign is now asking donors to take it over the line.“We are now $45,744 away from our $1 million goal,” GoFundMe page organizer Derek Kreindler wrote on the page on Tuesday. “Thousands of people from across Canada and beyond have chosen to honour (police officer Jeff Smith
  
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• ‘Godzilla’ El Nino set to bring warmer, drier temperatures to Canada

  28-10-2026 21:05 via : Canada
  
  Water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean where El NIno forms would typically be at least 0.5 C above normal, but this year it's at 3.5 C.
  
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• Calgary city councillors propose temporary pause on data centres

  28-10-2026 21:01 via : Canada
  
  A motion to be discussed next week proposes a temporary moratorium on new rezoning applications related to large-scale data centres within the City of Calgary.
  
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• AI agents banned by several of Canada’s biggest banks as fears grow

  28-10-2026 20:59 via : Canada
  
  Some of Canada's biggest banks say they are now banning AI agents, like Meta's Muse, while others are taking initial steps to limit them.
  
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• Empty WestJet plane, catering truck collide at Toronto Pearson airport

  28-10-2026 20:35 via : Canada
  
  No flight crew or passengers were on board when the collision occurred, and the Transportation Safety Board said there was 'no intention of flight.'
  
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• Most cougar deaths in Alberta study were caused by people

  28-10-2026 20:31 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A new study of cougar deaths in west-central Alberta found mortality risk was higher near residential areas and secondary roads and among cougars that frequently crossed human-made clearings. Of the 37 documented cougar deaths, 29 were caused by people.
  
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• Stelco owner hopes to recall laid-off steelworkers before Christmas

  28-10-2026 20:26 via : Canada
  
  Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. CEO Lourenco Goncalves says he hopes to bring back laid-off Stelco workers before Christmas if a plan to increase Canadian sales succeeds.
  
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• Alberta NDP says Smith's UCP cooking riding boundaries for own benefit

  28-10-2026 20:15 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The leader of Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith's governing United Conservatives are cooking the riding boundaries for their own advantage ahead of next year's election.
  
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• 'Crypto King' Aiden Pleterski tells jury he's innocent in closing statement at fraud trial

  28-10-2026 20:10 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Self-described "Crypto King" Aiden Pleterski addressed the jury for the first time at his Toronto fraud trial, thanking them, in his brief closing statement Wednesday morning.
  
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• 'Crypto King' Aiden Pleterski addresses jury at his fraud trial for first time, says he's innocent

  28-10-2026 20:10 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Self-described "Crypto King" Aiden Pleterski addressed the jury for the first time at his Toronto fraud trial, thanking them, in his brief closing statement Wednesday morning.
  
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• Deaths from wildfire smoke up 275% over recent years, new report says

  28-10-2026 20:08 via : Canada
  
  A new Lancet report found there were an average of approximately 4,000 annual deaths associated with wildfire smoke between 2021-25, compared to 1,050 annually in 2003-12.
  
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• EU nations balk at 'associate member' label for Canada ahead of summit: reports

  28-10-2026 19:50 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  When a joint Canada-European Union statement is issued at their summit kicking off in Montreal on Thursday, there’ll be no mention of “associate membership,” according to reports.Instead, the statement will call for “ever closer associations” between Canada and the 27-member bloc, “short of full membership itself,” Politicoreported Wednesday.Germany, France and Greece, while broadly supporting closer ties with Ottawa, all objected to the use of “associate member” in draft vers
  
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• N.S. premier’s office scolds professor over comments on AI data centre

  28-10-2026 19:24 via : Canada
  
  The office of Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has complained to a professor in Toronto for weighing in with comments about a proposed artificial intelligence data centre.
  
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• Alberta pursuing own dental, drug plans despite referendum defeat on federal opt-outs

  28-10-2026 19:08 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The United Conservative Party government will press ahead with its plan to opt out of federal dental and drug benefit programs in favour of its own made-in-Alberta approach, even though voters rejected a similar strategy in last week's referendum.
  
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• Bryan Adams releases new 'Lake Ontario' song taking aim at Trump: 'Not an executive order'

  28-10-2026 18:54 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams released a new track on Wednesday criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump’s August executive order that changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.Adams, best known for his successful party-rock anthems and love ballads, released the song titled “Lake Ontario” as part of his new album, How’s It Goin,’ which will be released on Nov. 6.“The ‘lake of shining waters’ is what the Iroquois called her; It’s a First Nations name, not an exe
  
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• Montreal grandparent scammer who fled to Central America pleads guilty in U.S. court

  28-10-2026 18:27 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Jimmy Ylimaki, a Montreal man accused of defrauding American seniors as part of an elaborate grandparent scam network, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court.
  
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• Quebec premier wants Carney to 'do the right thing,' let him speak at Canada-EU summit

  28-10-2026 18:20 via CBC | Canada News
  
  On the eve of the Canada-EU summit in Montreal, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon are each urging the other to rethink their their stances on Quebec's role at the event.
  
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• Quebec premier officially withdraws from Canada-EU summit, will send chief diplomat

  28-10-2026 18:20 via CBC | Canada News
  
  As the 21st Canada-EU summit is set to open Thursday in Montreal, the standoff between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has culminated in the premier officially withdrawing his personal attendance.
  
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• Carney asks Quebec premier to reconsider decision to skip Canada-EU summit

  28-10-2026 18:20 via CBC | Canada News
  
  On the eve of the Canada-EU summit in Montreal, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon are each urging the other to rethink their their stances on Quebec's role at the event.
  
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• A Canadian woman jumped off an iceberg in Newfoundland and made history

  28-10-2026 18:07 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  Molly Carlson admits she had concerns of her own as she leapt off a massive iceberg in Newfoundland and plunged 50-foot in the North Atlantic Ocean.The 28-year-old from Montreal told National Post on Tuesday that she was more worried about the unpredictability of the iceberg itself, than the temperature of the water.“After I jumped off, it started breaking on the backside. So the timing was insane. If we were on there for five more minutes, who knows what this story could have been like,” s
  
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• Federal government has paid out $83.2 billion to First Nations over lawsuits since 2007: report

  28-10-2026 17:44 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  A new report from the Fraser Institute calculates that the federal government has paid out more than $110 billion to First Nations for lawsuit and class action settlements since 1974, with the vast majority of that amount coming from recent class action lawsuits.Class action payments since 2007 have cost the government an estimated $83.2 billion, the report found. That’s 73.5 per cent of all payouts since 1974.This is outside of what Canada already spends on Indigenous issues. Last year, the
  
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• EU dropping associate membership title for its closer alliance with Canada: sources

  28-10-2026 17:28 via CBC | Canada News
  
  European Union countries are jettisoning the idea of making Canada an associate member of the 27-nation bloc and instead will use softer language promising closer ties during this week's summit, according to sources who have seen the latest version of a draft joint statement
  
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• EU dropping associate membership title for its closer alliance with Canada

  28-10-2026 17:28 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A joint statement expected to be released at the 21st Canada-EU summit in Montreal on Friday will instead use softer language promising closer ties, according to the latest draft of the statement seen by CBC News.
  
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• Quebec premier will not attend Canada-EU Summit in Montreal

  28-10-2026 17:12 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  OTTAWA — Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has decided not to attend the Canada-European Union summit that will be taking place in Montreal this week. The decision, which was announced in a letter to unnamed European officials that was made public on Wednesday evening, comes after two days of conflict with the federal government which has categorically refused to let the premier speak at the summit. St-Pierre Plamondon will instead be replaced by Quebec’s chief negotiator, Pascal Para
  
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• Carney says Quebec premier is missing a 'valuable chance' for diplomacy at EU summit

  28-10-2026 17:12 via National Post - RSS Feed
  
  OTTAWA — The game of chicken continues between Ottawa and Quebec on the eve of the Canada-European Union summit in Montreal.On Wednesday morning, Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to “reverse his decision” and let him speak at a dinner to be held Thursday evening with European dignitaries and business groups at the summit.“I always indicated I wanted a productive relationship with Ottawa, but I also indicated I wanted a relationship of respect,
  
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• U.S. steel CEO's 'confessions' for buying Stelco prompted government to call its lawyers: industry minister

  28-10-2026 17:11 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Canada's industry minister says she called the department's lawyers after the head of Stelco's American parent company told CBC News that he only bought the Hamilton steelmaker to stop it undercutting his production facilities in the U.S..
  
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• Step into a real-life fairy tale at this themed resort in Alberta

  28-10-2026 17:00 via Canada.com
  
  Rumpelstiltskin’s cabin has three front doors, but only one of them works. It’s the first thing I noticed about the fairy tale-inspired cottage at Charmed Resorts in Blairmore, Alberta.  Read More
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., MPP Chris Scott 'grateful' domestic assault charges have been withdrawn

  28-10-2026 16:54 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., MPP Chris Scott has been an Independent since being arrested for spousal assault and assault with a weapon in September 2025. Scott's lawyer confirmed to CBC News that the charges were dropped Wednesday at the request of the Crown.
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie MPP Chris Scott 'grateful' for charges being withdrawn

  28-10-2026 16:54 via CBC | Canada News
  
  Sault Ste. Marie MPP Chris Scott has been sitting at Queen's Park as an Independent since being arrested for spousal assault and assault with a weapon in September last year.
  
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• Ontario matches feds’ tax perk for businesses on capital investments

  28-10-2026 16:34 via : Canada
  
  Bethlenfalvy says Ontario's measures would provide about $8 billion in relief that will be a boon to the country over the long term by attracting more businesses to the province.
  
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• New Brunswick introduces legislation to crack down on copper wire theft

  28-10-2026 16:32 via : Canada
  
  Proposed changes to the province's Salvage Dealers Licensing Act would only allow people lawfully entitled to possess and dispose of the wire to sell it.
  
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• Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s brother says police had time to see she wasn’t dangerous

  28-10-2026 16:25 via : Canada
  
  Reece Korchinski previously testified the five police officers called to the family's home \ treated his sister like a suspect and took an "aggressive" tone toward her.
  
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