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• Mapping the genetics of a giant: New research decodes bison DNA

  13-10-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  New research decoding their DNA is helping to shed light on how the collapse and slow, scattered return of herds to the landscapes they once dominated has forever changed the mighty species.
  
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• Carney says he expects nations, including U.S., to stay out of Alberta vote

  15-10-2026 17:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa has made it 'absolutely clear' to foreign governments, including U.S., not to meddle in domestic votes.
  
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• Toronto police to update catalytic converter theft that disabled 7 Second Harvest trucks

  15-10-2026 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Toronto police will provide an update Thursday morning on the theft and vandalism of seven trucks belonging to Second Harvest.
  
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• Saskatchewan seeks higher immunization rates with campaign launch

  15-10-2026 17:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Saskatchewan government has launched its 2026-27 immunization campaign for free influenza and COVID-19 vaccines.
  
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• ‘We’re ready to expand’: RCMP Heritage Centre pushes for national museum status

  15-10-2026 17:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  There are nine official national museums across the country, seven in the Ottawa area, the Immigration Museum at Pier 21 in Halifax and the Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg.
  
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• We know junk food isn't healthy, but scientists are trying to determine if it's also bad for our brains

  15-10-2026 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A new study co-authored by two researchers at Hamilton's McMaster University suggests brain health could be affected by consuming too much ultra-processed foods produced to be cheap and ready-to-eat.
  
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• B.C. Conservatives maintaining two-point lead less than two weeks from provincial election: poll

  15-10-2026 16:58 via nationalpost.com
  
  Less than two weeks away, the B.C. provincial election remains a close race between the Conservatives and the NDP, according to a new poll from Leger.The Conservatives are holding a narrow two-point lead among decided voters, the Leger data suggests. Meanwhile, there is growing support for the two leading parties, but a significant share of voters are open to changing their minds before they go to the polls on Oct. 24.At present, 42 per cent of decided voters support the Conservatives, compared
  
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• Saskatoon youth group delivers food, supplies after Prairie Harm Recovery closure

  15-10-2026 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Red Bear Party is making noise around the city by getting involved in their community and calling for a change. Every Thursday they hand out essentials to those that need them
  
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• AI stocks are taking a beating amid inflation, interest rate worries

  15-10-2026 16:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  A sell-off for artificial-intelligence stocks is hitting Wall Street again after whipping around the world on worries about how much longer the AI frenzy will last.
  
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• Supreme Court to hear challenge of legislation for Ontario Place redevelopment

  15-10-2026 14:56 via cbc.ca
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada plans to hear arguments Thursday from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that smooths the way for major changes at Ontario Place. The Crown and Ontario's attorney general are urging the court to dismiss the case.
  
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• Pressure builds on former MP Raj Grewal amid fraud allegations

  15-10-2026 14:54 via nationalpost.com
  
  Former Ontario MP Raj Grewal is facing a dramatic new wave of legal pressure, with police asking for help investigating alleged fraud and other wrongdoing by the lawyer and his colleagues, Ontario’s legal regulator moving to take over the law firm Grewal founded — and even his own father-in-law accusing him of multi-million-dollar fraud and forgery.The impact of the affair on Grewal’s family is particularly striking.Father-in-law Kailash Kasal said in an affidavit last month h
  
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• Fry and Sim face off in Vancouver, but other mayoral candidates reject spoiler label

  15-10-2026 14:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Interest in the Vancouver race appears high. The City of Vancouver says more than 103,000 people have voted in advance, up 60 per cent from roughly 65,000 voters in 2022.
  
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• Burnaby school district says cyberattack may have leaked student, parent info

  15-10-2026 14:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Burnaby School District says in a notice that the ransomware attack it suffered on Sept. 21 affected school websites and portals, internal network services and phone lines.
  
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• ‘Hardly surprising’ many Alberta business leaders staying mum on separation: expert

  15-10-2026 14:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The silence from many Alberta business leaders on the upcoming provincial referendum comes as no surprise to one corporate leadership expert.
  
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• U.S. watching for Canadian ‘interference’ in midterms, Hoekstra says

  15-10-2026 14:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  During an interview on a podcast, Hoekstra said political ads run by the province of Ontario last year could be interpreted as political interference.
  
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• Supreme Court hears challenge of law clearing path for Ontario Place redevelopment

  15-10-2026 14:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada plans to hear arguments from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that smooths the way for major changes at Ontario Place.
  
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• Métis leaders in oilsands region say they haven’t been consulted on proposed Pacific Link pipeline

  15-10-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Métis leaders in the Fort McMurray region say Prime Minister Mark Carney has not met with them to discuss the proposed Pacific Link pipeline, despite meeting with the chiefs of nearby First Nations.
  
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• All the ways the Alberta referendum could result in an October surprise

  15-10-2026 14:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  With just days to go before Albertans vote on whether to pursue independence, polls suggest residents who want to stay in Canada have a safe lead. Support for remaining is in the high 60s, while the leave sentiment is in the low 20s. But it could go differently. Pollsters have been wrong before, even on separatist votes. The National Post’s Joseph Brean surveys various possibilities for how this referendum on a referendum could turn out to be an October surprise. 1. Low voter turnout This
  
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• Ottawa to announce $100 million toward offshore wind projects in Nova Scotia

  15-10-2026 13:16 via cbc.ca
  
  A senior government source, who was not authorized to publicly disclose details ahead of the announcement, said Ottawa is putting $5 million toward deploying a fleet of buoys to help measure wind speeds and ocean conditions.
  
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• Terry Glavin: The NATO penny has begun to drop. Trump's on the other side

  15-10-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  As a high-level strategic military paradigm, the NATO high command’s “theory of victory” certainly gives the impression of being a serious bit of warcraft, just by its title. It purports to be a theory that anticipates the measures required to achieve victory in the event of an attack on any of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 32 member states.Adopted last month, an unclassified version of the elaborate war-gaming formulae was outlined on Monday by the Supreme Al
  
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• Kenora residents applaud ‘fantastic’ move to permanent daylight time

  15-10-2026 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The provincial government announced Tuesday that northwestern Ontario communities west of the 90th meridian would stop the twice-annual clock changes.
  
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• Freeland's book reveals Chrétien's power play, crying in cabinet and Trudeau's lecture about using the word 'crazy'

  15-10-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Nearly two years after her shocking resignation from cabinet that shook the halls of power in Ottawa, Chrystia Freeland is telling her side of the story of how she was about to get dumped by Justin Trudeau as finance minister.Her new book “Unreliable Boyfriend” is in part a political memoir and in part a reflection of Donald Trump’s America. But it also contains so-far undisclosed details of why she chose to resign from Trudeau’s cabinet the day she was su
  
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• Carney needs to completely overhaul the Trudeau-era immigration system, report says

  15-10-2026 12:00 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada needs to overhaul the Trudeau-era immigration system so that applicants are selected largely on their ability to boost the economy, a new think tank report suggests, part of a wide-ranging set of policy suggestions for governments at all levels.The C.D. Howe Institute report, to be released Thursday, argues that Canada should go back to assessing skilled immigrant applicants based on a points system designed to evaluate their likelihood to succeed economically. That system
  
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• ‘Pretty shoddy’: Prof says N.B. education plan attributes to him an article that doesn’t seem to exist

  15-10-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Several university professors are calling out errors in New Brunswick's new 12-year anglophone education plan that include crediting two sources that don't seem to exist. Experts believe AI played a role. The province acknowledges it did but in a limited way.
  
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• A St. John's apartment building was taken over by criminal element before city shut it down

  15-10-2026 10:30 via cbc.ca
  
  Several men who lived at 91 Brazil St. say their futures are uncertain after the sudden closure of a 60-unit apartment building in St. John's.
  
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• Exchanges of illicit sexual contact unveiled on day 2 of N.W.T. reservist's trial

  15-10-2026 06:49 via cbc.ca
  
  On day two of Craig Routery's trial, the Crown presented text messages between the complainant and Routery, which included explicit photos and messages. When questioned, Routery said he "would not involve [himself] with something that was underage."
  
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• Alleged Tumbler Ridge shooting co-conspirator James Cody Bryant indicted by grand jury

  15-10-2026 02:43 via cbc.ca
  
  A grand jury in Washington state has indicted an alleged co-conspirator in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting. The indictment of 30-year-old James Bryant for conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country means there is probable cause for prosecutors to pursue the case.
  
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• FSIN launches legal action over Ottawa’s $12.4M audit claim

  15-10-2026 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  The FSIN says it rejects Indigenous Services Canada’s final forensic audit decision and has launched legal action over $12.4 million in disputed spending.
  
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• Fact check: Can non-residents vote in the Alberta referendum?

  15-10-2026 01:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Misinformation has spread online about who is able to vote in the Alberta referendum. The CBC's fact-check team debunks claims about non-residents voting.
  
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• Canada's only fully Indigenous-owned imaging clinic obtains second MRI machine

  15-10-2026 01:47 via cbc.ca
  
  A new MRI machine has just been opened for use in Saskatoon. The facility where it's held is the only 100 per cent Indigenous-owned imaging clinic in Canada, shared between three Saskatchewan First Nations.
  
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