<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[General News - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest General News news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:36:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Why has B.C.’s snap election caught both main parties unprepared?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NDP has meanwhile pivoted its messaging from focusing on U.S. President Donald Trump, to affordability, to the need for a stable majority.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-has-bcs-snap-election-caught-both-main-parties-unprepared/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/why-has-bcs-snap-election-caught-both-main-parties-unprepared/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. NDP Leader Eby campaigns in Vancouver, while Tories heads to Surrey]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-ndp-leader-eby-campaigns-in-vancouver-while-tories-heads-to-surrey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-ndp-leader-eby-campaigns-in-vancouver-while-tories-heads-to-surrey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged Tumbler Ridge mass shooting conspirator set to enter plea in U.S. court]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alleged-tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting-conspirator-set-to-enter-plea-in-us-court/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/alleged-tumbler-ridge-mass-shooting-conspirator-set-to-enter-plea-in-us-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney lands in Turkey for meetings with Erdogan, business leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joining Prime Minister Mark Carney on the trip are Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-lands-in-turkey-for-meetings-with-erdogan-business-leaders/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/carney-lands-in-turkey-for-meetings-with-erdogan-business-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials to provide update on fatal fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/officials-to-provide-update-on-fatal-fire-at-cfb-wainwright-in-alberta/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/officials-to-provide-update-on-fatal-fire-at-cfb-wainwright-in-alberta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian convicted in U.S. terror plot gets 50 more years for stabbing prison staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-convicted-in-us-terror-plot-gets-50-more-years-for-stabbing-prison-staff/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/canadian-convicted-in-us-terror-plot-gets-50-more-years-for-stabbing-prison-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s how much you need to earn to afford a home in Canada’s major cities]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heres-how-much-you-need-to-earn-to-afford-a-home-in-canadas-major-cities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/heres-how-much-you-need-to-earn-to-afford-a-home-in-canadas-major-cities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump tariffs on steel, aluminum a 'disaster' for the U.S., think tank report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum have been a “disaster” for the U.S. economy because they’ve fuelled inflation and failed to spur the promised growth in those industries, a new think report has found.The Montreal Economic Institute report, to be released Thursday, found that steel and aluminum prices in the U.S. market have soared since Trump slapped tariffs on those two critical industrial sectors, while failing to create new jobs.Not only have the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-tariffs-on-steel-aluminum-a-disaster-for-the-us-think-tank-report-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/trump-tariffs-on-steel-aluminum-a-disaster-for-the-us-think-tank-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fans buzz with excitement as Kawhi Leonard makes Toronto Raptors regular-season debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kawhi Leonard had 23 points, six rebounds and four steals as the Raptors earned an emphatic 135-92 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in Toronto's home opener.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fans-buzz-with-excitement-as-kawhi-leonard-makes-toronto-raptors-regular-season-debut/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/fans-buzz-with-excitement-as-kawhi-leonard-makes-toronto-raptors-regular-season-debut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel writer Paul Theroux explores Canadian family roots and the 'mood of betrayal' about the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. — If only Americans better understood Canada and its people. That’s a thought many Canadians have shared in recent years, especially as the widening trade spat has disrupted cross-border travel and trade. But those tensions have not stopped one American octogenarian — no, not that one — from sharing his many thoughts on Canada. Famed travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux, 85, recently released his 12th travel book, True North: On the Road in Canada, detailing his cros]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/travel-writer-paul-theroux-explores-canadian-family-roots-and-the-mood-of-betrayal-about-the-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/travel-writer-paul-theroux-explores-canadian-family-roots-and-the-mood-of-betrayal-about-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politics is widening U.S. gender divides. In Canada? It's complicated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young men and women tell CBC's The House that politics plays a big role in who they choose to date — as the political divide along gender lines become a major issue south of the border.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/politics-is-widening-us-gender-divides-in-canada-its-complicated/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/politics-is-widening-us-gender-divides-in-canada-its-complicated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada amid mounting harms]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new analysis for CBC News shows Canadians continue to be bombarded with betting promotions during sports broadcasts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/mps-moving-to-restrict-gambling-ads-in-canada-amid-mounting-harms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/mps-moving-to-restrict-gambling-ads-in-canada-amid-mounting-harms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Carney seeks closer Turkey ties. Will Trump object? Should Canada?]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Turkey for the first-ever dedicated bilateral visit by a Canadian prime minister to Ankara — his latest attempt to diversify Canada’s trading and strategic partnerships amid the trade war with Washington.Carney will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday, reportedly to discuss furthering the countries’ free-trade talks launched at July’s NATO summit. They will also talk about greater defence and energy cooperat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/mark-carney-seeks-closer-turkey-ties-will-trump-object-should-canada/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/mark-carney-seeks-closer-turkey-ties-will-trump-object-should-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our hearts beat together’: Wainwright gathers for prayer vigil]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 150 people gathered at Wainwright's Church of the Nazarene Wednesday night for a vigil as the community continued to grieve and support those affected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/our-hearts-beat-together-wainwright-gathers-for-prayer-vigil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/our-hearts-beat-together-wainwright-gathers-for-prayer-vigil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edmonton-based video game studio BioWare shutting down after more than 30 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video game publisher Electronic Arts is shutting down the popular Edmonton-based game development studio BioWare, known for the games Baldur's Gate and Dragon Age, after more than three decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-based-video-game-studio-bioware-shutting-down-after-more-than-30-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/edmonton-based-video-game-studio-bioware-shutting-down-after-more-than-30-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse describes crowded, chaotic hospital ER at fatality inquiry for Edmonton man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Noisy, unruly and crowded is how a triage nurse described conditions in an Edmonton emergency room the day a man died after waiting about eight hours to be seen by a doctor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nurse-describes-crowded-chaotic-hospital-er-at-fatality-inquiry-for-edmonton-man/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/nurse-describes-crowded-chaotic-hospital-er-at-fatality-inquiry-for-edmonton-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publisher cuts ties with Quebec author after saying it found evidence of AI use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Les Éditions du Boréal said in a press release that analysis of some documents' metadata indicated AI was used while writing the book. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/publisher-cuts-ties-with-quebec-author-after-saying-it-found-evidence-of-ai-use/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/publisher-cuts-ties-with-quebec-author-after-saying-it-found-evidence-of-ai-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In her riding, United Conservative Party leaders back Danielle Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Danielle Smith says United Conservative Party policy is settled after three-quarters of Albertans voted against pursuing a binding referendum on separation, according to preliminary results. Leaders in her home riding are backing her calls for pro-independence voices to be muted within the party as a provincial election approaches in 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/in-her-riding-united-conservative-party-leaders-back-danielle-smith/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/in-her-riding-united-conservative-party-leaders-back-danielle-smith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B.C. billionaire Terry Hui's firms allege 'pattern of misconduct' by CRA in tax dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five companies within Terry Hui's real estate development group are targeted in the audit by the CRA, including Adex Securities, One West Holdings, a B.C. numbered company and two Luxembourg-based shell companies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-billionaire-terry-huis-firms-allege-pattern-of-misconduct-by-cra-in-tax-dispute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/bc-billionaire-terry-huis-firms-allege-pattern-of-misconduct-by-cra-in-tax-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dawson Creek, B.C., acupuncturist suspended after prescribing ivermectin: regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[An acupuncturist in Dawson Creek, B.C., has been suspended for two months after a regulatory college found she prescribed ivermectin to her patients without having the authority to do so.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/dawson-creek-bc-acupuncturist-suspended-after-prescribing-ivermectin-regulator/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/general-news-canada/dawson-creek-bc-acupuncturist-suspended-after-prescribing-ivermectin-regulator/</guid></item></channel></rss>