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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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• Alberta voting locations extend hours after late openings, delaying referendum results

  20-10-2026 01:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Elections Alberta says that for various reasons some locations opened late, so it cannot release unofficial results until 10 p.m. when the last polling station closes.
  
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• Witness at Toronto gold heist trial says snitching is never 'a positive thing' but his sudden memory loss isn't out of fear

  20-10-2026 01:21 via nationalpost.com
  
  The star witness at the Toronto airport gold heist trial — who admitted to being a mastermind of one of the biggest gold heists in history — said several times that he didn’t have an opinion on snitching, but it turned out he really did.After days of court testimony marked by low-energy, little memory, and complaints of “feeling triggered” by questions, Arsalan Chaudhary was asked if his reticence was more about prison culture than mental health.“It’s h
  
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• B.C. judge rules Abbotsford killers' Charter rights were breached

  20-10-2026 00:43 via cbc.ca
  
  The family and friends of Arnold and Joanne De Jong will have to wait until the new year for the three killers of their loved ones to be sentenced, after a judge ruled a lack of access to earlier parole breaches the killers' Charter rights.
  
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• Canada’s 2-year measles outbreak officially over: PHAC

  20-10-2026 00:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The measles outbreak started in October 2024 and has continued for about two years, with more than 6,400 cases reported during that time.
  
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• Bombers can secure CFL playoff spot with victory

  19-10-2026 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers enter the final week of the CFL regular season controlling their playoff fate.
  
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• Alberta votes on leaving Canada: 1.4 million ballots cast in advance; record turnout expected today

  19-10-2026 23:13 via nationalpost.com
  
  Polls opened for Alberta’s historic referendum on Monday, with voters lining up to cast a ballot over whether the province should consider separating from Canada.Voting day follows months of debate over the separation question, which has divided many in the province and prompted both sides to ramp up efforts to sway public opinion in recent weeks.The referendum, which includes one question on proposed separation and another nine on various other constitutional matters, is expected to draw
  
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• Alberta votes on leaving Canada: 1.3 million ballots cast in advance; record turnout expected today

  19-10-2026 23:13 via nationalpost.com
  
  Polls opened for Alberta’s historic referendum on Monday, with voters lining up to cast a ballot over whether the province should consider separating from Canada.Voting day follows months of debate over the separation question, which has divided many in the province and prompted both sides to ramp up efforts to sway public opinion in recent weeks.The referendum, which includes one question on proposed separation and another nine on various other constitutional matters, is expected to draw
  
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• Cop killer Curtis Dagenais returns to Saskatoon courtroom to argue about fate of his truck

  19-10-2026 22:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Curtis Dagenais returned on Monday to the same Saskatoon courtroom where, 17 years ago, a jury convicted him of murder.
  
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• High personal income taxes drag down Canada's tax competitiveness, new study finds

  19-10-2026 22:27 via nationalpost.com
  
  The Carney government’s recent efforts to make Canadian taxes more competitive have not yet put any significant dents internationally, a new study released Monday has found, putting further pressure on Ottawa to take significant steps in the federal budget that is expected in less than a month.The annual study, by The Tax Foundation’s Center for Global Tax Policy, gave Canada an overall rank of 15th among 38 industrialized countries — the same as last year but slightly ahead o
  
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• Proposed remedy for workers affected by Bill 148 could cost N.S. $470 million

  19-10-2026 22:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Nova Scotia government says it has agreed to pay public sector employees an estimated $470 million in compensation over legislation introduced in 2015 to restrict their wages.
  
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• ‘Just not acceptable’: Backlash grows over Nova Scotia AI data centre project

  19-10-2026 22:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Criticism of Nova Scotia's move to build a large-scale AI data centre is growing, as both opposition parties are calling for an emergency sitting of the Legislature to debate it.
  
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• Harness racer dies in multi-horse collision at South Okanagan race course

  19-10-2026 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Desert Park Raceway in Osoyoos said a horse lost its step during a race and fell on the track, colliding with multiple trailing horses and drivers.
  
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• Digital issues will stay sticking point in U.S. trade talks: former negotiator

  19-10-2026 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Steve Verheul said the United States won’t simply drop issues like the Online News Act and digital sovereignty that it has identified as trade irritants.
  
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• Calgary Opera replaces performer who unfurled Palestinian flag during Tosca bow

  19-10-2026 21:39 via cbc.ca
  
  On Friday, the bass singer Gabriel Sanchez-Ortega held up the flag at the end of Giacomo Puccini's drama about love and betrayal during political upheaval in Napoleonic Rome.
  
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• Feds spent $4.8M on Microsoft licenses that government employees didn't even use: CTF

  19-10-2026 21:28 via nationalpost.com
  
  Government records reviewed by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) show that the federal government spent at least $4.8 million last year on more than 53,000 Microsoft subscriptions and licences that went unused by government employees.The information came from a question submitted on March 11 in the House of Commons by Adam Chambers, Conservative Member of Parliament for Simcoe North in Ontario. He asked for the total number of Microsoft licenses paid for by the government; their cost; how
  
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• DFO searching for injured whale struck by B.C. Ferries vessel in Howe Sound

  19-10-2026 21:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Marine conservation officers are searching for an injured humpback whale that passengers aboard a B.C. Ferries vessel say they felt being struck on Sunday.
  
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• N.L. man sentenced to 7 years in prison for shooting snowmobiler in the head

  19-10-2026 21:22 via cbc.ca
  
  A Port au Port West man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for shooting a snowmobiler in the head almost two years ago.
  
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• Indigenous Toronto man with a criminal record of 101 break-ins gets time served

  19-10-2026 21:14 via nationalpost.com
  
  A Toronto man with Indigenous heritage who has 101 break-ins on his criminal record won’t serve any more time in jail after his recent sentencing, even though he was arrested with nearly an ounce of fentanyl.Kieron Tierney — who had already done time for 85 previous break-ins — was sentenced to time served and probation for 16 more break-ins in an Ontario Court of Justice Gladue Court. The same judge handed him a suspended sentence on the drug charge after Tierney pleaded guil
  
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• Track the results here for the Alberta referendum on each question

  19-10-2026 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta voters are heading to the polls Monday to cast their ballots in a historic referendum that asks, among its 10 questions, whether to hold a second referendum on separating.
  
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• Live results: How Albertans voted on each referendum question

  19-10-2026 21:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta voters are heading to the polls Monday to cast their ballots in a historic referendum that asks, among its 10 questions, whether to hold a second referendum on separating.
  
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• CFB Wainwright: What we know about the Canadian Armed Forces members killed in the fire

  19-10-2026 20:56 via nationalpost.com
  
  Four members of the Canadian Armed Forces were killed in a grass fire at an army base in Wainwright, Alberta over the weekend.They were identified as Sgt. Morgan Wong, Pte. Shaun Farrell, Pte. Aidan Goulding, and Pte. Hayden Lykkemark. They died during a “fire-related training incident” at 4 p.m. MT (6 p.m. ET) on Oct. 17, according to CAF . Nearly 40 others were injured.Here’s what we know about them. Who were the victims killed in the Wainwright fire? All four were based in
  
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• Everything confirmed so far about CFB Wainwright fire and how it unfolded

  19-10-2026 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  At least four members of the Canadian Armed Forces have died and dozens are injured after a scheduled training exercise on Saturday at a base near Wainwright, Alberta.
  
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• Air Canada to charge $30 if you call them to book your flight

  19-10-2026 20:11 via nationalpost.com
  
  Air Canada has just added a new fee, this one to tickets booked through the airline’s telephone call centre. Beginning Oct. 15, all new bookings made by calling the airline carry a $30 non-refundable fee. The charge is per passenger, so booking flight for a family of four would cost $120.The fee does not apply if the booking is made through another method.“Air Canada’s website and mobile app make it easy to book and manage your travel,” the airline said in announcing the
  
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• Former Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz violated public trust, ex-CAO lacked moral compass, police HQ inquiry says

  19-10-2026 20:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Former Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz “violated the public trust” and former city chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl displayed “a complete lack of a moral compass” by engaging in "blatant" conflicts of interest involving the owner of the construction company awarded the contract to build the city’s police headquarters, the provincial public inquiry into the scandal-plagued project concluded.
  
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• Quebec's reserves of maple syrup almost depleted, says new report

  19-10-2026 19:41 via cbc.ca
  
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• Trump says U.S. is losing money 'unwisely' spent on Canadian health-care

  19-10-2026 19:37 via nationalpost.com
  
  President Donald Trump took a swipe at former prime minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s health-care system in a rant on Saturday against the country and its “emboldened” leaders.“You know, we had Trudeau, who’s not a good — not a good guy — loser, I mean, you know, I don’t — a loser,” Trump said during a rally in the city of Highland Heights, in Kentucky, where he was campaigning for Republicans ahead of crucial elections on Nov. 3 in
  
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• Trump complains about 'loser' Trudeau and U.S. subsidizing Canadian health care

  19-10-2026 19:37 via nationalpost.com
  
  President Donald Trump took a swipe at former prime minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s health care system in a rant on Saturday against the country and its “emboldened” leaders.“You know, we had Trudeau, who’s not a good — not a good guy — loser, I mean, you know, I don’t — a loser,” Trump said during a rally in the city of Highland Heights, in Kentucky, where he was campaigning for Republicans ahead of crucial elections on Nov. 3 in
  
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• Trump complains about 'loser' Trudeau and U.S. subsidising Canadian health care

  19-10-2026 19:37 via nationalpost.com
  
  President Donald Trump took a swipe at former prime minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s health care system in a rant on Saturday against the country and its “emboldened” leaders.“You know, we had Trudeau, who’s not a good — not a good guy — loser, I mean, you know, I don’t — a loser,” Trump said during a rally in the city of Highland Heights, in Kentucky, where he was campaigning for Republicans ahead of crucial elections on Nov. 3 in
  
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• Harness driver dies after multi-horse collision at Osoyoos, B.C., raceway

  19-10-2026 19:36 via cbc.ca
  
  Desert Park Raceway says 52-year-old harness driver Scott Knight died after a multi-horse collision at the track in Osoyoos, B.C., on Sunday.
  
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