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Canada Post Christmas mailing deadlines 2026: last day to send parcels and cards within Canada, to the U.S. and overseas.
CF Montréal and Forge FC meet Wednesday at Stade Saputo for the Voyageurs Cup and a berth in the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup.
Tampa Bay won the ALCS 4-2 on homers from Junior Caminero and Yandy Diaz and will face the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series.
Italy will deploy 500 soldiers with judicial police powers to Milan after two days of clashes and looting at cost-of-living protests, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Oct. 20.
Ukraine’s president began talks with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo on Oct. 20, hosted by Norway and Finland, a day before Witkoff was due in Moscow.
Toronto actual housing starts fell 61% in September from a year earlier while Calgary and Vancouver rose, CMHC data show, a split that tracks the condo slump.
The World Food Programme is cutting Gaza food aid from 1.6 million to 1.1 million people a month, halving rations and saying it needs US$450 million.
MAK Acquisition Corp. said Oct. 20 it ended its deal to take Richmond, B.C.-based UniUni public after the delivery firm exceeded a loss limit in the agreement.
More than $1.2 billion has been paid to over 30,000 removed First Nations children, the AFN said, and claims stay open until March 10, 2028.
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Quebec’s police ethics tribunal found two Sûreté du Québec officers discriminated against Leslie Blot because of his race during a 2020 stop. Suspensions of 35 and 20 working days were reported Oct. 15.
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Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in the Washington area on Oct. 12 under a judicial warrant, the Justice Department said. No charges have been announced.
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Edmonton council will get a report on $262.8 million paid to 1,351 recipients, with council-directed funding up to $20.1 million in 2025 from $7.4 million.


















































