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Steven Kaszab argues that sermons and stories remain the most powerful way to move people, if only we listen.
UN agencies say drone strikes killed civilians, including children, in Khartoum, Darfur and Kordofan as Sudan’s 2026 aid plan is 43 per cent funded.
Ontario’s regulated electricity prices change Nov. 1, 2026: time-of-use off-peak falls to 9.1 cents per kWh and the rebate moves to 15.7 per cent.
The Weather Network says a record El Niño should bring a warmer-than-normal start to winter across Western Canada, with fewer Prairie storms.
Statistics Canada says Canadian-resident return trips from the United States rose 6.8 per cent in September, the sixth straight monthly gain, but car trips remain 31.1 per cent below 2024.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel is conscious, alert and stable after a medical episode on the team plane forced it back to Salt Lake City.
The actress told listeners of her podcast MeSsy that her doctor concluded she never had multiple sclerosis, more than five years after her 2021 diagnosis.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg on Oct. 21 for Ukraine talks with Russian officials, a day after meeting Zelenskyy in Oslo.
A Missouri man who stabbed his pursuer fled to Upper Canada, and a 2-1 ruling nearly sent him back. A Toronto court freed John Anderson on Feb. 16, 1861.
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Polls in Toronto’s municipal election open Monday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here is the ID to bring, how to find your voting place and what is on the ballot.
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Putin told U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff that Russia is ready in principle to resume three-way Ukraine talks around Nov. 10, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said after a meeting in St. Petersburg.
IRCC invited 3,500 candidates in the trades occupations category on Oct. 1, with a minimum CRS score of 476. Eligibility and next steps are explained.
AFN regional chiefs will join Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premiers in Ottawa on Oct. 26 for a rare meeting on rights, treaties and major projects.
A recall covers 1.33-litre Kevin’s Natural Foods turkey gravy sold in Alberta, B.C., Saskatchewan and Manitoba because mustard is not declared on the label.
Money Week Canada: the Bank of Canada’s next rate decision, savings rates published by EQ Bank, Wealthsimple and KOHO, and the benefit and tax dates ahead.
Every provincial, territorial and federal minimum wage in force on Oct. 8, 2026, with the next scheduled increase.


















































