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The European Parliament gave its 2026 Sakharov Prize to the International Criminal Court on Oct. 22, two weeks after the United States sanctioned the court.
Five well-rated smart thermostats on Amazon.ca, from ecobee and Google Nest to a Mysa model for electric baseboard heaters, with prices from $99.
Ten Amazon.ca gift ideas for dad in 2026, from a $20.69 rechargeable headlamp to a Leatherman Wave+ and Ninja CREAMi, with real prices, ratings and common complaints.
Vancouver Coastal Health urges anyone who touched a skunk in the West End or Stanley Park from Sept. 22 to Oct. 17 to get assessed after a rabies case.
Progressive Tory Leader Peter Guthrie said Premier Danielle Smith is finished after the referendum, as she told separatists in the UCP to accept a pro-Canada line.
About 891,000 British Columbians voted in advance polls, down from more than one million in 2024, as party leaders make a final push in Surrey before Oct. 24.
The Apple AirPods Max 2 cost $799 on Amazon.ca. We look at what is new, what owners say, how they compare with Bose and a cheaper option.
Ontario’s SIU found an OPP officer largely at fault for running a red light into a woman’s car at Jane and Sheppard in Toronto but laid no criminal charge.
In R. v. A.M., 2026 SCC 33, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled rape shield screening does not automatically apply to sex work and trafficking cases.
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Vancouver Coastal Health urges anyone who touched a skunk in the West End or Stanley Park from Sept. 22 to Oct. 17 to get assessed after a rabies case.
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More than 5,000 CUPE school support workers in Nova Scotia could walk off the job as early as Monday after a conciliator declared a bargaining impasse.
Ireland’s EU presidency proposed a 141-billion-euro cut to the 2028-2034 budget ahead of the Oct. 15-16 summit. Sweden and the Parliament pushed back.
Soldiers were sent to guard federal buildings in Ottawa on Oct. 12, 1970, a week into the October Crisis, as the FLQ held two hostages in Quebec.
Calgary council voted 14-1 on Sept. 22 to affirm the city’s place in Alberta and Canada. Here is who opposed it and what is on the Oct. 19 ballot.
A Montreal mother and her 10-year-old daughter are among Canadians stuck in Panama after earthquakes closed the airport, and say Ottawa has not contacted them.
Netflix will release the three-part docuseries The One About Matthew Perry on Oct. 27, one day before the third anniversary of the Friends star’s death.

















































