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Hamilton says 34,996 ballots were cast in three weeks of advance voting, beating 2022. Polls open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, at any location in your ward.
Sutcliffe would cut the monthly pass to $95, Saravanamuttoo wants $1 fares, Leiper backs modest fare hikes and refunds, and Lawson wants no new transit money yet.
An engineering report recommends taking down the cracking brick hose tower on Truro’s farmers’ market, a heritage fire hall built in 1899, by July 2027.
Ottawa voters choose a mayor, councillors and school trustees on Monday, Oct. 26. Polls are open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at your assigned voting place. Here is what to bring.
An 18-year-old Toronto man and two 17-year-olds face charges after robberies of people selling luxury watches and rare Pokemon cards online, Toronto police said.
With gold prices high and mines expanding, Timmins expects thousands more miners over the next decade. Housing leads the issues before Ontario’s Oct. 26 municipal vote.
Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford met for the last time before Toronto’s Oct. 26 vote, splitting over a property tax freeze, Toronto Water and how to pay for their promises.
The Grande Prairie Police Service became the city’s police of jurisdiction on Oct. 21, replacing the RCMP two years ahead of schedule. Alberta added $2 million for dispatch.
Premier Scott Moe and the regiment’s last surviving Second World War veteran attended the return of the ceremonial flags on Oct. 21.
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Quebec City has added poison bait, daily garbage pickup and evening cleaning crews after video showed rats among people sleeping outside Église Saint-Roch.
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London votes Monday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. You must vote at your assigned location, ward boundaries have changed, and 12 people are running for mayor.
Plus a $10,000 heat pump rebate and a date glitch in federal contracts
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.



















































