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In 1949 voters in Dresden, Ont., rejected a bylaw to end restaurant segregation. Hugh Burnett and the National Unity Association pushed until the law caught up.
Two fall polls put support for starting Alberta’s separation process at 20 to 26 per cent, but a motivation gap and a confusing ballot question leave turnout as the open variable on Oct. 19.
The Parti Québécois won Quebec’s Oct. 5 election, ending eight years of CAQ rule, with a minority government projected and a referendum promised for a first term.
Bell Canada signed a Cisco MOU on sovereign AI infrastructure as work advances on its Saskatchewan data centre, which it plans to grow to 1.2 gigawatts.
Media advisory for the collective’s 18th Monday sit-in on Oct. 5, 2026, election day, at 770 rue Sherbrooke Ouest in Montreal.
Québécoises musulmanes tannées says it held 18 Monday sit-ins in Montreal to oppose Laws 21, 94 and 9. Press release.
Halifax bulldozed Africville between 1964 and 1969, then apologized in 2010. The record shows what was promised, what was paid and what the city rebuilt.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants fuel tax relief extended to July 1, 2027, and more diesel produced at home. Here is how his plan compares with Ottawa’s current schedule.
Forest Lawn’s six Southern California parks hold more than 500 stained glass windows, cared for by specialist Luis Porras. Press release from Forest Lawn.
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Advance voting in Toronto’s municipal election runs Oct. 6 to 11, and a new Nanos poll for CP24 and CTV News Toronto puts Olivia Chow ahead of Brad Bradford among decided voters.
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B.C. voters can cast ballots in advance from Oct. 16 to 21, by mail or on Oct. 24. Here are the dates, hours and ID rules ahead of the provincial election.
The budget watchdog pegs the Toronto-Quebec City Alto line at $75B to $113B, above Ottawa’s $60B-$90B range. The tunnel, route and delay costs driving the gap.
Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu and U.S. trade czar Jamieson Greer spoke at the G20 in Milwaukee, but Greer says the U.S. is not inclined to go to zero tariffs.
Fort Saskatchewan-born astronaut Josh Kutryk lifted off Oct. 1 on SpaceX Crew-13, Canada’s first long-duration space station stay in nearly eight years.
Ottawa lists the Parsons contract to manage the Giant Mine cleanup at $2.04 billion, but about $783 million of that growth never appears in any disclosed amendment.
Minimum wages rose Oct. 1 in Manitoba, Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and Saskatchewan. What each raise adds to a year’s pay, and how far each still sits from a living wage.









































