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B.C. invited 16 rural and remote health workers on Oct. 15 and 10 base-category entrepreneurs on Oct. 20. Here is what the province’s latest rounds show.
Alberta invited 386 Express Entry candidates in its Oct. 20 Priority Sectors draw, with a minimum score of 60. Here is how the stream works and where to check.
Studio estimates for Oct. 23 to 25: Clayface opens at $24 million, the Vancouver-born Nathan Fielder’s documentary adds $19.5 million, and Laika’s Wildwood debuts at $11.8 million.
Landlords who supply heat in Canada must keep rentals warm, but only some places set a number. Toronto and Thunder…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Britain needs an honest discussion on restoring EU free movement, ahead of a UK-EU summit on Nov. 20.
French police made 1,314 arrests at cost-of-living protests on Oct. 24, and unrest also hit Italy and Spain. Here are the numbers and what comes next.
Nobel laureate María Corina Machado said she is back in Venezuela after almost 10 months abroad and at least seven failed attempts to return. The government has not yet responded.
Canada and Manitoba have started Phase 1 of a $61.1-million flood protection plan for Peguis First Nation and Fisher River Cree Nation, led by clay dikes.
Statistics Canada counted 873 police-reported hate crimes targeting Black people in 2024, second only to crimes targeting Jewish people, and about 37 per cent of all race-based incidents.
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Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is in Ottawa Oct. 26 and 27 to deepen Canada-UAE ties in defence, energy, critical minerals and technology.
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Four jurisdictions have signed national pharmacare deals with Ottawa. Here is what B.C., Manitoba, P.E.I. and Yukon cover for diabetes medications and supplies, who qualifies and how to get it.
Four polls released Oct. 8 to 10 give Flávio Bolsonaro a lead of about four to six points over President Lula ahead of Brazil’s Oct. 25 runoff.
The Supreme Court is weighing an FCC policy that gives party committees low political ad rates, after a lower-court order was paused on Oct. 8 ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected in Alberta this week and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks in Calgary Oct. 16, as the separation referendum nears.
Universal’s horror film Other Mommy topped the North American box office with an estimated $27.5 million, while Sony’s The Social Reckoning opened fifth at $5.5 million.
Stelco told Ottawa its planned layoffs do not breach its Investment Canada Act undertakings, defying a five-business-day ultimatum from Industry Minister Mélanie Joly.

















































