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The Meta Quest 3 512GB sells for $829.99 on Amazon.ca. Here is what owners praise, what they complain about and how it compares with the cheaper Quest 3S.
The N.W.T. government has published a land use plan for Yellowknife Airport that names the west side terminal area as the preferred long-term development space.
Ottawa and the N.W.T. have nominated the nearly 1,800-kilometre Mackenzie River, known as Dehcho, Deho and Kuukpak, to the Canadian Heritage Rivers System.
Federal Greener Homes grants are closed, but provinces and utilities still offer energy bill help this winter. Here is every open grant, rebate and crisis fund by province, with amounts and deadlines.
The Bank of Canada decides on its 2.25 per cent policy rate Wednesday, inflation sits at 3.1 per cent, and the next benefit payments land Nov. 10, 20 and 26.
HomeStars says its Energy Squeeze report, based on an Opinium survey of 2,000 people in September 2026, found 62% of Canadians are more worried about money than ever and one in five young adults has borrowed to pay an energy bill.
A running list of Halifax road, sidewalk and transit disruptions for the week of Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, from the municipality’s own notices.
October’s full Hunter’s Moon peaked at 12:12 a.m. EDT on Oct. 26, and it stays near full for the evenings of Oct. 25 and 26.
A London judge gave the U.S. singer an eight-month sentence, suspended for a year, for a 2023 attack at the Tape nightclub in Mayfair.
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Express Entry’s Oct. 26 draw invited 792 provincial nominees with a CRS cut-off of 761, the largest PNP round since June, ahead of Nov. 3 scoring changes.
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Marine Le Pen opened her 2027 presidential campaign in Orléans on Oct. 25, promising to restore the rule of law as an Ipsos poll put her at 32 to 34 per cent.
Five meat thermometers from $13 to $120, compared using Amazon.ca listings and customer reviews ahead of Thanksgiving.
Conservative Party of Quebec Leader Éric Duhaime wants a moratorium on Quebec City’s $7.6-billion tramway. Mayor Bruno Marchand says he will not back down.
South Korea said Oct. 8 it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine after President Zelenskyy disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul.
Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay joined President Erdogan’s AK Party on Oct. 7, ending 27 years of centre-left control of Türkiye’s third-largest city and drawing protests.
Nobody won the $80-million Lotto Max jackpot on Friday, Oct. 9. Here are the winning numbers, the Maxmillions results and the $85-million jackpot for Oct. 13.





















































