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BC Ferries named Brian Anderson interim CEO and launched a revitalization review after Nicolas Jimenez left, two days after the B.C. Conservative election win.
Fuel resellers sold 24.6 billion litres in 2025, up 5.2 per cent. Ontario and Quebec took 67.1 per cent of gasoline but hold 59.2 per cent of vehicles.
Six Wi-Fi and Matter smart plugs on Amazon.ca, from $35.99 four-packs to an outdoor plug for holiday lights, with Canadian buying advice.
Canada’s five Eurovision finalists made their pitches for public votes this week, with the winner to be named in December for the country’s debut in Bulgaria.
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation named Jay-Z the Super Bowl LXI halftime headliner for Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
Five carry-on bags on Amazon.ca compared with Air Canada and WestJet size limits, from a $98.50 budget case to a 2.4 kg Travelpro, with listed sizes and prices.
The Philippine military said China’s Liaoning carrier group came within 15 nautical miles of Mindanao as ASEAN defence ministers meet in Cebu on Oct. 28 and 29.
Montreal-Trudeau’s arrivals drop-off area will close from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weeknights for REM station work; traffic goes to departures.
Montreal’s Olympic Park is rushing to protect an exposed concrete section of the Big O’s walls before winter, at a cost of $254,395.
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A Manitoba First Nation’s 19-year-old lawsuit over the size of its Treaty 5 land entitlement has failed. The Federal Court found no breach of the honour of the Crown.
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The General Assembly votes Wednesday on its 34th call to end the U.S. embargo on Cuba, after Washington’s and Havana’s envoys traded accusations in debate. What it means for Canadian travellers.
The Backstreet Boys added a ninth Toronto stadium date on Oct. 7, Billboard Canada reported, the most shows a single tour has played at Rogers Centre.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 8 the United States will not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterms, while Tehran weighs a response to a seven-day Strait of Hormuz proposal.
Italy’s lower house gave final approval on Oct. 8 to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s electoral law, which gives a winning coalition a fixed seat bonus. The opposition plans a Constitutional Court challenge.
WestJet has issued tropical storm advisories for Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlán, and Air Canada says flights to New Orleans may be affected by Hurricane Isaias on Oct. 9.
The Lotto 6/49 numbers for Oct. 7 were 3, 8, 11, 20, 33 and 49, bonus 14. Daily Grand on Oct. 5 drew 14, 33, 41, 42 and 45, with a Grand Number of 2.


















































