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Canada Post and CUPW signed new agreements on June 18, 2026, running to Jan. 31, 2029. Here is what changed for postal workers and what it means for your mail.
A US$1.817 billion Arkansas ticket is the second-biggest Powerball jackpot ever. Powerball is not sold in Canada, and Canadian law restricts selling foreign lottery tickets here.
Mexico will auction 62 motorcycles seized in raids tied to the Ryan Wedding case on Nov. 11 and 12. The U.S. charges are unproven, and his trial is set for October 2027.
In his new memoir, Stephen Harper says he offered Mark Carney a role in 2012 but not the finance portfolio, which was not open, and takes aim at the WEF.
Ukraine says Russian aerial bombs hit a school used as an aid distribution point in Komyshuvakha on Nov. 2, killing at least 24 people, including two rescue workers and four police officers.
Jerry Seinfeld called the Curb Your Enthusiasm finale the punchline to a joke set up in 1998. Here is how each series ended and why the two finales are linked.
The Montreal Bank opened its doors on St. Paul Street on Nov. 3, 1817, becoming what is now Canada’s oldest bank and a pillar of early finance.
On Nov. 3, 1873, Sir John A. Macdonald spoke for about five hours in the Commons to defend himself in the Pacific Scandal. He resigned two days later.
St. John’s council renewed the city’s 2026-27 insurance program for $2,758,343, down about $32,148 from last year, despite market-wide rate increases.
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Waterloo council approved a pilot giving eligible groups free city rooms in return for free or low-cost programs, and heard it is 34 per cent below 2010 emissions.
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Ghana says Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to stop Ghanaians from joining the war in Ukraine, a week after Accra opened nuclear power talks with Rosatom in Moscow.
Vancouver advance voting is open Oct. 7 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 59 places. Here is who can vote, what ID to bring, and the mail ballot deadline for Oct. 17.
A Missouri man who escaped slavery faced extradition from Canada West in 1860. The fight over John Anderson ended with a ruling on Canadian judicial independence.
The CCB payment date for November 2026 is Nov. 20. CPP and OAS are paid Nov. 26. Dates for provincial benefits and what is not paid in November.
Elections Alberta says more than 3,000 mail-in referendum ballots came back with missing forms or ID problems. Voters have until Oct. 19 to fix them by email.
Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation and Carry the Kettle First Nation want answers, or a pause, on Bell’s AI data centre near Regina, citing water and treaty rights.


















































