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U.S. doctors are warning about energy drinks and children. Health Canada caps a serving at 180 mg of caffeine, far above the 45 mg daily limit for a child aged four to six.
The National Airlines Council of Canada says Ottawa’s plan to bring private operators into Pearson, Montréal-Trudeau, Calgary and Vancouver must not push up fees or fares for travellers.
Ottawa says it held 140 meetings with Indigenous groups before the Pacific Link designation. Leaders say they lacked the details to judge the project.
Clocks fall back in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada on Nov. 1, 2026, but not in B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Yukon or the N.W.T.
Apple TV’s Ted Lasso ended its fourth season on Oct. 7 with the episode Being Alive, which drew a C- from AV Club. No fifth season has been announced.
A Russian glide bomb hit two passenger buses in Kramatorsk, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, on Oct. 8, killing 33 people and wounding 18, Ukrainian officials said.
U.S. agents seized 90 biodiesel shipments bound for a sanctioned Cuban wholesaler at Florida and Texas ports. Here is what it means for Canadians travelling to Cuba.
Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case and death on Oct. 6 after a man returned from Congo. Congo’s outbreak has passed 8,400 cases and 4,000 deaths.
Today’s top Canadian stories in 60 seconds: Emera’s $72-billion merger, $8 billion in Alberta defence spending, gas prices before Thanksgiving and an Oilers win.
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Newfoundland and Labrador will tear down the Martin Gallant Building in Stephenville Crossing after $5.6 million was spent on a courthouse project that had climbed to a projected $40 million.
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Flávio Bolsonaro won 47.03 per cent to Lula’s 45.16 per cent in Brazil’s Oct. 4 first round. The two meet in a runoff on Oct. 25.
A US court ruling lets border agents search phones without cause, while Canadian law still requires some suspicion for the same kind of search at home.
Elections Alberta says 673,000 people requested mail-in ballots for the Oct. 19 referendum by Friday’s deadline, more than 10 times the 2023 election total.
Court filings show the Belleville synagogue shooter sued the military for $1 million over his COVID-19 vaccine discharge before the deadly attack.
Ottawa’s first-ever First Nations-only first ministers meeting set for Oct. 26 pairs faster pipeline approvals with a chiefs’ push for real consent power.
Canada’s foreign buyer ban lapses Jan. 1, 2027, with no replacement named. Data cited by a national law firm show its price impact was already small.

















































