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Visas and travel documents for residents of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan stay suspended until Nov. 27, as Congo’s Ebola outbreak passes 4,000 deaths.
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.
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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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The U.S. Supreme Court opened its 2026-27 term on Oct. 5 by hearing Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil’s bid to end Boulder County’s state-court climate suit.
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.
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DeBrincat scored in overtime for Detroit, Nichushkin found the net in his Blue Jackets debut and Carolina rallied from four down in Thursday’s preseason slate.
Isaac Howard and Quinn Hutson scored as Edmonton’s prospect-heavy lineup beat Vancouver 2-1 in preseason play Thursday, pushing the Oilers to 3-0-0.


















































