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Matchbox Twenty will play Vancouver on May 30, 2027, and Toronto on July 21, 2027, on a 30th anniversary tour. Presale starts Oct. 20 and general sale is Oct. 23.
One year after a youth-led uprising brought Col. Michael Randrianirina to power, Madagascar has taken Russian weapons and trainers and is heading to Moscow for a summit.
Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25, 2026, is a paid holiday across Canada. Boxing Day, Saturday, Dec. 26, is a paid holiday only federally and in Ontario.
President Donald Trump said Oct. 19 he would join a meeting with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin on nuclear arms. The Kremlin says it could happen at APEC in China next month.
The Rays lead the Guardians 3-2 in the ALCS and can reach the World Series against the Brewers with a Game 6 win in Tampa Bay on Monday night.
Cleveland-Cliffs says Stelco had its best quarter in two years, yet it is pressing ahead with up to 500 layoffs and blames Ottawa’s steel import rules.
Montreal’s Inovia Capital has closed US$200 million of a US$325 million target for Fund VI, which it calls its first AI-native early-stage fund.
NATO jets were scrambled Oct. 18 after an unidentified object crossed into Lithuania; Latvia warned three regions and debris hit a car.
Zelensky says Washington approved only part of a NATO-funded Patriot order, while a U.S. official called the claim not true.
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Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney responded after early returns showed about 76 per cent of Albertans backing staying in Canada.
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Gavin McKenna scored the go-ahead power-play goal and Auston Matthews had three points as the Maple Leafs snapped a three-game skid with a 3-1 win over the Sharks.
An Alberta Medical Association survey of 1,649 physicians found only 15 per cent would stay in an independent Alberta, as advance voting began for the Oct. 19 referendum.
Unfiled 2021 to 2024 returns could forfeit Canada Carbon Rebate pay if filed after Oct. 30, 2026, a budget proposal not yet law.
Paul Christiano, an early OpenAI researcher, will give the third Hinton Lectures on AI safety in Toronto from Nov. 9 to 11, the AI Safety Foundation said.
On Oct. 14, 1976, more than one million Canadian workers walked off the job in a Canadian Labour Congress protest against federal wage and price controls.
Kyle Palmieri scored twice, including the winner early in the third period, as the New York Islanders held off the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday night.















































