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.

Two new polls show Flávio Bolsonaro’s edge over President Lula shrinking to between 0.6 and 2.2 points, days after a bitter first runoff debate in São Paulo.

Carrie Best’s Clarion, launched in New Glasgow, N.S., in 1946, printed Viola Desmond’s story. Only 33 issues are known to survive in the provincial archives.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Narendra Modi will visit Toronto and Ottawa Dec. 11 and 12 as Canada and India push to finish a trade deal by year’s end.

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.