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Provincial unemployment rates from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for September 2026, from 5.0 per cent in Manitoba to 9.1 per cent in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Alberta heavy crude sold at a US$27 a barrel discount to WTI on Oct. 16, up from US$25.50 days earlier. Here is what the wider gap means for producers and Alberta.
Switch to winter washer fluid, replace streaking wiper blades and keep them from freezing to the glass before the first snowfall, with steps from verified sources.
A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill to speed energy and infrastructure approvals faces a Nov. 9 procedural vote, with Democrats still seeking assurances on wind and solar permits.
Approval for new right-wing presidents in Peru, Colombia, Chile and Argentina is sliding just days before Brazil’s Oct. 25 runoff, new polls show.
Health Canada says to check every treat, read labels for allergens and keep cannabis edibles locked away this Halloween.
In verse, Steven Kaszab asks what it means to be Canadian amid high costs, a shrinking middle class and a world that still wants to share our home.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed named a caretaker government for Tigray on Oct. 16, 2026, and wants elections within six months after fighting with the TPLF.
Ontario’s police watchdog found no grounds to charge a Hamilton officer who used force on a man who had smashed a cruiser window with a crowbar in June.
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Lt.-Gov. Manon Jeannotte will not preside over Wednesday’s swearing-in of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s cabinet, a first, as a court hears a challenge to the royal oath.
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Lt.-Gov. Manon Jeannotte will not preside over Wednesday’s swearing-in of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s cabinet, a first, as a court hears a challenge to the royal oath.
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Josiah Henson co-founded the British-American Institute in 1842, a Dawn Township school that split students’ days between lessons and trades until 1868.
Cineplex said Oct. 13 that its third-quarter box office hit a record $215.7 million, up from $159.5 million a year earlier, as September set a record at $45.1 million.
Russia’s FSB arrested Hokkaido Shimbun reporter Yuki Imai, 34, on Sakhalin on Oct. 13, 2026, and a Moscow court ordered him held on an espionage charge that carries up to 20 years.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev is on injured reserve with an upper-body injury, and the team does not yet know how long he will be out.



















































