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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.
Partial curfews took effect in Paris, Lyon, Lille and Nice after France’s worst riots in years, as the interior minister’s resignation offer was refused.
More than 30 Quebec music organizations, including SOCAN and the Francos de Montréal, want Quebec City to put local music in schools, shops and public spaces.
A Nanos Research poll for CP24 and CTV News Toronto puts Olivia Chow at 49.8 per cent and Brad Bradford at 46.6 per cent, within the margin of error, ahead of the Oct. 26 vote.
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.
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Quebec’s police ethics tribunal found two Sûreté du Québec officers discriminated against Leslie Blot because of his race during a 2020 stop. Suspensions of 35 and 20 working days were reported Oct. 15.
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Knight Therapeutics has recalled three lots of Dantrium Intravenous over particulate matter in a Type I recall posted by Health Canada on Oct. 19.
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.
Ontario will move parts of its northwest to permanent daylight time on Nov. 1 to match Manitoba, ending clock changes for areas west of the 90th meridian.



















































