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Politics

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  'Fundamental' political shift required to overcome $40 billion NATO spending gap: analyst

  Canada will need a profound shift in political priorities if the country is to ramp up spending to meet its international security obligations.

• 'Not going to play their games,' Singh won't help Tories, Bloc topple the Liberals

  Jagmeet Singh says the NDP will not support the Bloc Québécois and Conservative leaders to help them bring down the Liberal government.

• Canada needs to double its military spending to meet NATO targets: PBO

  The parliamentary budget officer says if the federal government wants to meet NATO's military spending target by 2032 as promised, it will have to almost double defence spending to $81.9 billion.

Health

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  Alleviating allergy concerns unveiled in new action plan

  The National Food Allergy Action Plan calls for major changes to assist the millions of Canadians with food allergies. The plan is designed to bring improvements to allergy diagnosis, treatment, consistent standards of care, improved access to care, and an overall upgrade in investments for education and research.

• Alzheimer Society supports advance MAID requests, but also good dementia care

  The Alzheimer Society says people with dementia should have the right to request medical assistance in dying in advance — but it must not be a replacement for high-quality palliative care.

• Onions are likely source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's, U.S. agencies say; 15 additional cases reported

  Fresh slivered onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders were the likely source of an E. coli outbreak that has led to one death and illnesses in more than a dozen states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

Sci-Tech

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  Rover captures peculiar ‘googly eye’ in the Martian sky

  As Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, passed in front of the sun, it cast a lumpy, potato-shaped shadow on the sun’s face as well as on the Martian surface.

• Scientists find new piece in puzzle of America's oldest tombstone

  The oldest known surviving tombstone in the United States is an elaborate display of wealth — an intricately carved slab of black limestone initially laid in the floor of the second church of Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent British settlement in North America.

• Over four days on the water in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Heather Bowlby and her team from Fisheries and Oceans Canada tagged 15 great white sharks.

Entertainment

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  'Out of control': Room costs spike 10 times higher on Taylor Swift Canada show nights

  The situation facing out-of-town Taylor Swift fans now may be even worse, with some hotel rooms and short-term rentals in Toronto and Vancouver on show weekends costing 10 times more than other weekends.

• One Winnipeg restaurant got a surprise visit from a pair of ‘Lord of the Rings’ stars.

• Shaun White's proposal to Nina Dobrev was romantic gold

  On Wednesday, Nina Dobrew and Shaun White announced that they are engaged on their Instagram pages, with Dobrev posting photos of the pair embracing under an arch of white roses and showing off her five-carat Lorraine Schwartz engagement ring.

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  A popular Metro Vancouver park will be closed for the foreseeable future because the road used to access it was seriously damaged during an atmospheric river.

• Mounties say a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 21-year-old father on Vancouver Island last week may not be aware they hit someone.

• A pedestrian was left seriously injured after being hit by a pickup truck in Maple Ridge on a dark and rainy Wednesday evening.

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  A 19-year-old mother has been charged with murder after her baby died in a house fire in Toronto last week, police say.

• A woman has been charged with dangerous driving causing death after a six-year-old boy was struck and killed by a school bus in Vaughan back in June, York Regional Police say.

• A 17-year-old is dead after he was involved in an exchange of gunfire with four police officers who were responding to a break-and-enter in progress in Aurora on Wednesday night, the province’s police watchdog says.

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  A 27-year-old security guard has been charged after an incident where a bar patron sustained life-threatening injuries.

• Calgary police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate a vehicle believed to be connected to a fatal shooting that took place in northeast Calgary on Oct. 18.

• A woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in the northeast community of Cornerstone on Wednesday afternoon.

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  OC Transpo is still not providing a launch date for the new north-south O-Train line, as it focuses on the final "critical milestones" to launch the new rail line that will connect downtown Ottawa and Riverside South.

• Ottawa will be a major stop along an incoming high speed rail line, which will soon be announced by the federal government.

• Trick-or-treaters may need the raingear, but not the big coat for Halloween, on a record-breaking warm October day in Ottawa. The temperature hit 22.6 C at 1 p.m., setting a record for the warmest Oct. 31 in Ottawa history.

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  A Montreal-area woman accused of throwing boiling water on a 10-year-old boy and causing serious injuries has been granted bail.

• The City of Montreal found itself in the middle of a debate this week after complaints were made about a sign that featured a woman wearing a hijab.

• The Quebec government has suspended applications for permanent residency from two immigration streams because it says it can no longer accommodate the rising number of newcomers.

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  The owners of the Whistle Stop Cafe is suing the Alberta government for imposing mandates on businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Alberta's nurses have rejected a new collective agreement proposed by a mediator.

• Alberta parents concerned about the economy are even more anxious about its impact on their children's lives, a new poll suggests.

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  A 24-year-old woman has died after she was hit by a Halifax Transit bus Thursday morning.

• The daughter of a Nova Scotia woman who was killed by her husband of 33 years earlier this month in Enfield says she wants police to release more details about domestic violence cases.

• Mason Louie of Moncton, N.B., has been decorating his house since 2019, but this year his family received a note calling the display too scary for children.

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  A power outage in a Manitoba town has caused a boil water advisory.

• One Winnipeg restaurant got a surprise visit from a pair of ‘Lord of the Rings’ stars.

• Before the trick-or-treating sugar rush sets in, a Manitoba dentist is reminding parents and caregivers just how much candy kids should consume on All Hallows’ Eve and beyond.

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  Nine of Regina's eleven mayoral candidates faced off in a debate on Wednesday evening, discussing a variety of topics.

• A Regina man was taken into custody after a business on 5th Avenue was robbed Wednesday night.

• Halloween has arrived, which means the streets of Regina will soon be filled with ghouls, ghosts and other scary creatures.

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  It might not be a ‘dark and stormy’ night, but trick-or-treaters may get a little wet tonight.

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  An 80-year-old Cambridge woman is dead following a crash in Cambridge Thursday morning.

• Following a significant drug investigation, the Brantford Police Service (BPS) has seized the largest amount of fentanyl in the service’s history.

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  Four Saskatoon mayoral candidates had their chance to challenge each other on various issues during a televised debate Wednesday night.

• Saskatchewan RCMP say that human remains found on Monday north of Lloydminster near the Alberta/Saskatchewan border were those of Serayne Kematch.

• The final constituency to decide in Saskatchewan's 2024 election will come down to the final mail-in ballots, with the race still too close to call in Saskatoon Westview.

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  Juanita Migwans – or 'Winnie,' as her family calls her – of M'Chigeeng First Nation has been missing for almost a month.

• Mother intentionally jumps over Niagara Falls with her two children, a 9-year-old and 5-month-old: police

  A 33-year-old mother climbed over a safety rail and intentionally went over Niagara Falls with her two children, a 9-year-old and 5-month-old, according to New York state police, who said Wednesday that search and rescue efforts were unsuccessful.

• Environment Canada issued weather alerts Wednesday in anticipation of heavy rain and the first accumulating snowfall of the season in the northeast with up to 10 cm expected.

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  As reported on Tuesday, police said a man was with his family in a park near King Street and Thames Street, when an unknown man approached.

• On Thursday, Maya Pluchowski resumed with her testimony telling the jury about the moments after an 18-year-old Western University student was shot and killed.

• Police are investigating a road rage incident that led to gunfire on Wednesday. Around 11 p.m., OPP were sent to a home on Bruce Road 1 near Paisley.

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  York Regional Police (YRP) are on the hunt for a man allegedly involved in the shooting of a 65-year-old man in Schomberg as he walked his dog in February 2023.

• Barrie Mayor Alex Nuttall is ready to take action to address the issue of homeless encampments popping up in open areas, which is bound to come with some backlash.

• Barrie man arrested by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) faces slew of child interference and pornography-related charges.

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  A man accused of attempted murder has been arrested for failing to comply with his bail conditions.

• From the outside, Gurneet Kaur’s home in LaSalle, Ont., looks like many others across the country on Oct. 31 — with pumpkins and skeletons galore.

• Masks are now required in certain situations in Windsor Regional Hospitals due to increased COVID-19 cases and other viruses.

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  Mounties say a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 21-year-old father on Vancouver Island last week may not be aware they hit someone.

• Jayson Perry is in the midst of a journey he never expected to begin.

• Mounties in British Columbia are set to announce details of the seizure of what investigators are calling the largest and most sophisticated drug 'super lab' in Canada.

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  More than two years after Alannah Brown and Douglas Barker were found dead north of Penticton, police are asking for help identifying a vehicle they believe was associated with the crime.

• Dave Lindsey began growing giant pumpkins to bring a bit of magic to his grandkids' Halloween.

• A U.S. District Court judge in Montana has sentenced a 27-year-old man from Kelowna, B.C., to 18 months in prison for using fake names to buy guns with the aim of selling them in Canada.

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  A 27-year-old security guard has been charged after an incident where a bar patron sustained life-threatening injuries.

• Parks Canada and the Blackfoot Confederacy have announced a new collaboration.

• A Lethbridge police officer faces multiple charges in relation to an off-duty domestic incident.

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  Juanita Migwans – or 'Winnie,' as her family calls her – of M'Chigeeng First Nation has been missing for almost a month.

• The City of Greater Sudbury has been chosen to host the Ontario 55+ Summer Games next year.

• From Jan.1-Oct. 20, Ontario Provincial Police officers laid 95 impaired charges on Manitoulin Island, compared to 93 in all of 2023.

N.L.

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  Newfoundland and Labrador cautioned about growing debt as province touts success

  Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general has issued a warning about the province's financial position as the government announced it would finish the 2024-25 fiscal year with a higher-than-expected deficit.

• Police charge off-duty Newfoundland RCMP officer with impaired driving

  Police in Newfoundland and Labrador have charged an off-duty RCMP officer for allegedly driving while impaired, following a crash on Sunday.

• Human remains found in ocean near Placentia Bay ID'd as missing Coast Guard employee

  The human remains recovered off Placentia Bay, N.L., earlier this month have been identified as the coast guard employee who went missing at sea in September.