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Politics

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  'I'm ready for an election': Bloc beginning talks to topple Trudeau gov't as ultimatum expires

  Bloc Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is starting to talk to other opposition parties about bringing down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government.

• As Liberal leadership wrangling persists, Poilievre says 'not fair' to oust Trudeau now

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre thinks it would be 'not fair' for the Liberals to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now, as in his view they are 'morally obligated' to keep him.

• Senior Modi cabinet minister linked to India-supported violence in Canada: officials

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison has confirmed a report that Canada is alleging an Indian cabinet minister and close adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered intelligence-gathering operations of Canadians.

Health

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  Colorado teen fights kidney failure after eating McDonald's Quarter Pounders

  A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers three times in the weeks before a deadly E. coli outbreak was detected.

• A recent case of measles detected in the Maritimes has a B.C. connection, provincial health officials say.

• 'Pieces of wood': Gummy candies recalled, Canadian Food Inspection Agency says

  A recall has been issued for gummy candies due to pieces of wood, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Sci-Tech

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  'Halloween comet' breaks apart after flying close to the sun

  A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls.

• Critical Antarctica glacier appears to be smoking in rare view from space

  A vital glacier in western Antarctica appears to be smoking in a rare view captured by a NASA satellite earlier this month.

• A first-of-its kind facility for Atlantic Canada dedicated to marine animal autopsies and sampling is opening in Seaforth, N.S.

Entertainment

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  Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has died

  Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favourites as 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has died. She was 79.

• Lost Chopin music uncovered in 'thrilling' discovery

  A curator at a museum in New York City has discovered a previously unknown waltz written by Frederic Chopin, the first time that a new piece of work by the Polish composer has been found in nearly 100 years.

• Shawn Mendes says he's still figuring out his sexuality

  Shawn Mendes took some time during his concert in Colorado on Monday to address a personal topic.

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  Citing declining revenue, rising costs and "increasing external risks," the BC Cancer Foundation announced Tuesday that it is ending its annual cycling fundraiser, the Tour de Cure.

• British Columbia Premier David Eby has scheduled a meeting with the B.C. Greens as he prepares to form government, a day after securing the barest of majorities in a legislature where every vote will count.

• Richmond RCMP are looking for dash cam video and further information that can help locate a driver that allegedly hit a cyclist and fled the scene.

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  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says an Ontario facility producing plant-based milks was not adhering to Health Canada’s policies on listeria prevention prior to an outbreak that led to three deaths.

• The Ontario government will give each taxpayer a $200 rebate. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Tuesday and said the rebate will also extend to families with children, with an additional $200 per eligible child.

• Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two suspects in connection with what they’re calling an 'extensive' fraud investigation linked to a COVID-19 vaccine database.

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  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a potential budget deficit next year is not off the table.

• A new report says when the province deregulated electricity generation in 2001, it forced Albertans to pay billions more for their power.

• Premier Danielle Smith says she is taking steps to keep Albertans warm this winter while keeping their utility bills low.

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  Police say the homicide unit is investigating after a man was stabbed and later died Monday night. A 58-year-old woman has been arrested.

• Advocates are calling on the province for more transparency and oversight as the investigation continues into an eastern Ontario cat rescue accused of abuse, neglect and falsifying medical records.

• The U.S. presidential election is one week away, and residents of Ogdensburg, N.Y., a small port city along the St. Lawrence Seaway across the border from eastern Ontario, are preparing to make their voices heard.

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  The Coalition Avenir Québec’s Sylvie D’Amours said she shut her office down Tuesday after its windows were shot at.

• Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Florida’s basketball facility, Olivier Rioux poses for dozens — sometimes hundreds — of pictures a day.

• Provincial police are renewing their plea for help in locating one of Quebec's most wanted criminals and say he may be with a female accomplice.

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  Premier Danielle Smith says she is taking steps to keep Albertans warm this winter while keeping their utility bills low.

• Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has dismantled one of the ‘most elaborate encampments’ officers have ever seen.

• Kyle Edward Ball, the writer and director of horror flick Skinamarink, will make his next movie with A24, the company behind Everything Everywhere All At Once and Hereditary.

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  Nova Scotians – including the province’s top politicians – are continuing to express outrage after four people showed up at a Halloween dance dressed in Ku Klux Klan costumes.

• The leaders of Nova Scotia’s three main political parties were on the campaign trail Tuesday after Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston called a snap election over the weekend.

• A 43-year-old Nova Scotia man is facing child pornography charges after border agents seized a child sex doll from Japan earlier this month.

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  For the second time in as many days, a woman was carjacked in Winnipeg.

• An inmate who escaped from a Manitoba jail Monday night is back in custody after a brief manhunt.

• Canadian postal workers could strike before the holidays

  Canada Post workers overwhelmingly supported a strike mandate Monday, with workers potentially walking off the job on Nov. 3 if no deal is reached.

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  The Saskatchewan Party has maintained its hold onto power, battling its way to a fifth consecutive majority government.

• RCMP are looking for two people after a robbery in Whitewood, Sask. that saw a man run over with his own vehicle that had been stolen.

• The Saskatchewan Party secured its fifth straight majority government Monday, with only two constituencies too close for �鶹Ӱ�� to call as night turned to morning.

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  The Guelph Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit began investigations earlier this month following complaints about drug trafficking and illegal drug use downtown.

• The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) announced, and then abruptly reversed, a plan to remove garbage bins from classrooms.

• A Guelph, Ont. man is celebrating a major milestone while playing the game he loves.

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  A collaborative investigation of police services across the province has resulted in over a dozen charges being laid in a case that saw a woman be trafficked from Toronto all the way to Saskatchewan.

• The Saskatchewan Party has maintained its hold onto power, battling its way to a fifth consecutive majority government.

• The Saskatchewan Party secured its fifth straight majority government Monday, with only two constituencies too close for �鶹Ӱ�� to call as night turned to morning.

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  Three suspects arrested in West Nipissing earlier this year were part of a group of five who robbed banks across the province, Ontario Provincial Police said Tuesday.

• The Ontario government will give each taxpayer a $200 rebate. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Tuesday and said the rebate will also extend to families with children, with an additional $200 per eligible child.

• A Midland senior has resorted to living in her shed out of desperation

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  The results were tighter than almost everyone thought they’d be in a vote on if South Bruce would be a willing host to the Canada’s first permanent nuclear waste storage.

• A Conservative plan to remove the federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million is welcomed by some local builders and contractors.

• At just after 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, the three young people were spotted breaking a window at a business in the 300-block of Wellington Road.

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  Five people face a total of 53 charges for their alleged involvement in eight bank robberies across Ontario where more than $2 million was stolen.

• The headliners for the region’s biggest outdoor country music festival are locked in, and once again, the multi-day event has garnered big names.

• Provincial police want residents to keep their doors and windows locked after reports of a man trying to gain entry to homes in the Township of Georgian Bluffs.

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  A Devonshire Mall spokesperson has confirmed that staff are aware of social media posts showing cockroaches crawling near guests' food at the mall.

• Windsor Police are renewing their call for help from the public to solve a city homicide.

• The Windsor police is searching for an outstanding suspect in connection to a $64,000 bank fraud investigation. One person has been arrested and charged.

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  Federal investigators have arrested six people and seized tens of thousands of illicit cannabis edibles disguised as popular brand-name candies after raiding a pair of unlicensed dispensaries in British Columbia.

• British Columbia Premier David Eby has scheduled a meeting with the B.C. Greens as he prepares to form government, a day after securing the barest of majorities in a legislature where every vote will count.

• Rescuers with the Vancouver Aquarium freed a sea lion last week from what they say was one of the worst entanglements they’ve ever encountered.

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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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  Food Banks Canada's annual Hunger Count report shows more Canadians than ever are resorting to food banks.

• RCMP say a Medicine Hat man was killed in a collision between an SUV and a motorcycle in southeast Alberta on Sunday evening.

• A tentative agreement has been reached between the City of Lethbridge and more than 900 employees belonging to CUPE Local 70.

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  Just two days ahead of Halloween, the City of Sault Ste. Marie has awarded several local homes and one business for having the best decorations for the season.

• The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority is issuing a flood outlook statement to residents regarding current watershed conditions.

• An early morning complaint of a man slumped over the steering wheel of a minivan with its engine running in Elliot Lake last week led to impaired driving charges and drug seizures.

N.L.

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  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.

• Women's hockey is growing, but junior athletes play fewer competitive years on average. A new league aims to change that

  Teams are facing off in a new eastern Newfoundland hockey league aiming to bring competitive play — and a few extra years on the ice — for young women in the province.

• Remains of missing Kansas man found at scene of western Newfoundland hotel fire

  Investigators found the remains of a 77-year-old American man on Wednesday at the scene of a fire that destroyed a hotel in western Newfoundland earlier on the weekend.