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Politics

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  Canada and U.S. list Samidoun as terrorist group, U.S. adds Canadian to terror list

  Canada is listing the pro-Palestinian group Samidoun as a terrorist group, while the U.S. has added a Canadian citizen affiliated with the organization to its counter-terrorism list.

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  WATCH LIVE | Foreign interference inquiry resumes after damning accusations levied against India

  The public safety minister is expected to testify at a federal inquiry into foreign interference just one day after announcing explosive allegations about crimes of murder, coercion and extortion in Canada linked to agents of the Indian government.

• Canada spat leads India newspapers as trade minister works to reassure business

  As Canada's decision to expel New Delhi's top envoy and five other diplomats makes front page news in India, International Trade Minister Mary Ng is trying to reassure Canadian businesses with ties to the country.

Health

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  Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milk seems to be over: PHAC

  The Public Health Agency of Canada says a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be over with no additional cases reported since August.

• Pledges to cover fertility treatment as elections play out across Canada

  As provincial elections play out in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick this month, there are pledges to provide more fertility treatment coverage.

• Medical journal urges streamlined miscarriage care in Canada, more early assessments

  An editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says it's time to invest in early pregnancy assessment clinics that can provide proper care during and after a miscarriage, which can have devastating effects.

Sci-Tech

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  A Hong Kong zoo seeks answers after 9 monkeys die in 2 days

  Hong Kong's oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species.

• How the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla has turned the AI boom into a digital gold mine

  The British territory was allotted control of the .ai internet address in the 1990s. It was one of hundreds of obscure top-level domains assigned to individual countries and territories based on their names. Anguilla's earnings from web domain registration fees quadrupled last year to US$32 million.

• NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life

  A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.

Entertainment

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  New lawsuits accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault against 6, including a minor

  Sean "Diddy" Combs was hit Monday with a new wave of lawsuits accusing him of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy.

• Khloe Kardashian shares candid look at her healing progress after having tumour removed from her cheek

  Khloe Kardashian continues to open up about her health journey after dealing with skin cancer, revealing recently that she used facial injections to fill a cheek "indentation" that she was left with after surgery.

• Canadian drink company tastes controversy after Simu Liu raises cultural appropriation questions

  Controversy bubbled for a Canadian drink company after its founders drew the ire of a Marvel superhero on an episode of a 'Shark Tank'-style reality series.

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  It's the last week of the British Columbia election campaign after a busy long weekend of promises for the B.C. Conservatives, including a new Children's Hospital for Surrey.

• Canada and U.S. list Samidoun as terrorist group, U.S. adds Canadian to terror list

  Canada is listing the pro-Palestinian group Samidoun as a terrorist group, while the U.S. has added a Canadian citizen affiliated with the organization to its counter-terrorism list.

• More rain fell on Terrace, B.C., Sunday than on any previous Oct. 13 on record, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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  Toronto police are appealing to dozens of witnesses who they say were standing nearby when a man was shot to death in an apartment stairwell in the city’s north end last week.

• Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says the provincial government is introducing legislation that would require municipalities to receive provincial approval before removing traffic lanes to install new bike paths.

• Ontario Premier Doug Ford is revealing that he’s eagerly awaiting Taylor Swift’s upcoming stint in Toronto as part of her hyper-successful Eras Tour.

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  Alberta's health minister is in Calgary on Tuesday to announce some improvements to the province's primary health care system.

• The Calgary Chamber of Commerce is calling on the province to help small businesses by eliminating small business tax.

• Calgary police are investigating a crash that resulted in a transport truck bursting into flames early Tuesday.

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  A federal union is calling for a Commons committee to launch an investigation into the federal government's new return-to-office policy, saying there has been 'catastrophic failures' with the new mandate.

• St. Michael Catholic High School in Kemptville, Ont. is closed for a fifth time in the last two weeks, as police investigate a threat of violence towards the secondary school.

• The Ottawa Police Service says a man found suffering from burns in the downtown core Monday morning died in hospital.

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  More Quebecers are turning to the private health care network, according to a survey published Tuesday in the Journal de Quebec.

• Police in Laval were once again called to a school that was placed under precautionary lockdown over a threat.

• Canadian drink company tastes controversy after Simu Liu raises cultural appropriation questions

  Controversy bubbled for a Canadian drink company after its founders drew the ire of a Marvel superhero on an episode of a 'Shark Tank'-style reality series.

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  Charges have been withdrawn against a man and a woman who faced a combined 90 charges in a child and animal abuse case.

• One person is dead after a crash on Monday night involving a semi and an SUV.

• Alberta's health minister is in Calgary on Tuesday to announce some improvements to the province's primary health care system.

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  Halifax police have charged a 41-year-old man in the death of his mother. Police say Jonathan William Pinsky has been charged with second-degree murder and will appear in court Tuesday.

• Northumberland Ferries Limited says one of the ferries operating between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is out of service for the rest of the season.

• Nova Scotia is extending the CAT ferry service between Yarmouth and Bar Harbor, Maine, for the 2025 and 2026 sailing seasons.

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  A child is dead after falling from a Winnipeg apartment building on Monday.

• A 28-year-old Winnipegger is facing charges after an altercation unfolded between a store employee and a man who allegedly tried to steal merchandise from a West Alexander area store.

• As work is set to begin to open Portage and Main to pedestrians, drivers should expect delays beginning on Tuesday.

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  The Saskatchewan Party says that it plans to keep the federal carbon tax off natural gas and electricity used for home heating for one more year if re-elected on Oct. 28.

• Regina police say two of four vehicles stolen from a compound early Thursday morning were found badly damaged on railway tracks, with a third located in the nearby community of Pilot Butte.

• A commercial building fire near the community of Drinkwater, Sask. required a response from multiple fire departments on Sunday afternoon.

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  Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a sudden death in Cambridge.

• People living in the Ontario and King Street area of Stratford may notice a heavy police presence.

• The Guelph Police Service is searching for two people after a male suspect in a Halloween costume robbed a store with an accomplice.

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  A motel in North Battleford went up in flames on Monday night.

• The Saskatchewan Party says that it plans to keep the federal carbon tax off natural gas and electricity used for home heating for one more year if re-elected on Oct. 28.

• Saskatchewan residents have just a few more days to catch a rare glimpse of a comet visible to the naked eye, streaking across the western skies at dusk.

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  Cold weather, even snow, hits parts of Eastern Canada while West stays mild

  It will feel more like winter for some parts of Eastern Canada over the next few days, with single-digit highs and snow in the forecast.

• A Greater Sudbury woman is upset about the charges laid against the man accused of attacking her son and a group of his colleagues downtown on Saturday.

• Home sales declined in North Bay in September compared to a year earlier, but sale prices held firm, according to data from the Canadian Real Estate Association.

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  A St. Thomas police officer has been charged with impaired driving. On Oct. 13, OPP were notified of a potential imp aired driver in Elgin County and were able to do a traffic stop.

• A couple from Owen Sound has claimed a historic $40 million prize following the largest Lotto Max Jackpot in history.

• Police in Middlesex County are asking for the public's help after pumpkins were tossed from an overpass and hit a truck on Highways 401 and 402.

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  A couple from Owen Sound, Ont. is celebrating their good fortune after becoming instant multi-millionaires with Lotto Max.

• Police in Barrie say a family out for a walk restrained a machete-wielding man who aggressively approached them Saturday afternoon.

• Two more new houses in Bond Head were the targets of suspected arson.

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  In his 20 years with MADD Canada, Chaouki Hamka has witnessed many changes regarding impaired driving — from heightened societal awareness to legislative shifts and better enforcement.

• A driver has been charged after a crash near E.C. Row Expressway and Dougall Avenue.

• The woman accused of defrauding the Chatham-Kent United Way of hundreds of thousands of dollars as pleaded guilty.

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  It's the last week of the British Columbia election campaign after a busy long weekend of promises for the B.C. Conservatives, including a new Children's Hospital for Surrey.

• Canada's inflation rate falls to 1.6% in September, raises odds of 50-basis-point rate cut

  The chances of a half-percentage point interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada became more likely Tuesday after Statistics Canada reported the annual inflation rate fell to 1.6 per cent in September.

• Embattled B.C. Conservative candidate Brent Chapman is under fire once again, this time for past Facebook comments casting doubt on the official accounts of mass shooting events in Canada and the U.S.

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  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.

• Nearly two years after a man was stabbed to death in downtown Kelowna, RCMP have made an arrest in the case.

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  The Vancouver Giants scored late to force overtime before winning 4-3 over the Lethbridge Hurricanes Friday night.

• If you’re looking for something to do this long weekend, the Lethbridge Corn Maze is open and hosting its annual fundraiser on Monday.

• Local photographers were amazed by the aurora borealis display in the night sky over Lethbridge on Thursday night.

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  Home sales declined in North Bay in September compared to a year earlier, but sale prices held firm, according to data from the Canadian Real Estate Association.

• A 36-year-old man is charged with drug-impaired and dangerous driving after a head-on crash in northwest Ontario last Thursday.

• Provincial police in Hearst, Ont., stopped an unlicensed northwestern Ontario driver for a morning traffic infraction.

N.L.

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  How gloves belonging to Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe wound up in Newfoundland

  A five-hour drive from St. John's, N.L., and well off the beaten path, Point Leamington seems an unlikely spot for a one-of-a-kind tourist attraction.

• 'Crack houses' across rural Newfoundland? RCMP has no reports supporting MP's claim

  A Conservative MP from Newfoundland and Labrador says some small towns in his rural riding are overrun with crime, but police say they haven't received reports to that effect.

• Self-identifying Indigenous group got $74M in federal cash, Inuit leader wants change

  As millions in federal funding flow into a Labrador group whose claims of Inuit identity have been rejected by Indigenous organizations across Canada, a national Inuit leader worries the Liberal government is putting the rights of Indigenous Peoples at risk.