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Politics

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  PM Trudeau doesn't think his leadership is in danger, as ministers voice confidence in him a day before key Liberal meeting

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn't think his leadership is in danger, one day before a highly anticipated Liberal caucus meeting where his future at the helm of the Liberal party is expected to be up for discussion.

• It's been 10 years since a man with a rifle shot and killed Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, an honour guard stationed at the National War Memorial. Mark Sutcliffe, now the mayor of Ottawa, looks back on that day and the ways Ottawa has changed.

• Former B.C. premier Christy Clark wants to be 'part of the conversation' on Liberal party future

  As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to step aside, former B.C. premier Christy Clark says she is open to 'returning to politics' should the position of Liberal leader become available.

Health

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  What is 'pink cocaine'? Designer drug linked to Liam Payne and named in Diddy lawsuit

  A partial autopsy has revealed that former One Direction singer Liam Payne had multiple substances in his system when he plunged to his death from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

• Frozen waffles recalled across Canada, U.S. over Listeria concerns

  A U.S.-based food manufacturer that supplies frozen waffles to major grocery chains across North America has launched a voluntary recall over concerns its products carry the potential for illness.

• The University Health Network is making masks mandatory as respiratory illness season ramps up.

Sci-Tech

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  A giant meteorite boiled the oceans 3.2 billion years ago, but provided a 'fertilizer bomb' for life

  A massive space rock, estimated to be the size of four Mount Everests, slammed into Earth more than 3 billion years ago — and the impact could have been unexpectedly beneficial for the earliest forms of life on our planet, according to new research.

• The estimated population of North Atlantic right whales increased in 2023, but a group of international marine scientists say human behaviour still poses a significant threat to the critically endangered species.

• Artificial intelligence a 'double-edged sword' in world of cybersecurity: experts

  In the fight against cyber attackers, they reason AI can help just as much as it harms.

Entertainment

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  Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, says Argentine official

  An initial toxicology report for ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died last week after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, showed that he had cocaine in his system after his death, an Argentine official said.

• It was lights, cameras, and action at a beachfront Manitoba community last week as a Hollywood movie shoot took over the town once again.

• Harvey Weinstein has chronic myeloid leukemia, Reuters reports citing NBC

  Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has chronic myeloid leukemia, NBC News reported on Monday, citing sources.

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  A 55-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killing of a woman in northern British Columbia last summer.

• John Rustad has taken to social media to describe his origin story as leader of British Columbia's Conservative Party, which he took from obscurity to the brink of power in Saturday's provincial election.

• B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to give an update on the upcoming respiratory virus season Tuesday morning.

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  A Toronto woman said the cost of parking to visit her mother in hospital, and later in long term care, for 15 months was a financial burden she feels she shouldn’t have had to pay.

• A Superior Court justice in Milton has been ordered to participate in coaching from a more senior judge after the Canadian Judicial Council found that his tone was “abusive and intimidating” during a family court hearing last September.

• Toronto is calling on other levels of government to provide more help for its unhoused population as the city unveils its winter strategy for those experiencing homelessness.

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  More than a decade after the death of Colton Crowshoe, the man responsible is expected to be sentenced in a Calgary court on Tuesday.

• Morning commuters in Calgary got the first taste of winter driving for the season on Tuesday.

• Two new compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling stations have opened in Alberta to help heavy-haul trucks get off diesel.

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  Memorials and tributes are taking place across Ottawa on Tuesday to remember Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, an honour guard stationed at the National War Memorial, killed 10 years ago today.

• The Community Services Committee debated the city's new Poverty Reduction Strategy on Tuesday, outlining short-term actions for 2025-26. The five pillars for the strategy are: food security, employment, financial security, economic development, and integrated and simplified pathways.

• The Ottawa Police Service has received hundreds of speeding tickets so far this year, as the city's photo radar cameras catch police cruisers in school zones and community safety zones.

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  A Montreal suburb has started an operation to kill white-tailed deer in one of its local parks, after years of legal battles with activists seeking to save the animals.

• 'Shocked' by the news in recent days about the behaviour of teachers at Montreal's Bedford School, Premier François Legault said his government would consider “all options” to prevent such cases from happening again.

• The Quebec government is launching an online consultation to determine whether or not to abolish daylight savings time.

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  Edmonton Public Schools (EPS) custodians have voted 97 per cent in favour of going on strike.

• Alberta’s $7-million ad campaign, railing against a proposed federal industrial emissions cap, comes just weeks before a leadership review for Premier Danielle Smith whose party members are hungry for conflict with Ottawa.

• Edmonton police are looking for information on a man they say is connected to a July house fire in the Fraser neighbourhood.

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  BREAKING

  BREAKING |

  Police have confirmed the body of an employee who died at a Walmart in Halifax over the weekend was found in a walk-in oven.

• A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party is crossing the floor and joining the Progressive Conservatives.

• The estimated population of North Atlantic right whales increased in 2023, but a group of international marine scientists say human behaviour still poses a significant threat to the critically endangered species.

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  A community in southeastern Manitoba is asking for help as it’s trying to restore a historic church.

• It was lights, cameras, and action at a beachfront Manitoba community last week as a Hollywood movie shoot took over the town once again.

• A number of Manitoba communities kicked off the week by breaking decades-old heat records.

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  EXCLUSIVE

  EXCLUSIVE |

  The NDP appears to have some momentum in Saskatchewan’s provincial election campaign with less than a week until votes are tallied.

• Saskatchewan's Conflict of Interest Commissioner (COIC) has found that former Saskatchewan Party MLA Gary Grewal violated legislative rules by profiting from hotels while they were party to government contracts.

• Voting for the 2024 Saskatchewan provincial election has officially begun.

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  Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a Kitchener playground.

• Testimony continued Monday at the trial of Erick Buhr, who has pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder of his grandmother, Viola Erb.

• Two Cambridge men are facing charges after police say several firearms were stolen from a vehicle on Sunday.

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  A city planning document for the Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) sparked controversy over the weekend, with three civic election candidates alleging Confederation Mall was at risk of being demolished and replaced with dense housing.

• The Saskatchewan NDP says signs of internal struggle at the Saskatchewan Party are begging to show after the party leaked audio of an opposition candidate being critical of his party's policies.

• A Saskatoon man is taking his love of card games to new depths — six feet under, to be exact.

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  Warning: This story includes graphic descriptions of a murder scene many will find upsetting. Reader caution strongly is advised. After three weeks of testimony, a Sudbury jury has begun deliberations in the case of a woman charged with second-degree murder in a gruesome stabbing death in December 2020.

• After operating for 51 years, General Motors has announced it is closing the Kapuskasing Proving Ground, a facility the automaker used to test the durability of its vehicles in cold weather.

• BREAKING

  BREAKING |

  Police have confirmed the body of an employee who died at a Walmart in Halifax over the weekend was found in a walk-in oven.

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  It may not look like much now, but when the United Way is done with the second floor of a building in downtown Listowel, there will be new affordable rental units for the community's less fortunate.

• A 13 year old is recovering from minor injuries after being hit by a car. Around 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 11, OPP were called to Highway 10 north of Markdale in Chatsworth Township.

• Earlier this year, police said officers were investigating and used a search warrant on a cell phone with suspected child pornography.

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  A fire that caused $2.5 million damage at a newly constructed house in Adjala-Tosorontio early Tuesday morning is being investigated as suspicious.

• Police laid two dozen charges in connection with a month-long investigation into a criminal auto theft enterprise.

• Police say a man who was arrested on Monday in connection with a series of thefts and later released was back in custody hours later.

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  Researchers at the University of Windsor have been given $2.5 million from the Public Health Agency of Canada to advance a sexual violence prevention program.

• The Windsor Police Service is equipping more frontline patrol officers with in-car cameras and body-worn microphones.

• Windsor police are reminding the community to be aware of a social media trend following recent incidents.

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  A 55-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killing of a woman in northern British Columbia last summer.

• John Rustad has taken to social media to describe his origin story as leader of British Columbia's Conservative Party, which he took from obscurity to the brink of power in Saturday's provincial election.

• B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to give an update on the upcoming respiratory virus season Tuesday morning.

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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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  Lethbridge police are advising the public of officer training on Tuesday that will happen in two different venues throughout the day.

• Calgary scored three times in the first, and three times in the third as the Hitmen defeated the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-1 Saturday at the Saddledome.

• The last students to graduate from Lethbridge College will make history this weekend as they cross the stage at fall convocation.

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  Rallies by a group called Voices Against Violence took place across the country on Monday, including Sault Ste. Marie.

• An Indigenous group in northwestern Ontario shut down the highway for a couple of hours Monday morning in protest after ancestral remains were found at a construction site.

• The owners of 73 vacant properties in the Sault have been fined for violations of the city's vacant properties bylaw, including 33 owned by a firm going through a high-profile insolvency process.

N.L.

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  77-year-old Kansas man missing after hotel fire in western Newfoundland

  Police in western Newfoundland say a 77-year-old man visiting the province from Kansas is missing after a fire at a hotel in Deer Lake, N.L.

• 83-year-old Newfoundland musician still playing sold-out shows, even with memory loss

  At 2 p.m. on Thursday, the scene at the Lions Club in Clarenville, N.L., rivalled any rowdy St. John's bar that thumps with music late on a weekend night.

• Is it pickled fat? Pierogi? Newfoundland 'blobster' expert eyeing weird beach goo

  A Newfoundland scientist known for identifying a gelatinous, rancid mass that washed up on the island's shores decades ago is hoping to get his hands on a slice of the strange white globs appearing on the province's beaches.