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Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDT
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Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:01:27 EST
Layoffs at Stelco underway, and will roll out over 3 weeks, says union president

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:38:24 EDT
Winnipeg sex offender who flew under family's radar by changing name gets 15 years for abusing child
A convicted sex offender who sexually abused a 13-year-old boy whose family didn't know about the man's criminal past because he'd changed his name has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:50:56 EDT
Average asking rent down 2.9% in B.C. in September, marking 2 years of decreases: report
A monthly report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation said the figures mark two full years of annual declines, the longest downturn the Canadian rental market has experienced in recent history.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:43:06 EDT
He spent years cataloguing orca families' unique dialects. Now you can hear them
A new online database catalogues the unique calls made by various groups of orcas on the West Coast, making the audio available to anyone.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:59:33 EDT
Alberta premier says ‘ridiculous’ for separatists to offer royalties, water to Americans
Premier Danielle Smith says it was “absurd” and “ridiculous” for prominent separatists to offer the United States government access to fresh water and resource royalties in return for its help establishing an independent Alberta.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:23:53 EDT
Why Alberta's World Famous Gopher Hole Museum has closed after 30 years
A museum full of taxidermied ground squirrels closes its doors after 30 years in Torrington, Alta.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:18:03 EDT
Teen accused in school sword attack praised Nazis, talked about mass murder plans, court hears
In the months leading up to a sword attack at a Brandon, Man., high school, a teen wrote in a notebook about "invaders" of Canada — specifically Black and Muslim immigrants — and his mass murder plan, a court heard Tuesday.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:17:44 EDT
Sask. man testifies he blacked out before killing his long-term partner, has no memory of it
Cody Chubey testified in his own defence on Wednesday at his trial in Melfort Court of King's Bench. He's charged with first-degree murder.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:31:59 EDT
'Unimaginable loss': Horses killed on B.C. highway while travelling to championship
Four horses were travelling from across Western Canada to compete in the Equestrian Canada National Dressage West championship in Langley. Three were killed in a crash, and another was injured.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:30:08 EDT
Selkirk, Man., school renamed after late judge, senator, lawyer Murray Sinclair
A French immersion school in Selkirk, Man., has been renamed to honour the legacy of the late Murray Sinclair.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:40:30 EDT
Alleged use of Discord to plan Tumbler Ridge shooting comes under scrutiny
Documents filed in U.S. court this week show that the chat platform Discord was used extensively by the Tumbler Ridge shooter to plan out the logistics of the deadly attack. Fellow tech company OpenAI is already under immense political scrutiny and f...

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:17:21 EDT
Federal defence minister McGuinty delivers pro-Canada message in Alberta, highlights $8B in funding
Canada's defence minister came to Alberta Wednesday to highlight the billions of military dollars being spent there, with less than two weeks to go before Albertans vote on whether it's time to quit Confederation.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:17:47 EDT
Kristi Miller named interim chair of Hockey Canada's board of governors
Kristi Miller has been named interim chair of Hockey Canada's board of directors, the governing body announced Wednesday.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:45:05 EDT
Ottawa to indefinitely extend MAID exclusion for people solely suffering from mental illness
The federal government will introduce legislation this fall that will indefinitely extend the ban on access to a medically assisted death for people who are solely suffering from mental illness, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said on Wednesday.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:16:20 EDT
Dryden, Ont., councillor 'absolutely still running' despite court order to pay city $17K
A city councillor in Dryden, Ont., who has been ordered by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to pay the city $17,000 says he is "absolutely still running" in the upcoming municipal election. Here's what we know about the case and Coun. Ritch Noel...

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:22:28 EDT
'Crypto King' investor who lost $890K recounts visit to Aiden Pleterski’s lakefront mansion
Stewart Wilson testified it felt like "TV stuff" as he sat in self-described "Crypto King" Aiden Pleterski’s lakefront mansion five years ago and the young man told him he was operating a $30-$50 million investment fund.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:33:37 EDT
Former NHL player happy that horse-drawn vehicles set to be legal in Saskatoon
The proposed framework includes requiring a Class 5 driver's licence, following applicable traffic rules, providing adequate space for cyclists and picking up manure.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:53:17 EDT
Dead orca calf spotted off Vancouver Island
Researchers in Washington state say a southern resident killer whale that suffered multiple reproductive losses in the past has been seen again with a dead calf off British Columbia's coast.

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:18:43 EDT
Bell Canada plans to purchase 895 acres to expand AI data centre outside Regina
Land owners who stand to profit from the sale include former reeve and current deputy reeve of the RM of Sherwood.

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