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  Elections BC says a record number of British Columbians have already cast their ballots in advance voting before Saturday's provincial election.

• Three teenage girls from B.C.'s Lower Mainland have been criminally charged in connection with a pair of violent attacks that took place on transit over the summer.

• Police were called to a frozen yogurt shop in Richmond, B.C., Wednesday after a man went behind the counter and scooped some of the product with his hand.

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  A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is wanted and another suspect is in custody in connection with a double homicide in Ontario last year, United States law enforcement say.

• OHL responds to CTV W5 investigation into alleged sexual assault by former junior hockey players

  The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) has released a statement in response to a recent CTV W5 investigation into an alleged sexual assault in 2014.

• 4 more Trudeau cabinet ministers not running for re-election, shuffle expected soon: sources

  Federal cabinet minister Filomena Tassi announced Thursday she will not run for re-election, and sources tell �鶹��ý at least three other cabinet ministers don't plan to run again.

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  Police are investigating after the body of a student was found in a residence at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary.

• After more than seven years of construction, a new cancer centre in Calgary will be opened to patients and researchers.

• After spending months caring for seven deer fawns, The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) celebrated their release into the wild this week.

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  The Ottawa Police Service is asking the public for help in identifying three suspects involved in an alleged theft and multiple fraud incidents that happened last month in the city's west end.

• A new program has launched in Ottawa that will provide residents with free reusable containers from local grocery stores and restaurants.

• The Ottawa Police Service is reminding people to avoid completing online sales transactions at their home after a person was allegedly sprayed with a "noxious substance" during an online sales transaction earlier this month.

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  A young man sustained serious head injuries when he was hit riding an electric unicycle by a vehicle reported to be street racing in Montreal's Mercier neighbourhood on Thursday.

• Police are investigating after two bodies were discovered in a vehicle in the Saint-Leonard borough.

• Some 5,000 employees with the SAQ are striking on Thursday to denounce their employer's wage proposal during ongoing negotiations.

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  Edmonton police are asking the public for CCTV footage as they investigate two fires that appear to have been deliberately set as part of an extortion scheme.

• The Edmonton Police Service is looking for a man they describe as armed and dangerous in connection with a suspicious death.

• One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash north of Fairview, Alta. on Wednesday.

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  A profane anti-Israel message on a digital billboard in Moncton, N.B., has been turned off, but the question of how it got there in the first place remains.

• The Nova Scotia government is adding new specialized staff to schools to help prevent and address violence.

• The Nova Scotia registry for people seeking a primary care provider is at its lowest since 2022, but there are still tens of thousands of people waiting for a connection.

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  After a lengthy review, Manitoba's NDP government has halted a plan hatched by the former Progressive Conservative government to build new schools in partnership with the private sector.

• Manitoba skygazers are in store for quite the celestial show this week.

• The Winnipeg Police Service is looking for a suspect after a stabbing at Orange Park on Tuesday left the victim with life-threatening injuries.

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  The sole debate for the 2024 provincial election has wrapped – with both sides satisfied that they've successfully made their respective cases on the debate stage.

• Following the debate between Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Carla Beck, two local experts gave their insights on the event.

• A former Saskatchewan rapper turned political candidate apologized Tuesday for lyrics that the incumbent Saskatchewan Party has criticized as misogynistic.

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  One person has been taken to hospital with life-altering injuries after a serious crash near Cambridge.

• Waterloo Regional Police are trying to find a Taiwanese man after a Kitchener company lost millions of dollars in a series of cyberattacks.

• Prosecutors are seeking a court order to assess whether an Ontario woman accused of killing three people in three cities over three days is fit to stand trial.

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  The U17 Saskatoon Alliance won their provincial soccer league title, earning them a spot at nationals. But just to survive nationals is a grueling experience.

• The Prince Albert Police Service is investigating after unidentified human remains were found in the city.

• A former Saskatchewan rapper turned political candidate apologized Tuesday for lyrics that the incumbent Saskatchewan Party has criticized as misogynistic.

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  BREAKING |

  A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is wanted and another suspect is in custody in connection with a double homicide in Ontario last year, United States law enforcement say.

• Before Liam Payne died, hotel staff called 911. Here's what they said

  Pop star Liam Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, died at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony. Before the fall, a hotel employee called emergency services.

• Sudbury police say a body was discovered on the side of the road in the city's Falconbridge community early Thursday morning.

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  OPP have closed a section of road in Middlesex County following a crash.

• Ontario farmers are logging extra hours, as they work into the night during the fall grain harvest.

• Sarnia police say a pedestrian has died after being hit by a pickup truck last week.

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  An Orillia man has been arrested four months after a collision on Highway 12 in Ramara Township that police say claimed the life of a senior.

• Provincial police are investigating the alleged theft of a classic car from an address in the Town of Mono.

• The City of Barrie expects a section of Duckworth Street to reopen next week.

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  Windsor police are investigating shots fired in a quiet east Riverside neighbourhood.

• Essex County OPP are looking for the driver of a blue Mazda after $26,000 in tools were reported stolen from a business in Tecumseh.

• The Ontario government has announced an investment of $146,863 through Ontario’s After School Program, supporting Windsor’s active recreation programming.

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  Elections BC says a record number of British Columbians have already cast their ballots in advance voting before Saturday's provincial election.

• Voters along the south coast of British Columbia who have not cast their ballots yet will have to contend with heavy rain and high winds from an incoming atmospheric river weather system on election day.

• British Columbia voters face no shortage of policies when it comes to tackling the province's housing woes in the run-up to Saturday's election, with a clear choice for the next government's approach.

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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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  With the growing season wrapping up for many, southern Alberta's sweetest crop is in full swing.

• Health-care advocates say the province's plan for a new primary care agency, operating separately from Alberta Health Services, won't help with doctor shortages in Lethbridge.

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

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  A 21-year-old who was already on probation has been charged after an armed intruder entered a victim's home early in the morning Oct. 11 in the Town of Spanish.

• The Ontario Medical Association, which represents the province's 43,000 physicians, medical students and retired physicians, launched their Stop the Crisis initiative Wednesday.

• An effort to bring a deep-sea port to Sault Ste. Marie just got a major push forward, with support from the federal government Wednesday.

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.

Politics

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  4 more Trudeau cabinet ministers not running for re-election, shuffle expected soon: sources

  Federal cabinet minister Filomena Tassi announced Thursday she will not run for re-election, and sources tell �鶹��ý at least three other cabinet ministers don't plan to run again.

• Singh 'doesn't understand' why Poilievre won't get top security clearance

  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it's very disturbing that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won't get the top-level security clearance needed to view classified documents on foreign interference.

• Mom urges chiefs to vote in favour of landmark $47.8B child welfare reform deal

  The representative plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Canada are urging First Nations chiefs to accept a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal.

Health

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  Older patients, non-English speakers more likely to be harmed in hospital: report

  Patients who are older, don’t speak English, and don’t have a high school education are more likely to experience harm during a hospital stay in Canada, according to new research.

• 'Immediately stop using': Health Canada warns against use of banned baby walkers

  Health Canada released an advisory Wednesday warning that baby walkers available online may pose a risk of injury and reminding consumers the items are already banned in Canada.

• Coca-Cola recalled thousands of cases of lemonade mislabelled as 'zero sugar'

  Coca-Cola has recalled more than 13,000 cases of Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade because the mislabelled cartons actually contained the full-sugar version of the drink, according to a report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Sci-Tech

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  Secret tomb found under 'Indiana Jones' filming location in Petra

  At the heart of the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, carved into pink sandstone cliffs, lies an elaborate monument known as the Khaznah, or the Treasury. And buried beneath that edifice, archeologists recently discovered, is a tomb with at least 12 human skeletons and artifacts that are estimated to be at least 2,000 years old.

• Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce auroras

  Expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle, space weather forecasters said Tuesday.

• 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.

Entertainment

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  Death of ex-One Direction member Liam Payne at 31 shocks fans around the world

  The death of Liam Payne, who shot to stardom as a member of the boy band One Direction and grappled with intense global fame while still in his teens, sent shockwaves across the world Thursday as Argentine authorities continued their investigation at the scene.

• Mitzi Gaynor, star of 'South Pacific,' dies at 93

  Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film of 'South Pacific' and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93.

• Filming 'What We Do in The Shadows' was 'a Canadian experience,' show's star says

  Matt Berry has spent six years playing a suburban New York vampire but he will forever associate 'What We Do in The Shadows' with Toronto, where the acclaimed series was filmed.

Business

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  Meta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with 'strategic goals'

  Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals.”

• Protesters demand Kellogg remove artificial colours from Froot Loops and other cereals in U.S.

  Dozens of people rallied outside the Michigan headquarters of WK Kellogg Co. Tuesday, demanding that the company remove artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals in the U.S.

• Coca-Cola recalled thousands of cases of lemonade mislabelled as 'zero sugar'

  Coca-Cola has recalled more than 13,000 cases of Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade because the mislabelled cartons actually contained the full-sugar version of the drink, according to a report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Lifestyle

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  Disney's new all-access, skip-the-line plan can cost more than the park ticket does

  Got a few hundred extra dollars? That will buy you one person’s access to Disney’s new service at its U.S.parks, which allows you to go into a faster line at any time of the operating day – once per ride – without having to reserve it on an app.

• Check your pockets: the winning ticket for Tuesday night’s $65-million Lotto Max jackpot was sold in Toronto.

• 'I want to be here for the rest of my life': Why this man swapped San Francisco for Colombia

  In 2018, Jason Bennett packed up and moved to the South American country of Colombia permanently after "falling hard" for Medellín, once one of the most notorious cities in the world. He now works for himself, running two companies, from his "adopted home."

Sports

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  OHL responds to CTV W5 investigation into alleged sexual assault by former junior hockey players

  The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) has released a statement in response to a recent CTV W5 investigation into an alleged sexual assault in 2014.

• 'A healing journey': Inuk hockey player Jordin Tootoo discusses new documentary

  �鶹��ý' Rachel CrowSpreadingWings sat down with legendary Inuk hockey player Jordin Tootoo for an open conversation on his new documentary, Tootoo: The Jordin Tootoo Story. The film takes a look at achievements throughout his hockey career and his struggles with addictions.

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  W5 INVESTIGATES | Ontario woman alleges sexual assault by junior hockey players; details what happened when she called police

  The Ontario Provincial Police has acknowledged that one of its employees did not follow the organization's policy when an alleged victim of sexual assault called a local detachment earlier this year to report an incident involving eight former junior hockey players.

Autos

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  Canada vowed to clamp down on auto thefts. How is it doing?

  Canada’s border guards have seized more than 1,900 stolen cars so far this year at railyards and ports, which is over a hundred more than in 2023.

• Distracted driving deaths up 40 per cent in Ontario compared to last year

  The Ontario Provincial Police says the number of fatal collisions caused by distracted driving on the roads it patrols has increased by 40 per cent compared to this time last year.

• Elon Musk unveils his 'Cybercab' robotaxi

  Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled on Thursday his vision of a 'a fun, exciting future,' an 'age of abundance' full of his company’s self-driving cars without steering wheels, parking lots turned into parks and robots that will walk among the population – that he once again promised would be available within a few years.