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Politics

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  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.

• One Liberal MP says he's signed letter asking Trudeau to resign, others remain mum

  Liberal MP Sean Casey is the first to publicly confirm that he has signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, arguing it would be in the best interests of the country to let someone else take the reins.

• Alleged assassination target calls expelled Indian high commissioner 'less of a diplomat and more of a hypocrite'

  Gurpatwant Singh Pannun — a dual Canada-United States citizen and the target of an alleged assassination attempt in New York City last year — says the expelled Indian High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, is 'less of a diplomat, and more of a hypocrite.'

Health

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  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.

• A Quebec-based religion says Health Canada is dragging its feet on a decision whether to allow members to use magic mushrooms in their ceremonies.

Sci-Tech

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  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.

• The image of a sleepy Saskatchewan small town with 'not a lot going on' is a well-known anecdote. However, one Saskatchewan company is hoping to change that – and allow communities both on and off the beaten path to share their stories and advertise what they have to offer.

• 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.

Entertainment

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  Facing 7 more lawsuits, Sean 'Diddy' Combs protests a 'fresh wave of publicity'

  Seven new lawsuits have been filed against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, including one alleging the rape of a 13-year-old girl. They come as his lawyers tried again Monday to get him freed on bail, and complained that a “fresh wave of publicity” is endangering his right to a fair criminal trial.

• Jennifer Lawrence expecting second child with husband Cooke Maroney

  Jennifer Lawrence will soon be a mom of two. The Oscar-winning actress is pregnant with her second child, a representative for Lawrence told Vogue on Sunday.

• Liam Payne fans gather in great crowds to pay tribute in London's Hyde Park

  London’s Hyde Park was one of the several sites around the world this weekend for an outpouring of love, grief and recollection in honor of Liam Payne, the former One Direction boy band member who tragically fell to his death at a hotel in Buenos Aires last week at the age of 31.

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  A wave rolled through Surrey on Saturday, nearly painting the town blue, as B.C. Conservatives are leading or elected in seven of the ten provincial ridings in the city.

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  Vancouver firefighters have contained what they describe as a multi-unit, multi-floor blaze at a high-rise in the city's West End

• Mounties on Vancouver Island say one person is dead and another is presumed to have drowned after two vehicles were found submerged in a river following heavy rains that washed out roadways across British Columbia.

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  The family of a man who died following a fight during a break-in at his Mississauga home earlier this month is appealing to anyone with information to contact authorities.

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

• A Durham police officer has been charged criminally after he allegedly failed to render medical assistance to a person in distress.

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  A student advocacy group to prevent youth nicotine addiction says it wants the Alberta and federal governments to place a ban on all fruity and sweet vape juices.

• Police now say a deadly shooting Friday evening in northeast Calgary is linked to organized crime. According to police, about a quarter of the year's total shootings are.

• Three people were sent to hospital following a crash on Peigan Trail Monday morning.

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  A cat rescue southwest of Ottawa is under investigation after allegations of abuse, neglect and falsified medical records have surfaced.

• As federal employees head into the office three days a week under the federal government's new hybrid work model, the City of Ottawa is only requiring its hybrid employees to be in the office a minimum of two days a week.

• Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says the City of Ottawa is taking a "couple of important steps" to reduce heavy truck traffic in the village of Manotick, including banning transport trucks on a section of Manotick Main Street immediately.

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  A Quebec-based religion says Health Canada is dragging its feet on a decision whether to allow members to use magic mushrooms in their ceremonies.

• A 23-year-old woman is recovering in hospital after being shot while lying in her bed in Repentigny, Que. on Friday night.

• Some people living in the Le Plateau-Mont-Royal are seeing red over a new landscaping project meant to bring more green to the neighbourhood.

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  Two people needed to be pulled from a vehicle following a crash in northeast Edmonton Sunday evening.

• Edmonton Public Schools support workers will go on strike on Thursday.

• An Edmonton tattoo artist is competing for the top prize in the new season of Ink Master.

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  �鶹��ý is projecting the New Brunswick Liberals will form a majority government in the province, returning to power for the first time since 2018. Leader Susan Holt will become the first female premier of the province.

• For the first time in 14 years, Blaine Higgs does not have a seat in the New Brunswick legislature.

• With 49 ridings up for grabs in the New Brunswick election Monday, there were some hotly contested races across the province. Here are some of the ridings we kept an eye on as the results rolled in.

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  Almost half of the Winnipeg’s construction projects are either done or substantially done, according to the city.

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

• New data is revealing the good, the bad and the ugly of artificial intelligence in schools.

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  The debate between Sask Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Carla Beck touched on many key issues of this year’s election. However, one issue not in the spotlight was Indigenous issues and the province’s relationship with First Nations.

• Voting for the 2024 Saskatchewan provincial election is set to begin 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

• A sentencing decision for a Saskatchewan father who withheld his seven-year-old daughter from her mother for more than 100 days in 2021 and 2022 in an attempt to prevent her from getting a COVID-19 vaccine is now in the hands of a Court of King's Bench judge.

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  A 36-year-old Cambridge man was arrested on Monday after guns were stolen from a vehicle in Cambridge, according to Waterloo Regional Police.

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

• Victims are sharing the lasting impact of the 2023 triple stabbing at the University of Waterloo. The attacker, Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, previously pled guilty to four assault-related charges.

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

• A Saskatoon LGBTQ+ advocate says if the Saskatchewan Party's proposed change room policy had been in place when he was a kid, he would not have survived high school.

• The RCMP says a 32-year-old Saskatchewan woman has been charged with criminal negligence and impaired driving after causing a fatal collision in the wrong lane of Highway 11.

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  It’s a story of survival and perseverance. A Chihuahua and terrier mix named Diamondhas been reunited with her owners after going missing in Markstay-Warren in March.

• 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.

• Sudbury's Matthew Klug who has been homeless for six months, says he was ordered by bylaw to tear down a structure he built beside his tent.

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  "They were wearing all black head to toe, they were wearing balaclavas….It's not a normal thing to be coming to a party looking like that... I just connected it to the altercation."

• Lambton OPP have confirmed that a second person has died following a crash that took place last week.

• Around 10 p.m. on Oct. 17, police said a teenaged girl met a man in the area of Clarke Road and Wavell Street. The two people struck up a conversation and walked together to the east side of a school in the area.

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  Police charged a motorist after a vehicle crashed into a home in Innisfil Monday afternoon.

• The longest-serving mayor in Orillia’s history passed away on Friday. He was 85.

• It's a summer-like day in mid-October, with temperatures hitting 24C across Simcoe County, feeling more like 27C with the humidex. These daytime highs aren't unheard of, but they are definitely not the norm.

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  The Windsor Liberation Zone organizers are pleased that the University of Windsor will not reconsider two agreements made with pro-Palestinian protestors. The agreements were signed after a nine-week occupation.

• The running community is mourning the death of a runner following the Detroit Free Press Marathon.

• Despite the uncertainties of caring for a mother with Alzheimer’s disease, Lisa Williams feels fortunate to have the time, energy and support of her immediate family.

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  Mounties on Vancouver Island say one person is dead and another is presumed to have drowned after two vehicles were found submerged in a river following heavy rains that washed out roadways across British Columbia.

• A school in Victoria, B.C., went into lockdown Monday before police tasered and arrested a man in the library, according to authorities.

• Two people have been arrested and one is still at large in the alleged murder of a woman on Vancouver Island whose 2023 overdose death police treated as suspicious.

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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.