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Politics

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  RCMP alleges Indian officials in Canada connected to extortion, homicides

  The RCMP is alleging Indian diplomats and consular officials based in Canada engaged in clandestine activities linked to serious criminal activity in this country, including homicides and extortions.

• 3 in 4 Canadians show support for defence spending on new submarines, Nanos survey shows

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• Thousands of kilometres from home, Justin Trudeau learns of dissension in his caucus

  The free trade agreement with ASEAN is expected to be signed at the end of 2025. If Trudeau is pressured to step down, or if his government falls and loses the next election, Trudeau will not, as prime minister, be there to see the fruits of his labour.

Health

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  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.

• Human sense of smell is faster than previously thought

  Your nose may be more powerful than you think.

• Undercooked bear meat linked to outbreak of rare parasitic disease in U.S.

  An outbreak of a rare parasitic disease has been linked to undercooked bear meat eaten by dozens of people at a gathering in North Carolina, a new U.S. CDC report has revealed.

Sci-Tech

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  A Southern California school plants a 'Moon Tree' grown with seeds flown in space

  A so-called 'Moon Tree,' grown with seeds that were flown around the moon, was planted at a California school.

• 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.

• Scientists claim to solve centuries-old mystery of Christopher Columbus' origins

  The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery.

Entertainment

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  New lawsuits accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault against 6 people, 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. It is the first time he’s been sued by a person alleging they were abused as a minor.

• Canadian stand-up comedian and former talk show host Mike Bullard has died.

• Jamie Foxx returns to the stage and finds ‘pure love’

  Jamie Foxx hadn’t been on stage for 18 years, but he returned recently for a very special reason.

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  There are fewer people planning to vote B.C. Conservative following last week's televised leaders' debate, according to a new survey that found most viewers felt John Rustad performed "poorly" against his political rivals.

• B.C. NDP leader David Eby took a break from campaigning Monday to address stunning new allegations from the RCMP that Indian diplomats and consular officials are linked to violent criminal activity on Canadian soil.

• The B.C. Conservative Party has promised to build a new children's hospital for families south of the Fraser River, though details on the proposal are currently slim.

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  Ontario taxpayers have forked over $4.3 million in legal fees after the province lost two court cases defending a wage-cap law that was struck down as unconstitutional, The Canadian Press has learned.

• One person was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following an incident in Scarborough early Tuesday morning, paramedics say.

• RCMP alleges Indian officials in Canada connected to extortion, homicides

  The RCMP is alleging Indian diplomats and consular officials based in Canada engaged in clandestine activities linked to serious criminal activity in this country, including homicides and extortions.

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  Calgary libraries will reopen on Wednesday following a cyber security breach.

• Calgary Fire Department (CFD) crews responded to a gas leak in the city’s northwest Monday afternoon.

• RCMP alleges Indian officials in Canada connected to extortion, homicides

  The RCMP is alleging Indian diplomats and consular officials based in Canada engaged in clandestine activities linked to serious criminal activity in this country, including homicides and extortions.

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

• The 'F' word appears in Ottawa's forecast for the first time this fall, with a chance of wet flurries today and Wednesday.

• On Monday morning, officers stopped a vehicle that was travelling the wrong way on Baseline Road in Ottawa.

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  A Montreal suburb has received a provincial Environment Department permit to go ahead with a long-awaited white-tailed deer cull in a local park that has become overrun with them.

• Urgences-santé has confirmed that an ambulance was dispatched to a residence in Côte-Saint-Luc following reports of a possible drowning involving a man in his 60s.

• Firefighters with the Montreal Fire Service extinguished a two-alarm fire at a vacant building in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough on Sunday night.

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  The Alberta government is proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar farms that conservationists think are more about limiting renewable energy than protecting the environment.

• RCMP alleges Indian officials in Canada connected to extortion, homicides

  The RCMP is alleging Indian diplomats and consular officials based in Canada engaged in clandestine activities linked to serious criminal activity in this country, including homicides and extortions.

• Boyle Street Community Services and the Bissel Centre, Edmonton organizations that help people dealing with homelessness and poverty, partnered with the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology's culinary program to feed hundreds for the annual holiday at the downtown Boyle Street Plaza.

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  Halifax police have charged a 41-year-old man in the death of his mother.

• 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.

• “Ken is a dreamer”: Saint John singer-songwriter Ken Tobias passes away at 79.

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  Old buildings can be a little spooky this time of year, but none like the Boyd House in Winnipeg’s Osborne Village.

• Sometimes love is written in the stars, but for one couple, it’s written in the aurora borealis.

• If you have leftover seeds from your squash soup or pumpkin carving, the Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is asking you to donate them instead of throwing them away.

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  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.

• With Saskatchewan's election set for Oct. 28, many voters may be wondering what candidates are running in their local ridings.

• Long-time residents of Regina and those who are new to the city and the country gathered together for a Thanksgiving celebration.

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  Hundreds of people bundled up to take part in a longstanding Thanksgiving Day tradition in Kitchener.

• According to police, when officers arrived they found the house fully engulfed in flames and were unable to make entry.

• Police are looking for a missing 14-year-old boy from Kitchener.

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  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.

• With Saskatchewan's election set for Oct. 28, many voters may be wondering what candidates are running in their local ridings.

• 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.

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  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.

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

• 'We apologize to anyone we've offended': Bath and Body Works pulls candles over backlash

  A major American retailer has stopped selling its new winter-themed candle over backlash from shoppers who said its design resembled Ku Klux Klan hoods.

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  One person has died and three others were transported to hospital following a three-vehicle collision in St. Clair Township

• Smash Pickleball is the region’s only indoor facility dedicated specifically to the sport.

• A Harriston man has been charged after police said the operator of an ATV crashed into a vehicle parked on Queen Street South in Harrison.

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  The Busby Centre in Barrie held a first-ever Thanksgiving meal Monday afternoon, serving meals to more than 150 people.

• Provincial police remind motorists about the importance of buckling up after an officer discovered a passenger sitting on a kitchen chair inside the vehicle during a traffic stop in the Town of the Blue Mountains.

• A recent study ranks Barrie last among large Canadian cities regarding homeowners who have paid off their mortgage.

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  Chatham-Kent police say a 37-year-old Merlin man has died after a two-vehicle collision.

• Windsor has the fifth highest rate of mortgage-free homeowners in Canada, according to a study by Casivoo.

• The Town of Tecumseh is getting $1,789,764 from the Ontario government to help renew and rehabilitate critical infrastructure.

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  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.

• B.C. NDP leader David Eby took a break from campaigning Monday to address stunning new allegations from the RCMP that Indian diplomats and consular officials are linked to violent criminal activity on Canadian soil.

• A key assumption about dwindling numbers of southern resident killer whales pins the blame on a lack of salmon, but a study out of the University of British Columbia has found they have twice the number of chinook available in summer as their much healthier cousins, the northern residents.

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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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  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.

• A 32-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the death of an 18-year-old man this past January, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

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.