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  EXCLUSIVE

  EXCLUSIVE | Expelled Indian diplomat denies involvement in Sikh leader's murder, claims 'no evidence presented'

  India's High Commissioner to Canada denies any involvement in the murder of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot and killed in B.C. last year.

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  EXCLUSIVE | Indian high commissioner accuses Trudeau of destroying bilateral relationship, says 'mistrust' persists

  India's high commissioner to Canada — who has been expelled from the country — says while the economic relationship between Canada and India will likely be preserved, the political one is now characterized by 'mistrust.'

• On October 20, 1904, Thomas Clement (Tommy) Douglas was born in Falkirk, Scotland.

Health

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  Standing desk health benefits may not stand the test of time, study finds

  Office workers around the world have embraced standing desks as a passive way to improve their health, though the concrete benefits may not stand up to scrutiny, new research from the University of Sydney has found.

• Data from Alberta’s Ministry of Children and Family Services shows that 89 per cent of young people who have died while receiving child intervention services this year were Indigenous.

• Ontario mayors ask for mental-health law reviews in wake of opioid, encampment crisis

  Ontario Big City Mayors are asking the province to review mental-health laws and whether to expand the scope of involuntary treatment for people who are addicted to drugs and live on the streets.

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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  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.

• Simple Plan latest Canadian act to get documentary treatment at Prime Video

  The Canadian pop-punk band Simple Plan will be the subject of a forthcoming documentary on Prime Video, which is slated to debut sometime next year.

• Idris Elba is building an entertainment industry in Africa

  Elba aims to build film studios across Africa, starting in Zanzibar, the Tanzanian semi-autonomous island renowned for its white sand beaches.

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  Residents of six properties in the District of North Vancouver were ordered to evacuate immediately Sunday evening due to flooding.

• Nearly 50,000 ballots remain uncounted in the B.C. provincial election, and their contents – as well as the outcomes of any recounts – will determine the final result of the vote.

• The community of Deep Cove in North Vancouver is cleaning up after Gallant Street, the main commercial road that leads to the cove, turned into a raging river during Saturday’s heavy rain.

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  One person was rushed to hospital in serious condition early Monday morning following a fire at an underground parking garage, Toronto paramedics say.

• Ontario's provincial parliament will be a hive of activity today, as the legislature resumes sitting following a 19-week summer break.

• Police are investigating after the driver of a pick-up truck drove through the front of a jewelry store in Mississauga and its occupants stole an unknown quantity of merchandise.

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  Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Sunday morning for Calgary and the area along the Highway 2 corridor.

• Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada's energy sector as promised — but questions still linger about who will pay for the project's massive cost overruns.

• A fire damaged a significant home in Bearspaw Saturday night.

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  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.

• Ontario Provincial Police laid stunt driving and careless driving charges against a driver street racing on Highway 417.

• The Queensway-Carleton Hospital had the longest wait of all Ottawa emergency rooms, and third longest in Ontario, at four hours. The wait time dropped from 4.1 hours in July.

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  Another vehicle was set on fire in Montreal's Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough.

• Fifteen years after filing a lawsuit against the Canadian government over his detention in Sudan, Abousfian Abdelrazik is getting his day in court.

• Quebec's largest school service centre is suspending 11 teachers at a Montreal elementary school after a government investigation found they fostered a "toxic" environment.

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  The Alberta government is set to reveal on Monday its plans for interim housing in Jasper, which saw about 800 housing units destroyed in a wildfire in July.

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

• An invasion of goldfish at a quiet pond in the southwestern corner of the Town of Sylvan Lake is causing an uproar.

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  New Brunswickers will cast their votes today in what is being predicted to be a tight provincial election.

• Halifax Regional Police say they are on scene after a sudden death at a Walmart on Mumford Road Saturday night.

• Households that go electric could save hundreds a month, report says

  A clean energy think tank says Canadian families could save hundreds of dollars a month if they switch their vehicles and home energy away from gas.

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  Over the last decade, Carol Cassell has created maps of all the Winnipeg homes decorated for Halloween.

• Winnipeg Central Mosque was broken into early Sunday morning.

• Winnipeg Police Service crews were busy this weekend, arresting several people in connection to various weapon and drug investigations.

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  The Regina Thunder have beaten their provincial rivals, the Saskatoon Hilltops, to take the Prairie Football Conference Final (PFC) for the second time in three years.

• A sentencing hearing will resume today for the Saskatchewan man 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.

• The HMCS Regina is celebrating 30 years of service in the Royal Canadian Navy.

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  A Waterloo, Ont. man is sharing video of a recent encounter with a stranger to give others an idea of the hate he experiences in the community.

• One person has died in a Brant County collision.

• A Waterloo man is facing impaired driving charges after police said he was spotted driving the wrong way on Fischer-Hallman Road in Kitchener.

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  A sentencing hearing will resume today for the Saskatchewan man 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.

• The City of Saskatoon has taken the step of issuing a news release to clear up information it says has been circulating on social media about plans for Confederation Mall.

• RCMP are investigating a serious collision involving a pedestrian on Highway 2, about 10 kilometres south of Wakaw.

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  A 29-year-old man believed to be carrying a loaded pistol is wanted on Manitoulin Island by Anishnaabe police who say they suspect he fled to Sagamok First Nation.

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  opinion | Seven ways to help you save on everyday expenses

  In his column for CTVNews.ca, personal finance contributor Christopher Liew shares some of the best ways to save on everyday expenses, to help you keep up with life and get back on top of your financial health.

• 'You are not my king,' Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles

  An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the royal visited Australia's parliament on Monday.

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  OPP in Huron County are investigating a fatal crash. Just after 11 a.m. on Sunday, police said a passenger vehicle left the roadway on Airport Line and ended up in a field.

• A Springfield, Ont. man is being hailed a “hero” after running into his burning home to save his two infant children.

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  A disabled car shut down parts of Highway 11 Sunday night after it went up in flames.

• The Simcoe County District Health Unit is working with the Collingwood hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak.

• A single-vehicle crash took the life of a senior Sunday.

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  One person running in the 2024 Detroit Free Press Marathon is dead after collapsing on the Canadian side of the cross-border route.

• A Windsor man has been charged after an assault in Lakeshore. On Oct. 12, OPP got a call about an assault that happened in the 400 block of Notre Dame Street near 8th Street.

• OPP are hoping members of the public may recognize a person captured in surveillance images. Around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, OPP were sent to a business in the 6000 block of St. Clair Road near Comber Sideroad in Stoney Point for a break and enter.

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  Nearly 50,000 ballots remain uncounted in the B.C. provincial election, and their contents – as well as the outcomes of any recounts – will determine the final result of the vote.

• As British Columbians face an uncertain week ahead until Elections BC finalizes the results of the nail-biter race, the results are already being scrutinized and analyzed to determine what they’re saying about the mood of the electorate and the future of politics in the province.

• The race between the B.C. NDP and the B.C. Conservatives was too close to call on election night, with initial results showing the parties separated by less than one percentage point in five ridings.

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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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  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.

• While the start to fall has seen above-average temperatures for much of southern Alberta, the first chance of winter is in the forecast for Monday evening, which has many in Lethbridge preparing.

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  A 29-year-old man believed to be carrying a loaded pistol is wanted on Manitoulin Island by Anishnaabe police who say they suspect he fled to Sagamok First Nation.

• A man from northwestern Ontario has his fishing licence suspended for three years and faces fines of $15,870 for illegally selling leeches and baitfish.

• Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service’s traffic unit are investigating a motor vehicle crash that occurred earlier this week.

N.L.

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  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.

• Algae and a prayer: N.L. town studying whether seaweed can help offset massive water treatment bill

  Facing a massive bill and a looming federal deadline, town officials in Conception Bay South, N.L. are turning to algae for water filtration help.