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Politics

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  Group of Liberal MPs plan to verbally ask Trudeau to step down next week

  Liberal MPs who have spent the last 10 days organizing to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside from the leadership of the Liberal party plan to plead their case directly to him at next Wednesday's caucus.

• Key moments in Justin Trudeau's second round of foreign interference inquiry testimony

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified Wednesday before the national public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada's electoral processes. Recap all the prime minister had to say.

• Trudeau says he has list of Conservatives vulnerable to, or engaged in foreign interference

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has refused to get the security clearance necessary to be briefed on a list of people in his party who are involved in or vulnerable to foreign interference, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a federal commission of inquiry Wednesday.

Health

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  '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.

• Why people should consider Sober October, according to a doctor

  Even though we're at the halfway mark of October, it's not too late to try Sober October.

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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  Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

  Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials said.

• Guy Maddin satire skewers G7 leaders. Cate Blanchett says it felt like a documentary

  A new film from Canadian auteur Guy Maddin is a satire about G7 leaders that its star, Cate Blanchett, says made it feel "like we were making a documentary."

• Elisabeth Finch, former 'Grey’s Anatomy' writer, admits she ‘lied about so much’

  Elisabeth Finch, a former writer and consulting producer on the hit ABC series 'Grey's Anatomy' and subject of a new documentary series, has admitted in an Instagram post that she 'lied about so much.'

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  A B.C. judge has issued a decision in a years-long dispute between neighbours that began with a noise complaint over barking dogs, crowing roosters and quacking ducks – awarding $15,000 in damages to the plaintiffs in the case.

• An atmospheric river is expected to drench B.C.'s South Coast this weekend, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

• Karin Kirkpatrick won her riding of West Vancouver-Capilano in 2020 as a BC Liberal. But after the Liberals became BC United — and BC United imploded — she decided to run for re-election as an independent.

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  Group of Liberal MPs plan to verbally ask Trudeau to step down next week

  Liberal MPs who have spent the last 10 days organizing to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside from the leadership of the Liberal party plan to plead their case directly to him at next Wednesday's caucus.

• Toronto will get a new area code next year, the CRTC is reminding residents.

• Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

  Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials said.

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  Phase 3 of repairs to Calgary's wounded water feeder main began on Wednesday.

• A Kananaskis campground is again dealing with concerns about a naked person spotted in the area.

• Premier Danielle Smith says she will be listening to see how United Conservative Party (UCP) members would like her government to treat trans Albertans.

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  The Ottawa Redblacks organization has announced the passing of Canadian Football Hall of Famer and former Ottawa Rough Rider Whit Tucker.

• Donald Musselman, the convicted killer of Ottawa hip hop artist Markland Campbell, has died in custody, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) announced Wednesday.

• A Kingston driver is facing charges after being stopped by the Ontario Provincial Police on Highway 417 while on their way to get a Chick-fil-A sandwich in Kanata.

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  Quebec residents diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease will soon be able to apply for medical assistance in dying (MAID) starting Oct. 30, allowing them to make the choice before losing their decision-making capacity.

• Thousands of victims of crimes received income replacement benefits from Quebec's IVAC program, which expanded its eligibility requirements three years ago. Now the province says those benefits may end.

• Montreal reached an $30.6 million agreement with Groupe Hypertec to acquire and protect 11 hectares of greenspace north of the Montreal-Trudeau airport.

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  People in the central Edmonton neighbourhood of Cloverdale say arson is to blame for a weekend house fire and that extortion notes were left outside neighbouring homes.

• Alberta's premier says the next steps in restructuing long-term care in the province will include the "Uber-izing" of services to better connect people with providers.

• The Edmonton Oilers found themselves down 2-0 early in Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers because of penalties.

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  Three of New Brunswick's party leaders sparred over leadership style, health care, economy and campaign promises during a roundtable discussion Wednesday evening.

• Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has announced a new retirement benefit for doctors based on their years of service in the province.

• Some advocates are calling for more safety for service dogs in New Brunswick.

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  The mayor's inner circle has approved a new set of fines when vacant buildings are burned.

• The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is responding to the recent release of Manitoba's sunshine list, saying the government needs to "rein in" spending on salaries.

• A Manitoba judge has ordered a community to pay the legal costs for a councillor who they tried to oust in 2023.

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  Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Carla Beck will debate top issues heading into the 2024 election.

• A man from the Esterhazy area is dead after a tractor and train collided causing a derailment Wednesday afternoon north of Gerald, Sask., RCMP said.

• New polling data available Wednesday shows the top priority for Saskatchewan voters in the provincial election is healthcare.

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  The woman who was fatally shot at a Stratford home on Tuesday has been identified, as well as the man accused of pulling the trigger.

• The Waterloo Regional Police Service is asking regional council to approve a $253.2 million budget for 2025.

• Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

  Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials said.

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  Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Carla Beck will debate top issues heading into the 2024 election.

• New polling data available Wednesday shows the top priority for Saskatchewan voters in the provincial election is healthcare.

• A humble city in Saskatchewan appears to be consuming more methamphetamine than anywhere else in Canada, based on recent Statistics Canada data.

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  Police are searching for a 24-year-old suspect charged near Parry Sound with impaired driving causing three deaths who failed to show up for court.

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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.

• The Greater Sudbury Police Services Board got an update on Wednesday from consultants looking into the state of its aging downtown headquarters.

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  The trial got underway with Justice Patricia Moore detailing the jury’s responsibility and Crown attorney Kristina Mildred outlining the case for the prosecution.

• Sitting in the mayor’s chair with Joe Preston away, Coun. Steve Peters ripped the Canadian National Railway after a massive railroad tie fire on Oct. 10.

• Charges have been laid after Saugeen Shores police were called to a suspicious fire in the early morning hours of Sept. 26.

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  Police have yet to make an arrest following a fatal shooting at a gas station in Amaranth Township last week that claimed the life of a 25-year-old man.

• Gordon Locking, 66, was found guilty in a Barrie courtroom Wednesday to several weapons charges, including possession of an explosive substance, stemming from an incident at a supportive housing complex.

• A woman from Scarborough is facing charges and will have to find an alternate method of travel after police say she was clocked speeding nearly 90 km/h over the limit in Innisfil.

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  The University of Windsor’s Board of Governors will not consider a motion to pause agreements that ended a pro-Palestinian campus encampment protest of the war in Gaza earlier this year.

• LaSalle police say they have launched an investigation after a “threatening message” was discovered in a bathroom at Sandwich Secondary School.

• Rapid antigen test kits for COVID-19 are no longer available for public distribution at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) — and they won’t be restocked in the future.

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  Mounties have released startling new details about their investigation into the disappearance of Amber Manthorne, who was reported missing on Vancouver Island more than two years ago, and is believed to have met with foul play.

• An atmospheric river is expected to drench B.C.'s South Coast this weekend, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

• A B.C. judge has issued a decision in a years-long dispute between neighbours that began with a noise complaint over barking dogs, crowing roosters and quacking ducks – awarding $15,000 in damages to the plaintiffs in the case.

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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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  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.

• Some of the world’s best curlers have arrived in Sault Ste. Marie for the second annual Soo Fall Classic that many curlers say has become a can’t miss event.

• A resident got a scare early in the morning Wednesday in Elliot Lake when an unknown man entered their home carrying a knife.

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.