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Politics

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  Canada to cut immigration numbers, government source tells Reuters

  Canada will sharply lower the number of immigrants it allows into the country for the first time in years, marking a notable shift in policy for the government as it tries to remain in power.

• Trudeau says Liberals 'strong and united' despite caucus dissent

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Liberal party is 'strong and united,' despite efforts from within his caucus to oust him as leader.

• Poll suggests more than half of Canadians unaware of gridlock in House of Commons

  A debate has ground work in the House of Commons to a halt for weeks, but a new poll suggests that most Canadians are not even aware it's happening.

Health

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  Quarter Pounders are off the menu at 20 per cent of McDonald's in U.S. as E. coli cases are investigated

  McDonald’s worked Wednesday to reassure customers that its U.S. restaurants are safe as federal investigators tried to pinpoint the cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to the fast-food giant's Quarter Pounder hamburgers.

• This common gesture could be a sign of a concussion, researchers say

  A quick shake of the head after a hard hit could signal that a person has a concussion, a new study suggests, based on the experiences of young athletes.

• 'Risk of lead exposure': Kids clothes recalled, Health Canada says

  A recall has been issued for certain clothing items sold at Giant Tiger stores over high levels of lead, according to a notice published by Health Canada Tuesday.

Sci-Tech

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  Hong Kong discovers dinosaur fossils for the first time

  Officials in Hong Kong said Wednesday they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time on a remote, uninhabited island that's part of a geopark.

• A meteor lit up our region's sky last night – with a large fireball shooting across the horizon over Lake Erie at around 7:00 p.m.

• The estimated population of North Atlantic right whales increased in 2023, but a group of international marine scientists say human behaviour still poses a significant threat to the critically endangered species.

Entertainment

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  Travis Scott just settled hundreds of lawsuits linked to deadly Astroworld Festival

  Almost three years after the deadly Astroworld Festival tragedy, Houston rapper and concert headliner Travis Scott just settled hundreds of lawsuits related to the case.

• American singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet suffered a stroke while on tour in Toronto earlier this month, and a GoFundMe campaign has been launched to raise money to cover the 'overwhelming' health-care costs.

• Martha Stewart has the funniest reason for not wanting to do ‘The Golden Bachelorette’

  Martha Stewart may be hot in the kitchen, but she’s not looking to replicate that on a dating reality show.

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  Vancouver Fire Rescue Services received its first shipment of new firefighting gear on Wednesday, advancing the department's plans to reduce cancer risk for its members.

• A Real Canadian Superstore in B.C.'s Fraser Valley was evacuated Tuesday night due to a "suspicious" fire in the toilet paper aisle, according to authorities.

• A man who fired at least 19 gunshots at an RCMP detachment in northern British Columbia, narrowly missing officers inside, has won a reduced prison sentence from the province's highest court, which ruled the sentencing judge failed to fully weigh the man's mental illness at the time.

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  He is a familiar face to residents of a neighbourhood just west of Roncesvalles Avenue.

• Brampton is looking to the federal and provincial government to address the growing number of its vulnerable international students being exploited and trafficked.

• 'Canadians can breathe a sigh of relief': Bank of Canada Governor on interest rate cut

  The Bank of Canada made a sizable cut to its key lending rate Wednesday from 4.25 per cent to 3.75 per cent as the global economy continues to expand. The half percentage point cut is the fourth rate cut in a row by the central bank as inflation dropped from 2.7 per cent in June to 1.6 per cent in September.

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  Speed was a possible factor in a Tuesday night rollover involving a semi-truck that left 17 cows dead. In a news release Wednesday, Calgary police said officers were called to the area of Stoney Trail S.E. and Macleod Trail S.E. around 8:10 p.m. for a reported rollover involving a semi-truck carrying 95 cattle.

• A Calgary Jewish organization issued a response Wednesday to anti-Israel graffiti spray painted on a series of road dividers near the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo.

• The Smith government says it's coming to the defence of Albertans and its regulated professionals who have had their freedom of expression limited and forced into training beyond the scope of their practice.

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  One person has died and others have been injured after a two-vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and a car on Highway 7 in eastern Ontario, according to police.

• Homeowners with a variable rate mortgage in Ottawa can expect to see some savings thanks to a significant rate cut by the Bank of Canada.

• A Zamboni driver in western Quebec has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a low-speed crash at a hockey rink on Monday.

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  Nigel Berkley and CRARR plan to file complaints with the police ethics commissioner and the human rights commission after Berkley was repeatedly stopped while driving his mother's car over four months.

• Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante will not be seeking re-election.

• Quebec's Court of Appeal has upheld a landmark 2022 decision that found a law permitting random traffic stops by police led to racial profiling.

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  The Alberta Pharmacists' Association says upcoming government cuts to service compensation fees will have a big impact on pharmacists and also patient care.

• An Edmonton tow truck operator has been charged after police say he refused to release a vehicle to its owner.

• The Bank of Canada (BOC) announced a cut to the interest rate Wednesday and experts are expecting that will benefit Edmonton's housing market.

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  A memorial is growing outside a Walmart in Halifax after a 19-year-old employee was found dead inside an oven in the store Saturday night.

• The president and CEO of New Brunswick-based Covered Bridge Potato Chips is taking an 'extended leave of absence' after being charged with domestic violence this past weekend.

• A volunteer treasurer is facing charges after funds went missing from Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston’s riding.

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  A search has started at Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of two victims of a serial killer.

• A 59-year-old man has died following a crash involving three vehicles that started after a tire fell off a car on the Trans-Canada Highway Wednesday morning in the RM of Tache.

• Police are asking for the public's help finding a 27-year-old inmate who was mistakenly released from custody in Manitoba.

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  Regina police says officers will provide an update Thursday in its search for the suspect of a homicide that took place in the city during the summer of 2023.

• Saskatchewan RCMP says it doesn't believe that a threat directed at Yorkton Regional High School is credible at this time.

• Zackary Bellegarde, who faced multiple charges relating to the possession and distribution of child pornography, has pled guilty.

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  Detective Robert Hofstetter examined Erb’s home after her death and came to several conclusions based on the blood stains he found there.

• A psychologist who recently assessed Geovanny Villalba-Aleman believes he may have experienced a psychotic break before stabbing three people in a gender studies class at a University of Waterloo.

• Things could be looking up for Waterloo, Ont.-based company and former tech darling Sandvine, after being removed from the U.S. Department of Commerce Entity List earlier this week.

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  Canada's discount airline is suspending operations to and from Saskatoon.

• With the war in Ukraine still going on and Saskatchewan now home to hundreds of newcomers fleeing the attacks, there’s been a resurgence of a youth group here in Saskatoon.

• Saskatoon Public Library workers are in a strike position following the rejection of a tentative agreement with the employer.

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  A Sudbury jury has found Felicity Altiman guilty of second-degree murder in the December 2020 stabbing death of a Sudbury man.

• It only took minutes for North Bay pharmacist Brian Chute to be out $1,500 after fraudsters deceptively swapped his bank card with another.

• The president and CEO of New Brunswick-based Covered Bridge Potato Chips is taking an 'extended leave of absence' after being charged with domestic violence this past weekend.

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  A 27-year-old man is miraculously alive after his pickup went over Hawk Cliff near Port Stanley. Fire fighters estimate that from the top to bottom of the embankment is around 270 feet.

• OPP have confirmed that a transport truck driver crashed into a historic home just southeast of London this morning.

• Frustration over long wait times has spurred a doctor to create a new eating disorders clinic in London, Ont. ‘The Harbour’ is located inside Western University Research Park.

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  A haunted house in the Town of Innisfil is causing a real scare for some people a week before Halloween.

• Barrie police conducted a search on Wednesday of the last place Autumn Shaganash was seen in hopes of giving her family some answers to her mysterious disappearance.

• A 34-year-old motorcyclist has died following a collision in Barrie’s south end on Tuesday.

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  Windsor Fire and Rescue Services has been working to prepare for heightened HAZMAT risk ahead of relaxed restrictions around the transportation of some hazardous materials across the Ambassador Bridge.

• As hospitals elsewhere in Ontario reintroduce mask mandates due to rising respiratory illnesses, Windsor hospitals are taking a more measured approach.

• In an effort to improve traffic flow at one of Essex County's slowest intersections, LaSalle town councillors have approved installing traffic signals at Matchett Road and Sprucewood Avenue.

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  A man who fired at least 19 gunshots at an RCMP detachment in northern British Columbia, narrowly missing officers inside, has won a reduced prison sentence from the province's highest court, which ruled the sentencing judge failed to fully weigh the man's mental illness at the time.

• An oil salvage operation is underway on the fragile wreckage of a U.S. army transport ship that sank almost 80 years ago off coastal British Columbia in a race to head off an eruption of thousands of litres of oil that a coast guard official says is "near imminent."

• Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau says the starting place to supporting whichever party comes to power in British Columbia is her party's platform.

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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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  As part of anniversary celebrations, the City of Lethbridge is inviting the community to see VisitLethbridge.com Arena like they never have before.

• A design plan is now underway to increase the capacity of Lethbridge's Water Treatment Plant.

• Following community feedback, times for WestJet flights between Medicine Hat and Calgary are changing.

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  The lack of 24-hour public washrooms has been a long-standing issue in the Sault, especially considering the rise in homelessness.

• The union representing the fire rangers with the Ministry of Natural Resources says money won’t fix the systemic problems in the workplace.

• Rallies by a group called Voices Against Violence took place across the country on Monday, including Sault Ste. Marie.

N.L.

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  Remains of missing Kansas man found at scene of western Newfoundland hotel fire

  Investigators found the remains of a 77-year-old American man on Wednesday at the scene of a fire that destroyed a hotel in western Newfoundland earlier on the weekend.

• 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.