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  With the B.C. election too close to call, Dr. Bonnie Henry was asked Tuesday how she feels about the possibility of a party that has repeatedly called for her firing forming government.

• The B.C. Greens say Sonia Furstenau will be staying on as party leader, despite losing her seat in the legislature in Saturday's provincial election.

• Police say a youth has been arrested after a report of online threats against a school in the Metro Vancouver community of Richmond, B.C.

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  Police have released video footage of a recent home invasion in Richmond Hill as they search for three outstanding suspects who they say may have returned to the residence the following day to take another vehicle.

• A Superior Court justice in Milton has been ordered to participate in coaching from a more senior judge after the Canadian Judicial Council found that his tone was 'abusive and intimidating' during a family court hearing last September.

• A group of professional engineers plan to soon withdraw services from key Ontario infrastructure projects Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass as part of a bargaining dispute with the province.

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  A new study suggests the Government of Alberta purposely pushed false narratives around public safety to scale down safe supply in the province.

• An electrical grid alert was issued throughout Alberta on Tuesday morning as temperatures cooled.

• Calgary police are investigating a Monday crash that sent a man to hospital in life-threatening condition.

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  Memorials and tributes are taking place across Ottawa on Tuesday to remember Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, an honour guard stationed at the National War Memorial, killed 10 years ago today.

• Residents of Ottawa's Rideauview neighbourhood say an aggressive wild turkey has become a problem.

• Ottawa councillor Jeff Leiper has not shied away from calling out the province for what he thinks is an ill-advised piece of legislation that would restrict where municipalities in Ontario can build bike lanes.

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  Quebec Premier Francois Legault promised on Tuesday to toughen secularism measures in schools, saying he was 'shocked' by revelations about a Montreal public school where a group of teachers had tried to introduce what the premier described as 'Islamist' beliefs.

• The Quebec government says it wants to hear from Quebecers about the possibility of scrapping the twice-yearly time change.

• A Montreal suburb has started an operation to kill white-tailed deer in one of its local parks, after years of legal battles with activists seeking to save the animals.

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  Edmonton police are looking for information on a man they say is connected to a July house fire in the Fraser neighbourhood.

• Edmonton Public Schools (EPS) custodians have voted 97 per cent in favour of going on strike.

• Alberta photographers Holly Austin and Ginette Linares don't want women to be scaredy cats when it comes to stripping down.

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  Police have confirmed the body of an employee who died at a Walmart in Halifax over the weekend was found in a walk-in oven.

• A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party is crossing the floor and joining the Progressive Conservatives.

• Communities east of Alberta set record high temperatures for an Oct. 21 while Alberta itself contended with the first snowfall of the season in some areas.

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  The Manitoba government is restoring the 1:1 apprentice-to-journeyperson ratio.

• A number of Manitoba communities kicked off the week by breaking decades-old heat records.

• Brandon police are looking to find the owners of a small litter of puppies found abandoned in the city on Tuesday.

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  Saskatchewan's Conflict of Interest Commissioner (COIC) has found that former Saskatchewan Party MLA Gary Grewal violated legislative rules by profiting from hotels while they were party to government contracts.

• Two holes found in the window of a Saskatchewan Party campaign office were not caused by a gun, Regina police have reported.

• Hundreds of voter information cards have landed in the wrong hands.

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  No one was hurt after playground equipment went up in flames at a Kitchener, Ont. park.

• At least seven large-scale butter thefts have been reported in Guelph, Ont. over a 10-month period, including two hauls in just the last month.

• People living in Doon South say they’ve seen a group of teens running around and knocking down Halloween displays.

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  Hundreds of voter information cards have landed in the wrong hands.

• A city planning document for the Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) sparked controversy over the weekend, with three civic election candidates alleging Confederation Mall was at risk of being demolished and replaced with dense housing.

• Two holes found in the window of a Saskatchewan Party campaign office were not caused by a gun, Regina police have reported.

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  Now that the jury has begun deliberating in the Sudbury murder trial of Felicity Altiman, here are some of the interesting courtroom moments they didn't get to hear.

• After operating for 51 years, General Motors has announced it is closing the Kapuskasing Proving Ground, a facility the automaker used to test the durability of its vehicles in cold weather.

• Police have confirmed the body of an employee who died at a Walmart in Halifax over the weekend was found in a walk-in oven.

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  A father and his two children who suffered severe burns in a Springfield, Ont. house fire have undergone surgery.

• The head of the union representing thousands of teachers believes the embattled Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) is “moving in the right direction.”

• “When Stoney Creek was built 15 years ago the development hadn’t expanded out this far, but now development has reached us, and surpassed us, and therefore demand is there to increase what space we have,” Galloway explained.

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  Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a serious collision in Barrie’s south end involving a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle.

• Police laid two dozen charges in connection with a month-long investigation into a criminal auto theft enterprise.

• Police have arrested one person after an alleged bank robbery in Orillia.

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  ‘Vampire Zombies…from Space!’ and ‘Thundersnake’, two films that are showing at the Windsor International Film Festival (WIFF), were both shot across the city and in the County of Essex.

• NextStar Energy is celebrating the official start of battery module production.

• Researchers at the University of Windsor have been given $2.5 million from the Public Health Agency of Canada to advance a sexual violence prevention program.

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  With the B.C. election too close to call, Dr. Bonnie Henry was asked Tuesday how she feels about the possibility of a party that has repeatedly called for her firing forming government.

• The B.C. Greens say Sonia Furstenau will be staying on as party leader, despite losing her seat in the legislature in Saturday's provincial election.

• Mounties are investigation after a 19-year-old driver was killed in a crash on Vancouver Island on Monday night.

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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.

Politics

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  Man charged after attempting to force his way into the House of Commons: police

  On the tenth anniversary of the shooting on Parliament Hill, a man was arrested and charged with trespassing as he attempted to push past security guards into the House of Commons.

• PM Trudeau doesn't think his leadership is in danger, as ministers voice confidence in him a day before key Liberal meeting

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn't think his leadership is in danger, one day before a highly anticipated Liberal caucus meeting where his future at the helm of the Liberal party is expected to be up for discussion.

• Former Conservative leader says Trudeau 'should move on' amid efforts to oust him

  Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'should move on,' as he faces growing inner-caucus turmoil.

Health

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  What is 'pink cocaine'? Designer drug linked to Liam Payne and named in Diddy lawsuit

  A partial autopsy has revealed that former One Direction singer Liam Payne had multiple substances in his system when he plunged to his death from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

• 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.

Sci-Tech

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  A giant meteorite boiled the oceans 3.2 billion years ago, but provided a 'fertilizer bomb' for life

  A massive space rock, estimated to be the size of four Mount Everests, slammed into Earth more than 3 billion years ago — and the impact could have been unexpectedly beneficial for the earliest forms of life on our planet, according to new research.

• 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.

• 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.

Entertainment

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  Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, says Argentine official

  An initial toxicology report for ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died last week after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, showed that he had cocaine in his system after his death, an Argentine official said.

• It was lights, cameras, and action at a beachfront Manitoba community last week as a Hollywood movie shoot took over the town once again.

• Harvey Weinstein has chronic myeloid leukemia, Reuters reports citing NBC

  Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has chronic myeloid leukemia, NBC News reported on Monday, citing sources.

Business

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  Feds' order to end rail shutdown 'unprecedented,' labour tribunal says

  Canada's labour tribunal says the federal government's directive to end the countrywide rail shutdown in August marked an 'unprecedented' move.

• Huge ransoms paid out by some Canadian businesses: StatCan

  Some businesses paid a ransom of more than $500,000 after a cyberattack last year, new Statistics Canada data revealed.

• Small businesses on Prince Edward Island are calling for the removal of the $50.25 Confederation Bridge toll.

Lifestyle

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  Sask. manufacturer looks to build world's longest trampoline

  A manufacturer in Saskatchewan is looking to set a new record by building the world's longest trampoline.

• Europe's secret season for travel starts now

  Summer might be the most popular season for tourism to Europe, but it hardly promises a calm, cool and collected experience.

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

Sports

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  Ex-Manchester United and Atlético Madrid striker Diego Forlan set to make professional tennis debut

  Former Manchester United and Atlético Madrid striker Diego Forlán is set to make his professional tennis debut in November, when he will compete in an ATP doubles event in his native Uruguay.

• Tua Tagovailoa could return Sunday for Dolphins after medical experts clear him to play

  Tua Tagovailoa does not want to be the face of traumatic brain injuries in the NFL, but he knows that's the reality confronting him after his latest concussion.

• Liberal, Bloc MPs vote not to summon soccer officials for cheating scandal questions

  A parliamentary committee will not question the coaches of the national women's soccer team about the Paris Olympics cheating scandal, after Liberal and Bloc Québécois MPs voted against launching a study today.

Autos

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  Thousands of hybrid vehicles recalled in Canada over risk of fire

  An increased risk of fire has prompted the recall of thousands of Honda hybrid vehicles in Canada.

• U.S. to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions

  The U.S. government's road safety agency is investigating Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian.

• Canada vowed to clamp down on auto thefts. How is it doing?

  Canada’s border guards have seized more than 1,900 stolen cars so far this year at railyards and ports, which is over a hundred more than in 2023.