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  With the final results of the B.C. election still pending, speculation is rampant about what concessions the Greens might ask for to prop up a potential NDP minority – and it could be a common philosophy about health care that ultimately helps forge an alliance.

• Crews removed approximately 50 tonnes of "fatbergs" from the sewer system in Richmond, B.C., earlier this month, according to Metro Vancouver.

• The Canadian government's plan to reduce the number of immigrants entering the country could impact B.C.'s housing affordability.

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  U.S. authorities earlier this year knew the whereabouts of a former Canadian Olympian who is now on the run for allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking ring and orchestrating murders in Ontario, according to Ontario court documents.

• Four people are dead and another is in hospital after a Tesla driving through downtown Toronto at a high rate of speed crashed into a guardrail and struck a concrete pillar on Lake Shore Boulevard.

• It's a dream for many Canadians, trying to save up enough money for a down payment on their very first home. That was also the dream for the Esmeralda family, a family of five with two dogs who currently live in a Scarborough apartment building.

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  Alberta's government and meat producers worry a bill about preventing and preparing for future pandemics could be harmful to the agriculture industry.

• A Calgary business owner is frustrated and looking for answers after Google removed his business' profile without warning, resulting in a loss of bookings and damage to his company’s reputation.

• A house in southeast Calgary is expected to be very, very busy on Halloween.

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  The Ottawa Police Service has identified the woman who was stabbed to death at Paul Landry Park on Uplands Drive Thursday morning.

• A new organization that aims to help people struggling with addiction officially launched in Ottawa Thursday, named after the late Matthew Perry.

• T&T Supermarket's second Ottawa store is officially open. The Asian grocery chain opened its new 38,000 sq. ft. store at the Hazeldean Mall Thursday morning.

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  Montreal police say four teenagers suffered stab wounds after an altercation near John F. Kennedy High School in the city's Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension borough on Thursday.

• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and on Thursday the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation held a brunch in downtown Montreal featuring a special guest: Matthew Knowles.

• A new tree-planting pilot project in Plateau-Mont-Royal is drawing criticism for eliminating parking spaces in a borough already facing limited parking, as well as for its cost.

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  Some Edmonton public school support staff walked off the job Thursday morning, after the province stepped in on Wednesday to prevent strike action.

• The man who cut up the body of his grandson's mother is going to prison after the Alberta Court of Appeal overturned his previous sentence.

• The City of Edmonton says staying proactive has helped keep its 90,000 elm trees relatively untouched by the devastating Dutch elm disease (DED).

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  The Maritime Sikh Society says the body of a young employee who died at a Walmart in Halifax last weekend was found by her mother.

• WorkSafeNB is investigating after a man was killed in a workplace incident at a tire shop in Moncton, N.B., last week.

• The Nova Scotia Liberals are accusing former member Fred Tilley of accessing party files one day before he crossed the aisle to join the Progressive Conservatives.

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  The Manitoba man who brutally murdered his partner and two young children stood in court, voice wavering, and apologized for his actions that ended the lives of three people he said he loved very much.

• A pair of councillors in the RM of Springfield plan on bringing forward a motion to opt out of Plan 20-50 when they are first able to.

• A Winnipeg teenager has been charged with multiple offences after a stolen car crashed in St. Boniface Thursday morning.

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  After two days of advance polls, more than 119,000 people have already cast a ballot in-person for the 2024 Saskatchewan election.

• A man is dead and two other people were injured in a two vehicle collision north of Regina on Wednesday evening.

• Regina police says a reward of up to $50,000 is available for information that leads to the arrest of Daniel 'Juma' Drie Atem, who officers say is responsible for a murder that occurred downtown in the summer of 2023.

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  Fire crews responded to a house fire in St. Clements Thursday night.

• Erick Buhr, the man on trial for second-degree murder in the death of his grandmother Viola Erb, took the stand Thursday to testify in his own defense.

• One Ontario couple is taking a different approach to growing their family.

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  The Saskatchewan RCMP is calling off its dangerous persons alert after two people were arrested in the Tobin Lake area Thursday afternoon.

• A former tire recycling company in Saskatoon is announcing additional layoffs months after a dispute with the provincial government.

• Saskatoon police are investigating a series of suspicious fires that were lit in the Mayfair neighbourhood on Thursday morning.

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  The Maritime Sikh Society says the body of a young employee who died at a Walmart in Halifax last weekend was found by her mother.

• The Gathering Place board chair Peter Gregory is vowing to fight to keep the doors to the Cassells Street soup kitchen open after the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board denied their six-figure funding request.

• Greater Sudbury Police have released a photo of a person they say escaped by driving their motor vehicle on a sidewalk past pedestrians and then the wrong way down a one-way street.

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  When she took the stand at a London courthouse on Thursday, 21-year-old Kaiah Edmonds testified that she arrived at the bush party off of Pack Road in a vehicle driven by one of the accused - Carlos Guerra Guerra.

• Hundreds of students got a taste of the numerous jobs available in Ontario’s agriculture industry earlier this month in Listowel.

• London police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect involved in a robbery on Sunday.

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  The cost of living is increasing, from groceries to gas, prices are consistently going up, and now there’s controversy surrounding paying for parking at hospitals.

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

• Emergency crews were called to attend a fire that broke out in a grassy area in Barrie on Thursday morning.

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  A former Lakeshore man is facing a 10-year prison sentence after he was found guilty on drug charges.

• Speeding along Walker Road is a concern for residents who live, work and drive through the major Windsor artery, but according to one city councillor, implementing traffic calming measures is not a feasible solution.

• The Chatham-Kent Police Service is investigating an indecent act report it received.

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  As the RCMP prepare to strap cameras to the chests of front-line police officers, an expert warns they might not work — at least, not in the way some had hoped.

• Mounties on Vancouver Island are investigating after a set of popular driftwood sculptures was reportedly stolen last week.

• Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia's election won't start until Sunday afternoon — and it won't be until Monday before the makeup of the legislature is finalized.

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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 Municipality of Crowsnest Pass deserves a better shot at becoming a significant tourism hub than the UCP government is giving it, an NDP shadow minister said as the southeastern Alberta community gears up for a coal mining plebiscite.

• A three-game road trip across the prairies got off on a sour note Wednesday night as the Medicine Hat Tigers defeated the Calgary Hitmen 4-2.

• A town in southern Alberta will be one of the first to let golf carts be driven on select roads as part of a provincial pilot program.

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  A critical piece of the Sault’s homeless outreach strategy is almost ready to hit the road.

• Police seized drugs, $70,000 and a large gold chain in a drug trafficking bust earlier this month in Thunder Bay.

• An annual event held in Sault Ste. Marie is back for the 29th year to ensure local kids get the winter clothing they need as the temperature dips.

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.

Politics

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  'Never said I was going to close the door on politics forever': Christy Clark on interest in federal leadership run

  As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure from within his own caucus to step aside, former B.C. premier Christy Clark says she is open to returning to politics.

• Some Liberal MPs disappointed by Trudeau saying so quickly that he's staying

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is digging in, saying 'yes,' he's staying on as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. His assertion comes less than 24 hours after telling his MPs that he'd reflect on his future in the face of a deadline imposed by defectors in his caucus, and that’s left some feeling 'disappointed.'

• Policy points, partisan jabs mark closing foreign interference hearing

  Participants in a federal public inquiry are calling on Ottawa to take bolder action against foreign interference by making effective use of legal tools, closing loopholes and fostering public education.

Health

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  Quebec's health department says it will be ready to meet the expected demand for advanced applications for medical assistance in dying when it begins accepting those requests next week.

• First lawsuit filed against McDonald's over its E. coli outbreak

  A Colorado man has filed the first lawsuit against McDonald’s relating to its E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders that, so far, has led to at least 49 illnesses across 10 states, including one death.

• This radioactive gas is a leading cause of lung cancer. Here's how to check if it's in your home

  Radon is a radioactive gas found in nearly every Canadian home. A new research study is putting a renewed spotlight on the invisible, odourless element that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in Canada.

Sci-Tech

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  London Ont. born astronaut and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen spoke with thousands of high school students across the country today about the upcoming Artemis II mission.

• Stunning fossil trapped in amber reveals previously unknown species that lived during the time of dinosaurs

  Diverse firefly species lit up the night during the late Mesozoic period, scientists have confirmed.

• Artificial intelligence decodes oinks and grunts to keep pigs happy

  European scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of interpreting pig sounds, aiming to create a tool that can help farmers improve animal welfare.

Entertainment

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  A new organization that aims to help people struggling with addiction officially launched in Ottawa Thursday, named after the late Matthew Perry.

• Argentine police raid the Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction's Liam Payne died

  Argentina's police raided the Buenos Aires hotel where ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne stayed before dying last week after falling from a third-floor balcony, a government official said Thursday.

• Vince McMahon, embattled former CEO of WWE, sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse

  A new lawsuit alleges Vince McMahon knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a WWE employee in the 1980s.

Business

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  No end for Boeing labour strike as workers reject latest contract proposal

  Boeing factory workers voted against the company’s latest contract offer and remain on the picket lines six weeks into a strike that has stopped production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners.

• Parent of WWE and UFC is buying Professional Bull Riders, On Location and IMG for US$3.25 billion

  The parent company of WWE and UFC is buying Professional Bull Riders, On Location, and IMG from Endeavor Group in an all-stock deal valued at US$3.25 billion.

• Rogers to sell minority stake in portion of backhaul infrastructure to pay down debt

  Rogers Communications Inc. is selling a minority stake in a portion of its wireless network infrastructure for $7 billion amid a 'pivot' in strategy as it seeks to pay down debt.

Lifestyle

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  A Toronto man who only recently checked a Lotto 6/49 lottery ticket he bought back in June is now $2.5 million richer.

• More straight couples are calling each other partner. Here's why

  Within a year of dating, 31-year-old Siara Rouzer crossed a major relationship milestone. The guy she was seeing was no longer a boyfriend but her partner.

• A new resident at a Manitoba animal rescue has waddled her way into people's hearts.

Sports

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  The Dodgers and Yankees are ready for the starriest World Series in decades

  Broadway vs. Hollywood has produced the starriest Series in decades, if not ever.

• Parent of WWE and UFC is buying Professional Bull Riders, On Location and IMG for US$3.25 billion

  The parent company of WWE and UFC is buying Professional Bull Riders, On Location, and IMG from Endeavor Group in an all-stock deal valued at US$3.25 billion.

• Golden Knights make Shea Theodore their 2nd highest-paid player with a 7-year extension

  The Vegas Golden Knights made defenceman Shea Theodore their second highest-paid player Thursday, signing him to a seven-year contract worth an average of US$7.425 million per year.

Autos

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  A town in southern Alberta will be one of the first to let golf carts be driven on select roads as part of a provincial pilot program.

• 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.

• China has deported a VW executive for allegedly using drugs while in Thailand

  A senior executive for Volkswagen in China has been deported for allegedly using cocaine and marijuana while on vacation in Thailand, according to Chinese authorities and German media reports.