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Politics

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  Canada adds $15M to aid for Lebanon and will match $6M in donations

  Canada is adding another $15 million to its humanitarian aid package for Lebanon after an escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah.

• 'We want things to go forward': Bloc leader hints his party 'might' help end House impasse

  The leader of the Bloc Quebecois says his party 'might play a role' in helping the Liberals get House of Commons business rolling again — after days of Conservative-led debate on a privilege matter — but that his assistance would come at a cost.

• National security adviser dismisses notion of treasonous MPs, despite watchdog report

  The national security and intelligence adviser is rejecting the notion there are traitors in the House of Commons, despite an eyebrow-raising report from a spy watchdog that flagged questions about politicians' loyalties.

Health

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  COVID-19 may increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths for three years after an infection, study suggests

  COVID-19 could be a powerful risk factor for heart attacks and strokes for as long as three years after an infection, a large new study suggests.

• The Ontario Ministry of Health says four people have been sickened after consuming beef tongue believed to be contaminated with listeria.

• What women should know about their breasts, according to a doctor

  One in eight women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States, with 42,000 women dying every year from this cancer.

Sci-Tech

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  Scientists recreate the head of this ancient 50-kg bug

  As if the largest bug to ever live – a monster nearly nine feet long with as many as 64 legs – wasn’t terrifying enough, scientists could only just imagine what the extinct beast’s head looked like.

• Hinton's Nobel win product of persevering amid doubts about neural networks

  The research that won Geoffrey Hinton a Nobel Prize for physics was the product of plenty of work carried out before artificial intelligence was the buzzword it is today.

• A rare comet brightens the night skies in October

  The space rock is slinging toward Earth from the outer reaches of the solar system and will make its closest pass on Saturday. It should be visible through the end of October, clear skies permitting.

Entertainment

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  Lisa Marie Presley kept her late son's body in her home for two months, according to her memoir

  In "From Here to the Great Unknown," a new memoir by the late Presley, finished by her daughter, Riley Keough, the pair write that Presley kept her son "in the house with us instead of keeping him at the morgue."

• Lawyers: Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks trial next April or May on sex trafficking charges

  Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wants to go to trial on sex trafficking charges next spring, lawyers for the jailed hip-hop mogul told a judge on Wednesday.

• How Canadian co-pro 'The Apprentice' overcame Trump's threats to block film's release

  A controversial film about the rise of Donald Trump is coming out this week, despite his campaign calling it 'election interference by Hollywood elites' and threatening to file a lawsuit.

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  American actor and environmental activist Mark Ruffalo is weighing in on British Columbia politics, lauding the B.C. Green Party's stance on fossil fuels ahead of the Oct. 19 election.

• British Columbia New Democrat Leader David Eby says he was "wired" and had trouble falling asleep after the televised election debate, adding that he would see his performance as successful if those watching at home felt he was focused on their priorities.

• Two men broke into a home in Abbotsford in the early hours of Tuesday morning, but police believe the residents were not the "intended targets."

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  Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is expressing regret for not attending a massive vigil held earlier this week where the city’s Jewish community commemorated one year since the October 7 terrorist attack. But her explanation isn’t adding up, event organizers say.

• Hurricane Milton is about to hit Florida and Toronto Pearson International Airport says several flights to the state have been cancelled as a result.

• A 36-year-old man is to be charged with first-degree murder after his elderly father was found dead at his home in Toronto.

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  Calgary police are appealing to the public for help as they work to identify a suspect accused of stalking and harassing the residents of two Cranston homes.

• Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced a new tentative compensation agreement for resident physicians Thursday as part of a push to recruit, train and keep more physicians in the province.

• Alberta's police watchdog says the Medicine Hat police officers who were involved in an in-custody death in August 2023 acted reasonably and with appropriate force in dealing with a suspect armed with a machete.

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  The City of Cornwall says it has “parted ways” with Mathieu Fleury as the city's chief administrative officer, though the details of his departure are unclear.

• As the LRT's new north-south line prepares to open, many Barrhaven transit users will still have to use buses and transfer to commute downtown.

• As one of the most powerful hurricanes threatens to make landfall in Tampa Bay, residents brace for the impact.

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  Three young people aged 17, 19 and 20 were arrested after shots were fired late on Tuesday near Old Montreal.

• Canada's official languages commissioner is expressing concern over Quebec's decision to cap the number of students who can enrol in the province's English-language junior colleges.

• The Legault government has officially entrusted the Caisse de dépôt et placement with the design and construction of phase one of the Quebec City tramway project.

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  On Wednesday, Edmonton police posted video of a large encampment found excavated under the High Level Bridge in August.

• The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has cleared several Mounties who shot at and killed a man in northern Alberta in 2021.

• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) unveiled this year's new truck decal that commemorates the life of a child who died as a result of impaired driving.

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  Premier Tim Houston said he was notified on Monday morning that funds had been allegedly stolen from the Pictou East Riding Association.

• Former CTV Atlantic employee Eric Bungay who now works for a CBS affiliate in Tampa Bay is bracing for Hurricane Milton's arrival.

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  DEVELOPING | Live updates: Hurricane Milton downgraded as it nears Florida

  Hurricane Milton has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane as it draws closer to Florida's west coast on Wednesday afternoon, according to The Associated Press.

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  A bill restricting the sale of long-bladed weapons was introduced in Manitoba Wednesday by Justice Minister Matt Wiebe.

• A 42-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with human smuggling following an investigation near a Canada-U.S. border crossing in Manitoba.

• A Winnipeg landlord is facing $9,000 in penalties following a mass eviction at a Winnipeg apartment block this summer.

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  Saskatchewan's highest court has granted Dillon Whitehawk an appeal and a new trial has been ordered for the 2019 deaths of Jordan Denton and Keenan Toto.

• The Saskatchewan New Democrats are touring the Parkland region, vowing to end rural emergency room disruptions if they form government this fall.

• Those who are interested in running for mayor, city council or school board in Regina's upcoming civic election have until 4 p.m. this afternoon to submit their paperwork.

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  One person was struck by a GO train, near the Kitchener station, on Wednesday morning.

• At around 3:30 p.m., emergency services and an Ornge air ambulance responded to a report of a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Gore Road and Wellington Road 35.

• According to police, staff had been watching a woman and three children – estimated to be between 10 and 15 years of age – as they made their way around the store placing more than $1,000 in product into a cart.

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  Dozens of people gathered at Saskatoon city hall Tuesday to voice their concerns about the growing issue of homelessness in our city, and to offer their own solutions.

• Police are investigating three separate incidents involving assaults with a hammer and golf club on Tuesday night in Saskatoon.

• The province’s consumer watchdog is investigating a Saskatoon company selling luxury vacation condos in Mexico.

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  DEVELOPING | Live updates: Hurricane Milton downgraded as it nears Florida

  Hurricane Milton has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane as it draws closer to Florida's west coast on Wednesday afternoon, according to The Associated Press.

• Hundreds of thousands of popular vehicles recalled in Canada over steering issue

  Hundreds of thousands of vehicles are being recalled in Canada due to a steering-related issue that could increase a driver's risk of crash.

• An annual international mining conference is underway in Greater Sudbury, Ont., marking the first time the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Conference of Mining Regions and Cities has been held in North America.

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  This latest crash was the second fatal and third serious accident at this intersection in the past couple of months - when asked, locals said that the intersection is 'kind of blind.'

• Sarnia police attended the scene of a vehicle collision at the intersection of George Street and Christina Street North Wednesday morning.

• For more than 25 years, the Boys and Girls Club (BGC) of London has assisted thousands of people through the Koats for Kids campaign.

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  The jury reached a verdict on Wednesday in the 1994 Katherine Janeiro murder case, finding her former boyfriend, Bruce Ellis, not guilty.

• Provincial police are investigating reports of an armed robbery in Amaranth Township that sent one person to the hospital in critical condition.

• Police arrested a man they say is responsible for a rash of robberies at convenience stores in Barrie over the last 10 months.

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  Dozens of cars were pulled out of the Detroit River in west Windsor on Tuesday, causing many questions for Windsorites.

• The Windsor Police Service (WPS) has arrested one suspect in connection to a child exploitation investigation.

• Ontario launched a review of the province's 37 non-Indigenous children's aid societies Wednesday after Premier Doug Ford suggested they are being financially mismanaged, but the unions representing CAS workers say it is a mere 'smokescreen.'

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  American actor and environmental activist Mark Ruffalo is weighing in on British Columbia politics, lauding the B.C. Green Party's stance on fossil fuels ahead of the Oct. 19 election.

• British Columbia New Democrat Leader David Eby says he was "wired" and had trouble falling asleep after the televised election debate, adding that he would see his performance as successful if those watching at home felt he was focused on their priorities.

• A B.C. woman who was recorded praising Hamas as 'heroic and brave' can return to protest rallies, authorities confirmed this week.

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  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.

• NDP Leader David Eby is promising to offer a $75-million loan forgiveness program to entice doctors, nurses and heath professionals to expand health-care services in rural British Columbia.

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  Alberta's police watchdog says the Medicine Hat police officers who were involved in an in-custody death in August 2023 acted reasonably and with appropriate force in dealing with a suspect armed with a machete.

• Charges have been laid against a 44-year-old man following a traffic stop in Brocket, Piikani Nation RCMP said Tuesday.

• A metal fabrication company west of Medicine Hat has been fined by Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) following a workplace fatality in 2023.

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  An annual international mining conference is underway in Greater Sudbury, Ont., marking the first time the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Conference of Mining Regions and Cities has been held in North America.

• Jeff Warner from Aidie Creek Gardens in the northern Ontario community of Englehart has a passion for growing big pumpkins and his effort is paying off in more ways than one.

• A woman in Greater Sudbury, Ont., said "It doesn't get more Canadian than this" when she spotted a black bear dumpster diving at a Tim Hortons last month.

N.L.

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  '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.

• Marathon goat: Animal runner wins hearts and a medal after crashing Newfoundland race

  He may not have logged the fastest time or even gone the full distance, but residents of a Newfoundland town agree the goat who unexpectedly joined the local weekend half marathon was the event's undisputed champion.