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Politics

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  Poilievre, Guilbeault claim victory after federal budget watchdog's updated carbon tax report

  Both the Liberals and Conservatives are claiming a win after the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released an updated report on the economic impacts of the federal carbon tax on Canadian households.

• Poilievre says 'other ways' to address affordability for seniors than Bloc's proposed pension boost

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that while his party backed a Bloc Quebecois motion seeking money to boost seniors' benefits, he thinks there are 'other ways' to address affordability for older Canadians.

• Hajdu, Woodhouse Nepinak urge MPs to drop politics, support First Nations water bill

  Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak are urging MPs across party lines to support legislation to ensure First Nations have clean drinking water in their communities.

Health

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  Twin boys born conjoined celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery

  Twin brothers who were born conjoined recently celebrated their first birthday after undergoing successful separation surgery.

• For Scarlett Hicks, everyday life is challenging, as the two-year-old lives with a long list of medical conditions.

• 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.

Sci-Tech

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  Tesla is unveiling its long-awaited robotaxi amid doubts about the technology it runs on

  Expectations are high for the long-awaited unveiling of Tesla's robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night. Too high for some analysts and investors.

• Dozens of tornado warnings were issued ahead of Hurricane Milton. Is that normal?

  Florida saw a record number of tornado warnings in a single day Wednesday. An expert says this phenomenon is not unheard of.

• Incredible new details of Shackleton's sunken Endurance ship revealed in 3D scan

  A new 3D scan has revealed previously unseen details of the wreck of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton’s HMS Endurance, which was found in 2022 – more than a century after the ship sank.

Entertainment

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  Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has abandoned his bid to appeal his 2022 sexual assault conviction before Canada's top court.

• Nobel Prize in literature is awarded to South Korean author Han Kang for her 'intense poetic prose'

  The Nobel Prize in literature was awarded Thursday to South Korean author Han Kang for what the Nobel committee called 'her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.'

• May trial date set for Sean 'Diddy' Combs to face sex trafficking charges

  A May 5 trial date was set Thursday for hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs to face sex trafficking charges.

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  The Supreme Court judge said there were “a number of problems” with a petition brought forward by a man trying to stamp out the entire Roman Catholic Church.

• The federal government is spending $4.9 million to remove a load of heavy oil from a United States military ship that sank off the coast of British Columbia nearly 80 years ago but now poses "significant risk" of a major spill due to deterioration.

• One of the B.C. Conservative candidates running in the province's second-largest city has apologized for "completely unacceptable" comments he made about Muslims and Palestinians.

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  Police north of Toronto have released video of what they’re describing as a violent, targeted robbery in Thornhill, where suspects boxed in the victim’s car and made off with a suitcase filled with cash.

• Three Toronto police officers have been injured in separate incidents involving alleged stolen vehicles in Etobicoke.

• Mayor Olivia Chow is defending her handling of protests over the Israel-Hamas war that have rocked the city over the past year, a day after she faced criticism for missing a vigil to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack which sparked the war.

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  More than a month after the Alberta government announced it would be pulling funding for Calgary's Green Line project, Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen says progress has been made.

• The Crown will be downgrading the murder charge for one of two men arrested after a deadly roadside shooting near Calgary in August.

• A Toronto man faces charges after an estimated $300,000 worth of methamphetamine was discovered in his luggage at Calgary International Airport.

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  Former Ottawa resident Angelina Armstrong-Mann says it was clear when Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm in Florida Wednesday night—she heard it.

• The transit service conducted a fare compliance blitz between September 3 and 30, with 12 fare inspectors "active across the transit network, enforcing fare regulations," OC Transpo said.

• The Ottawa Senators kick off the 2024-25 NHL season tonight at Canadian Tire Centre. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at what you need to know about the Senators this season.

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  Donald (Donnie) Marshall, the last surviving member of the Montreal Canadiens dynasty that won five consecutive Stanley Cups from 1956-1960, has died. He was 92.

• The City of Montreal's French-language committee wants a French-language office established to promote and increase the use of the language in the metropolis.

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  An Edmonton daycare has been shut down after failing to address concerns about unsupervised children, the province said Thursday.

• A controversial casino has been approved for south Edmonton.

• Two roads in Edmonton that had been closed because of crashes on Thursday morning have now reopened.

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  Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday night, among those assessing the damage in its aftermath is former CTV Atlantic employee and Maritimer Eric Bungay.

• The aurora may be visible in some parts of the Maritimes Thursday night.

• Many Lebanese people living in the province are watching, waiting and feeling helpless with fear as conflict approaches their families.

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  A woman is speaking out after an assault on a Winnipeg Transit bus sent her and her daughter to the hospital.

• The superintendent of the Winnipeg School Division (WSD) has apologized over a message displayed during a professional development day on Wednesday.

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  A 16-year-old is facing over a dozen charges following an armed robbery in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood.

• Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe says he would get tough on those disrupting the public and will shut down nuisance properties if re-elected premier on Oct. 28.

• At the final meeting of this iteration of Regina City Council, a plan for how to pay for a new indoor aquatic facility that would replace Lawson Aquatic Centre was approved.

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  Ontario Provincial Police have arrested a Waterloo man who they believe is linked to a group that has been scamming victims across Canada.

• After decades of welcoming the public to their land, the Shantz Family Farm in Petersburg is in its final year of selling pumpkins to the public.

• It’s expected to be a busy weekend in Waterloo Region as Thanksgiving festivities get underway, which means some businesses, services and organizations may be closed or operating at a reduced schedule.

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  Internal emails obtained by ���۴�ý reveal that Saskatoon mayoral hopeful Gord Wyant had an apparent close relationship with a private school now embroiled in abuse allegations.

• The Saskatchewan RCMP is responding to a report of an armed carjacking in Red Pheasant First Nation.

• Milton is shaping up to be a monster of a storm, expected to strike Florida as a Category 3 hurricane, just weeks after Hurricane Helene hit the region.

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  An Ontario man said he feels 'devastated' after learning his identity was stolen to take out two fraudulent loans under his name.

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  DEVELOPING | Live updates: Millions without power amid path of destruction left by Hurricane Milton

  Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm Wednesday night, causing widespread destruction and immobilizing critical infrastructure. The extent of the damage is not yet known.

• A 14-year-old student received non-life-threatening injuries Thursday afternoon in a collision with a vehicle in Chelmsford in Greater Sudbury.

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  A blaze which at its peak reached 20 feet in the air had St. Thomas firefighters busy on Thursday.

• Today, volunteers at Owen Sound's soup kitchen are marking an unpleasant statistic. They will have served as meals for the needy to this point in 2024, as they did in the whole of 2023.

• A man in Tillsonburg is on the campaign trail less than a month out from election day. There's no local vote though, he's actually running for U.S. Congress.

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  Provincial police say seven people are facing charges after a massive grow operation bust outside Orillia, Ont., where over $2 million in cannabis plants were seized.

• Police in Barrie are investigating a theft at a convenience store that they say turned violent on Wednesday afternoon.

• Police are investigating a report of a foiled robbery at a Barrie business allegedly involving several suspects.

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  The removal of 13 vehicles and one trailer from the Detroit River in Sandwich Town is complete.

• The Windsor police have made an arrest in connection to a break-in at a local Islamic high school. Two suspects remain at large.

• Fisher-Price infant swings recalled in Canada after 5 deaths reported

  Several models of Fisher-Price infant swings have been recalled in Canada after the company received reports of fatalities link to affected products.

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  The federal government is spending $4.9 million to remove a load of heavy oil from a United States military ship that sank off the coast of British Columbia nearly 80 years ago but now poses "significant risk" of a major spill due to deterioration.

• One of the B.C. Conservative candidates running in the province's second-largest city has apologized for "completely unacceptable" comments he made about Muslims and Palestinians.

• Young Gary was sitting beside the ocean on vacation when a dolphin swam up to him and started making sounds.

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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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  A weapons complaint that led to the temporary lockdown of two Lethbridge schools Thursday turned out to be no threat, police said in a media release.

• Thousands more Lethbridge residents will soon be without a family doctor.

• 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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  Sault Ste. Marie Police Service says there is a 'significant' presence in the 100 block of Chapple Avenue for an active crime scene Thursday.

• 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.

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.