Advance polls opened across Alberta for a historic referendum on separation, with voters answering ten questions including whether to hold a binding vote on leaving Confederation.
Parts of northwestern Ontario will move to permanent daylight time on November 1 to align with Manitoba, ending twice-yearly clock changes for communities west of the 90th meridian.
The DRC's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has surpassed 9,000 cases and 4,200 deaths, with containment efforts struggling against conflict, distrust, and funding shortfalls.
Auston Matthews was named NHL First Star of the Week after nine points in three games, signaling a return to form after two difficult seasons and offseason surgery.
Toronto's 2026 municipal election saw 222,550 advance voters over six days, the highest turnout in over a decade and a 72% increase from the 2023 by-election.
A new analysis argues that fisheries management offers a model for governing Earth's orbital space, proposing an orbital space management organization to prevent environmental degradation.
Montreal public health reports a measles case in a child who was contagious at Trudeau airport and Sainte-Justine hospital, urging potentially exposed individuals to check their immunity.
LIV Golf players face an October 25 deadline to sign with LIV 2.0 or lose European tour membership, as the league restructures after bankruptcy and Saudi funding ends.
The 1986 return of Halley's Comet disappointed the public but an international fleet of spacecraft revealed the first detailed view of a cometary nucleus, transforming astronomy.
Saskatchewan residents can now book free influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations, with health officials urging early immunization amid an unusually early flu season across Canada.
Quebec has opened vaccination appointments for flu, COVID-19, and RSV, warning of a potentially early flu season and urging eligible residents to get vaccinated before the holidays.
An international team discovered a magnetic field rotation reversal in solar wind turbulence, where fields rotate counterclockwise at large scales and clockwise at small scales, revealing structure within apparent chaos.
James Webb observations of the Cosmic Vine proto-cluster reveal 11 dead galaxies and a mature red sequence just 1.8 billion years after the Big Bang, challenging models of cosmic evolution.
NASA satellite data reveals that global freshwater depletion is 33% worse than previously estimated, with groundwater pumping driving severe losses in agricultural regions worldwide.
Ontario Provincial Police laid over 9,800 traffic charges during the Thanksgiving long weekend, including 4,924 speeding, 506 seatbelt, 174 impaired driving, and 108 distracted driving offences.
A 71-year-old Toronto man has been charged with 12 sexual offences after allegedly assaulting a youth multiple times over five years; police believe there may be additional victims.
A 17-year-old boy was seriously injured in a stabbing on Robertson Road in Bells Corners; a 23-year-old man was arrested and the investigation is ongoing.
Charges in the 1988 murder of P.E.I. teacher Byron Carr were withdrawn after Charlottetown police lost crucial evidence including the knife and towel used in the killing, ending hope for a trial.
Chrystia Freeland's new book Unreliable Boyfriend describes her relationship with Trudeau and offers a "friendshoring" strategy for Canada amid U.S. unreliability.
Neighbours used garden hoses to protect their homes as a fire destroyed a six-unit multiplex under construction in Winnipeg's St. Boniface, with a train and faulty hydrants hindering firefighters.
A taxi boss and a food stall owner were shot dead in a drive-by attack at Parkgate taxi rank in Verulam. A second operator was injured. SAPS is investigating, and no arrests have been made.
A horrific multi-vehicle crash on Durban's M4 highway caused a car to burst into flames. Emergency crews extinguished the fire, treated multiple injured motorists, and closed lanes to investigate.
A late-night fire near a Thane school destroyed 23 parked vehicles—an auto-rickshaw and 22 two-wheelers. Firefighters doused the blaze by 3:16 AM; no injuries were reported. An investigation is ongoing.
Two commercial ships were hit by drones off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, sinking one vessel. All 15 crew members were rescued safely. Bulgarian authorities and NATO are reviewing the breach.