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12 killed and over 300 hurt in latest attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi authorities say

Samy Magdy And Cara Anna, The Associated Press 7 minute read Updated: 12:07 AM CDT

CAIRO (AP) — The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, civil aviation authorities said early Sunday, with some in critical condition. A Saudi-led coalition blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen.

It was the deadliest attack in any Gulf Arab country since the start of the Iran war, whose fronts have expanded to include the recent surge in fighting between the Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces.

A missile struck a King Khalid International Airport complex housing terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights, a regional official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak to the media.

The Saudi statement said the dead included four Saudi citizens as well as two Bangladeshi nationals, a Palestinian, a U.S. citizen, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Sudanese. It said the injured were being treated at several hospitals.

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A maple leaf floats in the water as fall colours are reflected in Meech Lake in Chelsea, Que., on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

‘Extra stress’: Tension peaking among Albertans as separation vote nears

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

‘Extra stress’: Tension peaking among Albertans as separation vote nears

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:58 AM CDT

EDMONTON - Some families and friends across Alberta are set to gather for a Thanksgiving meal this weekend with the hope that the only thing that gets roasted is the turkey.

Sarah Batchelor says politics will be off the dinner table at her home in Airdrie, a city north of Calgary, so her loved ones don't end up arguing with one another over the Oct. 19 vote on separation.

"At the end of the day, when we sit down, we're not that far apart on a lot of the concerns," says Batchelor, a music teacher who plans to vote to stay in Canada.

"We're just very divided on where the blame should be placed."

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Updated: Yesterday at 9:58 AM CDT

Business

The Teck Resources' Highland Valley Copper Mine near Logan Lake, B.C., on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Nearly half of provinces, territories call on Ottawa to expand mining tax credit

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Nearly half of provinces, territories call on Ottawa to expand mining tax credit

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:59 AM CDT

OTTAWA - Nearly half of Canada's provinces and territories are calling on the federal Liberals to fulfill their election promise to expand eligibility for a mining exploration tax credit to help smaller mining companies get through their exploration phase.

The Liberals' 2025 election platform said the government would expand the range of activities eligible for mineral exploration tax credits by including the costs of engineering and feasibility studies for critical mineral projects.

The Association for Mineral Exploration, which recently launched a campaign to hold the government to its promise, said it's hoping to that included in the upcoming budget.

Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Yukon have all written letters in support of the campaign. They say the measure would help projects move from exploration to production.

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Updated: Yesterday at 9:59 AM CDT

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Medical Assistance in Dying committee joint-chair Marcus Powlowski speaks with reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Complaint filed to medical regulator over MP saying fentanyl ‘readily available’ in MAID report

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Complaint filed to medical regulator over MP saying fentanyl ‘readily available’ in MAID report

Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:59 AM CDT

TORONTO - Remarks made by a member of Parliament, who is also a doctor, suggesting illicit drugs such as fentanyl are a “painless” and “readily available” option to end one’s life are now the subject of a complaint filed to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

The complainant, Claire Brosseau, a 49-year-old woman who has been trying to get access to medical assistance in dying for persistent mental disorders that began when she was a child, said she was triggered by Dr. Marcus Powlowski's "irresponsible, thoughtless and dangerous" words.

She takes issue with his supplementary opinion, attached to a special joint committee report published in June on medical assistance in dying and mental disorders as a sole underlying medical condition. In it, he wrote:

“The option to end one’s life remains, irrespective of MAID, readily available in Canada. Furthermore, there are painless options readily available. One example being illicit narcotics like fentanyl. To my dismay it is arguably easier for my teenage sons to access fentanyl in my hometown of Thunder Bay than it is for me (a doctor) to renew my Lipitor prescription (a cholesterol medication)."

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Updated: Yesterday at 9:59 AM CDT

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People enter a municipal election polling station in Vancouver, on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Overlapping local, provincial elections in B.C. causing confusion: candidates

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Overlapping local, provincial elections in B.C. causing confusion: candidates

Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:59 AM CDT

Cori Ramsay, a candidate for city council in Prince George, B.C., says a voter told her they can't wait to cast a ballot for her on Oct. 24. The voter would surely be disappointed, as Ramsay's election is a week earlier, on Oct. 17.

As British Columbians contend with local and provincial elections in October, some candidates say the overlap is confusing and overwhelming voters.

The local elections on Oct. 17 will see voters elect mayors, councillors, school board trustees and other local officials, while a provincial vote will be held Oct. 24 to elect 93 members of the legislature, which will determine B.C.'s next premier.

NDP Leader David Eby's decision to call a snap election came as the local election campaign period had already begun, and earned swift condemnation from the Union of BC Municipalities, which represents local governments in the province.

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Updated: Yesterday at 9:59 AM CDT

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A Winnipeg Police Service vehicle outside of the construction site at the Fairmont Winnipeg at 2 Lombard Place on Thursday. (Morgan Modjeski/Winnipeg Free Press)

Worker killed in accident at Winnipeg construction site

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Worker killed in accident at Winnipeg construction site

By Morgan Modjeski 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:00 AM CDT

WINNIPEG — Emergency responders were on scene and Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health is investigating after a worker died following an incident at a Winnipeg construction site Thursday.

Little information about the worker killed was provided, but the fatal incident happened at the Fairmont Winnipeg, located at 2 Lombard Place, with police responding around 5 p.m.

The hotel is currently closed and is an active construction site. The person killed has not been identified by name.

Information from a provincial spokesperson said the deceased was working for Kepsco Construction when they were fatally injured after a “portion of an overhead canopy collapsed during asbestos abatement work.”

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Updated: Yesterday at 10:00 AM CDT

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Landlords will face fines for breaching confidentiality

By Carol Sanders 4 minute read Preview

Landlords will face fines for breaching confidentiality

By Carol Sanders 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:00 AM CDT

WINNIPEG — The province is amending legislation to allow landlords to be penalized if they breach the confidentiality of tenants who break their lease by obtaining a domestic violence certificate.

“Hopefully, now there’s going to be measures in place so that if this happens again, and God forbid it happens again to anyone else, that there would be penalties imposed on landlords who do that,” said one victim whose concerns were published on the front page of the Winnipeg Free Press last month.

“Hopefully, now there’s going to be measures in place so that if this happens again … that there would be penalties imposed on landlords who do that.”

Under current legislation, landlords must ensure that any information received from those tenants regarding the termination of the tenancy is kept confidential, but there are no penalties for landlords who violate that section of the act. After hearing from victims put at risk when landlords broke the law by violating their confidentiality, the government announced Monday that it is amending the Residential Tenancies Act to allow for penalties.

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Updated: Yesterday at 10:00 AM CDT

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Security footage showing Cody Lamb’s car being stolen on Sept. 11 in Douglas, Manitoba.

Towing company hands stolen car back, but not to owner

By Matthew Frank 2 minute read Preview

Towing company hands stolen car back, but not to owner

By Matthew Frank 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:04 AM CDT

WINNIPEG — A western Manitoba man says he is dumbfounded after his car was stolen, impounded by a Winnipeg towing company and given back — to someone that wasn’t him.

Cody Lamb lives in Douglas, about 18 kilometres east of Brandon, but spends weeks away from home working on oil rigs in Alberta.

The 24-year-old says on Sept. 11, while away for work, he heard from his girlfriend who told him his car wasn’t in their driveway. Lamb reported the car stolen to Brandon RCMP the same day.

After filing the report, he heard from Steinbach RCMP on Oct. 1 that his car was recovered that day in Mitchell, just west of Steinbach.

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Updated: Yesterday at 10:04 AM CDT

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The Canadian and American flags flap in the breeze at the Thousand Islands border crossing in Lansdowne, Ont., on Monday Nov. 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

Border crossings to adjust hours due to time change

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Border crossings to adjust hours due to time change

2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:03 AM CDT

WINNIPEG — The Canada Border Services Agency is adjusting operating hours at 13 Manitoba border crossings beginning Nov. 1 to account for the province’s move to permanent daylight time.

The changes are intended to keep Canadian border crossings aligned with their U.S. counterparts, where clocks will continue to change twice a year, the agency said in a release Friday.

The new hours will take effect at 2 a.m. Nov. 1 and remain in place until March 14, 2027, when the U.S. returns to daylight saving time. The CBSA said the adjustments will improve co-ordination between border officials on both sides, including situations where travellers are denied entry and must immediately return to their country of departure.

The affected crossings include Cartwright, Coulter, Crystal City, Goodlands, Gretna, Lena, Lyleton, Piney, Snowflake, South Junction, Tolstoi, Windygates and Winkler.

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Updated: Yesterday at 10:03 AM CDT

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Brandon city council Ward 3 candidate Craig Shanks stands outside his home in Riverheights. (Alex Lambert/The Brandon Sun files)

Four candidates compete in race for Ward 3

By Rylee Gerrard 7 minute read Preview

Four candidates compete in race for Ward 3

By Rylee Gerrard 7 minute read Friday, Oct. 9, 2026

With incumbent Barry Cullen not running for re-election, four contenders are vying for the Ward 3 seat on Brandon city council.

Kevin Chambers, Quentin Derhak, Enver Naidoo and Craig Shanks are hoping to get elected to council for the first time to represent the city’s most westerly ward, formerly known as the Victoria Ward.

Shanks, the only candidate who lives in the ward, said he thinks voters appreciate that he resides there.

“By being in the ward, and living in the ward, I got an idea as to where things are and what we need to do to make things better,” Shanks, 66, said on Thursday.

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Friday, Oct. 9, 2026

Local

Data centres included in RM’s draft zoning bylaw

By Connor McDowell Local Journalism Initiative 3 minute read Preview

Data centres included in RM’s draft zoning bylaw

By Connor McDowell Local Journalism Initiative 3 minute read Friday, Oct. 9, 2026

Data centres have been added to the RM of Cornwallis zoning bylaw that is under development, though the reeve says he has heard no inquiries about building one in the area.

The first draft of the bylaw — recently completed by a consulting firm — designates data centres as a conditional use inside rural commercial business zones and industrial zones.

It defines the use as computer systems and network infrastructure that process, store and share data, and cryptocurreny mining facilities.

The update would bring the RM up to speed to cover potential land uses, but there is no plan to build a data centre, Reeve Mike Waddell told the Sun on Friday.

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Friday, Oct. 9, 2026