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U.S. ambassador offers Canada help almost a week after Wainwright tragedy

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 8:48 PM CDT

OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says the United States has offered to help following the deadly fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta.

Four soldiers were killed and 39 injured on Oct. 17 when a fire that began during a training exercise on an anti-grenade launching range was picked up by fierce winds.

The military has said the fire took less than a minute to race about a kilometre, where a different training exercise was taking place on the base about 200 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.

Twenty-seven soldiers remain in hospital, including 13 in critical condition, many of them with severe burns.

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Son says Canadian died in U.S. after declining hospital care due to deportation fear

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Son says Canadian died in U.S. after declining hospital care due to deportation fear

Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press 7 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:41 PM CDT

The son of a Canadian woman who died after a fall at her home in Point Roberts, Wash., earlier this month said she refused to seek treatment, fearing she would be detained by U.S. authorities or prevented from returning to the country.

Dylan Adamson said his 61-year-old mother, Paige Adamson, was afraid to leave the United States because immigration authorities had recently commenced deportation proceedings, alleging she illicitly voted in a state election in 2018.

Health care is limited in Point Roberts, which is cut off from the rest of the United States and accessible by land only by travelling through British Columbia.

Adamson said his mother refused to be taken to a hospital because she was afraid of what might happen if she crossed the border.

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Updated: Yesterday at 6:41 PM CDT

The Winnipeg Police Service headquarters is pictured in Winnipeg, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Lambert

Winnipeg police suspend use of Crime Stoppers after data breach

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Winnipeg police suspend use of Crime Stoppers after data breach

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Yesterday at 4:22 PM CDT

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg police say they've suspended the use of Crime Stoppers in light of a massive data breach of the crime-reporting system.

The pause comes after CBC reported that 1.5 million tips submitted to Canadian Crime Stoppers programs over the last 25 years were stolen earlier this year.

Winnipeg police say they have been made aware that some data related to the city was included in the breach.

They are reviewing the additional safeguards and security measures being implemented by Crime Stoppers.

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Alberta officer charged with assault of suspect at holding cell in RCMP detachment

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Alberta officer charged with assault of suspect at holding cell in RCMP detachment

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Yesterday at 3:27 PM CDT

GLEICHEN - An Alberta police officer has been charged with assaulting a suspect in an RCMP detachment.

Alberta’s police watchdog says it happened when a woman arrested for mischief was being placed in a holding cell at the Gleichen detachment almost a year ago, on the night of Oct. 30, 2025.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team said that’s when the assault occurred.

On Thursday, police arrested Const. Marie-Helene Dupere and charged her with assault causing bodily harm.

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Lifestyles

A raccoon is seen in an environment reproducing a Laurentian Maple Forrest during a media event at Montreal's Biodome on Thursday, August 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

We’re hearing more about rabies in the news. Here’s what to know about the virus

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We’re hearing more about rabies in the news. Here’s what to know about the virus

Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:17 PM CDT

TORONTO - Public health officials in B.C. and Quebec are dealing with rabies in wild animals that have come into contact with people or domestic pets. In Vancouver, it was a single skunk but in parts of Quebec, there is an outbreak of rabies in raccoons that has transmitted the virus to three cats.

On Friday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which is responsible for national rabies surveillance, said that the number of animal cases fluctuates from year to year, but preliminary data suggests "increased rabies activity in raccoons, particularly in Quebec, is a major factor contributing to the higher number of confirmed rabies cases reported this year."

Between January and September of this year, 397 laboratory-confirmed rabies cases in animals were reported to the CFIA. In 2025, there were 281 cases in the entire year.

Public health officials emphasize that rabies infections in humans are still "extremely rare."

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Updated: Yesterday at 3:17 PM CDT

National

Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) watch a performance as they picket outside Place du Portage in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, April 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Ottawa ‘disappointed’ after union announces strike votes for 120,000 workers

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Ottawa ‘disappointed’ after union announces strike votes for 120,000 workers

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 2:59 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The federal government says it's "disappointed" after Canada's largest federal public service union announced 120,000 workers will take part in nationwide strike votes starting next month.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada says voting will take place from Nov. 16 to Jan. 22.

The union and Treasury Board have been in contract negotiations for a year and a half and PSAC in May called a government wage offer of less than one per cent per year "insulting."

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says it's "disappointed" the union has chosen to proceed with a strike vote while the groups are still working through the mediation process.

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Business

An Israeli real estate company's booth at the 2024 Great Israeli Real Estate Event in Montreal is seen in a photo published to the internet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Home In Israel (Mandatory Credit)

Israeli companies misled Canadians about West Bank real estate, complaint alleges

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Israeli companies misled Canadians about West Bank real estate, complaint alleges

Kathryn Mannie, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:07 PM CDT

A group of lawyers and civil society members have filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau over Israeli real estate events in Toronto and Montreal, alleging that illegal properties were marketed to Canadians under false pretences.

The complaint alleges at least four Israeli real estate companies and one Canadian marketing firm promoted properties in occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank while misleading consumers to believe they were in Israel.

The Competition Bureau says it will review the complaint filed by Global Echo Litigation Center and the Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights and determine if an investigation into the companies is warranted.

James Yap, president of the lawyers' association and a Windsor university law professor, said Canadians who may have purchased West Bank properties could be opening themselves up to serious legal consequences under international law, such as complicity in war crimes.

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Updated: Yesterday at 3:07 PM CDT

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Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan attends a press conference in Edmonton on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Ulan

What we know and don’t know about the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright

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What we know and don’t know about the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright

The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Yesterday at 2:35 PM CDT

EDMONTON - Military officials provided an update Thursday on the investigation into the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright earlier this month.

Officials say four soldiers were killed and dozens more were injured when a fire swept over the base on Oct. 17. On Thursday, officials said 27 injured soldiers remained in various hospitals, with 13 in critical condition. Twelve others have since been released.

The dead have been identified as: Pte. Shaun Farrell, 23, of Prince Albert, Sask.; Pte. Aidan Goulding, 23, of North Vancouver; Pte. Hayden Lykkemark, 19, of Langley, B.C.; and Sgt. Morgan Wong, 26, of Edmonton.

Here's what we know and don't know so far about the events of Oct. 17.

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National

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew looks on as Nahanni Fontaine, Minister of Families, Minister responsible for Accessibility, Minister responsible for Gender Equity is sworn-in by Lt. Gov. Anita Neville at a Premier and cabinet swearing-in ceremony in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Manitoba NDP rolls back on child-specific autism plan, will now focus on adults, too

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Manitoba NDP rolls back on child-specific autism plan, will now focus on adults, too

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 2:54 PM CDT

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is no longer pursuing a child-specific autism strategy and will instead have one that also includes adults.

Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine says the government has heard the concerns from the public and is acting on them.

"We're a listening government and we have heard from folks in the community," she said Friday.

Fontaine says they will rescind amendments on a private member's bill that narrowed the approach.

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Updated: Yesterday at 2:54 PM CDT

Business

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump administration dropping and adding some tariffs on Canadian exports

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Trump administration dropping and adding some tariffs on Canadian exports

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:29 PM CDT

U.S. President Donald Trump is lifting some tariffs on Canadian exports at the end of this month, but adding tariffs to dozens of new products, including Canadian garbage and sewage.

As the trade war with Canada becomes a ballot box issue in key races ahead of November's midterm election, Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, said Friday nine categories of Canadian exports will be exempted from tariffs. Those include corrugated paper, plastic boxes and several types of machinery important to her state's agricultural industries.

Collins is in a tough re-election battle and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, has made the trade war with Canada a key issue in the tight race.

"Many of our farmers and growers rely on specialized equipment, packaging materials, and other products from Canada that are either unavailable from American suppliers or cannot be replaced without incurring significant expense," Collins said in a media statement Friday.

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Updated: Yesterday at 5:29 PM CDT

National

Alberta and Canadian flags are seen behind the podium in a media room in Calgary, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta introduces new flag rules and restrictions for all schools starting in 2027

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Alberta introduces new flag rules and restrictions for all schools starting in 2027

Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:17 PM CDT

EDMONTON - Alberta’s government has announced new rules on when, how and what flags can be displayed at schools starting in 2027.

The government said in a news release Friday that the flags of Canada and Alberta must be flown outside schools during the school year.

"Let’s teach our children to celebrate our amazing country and province," Premier Danielle Smith said in a social media post.

The new rules also permit some other flags — including the Franco-Albertan flag, municipal flags, flags related to sports teams and the Vatican City flag — to be displayed on school grounds.

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Updated: Yesterday at 6:17 PM CDT

Business

The flags of Canada and the European Union are shown before Prime Minister Mark Carney's address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada, EU working on digital trade agreement ahead of summit next week

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Canada, EU working on digital trade agreement ahead of summit next week

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 12:08 PM CDT

OTTAWA - Canada and the EU are continuing negotiations on a digital trade agreement that would make it easier for businesses to buy and sell across borders.

International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu was in Ireland on Thursday to push forward negotiations ahead of next week's Canada-EU Summit in Montreal.

In a statement, Sidhu says Canada and the EU are "closing in on an agreement" to help "create less friction" around e-signatures and e-contracts, paperless trade, secure cross-border data flows, duties on electronic transmissions and e-commerce.

Sidhu says Canada exported nearly $15 billion in digital services to the EU in 2024 and there is an opportunity now to grow that further with an agreement in place.

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David Morrison appears as a witness at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa on Thursday, April 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

National security strategy to address array of threats coming soon: Carney adviser

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National security strategy to address array of threats coming soon: Carney adviser

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 1:55 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The Liberals are poised to release a new national security strategy for the first time in more than two decades, says a senior federal adviser.

David Morrison, senior diplomatic and international affairs adviser to Prime Minister Mark Carney, says the strategy will look to bolster Canada's defences against an array of security threats.

"In an increasingly tumultuous world, all risks have gone up," Morrison told MPs on the House of Commons public safety and national security committee earlier this week.

Morrison added in French he hopes the new strategy will be public within a week or two.

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Updated: Yesterday at 1:55 PM CDT

Sports Breaking News

Highway honouring Gushue’s Olympic curling championship team is finally finished

Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press 1 minute read Yesterday at 11:06 AM CDT

ST. JOHN'S - The final stretch is completed of a Newfoundland and Labrador highway honouring curling superstar Brad Gushue and his 2006 Olympic team.

Construction on the St. John's-area roadway began in 2001, when the project was called Bifurcation Road.

Former Progressive Conservative premier Danny Williams named it the Team Gushue Highway after skip Brad Gushue and his team won gold in the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy.

The slow progress of construction was sometimes the butt of jokes in the province — particularly when Gushue retired earlier this year before the highway was finished.

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This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Subtropical Storm Josephine pushing away from the U.S. Northeast coast Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via AP)

High winds from Subtropical Storm Josephine nix N.S.-P.E.I. ferry crossings

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High winds from Subtropical Storm Josephine nix N.S.-P.E.I. ferry crossings

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Yesterday at 8:24 AM CDT

HALIFAX - The ferry service that links Nova Scotia with eastern P.E.I. cancelled all crossings this morning because of high winds generated by the remnants of Subtropical Storm Josephine.

Gale warnings remain in effect for the eastern side of the Northumberland Strait.

Environment Canada says winds from the north are gusting at 65 kilometres per hour and are expected to diminish to 45 kilometres per hour by midnight.

Northumberland Ferries says the company will provide an update on the afternoon sailings no later than 1 p.m.

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Business

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

In the news today: Carney in Turkey, Fatal base fire update, Arctic sensor stations

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In the news today: Carney in Turkey, Fatal base fire update, Arctic sensor stations

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 7:01 AM CDT

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …

Carney confident in Candu for Turkish power plant

Prime Minister Mark Carney says a Canadian company's bid to supply nuclear energy to Turkey has a real shot of winning the lucrative tender.

Carney is meeting with Turkish business leaders in Istanbul today, a day after he announced a new strategic partnership between Canada and Turkey to deepen co-operation on a range of files.

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