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TORONTO STAR Friday, October 29, 2021 1:55 PM
    
As children across the country prepare to go out during the pandemic, some provinces and territories including Ontario have issued COVID Halloween guidelines to help people celebrate safely.


 
TORONTO STAR Friday, October 29, 2021 1:17 PM
    


 
CTV News - Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 1:09 PM
     Ontarians using Apple mobile devices can now add their proof-of-vaccination QR code to their Apple Wallet.


 
CTV News - Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 1:28 PM
     A Toronto school has been closed for the rest of the day after police spent over 13 hours negotiating with a person nearby said to be "in crisis."


 
CTV News - Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 1:32 PM
     Almost 40 years ago, Horace Rose was hungry one night. That initial inkling planted the seeds of late night eats in Toronto's Little Jamaica.


 
CTV News - Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:36 PM
     Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a 17-year-old in connection with the fatal shooting of a cab driver in Toronto's east end.


 
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, October 29, 2021 2:29 PM
     After a massive solar flare emerged from the sun on Thursday, astronomers say auroras could dazzle the skies as far south as Toronto during the Halloween weekend.


 
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, October 29, 2021 1:57 PM
     Saturday on W5: experts warn the next pandemic could come sooner than you think, and that unless changes are made to industrial farming practices worldwide, it could spark a virus more deadly than COVID-19.


 
Friday, October 29, 2021 2:57 PM
     Police say a 17-year-old boy is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder.


 
Friday, October 29, 2021 2:56 PM
     AS of Friday, 76.2 per cent of the region's population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 72.7 per cent has received both necessary doses.


 
Friday, October 29, 2021 2:56 PM
     A group of unvaccinated Kamloops nurses is using their job loss as an opportunity to start up Ezra Wellness on Tranquille Road.


 
Friday, October 29, 2021 2:55 PM
     The Ottawa Police Service will require all of its members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 31, 2022, reversing an early decision to allow testing workarounds.


 
Friday, October 29, 2021 2:54 PM
     Police have seized cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia following a search warrant that was executed in Midland, Ont.


 
Friday, October 29, 2021 2:52 PM
     As of Friday, Nova Scotia has 169 active cases of COVID-19.


 
Friday, October 29, 2021 2:43 PM
     In a news release, a spokesperson for Quebec Premier François Legault said Blais is suffering from professional exhaustion as well as dealing with a minor health problem.


 
Friday, October 29, 2021 2:37 PM
     Guelph police are asking for the community's help in finding a teenager who has been missing since Thursday afternoon.


 
Friday, October 29, 2021 2:29 PM
     As of Friday, Manitoba has reported 63,353 total COVID-19 cases as well as 1,242 deaths linked to the pandemic.


 
Friday, October 29, 2021 2:29 PM
     The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the total dollar value of the sales was $3.635 billion, a 130 per cent leap over the $1.578 billion recorded the year earlier.


 
Toronto Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 2:48 PM
     LONDON — Britain's Queen Elizabeth has been advised by doctors to rest for at least the next two weeks, with the 95-year-old monarch avoiding official visits and only undertaking light duties during this time, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. However the world's oldest and longest-reigning monarch, is determined to appear at the annual Remembrance Sunday […]


 
Toronto Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 2:37 PM
     Kristin Chenoweth is engaged. The actress, singer and Broadway favourite announced the happy news to Vogue on Friday, revealing her new fiance, Josh Bryant, had proposed on the rooftop of the Rainbow Room in New York City on Wednesday night. "I've been the runaway bride. Now that I've found him, I won't let him go. […]


 
Toronto Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 2:14 PM
     Atlanta Braves starter Charlie Morton had surgery Thursday to repair his fractured right fibula and is expected to be ready for spring training, The Athletic reported Friday. The veteran right-hander, who turns 38 next month, was hurt in the second inning of Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night. A ball hit by […]


 
Toronto Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 1:59 PM
     Singh lived in an area of the airport where there are eateries and washrooms


 
Toronto Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 1:43 PM
     The father of late NHL defenseman Steve Montador has filed another wrongful death suit against the league, TSN reported Friday. Paul Montador filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Cook County in Chicago. The new suit comes almost a year after a U.S. federal court judge dismissed a long-running case. Judge John Z. Lee said that while […]


 
Toronto Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 1:31 PM
     MOSCOW — Worried that hospital staff were neglecting his ailing grandmother in a Siberian COVID-19 ward, a Russian man said he sneaked in disguised as a doctor to look after her himself. Sergei, who declined to give his surname, told Rain TV in an interview broadcast on Thursday that he donned protective clothing and walked […]


 
Toronto Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 1:28 PM
     He faces sexual assault charges dating back to the late 1980s


 
Toronto Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 1:19 PM
     Toronto's impact on a more sustainable lifestyle includes world-class facilities and numerous healthy living programs The UN's World Cities Day on October 31 gives us pause to celebrate some of the more inspirational initiatives being made at the municipal level in the quest to create more liveable communities. Here in Canada, one top of mind […]


 
Toronto Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 1:15 PM
     Toronto Police are investigating the city's 73rd homicide of the year after a man was found injured by gunfire early Friday in Scarborough. Officers were called to Kennedy and Ellesmere Rds. around 4:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting. They found a man outside an Esso gas station in critical condition and medics conducted an […]


 
Toronto Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 1:11 PM
     An Ontario judge has lifted the temporary injunction that prevented University Health Network from firing a group of employees for not complying with the deadline for full vaccination. In a written decision, Superior Court Justice Sean Dunphy said he doesn't have jurisdiction to interfere with the collective bargaining system and it's up to the unions […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:42 PM
     SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday abruptly canceled his trip to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, forgoing a much-anticipated chance to appear on an international stage devoted to one of his signature issues. Newsom, who has four children ages 5 to 12, won't go due to "family obligations," spokesperson Erin […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:42 PM
     Toronto's Associate Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Vinita Dubey, will answer your questions about flu season during the COVID-19 pandemic in a LIVE Q&A on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 12:30 p.m. on our YouTube page as well as here on our website.


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:36 PM
     PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Five companies have been picked to open new medical marijuana dispensaries in Rhode Island. The state Department of Business Regulation held a random lottery — complete with a R.I. Lottery balls and a tumbler from Twin River Casino — on Friday to award the coveted marijuana licenses. The winners are RMI […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:32 PM
     WASHINGTON (AP) — Barring an unforeseen breakthrough, intelligence agencies won't be able to conclude whether COVID-19 spread by animal-to-human transmission or leaked from a lab, officials said Friday in releasing a fuller version of their review into the origins of the pandemic. The paper issued by the Director of National Intelligence elaborates on findings released […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:31 PM
     Billed as a way to make providing proof of vaccination easier, the Ontario government has made changes to allow for your certificate QR code to be added to the Apple Wallet app.


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:31 PM
     CLARKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York sheriff on Friday defended his decision to file a criminal complaint against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo without consulting prosecutors or informing the accuser, a woman who says she was groped by the Democrat last year. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said in a radio interview that […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:27 PM
     A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Fauci had no involvement in study on monkey threat responses CLAIM: Dr. Anthony […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:26 PM
     Exxon Mobil reversed the losses it suffered last year during the pandemic with a $6.75 billion third quarter profit as demand pushes the price for a barrel of crude past $80 for the first time in years. The oil and natural gas company company earned $1.57 per share, or $1.58 if non-recurring items are removed. […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:23 PM
     BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday that industry regulators for the first time will begin analyzing greenhouse gas emissions from federal oil and gas leases on a national scale, as they prepare to hold lease sales in numerous Western sates next year. The announcement from the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:14 PM
     WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's lawmakers on Friday approved the speedy construction of a $402 million barrier on the European Union member's border with Belarus, seeking to stop the increasing flow of migrants. Now the plan proposed by the right-wing government only needs the approval from President Andrzej Duda, a government ally. Construction of the […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:12 PM
     KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — An explosion at a fuel station killed at least four people and injured six others in southern Pakistan on Friday, police said. The explosion in Karachi was the result of short circuiting inside a room where the electric system is controlled, according to Nasir Aftab, who is deputy-inspector general for the […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 2:05 PM
     VANCOUVER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says commercial real estate sales remained strong through the second quarter of this year, reaching levels not seen since 2017. A statement from the board says 726 commercial properties sold in the Lower Mainland between April and June, a nearly 115 per cent increase from sales […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 1:59 PM
     BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Friday ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the kingdom to leave the country within 48 hours and stopped all imports from Lebanon, a response to comments by a Lebanese minister who described the war in Yemen as a Saudi "aggression." Saudi state media added that the kingdom's ambassador to Beirut […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 1:58 PM
     NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James formally announced Friday that she is running for governor, a widely anticipated move from the woman who oversaw an investigation into allegations that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed numerous women. James announced her candidacy on Twitter, saying, "I'm running for Governor of New York […]


 
CityNews Toronto Friday, October 29, 2021 1:50 PM
     Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — The Western gets a stylish and kinetic update in Jeymes Samuel's "The Harder They Fall." The film, co-produced by Jay-Z and featuring a starry cast, is based on real Black characters […]


 
Ottawa Citizen Friday, October 29, 2021 2:53 PM
     Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly has reversed course and announced that all members of the force will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 31, 2022. About 84 per cent of the employees at Ottawa Police Service are now fully vaccinated, Sloly said in a news release Friday. In the release, Chief Sloly […]


 
Ottawa Citizen Friday, October 29, 2021 2:19 PM
     For the minute, Dr. Harsha V. Dehejia doesn't want to talk about his 51 years as an allergist on Elgin Street; or his second PhD in Hindu culture; or his 25 years teaching at Carleton University; or the 35 or so books he has authored; or how his wife delivered Justin Trudeau; or how he […]


 
Ottawa Citizen Friday, October 29, 2021 1:24 PM
     Need to know Provincial inspectors to visit Ottawa to verify COVID-19 compliance Travellers get month-long reprieve on mandatory vaccinations for trains and planes The federal group of experts that gives advice on COVID-19 vaccines says provinces and territories may consider authorizing booster shots for a wider group of people, including seniors over 70, some front-line […]


 
The Georgia Straight Friday, October 29, 2021 1:44 PM
     The coffee shop opened in 2013.


 
Windsor Star Friday, October 29, 2021 2:41 PM
     Windsor police are asking for the public's help gathering information after a man was found dead in the city's west end Thursday morning. At around 6:30 a.m., officers attended a residence in the 3400 block of Peter Street for a report of a deceased male inside. The major crime unit and forensic identification unit attended […]


 
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, October 29, 2021 2:21 PM
     From Oct. 8-11, officers handed out 948 speeding tickets, 56 intersection tickets and 49 distracted driving tickets. Forty-eight impaired drivers were stopped.


 
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, October 29, 2021 2:19 PM
     A man and a woman received serious injuries. Police have confirmed all involved are residents of the building.


 
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, October 29, 2021 2:12 PM
     Tickets for The Offspring's Feb. 17 show will go on sale Nov. 5.


 
Regina Leader-Post Friday, October 29, 2021 1:47 PM
     The Riders placed punter Jon Ryan on the six-game injured list Friday, clearing the way for Kaare Vedvik to handle those duties against the host Alouettes on Saturday.


 
Regina Leader-Post Friday, October 29, 2021 1:30 PM
     "Prolonged stress leads to exhaustion and it leads to challenges in our ability to cope."


 
Regina Leader-Post Friday, October 29, 2021 1:21 PM
     Yet a majority of Saskatchewan respondents say they will vote for Moe's party, which continues to get solid marks on the economy and energy.


 
National Observer Friday, October 29, 2021 1:50 PM
     As far as activists are concerned, key investment numbers tell the story of a Canadian banking sector that says one thing publicly but continues to invest in fossil fuels away from the spotlight.


 
Montreal Gazette Friday, October 29, 2021 2:52 PM
     Federal immunization committee names several more groups that should qualify for booster shots, including adults over 70. Meanwhile, Canada's decision on allowing Pfizer's vaccine for younger children is not expected until the middle or end of November.


 
Montreal Gazette Friday, October 29, 2021 2:30 PM
     Much has been promised on all sides over the past month and a half. Here's a breakdown of what the main parties are pledging.


 
Montreal Gazette Friday, October 29, 2021 2:13 PM
     "We are realistic; we have experience and we understand the issues," Denis Coderre said as he officially unveiled his party's election platform on Friday.


 
Montreal Gazette Friday, October 29, 2021 2:03 PM
     The move is a reminder of the prime minister's sense of entitlement and the dynastic airs of the Liberal Party.


 
Montreal Gazette Friday, October 29, 2021 1:22 PM
     The Montreal comedian's lawyer, Julius Grey, argued the jokes were aimed at Gabriel as a celebrity and not because of his disabilities.


 
Montreal Gazette Friday, October 29, 2021 1:07 PM
     Later today, the Washington-based Wilson Center will release a final report from its task force on public health and the border, a group that includes former public safety minister Anne McLellan and ex-Quebec premier Jean Charest.


 
Montreal Gazette Friday, October 29, 2021 1:04 PM
     Goaltender makes 45 saves in a 4-0 victory as Montreal wins for the first time in San Jose since Nov. 23, 1999.


 
Montreal Gazette Friday, October 29, 2021 1:02 PM
     An investigation found a scheme that involved investors receiving donation receipts to claim tax credits to which they were not entitled.


 
Montreal Gazette Friday, October 29, 2021 1:00 PM
     Federal public service unions have come out in favour of vaccine mandates, but have expressed apprehension about how the government will handle requests for accommodation.


 
Calgary Herald Friday, October 29, 2021 2:48 PM
     Watch this page throughout the day for updates on COVID-19 in Calgary


 
Calgary Herald Friday, October 29, 2021 2:43 PM
     Halloween weekend is here, and for many, there's northing scarier than seeing 10 centimetres of snow in the forecast. While Calgary is set to see 5 to 10 centimetres, areas just west and south of the city could see much more as snowfall warnings are in effect for the southwest corner of the province from […]


 
Calgary Herald Friday, October 29, 2021 2:31 PM
     Jayman Built's new show home in Rangeview creates rooms with distinction


 
Calgary Herald Friday, October 29, 2021 2:14 PM
     Taking part in the execution-style murders of three people, two in Calgary, by purchasing the vehicles used by the hitmen, has landed a city man a 10-year prison term. Calgary Court of Queen's Bench Justice Nick Devlin on Friday agreed to a joint Crown and defence submission to hand Jimmy Troung to decade-long sentence on […]


 
Calgary Herald Friday, October 29, 2021 1:58 PM
     Citing the tragic consequences of fentanyl use on society, a Calgary judge on Friday handed a former city mayoral candidate a 17-year prison term for trying to peddle more than 400,000 potential lethal doses of the drug. "Those who choose to traffic fentanyl and related drugs in Alberta must be put on notice that their […]


 
Calgary Herald Friday, October 29, 2021 1:15 PM
     Better energy efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions will further shape the homes of the future


 
Vancouver Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 2:22 PM
     After a quarter of a century in exile, Harman's 1966 work The Family is back on public view in the city of Vancouver.


 
Vancouver Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 2:11 PM
     If you are heading downtown to party, police ask that you leave the fake weapons at home or make sure they are easily identifiable as imitation.


 
Vancouver Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 2:00 PM
     Opinion: Indoor plants are so beneficial to our emotional well-being during the darkest months of the year.


 
Vancouver Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 2:00 PM
     We tried it ...


 
Vancouver Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 2:00 PM
     A line of body washes from the brand SheaMoisture that promise to rejuvenate and replenish skin's moisture.


 
Vancouver Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 2:00 PM
     The West Coast Railway Association runs the Railway Museum of B.C. at Railway Heritage Park in Squamish.


 
Vancouver Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 2:00 PM
     Rebecca Tay showcases five printed styles that work when it's cold outside


 
Vancouver Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 2:00 PM
     B.C.'s sparkling wines performed well at 2021 Wine Align National Wine Awards


 
Vancouver Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 2:00 PM
     Nadia Albano offers up a touch of spooky for your family movie night, date night or school pickup/drop off.


 
Vancouver Sun Friday, October 29, 2021 1:58 PM
     The B.C. SPCA said it received video footage last week that appeared to depict "very serious" instances of animal abuse at the Fraser Valley farm.