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Wednesday, October 29, 2025 7:14 AM
     It's going to be a busy day for Alberta schools today as more than 740,000 students are set to return to class following the end of a provincewide teachers strike.

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 7:00 AM
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:43 AM
     With a solid 6-2 win in Game 4 last night against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, the Blue Jays guaranteed the trophy will be presented at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:01 AM
     Ontario Liberal MPP John Fraser claimed the process appears to be a 'scheme.'

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 5:00 AM
     Despite sanctions, made-in-Canada long-range firearms are turning up in Russia.

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:00 AM
     A report released by the Building Industry and Land Development Association showed 155 new condos were sold in the GTA in September, a drop of 44 per cent compared to a year ago.

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 1:40 AM
     Residents in Duck Lake are not happy, with many feeling the name of the town is connected to a rich history.

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 1:28 AM
     Goals have not come especially easy this season for the Edmonton Oilers, but you wouldn't have known that from their second-period outburst on Tuesday.

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 12:45 AM
     BERLIN (AP) — The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis said Wednesday that Germany has agreed to extend another $1.076 billion (923.9 million euros) for Holocaust survivors ' home care around the globe for the coming year.

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 12:35 AM
     The bill, which was fast-tracked through Quebec's legislature and adopted Saturday, prohibits doctors from using pressure tactics that could interfere with access to care.

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 7:31 AM
     Alternative medicine is nothing new. Although it can be risky and sometimes harmful, people with chronic pain or debilitating health complications are usually open to seeing what other treatment options can ease their pain – even if it's illegal and very much inaccessible. A recent North American study found that one supervised dose of lysergic […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:34 AM
     ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV acknowledged Wednesday that there had been misunderstandings and conflicts with Jews over Israel's war in Gaza. But he strongly confirmed the Catholic Church's condemnation of antisemitism and commitment to fighting it as part of Christians' Gospel-mandated friendship with the Jewish people. At a time of rising antisemitism stemming from […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:12 AM
     As soon as Myles Straw saw Shane Bieber on Tuesday afternoon, he had a good feeling. Straw knew the Toronto Blue Jays had asked a lot of Bieber over the previous 24 hours and that even bigger tests were coming soon, but from the moment he saw Bieber in the visiting clubhouse at Dodger Stadium, the pitcher was focused […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:00 AM
     Ten months after the federal government changed its immigration laws to reduce and restrict the number of immigrants coming to Canada, half of Toronto and the GTA say nothing has changed in terms of the government's management, but they agree with the current reduced levels, according to a new poll. Just 23 per cent in […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 5:53 AM
     He didn't return their advances. He decided to say yes to the rich Los Angeles suitor. Now they want their stuff back, and they want him to know — loudly, and in front of a lot of people — they're fine without him.  It's not your friend and their ex — or their unrequited love. […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 5:46 AM
     A live camera pans in every direction along the Rettenbach glacier in Soelden, Austria — a way to show the snow status at the resort in the Alps. Instead of blankets of snow everywhere leading into a season-opening World Cup ski race, the images reflected a light dusting — thanks to a recent snowfall — […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 5:19 AM
     DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday mocked protesters who took part in "No Kings" demonstrations across the United States while praising his father's business-first approach to the Middle East during a visit to Saudi Arabia. Trump spoke before business leaders and Saudi officials at the Future Investment Initiative, the brainchild […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:42 AM
     GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump pointed and smiled at one another as they sat down to dinner together in South Korea today. It marks the first time the pair have been in the same room since Trump cut off trade talks with Canada last week. Both leaders are attending […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:30 AM
     TORONTO — Dr. Arlene King got measles more than 60 years ago, but she still remembers feeling so weak that getting her shoes on was a challenge. It didn't take long for King, who was in Grade 1 at the time, to infect her 18-month-old brother whose fever spiked to such a high temperature that […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:00 AM
     Zellers is making a comeback — again. The discount retailer that's died and been revived several times since its 1928 beginnings will get another relaunch Thursday at Londonderry Mall in Edmonton. The latest iteration will stick with the original's emphasis on affordable family offerings but will pare back the kinds of merchandise sold and rethink […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:00 AM
     MONTREAL — Zero-profit projects. Cancelled contracts. Halted development plans. In a year that has gone from bad to worse, steel fabricators are now pinning their hopes on possible Buy Canadian provisions in the upcoming federal budget — though such a shift would offer only limited protection from punishing U.S. tariffs. At a conference in Montreal […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:00 AM
     A First Nation has filed a title claim in Quebec Superior Court to large swaths of territory across the western part of the province. Jean-Guy Whiteduck, chief of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, says his people must have a say in the way water, wildlife and forestry are managed in the region. The Aboriginal title claim […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:00 AM
     OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is set to make an interest rate announcement and publish updated economic forecasts for the first time since January this morning. The central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 2.5 per cent last month in its first cut since March. Most economists expect the […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 1:33 AM
     SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated to shelters in Cuba. […]

CityNews Toronto Wednesday, October 29, 2025 12:02 AM
     Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is moving to limit debate and avoid public input on three pieces of legislation, including one that would end the province's speed camera program. Government House Leader Steve Clark is fast tracking a red tape reduction bill that includes banning speed cameras, a labour bill and an emergency management bill. The government plans to […]

Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:00 AM
     While some in the public service might wish that such reports never existed, disclosure remains a healthy practice.

Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:00 AM
     Will Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) or South Korea's Hanwha Ocean prevail?

Windsor Star Wednesday, October 29, 2025 7:10 AM
     Under sanctions for the Ukraine War, Russia has been moving its oil to places like China and India via old tankers. Now Denmark is boarding the vessels and 'tightening controls'

Windsor Star Wednesday, October 29, 2025 7:00 AM
     It's time to face your fears. Local programming at this year's Windsor International Film Festival dives into the quiet panic of stepping onto a dance floor and the fear of the paranormal. The documentary Fear of Dancing turns an everyday social anxiety into something deeply personal for filmmaker and University of Windsor alumnus Michael Allcock. […]

The Province Wednesday, October 29, 2025 2:05 AM
     Canucks winger Conor Garland took heavy hit in first period, did not return for the third, and is in injury evaluation

Ottawa Sun Wednesday, October 29, 2025 5:00 AM
     Wednesday, Oct. 29: Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:59 AM
     The Bank of Canada is set to make an interest rate announcement and publish updated economic forecasts for the first time since January this morning.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:49 AM
     A new global health report suggests that every year from 2020 to 2024 about 1,400 deaths in Canada were associated with wildfire smoke pollution as climate change takes an increasing toll on the country's health.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:46 AM
     Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump pointed and smiled at one another as they sat down to dinner together in South Korea today.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:45 AM
     It's going to be a busy day for Alberta schools today as more than 740,000 students are set to return to class following the end of a provincewide teachers strike.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:44 AM
     Dr. Arlene King got measles more than 60 years ago, but she still remembers feeling so weak that getting her shoes on was a challenge.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:35 AM
     A live camera pans in every direction along the Rettenbach glacier in Soelden, Austria — a way to show the snow status at the resort in the Alps. Instead of blankets of snow everywhere leading into a season-opening World Cup ski race, the images reflected a light dusting — thanks to a recent snowfall — over the rocks, rubble and dirt.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:55 AM
     Canada is missing out on an opportunity to bolster food security and protect the environment while boosting international trade, say organic farming advocates. 

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:55 AM
     The problem with the Ontario government's ad wasn't that it doctored or "cherry-picked" Reagan's remarks on tariffs and free trade or that it angered Trump to this degree. The main issue is that — by Ford's own admission — the ad was targeted at "Reagan Republicans," and there aren't enough of them left as a sizable voting contingent to actually move the needle, anyway.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:55 AM
     The German automaker's PowerCo has completed concrete foundations for a trio of gigafactories, even as the Ontario auto industry reels from the trade war and other automakers' exits.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:55 AM
     As the province moves ahead with plans for a new gas plant, experts and residents warn it could endanger one of Canada's most fragile and important ecological corridors.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:55 AM
     New economic research indicates Canada (and all countries) will see a larger hit to GDP thanks to climate change.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:55 AM
     A pattern is emerging with each new study on LNG that reveals significant gaps in what we know about the long-term impacts of the industry — particularly on human health.

Canada's National Observer Wednesday, October 29, 2025 4:55 AM
     A bleak report finds that greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite the 'exponential' growth of renewables.

Calgary Sun Wednesday, October 29, 2025 7:00 AM
     Go Dodgers! I hate that the media says every Canadian is behind the Blue Jays. This is one Albertan that says Screw Canada and Toronto. God bless America and Go, Dodgers, Go. VIC NEUFELD (Sorry, Vic, gotta disagree with you. Go, Jays Go!) Sign of the times In my dream world , I am in […]

Calgary Sun Wednesday, October 29, 2025 7:00 AM
     In recent weeks, defenders of the health-care status quo have raised concerns about the Alberta government's health reforms, including the potential for a larger role for the private sector in the health-care system. Clearly, opponents of reform want to maintain the status quo and increase spending. But in fact, private providers are essential for Albertans […]

Vancouver Sun Wednesday, October 29, 2025 1:30 AM
     Several landowners with properties in the area impacted by the case asked about the potential for compensation and highlighted insurance and bank financing issues if property values dropped