Protests across Nova Scotia oppose AI data centres
Nova Scotians rallied Saturday to oppose AI data centre construction.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/data-centre-protests-nova-scotia-9.7413638?cmp=rss
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Woman on e-scooter dies after collision with transit bus in downtown
Police say a woman on an e-scooter died following a collision with a transit bus in downtown Vancouver.
A release from Vancouver Police says the crash happened early Saturday when a man and a woman were riding an e-scooter on Seymour Street and entered the intersection at West Pender Street.
P...
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Aid sector calls out omission of foreign aid in federal budget
The budget tabled Thursday by Prime Minister Mark Carney's government makes no mention of international assistance, foreign aid or international development.
https://globalnews.ca/news/12141139/budget-2026-foreign-aid/
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Avian flu detected in B.C. poultry flock for first time this season
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the first detection of avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in British Columbia this season.
The agency says the infection was detected on Friday in Chilliwack.
It's the first case among domestic birds announced by the agency in B.C. since F...
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Doerkson's a fan of Carney's budget, but it might not work as a template for B.C.
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier-designate Lorne Doerkson is a fan of this week's federal budget, but an economist says he'll have trouble emulating it.
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Heavy rain prompts evacuations, state of local emergency on Vancouver Island
Village of Zeballos orders evacuation of 22 properties because of landslide risks that it says pose a threat to life and safety
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-evacuations-local-emergency-bc-rain/
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U.S. Treasury sanctions Canadian firms connected to Ryan Wedding and Iran
The department says it sanctioned money services businesses in British Columbia and Ontario in co-ordination with Fintrac, Canada's anti-money laundering watchdog.
https://globalnews.ca/news/12140771/us-canada-sanctions-iran-ryan-wedding/
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Manitoba Métis Federation ‘appalled’ by lack of Métis funding in federal budget
While First Nations and Inuit have targeted funding measures in the budget, Métis do not, despite having pressed the government for supports in areas like housing and health care.
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Manitoba Métis Federation ‘appalled’ by being left out of budget
The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) says it’s “appalled” that it was left out of the...
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Carney outlines plan to end homelessness in a decade, starting in Winnipeg
Prime Minister describes pledge as $30-billion co-ordinated national effort that includes new spending announced in federal budget
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-carney-budget-plan-end-homelessness-winnipeg/
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers list Collaros as game-time decision for East Division final
MONTREAL - Veteran quarterback Zach Collaros is listed as a game-time decision for Saturday's East Division final.
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Prime Minister Carney in Winnipeg to highlight budget plan to end homelessness
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to be in Winnipeg on Friday to give details on a plan to end homelessness in the city after Thursday's federal budget earmarked $1 billion to build new housing and provide other services in Manitoba's capital.
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Former U of Manitoba law dean accused of fraud loses bid to fight extradition from France
Jonathan Black-Branch has lost his bid to avoid extradition from France to Canada to face fraud charges.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/jonathan-black-branch-fraud-extradition-9.7411757?cmp=rss
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Federal budget pledges more than $1B toward Winnipeg centre for addictions, mental health
The federal government has promised more than $1 billion in funding for a Centre for Mental Health and Addictions in Winnipeg.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/budget-winnipeg-addictions-mental-health-9.7411397?cmp=rss
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Separatism referendum cost $84 million, exceeded Elections Alberta’s budget
Elections Alberta said the price tag is nearly $50 million more than its annual budget could pay for and needs the province to cover the rest through additional funding.
https://globalnews.ca/news/12139021/elections-alberta-referendum-cost/
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More community questions raised about Nova Scotia's first proposed AI data centre
LOWER RIVER INHABITANTS, N.S. - Some Nova Scotians said they were left with outstanding questions after two lengthy information sessions on a planned artificial intelligence data centre in southern Cape Breton.
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Post-secondary students protest Ford government OSAP changes, tuition hikes
Thousands of students brandishing signs that state “Hands Off Our Education!” marched across a swath of campuses to draw attention to an “attack on education."
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4.2 earthquake shakes off Vancouver Island's northwest coast
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has rumbled under the Pacific Ocean off the northwestern end of Vancouver Island.
Earthquakes Canada says the quake struck 193 kilometres west of Port Hardy, B.C.
It struck at an underground depth of 10 kilometres at about 1:10 p.m. on Monday.
The quake is the lar...
https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/636515/4-2-earthquake-shakes-off-Vancouver-Island-s-northwest-coast
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Winnipeg police add to reports of sharp metal found in Halloween candy
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg police are encouraging parents and guardians to check their children's Halloween candy after receiving reports of metal objects embedded inside.
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No injuries reported after weapons call at University of Toronto Mississauga dorm
TORONTO - Police just west of Toronto say there's no threat to public safety after officers responded late Monday to a dangerous weapons call at a dormitory on the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus.
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Alberta Premier Smith says U.S. midterms 'vindication' of her approach to tariffs
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says sweeping Democrat wins in the U.S. midterm elections prove her province was on the right path in the cross-border trade war.
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Winnipeg investigating 10 million litres of sewage spilled into Red River
WINNIPEG - The City of Winnipeg says it's investigating after a wastewater treatment plant unexpectedly released almost 10 million litres of untreated sewage into the Red River.
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SIU investigates after man found dead at University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus
Preliminary information suggests the 19-year-old died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound
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Montreal police to fire seven members of the force
Montreal's police chief, Fady Dagher, has announced that seven officers are being fired following allegations of discriminatory and racist conduct that have dogged the force in recent months.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/video-montreal-police-to-fire-seven-members-of-the-force/