4 h. ago Canada just got a dark and spooky new coin that's perfect for the season

Canada captures stories and historical moments in its coins, and this time, Halloween has come early for coin collectors who love a creepy design.Just in time for the spooky season in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mint has released a brand-new coin that's hauntingly detailed: Haunted Canada: Lady in White, the latest addition to the Unexplained Phenomena series of silver rectangular coins. Previous designs include the Duncan Incident and the Langenburg Event.This time, the focus is on Québec’s Montmorency Falls, a picturesque waterfall and popular tourist attraction located in the Québec City area. The falls can be viewed from cable cars or a suspension bridge.But, take a closer look, and you might see more than just the rushing waters: according to the Mint, you might catch a glimpse of someone in the mist of the falls.A haunting love storyAs the story goes, Mathilde Robin was a bride-to-be who discovered that her beloved had been killed nea...

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4 h. ago Canada was just crowned one of the top countries in the world

Canada has been highly rated by travellers from around the world in a new ranking.Condé Nast Traveler revealed its 2025 Readers' Choice Awards on Tuesday. The travel magazine received a staggering 757,109 votes in its 38th annual Readers' Choice Awards survey, dubbing winners in categories such as best cities and best resorts in the world.CN Traveler also asked its readers to rank their favourite countries around the world, and Canada made the top 10.The True North took 10th place out of a total of 20, with a score of 90.94."Travellers today are craving what's real; experiences that build compassion, spark belonging, and remind us of what we share," said Gloria Loree, chief marketing officer at Destination Canada, in a statement about the ranking."For Americans, Canada offers exactly that. It's a place that welcomes you in, leaves a lasting mark, and sends you home seeing the world and one another a little differently.&q...

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4 h. ago T&T Supermarket to open its latest location in a Toronto mall

A long-standing Loblaws location inside a Toronto mall is due to close its doors this month, but it won't be long before another supermarket giant swoops in to replace it. The Loblaws store inside RioCan Empress at 5095 Yonge St. is preparing to shut down at the end of October, staff confirmed to blogTO via phone call last week. The grocery store, which sat below one of the longest freestanding escalators in North America for decades, will officially close on Saturday, Oct. 25. However, another Loblaw Companies-owned supermarket chain will soon take over the massive retail space. According to a building permit filed with the City, a request to renovate the retail space to accommodate a new T&T Supermarket was accepted back in July. The Vancouver-based Canadian Asian supermarket chain was acquired by Loblaw back in July 2009, and has drastically increased its footprint in Toronto over the past few years, with locations at College and Spadina...

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7 h. ago Some government workers may not get back pay when shutdown ends: Trump

‘There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of and we’ll take care of them in a different way,’ Donald Trump said

Politics

7 h. ago Americans boo 'O Canada' before Toronto Blue Jays playoff game in New York

The New York Yankees fans didn't even wait until the game started before booing the Toronto Blue Jays.Or more specifically, their anthem.Ahead of the Game 3 matchup between the Yankees and Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in New York, a portion of the Bronx crowd opted to boo the performance of "O Canada."Newsday's Anthony Rieber provided footage of the incident.Fans at Yankee Stadium boo the Canadian national anthem pic.twitter.com/syvgRNudwq— Anthony Rieber (@AnthonyRieber) October 7, 2025Yankees fans had plenty to boo shortly after the the anthem, too, as Blue Jays star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launched his third home run of the series to give Toronto a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning while receiving his own Bronx cheer.Toronto won the first two games of the series at home at the Rogers Centre, and have a chance to advance to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2016 with one more victory.Have Blue Jays fans booed the an...

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7 h. ago WARMINGTON: Education minister scolds Toronto high school for playing Arabic O Canada on Oct. 7

Paul Calandra said he doesn't "believe" the act on such a dark anniversary was accidental and warned the national anthem should only be played in French or English.

Politics

7 h. ago Former Kamloops lawyer planned murder of his client, Crown tells court

Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo is accused of first-degree murder in the March 11, 2022, killing of his client Mohd Abdullah, a lecturer at Thompson Rivers University

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7 h. ago Bettman sees value in NHL’s Olympic break after success of 4 Nations tourney

SUNRISE, Fla. — Commissioner Gary Bettman isn’t the biggest fan of taking a nearly three-week break in the middle of the NHL season so players can participate in the Milan-Cortina Olympics. That said, he obviously sees the value. Bettman spoke at the season-opening game Tuesday between the Florida Panthers — who raised their second consecutive […]

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7 h. ago More jail needed for Calgary youth who took part in 'senseless' deadly attack on city teen, judge rules

The judge agreed with the Crown prosecutor that the convicted killer, who can't be named, needs more time in custody to work on his rehabilitation

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8 h. ago Manitoba legislature approves $18,000 fine for former premier Stefanson

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson has been fined $18,000 for violating the province’s conflict of interest law. Members of the legislature have approved the penalty and other findings in a report from provincial ethics commissioner Jeffrey Schnoor. Schnoor said Stefanson tried to get a mining project approved after her Progressive Conservatives lost the […]

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8 h. ago Manitoba legislature approves fines for former premier, cabinet ministers

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson and two of her cabinet ministers were fined Tuesday for violating the province’s conflict of interest law in pushing for a mining project. Members of the legislature from all parties voted unanimously in favour of a report issued in May by ethics commissioner Jeffrey Schnoor, who ruled that […]

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9 h. ago Transportation Safety Board sending team to crash site near Squamish, B.C.

Investigators heading to site of helicopter crash that occurred Tuesday morning

Sport

9 h. ago North American Construction Group Ltd. Announces Offering and Pricing of Reopening of $125 Million Senior Unsecured Notes

ACHESON, Alberta, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — North American Construction Group Ltd. (“NACG”) (TSX: NOA / NYSE: NOA) announced today that it has entered into an underwriting agreement with a syndicate of underwriters to sell, pursuant to a private placement offering (the “Offering”), an additional $125 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.75% senior […]

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9 h. ago Appelés par Trump, 200 gardes nationaux sont arrivés près de Chicago

Le président américain a décrit la grande ville du nord du pays comme une «zone de guerre».

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9 h. ago MPs question Longest Ballot Committee organizer during spring election probe

Tomas Szuchewycz listed as official agent for nearly all of 200 people who signed up to run

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10 h. ago Former B.C. lawyer planned murder of his client, Crown tells court

Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo accused of murder in the March 2022 slaying of Mohd Abdullah

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10 h. ago Hurricane Priscilla grows in Pacific as Tropical Storm Jerry forms in east

Priscilla neared Category 3 status on Tuesday just off the west coast of Mexico, spinning with maximum sustained winds around 175 kph and moving north.

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10 h. ago Toronto hockey commentators hold tight to idea McDavid will still leave Edmonton. But why?

No sooner had Connor McDavid signed the biggest bargain contract in the National Hockey League of this century than Toronto sports commentators started to speculate about McDavid leaving Edmonton. At The Athletic, reporter Chris Johnston said one important part of the deal was the two-year term. “While McDavid ensured there will be an appropriate amount […]

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10 h. ago McCAUGHEY: States should get tough on criminals to avoid National Guard help

Illinois, Chicago went to court Monday to stop Trump from sending National Guard troops to Windy City

Society

10 h. ago HUNTER: You again? Accused Riverdale double killer got bail in 2023

The Canadian criminal landscape is filled with couldas, shouldas and wouldas. While consequences don’t appear to cause the Canadian judiciary a single second of lost sleep, the rest of us have to live with their whimsical decisions. Call them real-life consequences. Case in point: Kyle Taylor, all-Canadian boy. Early Tuesday morning, Taylor, 20, was charged […]

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