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Statistics Canada to release September reading for inflation
Statistics Canada to release September reading for inflation

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is expected to publish its inflation reading for the month of September today. Economists are forecasting another decline in annual inflation last month after it slowed to...

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A timeline of recent Canada-India tensions, as both countries expel diplomats
A timeline of recent Canada-India tensions, as both countries expel diplomats

Monday's announced expulsion of six Indian diplomats from Canada comes after months of tensions between the two countries, which came to a head after the assassination of B.C. Sikh leader Hardeep Singh...

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Here's why the RCMP believe Indian officials are linked to violence in Canada
Here's why the RCMP believe Indian officials are linked to violence in Canada

The RCMP held a press conference in Ottawa Monday, prompted by what they called an "extraordinary situation" that compelled them to speak about the findings of multiple ongoing investigations into criminal...

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Lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for endangered orcas, report suggests
Lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for endangered orcas, report suggests

Researchers spent months tracking the two whale populations' preferred food in the Salish Sea and the waters of northern Vancouver Island and their findings have now been published in a peer-reviewed research journal.

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NDP frustrations with B.C. Conservative campaign promises prompts McRib parody post
NDP frustrations with B.C. Conservative campaign promises prompts McRib parody post

British Columbia's New Democratic Party says it is responsible for a parody social media post that has B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad promising to bring back McDonald's McRib sandwiches.

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Twenty years after fatal Halifax cargo jet crash, safety improvements lag
Twenty years after fatal Halifax cargo jet crash, safety improvements lag

After the deadly crash of an MK Airlines cargo plane in Halifax on Oct. 14, 2004, key safety improvements have yet to be made 20 years later.

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BC Conservatives release education policy plans ahead of election day
BC Conservatives release education policy plans ahead of election day

The B.C. Conservatives have unveiled their education policy plans about six days before the Oct. 19 voting day.
Eby makes plea to Green voters to support NDP to help keep Conservatives from office
Eby makes plea to Green voters to support NDP to help keep Conservatives from office

BC NDP Leader David Eby is asking potential Green voters to support his party instead to keep Conservatives out of office.
Liberals appoint Andrew Bevan as campaign head amid talk of MP revolt against Trudeau
Liberals appoint Andrew Bevan as campaign head amid talk of MP revolt against Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the Liberal Party's new campaign chair, as some MPs reportedly band together to ask their leader to step down.
Bill Vigars, campaign manager for Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, dies at 78
Bill Vigars, campaign manager for Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, dies at 78

WHITE ROCK, B.C. — Bill Vigars, who led the promotion of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope in 1980, has died at the age of 78. His wife, Sherry MacDonald, confirmed the news in an interview, saying Vigars...