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Woman, 62, arrested, charged with fatal pedestrian crash in Mono: OPP
31 Oct 2026
Ontario Provincial Police have arrested a 62-year-old woman after a fatal collision with a pedestrian in the Town of Mono, Ont., about 60 kilometres northwest of Toronto.
Police at scene of Winnipeg intersection following incident
31 Oct 2026
Police were at the scene of an incident near an industrial zone in Winnipeg's St. Boniface area on Saturday morning.
Death of man, 22, in Pelican Narrows considered suspicious: Sask RCMP
31 Oct 2026
RCMP received a report of an injured man at a home in Pelican Narrows on Thursday around 7 p.m. Police said the seriously injured man was taken to hospital, where he later died.
The horror and hard work behind some of Alberta’s Halloween haunts
31 Oct 2026
Each year, haunted house creators dedicate endless hours to building elaborate Halloween displays. CBC’s Colleen Underwood takes a look at some of these passion projects and the blood, sweat, and tears — mostly blood — invested in them.
Ravi Kahlon focusing on family, but won't rule out B.C. NDP leadership run
31 Oct 2026
Former B.C. New Democrat housing minister Ravi Kahlon says his priority is his family after opting not to run in the snap election that toppled his party's government — but he is not closing the door on politics.
Canada is in the U.S. midterm spotlight. Will the results be a blessing or a curse?
31 Oct 2026
U.S. midterm candidates across the country keep bringing up Canada. But what does it mean for the country to be in the spotlight, and will the results on Tuesday be a blessing or a curse for Canadians
4 dead, 2 in life-threatening condition after car crash in Puslinch, Ont.
31 Oct 2026
Four people are dead and two others suffered life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Puslinch early Saturday, according to Ontario Provincial Police
Cold Lake pushes for provincewide ride-hailing regulations
31 Oct 2026
The City of Cold Lake is looking to advocate for provincial regulations that would make it easier for services like Uber and Lyft to operate in different jurisdictions.
Mr. PG stuffie hikes to Mount Everest base camp with this B.C. adventurer
31 Oct 2026
Prince George resident Lydia Troc is an adventurer — her latest trip took her up to Mount Everest base camp in Nepal. But she didn't go alone — she took a plushie version of Prince George's beloved mascot Mr. PG.
Which B.C. neighbourhoods will get the most trick-or-treaters this Halloween?
31 Oct 2026
CBC British Columbia and Simon Fraser University's City Program are teaming up once again to run our annual treat count — where we look at how much candy you gave out to trick-or-treaters and what you gave them, all displayed on an interactive map.
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
