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Left lane on Mercier Bridge heading towards Montreal closed indefinitely
14 Oct 2026
The left lane on the Honoré-Mercier Bridge heading towards Montreal will be closed indefinitely after a crack in a steel beam was discovered during maintenance work.
Chronic homelessness in Winnipeg greatly overestimated due to faulty data, memo says
14 Oct 2026
Data errors connected to a federal system used by End Homelessness Winnipeg have led to a significant overestimation of the number of people experiencing homelessness in the city, an internal organizational memo obtained by CBC News says.
City of Edmonton may challenge provincial infill order in court
14 Oct 2026
Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack says he is considering a court challenge of the provincial government’s directive to repeal the city’s zoning bylaw since he believes the order is setting up council member
Grad student accused of trying to flee U.S. after police questioned her about alleged poisoning
14 Oct 2026
A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents, then tried to flee the U.S. after police questioned her.
Trial begins for N.W.T. reservist facing sexual assault, child pornography charges
14 Oct 2026
On day one, the Crown called a complainant to testify about online contact and an alleged assault in a vehicle.
Lightspeed cuts 250 roles by laying off staff, not filling vacancies
14 Oct 2026
Lightspeed Commerce Inc. says 250 roles will be impacted as the company lays off staff and opts to not fill some vacancies.
Some Ottawa election candidates targeted with racist messages and graffiti
14 Oct 2026
At least three local candidates running in wards across Ottawa have been the target of hateful messages, including a message sent by email and racist graffiti on election signs. The CBC’s David Fraser reports.
Families in the Sault, Sudbury under financial stress after province pauses OSAP to private college students
14 Oct 2026
Students enrolled at the Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie campuses of the CTS Canadian Career College say their lives have been turned upside down.
RCMP investigating report of racist election banner near Steinbach, Man.
14 Oct 2026
RCMP in Steinbach are investigating reports of an image circulating online depicting a racist election sign hanging from a highway overpass.
Sask. NDP allege MLA Kevin Weedmark broke multiple rules, refer him to conflict of interest commissioner
14 Oct 2026
Saskatchewan's conflict of interest commissioner has confirmed he received the NDP's referral letter on Tuesday.
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