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  TREND LINE | Conservatives extend summer lead over Liberals, NDP sees bump in Nanos ballot tracking

  With the fall sitting of Parliament underway, Nanos ballot tracking shows the federal Conservatives continue to hold onto the lead they’ve had all summer while the Liberals remain stalled, and the NDP has managed to gain a bit of steam in third place.

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  Canada Post reviewing use of address data following criticism from privacy watchdog

  Canada Post says it is reviewing how it uses data for tailored marketing campaigns after the federal privacy watchdog found the post office was breaking the law by gleaning information from the outsides of envelopes and packages.

• McNaughton is third Ford cabinet minister to resign in past 3 weeks

  Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton announced on Friday he is stepping away from politics after accepting a job in the private sector. McNaughton is the third minister to resign from Premier Doug Ford's cabinet this month, though he said his departure is not connected to the unfolding Greenbelt development scandal.

• A 9/11 defendant is ruled unfit for trial after a medical panel finds torture left him psychotic

  A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the 9/11 defendants unfit for trial after a military medical panel found that the man's sustained abuse in CIA custody years earlier has rendered him lastingly psychotic.

• Ontario woman issues warning about scam involving fake Service Canada employee that cost her $50K

  An Ontario woman is warning others after a fraudster impersonating a Service Canada employee convinced her to empty out $50,000 from her bank account.

• Cyber security officials urge 'vigilance' against threats as Zelenskyy visits Canada

  As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Canada, top security officials are re-issuing a call to 'adopt a heightened state of vigilance, and to bolster … awareness of and protection against malicious cyber threats.'

• A Ukrainian missile strikes the headquarters of Russia's navy in Crimea

  Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smouldering, according to military officials on both sides of the war and images from the scene in Crimea.

• Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a US$2.99 monthly charge to dodge them

  Amazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year, joining other streaming services that have added different tiers of subscriptions.

• Is a 'no-tipping' policy ready to be adopted by Canadian restaurants?

  As Canadians report their frustrations with 'out-of-control' tipping culture, some wonder whether it is time to remove the option to tip at restaurants and is it even possible amid rising food costs?

• Canada ranked 8th among 11 developed countries in seniors' care

  A new study from the C.D. Howe Institute compares seniors’ care in Canada to that of other wealthy nations, providing insights into its relative performance and areas for improvement.

• Amid vaccine fatigue, doctors say the updated COVID-19 shot is important this fall

  Public health officials say the number of COVID-19 infections is climbing again -- just in time for respiratory virus season in the fall and winter, when respiratory syncytial virus and influenza also come on the scene.

• Law firm awarded $4.5 million contract for David Johnston foreign interference probe

  A Toronto-based law firm was awarded a nearly $4.5 million contract to work on former special rapporteur David Johnston's ill-fated foreign interference probe. The firm has so far been paid more than $1.7 million.