As Hurricane Milton makes landfall, more than 1.6 million customers are left without power in Florida
The Category 2 storm has left 1.6 million homes and businesses without power in Florida as Milton pummels through the state.
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Company must refund $1-million deposit after failing to complete West Vancouver home on time, court rules
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Washington state woman calls 911 after being hounded by up to 100 raccoons
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Biden, Harris condemn storm misinformation ahead of Hurricane Milton landfall
President Joe Biden warned on Wednesday that Hurricane Milton carried incredible destructiveness and urged people to take safe shelter while condemning misinformation about the storm as un-American.
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Hundreds of thousands of popular vehicles recalled in Canada over steering issue
Hundreds of thousands of vehicles are being recalled in Canada due to a steering-related issue that could increase a driver's risk of crash.
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'We want things to go forward': Bloc leader hints his party 'might' help end House impasse
The leader of the Bloc Quebecois says his party 'might play a role' in helping the Liberals get House of Commons business rolling again — after days of Conservative-led debate on a privilege matter — but that his assistance would come at a cost.
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Pilot dies aboard Turkish Airlines flight, forcing emergency landing in New York
A Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday after the captain died on board, an airline official said.
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Former CIA director says Israel 'unlikely' to target Iranian nuclear sites as retaliation
Former CIA Director and retired Gen. David Petraeus says it is 'unlikely' Israel will target Iranian nuclear sites in retaliation for last week's ballistic missile attack.
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Rare Monet returned to family more than 80 years after it was stolen by Nazis
A Claude Monet pastel painting stolen by Nazis during World War II, which vanished for decades only to show up with a Louisiana art dealer, was returned Wednesday in New Orleans to the descendants of its original owners.
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Women say they were kicked off of Spirit Airlines flight for what they were wearing
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Alberta MLA comparing transgender students to poop welcomed back by UCP
Jennifer Johnson, Lacombe-Ponoka legislature member, has been welcomed back into the United Conservative Party (UCP).
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Bryan Adams decries elements of Ottawa's online streaming rules
Global hitmaker Bryan Adams is adding his voice to opposition over new federal regulations on streaming.
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Scientists recreate the head of this ancient 50-kg bug
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Alberta MLA comparing transgender students to poop welcomed back by UCP
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New bill to regulate sale of machetes, other long-bladed weapons in Manitoba
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Rain, tornadoes and tropical storm-force winds lash Florida as Hurricane Milton draws near
Hurricane Milton crashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, pounding the coast with ferocious winds of over 100 mph (160 kph) and producing a series of tornadoes around the state. Tampa avoided a direct hit.
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Ratan Tata, former chairman of Tata Group, dies at age 86
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Washington state woman calls 911 after being hounded by up to 100 raccoons
Sheriff's deputies in Washington's Kitsap County frequently get calls about animals -- loose livestock, problem dogs. But the 911 call they received recently from a woman being hounded by dozens of raccoons swarming her home near Poulsbo stood out.
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Biden, Harris condemn storm misinformation ahead of Hurricane Milton landfall
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Canada adds $15M to aid for Lebanon and will match $6M in donations
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'We want things to go forward': Bloc leader hints his party 'might' help end House impasse
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Company must refund $1-million deposit after failing to complete West Vancouver home on time, court rules
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Rents rise 2.1% in September, marking fifth straight monthly slowdown: report
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Scientists recreate the head of this ancient 50-kg bug
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Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes
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Hinton's Nobel win product of persevering amid doubts about neural networks
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Bryan Adams decries elements of Ottawa's online streaming rules
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Conor Kerr, Anne Fleming among five authors shortlisted for Giller Prize
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Next Met Gala chairs: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James
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Northern Ontario farmer breaks giant pumpkin records, taking top prizes in competition
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B.C. homeowner astounded someone managed to steal one of his prized giant pumpkins
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Sports
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Yukon's remote fresh waters are producing NHL-calibre talent in Dylan Cozens and Gavin McKenna
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'I feel very, very lucky': Canucks centre J.T. Miller set to play 800th game
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Montembeault posts 47-save shutout, Canadiens blank Maple Leafs 1-0 in season-opener
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Hundreds of thousands of popular vehicles recalled in Canada over steering issue
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Mercedes-Benz incubator program coming to Windsor
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