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Canada's inflation rate falls to 1.6% in September, smallest yearly increase since 2021

Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate continued to slow in September as drivers paid lower prices for gasoline than they did last year.

Canada spat leads India newspapers, as analysts await reactions from peer countries

Canada's decision to expel New Delhi's top envoy and five other diplomats is front-page news in India, as an analyst wonders how other countries will respond.

Deepfake romance scam raked in US$46 million from men across Asia, police say

In a news conference Monday, police in the Asian financial hub announced the arrests of more than two dozen members of the alleged scam ring, which they say targeted men from Taiwan to Singapore and as far away as India.

Canadian court to consider when minors can be sentenced as adults

Canada's highest court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday on when a young person can be considered an adult for sentencing purposes.

Incredible new details of Shackleton's sunken Endurance ship revealed in 3D scan

A new 3D scan has revealed previously unseen details of the wreck of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton’s HMS Endurance, which was found in 2022 – more than a century after the ship sank.

Carbon pricing rebates land in bank accounts as Liberals defend embattled policy

Canadians are set to receive carbon pricing rebates Tuesday, as the Liberals defend one of their most embattled policies.

Father of 10-year-old girl found dead in the U.K. called police from Pakistan to say he killed her

The father of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England fled to Pakistan and called U.K. police from there to say he had killed her, a jury heard Monday.

Airbnb guests east of Toronto steal quarter of a million dollars worth of jewelry: police

Four guests at an Airbnb east of Toronto made off with a quarter of million dollars worth of jewelry following their stay, police say.

How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other's diplomats?

Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other's top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.

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Canadian court to consider when minors can be sentenced as adults

Canada's highest court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday on when a young person can be considered an adult for sentencing purposes.
Taylor Swift's Toronto Eras Tour dates expected to bring $282 million in economic impact

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to Toronto next month and officials say the six-night residency could bring $282 million in economic impact to the city.
Ontario taxpayers fork over $4.3 million to settle legal costs in Bill 124 cases

Ontario taxpayers have forked over $4.3 million in legal fees after the province lost two court cases defending a wage-cap law that was struck down as unconstitutional, The Canadian Press has learned.
'A threat to all of us': Eby addresses RCMP allegations Indian officials linked to Canadian homicides, extortion

B.C. NDP leader David Eby took a break from campaigning Monday to address stunning new allegations from the RCMP that Indian diplomats and consular officials are linked to violent criminal activity on Canadian soil.
Mass shootings share 'sketchy stories,' B.C. Conservative candidate claims in resurfaced social post

Embattled B.C. Conservative candidate Brent Chapman is under fire once again, this time for past Facebook comments casting doubt on the official accounts of mass shooting events in Canada and the U.S.
Ontario police say 'escalating incidents' between high schools connected to deadly crash

'Escalating incidents' between two Hamilton high schools are believed to be connected to a car crash last week that left a 15-year-old boy dead, police say.

World

How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other's diplomats?

Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other's top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.
Harris announces a new plan to empower Black men as she tries to energize them to vote for her

U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris announced a plan on Monday to give Black men more economic opportunities and other chances to thrive as she works to energize a key voting bloc that has Democrats concerned about a lack of enthusiasm.
Middle East latest: Top leaders attend an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general's funeral

The funeral of an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general killed alongside Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah drew the largest crowd of top leaders in the paramilitary organization together Tuesday for the first time since Tehran launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel.
After 67 days adrift, a Russian man was rescued but his brother and nephew are dead

A Russian man was rescued in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in a tiny inflatable boat that lost its engine, but his brother and nephew have died, officials said Tuesday.
North Korea blows up inter-Korean road, rail lines near border

North Korea blew up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas on Tuesday, prompting South Korea's military to fire warning shots.
Deepfake romance scam raked in US$46 million from men across Asia, police say

In a news conference Monday, police in the Asian financial hub announced the arrests of more than two dozen members of the alleged scam ring, which they say targeted men from Taiwan to Singapore and as far away as India.

Politics

Canada spat leads India newspapers, as analysts await reactions from peer countries

Canada's decision to expel New Delhi's top envoy and five other diplomats is front-page news in India, as an analyst wonders how other countries will respond.
Foreign interference inquiry resumes after damning accusations levied against India

The public safety minister is expected to testify at a federal inquiry into foreign interference just one day after announcing explosive allegations about crimes of murder, coercion and extortion in Canada linked to agents of the Indian government.
Carbon pricing rebates land in bank accounts as Liberals defend embattled policy

Canadians are set to receive carbon pricing rebates Tuesday, as the Liberals defend one of their most embattled policies.

Health

Pledges to cover fertility treatment as elections play out across Canada

As provincial elections play out in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick this month, there are pledges to provide more fertility treatment coverage.
Medical journal urges streamlined miscarriage care in Canada, more early assessments

An editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says it's time to invest in early pregnancy assessment clinics that can provide proper care during and after a miscarriage, which can have devastating effects.
Human sense of smell is faster than previously thought

Your nose may be more powerful than you think.

Sci-Tech

A Hong Kong zoo seeks answers after 9 monkeys die in 2 days

Hong Kong's oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species.
NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life

A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.
A Southern California school plants a 'Moon Tree' grown with seeds flown in space

A so-called 'Moon Tree,' grown with seeds that were flown around the moon, was planted at a California school.

Entertainment

New lawsuits accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault against 6 people, including a minor

Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit Monday with a new wave of lawsuits accusing him of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy. It is the first time he’s been sued by a person alleging they were abused as a minor.
Khloe Kardashian shares candid look at her healing progress after having tumour removed from her cheek

Khloe Kardashian continues to open up about her health journey after dealing with skin cancer, revealing recently that she used facial injections to fill a cheek "indentation" that she was left with after surgery.
Canadian drink company tastes controversy after Simu Liu raises cultural appropriation questions

Controversy bubbled for a Canadian drink company after its founders drew the ire of a Marvel superhero on an episode of a 'Shark Tank'-style reality series.

Business

Canada's inflation rate falls to 1.6% in September, smallest yearly increase since 2021

Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate continued to slow in September as drivers paid lower prices for gasoline than they did last year.
Taylor Swift's Toronto Eras Tour dates expected to bring $282 million in economic impact

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to Toronto next month and officials say the six-night residency could bring $282 million in economic impact to the city.
Tech consultant goes on trial in death of Cash App founder Bob Lee

The tech consultant charged in Cash App founder Bob Lee's stabbing death had no motive to kill him and in fact was forced to defend himself against Lee, who had become aggressive while on a multiday drug bender, lawyers for Nima Momeni said in opening statements Monday.

Lifestyle

Pets in China are earning 'snack money' in cafes as their owners send them to work

Jane Xue sent her dog, a 2-year-old Samoyed named OK, off to her first day of work in mid-September. Her employer? A dog cafe in Fuzhou, in southeastern China.
Vancouver seal joins Moo Deng, Pesto the Penguin as latest addition to viral 'Knights of the Rotund Table'

A Vancouver Aquarium rescue seal named Biscuits has been named as one of the latest inductees to the viral TikTok trend 'Knights of the Rotund Table.'
Two in three who plan to remain childless said it just wasn't for them, survey finds

New data from the Angus Reid Institute shows that only one in five childless adults 50 or younger are confident they will have children.

Sports

MLB playoffs averaging 3.33 million viewers through division series, an 18% increase over last year

Major League Baseball's postseason is averaging 3.33 million viewers going into the league championship series, an 18% increase over last year's average of 2.82 million.
Guenther, Hellebuyck, Eichel named NHL's three stars of the week

Utah Hockey Club right-wing Dylan Guenther, Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.
Record day on the racetrack for Nova Scotia's 32nd annual Valley Harvest Marathon

It was a record breaking year at the Valley Harvest Marathon in Wolfville, N.S., on Saturday and Sunday.

Autos

Distracted driving deaths up 40 per cent in Ontario compared to last year

The Ontario Provincial Police says the number of fatal collisions caused by distracted driving on the roads it patrols has increased by 40 per cent compared to this time last year.
Elon Musk unveils his 'Cybercab' robotaxi

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled on Thursday his vision of a 'a fun, exciting future,' an 'age of abundance' full of his company’s self-driving cars without steering wheels, parking lots turned into parks and robots that will walk among the population – that he once again promised would be available within a few years.
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video Why are there cars in the Detroit River?

Dozens of cars were pulled out of the Detroit River in west Windsor on Tuesday, causing many questions for Windsorites.

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