Countdown to Christmas with food-focused advent calendars that give you something sweet or savoury to unwrap every day, from the 1st to the 24th. With options for chocolate lovers, popcorn fans, spice collectors, and more, we've got you covered for the 2026 holiday season.

Experts from around the world, including Canada, say the scale of digital technology use by children and youth is a public health issue that needs immediate action to prevent further harm.

Curaleaf Holdings Inc. says it will sweeten the offer it’s made to buy rival pot firm Aurora Cannabis Inc.

Barrie Police say the Coroner’s office has been able to identify one of two victims of a house fire.

When Albertans vote in the province’s referendum this fall, they will be asked whether people legally living and working in Alberta without permanent resident status should pay extra to use two of the province’s most important public services.

Voters in Quebec’s 127 ridings are heading to the polls to choose a new provincial government. Follow for live updates.

A 45-year-old Hamilton resident is facing fraud-related charges after police say approximately $490,000 was misappropriated from a local non-profit organization over several years.

Dennis Hastert, the nation’s longest-serving Republican House Speaker, who helped turn much of U.S. President George W. Bush’s agenda into law before his own political legacy was forever fouled by allegations that he molested high school athletes when he was a wrestling coach, died over the weekend, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.

U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady on Monday following the latest yo-yo moves for oil prices.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced early general elections on Monday, aiming to seize momentum from housing protests that have roiled the country and frame the vote around affordability issues.

A trip to the park. A day at the beach. A workout session at the gym. All in public spaces where smart glasses can snap photos, record conversations or stream video online — without people in the line of their lenses and microphones knowing about it.

Calgary Counselling Centre and Counselling Alberta are raising awareness about loneliness and depression during National Depression Screening Day week, which runs Oct. 5 to 11.

Approximately 30 homes in Tay Township and 60 homes in Midland are without power, according to NT Power.

The arrest of a U.S. Marine on suspicion of robbing and killing a local woman on Okinawa has drawn condemnation from Japan’s leaders and renewed protests against the heavy American military presence on the southern island.

There’s a BIG cool down set to hit during the Thanksgiving long weekend. Single-digit highs and a chance of some showers (snow in parts of the province).

South Korea’s military said Monday it concluded North Korea planted mines that injured three South Korean soldiers at their heavily fortified border last month, urging the North to apologize and remove other mines.

Suncor Energy Inc. announced Monday that it signed a deal to sell its shares in several offshore oil assets off the east coast of Canada to Ithaca Energy plc., which is based in the United Kingdom.

Quebec’s business community is taking notice as polls show the Parti Québécois seizing a firm lead with the provincial election in full swing.

An Ottawa farmer says people who want to carve Jack-o’-lanterns for Halloween should consider buying their pumpkins early because there could be a shortage this year.

The University of Toronto says it’s launching a new $100 million scholarship program designed to attract PhD talent to Canada.

Mayoral candidate Olivia Chow is promising to provide lunches in school if re-elected, a move she says will save parents an estimated $1,800 per year.

Portugal wants Cristiano Ronaldo to know he’s welcome back to the national team, if he so desires.

A 25-year-old Montreal man has been sentenced to six and a half years in a U.S. prison for transportation of child pornography. 

The first cases of laboratory confirmed influenza or “flu” have been confirmed by the Grey Bruce Public Health unit for the 2026-2027 respiratory illness season.

Four games into a new NHL season, the rebuilding Vancouver Canucks see signs of progress.