Lions’ Sankey named CFL’s top defensive player
B.C. Lions linebacker Darnell Sankey is the CFL's top defensive player.
Trafalgar, Halifax News
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Politics & Government
Danielle Smith defends proposed Alberta riding redraw that Opposition calls cheating
The boundary redrawing process has been a controversial, complicated affair since the premier rejected the main recommendations of a public boundaries commission early this year.
Kelowna to host World Senior Curling Championships in 2027 and 2029
Kelowna is making a name for itself on the international sporting stage. The city has been selected to host the next two World Senior Curling Championships, in 2027 and 2029.
Hydro-Québec projects deficit that could force it to rely on U.S. and other provinces
Hydro-Québec has released a report suggesting it may need to import electricity from neighbouring provinces or the United States within the next three years.
1 dead, 2 injured after helicopter collision near Mount Everest
There are no roads on Mount Everest, and helicopters are the only way to bring down trekkers and guides who become sick or exhausted in the cold and high altitude.
Business & Economy
De Havilland getting up to $2.5B in federal financing to ramp production
The federal government is pledging up to $2.5 billion in financing for Canadair water bomber maker De Havilland Canada in a bid to ramp up production.
Fiscal and monetary policy are not at odds, Bank of Canada's Macklem tells MPs
Bank of Canada's Tiff Macklem says he doesn’t think the federal government’s fiscal policy is at odds with the central bank’s efforts to control inflation.
Restaurant franchisor Foodtastic offers $982-million for MTY
Hostile takeover offer for owner of Thai Express, Wetzel’s Pretzels, and Manchu Wok comes shortly after company replaced CEO
S&P/TSX composite down more than 150 points, U.S. stock markets mixed
Canada’s main stock index was down more than 150 points, weighed down by losses in the technology and base metal sectors, while U.S. stocks were mixed.
Hydro-Québec could be forced to rely on U.S. and other provinces, according to supply plan
Hydro-Québec has released a report suggesting it may need to import electricity from neighbouring provinces or the United States within the next three years.
Environment & Climate
After decades of suppression, Canadians are embracing Indigenous cultural burns
Cultural burns have been suppressed all over the world. In Canada, people are changing their minds. Photo: Amy Cardinal Christianson
Great Britain’s worst-ever bluetongue season ‘a major animal welfare crisis’
British Veterinary Association president tells MPs surge in cases putting farmers under severe pressure and stressThe worst bluetongue season on record has been a major animal welfare crisis in Great...