Nova Scotia, school support workers reach tentative deal
The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the tentative deal follows 10 months of bargaining and addresses the concerns members raised.
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Saturday, October 31, 2026
Politics & Government
Why Toronto’s municipal election turnout beat the provincial average
Unofficial results collected by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario show 46 per cent of those eligible to vote in Toronto did so in this week's municipal election.
North Atlantic right whale spotted entangled in gear
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says a surveillance flight spotted the whale on Oct. 21 between New Brunswick's Acadian Peninsula, P.E.I. and Quebec's Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
B.C.’s adoption of permanent daylight time could cause calendar chaos Sunday
Organizations that rely on scheduling software warn staff, patients of potential issues as other regions turn back the clock
Drag artist and influencer Kyne Santos is making math cool
The grad student’s creative approach may be the key to getting more students to embrace the subject
Business & Economy
Ottawa’s investment in Cohere, RBC blocks personal AI agents and Cleveland-Cliffs’ plan to recall Stelco workers: Must-read business and investing stories
Plus, for Halloween, a look the five scariest charts in economics right now
Alberta’s data-centre boom faces fierce and growing opposition
The province is positioning itself as a central player at the heart of the AI revolution. Now it must grapple with the backlash against giant projects with uncertain benefits
Carney has racked up an impressive list of projects and deals. His budget has to answer for them
A budget isn’t just a spending plan – it’s also about accountability
Here’s how Carney’s promises stack up as he prepares to deliver his second budget
From shrinking the deficit to growing investment, we checked in on the status of some of the Liberal government’s key goals
Environment & Climate
‘This is a robust recipe’: the experimental farm bucking the decline in UK birds
Allerton Project attracts abundant wildlife and its success can offers clues to reversing the sharp drop in populationsFarmer Alastair Leake is standing in a field of sprouting winter wheat, pointing...
‘Plantation tourism’: court victory signals hope in Jamaica’s fight to keep beaches public
A temporary injunction in the coastline battle for beaches to be publicly accessible, not sealed off for private developments, is just a step in fighting what islanders call a tourism model that...
Sports
Suns' Dillon Brooks ejected for kicking Canadian national teammate Jamal Murray in the groin
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was ejected Friday night in a 127-120 loss at home to the Denver Nuggets for kicking Jamal Murray in the groin.
Japanese RHP Kaima Taira set to move to MLB
Japanese right-hander Kaima Taira wants to move to Major League Baseball.
Report: Colts in talks to trade RB Jonathan Taylor
The Colts are willing to trade star running back Jonathan Taylor and are active in talks with several teams, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport reported Saturday.
Quick Shifts: How Nikita Kucherov’s trade request helps Lightning
There have been some wild reactions to the even wilder bombshell that was Nikita Kucherov’s trade request. But, as Sportsnet’s Luke Fox writes in the latest Quick Shifts, the reigning MVP may...