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Canada · 10 d ago

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Alcohol seizures rise in Quebec's Far North

Nunavik police seized nearly 1,150 litres of alcohol from January to October 2026, 400 litres more than in all of 2025. Its black-market resale value is estimated at more than $360,000.

Canada · 10 d ago

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Carney ends his Turkey visit at an Istanbul mosque

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On Saturday he toured the Kariye Mosque, a former Byzantine church known for its frescoes and mosaics. His office said the site shows the value of cultural heritage as a bridge between peoples.

Canada · 10 d ago

University of Prince Edward Island campus in autumn

Martin Cathrae from Charlottetown, PE, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

P.E.I. students face tuition hikes more than double the national average

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Statistics Canada says tuition in Prince Edward Island rose 4.9 per cent this school year, against 2.4 per cent nationally. The province also had the highest inflation rate in September, at 5.7 per cent.

Canada · 10 d ago

Lorne Doerkson, interim BC Conservative leader

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B.C. Conservatives win a majority as Eby resigns as NDP leader

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Lorne Doerkson, the interim leader, is set to become premier. Conservatives had 63 candidates elected or leading late Saturday, against 27 for the NDP.

Canada · 10 d ago

Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum, 2026

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Bloc Québécois fields a rights activist to stress Carney's “moral authority deficit”

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Zumretay Arkin, a former vice-president of the World Uyghur Congress, will run in Montreal's Laurier–Sainte-Marie. The by-election is expected to be called by the end of the month.

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Illustration of a high-speed train in a snowy landscape

Alto would test the country's first high-speed trains east of Ottawa

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Alto plans a test track east of Ottawa, with trials from 2034, according to documents. Its private partner, Cadence, says the exact location is far too early to say.

Canada · 10 d ago

Three months after the landslide, L'Ascension still waits to fill its sinkhole

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Heavy rain split the village's main street on Aug 3, and the hole now cuts the village in two. Mayor Jacques Allard says the works could start within days once Quebec gives its approval.

Canada · 11 d ago

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P.E.I.'s Province House reopens after nearly 12 years of restoration

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Province House in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, officially reopened on Saturday. It first opened for a legislative session in 1847, making it the second-oldest legislature in Canada.