Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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'No Kings' protests against Trump planned across U.S., Europe
By Lisa Mascaro, Safiyah Riddle and Kevin Freking WASHINGTON (AP) - Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation's capital and communiti...
Oct 18, 2025 Demonstrators wear costumes and carry signs as they rally at the 14th and U street corridor before marching to the national Mall during a No Kings protest in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Canada's health ministers meeting in Calgary to discuss funding, workforce
Federal, provincial and territorial health ministers are in Calgary for two days of meetings, with interprovincial credential recognition and funding agreements up for discussion. The office of federa...
Oct 16, 2025 Minister of Health Marjorie Michel rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, June 2, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board c...
Oct 15, 2025 In June 2023 United States Coast Guard grabbed a still frame from video provided by Pelagic Research Services, shows remains of the Titan submersible, center, on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard Video courtesy Pelagic Research Services via AP)
European Commission fines Gucci, Chloé and Loewe for price fixing
MILAN (AP) - The European Commission has fined luxury fashion houses Gucci, Chlo and Loewe a total of over 157 million euros (nearly $183 million) for anti-competitive practices restricting independen...
Oct 15, 2025 A model wears a creation as part of the Loewe Spring/Summer 2026 collection presented in Paris, on Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
Canadian charities could lose millions in donations due to postal strike
The Canada Post job action may have moved to rotating strikes, but that doesn't mean that all troubles are now over. When it comes to places like charities, the recent postal strike is having a major ...
Oct 14, 2025
'We need to get them out': Beluga trainer fired by Marineland speaks out
TORONTO - Marineland's crumbling infrastructure, staffing shortage and lack of resources have created dangerous conditions for its belugas and they should be moved immediately, a fired beluga trainer ...
Oct 14, 2025 Kristy Burgess is shown in this undated handout photo, kissing a beluga whale at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Kristy Burgess
Mushroom-powered toilet turns waste into fertilizer
by Nono Shen VANCOUVER - A "beautiful experience" isn't a term often used for a trip to an outhouse, but researchers at the University of British Columbia say the description fits for their mushroom-p...
Oct 13, 2025 A mushroom-powered waterless toilet, shown in this undated handout photo, was launched by researchers at the University of British Columbia at UBC Botanical Garden in September 2025. This washroom can turn human waste into nutrient-rich compost using mycelia. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Joseph Dahmen)
'Dream of a lifetime': Canadian economist Peter Howitt among Nobel winners in economics
by Ritika Dubey Canadian economist Peter Howitt is among the group of three researchers who won this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in economics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday th...
Oct 13, 2025 Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt (on screen) were announced as Nobel laureates in economics during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Monday, October 13, 2025. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP)
PM Carney making last-minute trip to Egypt for Trump peace plan summit
By Dylan Robertson Prime Minister Mark Carney is off to Egypt this afternoon to take part in a summit surrounding the truce U.S. President Donald Trump helped arrange between Israel and Hamas. Carney ...
Oct 12, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney waves as he boards the government plane heading to Riga, Latvia from the airport in Hamburg, Germany on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi)
There are lessons to be learned from Canada's wildfire season and evacuations
by Steve Lambert WINNIPEG - Governments and non-profit groups are taking time to review this year's wildfire season and the unprecedented challenges posed by evacuating tens of thousands of people acr...
Oct 12, 2025 Davidson Fire Department members work along Hwy 965 near Sandy Bay to extinguish hotspots and patrol for spot fires after days of high heat and strong northwesterly winds intensified fire activity in early July 2025. (Davidson Fire Department/Facebook)
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