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Israel lays out plans for hostage release and prisoner swap expected on Monday; A man looks through a destroyed window overlooking a destroyed city as a ray of sun pokes through\.

Israel lays out plans for hostage release and prisoner swap expected on Monday

October 12 , 2025 at 09:22:23 a.m. EDT • :

Israel said Sunday that it expected all of the living hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be released on Monday, confirming the next phase of the breakthrough ceasefire deal with Hamas, as Palestinians awaited a long-promised surge of aid deliveries into the enclave.

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Canada's tariffs on Chinese EVs created '2-front trade war' hurting Prairie canola, pork producers: Kinew; Yellow canola fields in bloom

Canada's tariffs on Chinese EVs created '2-front trade war' hurting Prairie canola, pork producers: Kinew

October 12 , 2025 at 11:23:44 a.m. EDT • :

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is asking the prime minister to scrap Canada's 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in return for China lifting its tariffs on Canadian canola and pork.

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12-year-old Halifax girl competes against world No. 2 chess player at P.E.I. tourney; Halifax's Michelle Zhang, 12, played Hikaru Nakamura, the world's second-ranked chess player, in a match in Summerside, P\.E\.I\., on Saturday\.

12-year-old Halifax girl competes against world No. 2 chess player at P.E.I. tourney

October 12 , 2025 at 05:11:19 p.m. EDT • :

Michelle Zhang isn't even a teenager yet, but that didn't stop her from putting up a strong fight against Hikaru Nakamura after he made a surprise appearance at a Prince Edward Island tournament over the weekend.

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At home and away, Blue Jays fans eagerly prepare for the ALCS round; foam blue jays fingers merch

At home and away, Blue Jays fans eagerly prepare for the ALCS round

October 12 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Fans around the world and at home in Toronto are getting ready to cheer on the Blue Jays as they head into Game 1 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) on Sunday.

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Heart disease back as top global killer as study highlights 'toll' of chronic conditions, rising youth deaths; Heather Evans stands in a backyard in Calgary\. She's experiencing heart failure at the age of 61, and has already lost five siblings\.

Heart disease back as top global killer as study highlights 'toll' of chronic conditions, rising youth deaths

October 12 , 2025 at 10:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A new report on global deaths shows that the top causes of mortality are shifting back to familiar threats like heart disease, dislodging COVID-19 as the number one global killer. Scientists warn there's also another alarming trend: A spike in 'deaths of despair' among youth and young adults.

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Fears for depressed turnout in the 2025 Calgary meh-lection; Free stickers for the many \(or few\) Calgarians who cast ballots in the municipal election\.  

October 12 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Fears for depressed turnout in the 2025 Calgary meh-lection

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Ontario Sikh leader explains why he refused protection: 'I'd rather take India's bullet'; A man with a beard and turban standing on Parliament Hill\.  

October 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Ontario Sikh leader explains why he refused protection: 'I'd rather take India's bullet'

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Newfoundlanders detained by Israel have been freed, family member says; Three smiling women stand in a hotel lobby\. They're all wearing white t-shorts, grey sweatpants and sandals\.  

October 12 , 2025 at 09:11:07 a.m. EDT • :

Newfoundlanders detained by Israel have been freed, family member says

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Canada eyes putting nuclear reactors on the moon; A person takes a hammer to a rock on the moon, while another person is in the background along with other tools and a spacecraft\.  

October 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Canada eyes putting nuclear reactors on the moon

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Nova Scotia's painted 'eyeball rocks' will soon be no more; Two large boulders, painted as eyes, on the side of a highway\.  

October 12 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Nova Scotia's painted 'eyeball rocks' will soon be no more

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October 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Restaurants are bringing the heat as spicy dishes attract trend-chasing customers

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October 11 , 2025 at 05:21:28 p.m. EDT • :

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dead at 79

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October 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

In just a day, volunteers found hundreds of birds that crashed into GTA buildings

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October 12 , 2025 at 08:33:11 a.m. EDT • :

Afghanistan says it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations

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October 12 , 2025 at 08:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Canada-U.S. trade talks moving 'in the right direction,' Joly says amid push for tariff deal

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