🗽 JUST IN: Carney says U.S. claims of Canadian meddling in the midterms have "no merit"

🔹 Speaking in Istanbul, he said he's disappointed U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra is making the suggestions
🔹 On trade, Carney said Canada could sign a fair deal "this afternoon" but will wait months or longer if needed

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🎤 JUST IN: Drake becomes the first artist to pass 350 million RIAA-certified units

🔹 The Toronto rapper picked up 30 new U.S. certifications on Friday: Views, "In My Feelings" and "Marvin's Room" went diamond, and "God's Plan" is now double diamond
🔹 The milestone lands a day before he turns 40 and extends his record to 18 diamond songs

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🗣 Canadian English: TOQUE

🧣 In Canada, a toque (also spelled tuque) is a close-fitting knitted wool hat, sometimes with a pom-pom on top. Winter is coming!

🔊 Say it: /tuːk/, rhymes with "Luke"
🔜 It's −10°C out there, so don't forget your toque, eh!

🌎 Same hat, different English:
🇨🇦 toque 🇺🇸 beanie 🇬🇧 bobble hat (the kind with a wool ball on top)

✏️ Canadian spelling: Canadians write colour, centre and cheque, not color, center and check.

💡 Careful: in general English, "toque" can also mean a chef's tall white hat. Context tells you which one!

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🥯 Where to eat in Montréal: St-Viateur Bagel

Montréal's other famous food is not poutine. Since 1957, this Mile End bakery has hand-rolled its bagels, simmered them in honey water and baked them in a wood-burning oven. The result is smaller, denser and a little sweeter than a New York bagel.

🔹 Address: 263 Rue Saint-Viateur Ouest, Mile End (take-out only)
🔹 Hours: every day, 6 a.m. to midnight
🔹 Price: on the official online shop, a dozen sesame or poppy is $15.40 and specialty flavours are $18.00 (shipping extra); the counter price can differ

💡 Tip: grab a warm sesame bagel straight from the oven and eat it plain on the sidewalk. Fairmount Bagel, its long-time rival, is one street south if you want to compare.

📍 Google Maps: St-Viateur Bagel

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🌲 Where to go in British Columbia: Stanley Park, Vancouver

A 400-hectare West Coast rainforest right next to downtown. Walk the seawall with ocean and mountain views, see the First Nations totem poles at Brockton Point, and circle Beaver Lake on a quiet forest trail.

🔹 Entry is free; pay parking is in effect year-round (about $4.25/hour, $12.75/day max from October to March)
🔹 Open daily 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; washrooms open dawn to dusk
🔹 The 9 km seawall loop takes 2 to 3 hours on foot or about 1 hour by bike
🔹 Walk in from downtown and the West End, or take the No. 19 bus, which stops inside the park

💡 Tip: From October 26 to November 14, the seawall between Lumberman's Arch and Third Beach is closed. Follow the detour signs through Beaver Lake, or stick to the open east side around Brockton Point.

📍 Google Maps: Stanley Park

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🗳 JUST IN: British Columbia votes today in a snap provincial election

🔹 NDP Premier David Eby called the vote two years early; Lorne Doerkson leads the BC Conservatives and Emily Lowan the BC Greens, with 93 seats at stake
🔹 Polls close at 8 p.m. PT (11 p.m. ET); Elections BC says 891,348 people voted in advance, 23.8% of registered voters

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🏒 JUST IN: Maple Leafs rout McDavid's Oilers 7-2 in Edmonton

🔹 Former Oiler Jack Roslovic opened the scoring and William Nylander scored twice as Toronto pulled away at Rogers Place
🔹 Leon Draisaitl scored both Edmonton goals, with Connor McDavid assisting on each

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🗣 Canadian English: loonie

🧣 A loonie is the Canadian one-dollar coin. It's named after the loon, the bird on the coin. Canadians also say "the loonie" for the Canadian dollar itself, so you'll hear it in business news too.

🔊 Say it: LOO-nee (sounds just like "loony")
🔜 "Can I borrow a loonie? I'm short for my coffee."
🔜 "The loonie slipped against the U.S. dollar this week."

🌎 Same thing, different English:
🇨🇦 a loonie · 🇺🇸 a dollar coin · 🇬🇧 a pound coin

🪙 Bonus: the two-dollar coin is a toonie (two + loonie).

💡 Careful: spell the money word "loonie". "Loony" is an informal word for crazy.

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🥙 Where to eat in Halifax: King of Donair

The donair is Halifax's own street food: spiced beef shaved off a rotating cone, wrapped in a soft pita with tomatoes, onions and a sweet, garlicky sauce. King of Donair on Quinpool Road says it opened in 1973 as Canada's first donair shop, and the original location is still serving.

🔹 Price: the Original is listed at $8.99 regular, $11.49 medium, $13.99 large (in-store menu, before tax; may have changed)
🔹 Hours: 10 a.m.–1 a.m. Sun–Thu, until 2 a.m. Fri–Sat
🔹 Address: 6420 Quinpool Rd, Halifax, NS

💡 Tip: A regular is plenty for most people. Grab extra napkins: the sauce drips.

📍 Google Maps: King of Donair

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🍁 Where to go in Alberta: Lake Louise, Banff National Park

Canada's most famous turquoise glacier lake sits under snow-capped peaks. Stroll the easy lakeshore path for postcard views travellers come from around the world to see.

🔹 Entry: Banff park pass $12.25 adults, $10.75 seniors, youth 17 and under free; family/group $24.50 (CAD)
🔹 Hours: park open year-round; lakeshore trail open (visitor centre 9am–5pm)
🔹 Where: Lake Louise Lakeshore parking lot, Lake Louise Drive, Lake Louise, AB T0L 1E0
🔹 Parking: limited lakeshore lot; paid season ended Oct 12 — arrive early

💡 Tip: Fresh snow and icy patches this week — bring sturdy boots or cleats. Parks Canada shuttle season has ended; drive carefully or take Roam Route 8X from Banff. Dress in layers.

📍 Google Maps: Lake Louise

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🚨 BREAKING: B.C. Conservatives projected to win a majority

🔹 Lorne Doerkson becomes premier-designate; first Conservative majority since 1928
🔹 NDP Premier David Eby resigns as party leader after the snap-election loss

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🚨 JUST IN: Canadiens edge Jets 2-1 in Heritage Classic

🔹 Lane Hutson and Kaiden Guhle scored outdoors in Winnipeg; Jacob Fowler stopped 34 shots
🔹 Crowd of 32,342 at Princess Auto Stadium; Isak Rosén replied late for the Jets

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🗣 Canadian English: premier

🧣 In Canada, a premier is the head of a provincial or territorial government — the "first minister." So you hear "the premier of Ontario" or "B.C.'s premier," not "governor."

🔊 Say it: PREM-ee-er (rhymes with "creamer") or pri-MEER — both are used
🔜 "The premier will meet the other premiers in Ottawa next week."

🌎 Same idea, different title:
🇨🇦 premier (province/territory) 🇺🇸 governor (U.S. state) 🇬🇧 first minister (Scotland/Wales/N. Ireland)

💡 Careful: Canada's national leader is the prime minister (in Ottawa). "Premier" in headlines can also mean a country's PM, but in Canadian news it usually means a province's leader. As an adjective, premier just means "top" or "leading."

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🗣 Canadian English: premier

🧣 In Canada, a premier is the head of a provincial or territorial government — the "first minister." So you hear "the premier of Ontario" or "B.C.'s premier," not "governor."

🔊 Say it: PREM-ee-er (rhymes with "creamer") or pri-MEER — both are used
🔜 "The premier will meet the other premiers in Ottawa next week."

🌎 Same idea, different title:
🇨🇦 premier (province/territory) 🇺🇸 governor (U.S. state) 🇬🇧 first minister (Scotland/Wales/N. Ireland)

💡 Careful: Canada's national leader is the prime minister (in Ottawa). "Premier" in headlines can also mean a country's PM, but in Canadian news it usually means a province's leader. As an adjective, premier just means "top" or "leading."

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🍔 Where to eat in Calgary: thick shakes and burgers at Peters' Drive-In

A Calgary classic since 1962 on 16th Avenue: order at the window, eat in your car, and chase a Grade-A beef burger with a famously thick milkshake (mix up to three flavours).

🔹 Order: Cheese burger $7.60; Double Cheese $10.10; small fry $6.50; milkshake $7.95 (before 5% GST)
🔹 Hours: daily 10am–midnight
🔹 Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
🔹 Where: 219 16 Ave NE, Calgary, AB (Crescent Heights)

💡 Tip: Peak lines at lunch and after hockey. Bring napkins — the house special sauce drips. Maple or maple walnut is a solid Alberta shake pick.

📍 Google Maps: Peters' Drive-In

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🏔 Where to go in Nova Scotia: Peggy's Point Lighthouse

Canada's most photographed lighthouse stands on wave-washed granite in the fishing village of Peggy's Cove, about an hour from Halifax. Wander the accessible viewing deck, then watch the Atlantic roll in.

🔹 Price: free entry; free public parking (limited)
🔹 Hours: grounds open year-round, 24 hours; washrooms generally 9am–9pm (seasonal)
🔹 Where: 96 Peggy's Point Road, Peggy's Cove, NS B3Z 3S1 · Hwy 333 from Halifax

💡 Tip: Stay on the dry, white rocks — rogue waves splash the dark wet ones even on sunny days. Visit outside 11am–3pm for easier parking, and respect that this is a living fishing village, not a park.

📍 Google Maps: Peggy's Point Lighthouse

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🚨 BREAKING: IRCC invites 792 provincial nominees in Express Entry draw

🔹 Round 451 on Oct 26: Provincial Nominee Program; lowest CRS score invited was 761
🔹 At CRS 761, profiles needed a submission time on or before April 3, 2026, 18:00:26 UTC

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💔 JUST IN: Toronto-born Eric Bauza, modern voice of Bugs Bunny, dies at 46

🔹 The Emmy-winning voice actor, who grew up in Scarborough, also voiced Daffy Duck, Tweety and Marvin the Martian; his family said he died suddenly on Sunday
🔹 The Los Angeles County medical examiner listed hypertensive cardiovascular disease as the cause

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🗣 Canadian English: keener

🧣 In Canada, a keener is someone who is extremely keen or eager, often the student who sits at the front, does the extra reading and puts their hand up first. It's informal and usually friendly teasing, but it can sound a bit like "try-hard."

🔊 Say it: KEE-ner (rhymes with "cleaner")
🔜 "Only a keener would hand in the essay a week early."

🌎 Same idea, different English:
🇨🇦 keener 🇺🇸 eager beaver 🇬🇧 swot (at school)

💡 Careful: It's a noun, not the comparative of "keen." "She's keener than me" just means more eager, while "She's a keener" is the Canadian label. You can also say it about adults: "Canadians are keeners when it comes to barbecuing."

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