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TVA announced it will be laying off 547 employees after seeing a $13-million deficit this year, mostly due to loss of advertising revenue. http://dlvr.it/SyKQgp

Health Canada says there are safety concerns surrounding umbilical cord blood stored at the Canadian Cord Blood bioRepository in Edmonton. http://dlvr.it/SyKQLW

A B.C. provincial court judge has agreed to release video of a 2017 arrest that seriously injured a suspect and resulted in assault charges for three Vancouver police officers. http://dlvr.it/SyKPwj

As professional women’s sports in Canada continue to grow — just look at the Professional Women’s Hockey League, or Project Eight’s incoming soccer league — basketball has hit a snag. http://dlvr.it/SyKPWX

Catherine Tait, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, defended the public broadcaster's coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict in a sometimes testy meeting with MPs Thursday. http://dlvr.it/SyKP55

Canada will return to Olympic team show jumping next year in Paris. Canada's riders and horses earned the team silver medal Wednesday at the Pan American Games to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games. http://dlvr.it/SyGxkp

The Saskatchewan government has passed its bill to prevent employers from implementing a poppy ban in the workplace. http://dlvr.it/SyGxL7

Provincial police have recovered the remains of Alyssa Turnbull in a remote area of Kaministiquia, west of Kakabeka Falls in northwestern Ontario, in a case that has seen charges against two people. Turnbull was 26 when family reported her missing in April 2020. http://dlvr.it/SyGwts

Françoise Sullivan is known for her avant-garde approach to dance, performance, photograph, sculpture, painting and installation work. She was part of the revolutionary group of Quebec artists who signed the Refus Global, a 1948 manifesto seen as one of the precursors to the province's Quiet Revolution. Months after turning 100 this year, she launched a whole new body of work at Montreal's Museum of Fine Arts. http://dlvr.it/SyGwRH

The Gomi Hiroi Samurai or 'Samurai Who Pick Up Trash' are a small group of volunteers, three of whom operate in Tokyo, who dress in the style of samurai and help keep the streets of their city clean. Instead of swords, they wield large tongs with impressive swings and flourishes in hope that more people will be inspired to throw their garbage in the trash rather than on the ground. http://dlvr.it/SyGw2T

A record 6.9 million people have been displaced by conflict across Congo, the United Nations migration agency said, making it one of the world's largest displacement and humanitarian crises. http://dlvr.it/SyDR5l

A local organization dedicated to controlling invasive wild pigs has put out a wanted poster for an aggressive hog they say has roamed western Manitoba for roughly two years. http://dlvr.it/SyDQxn

Canada's military police watchdog plans to probe how investigators handled the case of an Edmonton-based soldier who was found guilty earlier this year of trying to kill herself and her three children by setting her house on fire in 2015. http://dlvr.it/Sy9sqj

In the wake of Hamas's deadly rampage of October 7, some Israelis are remembering Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's previous attempts to "keep Hamas alive" as a counterweight to more moderate Palestinian groups. http://dlvr.it/Sy7JnJ

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Former RCMP intelligence director Cameron Ortis asked a subordinate to compile a top-secret report on criminal organizations' use of encrypted phones about a year before prosecutors say he leaked sensitive information to a Canadian accused of selling such devices, the jury in his trial heard earlier this week. http://dlvr.it/Sy3mkC

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says he knows Canadians feel financially squeezed by aggressive interest rate hikes, but insists doing nothing to curb inflation would have been worse http://dlvr.it/Sy1P77

White corn is one of the main forms of sustenance for Haundenosaunee people. This past weekend, reporter Candace Maracle joined Six Nations community members to harvest corn and prepare it for winter storage. http://dlvr.it/Sxymk4

Canada's victory in the women's 4x100-metre medley relay on Wednesday was the fifth gold medal in Santiago, Chile for Maggie Mac Neil, who passed fellow swimmer Jessica Deglau (1999) and two others for most gold medals by a Canadian at a single Pan Am Games. http://dlvr.it/SxymPr

Britney Spears's long-anticipated memoir, The Woman In Me, is here. The singer's book chronicles her rise to fame, from a young performer in Louisiana to one of the world's most famous pop stars. http://dlvr.it/Sxw7Mc

An RCMP employee who worked under Cameron Ortis — the former high-ranking intelligence official accused of leaking information to police targets — says their unit was purposely separated from those investigating criminal activity, according to a transcript of his testimony.  http://dlvr.it/Sxw7HS

The lawyers leading the class action against Robert Miller, accused of allegedly paying minors for sex, are asking that the billionaire's assets be frozen to ensure that the alleged victims, now 39 in total, are compensated should a judge rule in their favour. http://dlvr.it/Sxw6z7

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Hundreds of parade participants dressed up and painted as skeletons marched through Mexico City as celebrations for Nov. 2's Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, ramp up. http://dlvr.it/SxsSQ5

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For several years, scientists have tried to untangle one of COVID-19's persistent puzzles: Why do some people, even after mild infections, go on to develop lasting health issues? Now, fresh clues are emerging. http://dlvr.it/Sxn3kt

A recent docuseries about the careers of supermodels Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford has a lot to say about these women, but it's just as interesting for what it doesn't say and instead shows: that part of the supermodel legacy is the ability to carefully craft a public image. http://dlvr.it/Sxn3Vr

Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia. http://dlvr.it/SxlFSr

Francoise Seguin is the eighth worker and third nun to face criminal charges from their time at St. Anne's residential school in northern Ontario since provincial police opened a probe in the 1990s. http://dlvr.it/SxhnC0

The Championnat du Monde de la Frite, held in where else but France, was the first of its kind, pitting 30 international teams across several categories to find the best authentic-to-France fries, 'home-style' fries, french fry sauce and fries from an original recipe. http://dlvr.it/SxfBLv

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A Canadian surveillance plane conducting a sanctions enforcement patrol was intercepted by Chinese warplanes off the coast of China in an “unsafe and unprofessional manner,” a senior Canadian air force commander said Monday. http://dlvr.it/SxXzgN

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Just two seasons and 19 races into his comeback, Robert Wickens heads into the Touring Car Class finale of the Michelin Pilot Challenge season as the championship leader. http://dlvr.it/SxNJYc

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Donald Trump signed a document 30 years ago that gave the true size of his New York penthouse, which was later listed as far larger on his financial statements, according to evidence shown Tuesday at the former president's civil business fraud trial. http://dlvr.it/SxH757

Saudi Arabia formally informed FIFA of its wish to host the men's World Cup in 2034 on Monday in a bidding contest that increasingly looks designed for the kingdom to win. http://dlvr.it/SxDTtQ

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COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal, and — for the first time — respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines will all be available this fall for older adults. But medical experts warn high costs and patchwork rollouts could be barriers for seniors trying to protect themselves. http://dlvr.it/Sx8DWG

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has weighed in on the scandal that led to the resignation of former Speaker Anthony Rota, calling him an "idiot" if he didn't understand that by fighting against Russia during the Second World War, Jaroslav Hunka fought on the side of the "Nazi forces." http://dlvr.it/Sx44ll

A manifesto titled "A White Awakening" that was written by Nathaniel Veltman, who's accused of killing a Muslim family in London, on June 6, 2021, outlines his hatred of Islam and opposition to multiculturalism and mass immigration, his trial in an Ontario court in Windsor was told Wednesday.  http://dlvr.it/Sx1XG5

A family member of the couple fatally attacked by a grizzly bear during a backcountry camping trip in Banff National Park said the two were long-time partners who loved each other and the outdoors.  http://dlvr.it/SwywRZ

Tens of thousands of commuters in Ontario who use GO Transit faced cancellations or long delays Tuesday because of CN Rail's "network-wide system failure," which the company said was later restored. http://dlvr.it/SwywMf

Only now, some 25 years after being sexually abused by her former national team coach, is former Canadian alpine skier Allison Forsyth remembering who she was before her life was thrown into disarray.  http://dlvr.it/SwywHx

A patch of the National Mall in Washington was temporarily transformed to host several pickleball courts last week, allowing people of all ages and experience levels to take part and try their hand — and paddles — for a bout of fun. Pickleball is currently the fastest growing sport in the U.S., and its low bar of entry makes it easy for the elderly to participate and maintain an active lifestyle. http://dlvr.it/SwwLkN

Buoyed by a late-season motivational chat from outfielder George Springer, the confidence is high around the playoff-bound Blue Jays. "George came around to every single guy that was in here, telling them not to give up, to keep going," closer Jordan Romano says. http://dlvr.it/SwwLgq

Research suggests the new three-dose vaccine, called R21/Matrix-M, is more than 75 per cent effective and protection is maintained for at least another year with a booster. It's cheaper and more available than the current vaccine, but won't replace other measures, experts say. http://dlvr.it/SwwLc0