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WindsorA banner was flown above the Detroit River on Monday to thank Canadians during Thanksgiving. The initiative was organized by groups in Detroit, who wanted to commemorate the unique relationship between Windsor, Ont., and the American city. The initiative was organized by groups from the U. S. side of the Detroit RiverOliver Thompson · CBC News · Posted: Oct 12, 2026 4:54 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 12Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Here's why this Thanksgiving banner flew over the Detroit RiverOctober 12|Duration 2:03A Detroit non-profit organization flew a banner over the Detroit River on Monday. The message read 'O Canada - Bridged in Friendship. Happy Thanksgiving.' CBC's Justin Escoto heard some reactions on the Canadian side. Windsor, Ont., residents are reacting to a thank you banner that was flown over the Detroit River on Monday.

ADVERTISEMENTWindsor WatchWindsor residents and visitors on the riverfront saw a special banner message fly by on Thanksgiving Monday. October 12, 2026 at 5:03p.m. EDT

“Detroit and Canada are bridged in friendship.”That’s the message on a banner that will be flown over the Detroit River this weekend as part of a community-led effort in Detroit. The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) is assisting a group of individuals from Metro Detroit with the initiative to fly a 30-by-9-foot aerial banner along the Detroit River on Monday, October 12, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Speaking on AM800’s Mornings with Mike and Meg, Downtown Detroit Partnership CEO Eric B. Larson says the effort is a simple thank-you that represents how important the relationship is between Detroit and Canada. He says the relationship is an honour and DDP is excited to assist with the initiative. “We have for a long time, well before the current conversation that’s going on, recognized the importance of this relationship,” says Larson. “We have friends, family, and obviously co-workers that are so critically important to not just our daily lives but just the joy and quite frankly the success that our bi-national border has represented.”Ambassador Bridge Lights illuminate the Ambassador Bridge that stretches between Windsor, Ont. and Detroit, Mich. on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

The 20th annual Cape to Cabot road race is taking place tomorrow. The grueling 20 km trek sees participants running from one historic landmark to another: From Cape Spear to Cabot Tower on top of Signal Hill. The race starts at 8 a.m., and because of that there are a few related road closures in St. John’s. Between 7:45 and 11a.m. there will be numerous road closures along the route. A full list can be found online at VOCM dot com. Expect traffic impacts from 7:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. on routes including Blackhead Road, Southside Road, Water Street, Harbour Drive, Duckworth Street, Temperance Street and Signal Hill Road.

On Monday, Albertans vote on whether to stay in Canada or hold another binding referendum on quitting Canada. If the vote goes as polls suggest, a majority of Albertans will mark an X to stay in Confederation, and Premier Danielle Smith has said if that’s so, she expects everyone to accept it and move on. Leaders of the independence movement contest that. And political watchers are divided about whether separation — previously a fringe sentiment — will now be a prominent, permanent feature of Alberta’s political landscape, as in Quebec. Julian Castro-Rea, a political-science professor at the University of Alberta who studies the separation debates in Quebec and Alberta, believes as long as Alberta feels alienated from the Canadian capital — feeling that Ottawa benefits from Alberta’s resource economy without giving back — the movement will have fuel. “Even if the referendum is lost, the westernization will still be around, because it’s kind of a way which, traditionally, Albertans have related to the rest of Canada,” says Castro-Rea, who believes western alienation may remain indefinitely. Story continues below advertisement

It’s no secret the long-held Canadian consensus on immigration has fractured — pulled apart by a rapid increase in new arrivals post-pandemic and growing affordability challenges. Now, that fracture is starting to show up at the ballot box. The Parti Québécois won a minority mandate in Quebec on a platform that included promises of tighter immigration controls, which the party linked to protecting French culture and easing pressure on public services and housing. And when Albertans head to the polls Monday to vote on whether to hold a future referendum on separation from Canada, they’ll also be answering five separate questions on immigration being pushed by the government of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Those questions include:— Should the province should have more say over economic immigration?— Should provincially funded services should be restricted to citizens, permanent residents and those with “Alberta-approved” immigration status? Story continues below advertisement