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Demonstrators trying for a second day to block roadwork to remove Toronto bike lanes were met by police on Wednesday, deepening a faceoff between Premier Doug Ford’s government and cycling advocates. The work comes as the province pressed ahead with its plan to overhaul up to 19 kilometres of the city’s protected bike lane network, starting on the premier’s home turf in Etobicoke. The province has framed it as a traffic relief measure, but critics say it’s an example of provincial overreach that will make streets less safe, and no less congested. A protest Tuesday night ended peacefully when construction crews were escorted from Bloor Street by police and demonstrators chanted “get home safe” to the workers in trucks carrying stacks of pylons. But at Wednesday afternoon’s protest, at least one demonstrator in a green bike helmet was led away in handcuffs by two police officers. Nearby, a worker in high-visibility vests took down a bike lane sign. Bike lane protest arrest Police arrest a protester at a protest in support of bike lanes as workers begin to remove the lanes along Bloor Street West in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026.

Demonstrators trying for a second day to block roadwork to remove Toronto bike lanes were met by police on Wednesday, deepening a faceoff between Premier Doug Ford’s government and cycling advocates. The work comes as the province pressed ahead with its plan to overhaul up to 19 kilometres of the city’s protected bike lane network, starting on the premier’s home turf in Etobicoke. The province has framed it as a traffic relief measure, but critics say it’s an example of provincial overreach that will make streets less safe, and no less congested. A protest Tuesday night ended peacefully when construction crews were escorted from Bloor Street by police and demonstrators chanted “get home safe” to the workers in trucks carrying stacks of pylons. But at Wednesday afternoon’s protest, at least one demonstrator in a green bike helmet was led away in handcuffs by two police officers. Nearby, a worker in high-visibility vests took down a bike lane sign. Bike lane protest arrest Police arrest a protester at a protest in support of bike lanes as workers begin to remove the lanes along Bloor Street West in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026.

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Pembina Institute welcomes new apprenticeship funding, urges focus on Canada’s growing clean economy OTTAWA — HANNAH HUNTER, senior analyst with the Pembina Institute’s Sustainable Workforce program, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s announcement of more than $430 million in apprenticeship training funding over the next five years under Team Canada Strong.  “Canada’s growing clean economy offers major opportunities to create good jobs and drive economic growth. Realizing these opportunities will depend on having enough skilled workers to expand our electricity system and electrify more of our economy, from transportation and buildings to industry. Today’s investment in apprenticeship training is a welcome step. To make it worthwhile for workers and employers, Canada must ensure this investment goes towards jobs of the future, not the jobs of yesterday. “The funding will help training centres expand, purchase modern equipment and develop new approaches to apprenticeship training through three streams of the Union Training and Innovation Program (UTIP): infrastructure expansion, training equipment and innovation.

Vancouver Aquatic Centre demolition halted temporarily The Vancouver Aquatic Centre has been temporarily spared from demolition. Debate continues over the size of its replacement, but, as Alissa Thibault reports, there are questions about land use restrictions and consultation with First Nations.

A 24-year-old man has been charged after allegedly sexually assualting two students after posing as one at a Scarborough school. Toronto police were called to the area of Danforth Avenue and Birchmount Road on Oct. 9 for reports of a sexual assault.

'This should be a wake-up call for the Carney administration,' says NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan, who argues that Canada should reset its immigration levels to ensure long-term growth. A recent Bank of Canada analysis says this country's population growth is slowing mainly because, for decades, the birth rate has been below the level needed to replace the population, and fewer immigrants are coming to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) says it has launched legal action after rejecting Indigenous Services Canada’s (ISC) final decision in a long-running dispute over millions of dollars in spending. In a statement released Wednesday, the FSIN said it does not accept the federal government’s conclusion or its claim that close to $12.4 million in expenditures are ineligible. “ISC may have concluded its process, but this matter is not concluded for the FSIN,” Chief Bobby Cameron said in the statement.

On Tuesday, British Columbia’s three major provincial political party leaders offered sharply different plans to improve the provincial economy to a business community increasingly very concerned about the direction of the province. BC NDP leader David Eby, Conservative Party of British Columbia leader Lorne Doerkson and Green Party of British Columbia leader Emily Lowan addressed the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, before the provincial general election on Saturday, Oct. 24.

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SaskatchewanA new MRI machine has just been opened for use in Saskatoon. The facility where it's held is the only 100 per cent Indigenous-owned imaging clinic in Canada, shared between three Saskatchewan First Nations. Expansion intended to increase imaging capacityHalyna Mihalik · CBC News · Posted: Oct 14, 2026 7:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 14Listen 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. The new MRI machine in Saskatoon. (Don Somers/CBC)A new MRI machine opened for use this week in Saskatoon. The facility where it's held opened in 2020 and is the only 100 per cent Indigenous-owned imaging clinic in Canada, shared between three Saskatchewan First Nations. The National Diagnostic Imaging Clinic has now expanded to include a 1.5T MRI machine. The expansion is intended to increase imaging capacity. “We’re showing other nations what we can do when we work together,” said Chief Kirby Constant of James Smith Cree Nation at Tuesday’s unveiling.

As of the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct 14, Tye’s lawyer told NanaimoNewsNOW that post-release housing arrangement efforts for Tye had not been successful. Ani Rathore, Javawocky Coffee House owner, had hot coffee thrown in his face after demanding Tye to leave his business. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)Neal Bennet, Crown prosecutor, told the provincial court sentencing hearing that Tye has amassed an alarming criminal record since 2005, with the majority of crimes taking place in Nanaimo. “Over that 26-page record, there are a total of 174 criminal convictions, they include a significant history of committing violence. By the Crown’s count there are 81 total convictions for offences involving violence.”Tye, who identifies as female, pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon, mischief, and committing an indecent act in public prior to being sentenced when a jointly crafted sentencing recommendation was endorsed by a judge. The offender’s past crimes include throwing a brick at a pregnant woman in Nanaimo in 2022, numerous assaults of correctional officers, and several confrontations at downtown businesses leading to violent outbursts.

Melanie Joly says government’s timeline to resolve Stelco conflict ‘a question of days’ Careful, they might think that’s election interference,’ Carney teases U. S. at pro-Canada rally

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WindsorPolice say there have been more than 60 incidents involving vehicles driving the wrong way down Highway 401 near the entrance to the Gordie Howe bridge in recent months. Police warn consequence is $110 ticket or 'deadly crash'Emma Loop · CBC News · Posted: Oct 14, 2026 7:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 15Listen to this articleEstimated 4 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. Car and trucks headed to the U. S. make their way through onto the Gordie Howe International Bridge on the Windsor, Ont., side of the new crossing, July 27, 2026. (Patrick Morrell/CBC)Police say there have been more than 60 incidents involving vehicles driving the wrong way down Highway 401 near the entrance to the Gordie Howe bridge in Windsor, Ont., in recent months. "Since the bridge opened in July, we have had 64 occurrences of wrong way drivers on the 401, driving away from the bridge," the OPP said in a statement Wednesday.

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