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With less than two weeks until British Columbians head to the polls, the provincial election remains a close race between the Conservatives and the NDP. According to Leger’s latest BC election poll, the Conservatives hold a narrow two-point lead among decided voters, while Green support has fallen since September. Despite growing support for the two leading parties, a significant share of voters remain open to changing their minds before election day.

A 22-year-old Calgary man has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed a woman in the southeast community of Riverbend nearly one year ago. The crash happened around 7:40 a.m. on Riverbend Drive SE, near Riverbirch Crescent, when a 79-year-old woman was struck while crossing the road.

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Nfld. & LabradorThe RCMP, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Newfoundland Power and City of St. John's are some organizations who say their phones lines were affected by the widespread Bell outage. There cause of the outage is not yet knownCBC News · Posted: Oct 14, 2026 2:41 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 14Listen to this articleEstimated 2 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 RCMP says the cause of the outage is unknown. (CBC)Emergency service lines are back up and running after a widespread Bell telecommunications outage affected both emergency and non-emergency lines in Newfoundland and Labrador for about two hours Wednesday afternoon. At the start of the outage, Bell Aliant said in a social media post that customers may not be able to make voice calls, including to emergency services. "We are working to restore service as quickly as possible. If you require emergency assistance, please go directly to the nearest fire station, police station or hospital emergency department," the post stated.

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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, announced $11.1 million in funding for 16 innovative space projects led by 15 Canadian organizations. Recognizing space as a strategic national asset, this investment will help ensure that the Canadian space sector is fully equipped and ready to advance national priorities. Several of the funded projects will help advance capabilities that are increasingly important to Canada’s security, sovereignty, economic prosperity and leadership in space. Among these are cutting-edge satellite imaging technologies to improve access to critical information for emergency response, infrastructure monitoring, environmental stewardship, and security applications. Other supported projects are strengthening secure communications capabilities and improving Arctic sea ice and maritime activity monitoring, contributing to enhanced connectivity and situational awareness across Canada’s North.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops joins the faithful across Canada and throughout the world in praying for the swift and complete recovery of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV following his surgery on 13 October 2026. The CCCB President, the Most Reverend Pierre Goudreault, has also sent a letter to the Holy Father on behalf of the Canadian episcopate. The letter assures His Holiness of our prayers for his recovery and of the spiritual closeness of the Church in Canada, entrusting him to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. It also requests his Apostolic Blessing.

Alberta has grand ambitions to increase oilsands production and sell more of its energy to the world. The proposed Pacific Link pipeline alone would add one million barrels per day of capacity to the West Coast, opening up greater access to Asian markets. Together with proposed expansions to the existing Trans Mountain, Enbridge, and South Bow pipeline systems, these projects could add at least two extra million barrels per day of egress, both to overseas markets and to the United States.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivers a keynote address to the Empire Club of Canada, outlining the province’s strategy to protect key sectors, build economic resilience and advance Ontario’s interests amid heightened trade uncertainty and economic challenges. Following his address, Ford sits down for a fireside chat with Andrew Furey, former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. (no interpretation) (October 14, 2026)

In a highly anticipated rematch of the 2025 Rugby World Cup final, Canada will take the field in front of a record-breaking crowd of more than 18,000 fans, the largest ever for a standalone women’s rugby match in North American history. October 14, 2026 (Toronto, Ontario) – Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team is set for a historic homecoming in Toronto, as Head Coach Kevin Rouet has named the 23-player roster to face England on Friday, October 16, at BMO Field. In a highly anticipated rematch of the 2025 Rugby World Cup final, Canada will take the field in front of a record-breaking crowd of more than 18,000 fans, the largest ever for a standalone women’s rugby match in North American history.