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Everything You Need to KnowCanada’s Road to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027: Qualification Details and Players to KnowA win over Panama sends Canada to the World Cup. A loss sends them down a much tougher path. Buda Mendes/FIFA/Getty ImagesOct. 7, 2026One win. That’s all that stands between Canada and a trip to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil. If Canada can beat Panama in the Concacaf W Championship quarterfinal on Nov. 28, they’ll secure their place in the tournament. If they lose, the path gets trickier and the room for error narrows significantly. But before that matchup, let’s dive into everything to know about Team Canada’s path to the tournament, which players to look out for along the way, and what’s next if things don’t go to plan. Has Canada qualified for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027? Qualification status: Not yet qualifiedNext match: Canada vs. PanamaDate: Saturday, Nov. 28Time: 1:00 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PTWhat’s at stake: A win would mean Canada qualifies for the 2027 Women’s World Cup. How can Canada qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027? Beat Panama on Nov. 28 and Canada goes straight to the Women’s World Cup, no further steps needed.

PoliticsA Liberal MP is calling for more guardrails as the Carney government moves to fast-track construction of projects like pipelines, mines and ports with a major piece of legislation currently before Parliament. Patrick Weiler's comments are some of the first signs of Liberal dissent to Bill C-39David Thurton · CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2026 6:35 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 8Listen to this articleEstimated 6 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. Liberal MP Patrick Weiler, who represents a large riding in the Vancouver area, raised concerns over the sweeping powers planned in Bill C-39. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)A Liberal MP is calling for more guardrails as the Carney government moves to fast-track construction of major projects like pipelines, mines and ports. Liberal MP Patrick Weiler spoke in the House of Commons on Tuesday night, breaking ranks with his party on the Building Canada Strong Act, Bill C-39.

PoliticsThe federal government will introduce legislation this fall that will indefinitely extend the ban on access to a medically assisted death for people who are solely suffering from mental illness, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said on Wednesday. Justice minister says legislation will be introduced this fallPeter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2026 12:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 8Listen to this articleEstimated 5 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. Minister of Justice Sean Fraser says the government will soon table legislation with its changes to medically assisted death. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)The federal government will introduce legislation this fall that will indefinitely extend the ban on access to a medically assisted death for people who are solely suffering from mental illness, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said on Wednesday.

Welcome to the Winter Sneak Peek, Canada! We’ve looked at the data, and Canada is staring down one of its mildest winters in years, and potentially one of the warmest starts on record. We have little doubt the season ahead will lean mild. That signal is strong, thanks to a record-breaking El Niño that is expected to peak around the start of winter. The bigger question is how often winter manages to break through—so how wild winter will be remains up in the air. Official Canadian winter personality: ElusiveWinter may keep ghosting Canada when we expect it to show upLast winter opened with an abundance of Arctic air oozing across the country. This winter will likely begin in almost the opposite direction. It’s possible that December could feel more like an extended fall. What do we already knowStrong El Niño heavily favours warmth. Remember 1997-98, 2015-16, and 2023-24? The mild start is the highest-confidence piece of the forecastWinter weather can still break through in sharp burstsDON'T MISS: Super El Niños can accelerate global sea level rise: studyWinter’s two acts: The start vs. the heartAct I: DecemberHigh confidence in a very mild, potentially record-breaking opening act.

Canada will not extend medical assistance in dying (MAID) for people who are seeking it on the basis of mental illness alone, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said. Currently, the law excludes MAID for people seeking it on the grounds of mental illness as a sole criteria, but that rule is set to expire in March 2027. The federal government plans to table legislation this fall that will maintain that exclusion “on an indeterminate basis,” Fraser said. “Canada has made a decision not to move forward with the expansion that is scheduled in the Criminal Code of medical assistance in dying in circumstances where mental illness is the sole basis,” he said. A parliamentary committee was tasked with studying whether people with mental illness alone should have access to medical assistance in dying. In a June report, the committee concluded that the controversial planned eligibility expansion should not move ahead. Story continues below advertisement

SaskatchewanLand owners who stand to profit from the sale include former reeve and current deputy reeve of the RM of Sherwood. Rezoning application reveals plansAlexander Quon · CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2026 3:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 7Listen 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. Construction continues at the Bell Canada AI Data Centre near Regina, Saskatchewan, on Oct. 1, 2026. (Alexander Quon/CBC)Bell Canada's AI data centre is set to get even bigger, according to documents filed with the Rural Municipality of Sherwood. The facility, located on a 160-acre (65 hectare) parcel of land south of Regina, is being built at a rapid pace, with two of the six approved data halls set to come online in the first half of 2027. Documents filed as part of a re-zoning application indicate Bell Canada has already entered into conditional agreements to purchase land around the existing parcel.

British ColumbiaThe company behind a major LNG export terminal on British Columbia's North Coast has been handed a $50,000 administrative penalty related to underwater noise while building a tug terminal three years ago. Regulator says company failed to adhere to requirements during 2023 pile-drivingSimon Little · CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2026 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 7Listen 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 LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, B. C., is pictured in February 2025. The operators of the facility have been handed a $50,000 administrative penalty related to underwater noise. (LNG Canada)The company behind a major LNG export terminal on British Columbia's North Coast has been handed a $50,000 administrative penalty related to underwater noise while building a tug terminal three years ago. The tug terminal was a part of Phase 1 of LNG Canada's natural gas liquefaction and export terminal in Kitimat, which began operations last year. B.

The Sunpunch features tropical notes and twenty-five years of research and testing There’s nothing humble about the apple. Pears come in 3,000 varieties but get two nameplates in the grocery store and a guarantee they’ll start to disintegrate somewhere between the shelf and your basket. Grapes? Red. Green. Tossed in piles to mask the mould. While other strange and beautiful fruits decay in outer-shelf purgatory alongside the organic kiwi and packaged golden berries, apples double-park in the centre of the produce aisle, tidy rows of speckled and bicoloured gems with cool names: Spartan. Northern Spy. Pink Lady. Ambrosia. Fuji. Or, if you’re the deep-cuts type: Bloody Ploughman. American Mother. Nonnetit Bastard.

Published October 7, 2026 at 9:20 amLast Updated October 7, 2026 at 10:17 am A U. S.-based frozen meat and seafood retailer who made a big splash when they entered the Canadian market three years ago is pulling out of Canada, with online orders ending next week and all four stores closing by mid-December.

PoliticsRefugee rights advocates say they are shocked to hear that the federal immigration minister appeared in an interview with Radio-Canada to be unfamiliar with the landmark Supreme Court decision widely considered to be the cornerstone of the Canadian refugee protection system. Supreme Court's landmark Singh decision led to establishment of the Immigration and Refugee BoardBrigitte Bureau · CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 7Listen to this articleEstimated 6 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. In an interview with Radio-Canada, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab was repeatedly asked about the landmark 1985 Singh v. Minister of Employment and Immigration decision. She appeared to be unfamiliar with the case. (The Canadian Press)Refugee rights advocates say they are shocked that the federal immigration minister appeared to be unfamiliar with the landmark Supreme Court decision widely considered to be the cornerstone of the Canadian refugee protection system.

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In recent years, there’s been concern about the unprecedented use of section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to end labour disputes and plenty of questions about the unfettered power it gives the federal labour minister. Now that the federal government has moved to codify the use of section 107 in its latest omnibus bill, the Building Canada Strong Act, which gives the minister the power to use their discretion to end a strike rather than needing to use back-to-work legislation, critics are calling it an attack on the right to strike. “It goes against what the right to strike means in Canada. We have huge concerns about that,” says Siobhán Vipond, executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress.

PoliticsThe federal government has withdrawn sponsorship of a European disinformation conference that includes panels discussing the U. S. government as a foreign interference risk. Global Affairs says it took issue with the framing of some of panelsCatharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2026 4:50 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 7Listen 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. Canadian and European diplomatic services pulled their support for a disinformation conference in Lithuania's capital on Wednesday. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)The federal government has withdrawn sponsorship of a European disinformation conference that includes panels discussing the U. S. government as a foreign interference risk. Samantha Lafleur, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada (GAC), said the government took issue with the framing of some panels at the event organized by EU DisinfoLab, a non-profit based in Brussels. The conference features panels about the U. S.

Closing this country's infrastructure gap will require both more investment and a faster, more predictable system for getting projects built. Traffic drives along construction on a light-rail transit extension in Orléans, Ont., in July 2024. Infrastructure is the foundation that allows businesses to invest, move goods, access energy, connect to markets, and build the productive capacity Canada will need in the decades ahead, writes Jason Evans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A guaranteed basic income would ensure that individuals and families are able to live healthier and safer lives while infusing money into local economies. People walk along Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa on May 15. A livable guaranteed basic income would be a nation-building project that cares for Canadians, providing income security and autonomy for those who need it, when they need it, write Senator Kim Pate and Trish Altass. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Under-resourced municipal governments have been largely left to fend for themselves as they try to regulate the build-out of massively energy-intensive data centre facilities. AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon. The federal framework on data centre development is particularly guilty of seeming more concerned with attracting and enabling investment, while only gesturing to vague environmental and community protections, write Simon Enoch and Rachel Pettigrew. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade