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An Air Canada flight from Toronto was struck by another aircraft on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday. An Air Canada spokesperson told CityNews that flight AC785 was being towed to the gate after landing safely, when the left wing of an Airbus A350-900 operated by Delta Airlines made contact with its tail at approximately 10:30 a.m. local time.

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A surprise suspected accomplice has been arrested in connection with a mass school shooting in Canada that was made notorious after an 18-year-old allegedly killed six children after discussing it with the AI chatbot ChatGPT. The US Department of Justice said on Tuesday it had detained James Codey Bryant, 30, a resident of western Washington state, on a charge of conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country. Bryant offered money and “technical advice” to the suspected shooter for six months leading up to the killings, the justice department alleged. Canadian police have identified the suspect in this year’s massacre of eight people – most of them children, and including her half-brother and her mother, making it the second-deadliest school shooting in the country’s history – as Jesse Van Rootselaar, who has a history of mental health problems. It had been known that Van Rootselaar had used ChatGPT to plan the attack, which took place in February. The safety team at OpenAI, the company that owns the chatbot, flagged Van Rootselaar internally after she conducted conversations with it about gun violence, but the company did not alert police.

In a rapidly changing world, Canada’s government is focused on what we can control: building our strength at home and diversifying our partnerships abroad to create greater certainty, security, and prosperity for Canadians. As a NATO Ally and G20 member, Türkiye is an important partner in this mission. To advance this partnership, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, today announced that he will travel to Ankara and Istanbul, Türkiye, from October 21 to 24, 2026. This will mark the first bilateral visit to Türkiye by a Canadian Prime Minister. In Ankara, Prime Minister Carney will meet with President Erdoğan to elevate the Canada-Türkiye partnership in key areas, including energy and mining, climate, defence and security, and people-to-people ties. In Istanbul, the Prime Minister will meet with Turkish business leaders and investors to position Canada as a key partner in trade and investment. Bilateral trade has increased by almost 50% in the past five years. The Prime Minister will emphasise opportunities to expand that growing trade relationship in priority sectors, including energy, aerospace, advanced technologies, and mining and critical minerals.

CalgaryLeading figures in the push for Alberta separation are celebrating the election of Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, saying the victory bodes well for Alberta independence. The separatist Parti Québécois are set to form a minority government after Monday's election winJack Farrell · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 06, 2026 7:11 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. Leading figures in the push for Alberta separation, including Jeffrey Rath, left, say the election of premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, right, in Quebec bodes well for Alberta independence. (Jason Franson, Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)Prominent figures in the push for Alberta separation are celebrating the election of Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.

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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced a cutover to a new online process for asylum claims, effective Nov. 3, 2026. The impact on claimants will vary depending on their stage in the process at the time immediately before the cutover, which is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Nov. 2, 2026.

Prime Minister Mark Carney recently revealed Canada has contingency plans for a possible military attack by the United States, calling it an “extreme tail risk” scenario that would nonetheless be irresponsible to ignore. Several leading political and military officials have also signalled that while the threat is unlikely, it cannot be entirely ruled out.

Parti Quebecois returns to power, promising a third referendum on Quebec’s independence from Canada. The secessionist Parti Quebecois has won the most seats in Quebec’s election and will form the next government in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province, according to media reports. The result on Monday revives the question of whether the province should leave Canada, testing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s message of national unity. Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2US coastguard suspends search for six on board crashed medical jetlist 2 of 2Trump defiant about midterm chances as he rallies for Republicans in Ohioend of listPaul St-Pierre Plamondon, the party’s leader, is set to become premier. During the campaign, he promised a third referendum on leaving Canada during his first term, although he said he would wait until US President Donald Trump leaves office in January 2029. It was not yet clear whether the party had reached the 64 seats needed for a majority in the 127-seat National Assembly. If it falls short, it would lead a minority government and need support from opposition lawmakers to pass major legislation and survive confidence votes.

Canada’s trade balance rose sharply to a $4.2 billion surplus in August, boosted by higher energy prices and a surge in exports ahead of new U. S. tariffs imposed late in the month. The monthly trade data is notoriously volatile, but looking ahead to September, energy prices continued to move higher with crude oil prices up another 16%. And global shortages of refined products are also driving Canadian energy exports higher—refinedproduct exports (like diesel) were up 13% excluding price impacts in August. But some U. S. buyers clearly rushed to import ahead of new tariffs imposed on August 22nd on another ~5% of U. S. imports from Canada—and that boost will reverse in September. By our count, Canadian exports to the U. S. of products targeted with the new 50% tariffs were up 40% year-over-year in August. From separately-reported U. S. data, the U. S. average effective tariff rate from Canada edged up just slightly to 3.2% from 2.8% in July,  suggesting the bulk of those imports were ahead of the new tariffs imposed late in the month. Still, exports to the U. S. excluding tariffed products, and energy products rose ~16% by our count year-over-year.  Shipments to non-U. S.

Once again, Leger’s polling closely reflected the choices Quebecers made at the ballot box. Our final poll ahead of Quebec’s 2026 provincial election placed each of the five major parties within one percentage point of the election results. Conducted on September 30 and October 1, the poll captured the final state of the race just days before voters headed to the polls.

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The separatist Parti Québécois (PQ) won Quebec’s provincial election on Monday but fell short of enough seats to govern alone, returning to power with a promise to hold another referendum on independence from Canada. The result returns Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s party to power for the first time in more than a decade but denies it the majority it sought, forcing the separatists to rely on opposition parties even as they try to revive Quebec’s independence debate. PQ’s victory could make it tougher for the prime minister, Mark Carney, to maintain national unity against ⁠the US president, Donald Trump. Carney, who has stressed the need for a united front to deal with Trump’s tariffs, must now work with a Quebec premier who is determined to break ‌up Canada. PQ was on track to win nearly 60 seats as the final votes were counted, falling short of the 64 needed for a majority in Quebec’s 127-member National Assembly, the provincial legislature. A minority government means PQ will need support from opposition lawmakers to pass key legislation and survive confidence votes.