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Watch as CANMNT winger Jacob Shaffelburg gets Canada rolling in their international friendly against Peru, tallying two first-half strikes to earn himself a brace in Montreal.

"The most important thing for me is to have an inclusive project," the QS leader says. The latest polls say Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s Parti Québécois is potentially on the cusp of winning a majority government in Monday’s provincial election.

A small Saskatchewan city is making a name for itself, but not the one it wants to be known by. Prince Albert had the highest recorded levels of methamphetamine and cocaine in its wastewater between January 2024 and March 2026, according to data from Statistics Canada. The concentration of traces of methamphetamine in wastewater across the city decreased from July to November 2025, before peaking at just over 2,000 milligrams per day per 1,000 people in March. Prince Albert is one of only two cities with a concentration more than 1,000 milligrams per day per 1,000 people. The other city was Moncton, N. B., recorded in January. Saskatoon has the third highest concentration of methamphetamine in its wastewater with 957 milligrams per day per 1,000 people in March. Story continues below advertisement

The Canadian men's national team continued a strong start to the September-October international window on Saturday, taking a 2-0 victory over Peru at CF Montréal's Stade Saputo. Jacob Shaffelburg provided both goals for Jesse Marsch's side, accounting for all the scoring with a first-half brace.

Welcome to autumn in Canada! A chance of snow is in the forecast for some parts of Eastern Canada over the next few days. Cooler air pushing into the region will allow precipitation to change over to snow in some areas, bringing a few communities their first chance at accumulations this season. DON'T MISS: How a typhoon will reinforce temperature flip-flop in CanadaA cold front will move through Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada through the beginning of the workweek as an active storm track returns to the East. The push of chilly air will allow rain to change over to snow for portions of Ontario and western Quebec on Sunday evening into Monday morning. While there’s still some discrepancy in computer model guidance, some areas north of Timmins can expect to see their first accumulations of the season. Temperatures will briefly tumble with northwest flow behind the cold front on Monday and Tuesday. Readings are expected to come in 5-10 degrees below seasonal. A forecast high of 11°C in Ottawa would be the city’s chilliest day since May 13. Content continues belowAnticipate widespread frost and freeze conditions through early this upcoming week.

PoliticsInternal federal documents offer insights into how Ottawa is assessing the economic fallout from the possibility of Alberta separating from Canada and becoming an independent state. Briefing notes outline potential fiscal shocks, population outflows, head office exodusDavid Thurton · CBC News · Posted: Oct 03, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 3Listen 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. Alberta separatists rally outside the offices of Elections Alberta in May. Documents obtained by CBC News show the potential risks that the federal government is evaluating ahead of this month's referendum. (Todd Korol/ Reuters)Internal federal documents offer insights into how Ottawa is assessing the economic fallout from the possibility of Alberta separating from Canada and becoming an independent state. The documents from Finance Canada and the Justice Department also shed light on the consequences being considered from the uncertainty caused by Alberta separatism.

On the most elite stage in the world of competitive dairy, a Canadian teenager and her "favourite cow" scored two major wins while on U. S. soil. Never heard of competitive dairy? Let me assure you, it's a really big deal. One win — let alone two — at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisc., can be life changing for farmers and their cows. It can boost the value of an animal by tens of thousands of dollars. Future offspring can become more valuable too. And of course, there's an element of national pride, especially when Canada and the U. S. are locked in a trade war. Alyson Doiron, a 16-year-old high school student from Cap-Sante, Que., glows as she poses for photos with her aforementioned favourite cow — Arolene Dempsey Ella, who goes by "Ella" for short, was the five-year-old cow awarded the top prize at the International Junior Holstein Show. "She's an easy cow to work with. We love her so much," Doiron told CBC News. Doiron cheered and cried as she was given the prestigious honour on Ella's behalf, at the Expo on Sunday. Even though this is a global gathering, the actual competitions are between animals from Canadian and American farms, due to health and safety regulations.

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Canada’s Luc De Fougerolles is tackled by Peru’s Jairo Vélez during the second half of a Saturday friendly at Montreal’s Saputo Stadium. Canada won 2-0. In these parts it’s apparently called le trac. Irrespective of the language, stage fright can trip any tongue. The singer booked for Saturday afternoon anthem duty at Stade Saputo is, despite limited evidence provided, a francophone. She had practised four times. By its nature, “O Canada,” should ease nerves because, well, the first two words are handy. Yet even by the second lyric — the intonation on Canada all wrong — it was clear le trac had struck.

Everyone agrees on more power for Quebec. How to get it is more complicated. A Quebec "passport" spotted on a desk at Parti Québécois offices in Montreal on March 6, 2026. (Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette)

3 October 2026Stephen DowlingOcearch/Alamy(Credit: Ocearch/Alamy)In the past decade, many more great white sharks are being seen in Canada's Atlantic waters. What's drawing them so far north? This summer, a seasonal visitor decided the waters off Canada's province of Nova Scotia were very much to his liking. Just a few months earlier, this tourist had been enjoying Florida. As spring turned into summer, he headed north. His decision to favour the chilly waters off Nova Scotia over the Sunshine State became noteworthy news; he was no guide-book-toting day tripper, but a nearly 14ft-long (4.2m) great white shark nicknamed "Contender" by researchers. With the growing population, however, there is a greater chance of unwelcome interactions with the people they share the waters with. In September, a diver was attacked by a great white off Quebec's Gaspé Coast. The diver was one of three diving in murky water at the time. His injuries were not life-threatening, but the incident caused alarm amongst diving and water sports businesses, and many operators cancelled dives. So why are the white sharks ranging further north?