🏛️ Government & Politics
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Industry Minister says Stelco talks remain possible after layoffs of up to 500 workers. Mélanie Joly said she is willing to negotiate if Stelco returns to the table after the company announced layoffs of up to 500 employees and moved production to its Lake Erie Works in Haldimand; Stelco president Paul Simon blamed U.S. tariffs in a Oct. 9 letter obtained by Global News.
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Supreme Court to hear challenge of law clearing path for Ontario Place redevelopment. The court will hear arguments on legislation that exempts Ontario Place redevelopment from environmental, heritage and municipal rules, after lower courts rejected the Ontario Place Protectors’ challenge to the Rebuilding Ontario Place Act.
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Career college seeks judicial review after being barred from OSAP for 2026-27. Two Citi College campuses joined five other career-college sites in asking Divisional Court to review the ministry’s decision, saying the Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn failed to connect evidence to findings about "inability to reliably determine bona fide studies."
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Northwestern Ontario communities to stay on permanent daylight time, Kenora applauds. Ontario announced communities west of the 90th meridian, including Kenora, will remain on daylight time year-round so they match Manitoba time going forward, an outcome Kenora residents and MPP Greg Rickford supported.
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Pope Leo XIV’s lung-cancer surgery renews screening focus; nearly 33,000 diagnoses expected this year in Canada. Vatican officials reported the Pope is walking and eating after surgery; Princess Margaret oncologist Dr. Natasha Leighl described the operation as a lobectomy, and Lung Cancer Canada president Dr. Rosalyn Juergens noted screening uses low-dose CT.
🎨 Sports
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Shane Pinto’s shootout winner lifts Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the Islanders. Ridly Greig scored in regulation and Linus Ullmark made 20 saves as the Senators improved to 6-2-0; Artem Zub returned from a knee injury and William Eklund will miss 10 to 12 weeks after ankle surgery.
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Raptors fall 122-120 to Knicks in NBA pre-season; Scottie Barnes leads Toronto with 23 points. Kawhi Leonard scored six points in 22 minutes and exited with 4:42 left in the third; Jalen Brunson led New York with 20 points in the Oct. 15 game.
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Owen Power’s overtime goal lifts Buffalo Sabres past Toronto 5-4 after a three-goal rally. Kirill Marchenko had a hat trick for Toronto in his 300th NHL game, and Auston Matthews opened the scoring before Buffalo tied it with third-period goals and Power’s OT winner.
📰 Also Today
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- Pedestrian struck and critically injured in Sandy Hill.
- 4-year-old found in neighbour's pool dies.
- Construction at Elgin and Laurier is ramping up, more lanes closing.
- Friday is the last chance to cast an advance ballot in Ottawa's election.
- Federal government plans to build a data centre in the National Capital Region.
- Hundreds of thousands of dollars wagered on Ontario municipal races via prediction markets.
- Eels keep dying in hydro dam turbines; a new turbine design could reduce kills.
- Final Kitchissippi ward debate focused on fixing transit.
- Ottawa Votes 2026 weekly panel reviewed ward debates and mayoral jabs.
- Suspect now faces a murder charge in a 2024 shooting.
- Quebec’s stance unclear as other provinces abolish seasonal time change.
- Canadian women's rugby eyes England in upcoming double-header.
- Kitchissippi ward: list of candidates running for city councillor released.
- Profile: Alex Lawson on his varied life and roles.
- How to watch CBC's Ottawa mayoral debate on Oct. 21.
- Record-breaking pumpkin grower heads to weekend weigh-off.
- Brian Mulroney Elementary School held its official opening.
- No immediate plans to reinstate OCDSB trustees after election, minister says.
