Convicted child killer Shane Ertmoed, who is serving a life sentence, has been granted a 60-day unescorted temporary absence from prison to take cooking classes.

Ertmoed was denied day parole last year because he still posed a risk of serious harm to others.

Ertmoed, then 24, was convicted in 2002 of the sexual assault and killing of 10-year-old Heather Thomas.

Hope you weren't planning on holding off on the winter tires much longer.

The Old Farmer's Almanac has released its October weather forecast for Southern Quebec, and it's already pointing to a specific window when the season's first snow could show up, well before Halloween decorations even come down.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the European Union’s first “associate member” during her State of the Union speech in Strasbourg on September 16, 2026. She directly addressed Canada’s prime minister in the chamber and cast the move as a way to link democracies in a tense world. Major outlets confirmed the proposal and its significance as a public overture from the top of the European Commission.