<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[CP24]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.cp24.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[CP24 News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:34:33 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian apps and government websites go offline to ward off online danger]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/canadian-apps-and-government-websites-go-offline-to-ward-off-online-danger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/canadian-apps-and-government-websites-go-offline-to-ward-off-online-danger/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Beauchemin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Several websites around the world, including Government of Canada sites, went dark as operators raced to patch cracks in a programming language called PHP. Cybersecurity experts call it one of the largest online vulnerability issues they have ever had to fix to protect against malicious actors.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:33:41 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/3MJ3RRVC4RDCDBVQZFG4LHTAJA.jpg?auth=0390aba9479a01bf64274870f9748c20f6fd8badf8f0d8acd3ed5234460a2caa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5163&amp;height=2904" type="image/jpeg" height="2904" width="5163"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A detailed close-up showing a professional hand using a stylus to navigate through glowing lines of code and financial data on a tablet. (Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">primeimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Clinton praises PM Carney, says Trump has treated Canada like ‘dirt’]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/bill-clinton-calls-pm-carney-a-longtime-friend-says-us-treated-canada-like-dirt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/bill-clinton-calls-pm-carney-a-longtime-friend-says-us-treated-canada-like-dirt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luca Caruso-Moro]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former U.S. president Bill Clinton considers Mark Carney a longtime friend and called the prime minister 'about the most well qualified leader in the world.']]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:26:07 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/64AJKMPGB5G2FHNDY5RJXDK3QU.png?auth=f768e0afd99e1679a5d4ee52f60e63fd28aebf57596cf4d7600d8567e477610e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/png" height="1080" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Left: Prime Minister Mark Carney (The Canadian Press). Centre: U.S. President Donald Trump. Right: Former U.S. president Bill Clinton (The Associated Press).]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You don’t go back on your commitments’: Premier Ford weighs in on Stelco layoffs]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/local/hamilton/2026/10/21/you-dont-go-back-on-your-commitments-premier-ford-weighs-in-on-stelco-layoffs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/local/hamilton/2026/10/21/you-dont-go-back-on-your-commitments-premier-ford-weighs-in-on-stelco-layoffs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryann Aguilar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will support “all the actions” the federal government will take against the owner of Stelco over recent layoffs and idling of the Hamilton plant.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:21:48 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/YJXYAGO5BZARNOMBYBZ7ZTPSOE.JPG?auth=5ccce9a125adb44c505f6236dda588800fea19c17625c4f7a71ad4f67ba0cfda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8142&amp;height=5428" type="image/jpeg" height="5428" width="8142"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford participate in a joint news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official referendum results expected before 10:59 p.m. MT: Elections Alberta]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/official-referendum-results-expected-before-1059-pm-mt-elections-alberta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/official-referendum-results-expected-before-1059-pm-mt-elections-alberta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Amato]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Elections Alberta has until 10:59 p.m. local time to submit official referendum results.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:36:43 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/DQYABSRAURAMRIG66TQRAI3UAY.jpeg?auth=d378a9d8978c2046cde92547d009f97387967ef1bfa2239f57f6c57f9af1ba85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024" type="image/jpeg" height="3024" width="4032"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Voters line up at the advance polling station in Lloydminster. (Allison Bamford/CTV News)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Alarm and concern’: Canada’s Armenian population reacts to PM’s trip to Türkiye]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/alarm-and-concern-canadas-armenian-population-reacts-to-pms-trip-to-turkiye/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/alarm-and-concern-canadas-armenian-population-reacts-to-pms-trip-to-turkiye/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abigail Bimman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Carney’s trip to Türkiye Wednesday marks the first ever bilateral visit to the country by a Canadian prime minister. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:10:59 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/2FR6LRMCHJGMLFDUL6RZR6R2JU.JPG?auth=854a0c9983fb67cf7f82939ae1c8152c24c6fe3b31676f1e668e7cc0210ecd6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8174&amp;height=5518" type="image/jpeg" height="5518" width="8174"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daycare worker and five children struck by driver in Oshawa while out for walk]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/local/durham/2026/10/21/critically-injured-toddler-among-5-kids-struck-by-driver-in-oshawa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/local/durham/2026/10/21/critically-injured-toddler-among-5-kids-struck-by-driver-in-oshawa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanna Lavoie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A woman and five children from a nearby daycare were all rushed to the hospital after being struck by the driver of a vehicle in north Oshawa on Wednesday morning.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:09:25 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/3QJILZ7FDVGHRB5HHIMZE5CV2M.jpg?auth=81fe6a0c23a2d60166245898e410dc82b5eb5555449c6da5a897b90dfa234c2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1354&amp;height=761" type="image/jpeg" height="761" width="1354"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An SUV is seen at the intersection of Ryerson Crescent and Sheridan Street in Oshawa, after a woman and two children were struck by a vehicle, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims about fraudulent results in Alberta referendum false: Elections Alberta]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/claims-about-fraudulent-results-in-alberta-referendum-false-elections-alberta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/claims-about-fraudulent-results-in-alberta-referendum-false-elections-alberta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Posts questioning the results in Alberta’s referendum spread on the social media platform X this week as the numbers were released. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:51:58 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/X5Q2KPVVLKJFYNFSFBOIHHFHOI.jpg?auth=4147d584cd71476a3410f8134d8440288256f6cb61d86380e6cecf338cb27dfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=932" type="image/jpeg" height="932" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Posts questioning the results in Alberta's referendum spread on the social media platform X this week as the numbers were released. Alberta Prosperity Project supporters watch the referendum results start to appear in Edmonton on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Ulan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Ulan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Vance has formed in the Pacific Ocean]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/tropical-storm-vance-has-formed-in-the-pacific-ocean/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/tropical-storm-vance-has-formed-in-the-pacific-ocean/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Vance formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:04:29 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/BY5BBR7Y5FYCJAHC2G4JU5MZSE.jpg?auth=b22e24e22ce4d484584210058e3daabf35c89344c9f3f91870c4f8159fbbee20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=1362" type="image/jpeg" height="1362" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Vance strengthening in the Pacific Ocean on Oct. 21, 2026. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via AP)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Wainwright stands with you’: Residents line highway to support soldiers after fire]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/wainwright-stands-with-you-residents-line-highway-to-support-soldiers-after-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/wainwright-stands-with-you-residents-line-highway-to-support-soldiers-after-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two buses carrying soldiers from Canadian Forces Base Wainwright were greeted by flag-waving supporters on an Alberta highway Wednesday, days after a deadly military base fire.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:01:56 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/Z25Q2NVRPVNLBXQFFGYB3FRO3A.jpg?auth=8e8d1f31b228b6177f5b9e7a200b623c1870b570733086fa0435b3e985d753d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flowers and messages are laid for the victims of a fire that killed four soldiers at CFB Wainwright, at the Memorial Clock Tower on Main Street in Wainwright, Alta., on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Katsarov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two charged, 127 kg of cocaine seized at Ambassador Bridge: CBSA]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/two-charged-127-kg-of-cocaine-seized-at-ambassador-bridge-cbsa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/two-charged-127-kg-of-cocaine-seized-at-ambassador-bridge-cbsa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Canada Border Services Agency says two men were charged after the seizure of 127 kilograms of suspected cocaine at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ont., last month.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:09:33 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/RMGKSH5FN5AWDMQROJM4LIASTI.jpg?auth=ec87e31ac7ec9844e7094ca404598689fb70637dbdc343374bb476a3e2346f6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5332&amp;height=3115" type="image/jpeg" height="3115" width="5332"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Source: CBSA.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds investing $1 billion for road to Ring of Fire in Ontario: Carney ]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/feds-investing-1-billion-for-road-to-ring-of-fire-in-ontario-carney/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/feds-investing-1-billion-for-road-to-ring-of-fire-in-ontario-carney/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is putting down $1 billion to help build the road to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:15:00 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/V3ODCDPUD7IOH2VXGTPV2OPGAI.jpg?auth=3d74fcab74d3afae10afcb1e54380776db73d4d133fd7166dad2a07d98773e63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=800&amp;height=468" type="image/jpeg" height="468" width="800"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Ring of Fire region, about 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, is said to hold some of the world's richest deposits of chromite, nickel, copper and platinum. (File)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian news publishers worried about Meta’s new terms of service]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/canadian-news-publishers-worried-about-metas-new-terms-of-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/canadian-news-publishers-worried-about-metas-new-terms-of-service/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Canadian news companies say they’re worried about changes to Meta’s terms of service and want the company to clarify how they will be affected.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:37:05 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/K46ONRIKVAR5YFKYBVKCDB7TXQ.jpg?auth=b4549a4c3d9fd427a3b0bc96f144a70552df22f2d8f561d32111cd2b4f3a010d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Attendees walk past a Meta logo during the Meta Connect conference, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff Chiu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal government announces billions for tariff-impacted industries in Ontario]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/politics/queens-park/2026/10/21/federal-government-announces-billions-for-tariff-impacted-industries-in-ontario/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/politics/queens-park/2026/10/21/federal-government-announces-billions-for-tariff-impacted-industries-in-ontario/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Freeman, Bryann Aguilar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have unveiled a nearly $9 billion in supports for the province’s tariff-hit auto and steel sectors.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:33:55 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/C2EURRAZGRG3NB6WC6JBQGQIWA.JPG?auth=b1f1e0f466b6d00a57614fd6834d8c9bacbfc2446e448e46c298b4ee1d284fca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7280&amp;height=4095" type="image/jpeg" height="4095" width="7280"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford shake hands before a meeting, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM Carney, Trump talk trade as U.S. officials accuse Canada of interfering in elections ]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/pm-carney-trump-spoke-this-morning-for-quite-some-time-addressed-some-of-the-issues-around-trade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/pm-carney-trump-spoke-this-morning-for-quite-some-time-addressed-some-of-the-issues-around-trade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Spencer Van Dyk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Carney says he spoke with Donald Trump Wednesday morning, adding when asked specifically that they discussed 'issues around trade.']]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:30:27 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/S7ZOOEK3QRDE5PC6DVFDKSSHCI.png?auth=cfd9a58af4cb335be1f3d5c44ad79baff3cb75627f2b9d009521e0607e4a4295&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/png" height="1080" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Left: Prime Minister Marker Carney (The Canadian Press). Right: U.S. President Donald Trump (The Associated Press)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver shot to death in road rage incident on George Washington Bridge]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/driver-shot-to-death-in-road-rage-incident-on-george-washington-bridge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/driver-shot-to-death-in-road-rage-incident-on-george-washington-bridge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A motorist was shot and killed in a road rage incident on the George Washington Bridge near the end of the Tuesday evening rush, police said, snarling traffic for hours on the busy span that connects New York City and New Jersey.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:27:47 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/GGUG5AXIZNOO5QIQ3DHAQAPSHE.jpg?auth=923e8c39c9fe15f8cce978346e80f6b402583c292744a4815b2cf3c4683dda95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The George Washington Bridge is seen on Oct. 29, 2022, from Fort Lee, N.J. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ted Shaffrey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[27 soldiers still hospitalized, 13 in critical condition after CFB Wainwright fire: Smith]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/27-soldiers-still-hospitalized-13-in-critical-condition-after-cfb-wainwright-fire-smith/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/27-soldiers-still-hospitalized-13-in-critical-condition-after-cfb-wainwright-fire-smith/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Kavanagh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says 27 of the 39 soldiers taken to hospital after a deadly fire at the Wainwright military base on Saturday are still being treated, with 13 in critical condition.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:57:03 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/BUZAHMM733GYZX3QBEU4T6DUOA.jpg?auth=a26d7f733f2de70961e4c1e85d1dcf3b09cb8c7530cdd6951391324caa1e892b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1020&amp;height=576" type="image/jpeg" height="576" width="1020"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[File photo of a hospital patient and worker. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Male found dead after shooting in Flamborough]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/2026/10/21/male-found-dead-after-shooting-in-flamborough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/2026/10/21/male-found-dead-after-shooting-in-flamborough/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua McGinnis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One person has been found dead after a shooting in Hamilton Wednesday afternoon.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:06:41 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/ULBFY4AMDBF6VH3JU3XYRNJFDU.jpeg?auth=336d8b83d22ad0c04a6144a54450650476285a0a3cef5950fbf688fdd6293745&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/jpeg" height="1080" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police are at the scene of a shooting that took place in Flamborough Wednesday afternoon. (CP24/CTV News Helicopter)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danielle Smith ‘walking a political tightrope’ after Alberta referendum: expert]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/danielle-smith-walking-a-political-tightrope-after-alberta-referendum-expert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/danielle-smith-walking-a-political-tightrope-after-alberta-referendum-expert/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Franklin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Speaking to reporters for the first time after Alberta’s referendum, Premier Danielle Smith showed some cracks in her rule that she’s been attempting to mend for months, one critic says.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:05:05 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/PBEFMIVTCL3R2RU6YJLK36NDLA.jpg?auth=decf08167c0859933a31aee70191d3078deffd29867d3901ba937ac499fcfaf0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=1133" type="image/jpeg" height="1133" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith leaves after speaking to the media in Calgary, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff McIntosh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. embassy accuses Canadian politicians of interfering in American elections]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/us-embassy-accuses-canadian-politicians-of-interfering-in-american-elections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/us-embassy-accuses-canadian-politicians-of-interfering-in-american-elections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The U.S. embassy in Canada has released a list of quotes from Canadian politicians which it says indicate 'plans to influence American politics.']]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:53:25 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/QSZ3NBMJARBZTEHFSFBN4OXT2Y.jpg?auth=4cf1be5d8c7c821db0f503cb2d82088cc3a981e95105ad42cfb20f7e6519a9e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/jpeg" height="1080" width="1920"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario career college students worry about impact of OSAP pause, extended to 2027]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/politics/queens-park/2026/10/21/ontario-career-college-students-worry-about-impact-of-osap-pause-extended-to-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/politics/queens-park/2026/10/21/ontario-career-college-students-worry-about-impact-of-osap-pause-extended-to-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Now that the Ontario government has confirmed that a provincewide pause on student financial assistance payments to career colleges will last for months, some students say they’re worried it will prevent them from graduating.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:55:41 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/AZ3763IWI5EAFOKH7RW5XJVBRM.jpg?auth=497d91d0e2bc0333a0fc17abec49ebe585aa47e61f1bb4d20c9a38bc411ae89a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=788" type="image/jpeg" height="788" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities Nolan Quinn speaks during Question Period in the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Tuesday March 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Gunn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney appoints astronaut Jeremy Hansen to advise government on new space strategy]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/carney-appoints-astronaut-jeremy-hansen-to-advise-government-on-new-space-strategy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/carney-appoints-astronaut-jeremy-hansen-to-advise-government-on-new-space-strategy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Jeremy Hansen as a special adviser on space -- just as the United States takes note of Canada’s efforts to shift its space partnerships toward Europe.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:37:25 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/NVPZ3YQHKCEPBOB254JBJCP32M.jpg?auth=9b86d3a1c9c35f80de5b41a2a6c4d7014898f062f89064588023dfb40ef4b5f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=1009" type="image/jpeg" height="1009" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff McIntosh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney isn’t ruling out a Quebec-style immigration deal for Alberta]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/ottawa-will-not-budge-from-sustainable-immigration-levels-carney/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/ottawa-will-not-budge-from-sustainable-immigration-levels-carney/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney is not ruling out giving Alberta more authority over immigration along the lines of a deal Ottawa signed with Quebec in the early 1990s.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:37:21 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/AHOG4JBTY77JTH7JW4EWUI7QKI.jpg?auth=37b2e59319712e802d1bebd8330a3fa19655c997766164364f0e1dd7c833b12f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=959" type="image/jpeg" height="959" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with journalists as he makes his way into a meeting of the Liberal caucus on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin agrees to talks with U.S., Ukraine on ending the war]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/putin-agrees-to-talks-with-us-ukraine-on-ending-the-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/putin-agrees-to-talks-with-us-ukraine-on-ending-the-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Wednesday to resume three-way negotiations next month with Washington and Kyiv aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin official said, potentially setting up the first such talks since February.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:36:18 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/WKKHSTVIVISIRITBKM3JRN7Z5E.jpg?auth=2dc8b5a8901b06e28981fe0277e9a5c1561eb613caed3a4b139d018b008dd214&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, left, gestures during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Konstantin Palace in Strelnya, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gavriil Grigorov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t have a lot of time:’ The dying wish of an Ontario pastor comes true]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/i-dont-have-a-lot-of-time-the-dying-wish-of-a-ontario-pastor-comes-true/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/i-dont-have-a-lot-of-time-the-dying-wish-of-a-ontario-pastor-comes-true/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Morse]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A group of bikers in Barrie said they would be taking to the road rain or shine on Tuesday, because for one of these men, there was not going to be another chance.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:45:49 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/XU4CRHHXDNEU7MOVTAMMYKLAUA.jpeg?auth=d3cd282f1d4ef03199e416074060c279c7823603bd619ea0ad57ebc68ec8b589&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/jpeg" height="1080" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Don Lindsay interviewing with CTV News Barrie on Oct. 20, 2026. (CTV News/David Sullivan)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AT&T’s fiber revenue per user to keep sliding as bundle discounts weigh]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/atts-fiber-revenue-per-user-to-keep-sliding-as-bundle-discounts-weigh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/atts-fiber-revenue-per-user-to-keep-sliding-as-bundle-discounts-weigh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AT&T expects average revenue per fiber customer to extend its third-quarter decline into the fourth, as more customers sign up for discounted bundles, suggesting its subscriber-growth strategy is coming at the cost of lower spending per user.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:29:51 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/K3NRXJJNQN7RE7VBOOLOGNKZEM.jpg?auth=9d67acb3dec47377bdf7ad304b49a22b4d43c551263e3111ec642432614503ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Pistillo works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Seth Wenig</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A strong profit report from SpaceX helps lift tech stocks and Wall Street]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/wall-street-gains-ground-after-spacex-helps-lift-ai-stocks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/wall-street-gains-ground-after-spacex-helps-lift-ai-stocks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The U.S. stock market rose Wednesday following strong profit reports from SpaceX, Capital One Financial and other big companies.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:25:56 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/ZL366GI4KFBVE6B2Z3S5TMJC7M.jpg?auth=588f355e6fb0056166b875b4b07a25d453d9ec24123fce8b43f84583d6ef2af4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Specialist Dilip Patel works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yuki Iwamura</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty giants target ‘Ozempic face’ as boom in obesity drugs opens new market]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/beauty-giants-target-ozempic-face-as-boom-in-obesity-drugs-opens-new-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/beauty-giants-target-ozempic-face-as-boom-in-obesity-drugs-opens-new-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Swiss skincare firm Galderma, Brazilian cosmetics group Natura and beauty giant L’Oreal are testing treatments for consumers worried about facial sagging and volume loss, looking to capitalize on a growing market tied to the boom in obesity drugs.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:25:05 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/5CPCBGJDXV4VNPVGGZHYMZBARY.jpg?auth=bcfc880818dcaf71e7d0dce4385a7ac1b7eee0d3e8ee40df04ea8a128585d2c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ozempic is shown at a pharmacy in Toronto on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O'Connal]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe O'Connal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[S&P/TSX composite rises more than 200 points, while U.S. markets also gain ground]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/tech-and-financial-stocks-help-boost-sptsx-composite-us-stock-markets-also-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/tech-and-financial-stocks-help-boost-sptsx-composite-us-stock-markets-also-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Canada’s main stock index rose more than 200 points Wednesday, helped by gains in the technology sector, while U.S. markets also rose. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:23:34 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/O2XWPY3MSTPDI5CB2ANRJLQCUY.jpg?auth=588051c2aaba32d0b87ea7815917222f1d74c2bdb2adccad1bd3a401d7876485&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=1007" type="image/jpeg" height="1007" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown in Toronto on Friday June 28, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Vincent Elkaim</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[$90 million richer: Small group from Calgary area claims Canada’s largest-ever lottery jackpot]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/90-million-richer-small-group-from-calgary-area-claims-canadas-largest-ever-lottery-jackpot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/90-million-richer-small-group-from-calgary-area-claims-canadas-largest-ever-lottery-jackpot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damien Wood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pending some paperwork, a small group of people from the Calgary area appears to have won Canada’s largest-ever lottery jackpot.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:09:23 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/2YSI2KRB3FH4PASG3UIFM5PO6E.jpeg?auth=7155fd69dc0783035298d3e673d068a3e30db6d41d95cc0e98c93259081a63b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1320&amp;height=732" type="image/jpeg" height="732" width="1320"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pending some paperwork, a small group of people from the Calgary area appears to have won Canada’s largest-ever lottery jackpot. (Tyler Fleming/CTV News Ottawa)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[White cargo van sought in deadly Vaughan hit-and-run located: police]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/local/york/2026/10/21/white-cargo-van-sought-in-deadly-vaughan-hit-and-run-located-police/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/local/york/2026/10/21/white-cargo-van-sought-in-deadly-vaughan-hit-and-run-located-police/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanna Lavoie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A white cargo van that was sought in connection with a hit-and-run in Vaughan earlier this month that killed a live-in caregiver from Richmond Hill has been recovered, police say.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:07:48 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/24GXA4ZJXRBMFBXVXQARZ2D2JY.jpeg?auth=a5c4bf5a78f93a5b07027ab7751bd9922aeea492307438126318684c831abefe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1636&amp;height=920" type="image/jpeg" height="920" width="1636"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This group of friends spent $5,530 on Backstreet Boys tickets only to later find out they were obstructed]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/21/backstreet-boys-fans-upset-after-seats-they-bought-for-toronto-show-turned-out-to-be-obstructed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/21/backstreet-boys-fans-upset-after-seats-they-bought-for-toronto-show-turned-out-to-be-obstructed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Foran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Backstreet Boys announced their Toronto residency in 2027, with 12 shows, and is expected to be one of the biggest concerts in the city. 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(Supplied/The Associated Press)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-risk offender in Durham Region arrested after allegedly breaching court-imposed conditions]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/local/durham/2026/10/21/high-risk-offender-in-durham-region-arrested-after-allegedly-breaching-court-imposed-conditions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/local/durham/2026/10/21/high-risk-offender-in-durham-region-arrested-after-allegedly-breaching-court-imposed-conditions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanna Lavoie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A high-risk offender, who was released on Oct. 11 in Durham Region, has been arrested after allegedly breaching his court-imposed curfew conditions.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:09:48 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/EWI6Q2FKK5H6NMK2GBEBEKL2NI.jpg?auth=5cc43df1585471f593b3e59e54b022e01f35996837af9ebda08c26a773f1f5d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1440" type="image/jpeg" height="1440" width="2560"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keith Theodore Constantin is being released in Durham Region on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Handout)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wall St says Tesla-SpaceX deal inevitable but Musk says it’s not certain]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/wall-street-says-tesla-spacex-deal-inevitable-but-musk-says-its-not-certain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/wall-street-says-tesla-spacex-deal-inevitable-but-musk-says-its-not-certain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Elon Musk sees “a lot of merit” in combining Tesla and SpaceX, but the decision is not his to make. Tension runs through a deal that many analysts call inevitable.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:07:27 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/R6UOUQMHHBDQIEHPLIU75L5I64.jpg?auth=c89aa87b8feec0e21382d6f88571fd484b7c4377591fb6f0f96636393d16b86f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Markus Schreiber</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Ohio Republicans criticize Ramaswamy’s ad with Acton’s estranged mother, even as Vance warned them not to]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/key-ohio-republicans-criticize-ramaswamys-ad-with-actons-estranged-mother-even-as-vance-warned-them-not-to/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/key-ohio-republicans-criticize-ramaswamys-ad-with-actons-estranged-mother-even-as-vance-warned-them-not-to/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[CNN Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some leading Ohio Republicans began distancing themselves from a controversial new ad from their gubernatorial nominee, Vivek Ramaswamy, even as Vice President JD Vance warned the party not to break ranks over the commercial.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:59:06 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/3Z7S4GEBTVDG5AXJ7NRYUZ5GWA.JPG?auth=6546be97c37506d63312c4ea9b9a1d36aeee11fb4d72fc587d82c53e53a93913&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667" type="image/jpeg" height="2667" width="4000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amy Acton, former director of the Ohio Department of Health and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, speaks on affordability while campaigning at Bottoms Up Coffee in Columbus, Ohio, US, on April 6.
Stephen Zenner/Bloomberg via Getty Images via CNN Newsource]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A chemical tank explodes in Ohio, forcing evacuations and prompting fears of another blast]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/a-chemical-tank-explodes-in-ohio-forcing-evacuations-and-prompting-fears-of-another-blast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/a-chemical-tank-explodes-in-ohio-forcing-evacuations-and-prompting-fears-of-another-blast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A chemical tank explosion in Toledo, Ohio, forced hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes and others to stay indoors Wednesday due to fears of a toxic release and the possibility of another explosion.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:58:58 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/SFNUSRYWXRESRLQSDSI7QDEH4U.jpg?auth=7551373b0d8efaf8737b13540ba44a3c8bf02f968f171dc06a671abfde1dd5bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=905" type="image/jpeg" height="905" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A plume of smokes rises from MC Tank Transport Inc., where a chemical tank exploded overnight, prompting hundreds of residents to evacuate or shelter in place amid concerns about a potential toxic release, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, in north Toledo, Ohio. (Jeremy Wadsworth/The Blade via AP)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. judge orders Meta to pay US$25 billion after jury found company deceived users]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/us-judge-orders-meta-to-pay-us25-billion-after-jury-found-company-deceived-users/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/us-judge-orders-meta-to-pay-us25-billion-after-jury-found-company-deceived-users/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[AFP Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay US$25 billion to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to media reports.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:51:10 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/J2ANAFQUWMVIJPKATWREG7MKIM.jpg?auth=8c2679f9acee068b3bcd81e484e22329b3c469a502f950bd4f139e3b1334cc0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683" type="image/jpeg" height="683" width="1024"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Oct. 28, 2021. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan prosecutors indict 5 suspects in alleged paid plot to injure anti-CCP comedian]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/taiwan-prosecutors-indict-5-suspects-in-alleged-paid-plot-to-injure-anti-ccp-comedian/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/taiwan-prosecutors-indict-5-suspects-in-alleged-paid-plot-to-injure-anti-ccp-comedian/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted five people for allegedly trying to injure a comedian who mocks the Chinese Communist Party and President Xi Jinping as part of his act.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:38:24 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/S5T6CDW6Z6N63Y6B6NW4MRQYRI.jpg?auth=ad4652dd691d9f12ae11e0730226488118e8a8d53bf37fc0bc3e05220a136443&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=948" type="image/jpeg" height="948" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A gavel sits on a desk. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adrian Wyld</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Bank looks to modernize personal banking unit to better compete, CEO says]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/national-bank-looks-to-modernize-personal-banking-unit-to-better-compete-ceo-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/national-bank-looks-to-modernize-personal-banking-unit-to-better-compete-ceo-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Bank’s chief executive says competition is rising in the personal banking space and the lender will look to modernize its operations to attract clients. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:26:05 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/NCMJZOW6SBSRZNMQ2FHUXTHAAQ.jpg?auth=3eceebe71c571dcdb7727e63eeb1f5267d8399062928a8a9b9fea05d2d01a9c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1020&amp;height=574" type="image/jpeg" height="574" width="1020"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The logo for the National Bank Financial is seen in downtown Toronto, on May 24, 2016. (Eduardo Lima / THE CANADIAN PRESS)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This U.S. state is suing Epstein’s attorney, accountant for allegedly hiding his sex trafficking operation]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/this-us-state-is-suing-epsteins-attorney-accountant-for-allegedly-hiding-his-sex-trafficking-operation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/this-us-state-is-suing-epsteins-attorney-accountant-for-allegedly-hiding-his-sex-trafficking-operation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New Mexico’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney and accountant, accusing them of concealing his sex trafficking operation and seeking to stop them from accepting any payments from the disgraced financier’s estate.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:27:17 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/WA4BMTAN7XWYEX7BCYRVDZRE64.jpg?auth=e198c4ab7a1918a042d0b6d0b4cd54219c6ab0aeb2732ef37a23445d7a34c8ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=932" type="image/jpeg" height="932" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crosses, flowers and other mementos are displayed outside Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch near Stanley, N.M., on April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Savannah Peters, File)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Savannah Peters</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police set up command post in Markham as search stepped up for ‘vulnerable’ senior]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/local/york/2026/10/21/police-set-up-command-post-in-markham-as-search-stepped-for-vulnerable-senior/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/local/york/2026/10/21/police-set-up-command-post-in-markham-as-search-stepped-for-vulnerable-senior/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanna Lavoie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police in York Region have set up a command post as they step up their search for a “vulnerable” 74-year-old man from Markham. who went missing earlier this week.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:24:15 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/SU2GQPQJQFFAJN2A6EOHCYSUZI.jpeg?auth=799eac63b82179cd64a95fcc9b2207db2e2803e1b9af95ac3daaa75755003794&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/jpeg" height="1080" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A photo of missing senior Wieslaw, from a coffee shop in Scarborough, on Oct. 20. (YRP photo)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo will not need further therapy after his operation, doctors say]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/pope-leo-will-not-need-further-therapy-after-his-operation-doctors-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/pope-leo-will-not-need-further-therapy-after-his-operation-doctors-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo will not need any further therapy after undergoing lung cancer surgery last week, his doctors said in a statement released by the Vatican on Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:15:39 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/MG3C5JJF5Z3D5GXQLPMFR4LXCU.jpg?auth=d9f03714640838e73e803c06e65ed44586879573238725dbd5c7d00df78fef48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gregorio Borgia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-racism group calls for investigation into OPP recruit evaluations]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/anti-racism-group-calls-for-investigation-into-opp-recruit-evaluations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/anti-racism-group-calls-for-investigation-into-opp-recruit-evaluations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An anti-racism organization is calling for an investigation into how Ontario’s provincial police force assesses new recruits, as three Black recruits allege they faced racial discrimination during their year of probation.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:05:06 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/JYRXDEQQQCAE4UEYBUNPIU2UQY.jpg?auth=60bff9b67b613a95ffc78482b1b7e56cbd69d3698e44074d7a425fce7e78578b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Colby</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chow, Bradford clash over future of Toronto’s water ]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/21/chow-bradford-clash-over-future-of-torontos-water/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/21/chow-bradford-clash-over-future-of-torontos-water/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Tsekouras]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The future of Toronto’s water has become a focal point of the mayoral race with less than five days to go before election day.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:26:43 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/V44GQKOS2BHLRGOMYVWC3DIQBI.jpg?auth=e54ea463096f65cea57bb9fe2ba8334d441e28bd0ac5248b0c646346dc467477&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/jpeg" height="1080" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Olivia Chow (left) and Brad Bradford (right) make campaign announcements in Toronto on Oct. 21, 2026.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[JK Rowling vows to keep speaking out on trans issues in new essay]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/jk-rowling-vows-to-keep-speaking-out-on-trans-issues-in-new-essay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/jk-rowling-vows-to-keep-speaking-out-on-trans-issues-in-new-essay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[AFP Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[“Harry Potter” author JK Rowling vowed to keep voicing her opposition to “trans activism” and financially supporting women taking legal action over their rights, in a new essay published Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:49:50 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/SGGSFNRROGL775TKLDOLF4ARVY.jpg?auth=4bf9579b6e42d3aa202f810aedfb7b8bd72b580146de31d41f957a74ed595bd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1000" type="image/jpeg" height="1000" width="2000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This Oct. 16, 2012 photo shows author J.K. Rowling at an appearance to promote her latest book "The Casual Vacancy," at The David H. Koch Theater in New York. Rowling, the popular author of the "Harry Potter" series, spoke for just over an hour before a capacity crowd in her sole U.S. public appearance to promote her first novel for grownups.  (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Hallman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta referendum results bolster the plan ahead for government: Smith]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/alberta-referendum-results-bolster-the-plan-ahead-for-government-smith/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/alberta-referendum-results-bolster-the-plan-ahead-for-government-smith/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mason DePatie, Michael Franklin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Premier Danielle Smith says she will be moving ahead with the mandate handed to her by the Albertans who voted ‘yes’ in Monday’s referendum.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:03:43 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/GF5XODMUQRAUZD5FJB5DE3LDCQ.jpg?auth=31984aecacdb8505d888a2a651738ba16e5bada4d39f2f1a69dcd59378c6c572&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1592&amp;height=896" type="image/jpeg" height="896" width="1592"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Albertans have given UCP 'clear' mandate on unity: Premier Danielle Smith's address]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.L. spent $32.1 million in 2.5 years on private virtual health-care services]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/nl-spent-321-million-in-25-years-on-private-virtual-health-care-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/nl-spent-321-million-in-25-years-on-private-virtual-health-care-services/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A group representing doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador is calling out the province’s increasing reliance on private virtual health-care company Teladoc.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:39:49 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/TRG4YM4GQANCMJ2OTKYEUJEEBE.jpg?auth=e7c6b09e8fc7f17843e20f089ec909e36090c47dab5e18570c53151f1ce46e31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=1172" type="image/jpeg" height="1172" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An ambulance waits outside the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's, N.L. on Oct. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sarah Smellie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some government websites taken down in response to security risk: AI minister]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/some-government-websites-taken-down-in-response-to-security-risk-ai-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/some-government-websites-taken-down-in-response-to-security-risk-ai-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some government websites have been taken down temporarily as a precaution against a security risk, says Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:38:33 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/2K2P2ACWRGIC7OLMTCQILITVEY.jpg?auth=827558148bdcc1e6a27b3a6f0410c735169ac11894daf2c9f70469ba369cbecc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon makes his way to a meeting of the Liberal caucus on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA['Molotov cocktail' was thrown at an ICE building in Atlanta and the FBI is investigating]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/molotov-cocktail-was-thrown-at-an-ice-building-in-atlanta-and-the-fbi-is-investigating/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/molotov-cocktail-was-thrown-at-an-ice-building-in-atlanta-and-the-fbi-is-investigating/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The FBI was investigating Wednesday after a “Molotov cocktail-style device” was thrown at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in downtown Atlanta the night before.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:36:10 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/JHHOCFKMKYNEEDNR6ZQPDRJGOQ.jpg?auth=f9cffd46dfbcc248169cfa881fe72b279943eb4ec4787baf81f59bc403e115b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A building that houses offices of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in downtown Atlanta is shown on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Kate Brumback)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kate Brumback</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi capital's airport reopens to limited traffic, and other Mideast news]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/saudi-capitals-airport-reopens-to-limited-traffic-and-other-mideast-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/saudi-capitals-airport-reopens-to-limited-traffic-and-other-mideast-news/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport was open for domestic flights on Wednesday following multiple Houthi strikes on the Saudi capital this month.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:34:11 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/53AE7V6CUM4ENOWEPCVLTHDYTE.jpg?auth=d80f2286a345c163d98eb091434a45f5f46ae82505d40f5b349f81844598d49b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residents walk on debris of their homes at Seina district in Taiz, Yemen, after a missile strike, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Marzouq Al Jabri)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marzouq Al Jabri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teck receives strike notice at Highland Valley Copper operation]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/teck-receives-strike-notice-at-highland-valley-copper-operation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/teck-receives-strike-notice-at-highland-valley-copper-operation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Canadian miner Teck Resources said on Wednesday it received strike notice from United Steelworkers Local 7619 at its Highland Valley Copper operations in British Columbia.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:32:25 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/3PXQXES26F77GG6VFH6N77U76U.jpg?auth=a3d9a3b66efea8a90277d77fd4f19daef24111dd879bd0e3026b3c6f4853d0f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=1012" type="image/jpeg" height="1012" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Teck Resources' Highland Valley Copper Mine near Logan Lake, B.C., on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DARRYL DYCK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a person’s face predict if they’ll survive cancer treatment?]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/can-a-persons-face-predict-if-theyll-survive-cancer-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/can-a-persons-face-predict-if-theyll-survive-cancer-treatment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[CNN Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A simple selfie could hold surprising clues to your overall health and longevity, especially among people with cancer.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:21:16 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/O55XA3VJCZG6FGSZOSLWB4UTVM.jpg?auth=f0ddcf653d61e062cfc9c730fed86c76cdaa367bf981e1db713cca50d9e86ca9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1480&amp;height=832" type="image/jpeg" height="832" width="1480"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The mortality risk prediction algorithm and the age estimation algorithm look at different parts of the face to make their assessments. (Mass General Brigham via CNN Newsource)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government websites were taken offline across Europe. What to know about PHP]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/government-websites-were-taken-offline-across-europe-what-to-know-about-php/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/government-websites-were-taken-offline-across-europe-what-to-know-about-php/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government websites across Europe went dark on Wednesday as operators raced to patch two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, one of the most widely used programming languages on the web.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:19:43 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/PCZ6ROODUVFSZD362J4Y2C2SS4.jpg?auth=2f72cc1e2cde9aaad16d498663e97ad3fb1564ad282bbb55f7eb829bdda43766&amp;smart=true&amp;width=987&amp;height=555" type="image/jpeg" height="555" width="987"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social media ban for under-16s consistent with Charter, government says]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/social-media-ban-for-under-16s-consistent-with-charter-government-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/social-media-ban-for-under-16s-consistent-with-charter-government-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Liberal government says while its proposed digital safety legislation might affect freedom of expression, the bill itself is consistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:15:51 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/77WMVY5DRL7YZUC25EXBDK5YFI.jpg?auth=f08de976b46869a4eb49cbde065b5b2ab439a477539efdcab049efd0aa565f7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of Justice Sean Fraser responds to questions from journalists before a meeting of the Liberal caucus on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four teens charged in attempted robbery targeting Downsview business ]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/21/four-teens-charged-in-attempted-robbery-targeting-downsview-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/21/four-teens-charged-in-attempted-robbery-targeting-downsview-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua McGinnis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four teens have been charged in connection with an attempted robbery that targeted a business in the city’s Downsview neighbourhood on Tuesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:13:03 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/KOVERADZOJHKZLKBC5FGUHTPY4.JPG?auth=9ed15ad993de506bbfb537e76a267d1450c33fb572a1bb043ce5cb9c668713e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4707&amp;height=3132" type="image/jpeg" height="3132" width="4707"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Toronto Police Services logo is shown at headquarters, in Toronto, on Friday, August 9, 2019. Toronto police say they have charged a private cello teacher related to allegations of sexually assaulting a student in late May. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Katsarov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario drug funding decision leaves cancer patients disappointed, with few options]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/politics/queens-park/2026/10/21/ontario-drug-funding-decision-leaves-cancer-patients-disappointed-with-few-options/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/politics/queens-park/2026/10/21/ontario-drug-funding-decision-leaves-cancer-patients-disappointed-with-few-options/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The hopes of Ontarians with Stage 4 cancer who are good candidates for out-of-province treatments were dashed when Health Minister Sylvia Jones responded to a court ruling by changing the rules. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:06:38 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/D22ZJYYVSJH4JKWUE7YM3KPEJI.jpeg?auth=7a590b4fc2726a5cb9a092cc3eaffa232af6afc897688d29cb119959570fe275&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/jpeg" height="1080" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sabrina Apitz-Grossman, left, and Tomek Apitz-Regan are shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Sabrina Apitz-Grossman]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to build an investment portfolio that can weather uncertainty]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/with-certainty-in-short-supply-investors-need-to-rethink-what-diversification-means-ceo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/with-certainty-in-short-supply-investors-need-to-rethink-what-diversification-means-ceo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Fleguel]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Canadian investors face no shortage of uncertainty as the U.S.-Canada trade war drags on while global conflicts raise prices and rattle markets, but investing has always involved managing a range of risks, an expert says.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:33:14 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/VNO6MBP6FF6DYV5T3AAKYGFVJ4.jpg?auth=228f8845e7cc3f3153b41e9278b8ea8db1875edebfbaf5fdfa62bb38bdfe17f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=983" type="image/jpeg" height="983" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A group of men walks past a building in Toronto that used to house the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Vincent Elkaim</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Police: Man shouted ‘I don’t care who your daddy is’ before attacking Rick Ross’ son]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/police-man-shouted-i-dont-care-who-your-daddy-is-before-attacking-rick-ross-son/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/police-man-shouted-i-dont-care-who-your-daddy-is-before-attacking-rick-ross-son/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[CNN Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Rick Ross’ son, identified in documents as William Roberts III, was allegedly attacked outside Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach on Oct. 11, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:46:23 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/R62AXKNTVJCNLFL5X2IDKJLJNU.JPG?auth=e668bfd416795a25cbfcf8acefc281506ddd090635895176fa0160cb68179b2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=720" type="image/jpeg" height="720" width="1280"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rick Ross' son, identified in documents as William Roberts III, was allegedly attacked by Don Roberts III, 20, outside Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach on Oct. 11, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.
Daytona Beach Police Department/WESH via CNN]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New literary prize launched for books ‘written with AI’]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/new-literary-prize-launched-for-books-written-with-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/new-literary-prize-launched-for-books-written-with-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[AFP Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three tech entrepreneurs in France said Wednesday they had launched what they claimed was the first literary prize for books written with artificial intelligence.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:34:52 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/ZKAY3YYXZN5JCD2D4OHMTV6RWU.jpg?auth=0c6125ac30578f5555ae9b1e8c341609b02dd2c3cede892215b082507ec221d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1254&amp;height=836" type="image/jpeg" height="836" width="1254"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tech entrepreneurs in France have announced a literary book prize for work written with AI. (iStock)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impaired teen driver nearly hit pedestrian while driving on rims, arrest captured on video: Toronto police]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/21/impaired-teen-driver-nearly-hit-pedestrian-while-driving-on-rims-arrest-captured-on-video-toronto-police/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/21/impaired-teen-driver-nearly-hit-pedestrian-while-driving-on-rims-arrest-captured-on-video-toronto-police/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Codi Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A 17-year-old boy is facing charges after Toronto police allege he nearly hit a pedestrian while driving impaired in the city’s east end.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:58:24 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/ZDGJXWNTDNDB3FLQZDI644MGHU.png?auth=888322be9ae78ac2f92da13232f3fcc8c5f97bd4540d5cfdc40dece8ba4e4789&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1018&amp;height=940" type="image/png" height="940" width="1018"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Toronto Police Service Air Support Unit located an alleged impaired driver in the city's east end. (Toronto Police Service/ X)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ontario housing market set for modest rebound in 2027: Desjardins report]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/ontario-housing-market-set-for-modest-rebound-in-2027-desjardins-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/ontario-housing-market-set-for-modest-rebound-in-2027-desjardins-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new report says Ontario’s housing market is expected to improve “modestly” next year as favourable economic conditions help push buyers off the sidelines.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:32:07 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/HSZASXML4NEBZJPRKMGOOE6N4M.JPG?auth=a152f297d5dbe2b44274cac45bf565319ba342e1ce79436d9cb54ad29058c0ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3810&amp;height=2825" type="image/jpeg" height="2825" width="3810"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view shows carpenters building a log home made from white pine in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. The owner, originally from the United States, wanted a sustainable build using companies and softwood lumber sourced from Quebec and if necessary Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christinne Muschi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada’s largest pension investment managers to invest in the U.S.]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/psp-investments-and-nuveen-form-joint-venture-to-invest-in-us-shopping-centres/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/21/psp-investments-and-nuveen-form-joint-venture-to-invest-in-us-shopping-centres/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Public Sector Pension Investment Board has signed a deal to launch a joint venture to invest in open-air shopping centres in the United States.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:26:40 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/5YZB3G3RGZBBDTVWZFSZ2TJR2Q.jpg?auth=a9bc6ecfb38427a0a7d201979acb33f474b60f5be806090326b19dfce345fdd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1020&amp;height=575" type="image/jpeg" height="575" width="1020"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Undated photo of two people shopping. (Sam Lion/Pexels)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli forces detain and then release U.S. congressional candidate at West Bank harvest]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/israeli-forces-detain-and-then-release-us-congressional-candidate-at-west-bank-harvest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/israeli-forces-detain-and-then-release-us-congressional-candidate-at-west-bank-harvest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israeli forces detained U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander on Wednesday as he helped Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the occupied West Bank, releasing him hours later while dozens of other volunteers, including a group of American rabbis, remained in custody.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:28:13 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/QOJAZZ2BE3ZWEGP24EFR5I3GLA.jpg?auth=aedd7753ba1d02632508bab6b2c49eb376029bb27a2ce9383571bb863dd15971&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York's primary election, June 18, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Murphy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European government websites go dark as software flaw sparks security scramble]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/european-government-websites-go-dark-as-software-flaw-sparks-security-scramble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/european-government-websites-go-dark-as-software-flaw-sparks-security-scramble/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on Wednesday after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language sent website operators around the world scrambling to protect their systems.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:26:27 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/WQ6SEJEPGGKSFESSMYPWOYZA5E.jpg?auth=8edd2a70d56e481dde42ccbe3fd32a363b2c909589e7bfe120b5a20ad2166000&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=934" type="image/jpeg" height="934" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto in this Sunday, Oct. 9, 2023 photo illustration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Graeme Roy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publisher cuts ties with Quebec author after finding evidence of AI use]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/publisher-cuts-ties-with-quebec-author-after-finding-evidence-of-ai-use/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/publisher-cuts-ties-with-quebec-author-after-finding-evidence-of-ai-use/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Quebec publishing house is cutting ties with author Thélyson Orélien after saying it found evidence he used artificial intelligence to write his debut novel.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:04:34 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/UWHDFUI3CVCZBG3SZP75FQ54GY.jpg?auth=4d3ab6f37bb5a907fd173240c34956e49fd008d3ea57ce25074dd411020836d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7488&amp;height=4994" type="image/jpeg" height="4994" width="7488"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Haitian-born Quebecois writer, poet, and novelist Thélyson Orélien, poses during a photo session in Paris on Sept. 8, 2026. (JOEL SAGET / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JOEL SAGET</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Mecca defence agreement between Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia will work]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/how-the-mecca-defence-agreement-between-turkiye-pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-will-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/how-the-mecca-defence-agreement-between-turkiye-pakistan-and-saudi-arabia-will-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Turkiye’s government has asked parliament to ratify a mutual defence agreement it signed with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, bringing the country closer to bolstering Saudi defences as it faces attacks from Iran-backed Houthi rebels.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:16:03 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/OFGUPNHKKQQDZ2VOIKICQZG7VQ.jpg?auth=361db5d91c89fc7c049ee5067931aa4257e496021de7a252395e9b40e493c9b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=969" type="image/jpeg" height="969" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stand together after signing a trilateral defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 7, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Saudi Press Agency</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NFL suspends 2nd Bills player for spitting, though Sam Franklin denies allegation and plans appeal]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/sports/2026/10/21/nfl-suspends-2nd-bills-player-for-spitting-though-sam-franklin-denies-allegation-and-plans-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/sports/2026/10/21/nfl-suspends-2nd-bills-player-for-spitting-though-sam-franklin-denies-allegation-and-plans-appeal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Buffalo Bills defensive back Sam Franklin became the team’s second player to be suspended by the NFL for one game without pay for spitting at a Raiders opponent during a game last weekend, the league announced Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:08:14 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/GCRJJ44ZQAPN5CAVG2WQRKLWUY.jpg?auth=1821c9fb41cad03c460a0e85fc6a15bee608849b29df9e97afd65b66b9187ba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Buffalo Bills safety Sam Franklin Jr. (28) celebrates prior to the game against the Denver Broncos in an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 in Denver. (AP Photo/Bart Young)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bart Young</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Charles leads tributes to survivors of Aberfan school disaster on 60th anniversary]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/king-charles-leads-tributes-to-survivors-of-aberfan-school-disaster-on-60th-anniversary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/king-charles-leads-tributes-to-survivors-of-aberfan-school-disaster-on-60th-anniversary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[King Charles III led tributes Wednesday to the people of the Welsh village of Aberfan on the 60th anniversary of a coal slide onto a school that claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:02:52 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/S2SXJOUKXFIDWTOVS34XJK2RDQ.jpg?auth=da8774f6307729022c7969ec909d1d1594f409350a6296811f72adb44c3ece68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rescue workers toil in the huge pile of rubble, after the collapse of a slag tip, in Aberfan, Wales, Oct. 22, 1966. (AP Photo)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Mulcair: Don’t be fooled by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/tom-mulcair-dont-be-fooled-by-alberta-premier-danielle-smith/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/tom-mulcair-dont-be-fooled-by-alberta-premier-danielle-smith/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Mulcair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair delivers a fierce critique of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s post-referendum spin, focusing on her scapegoating of immigrants which is being mirrored by Quebec's separatists.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:04:15 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/CRU3HMBEZZDG5GP7DDP7P74QCI.JPG?auth=4a3d737fa7723819daa47c5ebd649b82ee8970f6a65009fb109603bab3e00df8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1917&amp;height=1078" type="image/jpeg" height="1078" width="1917"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alberta Premier Danielle Smith waits to deliver a speech on Alberta Day in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[She was hit repeatedly by a car in what her husband believes was an act of political violence. Now she’s lost both her legs]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/she-was-hit-repeatedly-by-a-car-in-what-her-husband-believes-was-an-act-of-political-violence-now-shes-lost-both-her-legs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/she-was-hit-repeatedly-by-a-car-in-what-her-husband-believes-was-an-act-of-political-violence-now-shes-lost-both-her-legs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Doctors have amputated both of Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines’ legs as she remains in critical condition after being repeatedly hit by a car in an apparent act of political violence, her husband said Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:03:49 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/SEXQFN334FCRHH6H2ABKB5VQM4.jpg?auth=bcd0fb05d5a56f2e478bb81b2ff2da3944d4462cdbc227d2c4eb6b9a9a4edd2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Australian independent member of parliament Helen Haines speaks at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New southern resident orca calf discovered ]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/new-southern-resident-orca-calf-discovered/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/new-southern-resident-orca-calf-discovered/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaija Jussinoja]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There’s positive news for a critically endangered orca population, as a new southern resident killer whale calf has been born off B.C.’s coast. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:04:54 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/N2XHLRFVNNGULHE3NMKQFSUM4Q.jpeg?auth=59106f9a76f38c78a2982e8233cde3e64c470eef5299507591e73f39c8c5f995&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/jpeg" height="1080" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A southern resident orca calf born into the J-pod is pictured. (Courtesy: Center for Whale Research)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angine de Poitrine announces 2027 world tour]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/angine-de-poitrine-announces-2027-world-tour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/angine-de-poitrine-announces-2027-world-tour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Della Corte]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Quebec rock duo Angine de Poitrine announced its 2027 world tour on Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:03:13 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/3QLTK66DD5FNZATNBAT44P4QEI.JPG?auth=f5b4513242556bd8e50b7b014662c3659c5ab723876b71f460dc0e69a030b771&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760" type="image/jpeg" height="5760" width="8640"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rock duo Angine de Poitrine performs at The Mod Club in Toronto on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arlyn McAdorey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal union announces strike votes for 120,000 federal public servants]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/federal-union-announces-strike-votes-for-120000-federal-public-servants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/federal-union-announces-strike-votes-for-120000-federal-public-servants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Canada’s largest federal public service union says 120,000 workers will take part in nationwide strike votes starting next month after contract talks with the federal government broke down.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:07:38 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/FK4YAOSKGJQMEDMBKUEJ4YNSEA.jpg?auth=f742d796cb020cda4d2a2d636afca8257b3692d209af21026be0fa8800c12559&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=978" type="image/jpeg" height="978" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) stand at a picket line outside Place du Portage in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, April 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal union announces strike vote for 120,000 public service workers]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/federal-union-announces-strike-vote-for-120000-public-service-workers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/federal-union-announces-strike-vote-for-120000-public-service-workers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Pringle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Canada’s largest public service union will hold a strike vote for 120,000 federal workers to back demands for a new contract.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:19:16 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/M7GG4RXOYJBA3HXCLDZLDPHLCI.JPG?auth=2bf05f6ce2fbcd3ce3d802d54c52b3a13f7eb465d65bb13d625a5f039e5e82c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024" type="image/jpeg" height="3024" width="4032"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A sign for the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) in Ottawa on March 25, 2025. (Peter Szperling/CTV News Ottawa)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car stuck in Mille-Iles River hauled out in police operation]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/car-stuck-in-mille-iles-river-hauled-out-in-police-operation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/car-stuck-in-mille-iles-river-hauled-out-in-police-operation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Luft]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A vehicle that has been stuck in the Mille-Iles River for months is finally being retrieved Wednesday morning.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:33:49 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/7Z6YW57RTVHH5H65VY6KSBOFDM.jpeg?auth=35bb33caff87e1c947ed9180dd063509e310f05c651ac0ea7eab1eef0c02b7ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/jpeg" height="1080" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Car pulled from Mille-Iles River near Terrebonne.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Canadian actors earn less than $20K per year from screen work, survey finds]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/most-canadian-actors-earn-less-than-20k-per-year-from-screen-work-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/most-canadian-actors-earn-less-than-20k-per-year-from-screen-work-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seven in 10 film and TV actors earn less than $20,000 per year from their on-screen work, according to a survey conducted on behalf of the Canada Media Fund.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:07:42 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/HYB5OUXPW5MWDTHNZR3EULDCKQ.jpg?auth=bde6105b557cecbb784e5484202b8c5c592433c521446f1d831a5f8b181ff0e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=930" type="image/jpeg" height="930" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A camera on a Toronto TV production set on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sammy Kogan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sask. Ministry of Highways takes action after high number of overpass strikes]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/sask-ministry-of-highways-takes-action-after-high-number-of-overpass-strikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/sask-ministry-of-highways-takes-action-after-high-number-of-overpass-strikes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Carr]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister of Highways Kim Gartner said the Province of Saskatchewan has taken action to prevent further incidents from happening.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:10:11 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/DSUF5T3SIJFSDOSA42T36BNZQQ.jpg?auth=f5d81c68125185eec535b4b7e2abb0cfa6e8a4d53520ca137f7d1aa566bf97ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2268" type="image/jpeg" height="2268" width="4032"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Overpass being repaired on Highway 11 just northwest of Regina. Sept. 29, 2026 (Gareth Dillistone/CTV News)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/us-supreme-court-rebuffs-trump-administration-restrictions-on-medical-care-for-transgender-inmates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/us-supreme-court-rebuffs-trump-administration-restrictions-on-medical-care-for-transgender-inmates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:54:38 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/UXIQIK3DCCNGLEGHDYWVIICCCM.jpg?auth=72f070b0f7fc625f3c14d1a251ec01db2d1a8249d9c99a5301ab107da4f53043&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macron slams ‘stupid comments’ from world leaders after Trump blames France unrest on migrants]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/macron-slams-stupid-comments-from-world-leaders-after-trump-blames-france-unrest-on-migrants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/macron-slams-stupid-comments-from-world-leaders-after-trump-blames-france-unrest-on-migrants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[CNN Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France’s President Emmanuel Macron has slammed what he called “stupid comments” from some foreign leaders over the protests sweeping the country, after his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump claimed migrants were fueling the unrest.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:53:46 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/T6SV6GFWAVDMPJOAV3RPON67IQ.jpg?auth=965cf051391e86ac72c19c17386a28d6dffeb3d407ec0e15f5309e7c3c4eba42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000" type="image/jpeg" height="4000" width="6000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a media conference at the EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Geert Vanden Wijngaert</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People just aren’t buying condos:’ Bulk purchases by developers now account for nearly half of new condo sales]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/21/bulk-new-condo-purchases-boosting-sales-in-gtha-but-the-supply-pipeline-is-drying-up-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/21/bulk-new-condo-purchases-boosting-sales-in-gtha-but-the-supply-pipeline-is-drying-up-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Codi Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bulk purchases by investment groups snapping up new condo units in the GTHA is playing a “major role in the recovery” of new condo sales in the region, according to a new report.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:30:21 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/ZI4PBXH4ENFC3GHZYYSR3NV6WI.jpg?auth=171fbdffb7ec28583a3931585aac44450b0a8f909722d665fbe08f91ee0789b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5184&amp;height=3456" type="image/jpeg" height="3456" width="5184"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Condominiums and the CN Tower are shown along the Toronto skyline on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The average monthly rent for a condominium in Toronto in the first quarter was up nearly 11 per cent compared with a year ago, a report says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Netflix reality show evokes one of history’s most controversial scientific experiments — and the man behind it]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/a-netflix-reality-show-evokes-one-of-historys-most-controversial-scientific-experiments-and-the-man-behind-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/a-netflix-reality-show-evokes-one-of-historys-most-controversial-scientific-experiments-and-the-man-behind-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[CNN Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new Netflix series is bringing one of psychology’s most controversial studies, and some of the biggest concerns surrounding it, back into the spotlight.
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:13:43 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/4Z6IARF5JFFEVDCQMCGQ2URPGQ.JPG?auth=35b4142007323d29f0108d45f720549e4c4653c4f525d01115f8a3b2397e604b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1406" type="image/jpeg" height="1406" width="2500"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new Netflix show “The New Stanford Prison Experiment” is structured quite differently from notorious 1971 study that inspired it. (Netflix via CNN Newsource)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alberta voted against separation. What comes next for the rest of Canada?]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/alberta-voted-against-separation-what-comes-next-for-the-rest-of-canada/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/alberta-voted-against-separation-what-comes-next-for-the-rest-of-canada/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Aiello]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Albertans have chosen. The majority of those who cast their ballots in the province’s historic referendum voted in support of staying in Canada rather than pursuing separation.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:02:54 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/X63HDQRTOBAYBMMKJLY7ZDFMUI.JPG?auth=9c28f5591b3a86d05ee274ce6b011b4743f70ee067dd36050c5dffaf82ee0767&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2666" type="image/jpeg" height="2666" width="4000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A supporter waits for results at the pro-Canada watch party in Edmonton, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Maclennan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astonishing winning images from Nikon’s Small World photography competition 2026]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/astonishing-winning-images-from-nikons-small-world-photography-competition-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/astonishing-winning-images-from-nikons-small-world-photography-competition-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[CNN Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An image of ink droplets inside a printer has won first prize at the Nikon Small World photomicrography competition, which focuses on images taken through a microscope.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:04:05 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/62R72WYLOJHZTLT2IKW26T6EOY.jpeg?auth=8e9ca8198717652fb65cc3173540692c8fad2f2a154af68c43d0b532a2aa4e4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/jpeg" height="1080" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An image of ink droplets inside a printer has won first prize at the Nikon Small World photomicrography competition, which focuses on images taken through a microscope. (Ole Bielfeldt via CNN Newsource)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of an era? How the Hermes Birkin bag is losing its scarcity appeal]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/end-of-an-era-how-the-hermes-birkin-bag-is-losing-its-scarcity-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/end-of-an-era-how-the-hermes-birkin-bag-is-losing-its-scarcity-appeal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[London-based Cai Baochun used to make a hefty profit reselling Hermes’ famed Birkin bags for more than double their US$10,000 retail price. Now he has stopped stockpiling them as second-hand prices fall.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:59:17 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/AGHYGCMTTJG53FZLMZVC7SOVOY.jpg?auth=465aaef3787c15074816d630c70e44f797b04a8dcfa8bf890d847f4f84dcd5cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8224&amp;height=5482" type="image/jpeg" height="5482" width="8224"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Bonhams employee displays a Hermes Rose Sakura Swift Leather Birkin 25 bag at the auction rooms in London, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirsty Wigglesworth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman sues University of Winnipeg, alleges professor drugged and sexually assaulted her]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/woman-sues-university-of-winnipeg-alleges-professor-drugged-and-sexually-assaulted-her/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/woman-sues-university-of-winnipeg-alleges-professor-drugged-and-sexually-assaulted-her/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Milan Lukes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A woman who says she studied and worked at the University of Winnipeg is suing the school and a former professor, alleging she was drugged and sexually assaulted and that the university failed to protect her.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:38:20 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/XSDZGVNLSJBMNFZ2ENED4YHZ6E.jpeg?auth=f79c06f7bb6c8bea5c63cced71699f99b77c2d9456cc2148d8abd6a01fc2e984&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/jpeg" height="1080" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The University of Winnipeg campus is seen in August 2026. A woman who says she is a former student and teaching assistant has filed a lawsuit against the university and an ex-professor, alleging she was sexually assaulted in 2019 and that the university failed to protect her. (Milan Lukes/CTV News Winnipeg)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian woman, 23, sentenced to death over social media post]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/iranian-woman-23-sentenced-to-death-over-social-media-post/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/iranian-woman-23-sentenced-to-death-over-social-media-post/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[AFP Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iranian authorities sentenced a 23-year-old student to death for blasphemy in social media posts, rights groups said, as the judiciary's use of capital punishment on political charges mounts.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:44:14 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/62BPXHRIBRCOTJR7VLMKHYIJTU.jpg?auth=0021548a678435e35bef8b154c7b405808d87b59c5075211275cb8665644c966&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8540&amp;height=5693" type="image/jpeg" height="5693" width="8540"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard shows how to handle a Kalashnikov-style assault rifle to volunteers while they attend a military training course in Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vahid Salemi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How you drink your tea could determine whether you gain or lose heart health benefits]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/how-you-drink-your-tea-could-determine-whether-you-gain-or-lose-heart-health-benefits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/how-you-drink-your-tea-could-determine-whether-you-gain-or-lose-heart-health-benefits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[CNN Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Not only is a cup of tea highly enjoyable, but it has long been associated with health benefits, including a lower risk of heart disease, stroke and dementia. Now, a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of Internal Medicine suggests that how people prepare and drink their tea could also influence their cardiovascular health.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:36:32 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/N7UPUB2C2BBNZAIQFBM5EJPDIQ.jpg?auth=f70de0497f8fb79943fb23ce0ab6fb3854f11a1fd43d826beb21230b9c1df20f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1667" type="image/jpeg" height="1667" width="2500"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Black tea showed more consistent associations with lower cardiovascular risk, but green tea also showed benefits, according to a new study. Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment RF/Getty Images via CNN Newsource]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman tells U.K. court that comedian Russell Brand treated her like an animal]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/woman-tells-uk-court-that-comedian-russell-brand-treated-her-like-an-animal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/woman-tells-uk-court-that-comedian-russell-brand-treated-her-like-an-animal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A woman who has accused Russell Brand of raping her at his home said she told him he had treated her like an animal when he later messaged her, the British actor and comedian’s trial heard on Wednesday.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:42:37 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/BK5ADP5CCEUYCDODPAGL3MPDVM.jpg?auth=5a72941990d7eefca4ad6ff72479423e0c36f5c3fdab7830af1fdf6806ae2794&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Comedian and actor Russell Brand, accompanied by his wife Laura Brand, arrives at Southwark Crown Court where he is charged with counts of rape and sexual assault against six women, which he has denied, in London, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kin Cheung</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnipeg teacher’s certificate cancelled after sending student thousands of messages]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/winnipeg-teachers-certificate-cancelled-after-sending-student-thousands-of-messages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/winnipeg-teachers-certificate-cancelled-after-sending-student-thousands-of-messages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Hendricks]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Winnipeg teacher had his teaching certificate cancelled after he admitted to sending a lengthy series of messages to a student over a period of two years.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:24:59 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/DEEBTTMBUVE7DNW5BGK7UPRDEM.jpeg?auth=7fdc5070c1a552ac87810da4de284407b5163b73c3a3e9e46fdceb48fb7a0019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/jpeg" height="1080" width="1920"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leylah Fernandez outlasts Sasnovich to reach Ningbo Open quarters]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/sports/2026/10/21/leylah-fernandez-outlasts-sasnovich-to-reach-ningbo-open-quarters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/sports/2026/10/21/leylah-fernandez-outlasts-sasnovich-to-reach-ningbo-open-quarters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez battled past Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Ningbo Open.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:46:09 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/4K4H35CUW6UOIPSF4R5DB5DCYA.jpg?auth=f2d1640545b85b2f65b6cfc7395431e810f8bac405181ce290fb7dfa157f1ba9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, serves the ball to Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirsty Wigglesworth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France’s tourism sector worried about impact of riots]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/frances-tourism-sector-worried-about-impact-of-riots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/frances-tourism-sector-worried-about-impact-of-riots/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[AFP Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The images of France's riots posted and broadcast around the world have cast a pall on the country's important tourism sector, with many fearing worse consequences if violence returns.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:33:32 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/ATI2YG6CZBD2PDEHIWYWIGZWHU.jpg?auth=cc855c5b8f6ad84b2566f5e0f70cc3660fe2ba8c3a10952d9eb9beb38389ea04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760" type="image/jpeg" height="5760" width="8640"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters stand in front of the Moulin Rouge cabaret during a demonstration against rising living costs, joining students' grievances, in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thibault Camus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andreescu, Dabrowski headline Canada's roster for Billie Jean King Cup playoffs]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/sports/2026/10/21/andreescu-dabrowski-headline-canadas-roster-for-billie-jean-king-cup-playoffs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/sports/2026/10/21/andreescu-dabrowski-headline-canadas-roster-for-billie-jean-king-cup-playoffs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Canadian Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bianca Andreescu, Kayla Cross, Gabriela Dabrowski and Ariana Arseneault will represent Canada at next month’s Billie Jean King Cup playoffs in Brazil.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:32:12 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/4JLYC7IFE6BVQJHQVXQ2KAQ5WQ.jpg?auth=d3dbad70d4478bc422a36d5a03370af22d2d6de0f68cb977492a8ad5fb67e524&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Canada's Bianca Andreescu plays a return to Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic on the 4th day of the Billie Jean King Cup tennis finals at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kin Cheung</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around the world, far right blames immigrants for French protests]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/around-the-world-far-right-blames-immigrants-for-french-protests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/around-the-world-far-right-blames-immigrants-for-french-protests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[AFP Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Right-wing politicians around the world have seized on France's riots, casting immigration as the culprit ahead of tense elections testing their own populist credentials.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:22:42 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/LB4AQRONR7NBPOUGP6AA7NHSM4.jpg?auth=5cc3aa39e6b4e81c212f686f3383de9f7299f7a67280d6669c22ac852b05a2eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A person holds a French national flag during a protest against under-resourced schools in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aurelien Morissard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People were panicking’: Fire chief describes chaotic scene at fatal fire in Richmond Hill]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/21/people-were-panicking-fire-chief-describes-chaotic-scene-at-fatal-fire-in-richmond-hill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/10/21/people-were-panicking-fire-chief-describes-chaotic-scene-at-fatal-fire-in-richmond-hill/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Codi Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two homes and multiple vehicles in Richmond Hill were engulfed in flames when crews say they arrived to a “chaotic” fire that left one man dead early Wednesday morning.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:02:42 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/PQZWQCDWFFFFLOAB35BQNLQSE4.jpg?auth=592fd1aed52faa58217199f53c4d749c5963aa17fd9e45341c6c3776acaad584&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1440" type="image/jpeg" height="1440" width="1920"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One person was pulled from a fire in Richmond Hill on Wednesday. (Mike Nguyen/ CP24)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch the Orionid meteor shower as it peaks overnight Wednesday]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/how-to-watch-the-orionid-meteor-shower-as-it-peaks-overnight-wednesday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/how-to-watch-the-orionid-meteor-shower-as-it-peaks-overnight-wednesday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Otis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Skygazers across Canada will be in for a celestial treat as the Orionid meteor shower peaks from Wednesday night through Thursday morning. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:57:45 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/QKZDWKYT2NBVVBHJO73KOAPUBU.jpg?auth=9be48ac430a75d62884167dec1d3ad604227c9cbe3ea7884fe76f8e690c554d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1831" type="image/jpeg" height="1831" width="3000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An astronomer observes the Orionids at an observatory near the village of Avren east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Petar Petrov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woody Allen shoots new movie in Madrid]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/woody-allen-shoots-new-movie-in-madrid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/entertainment/2026/10/21/woody-allen-shoots-new-movie-in-madrid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[AFP Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Veteran Hollywood director Woody Allen is shooting his latest film on the streets of Madrid as the Spanish capital seeks to burnish its status as a global cinema hub.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:25:15 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/PT3B2ECH5ZFDDK7UBGAMNDTS2A.jpg?auth=0051ebed904c44091892b6f3f6c739f5cc69efabe5ae66ec68904259f2af2c7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4532&amp;height=3021" type="image/jpeg" height="3021" width="4532"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Director Woody Allen poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'Coup de Chance' during the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is disgusting’: Candidates walk off stage in protest at fiery North Bay mayoral debate]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/20/this-is-disgusting-candidates-walk-off-stage-in-protest-at-fiery-north-bay-mayoral-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/20/this-is-disgusting-candidates-walk-off-stage-in-protest-at-fiery-north-bay-mayoral-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Taschner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two candidates running to be mayor of North Bay — Dan Seguin and Melanie Demers — walked off the debate stage Monday evening in protest after an audience member booed Seguin’s opening remarks.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:06:00 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/S3VKSLPSQZHUFEL2PL7M3ELKVY.jpg?auth=0b13e0b262f42e2d77a5f16b7e3898720bbff36d605bb3440b934c9378a862c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1081&amp;height=608" type="image/jpeg" height="608" width="1081"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dan Seguin holds up a pink bra at the Oct. 19 debate for mayoral candidates in North Bay. He walked off the stage soon after. (Eric Tachner/CTV News)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Justice Department watchdog declines to investigate handling of Reflecting Pool case, lawyers say]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/us-justice-department-watchdog-declines-to-investigate-handling-of-reflecting-pool-case-lawyers-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/us-justice-department-watchdog-declines-to-investigate-handling-of-reflecting-pool-case-lawyers-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The  Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice’s inspector general has declined to investigate the handling of the criminal case against a former Olympian cleared of accusations that he intentionally damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to a letter Wednesday from the man’s lawyers.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:08:46 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/JOZRAKPGTXXZNJAJLB6GIOTO6M.jpg?auth=a5ff67fe8f3d6f6e526e16bbc1e64d00b365bc3a6c277240b2902509221e4fdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1400&amp;height=933" type="image/jpeg" height="933" width="1400"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, speaks to reporters outside the District of Columbia Courthouse, Sept. 4, 2026, in Washington, following a hearing concerning the dismissal of charges against him for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Schiefelbein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch ‘Toronto Decides: The Municipal Debate’]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/gta-elections-2026/2026/10/21/how-to-watch-toronto-decides-the-municipal-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/gta-elections-2026/2026/10/21/how-to-watch-toronto-decides-the-municipal-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryann Aguilar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The race for Toronto mayor is as close as ever, and the frontrunners will have a chance to make their case to voters this week as CP24 hosts Toronto Decides: The Municipal Debate.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:59:30 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/HJP6YVZ3HNEJ3EI5P6M4QF3AVI.png?auth=f285a524935432e243492611408af4d6b8000eea1ff20de13ef11c9fee557f90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080" type="image/png" height="1080" width="1920"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The anti-AI writing police are everywhere. What are they looking for?]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/the-anti-ai-writing-police-are-everywhere-what-are-they-looking-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/10/21/the-anti-ai-writing-police-are-everywhere-what-are-they-looking-for/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[CNN Staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scandals about suspected AI use have spread up and down the writing industry this year. 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(showcake/iStockphoto/Getty Images via CNN Newsource)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How social media helped out a sickly Barrie fox]]></title><link>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/how-social-media-helped-out-a-sickly-barrie-fox/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/10/21/how-social-media-helped-out-a-sickly-barrie-fox/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Moosa Imran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, residents of Barrie took to social media to share photos of a sickly fox known to live around the Minet’s Point area.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:27:23 -0400</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/3OCPSLUCS5DWPNIOGNLPREF57I.png?auth=760c638a74486da08ed3e438989a8fd97b647e698c13f69404af27f6da3dc9b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=744&amp;height=589" type="image/png" height="589" width="744"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fox in the care of Simcoe County Emergency Animal Response. (Simcoe County Emergency Animal Response)]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>