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Prime Minister Mark Carney says a Canadian company's bid to supply nuclear energy to Turkey has a real shot of winning the lucrative tender.
Carney is meeting with Turkish business leaders in Istanbul today, a day after he announced a new strategic partnership between Canada and Turkey to deepen co-operation on a range of files.
Energy is one of the pillars of that agreement, and he says the AtkinsRéalis bid to supply two planned Turkish power plants with the Candu nuclear reactor now has "good chances" of succeeding.
Carney is in Turkey for a three-day trip to strike a new strategic partnership and pursue free trade with the NATO ally.
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Family says soldier killed in fire lived his dream
The mother of a Canadian soldier killed in a fire at a military base in Alberta says his lifelong goal was to join the Forces and wear his uniform with pride.
Patricia Farrell says her son, Private Shaun Farrell, lived with dyslexia and Asperger's syndrome, and overcame any obstacle in his way.
The 23-year-old was one of four soldiers killed Saturday when a grass fire, fanned by high winds, at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright overtook a live-fire training exercise on a nearby grenade range.
Out of the 84 soldiers on the exercise, 39 were sent to hospital.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney makes his way to a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.
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Carney sees 'no merit' in U.S. politics interference claim
Prime Minister Mark Carney says there is "no merit" to American claims that Canadians might be interfering in U.S. politics ahead of November's midterm elections.
Officials in the Trump administration, including U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, have claimed Canadian politicians are interfering in the democratic process south of the border.
Hoekstra has said the administration is watching Canadian politicians closely ahead of the midterms and warned them to butt out of American politics.
Carney has consistently rebutted accusations of electoral interference and told reporters in Turkey today that he's "disappointed" the U.S. envoy is spreading those claims.
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A Canadian Forces Hercules drops supplies for troops during Operation Nanook on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, on Baffin Island.
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Military may deploy Arctic sensor stations in 2027
National Defence could start installing 47 new sensor stations across the North as early as next summer.
It's called Project Crossbow and it's part of a wider plan to bolster Norad’s surveillance and early warning abilities.
Documents National Defence filed with a Nunavut regulatory board detail some of the plans, although much about the new sensors remains classified.
The installations would start in Yukon near the Alaskan border and follow along the Arctic coast across the Northwest Territories, reaching as far out as Alert, Nvt.
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Former USAID staff and supporters rally to mark one year since USAID was dismantled, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Ottawa says it's working with EU on foreign aid
Canada's closer ties with Europe could help fill some of the gaps left behind as the United States withdraws from foreign aid, says the secretary of state for international development.
Randeep Sarai says Canada is talking with the European Union about leveraging private and philanthropic dollars for foreign aid.
U.S. foreign aid spending dropped 57 per cent in 20-25 after Washington dismantled USAID, an action Harvard University researchers say caused hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is cutting global health spending while encouraging private investment, and Sarai says European officials have looked to him for guidance on the file.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2026.
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Une liste des pays les moins stricts aux frontières est sortie et voici le score du Canada
Les restrictions d'entrée sont assez sévères. 👀
La population canadienne est habituellement réputée pour sa gentillesse. On parle même d'une « sur-amabilité » qui nous vaudrait le stéréotype de nous excuser constamment. Qu'il soit vrai ou non, il n'en reste rien que d'être reconnu pour être sympathique n'est pas à plaindre et peut attirer moult expats qui cherchent une nouvelle contrée où s'installer. Le Canada avait d'ailleurs reçu le titre du troisième meilleur pays au monde selon le U.S. News en 2022.
Selon Passeport Index, une plateforme digitale qui évalue les types de passeports de la planète, les pays « les plus accueillants » seraient plutôt ceux qui possèdent le moins de restrictions aux frontières pour les visiter et qui seraient donc considérés comme moins stricts. Il semble que dans cette optique, le Canada est bien loin dans la liste qui comprend 84 positions au total. Pour effectuer le classement, Passeport Index s'est fié au nombre de types de passeports que chaque pays accepte sans visa, avec visa à l'arrivée ou avec eTA (autorisation de voyage requise), et ce, depuis le début de 2023.
En 68e position, le Canada est évalué comme assez sévère dans ses règlements pour entrer au pays. Il est suivi de l'Australie en 79e position, des États-Unis ainsi que l'Irak en 70e et du Mali en 71e. Cela signifie que ce n'est pas tout le monde qui peut passer les frontières et espérer entrer sur le territoire canadien puisque le pays permet à seulement 54 nationalités d'entrer sans visa, avec visa à l'arrivée ou avec eTA.
Parmi les pays « les plus accueillants » notons, entre autres, en première position, le Gabon, la Guinée, l'Éthiopie, l'Angola, le Djibouti, la Bolivie, les Maldives et le Burundi qui ont tou.tes accueilli près de 198 passeports en 2023.
La Corée du Nord, classée comme à éviter absolument selon le Gouvernement du Canada, s'est placée à la toute fin de la liste en 84e position ainsi que l'Afghanistan et le Turkmenistan puisqu'eux aussi n'ont accepté aucune entrée.