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No new measles cases since August prompts Manitoba to declare disease outbreak over
Manitoba declares measles outbreak over
Public health officials in Manitoba say a provincewide measles outbreak is over.
That comes more than a year after it first reported new cases of the disease.
The government says the last laboratory-confirmed case was identified in August.
A total of 1,038 measles cases have been documented in the province since the outbreak was first reported.
The province says there were 52 hospitalizations, with half of them involving children under the age of 10.
Of the total reported cases, 87 per cent of the people were either not immunized or their immunization status was unknown.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Fact File: Elections Alberta has measures to prevent voter fraud in referendum
Fact File: Alberta rules guard against voter fraud
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An online user claimed on social media that Alberta residents who are not Canadian citizens can falsely declare their citizenship at polling stations and vote in the Oct. 19 referendum. The user questioned Elections Alberta's verification process and raised the spectre of a surge of ineligible voters changing the outcome of an election. Elections Alberta said it checks applicants' information against the province's voter list, adding that lying about citizenship is an offence. One expert noted the voter list contains citizenship status pulled from a national database.
THE CLAIM
In an Oct 6 post on X, which had received about 19,000 views as of Oct. 15, the user claims the province's election rules allow non-Canadian Alberta residents who have an accepted ID with their name and address to make a false citizenship declaration and vote.
"Officials do not require a passport, birth certificate, citizenship card, or other proof of citizenship at the polling station," the user said. "Yes, it's illegal for a non-citizen to vote. But, it's possible."
The user questioned how Elections Alberta checks an applicant's citizenship status, adding that the office simply takes their declarations at "face value" and puts them into the provincial voter registry system. The user questioned whether the province's current system could allow "a significant number" of ineligible voters to change the outcome of an election.
THE FACTS
Albertans will vote Oct. 19 in a referendum that asks a total of 10 questions covering immigration and Canada's Constitution. The central question facing voters is whether the province should remain in Canada or begin the process to hold a binding referendum on separation.
Eligible voters must be Canadian citizens, residents of Alberta and at least 18 years old. An Elections Alberta spokesperson said the office has a series of measures in place to protect against voter fraud.
She said by email that anybody who arrives at a polling station without first registering to vote needs to provide accepted ID, such as a driver's licence, and sign a declaration confirming their Canadian citizenship. The declaration is a legal document not an "honour system," she said, and lying on it is an offence under the provincial Election Act.
According to Elections Alberta website, anybody found trying to vote illegally face possible fines of up to $50,000 and possible jail terms of up to two years.
The spokesperson said that the office records the applicant's information to guard against the same person voting twice, and any potential breaches are provided to the province's election commissioner. She added that scrutineers are also presence to monitor voting.
Lori Williams, an associate professor of political science at Mount Royal University in Calgary, said Alberta's voter registry system tends to contain the voters' citizenship status, derived from their tax return forms filed to the federal government.
"The voters list emerges from things like our tax returns, and of course, Canada Revenue Agency knows that we're citizens, so some verification can be done within the Elections Alberta system," she said.
According to a Government of Canada website, Canadians can consent to the revenue agency sharing their personal information used on their filed tax return forms with Elections Canada to update their status in the government's National Register of Electors.
In the tax return form, applicants are asked if they are a Canadian citizen and if they consent to their personal information, including their citizenship status, being shared with Elections Canada to update its National Register of Electors. Provincial or territorial electoral offices can pull their residents' personal information from the national register to update their own voter registries.
Elections Alberta says there is no evidence that ineligible voters are a growing problem. It has issued a total seven letters of reprimand for voter fraud since 2015, four to people found to be ineligible and three to people found to have voted more than once.
Williams said it is theoretically possible that a non-citizen could try to vote, but Elections Alberta has an effective system and laws in place to deter anybody from trying to do so.
"If you do test it and disclose it that you've tested it, you're liable to fine and/or imprisonment," she said. "This is a significant deterrent to anybody tempted to test whether the system works."
One of the 10 questions being asked in the referendum is whether the province should require individuals "to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026.
By Timon Johnson | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Air Canada and United look to renew joint venture deal for Canada-U.S. flights
Air Canada and United look to renew joint venture
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Air Canada says it has signed a deal to renew and expand its joint venture agreement with United Airlines for flights between Canada and the United States.
The Montreal-based airline says the partnership continues to deliver meaningful results for its customers and communities.
The airline has submitted the amended and restated agreement to Transport Canada for approval.
Transport Canada says the two airlines have operated under the arrangement, which allows them to work together on certain routes, since 2022.
Air Canada made the announcement as it released several new routes for flights to the U.S. that will begin next summer.
The airline says it will launch new service between Toronto and Louisville, Montreal and Indianapolis, and Edmonton and Newark. It will also increase capacity between Edmonton and San Francisco.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026.
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Voici comment enfin trouver ta passion
La f*cking passion. C'est moi où soit t'es tombé dedans quand t'étais petit, soit tu vas la chercher forever.
Quand j'étais au cégep, j'avais dontttt une passion pour la mode (comme 97% des filles de mon âge). J'ai choisi de poursuivre cette voie à l'université, pour finalement pogner la piqûre pour la pub, changer de programme, pour changer d'idée, pis finalement 2 bacs et ben des frais de scolarité plus tard, me demander encore c'est quoi ma passion.
Le concept même n'est pas super clair; c'est quoi exactement une passion? J'ai assisté à une conférence de Jacynthe René dernièrement et elle disait que sa carrière d'actrice allait toujours demeurer une passion pour elle, mais qu'elle trouvait son sens d'accomplissement dans ses différents projets on the side.
Donc la fameuse phrase « Si tu fais ce que tu aimes tu travailleras jamais de ta vie » voudrait aussi dire: « tant que tu aimes ta job et qu'en plus tu remplis tes temps libres avec des moments agréables, tu devrais être heureux », right?
Par définition, une passion c'est « un mouvement affectif très vif qui s'empare de quelqu'un en lui faisant prendre parti violemment pour ou contre quelque chose/quelqu'un. »
Lisa Daron, coach de vie new-yorkaise, définirait l'ingrédient clé du succès et du bonheur ainsi:
(Donc, Noël peut compter comme une passion?)
La coach de vie croit que le seul fait d'être à la recherche d'une passion s'avère une excellente source de motivation pour accomplir de grandes choses et se sentir bien avec soi-même. Elle souligne que c'est tout à fait normal si tu ne sais pas encore ce qui vient te chercher en dedans. Certaines personnes sont nées en sachant ce qu'elles voulaient faire, et d'autres vont angoisser à l'âge adulte en ayant aucune idée de la direction dans laquelle ils désirent aller.
Si tu te sens plate, pas bon, dans une routine, déconnecté et pogné à la même place, il est temps de penser à toi et de réfléchir à ces choses:
1. La clé d'une vie passionnée est de te faire la promesse de rester curieux. Tu n'auras peut-être jamais UNE SEULE passion qui viendra te chercher en dedans pour le reste de ta vie. Tu peux avoir plusieurs passions en même temps ou bien avoir une passion pour un moment, puis une autre par la suite.
2. Avec qui, où et que fais-tu quand tu te sens le mieux? Tsé le feeling intérieur que tu as du fun et que c'est naturel, tu l'as quand?
3. Quand tu penses au passé, y a-t'il un moment où tu as senti que tu démontrais tes forces? Que faisais-tu?
4. Qui t'inspire?
5. Identifie les causes qui te tiennent à coeur. Tes valeurs et tes passions sont souvent liées.
Tu peux aussi réfléchir aux choses qui te fâchent au plus haut point. Ça veut souvent en dire long sur toi.
6. Qu'est-ce qui te fait peur?
J'ai lu dernièrement (je crois que c'était dans Lean In, de la COO de Facebook), que tout le monde a peur et se sent comme un imposteur dans la vie, et qu'il n'y a aucune solution miracle. Il faut juste vivre avec et la peur s'en va toute seule. Prendre un risque veut simplement dire de faire quelque chose que tu as jamais fait, ce n'est pas plus compliqué que ça (dans ma tête prendre un risque voulait dire de tout vendre et changer de vie, mais non! Ça peut aussi être super petit et facile.).
Finalement, quand ta voix s'emballe et que ton corps suit avec entrain, ça veut dire que tu vis quelque chose d'important pour toi. Fais-toi confiance et ferme ton cell/tes médias sociaux : tu vas trouver plus vite!
Avoir une passion ne veut pas dire d'avoir des papillons dans le ventre 24h/24 et pas voir le temps passer quand tu travailles. Tu vas en avoir des pensées négatives (comme tout le monde), des doutes et tu seras parfois désespéré, même en la suivant. Tu vas seulement te sentir bien dans ta peau, heureux et ça te fera pas chier tant que ça d'avoir à te lever le matin.
Si tu feels encore désespéré, je te recommande le livre Le Why Café. Psychopop, oui... mais ça m'a aidé!
Source: Blogue de Classpass