(Nick Murray/CBC News - image credit)An external review of the Nutrition North food subsidy program is coming. Launched in 2011, Nutrition North is a subsidy program that aims to reduce the delivery costs of perishable items and some non-food products to remote communities. The Nutrition North program has undergone several reviews since its inception, including an internal one which is still ongoing. Speaking to CBC North, Vandal maintained the program is working well, but it just needs some fine-tuning. The Nutrition North Canada subsidy currently serves 125 communities across Canada.

Dedicated Toronto police helicopter expected within 12 to 18 monthsNewsDuration 4:18Five Toronto police officers will be dedicated to its air support unit in collaboration with Ontario Provincial Police, officials said Friday. Earlier this year, the Ontario government announced it would buy five new police helicopters to be used in the Greater Toronto Area and in Ottawa, at a cost of $134 million. CBC’s Chris Glover has more.

The Breakdown | The House of Commons grinds to a haltNewsDuration 19:55The National’s At Issue panel breaks down how the Liberal-Conservative standoff over giving unredacted documents to the RCMP has ground parliament to a halt. Plus, Pierre Poilievre is silenced in the House.

Military leaders from Iceland, the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden met in Keflavík, Iceland, this week to discuss Arctic security. This year’s meeting focused on growing concerns around Russia’s increasing military presence in the North and cooperation with China in the region. “We are seeing more and more activity where Russia and [China] are working together, and the Arctic is the most recent area we’re seeing,” Brown said. The strategy also noted the growing cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic, and said it raised concerns about regional stability and U.S. interests. Beyond security, the Oct. 9 chiefs’ meeting also covered the rise in maritime traffic and economic activity in the Arctic, and the need for northern nations to tackle these challenges together.

In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed an algorithm for tracking COVID-19 cases, Ticketmaster’s latest scandal, artificial intelligence (AI) use in post-secondary education, how working memory impacts learning and Canada’s evolving cannabis market. The story also ran in publications such as The Vancouver Sun. Ticketmaster changes Taylor Swift ticket transfer rules amid reported ticket thefts: Associate Professor of Information Systems Francine Vachon spoke to CBC News and CBC Radio about Ticketmaster’s new operating procedures after Taylor Swift tickets were incorrectly transferred away from fan accounts. EdTech, AI and platform capitalism in the classroom: Assistant Professor of Educational Studies Rahul Kumar spoke to rabble.ca about the rise of education technology and AI and their impact in college and university classroomsWorking memory: education’s unfinished revolution: Associate Professor of Psychology Karen Campbell spoke to TES Magazine about the role of working memory in learning. Changes to medical cannabis legislation post-legalization: Associate Professor of Operations Research Michael Armstrong spoke to Newstalk 610 CKTB about the impacts on medical cannabis use since recreational cannabis use was legalized.

2 suspects arrested in connection with fatal Old Montreal hostel firePolice confirmed the identities of the two victims pulled from the rubble last week. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press - image credit)Montreal police say they have arrested two suspects in connection with a major building fire in Old Montreal that killed two people last week. A suspicious fire broke out in a three-storey, 100-year-old building on Notre-Dame Street last Friday around 2:30 a.m. The building housed a restaurant on the main floor and a hostel upstairs. Police are expected to hold a news conference at 3 p.m. CBC News will livestream the conference in this story.

Donald Trump already floated the idea of removing the practice of citizenship-based taxation, including in 2017 when he was president. (Credit: JEFF KOWALSKY)On the campaign trail, U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump has pledged to end “double taxation” of Americans living and working abroad. While details are scarce, it could have implications for the roughly eight million Americans living outside the country, including in Canada. Do American citizens living outside the U.S. pay tax twice on the same income? “(It) was never included in any of the draft legislation when Republicans held all three branches of government,” Reed said.

town reels from killings and kidnappings — with no arrestsNewsDuration 2:31RCMP investigators tell CBC The Fifth Estate they understand the growing frustration over a violent crime wave gripping Dawson Creek, B.C., population 12,000. Eleven people have been killed or kidnapped in the past three years with no arrests.

TD Bank fined $3B after pleading guilty in U.S. money-laundering probeNewsDuration 1:19TD Bank has pleaded guilty to violating a U.S. federal law aimed at preventing money laundering and agreed to pay over $3 billion in penalties to resolve the charges, government officials said on Thursday. In a news conference, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the bank 'created an environment that allowed financial crime to flourish.'

TD Bank pleads guilty, fined $3 billion in historic U.S. money-laundering caseNewsDuration 2:26Canada’s Toronto-Dominion Bank has agreed to pay fines totalling about $3.09 billion US after pleading guilty to multiple U.S. money-laundering charges. U.S. officials say drug traffickers bribed TD employees to launder up to $670M from selling fentanyl.

Portraits of pioneering women featured at Halifax pop-up galleryNewsDuration 4:38For the International Day of the Girl, the Prow Gallery in Halifax is holding a pop-up portrait gallery featuring pioneering women of all backgrounds. The CBC's Amy Smith spoke with artist Jo Napier ahead of Friday evening's show.

Dr. Strang gives update on respiratory illnesses, vaccines and testingNewsDuration 8:11At a news briefing Thursday, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang reminded Nova Scotians to protect themselves and others during respiratory illness season. He also provided an update about vaccine availability for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Public Broadcasters International conference concludes with renewed commitment to public media’s futureOct 10, 2024Photo credit: Yoshua Bengio, Founder and Scientific Director of Mila – Quebec AI Institute, recognized worldwide as one of the leading experts in artificial intelligence (right), and moderator Sonali Verma, Generative AI Initiative Lead, International News Media Association (INMA). The 2024 Public Broadcasters International conference (PBI Ottawa 2024) concluded today, bringing to a close three days of critical discussions on the rise of artificial intelligence, the spread of disinformation, ever-increasing audience fragmentation, threats to public broadcasters’ long-term sustainability, and how best to amplify Indigenous voices. “This year’s Public Broadcasters International conference reaffirmed our shared commitment to public service media as a cornerstone of democracy, an engine of citizen empowerment, and an essential antidote to the proliferation of misinformation. Next year’s PBI conference will be hosted by Bulgarian National Radio in Sofia, Bulgaria. About CBC/Radio-CanadaCBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster.

Milton brought lots of worry, says Newfoundlander who decided to weather the hurricaneNewsDuration 5:53Many people in Florida are breathing a sigh of relief as Hurricane Milton moves off land, including vacationing Newfoundlanders who decided to stay and weather the storm. Pam Pardy-Ghent is one of those Newfoundlanders in Orlando, and spoke with the CBC's Jeremy Eaton.

This man was born with one lung, and is hoping to conquer a Labrador half-marathonBrad Wade of Happy Valley-Goose Bay was born with a rare congenial heart defect that caused his right lung to be underdeveloped. Though only having one lung, he has been running for years and will run the Trapline half-marathon in the community on Sunday. Though only having one lung, he has been running for years and will run the Trapline half-marathon in the community on Sunday. Brad Wade of Happy Valley-Goose Bay was born with a rare congenial heart defect that caused his right lung to be underdeveloped. He has been running for years despite only having one lung, and will run the Trapline half-marathon in the community on Sunday.