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HALIFAX — The RCMP say an awareness team has been visiting schools in Halifax to talk about the risks of illicit drugs after a teenager in the city died of a suspected overdose on Oct. 15. Cpl.

TORONTO — How do you get people to pay attention to the opioid epidemic? For English director David Yates and Canadian producer Lawrence Grey, the answer was simple: make it funny.

TORONTO — A new report by TD Economics predicts Canadian home sales and average prices will fall over the coming months but pick up by the second quarter next year.

TORONTO — As an experiment, Kelley Keehn asked ChatGPT to suggest a financial plan for a small Canadian family.

OTTAWA — The Competition Bureau says it has reached a deal with Global Fuels Inc. to address concerns over the company's deal to buy Greenergy's Canadian retail fuel business.

Canada, which lost 4-1 to Japan in its lone outing this month, dropped one spot to No. 45 in the latest FIFA world rankings. Japan, which downed Canada 4-1 on Oct. 13 in Niigata before blanking Tunisia 2-0 four days later, climbed one spot to No. 18.

TORONTO — Canada's Walk of Fame has announced Kardinal Offishall as this year's recipient of the Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour.

SANTIAGO, Chile — Sydney Pickrem says depression and anxiety will be her constant companions, but she's able to navigate them by thinking of herself as a human first and a swimmer second.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

HALIFAX — The chief of Millbrook First Nation says he’s encouraged by Halifax taking the first step toward creating a designated Mi’kmaq seat on its regional council.