A snowstorm is passing through the US East Coast, killing at least nine people.

More than three million homes from Maryland to Massachusetts have lost electricity. Some houses may not have power for many days.

New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and other parts of New York have declared emergency states. The Connecticut governor says citizens would still feel the effects of the storm even after it stopped.

Wal-Mart will be replacing the longstanding Zellers outlet in the Dorval shopping mall.

When they heard the news, some shoppers were thrilled while others weren’t as happy. 

Some people defend the fact that Wal-Mart is a place where low-income families can buy low-cost products, but others think it crushes competitors. 

Quebecers will spend roughly $85-million on Halloween.

The Retail Council of Quebec commissioned a study. It found that over 25 per cent of Quebec households would shop for the holiday.

The CEO of the council said that after Christmas and back-to-school, Halloween is an important time of year for consumers.

A former Canadian soldier will begin a hunger strike this Friday in protest. Pascal Lacoste believes that he suffered Uranium poisoning while on duty in Bosnia in the 1990s.

He will protest outside the Minister of veteran's affairs office until he receives treatment.The 38-year-old claims that veteran's affairs has denied his requests for toxicology tests and decontamination treatments. He suffers from a degenerative neurological condition, infertility and chronic pain.

He has chose Friday because he expects his body to start to fail on Remembrance Day.