CanadaOct 31, 2025
Trump says Carney apologized over Ontario’s anti-tariff ad; trade talks remain off the table
U.S. President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Mark Carney has apologized for an Ontario government advertisement criticizing U.S. tariffs, a controversy that led Washington to suspend trade negotiations with Canada earlier this month.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said Carney offered an apology over what he called a “fraudulent” anti-tariff commercial. “He was very nice. He apologized for what they did with the commercial,” Trump said. However, when asked if trade talks with Canada would resume, the president replied, “No.”
The Ontario government, led by Premi
AlbertaOct 31, 2025
Calgary man killed after being struck by reversing semi-truck in industrial area
A 69-year-old man has died after being struck by a semi-truck that was backing into a loading dock at a warehouse in Calgary’s southeast industrial area on Thursday.
Police say the man was walking behind the vehicle to set up a ramp when the collision occurred. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries but later died.
The driver of the truck, a man in his 30s, was not injured and stayed at the scene while investigators arrived.
Calgary police and Alberta Occupational Health and Safety officials are conducting a joint investigation to determine the circumstances leading to the incident.
CanadaOct 31, 2025
Man charged after alleged sexual assault on teenage girl at Surrey bus exchange
Metro Vancouver Transit Police say a man has been arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl at the Scottsdale Exchange in Surrey earlier this year.
Investigators say the incident happened around 9 p.m. on June 28, 2025, when a man in his late 30s approached a 16-year-old girl waiting for a bus. Police allege the suspect attempted to talk to her, tried to kiss her, and groped her before exposing himself. Two women nearby reportedly intervened, prompting the man to run away from the area.
Following a joint investigation by the General Investigation and Criminal Int
BCOct 31, 2025
Supreme Court to rule next week on B.C. ostrich farm appeal over avian flu cull
The Supreme Court of Canada will decide on November 6 whether it will hear an appeal from a British Columbia ostrich farm fighting a federal order to destroy its flock following an avian flu outbreak.
Universal Ostrich Farms, located near Edgewood in southeastern B.C., is seeking to overturn a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) directive to cull hundreds of birds after the virus was detected on December 31, 2024. The court’s upcoming decision on whether to grant leave to appeal will determine whether the cull can proceed immediately or be delayed for a full hearing.
The CFIA maintains th
CanadaOct 31, 2025
Supreme Court strikes down mandatory minimum sentences for child pornography possession
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that mandatory minimum jail sentences for possessing or accessing child pornography violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
In its decision released Friday, the court found that the one-year minimum sentence removes a judge’s ability to consider individual circumstances and impose a more appropriate penalty when warranted. While the mandatory sentence was designed to promote denunciation and deterrence, the court said it also risked resulting in punishment that is cruel or unusual under Section 12 of the Charter.
The ruling upholds a previous decisio
CanadaOct 31, 2025
Canada’s economy contracts 0.3% in August as manufacturing and air travel weaken
Canada’s economy lost ground in August, with national output falling 0.3 per cent as both goods-producing and service sectors declined, according to new figures from Statistics Canada.
The agency said the drop largely erased July’s modest 0.3 per cent gain, which has been revised slightly upward. The August downturn was tied in part to an Air Canada flight attendants’ work stoppage that disrupted air transportation, along with weaker results in manufacturing, wholesale trade, and mining and quarrying industries.
Retail trade was the main bright spot, showing growth that partially offset
IndiaOct 31, 2025
Suspended Punjab DIG Bhullar’s judicial custody further extended by 14 days
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Chandigarh on Friday further extended the judicial custody of suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar by 14 days.
Bhullar was produced before the court through video conferencing from Burail jail after his 14-days judicial custody ended today. Since the CBI has not demanded remand of Bhullar, the court sent him to further judicial custody till November 14, 2025.
The CBI had arrested middleman Krishanu Sharda and Bhullar on October 16, 2025.
WorldOct 31, 2025
FBI arrests several people in Michigan over alleged Halloween attack plot
Federal authorities say multiple suspects have been taken into custody in Michigan in connection with what officials describe as a planned violent attack over the Halloween weekend.
FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the arrests in a post on social media, noting that the operation took place Friday morning. Patel did not release details about the number of people arrested or the nature of the alleged plot, saying additional information would be shared as the investigation progresses.
Local police in Dearborn said they were aware of the FBI’s activity in the city on Friday and reassured reside
CanadaOct 31, 2025
Carney calls meeting with China’s Xi a ‘turning point’ in Canada–China relations
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s relationship with China has reached a “turning point” following his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping since taking office. The two leaders met for 39 minutes on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in South Korea — marking the first formal leader-level contact between the two countries in eight years.
Carney described the discussion as “long overdue,” saying both sides agreed to rebuild dialogue on trade and cooperation after years of strained ties. “This meeting creates opportunities for Canad