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Canadian Red Cross sending hurricane relief to Jamaica after Melissa devastation
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
TORONTO — The Canadian Red Cross is sending relief to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa tore through the area earlier this week. Melissa made landfall in southwest Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane on Tuesday with wind speeds reaching 295 kilometres per hour. The hurricane has been blamed for at least 19 deaths in Jamaica and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Mark Carney says lesson for Canada in Toronto Blue Jays’ World Series bid
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney says there’s a lesson for Canada in the Toronto Blue Jays’ bid for a World Series title against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Speaking to reporters in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday, Carney praised the Blue Jays for taking risks and staying aggressive against the defending champions. He says “you don’t need ... Read More »
1 responseCarney says China doesn’t grasp Canada’s concern over issues of foreign interference
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Beijing doesn’t understand how seriously Canadians take issues of foreign interference, after raising them with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “We had a discussion on foreign interference,” Carney told reporters Saturday before leaving the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, South Korea. “I don’t think they recognize the ... Read More »
2 responsesBlue Jays fans still hopeful for World Series win in decisive Game 7
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
TORONTO — Blue Jays fans are still looking for a World Series win in Toronto tonight after the team fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, forcing Game 7. The visiting Dodgers defeated the Jays in Game 6 with a score of 3-1. Toronto is looking to claim the championship title for the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mom of soldier killed in Afghanistan named national Silver Cross Mother
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — When Nancy Payne lays a wreath on Remembrance Day at the National War Memorial, it won’t be the first time she’s represented mothers of Canadian soldiers who have died in combat. But it will be her first on such a stage. Payne has laid a wreath at her local Remembrance Day ceremony as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Hurricane Bob’ Rae says he’s leaving the United Nations with no regrets
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Bob Rae knows that as Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations he had a habit of going off-message with Global Affairs Canada but he has not regrets. He says it created a healthy tension, even if it meant he occasionally had to delete a tweet. “I once got a little desk thing that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No bus or metros this Saturday in Montreal because of transit strike
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
MONTRÉAL — There’s no regular bus or metro service at all today in Montreal because of a transit strike. Roughly 4,500 bus drivers, metro operators and other station employees are taking part in the strike, the union’s first in 38 years. The disruption coincides with major sporting events like the Montreal Alouettes playoff game this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says he raised foreign interference, other issues with Chinese president
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he raised the issue of foreign interference during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials. Carney and Xi met on Friday on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, South Korea. It was the first formal meeting between leaders of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney wraps up Asia trip looking ahead to first federal budget next week
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney has wrapped up his first official visit to Asia after attending two major summits and meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The prime minister arrived in Asia last week with a plan to pitch Canada as a reliable trading partner and to try to encourage investment into nation-building projects ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says he told Ontario premier not to run anti-tariff ad, apologized to Trump
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he told Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to run the ad campaign that’s being blamed for ending trade talks with the U.S. Carney also confirmed he did apologize to U.S. President Donald Trump — both because the president was offended by the ad and also because it’s not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans hold out hope as Blue Jays fail to clinch World Series in Game 6 ‘heartbreaker’
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
TORONTO — Excited anticipation turned into disappointment for Toronto Blue Jays fans as the team failed to clinch the World Series in Game 6, but they’re not giving up hope. The Los Angeles Dodgers forced the decisive Game 7 with a 3-1 win over the Blue Jays on Friday, muting the festivities at Rogers Centre ... Read More »
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