In the news today: Voters go to the polls in the Yukon, Montreal has a new mayor

By Canadian Press on November 3, 2025.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…

Election day in the Yukon: Vote includes non-binding electoral reform question

Yukon residents go to the polls today in a territorial election where voters are also being asked for their say on possible electoral reform. The Yukon Liberals went into the race as a minority government holding eight out of 19 seats in the legislature, governing through an agreement with the three territorial New Democrats. The election represents the first substantial challenge for Liberal Premier Mike Pemberton who was elected party leader in June but does not have a seat in the legislature. It is the first territorial election with 21 ridings after several boundaries were redrawn, but the Liberals were only able to find 18 candidates to go up against full slates from the NDP and the Opposition Yukon Party.

Soraya Martinez Ferrada elected mayor of Montreal

Montrealers have chosen Soraya Martinez Ferrada, a Chilean refugee who became a federal minister, as their new mayor in a vote for change that has unseated the city’s left-leaning government of the last eight years. Martinez Ferrada, who leads the centrist party Ensemble Montréal, tapped into the dissatisfaction of many Montrealers with the government of outgoing Mayor Valérie Plante, who announced last year she would not seek a third mandate at the head of Projet Montréal. She has defeated Plante’s successor, Luc Rabouin, who said Sunday he would resign as leader of the progressive party.

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Federal, B.C. politicians meet in forestry summit

Politicians from B.C. and Ottawa will meet in Vancouver today for a forestry summit on how to prop up the industry in the face of American fees and tariffs topping 50 per cent. Federal politicians including Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, along with B.C. Premier David Eby and his forests and jobs ministers, are set to discuss ways to support workers and businesses being hammered by the increased fees. In September, the Americans imposed anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Canadian companies ranging from 26 per cent to more than 47 per cent, and then added another 10 per cent last month, claiming Canada’s industry is a U.S. national security threat.

Manslaughter charge laid in fatal shooting at SUV on Saskatchewan highway

Police in Saskatchewan say a man has been charged in a September shooting on a stretch of highway that claimed the life of Tanya Myers, a passenger in an SUV. RCMP say in a news release that 44-year-old Myers was in one of two vehicles that were struck by bullets while travelling on Highway 39 near Weyburn, Sask., on Sept. 12. Chris Fahlman, 42, of Regina, is charged with manslaughter, careless use of a firearm, carrying a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence, and occupying a motor vehicle knowing there was a firearm inside. Fahlman is scheduled to appear in Regina Provincial Court today.

Halloween display depicts politicians on noose

A group representing more than a dozen Manitoba municipalities says RCMP are investigating a gruesome Halloween display the group believes was meant to intimidate local politicians. Ivan Normandeau, president of the Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities, says it involves five nearly life-sized person-shaped figures hanging from a noose in a home’s yard in the municipality of Taché, about 40 kilometres southeast of Winnipeg. Taché Mayor Armand Poirier says his council met over the weekend to discuss the display and will release more details today.

Toronto Blue Jays fans mourn World Series loss

Many Toronto Blue Jays fans are set to return to work and school on Monday with lingering sadness as the excitement of the World Series wears down. University of Toronto psychiatry professor Rajeevan Rasasingham says it’s normal if fans continue mourning a few days after the loss because they were so emotionally invested in the series and have built a relationship with the team. The ALCS games had moments that will be immortalized in team history, including George Springer’s decisive home run in Game 7 that propelled the Jays to their first World Series in 30 years.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 3, 2025.

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