November 18th, 2025

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People ‘generally’ support advance MAID requests before decision-making capacity lost: report

By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025

TORONTO — A new Health Canada report says people surveyed about medical assistance in dying “generally” support allowing patients who will lose their decision-making capacity to give advance consent. Right now, MAID is legal for people who have a serious and incurable medical condition and are experiencing intolerable suffering, but they must be able to ... Read More »

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Canada’s economy shrank 0.3% in August, weak growth expected in Q3: StatCan

By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product was down 0.3 per cent in August as both the goods and services side of the economy contracted. The agency says August’s decline mostly offsets a 0.3 per cent gain in real GDP for July, which was revised a tick higher from earlier estimates. A work ... Read More »

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Carney says meeting with Xi marks turning point in Canada-China relationship

By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025

GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday with an invitation to China, but no movement on the trade issues that have plagued the relationship. Still, Carney said he was “very pleased” with the outcome. “We now have a turning point in the relationship, a ... Read More »

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Carney declares turning point in Canada-China relationship after meeting with Xi

By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025

GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is a “turning point” in Canada-China relations, calling it long overdue. Xi invited Carney to visit China as the pair met on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea today. The invitation marks a significant thaw ... Read More »

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In the news today: Carney meets Xi on margins of APEC in South Korea

By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney, Xi meet on sidelines of APEC summit in South Korea Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping today on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea. Carney told ... Read More »

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Xi invites Carney to visit China as leaders meet at APEC summit

By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025

GYEONGJU — Chinese President Xi Jinping invited Prime Minister Mark Carney to visit China as the pair met on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea on Friday. Xi’s invitation, offered during brief remarks at the beginning of the meeting, marks a significant thaw in relations between the two countries. ... Read More »

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Trump’s 10% bus tariffs are about to pinch city budgets across North America

By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025

OTTAWA — A transit advocacy group is warning new U.S. tariffs on buses coming into effect this weekend are going to upend the budgets of cities across North America — and eventually residents and riders. Property taxes, transit fares, parking fees and maybe even congestion charges could be in play. U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs ... Read More »

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City, fans gearing up for possible Blue Jays World Series win in Toronto tonight

By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025

TORONTO — The City of Toronto and Blue Jays fans are gearing up for buzzing crowds to fill the streets tonight as the team looks to win the World Series for the first time in more than 30 years. The visiting Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Wednesday, giving the Jays a ... Read More »

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Carney, Xi meet on sidelines of APEC summit in South Korea

By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025

GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping today on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea. Carney told Xi that “distance is not the way to solve problems” as they sat down together, the first meeting between leaders of the two countries since 2017. ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Carney, Xi meet on sidelines of APEC summit

By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025

GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea. It’s the first official meeting between leaders of the two countries since former prime minister Justin Trudeau met with Xi during an official visit to China in 2017. More ... Read More »

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Councillor says $100M project denied loan over Cowichan case, bank says not a factor

By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025

A Richmond, B.C., councillor says a company based in the city has been refused financing for what she says is a $100 million project because of uncertainty over their site due to the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title ruling. But the bank identified by Coun. Alexa Loo said the issue was “not a factor” in its ... Read More »

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