Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
Trump terminates trade talks with Canada because of tariff ads
U.S. President Donald Trump said he is terminating trade negotiations with Canada because of television advertisements pushing back on his tariffs. “Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED,” Trump posted on social media Thursday. The Ontario government paid about $75 million for the ad campaign to air across multiple American television stations using audio and video of former president Ronald Reagan speaking about tariffs in 1987. His change of tune on Thursday — halting talks and upending negotiations — comes amid a looming U.S. Supreme Court hearing over the future of his massive global tariff regime.
Carney makes first trip to Asia for key summits
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves today on his first trip to Asia since taking office — part of his government’s effort to build stronger trade and diplomatic ties with a region that’s feeling increasingly squeezed between the U.S. and China. Carney will attend summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, better known as ASEAN, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, or APEC. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend both events and world leaders will be vying for his attention. In a speech made in Ottawa on Wednesday, Carney said his goal is to double Canada’s exports to non-U.S. nations over the next decade.
Here’s what else we’re watching…
Teachers dismayed by proposed back-to-work order
Teachers in Alberta say the province’s planned back-to-work legislation will only make things worse for their students. Ewelina Warchol, who teaches in Edmonton, says it’s becoming harder and harder to help all her students in a failing education system. She was one of thousands of teachers and supporters who jeered and chanted in a protest at the Alberta legislature Thursday. Premier Danielle Smith says barring an 11th-hour deal, her government will bring in the legislation Monday to get children back to class. Smith says students have been out for almost three weeks and that is too long and causing too much harm to their education.
Closure elusive, six months after festival attack
A priest who is a member of the B.C. Filipino community says members are still experiencing anger, confusion, and sadness, almost six months after the deadly attack on the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver. The Reverend Francis Galvan, a pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Delta, B.C., says there’s been some healing, but painful memories of the April 26 attack that claimed 11 lives will last forever in the community. The Vancouver Police Department says one victim remains in hospital and is in a stable condition. No date has been set for the trial of Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who’s accused of 11 counts of second-degree murder and 31 of attempted murder in relation to the attack, in which an SUV sped through a crowd of festival goers in East Vancouver.
Toronto Blue Jays fans gearing up for World Series
As the Blue Jays gear up to host the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series tonight, fans across Canada are buzzing with excitement in the hopes of seeing Toronto take home the championship title for the first time in more than 30 years. Monday night saw Toronto clinch a World Series berth in a nail-biter Game 7 of the American League Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners. This will be the first time the Jays appear in the World Series since 1993. Tickets for home games sold out fast, and resale prices for some of them are in the thousands of dollars.
Chocolate is looking different this Halloween
You might notice your Halloween candy looks a little smaller as manufacturers look for ways to save on costs. Cocoa prices have more than doubled over the past two years due to poor weather and crop disease in West Africa, which supplies more than 70 per cent of the world’s cocoa. That’s pushing chocolate and candy manufacturers to not just shrink packages, but even change what’s in your chocolate bar. Jo-Ann McArthur, president of Nourish Food Marketing, says it’s hard for manufacturers to absorb the volatile prices of cocoa. So, they’re choosing to innovate and find substitute ingredients such as chocolate powder or a shea butter mix, she says.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2025.
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