Unpublished Newswire
Good morning. The new federal budget offers a leaner public service, a louder military and a much bigger deficit – more on that below, along with Montreal’s transit strike and People’s Sexiest Man Alive. But first:Today’s headlinesZohran Mamdani wins the New York mayoral raceIn Syria, the race to rebuild from civil war frustrates efforts to unearth the truthConservative MP Chris d’Entremont crosses the floor to the Liberals
November 5, 2025 - 06:16 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
If there is anything Lansdowne has taught us over the past decade, it is that we should be very skeptical of any financial projections from the city. Lansdowne 1.0 did not meet its financial targets, yet the very same people who gave us the failed ‘waterfall’ scheme are asking us once again to trust new revenue projections from them. We should not. Read More
November 5, 2025 - 06:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
Earlier this year, the premier said he was ending a $100 million deal for Elon Musk's satellite internet service to hit back at tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.
November 5, 2025 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
An Ontario judge has sentenced two Indian immigrants to house arrest for running fraudulent truck driving schools that offered sub-standard training for newcomers from South Asia.
After a five-week trial at Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice, a jury convicted Gurvinder Singh and Gurpreet Singh of one count each of fraud over $5,000 and uttering a forged document.
“Their convictions arose from the fraudulent mandatory entry-level training that each offered to students seeking a Class A driver’s licence,” Justice Pierre Roger wrote in a recent decision.
He gave both men conditional...
November 5, 2025 - 06:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
The family of Drew Ballantyne continues to look for information about what might have happened to him. Ballantyne was last seen in June 2022.
November 5, 2025 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
A Winnipeg pet owner whose cat Shadow needed a hind leg amputated after an error during surgery says she is glad the veterinarian is being ordered to end his practice in 2026.
November 5, 2025 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
