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Carney wraps up trip to UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Mark Carney said there are many possibilities for Canada after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, where U.S. Donald Trump continued his skepticism of multilateralism and questioned the institution’s purpose.
“In every moment where there’s a crack, where there’s a rupture, there is possibility — and it’s our responsibility, it’s our opportunity as Canada in this moment to find it,” Carney told media Tuesday evening. “And after my visit to the United Nations General Assembly I can assure Canadians that there is light, there are many possibilities.”
Carney earlier Tuesday listened to Trump’s roughly hour-long speech at the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly where the president complained about the United Nations and preached about his “America First” policies that have abruptly upended geopolitics and sent shock waves to countries around the world.
Return to office foiling feds’ plan to sell space
Public Services and Procurement Canada says its plan to sell off or lease surplus office space has been derailed in part by the government’s push to increase the number of days public servants have to work in the office.
A ministerial transition binder prepared for Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Joël Lightbound says “recent developments” have undermined its goal of off-loading half of its office portfolio by 2034.
The 2024 federal budget said reducing the federal office footprint would generate “substantial” savings of $3.9 billion over the next ten years, and $0.9 billion per year after that.
The government is now projecting it will get rid of around 33 per cent of its office space over the 10-year period. The briefing binder said associated operations and maintenance savings would amount to around $2.45 billion over the first 10 years.
CFIA prepares for cull on B.C. ostrich farm
Officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are preparing for the cull of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm following an outbreak of avian influenza first detected in the herd last December.
A wall of hay bales about three metres tall has been constructed at the farm near the tiny community of Edgewood in southeastern B.C., and several people wearing white protective suits could be seen from the nearby highway on Tuesday.
The installation of the hay bales followed the arrests of Karen Espersen, who is a co-owner of the farm, as well as her daughter, Katie Pasitney, after they refused an opportunity to voluntarily leave the ostriches’ pen earlier Tuesday.
The pair returned home later in the day, although Pasitney says they are not allowed to go back inside the ostrich pen, which has been under CFIA control since Monday.
Richmound mayor describes aftermath of cult raid
Sewage water continues to seep into a large puddle near the entrance of a purple-coloured school-turned-compound that housed members of a cult in the southwest Saskatchewan village of Richmound for the last two years.
Although the “Kingdom of Canada” cult was driven out earlier this month after a police raid, the village’s Mayor Brad Miller says the sewage water — overflow from the toilets and sinks inside the building — remains.
“If there’s wind, people probably 500 feet away can smell it,” says Miller, 64, in an interview.
“If you get it on your hands or whatever, you can smell it for hours. It stinks like you wouldn’t believe.”
And Miller thinks daily about how to keep them out if the Kingdom of Canada returns.CFIA prepares for cull on B.C. ostrich farm
How to get Toronto Blue Jays playoff tickets
After the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their playoff berth with a win Sunday, fans are gearing up to secure their spot in the stands as post-season tickets go on sale this week.
The baseball team announced Monday that post-season tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday.
The sale includes the maximum number of potential games to be played at Toronto’s Rogers Centre during the first two rounds of the post-season – American League Wild Card Series beginning Sept. 30 and Division Series beginning Oct. 4.
The post-season sale comes as Ticketmaster, the platform used by the Blue Jays for ticket sales, has come under fire in the United States for allegedly inflating prices and allowing high resale costs around big events.
Sarah McLachlan performs on Kimmel’s 1st show back
Sarah McLachlan appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s first show back since the late-night comic was suspended last week.
The Halifax-born singer-songwriter was the musical guest on Tuesday’s return of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
She performed the title track from her 10th studio album, “Better Broken.” It was her first album in nine years and was released on Sept. 19, 2025.
Kimmel was pulled from the airwaves by ABC over comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was 31. The decision triggered a widespread discussion about freedom of speech and President Donald Trump’s ability to police the words of journalists and comics.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 24, 2025
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