Murray Wood: The poppy seems to be endangered in Canada these days
With Remembrance Day approaching, Murray Wood says he's not seeing as many poppies as he used to. Wood says he hopes the...
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
Americans still view Canada positively: Poll
Most Americans — including Republicans — continue to view Canada positively in economic and trade matters even as U.S. President Donald Trump directs anger at their northern neighbour.
That finding comes from new polling by Leger, Maintenant Media and Canada 338 that also says Americans trust that Canada is negotiating in good faith as the countries face an uncertain trade relationship.
“In the American general public, there’s still some general goodwill towards Canada,” said Andrew Enns, Leger’s executive vice-president for Central Canada.
Trump’s tariffs have deeply rattled the longstanding relationship between Canada and the United States.
Will the latest federal budget spur investment?
One expert says she is cautiously optimistic that the latest federal budget will spur business investment in Canada that will support growth and productivity.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget looks to make Canada’s economy a more attractive place to invest, with billions of dollars for infrastructure and new tax opportunities for business.
Rachel Samson, vice-president of research at the Institute for Research on Public Policy, says the budget will have a positive impact on investment, but it remains to be seen how the plan will be executed.
The budget promises to enable $1 trillion in total investment, which it says could raise future gross domestic product and purchasing power for Canadians.
B.C. ostriches’ fate in hands of Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to release its decision on whether to hear a B.C. ostrich farm’s final appeal to save its flock, more than 10 months after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered a cull amid an avian flu outbreak last December.
Universal Ostrich Farms in the southern Interior community of Edgewood, B.C., has already lost legal challenges in Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal, and the fate of the flock of 300 or so birds now hinges on the high court’s decision.
The Supreme Court of Canada stayed the cull in September while it considered whether to hear the case, and if it decides not to, there would be no legal barrier against the agency carrying out the killings.
The court does not release reasons for dismissing or allowing a case, and legal experts say the odds are stacked against the farm today when considering the rulings from the federal courts earlier this year.
Ontario to update finances amid tariffs
Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is set to table a fall fiscal update today, with a look at how the province’s books are faring amid the impacts of U.S. tariffs.
The government projected earlier this year in its first quarter finances that the province would have a $14.6-billion deficit this year.
But Bethlenfalvy also said in a recent speech that Ontario has a “strong fiscal foundation,” with lower costs of interest on debt giving the province more room to spend on infrastructure, tax relief and the skilled workforce.
Bethlenfalvy says the fall economic statement will have an update on what Ontario has been doing to shore up the province’s economy in the face of tariffs, including multi-billion-dollar funds to give businesses supports and tax deferrals.
Premiers too quick to override rights: Chrétien
Canada’s premiers are too quick to use the notwithstanding clause for “marginal reasons” and have lost sight of its original purpose, former prime minister Jean Chrétien said Wednesday evening.
Chrétien, who as justice minister negotiated the clause’s inclusion in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1981, said provinces are using it “for anything” 40 years later.
“It was not designed for that. It was designed (for) when there was a court going too far, politicians can intervene,” he said of the provision, which gives legislatures the ability to override certain portions of the Charter for up to five years.
“That worries me very, very much.”
He did not share specifics. Last week, Alberta invoked the clause to force striking teachers back to work. Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan have also used it in recent years.
Prince Harry to meet with veterans in Toronto
Prince Harry is set to meet with some of Canada’s oldest veterans today as part of his two-day visit to Toronto for events related to Remembrance Day.
The Duke of Sussex, who served in Afghanistan as a member of the British military, will visit veterans at Sunnybrook Hospital’s veterans centre.
The veterans centre is the largest of its kind in Canada, and it supports more than 300 veterans from the Second World War and the Korean War.
The office of the Duke of Sussex says his visit comes at the invitation of the True Patriot Love Foundation, which supports Canadian military members, veterans and their families.
—
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2025
The Canadian Press
