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Carney and Xi agree to tackle 'irritants' in Canada-China relationship

October 31 , 2025 at 07:12:14 a.m. EDT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with China's Xi Jinping for 39 minutes Friday, where the leaders agreed to meet again and work toward reducing the irritants between their countries. But it's unclear whether this will lead to reducing the crushing tariffs on Canadian canola and Chinese electric vehicles.

Behind the fear: The unsolved killings in Dawson Creek, B.C.

October 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A year after the RCMP told the fifth estate "some level of success" was coming in a string of killings in a small B.C town, they remain unsolved and the body count continues to rise.

Soaring Blue Jays and struggling Dodgers face duelling pressures in Game 6 of World Series

October 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Toronto ball players say they're ready to write the final chapter in what manager John Schneider calls "the story of the 2025 Blue Jays." The team is ahead in the World Series 3-2 over the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with potentially two games left to play in Toronto, starting with Game 6 on Friday.

Are you being tricked by your treats? Some Halloween candy multipacks have shrunk in size, but not in price

October 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

CBC News discovered two major candy makers, Mars Inc. and the Hershey Company, had reduced the weight of several of their Halloween chocolate bar variety packs compared to last year by as much as almost 17 per cent.

Whether the target is drugs or Maduro, U.S. could be hindering its own military with deadly boat strikes

October 31 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

An anonymous Pentagon employee and a retired air force colonel are expressing concerns this week that the U.S. focus on alleged drug-carrying boats in waters near Latin America could affect American military might around the world, and serve as a precedent for other countries.