Americans have voted in a clear rebuke of President Donald Trump’s second term.
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Americans → vote → term
Democrats win control of U.S. House and Senate
The Democratic Party has won back control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate after voters in midterm elections vented their anger at President Donald Trump over high prices driven by his war on Iran and tariffs on nearly every country in the world, including Canada.
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voters → win → Canada
In state after state, contest after contest, Americans took out their resentments on a political figure who himself has been a master of the politics of resentment, writes David Shribman.
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Shribman → take → resentment
Here are five highlights from an election night full of game-changing results.
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From the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
King Charles III referred to slavery as evil during an address to a summit of Commonwealth leaders but stopped short of apologizing for Britain’s role in the slave trade or mentioning reparations.
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III → refer → reparations
Prime Minister Mark Carney, who was in attendance, called for expanded trade with the Caribbean.
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who → call → Caribbean
Ahead of the trip, Antigua’s high commissioner to Canada said he hopes that Canada’s relationship with the Caribbean, which used to be closer, can now be rebuilt.
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which → say → Caribbean
Russia won’t be allowed to compete at world juniors
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will bar Russia from playing in next month’s world junior hockey championship in Alberta despite a court ruling last week that readmitted the country to international play almost five years after its military invaded Ukraine.
The details:
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Hockey Canada said it will be meeting with its board of directors this week to discuss “next steps given the government’s clear position.”
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it → say → position
The world juniors begin Dec. 26 in Edmonton and Red Deer.
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juniors → begin → Edmonton
Canadians turn to private clinics for menopause care
Four in 10 Canadian women don’t know where to get treatment for menopause symptoms, which can vary from mild to overwhelming, according to a 2026 Ipsos survey for GreenShields.
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Desperate for treatment, some are turning to private or virtual clinics.
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some → turn → clinics
The Globe and Mail recently reported that Canada is lagging other countries in taking steps to improve access to care.
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Canada → report → care
In June, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada warned that a two-tiered health system is emerging in which women are forced to pay for basic health care.
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women → warn → care
Ottawa’s mega-investment in Cohere sparks debate
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investment → spark → debate
The federal government’s $1.6-billion direct investment in Cohere – unprecedented for a single private tech company – has kicked off a debate among tech founders and policy experts about sovereignty, and how best to support the country’s AI sector.
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investment → kick → sector
Toronto AI chatbot company Ada has agreed to merge with U.S. company Dialpad in a $600-million deal, said two sources familiar with the matter.
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sources → agree → matter
The Take
Police can insist that they’re doing everything right, but unless they actually try to make that case, the public will carry on believing otherwise.
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public → insist → case
— Robyn Urback, current affairs columnist
“Just trust us” is a bad police communications strategy, writes current affairs columnist Robyn Urback.
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Urback → trust → us
Most people will infer that something has gone wrong when a man now wanted in a violent home invasion is attended to by police in hospital, then permitted to go on his merry way.
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man → infer → way
The Shot
Asia correspondent James Griffiths reports on a recent string of peculiar thefts: the missing ashes of Hong Kong celebrities.
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correspondent → report → celebrities
What else we’re following
At home:
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One person is dead and another is missing after a suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C., a year after an attack on a group of schoolchildren in the same community.
In Alberta: The province has tabled a bill to end the tuition hike cap and bar schools from taking official positions on sensitive ideological and political matters.
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province → suspect → matters
Qatar has stepped up efforts to mediate, but Iran and the United States are still far from a deal to end their war.
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Iran → step → war
Waterloo battery researcher Linda Nazar will be awarded Canada’s top science prize when she receives the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering.
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she → award → Science
A piece of the Learjet that slammed into the ground in Florida, killing all nine people aboard, was found more than six kilometres from the crash site, investigators said, confirming that the plane was breaking apart before impact.
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plane → slam → impact
Probe: Canadian film financier Jason Cloth perpetrated securities fraud by misappropriating investors’ funds, including by diverting $53.8-million to real estate projects, capital markets tribunal finds.
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tribunal → perpetrate → projects
Promise: Trump said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington would stop US$4-billion in annual funding to Israel after this year.
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The Aporia
