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BBC Feed – First polls open in US midterm elections that will shape rest of Trump’s presidency
Guardian Feed – Americans go to the polls in referendum on Trump’s agenda
NBC News – America votes in pivotal election
CBS News – 2026 elections live updates as polls open across the country in battle for Senate and House control
A celebrity has lost his High Court bid to block reporting of sex abuse allegations.
The well-known individual made the ‘unprecedented’ argument that he would kill himself if the claims went public.
It is claimed that the man, named only as PPT, ‘abused his status’ to conduct ‘inappropriate and exploitative sexual activities’ with ‘a large number’ of women and girls over a number of years.
A perfect embodiment of the U.S. government behaviours likely to kneecap Republicans in Tuesday’s midterms, surprisingly, is right here in Canada — in the person of Donald Trump’s surly envoy.
On the same day last week that former president Bill Clinton’s stated that the U.S. has been treating Canada “like dirt,” U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra was at a Gatineau conference on space, yanking Canada’s chain by dissing its view that Trump’s trade war has contributed to a rupture in bilateral relations.
The co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Alice Weidel demanded on Tuesday that Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government raise allegations of abuse and torture at a Ukrainian National Guard facility near Kyiv during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Berlin.
Videos show that Ukrainian deserters were illegally imprisoned & tortured in secret prison of neo-Nazi-led Azov corps of National Guard of Ukraine near Kyiv. Several prisoners were reportedly killed. Azov is glorified & whitewashed by Umland, Shekhovtsov & Western media & politicians. Relatives of imprisoned attempted to storm prison.
— Ivan Katchanovski (@I_Katchanovski) November 2, 2026
After all the hubbub about it, the EU has backed away from giving Canada “associate membership.” Several governments balked at the phrase, and the draft Montreal summit statement now promises an “ever closer association” instead.
That must be embarrassing for the europhile Prime Minister Mark Carney, though he says the label doesn’t matter. And, really, he’s right. The words might be different, but the goal hasn’t changed. He wants to bring Canada into a much closer political and regulatory relationship with Brussels.
The Democrats are still reeling from Haley Stevens’ brave decision to withdraw her endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed and instead endorse Republican Mike Rogers. Haley spoke with a hostile Anderson Cooper about her decision, and sat down with Scott Jennings, too. She also penned an article on X that slammed her critics, including those who accused her of being brainwashed or controlled by her fiancé.
The entire meltdown showed everyone that Democrats are a) not a big tent party after all, b) they don’t like strong, independent women, and c) they’re not as confident in the polls as they claim to be. There’s also another reason why they lost their minds over Stevens’ endorsement: they fear a lot of Michigan Democrats quietly agree with her.
OTTAWA — Michigan’s 4th Congressional District hasn’t gone blue in almost 100 years, but House of Representatives seat is now at the centre of a neck-and-neck battle between the two major parties.
The district has been reliably Republican for a long time — a very long time.
The last time Michigan’s 4th district went to the Democrats, Franklin D. Roosevelt was in his first term and the world was just getting used to the invention sweeping the globe — sliced bread, which had hit the shelves only four years prior.
You loved “Dead Mouse Delivery.” Oscar took that as encouragement. 😼 Now he’s back with “Who’s a Good Human?” – Widescreen (better) below ⤵️ https://t.co/AAap5klY5e
— ILikeToasters (Latent Creations) (@LikeToasters) October 29, 2026
In Poland, Nov. 1 marks All Saints’ Day, a national holiday in which Poles customarily visit the graves of deceased loved ones with candles and flowers. Many of the deceased visited this year would have lived through the 1981 imposition of martial law, the communist regime’s desperate attempt to restrict the power of the Solidarity movement in the face of a Soviet military threat.
She was in the middle of the road, Flora. If you knew anything about Islam, you’d know that praying outside invalidates the prayer. She’s no different than those Just Stop Oil morons. And why do I think you’d have no problem understanding that if she were a Christian and on her knees in the middle of the highway?
— Diana Alastair💚🤍💜 ⚢ ❌❌ (@sappholives83) November 3, 2026
Today, Americans go to the polls, and if the forecasts hold, Democrats will take back the House of Representatives and may even claim the Senate. Many Canadians will be tempted to read that as the beginning of the end of a bad chapter. They should not rush to such a conclusion, however great the temptation.
What would happen to a city if its government effectively stopped enforcing laws protecting public space and private property? Oakland, California, has been testing the proposition. Many have heard about Oakland’s extraordinarily high violent-crime rate, which, despite recent declines, remains roughly four and a half times the national rate and the worst among California’s big cities. But in recent years, the city has also struggled to enforce laws against illegal dumping, burglary, car break-ins, and squatting.
I bet Chow’s handlers are taking notes.
Premier Doug Ford is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney not to rush into a trade deal with embattled U.S. President Donald Trump.
At Queen’s Park on Monday, Ford cautioned that “we need the right deal — not any deal.”
As Trump’s Republicans face grim midterm elections Tuesday that could see them lose control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the president is touting the “concept” of a pact with Canada in hopes of cutting costs for weary American consumers.
A petition urging the French government to ban a television news channel known for its hard line on immigration and crime has accrued more than 500,000 signatures amid accusations that its sensationalist coverage contributed to the racist killing of a Black man.
The petition to shut down CNews was launched in June, but support spiked after a Frenchman of Congolese origin was killed in a racially motivated attack in the Paris suburbs on October 23.
A 39-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder over the incident in the commuter towns of Trappes and La Verriere west of Paris in which he said he was “targeting individuals who appeared to be Muslim, African, or North African,” a prosecutor has said.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement on Sunday that trade talks with the Americans were back on came as news to just about everyone in Canada. That would include the country’s premiers, his advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations, industry members and the general public.
British troops and their European allies would be allowed to fire back if attacked by Russians when potentially stationed as peacekeepers in Ukraine after a ceasefire, western officials said.
The Anglo-French led stabilisation force would also not rely on US systems or technology, such as Elon Musk’s Starlink, and is expected to be almost exclusively European if deployed.
“Clearly we will protect our forces against any aggression,” an official familiar with the plans said, though they emphasised that western troops in Ukraine would engage in a manner that was “defensive in nature”.
‼️MAJOR BREAKING: Carney has sent 2,000 Canadian troops to the Russian border in Latvia!
-Full Canadian-led NATO brigade mobilizing east from Ādaži base
-This is first time EVER the entire formation moves to the eastern flank……~2,000 Canadian soldiers + 1,000 from 14 NATO nations
-Troops have been ordered to build defensive positions near Rēzekne, ~35 km from Russia
-Tanks, infantry, and engineers now fortifying NATO’s front line
-Canada’s largest overseas deployment under Op REASSURANCE
-He’s digging in on sending us to war!
— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) November 3, 2026
