Good morning. Canada and the U.S. seem on track to return to the table for trade talks. More on that below, along with youth-led protests in Europe and this year’s Silver Cross Mother.
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Donald Trump speaks with Mark Carney at a G7 event in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 16.Evelyn Hockstein/The Canadian Press
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Sources expect Canada-U.S. trade talks to restart
Formal trade talks are expected to resume shortly between Canada and the United States after what Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling a “good conversation” with President Donald Trump.
The details: A source familiar with the matter said that Trump ordered his team to resume formal talks as a result of the conversation. They also said negotiations are expected to begin in a few days.
The context: Canada walked away from the trade-deal bargaining table with Washington in August. Both countries would pick up where they left off before they were deadlocked over matters such as automobile trade.
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Elections Canada signs in Toronto.Keito Newman/The Canadian Press
Federal by-elections to be held in December
Carney announced on Sunday that six by-elections will be held on Dec. 7 in Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
The context: The PM will be looking to bolster his majority in the Commons after his party raised nearly $1-million more than the Conservatives in the third quarter of 2026. The Tories traditionally outpace other parties in political donations.
This week: Carney’s government is preparing to table its second budget on Nov. 5, so we checked in on how his progress stacks up against his promises in nine areas.
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Illustration by The Globe and MAil. Source image: Mike Segar/Reuters
Record spending in the U.S. midterms
Taking place tomorrow, the 2026 American midterm elections are on track to be the most expensive in at least two decades, a Globe and Mail analysis found. Campaigns had brought in more than US$3.6-billion by Sept. 30. Here are seven charts that explain how parties are spending that money.
A take: Elected officials in Congress who are in a position to change the campaign spending system are the beneficiaries of it, writes David Shribman.
Zoom in: Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s Democratic candidate for Senate, has historically been an opponent of free trade. Today, he has sided with his party’s critics of tariffs. Success for him in Tuesday’s midterm election could push Republicans from power in Congress.
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A protester reacts toward riot police by the Prime Minster’s office during anti-government protests in Tirana on Saturday.Siegfried Modola/The Globe and Mail
Growing wave of youth-led protests sweeps Europe
Around Europe, hundreds of thousands joined overwhelmingly peaceful demonstrations inspired by young people, despite scattered unrest. Marchers in France, Germany and Portugal on Saturday demanded broad changes, from the cost of living to education and the fight against climate change.
Up next: It was the third consecutive weekend of demonstrations in France. Police expect new protests as high schools at the heart of the movement reopen Monday after their autumn break.
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Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company agreed to a $500-million payout for their role in an alleged industry-wide scheme to fix the price of bread.Illustration by Rob Dobi
Fraudsters got a slice of the bread price-fixing settlement
Canadians were ripped off after retailers fixed bread prices. But one of the country’s biggest-ever class-action settlements has a new problem. Bad actors found success at faking claims – that means legitimate claimants get a smaller slice of the pie.
The numbers: Court records from June show that, at the request of administrators, Interac provided an estimate that roughly $3.7-million in payments were suspicious, and possibly fraudulent. Within a month, that had been revised to $8.5-million, a figure that has not been previously reported.
The Take
Anointing pets and good friends as family is, I suggest, a cultural response to all the loneliness that has resulted from the push for individualism and self-motivation.
— Meredith F. Small, professor emerita at Cornell University
The family unit has changed dramatically – but it’s still cut from the same cloth, writes Meredith F. Small in her recent book Family: How the Human Need for Connecting Forms and Shapes Our Lives.
The Shot
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Drag queen Kyne Santos is pictured at his home in Toronto on Oct. 15.Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail
At a time when Canadian students have seen years-long poor performance in math, drag artist Kyne Santos is making it cool.
The Wrap
What else we’re following
At home: This year’s Silver Cross Mother keeps her daughter’s memory alive after a 2002 training exercise accident. The wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa will take place less than a month after the devastating fire at CFB Wainwright.
Abroad: Twenty years later, supporters of the Uyghur political activist Huseyin Celil call for his release from prison in China, as the country refuses to recognize his Canadian citizenship.
Business: Five years after buying UPS’s freight business, Canadian trucking company TFI International Inc. is struggling to turn it around.
In the arts: A new wing is devoted to Jean-Paul Riopelle at the Musée national des beaux arts du Québec. Does his work live up to the star treatment?
In the mind: I was tired of my lifelong fear of dogs. Could I get over it? I tracked my journey with the advice of a psychologist, as well as brain scans and therapy.