Global National: Nov. 27

Despite Canada being ousted from the World Cup after a match with Croatia, there were plenty of firsts for team Canada. The federal government unveiled its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, with the main goals of moving away from an overreliance on China and tapping into one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Canadians are facing another rising cost this holiday season as Canada Post joins major couriers in adjusting fuel surcharges weekly. Last Tuesday, Trump hosted a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago home with controversial music mogul Kanye West as well as politically-active white supremacist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. How could this early scandal impact Trump’s presidential ambitions? Finally, dementia is on the rise in Canada, and Ontario is now borrowing a page from European treatment models.