In the news today: Carney in Dublin, Stellantis talks, B.C. flooding, MAID widow plea

For the second time, Canada will be the only non-European country represented at the table.

Carney is also set to have bilateral discussions today with his counterparts from Greece and Cyprus, two European Union countries that haven’t ratified a decade-old trade deal with Europe.

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Joly set to hold meeting in Toronto with Stellantis, union and Ontario minister

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is set to hold a four-way meeting today with automaker Stellantis, the union representing its more than 9,000 workers in Canada, and representatives of the Ontario government.

The discussions in Toronto come days after Stellantis announced it was selling its Brampton, Ont. assembly plant to Canadian armoured vehicle manufacturer Roshel for an undisclosed amount.

Collective bargaining negotiations between Stellantis and Unifor broke down in September after the automaker signed a memorandum of understanding with Roshel to target a sale of the facility.

Unifor national president Lana Payne has called the sale a “worst-case scenario,” while Joly’s office has denied reports that she was involved in negotiations that led to the deal.

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Impacts from B.C. drenching mount as water levels rise

The impacts of the drenching on British Columbia’s south coast have been increasing as heavy rain triggers evacuation orders and alerts, flood warnings and the shutdown of a water treatment plant.

The Village of Pemberton has issued an evacuation order for properties on Airport Road, including the community’s airport, wastewater treatment facility, wildland fire management base and a public golf course due to flooding and “high-risk river levels.”

The Lilʼwat Nation has also issued an evacuation order and an evacuation alert for the area from Kwetsa7 along the Lillooet River corridor to Lillooet Lake due to flooding.

The Strathcona Regional District issued a water conservation notice for the Village of Sayward on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island as high flows in Newcastle Creek lead to extra sediment in the water.

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Coroner’s inquest set to begin for Jamal Francique, shot in head by police

A coroner’s inquest is set to begin today to examine the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was shot in the head by police west of Toronto nearly seven years ago.

Jamal Francique died in hospital on Jan. 9, 2020, two days after police shot him during a botched arrest in Mississauga, Ont. He was 28.

About a year later, Ontario’s police watchdog cleared the Peel regional police officers of wrongdoing, saying the officer who opened fire reported fearing for his life when Francique drove at him.

Francique’s family disputed the agency’s findings, and they later filed a negligence lawsuit against the Special Investigations Unit, police and local paramedics over his death.

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His wife died by suicide. He wants the government to reconsider its MAID bill

A Toronto widow is urging Parliament to reconsider new legislation that would ban medically assisted death for people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness.

David Slater says his wife, Diane McDowell, a 71-year-old retired litigation lawyer, battled severe depression for decades before dying by suicide on Oct. 25.

Slater says McDowell wanted a medically assisted death but was ineligible, and that access to the procedure would have preserved the dignity with which she lived.

Justice Minister Sean Fraser, who introduced the bill in late October, says he acted cautiously because experts cannot determine with certainty whether a person might recover with further treatment.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 12, 2026.

The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press