Ducks hold off Canucks for 5-4 victory
Cutter Gauthier scored a hat trick for the second game in a row and the Anaheim Ducks held on for a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.
Lewis Lake, Halifax News
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Politics & Government
Business & Economy
Maine elects Democratic senator after race that featured Canada-U.S. trade war
Maine Democrat Troy Jackson has ousted longtime Republican incumbent Susan Collins to cap a U.S. Senate race that was, in part, shaped by the trade war between Canada and the United States.
With Democrats in the House, the trade war will continue and could even be worse
It’s premature to think this result will change Trump’s anti-Canadian policies
Democrats serve blue wave in U.S. midterms as voters deliver verdict on Trump’s tenure
A blue wave showed signs of cresting in the United States on Tuesday as Democrats flipped key seats in the midterm elections, serving as a referendum on Donald Trump’s second term.
Environment & Climate
How penguin poo is making Antarctic snow melt faster
Researchers find the birds’ guano feeds algal blooms that absorb significantly more solar energyPenguin poo is making the Antarctic snow melt faster, a study shows. As temperatures rise, penguins...
The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human livesCould this be ground zero? Could it be the spot...
Country diary: This small bridge is becoming the site of so many stories | Derek Niemann
Frome, Somerset: Dippers and fritillaries and pink campion … there is a deep satisfaction in accumulating associations with a regular hauntEnchantment surely fills the eyes of first-time visitors...
From the archive: The trials of Robert Habeck: is the world’s most powerful green politician doomed to fail? – podcast
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authorsThis week, from 2023: A year ago, Germany’s vice-chancellor...