- US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, having just dodged an attempt to launch impachment proceedings against him over his handling of the Iran war, was scolded by staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Veterans' Day ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery. Hegseth and his wife had been seen taking photos and laughing during the ceremony, leading the soldier guarding the tomb to declare that "all visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times".
- Israeli actor, director, and playwright Einat Weizman was dropped by the agent who represented her for many years after using the G word to describe what her country was doing to the Palestinians. Weizman has also been dropped by several theatres, fired by acting schools, and has lost friends over her stance on the matter; following the latest indignity she has decided to leave the country entirely with her family and settle in Athens.
- A new mixed income residential tower constructed by the University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation 2.0 is ready to accept tenants. Market Lands South has 95 rental units, of which 48 are designated as rent geared to income. The tower had faced opposition from some heritage advocates and city planners despite being outside the boundaries of the protected areas of the Exchange District, but fortunately council recognized that the need for more affordable housing outweighed those concerns.
- Former Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck said that part of the reason he asked to be traded to the New Jersey Devils was that he had received online death threats, apparently after leading the US Olympic team to a gold medal (a performance that he never seemed to be able to replicate in the playoffs, even though he was excellent in the regular season) and visiting the White House to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump afterwards just as Canada was getting walloped with tariffs and facing threats of annexation from Trump.
- Three teenagers in Barrie, Ontario have been charged with hate-motivated offenses after allegedly harassing and assaulting a Sikh man on a transit bus.
- The Ottawa OPP detachment has ticketed a driver who was taking advantage of their Tesla's self-driving feature to take a nap while cruising down Highway 417. This earned a careless driving charge; what's notable, though, is that they hadn't yet put on their lights or sirens, they just pulled up alongside the car to verify that the "driver" was sleeping, and the car pulled over of its own accord.
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