The revised 50 per cent Section 338 list took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET Oct. 30. Cocoa powder, paints, carpets and canoes are in. Plywood sheets and seaweed are out.

Anton Lundell scored his first NHL hat trick as the Florida Panthers beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Friday, extending the Jets’ winless streak to eight games.

Matt Coronato had a goal and three assists in a career-best night as the Calgary Flames beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday.

The Bank of Canada raised its policy rate a quarter point to 2.5 per cent on Oct. 28, its first hike since July 2023, citing high fuel prices.

Italian inflation jumped to 5.4% in October while France’s economy shrank 0.1% and Fitch cut its outlook to negative, raising pressure on the ECB.

Russia’s Novaya Gazeta said Oct. 30 it will shut its servers and leave its Moscow office on Nov. 9, blaming a coordinated state campaign.

Frederick Banting wrote down the idea that led to insulin on Oct. 31, 1920, after reading a journal article late at night at his home in London, Ont.

Sailor William Hall, son of Black refugees from slavery, fired a 24-pounder at Lucknow in 1857 and became the first Black recipient of the Victoria Cross.

WestJet’s chief executive told the Calgary Chamber of Commerce that Canada’s aviation system has few shock absorbers left as jet fuel costs surge.