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Canadian convicted in U.S. terror plot gets 50 more years for stabbing prison staff
Canadian sentenced for stabbing U.S. prison guards
THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Julia Demaree Nikhinson
An Ontario man convicted of plotting a terrorist attack in the U.S. has been handed an additional 50-year sentence for stabbing two American prison staff.
The U.S. Department of Justice says Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy was an inmate at U.S. Penitentiary Allenwood in Pennsylvania when he stabbed two correctional officers in December 2020.
It says the weapon, made from part of a steel desk in his cell, was used to stab one guard's hand and the other guard's head and face, causing the latter to lose his right eye.
Officials also say a note in El Bahnasawy's sock made reference to a terrorist attack for the Islamic State, and a pledge of allegiance to the group was found in his cell.
He has been serving a sentence for plotting bombings and shootings on behalf of ISIS in New York City.
The 28-year-old pleaded guilty in November 2025 to multiple counts of assault, assault with intent to commit murder, and possession of contraband inside a prison as well as providing material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The additional sentence will be served consecutive to his previous 40-year conviction.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
By Aaron Sousa | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Ontario to table fall fiscal update next week with 'disciplined' spending approach
Ontario to table fall fiscal update Oct. 29
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Ontario's finance minister says he will table his government's fall economic statement next week, on Oct. 29.
Peter Bethlenfalvy announced in a breakfast speech to the Canadian Club today that the document will provide an update on the province's finances and outline the next phase of his plan.
He did not divulge any details, but says it will continue with a "focused, disciplined and responsible approach" to spending.
Ontario closed out the 2025-26 fiscal year with a $13-billion deficit, and Bethlenfalvy says today that this year's is projected to be higher, which would be in line with the spring budget forecast of $13.8 billion.
Bethlenfalvy in the 2026 budget delayed the province's path to balance, projecting it will be in the black in 2028-29.
He says today that Ontario has weathered the impacts of American tariffs better than economists had thought, but the slower economy is having an impact and leading to deficits as a necessity.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
By Allison Jones | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Carney arrives in Turkey for meetings with Turkish president, business leaders
Carney arrives in Turkey for three-day trade trip
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Turkey on Thursday to kick off a three-day trip aimed at deepening political and economic ties with the NATO ally.
Carney is set to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, in what the Prime Minister's Office says will be the first bilateral visit by a Canadian prime minister to Turkey.
Shortly after landing on Thursday, Carney laid a wreath at the mausoleum of Turkish founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
Joining Carney on the trip are Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
Senior government officials told reporters ahead of the trip that Hodgson’s presence on the trip speaks to the importance of energy projects in talks between the nations.
Canada and Turkey do about $4 billion in trade annually, and formally launched talks to pursue a free-trade pact on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara earlier this year.
Carney's bid to diversify trade beyond the United States and find new global investors for Canadian infrastructure projects is well-suited to deeper ties with Turkey, said Kerim Uras, the former Turkish ambassador to Canada.
Both the Canadian and Turkish economies need alternatives to the increasingly protectionist U.S. market, Uras said.
While neither country can replace the United States with any one partner, forging connections between middle powers should be part of the path forward, he said.
"One can summarize it like the Carney doctrine meets Turkish pragmatism," said Uras, now a senior fellow at Carleton University's Centre in Modern Turkish Studies.
After meeting Erdogan in Ankara, Carney will head to Istanbul for meetings with Turkish business leaders on Friday before heading back to Canada on Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
By Craig Lord | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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PL Cloutier de Big Brother démystifie le commentaire publié sur Instagram avant son départ
« … la machine à rumeurs s’est emballée. »
Quelques jours avant son éviction à Big Brother Célébrités diffusée le dimanche 20 février, un commentaire rédigé par le compte Instagram de PL Cloutier a semé le doute chez les fans alors que celui-ci se trouvait en danger d'élimination. À sa sortie de l'aventure, PL Cloutier a répondu aux rumeurs lors d'un entretien avec Narcity.
Après que ledit commentaire ait été remarqué par plusieurs téléspectateur.trices, il a rapidement été supprimé. Cependant, la publication au centre des ouï-dire a été partagée dans la story Instagram du compte QC Scoop, également connu sous le nom d'OD Scoop, nourrissant ainsi les propos qui circulaient sur les réseaux sociaux.
Dans la publication, l’équipe des réseaux sociaux de l’émission fait un retour sur le challenge du patron avec le fameux bloc de glace suite à la semaine invisible, tout en indiquant que PL est toujours célibataire. Le compte de PL a alors répondu avec un emoji des yeux ainsi qu'une bague.
Lorsqu'on lui a demandé ce qui s'était réellement passé, c'est après un rire que PL a expliqué que quelqu'un s'occupait de ses réseaux sociaux au moment où « l'incident » est arrivé :
« Il n'y a pas eu de spoil, je n’ai rien fait. C’est mon ami Alex qui alimente mes médias sociaux depuis mon entrée dans la maison de Big Brother qui est allé commenter une publication sur la page de Big Brother et là, la machine à rumeurs s'est emballée. »
Pendant ce temps, le youtubeur et créateur de contenu avait du rattrapage à faire en vue de sa sortie publique et de son retour à la réalité :
« Moi, j’étais confiné à l’hôtel et j’étais occupé à regarder en rafale les épisodes. J’ai regardé Les gérants d’estrade, j’ai regardé des entrevues des anciens candidats fait que, honnêtement, je n’ai pas eu accès à mon téléphone avant de rentrer chez moi.
« C’est vraiment juste une erreur et là ça s’est emballé, mais non, ce n’est pas moi », a-t-il conclu.
Si ce commentaire n’était pas techniquement un spoiler, il reste que c’est bien PL Cloutier qui a dû faire ses au revoir aux autres candidat.es après avoir perdu contre Claudia Bouvette lors du vote d'éviction.