Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Mark Carney is set to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington, DC on Tuesday as the duo continue to negotiate the details of the future US-Canada relationship. Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday he expects Carney to "keep your promise to 'negotiate a win'" with the American leader, adding: “If you only return with excuses, broken promises and photo ops, you will have failed our workers, our businesses and our country."
Dear Prime Minister,
— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) October 6, 2025
You promised to “negotiate a win” with the U.S.
Tomorrow is the big day you get U.S. tariffs off all Canadian goods. Like you promised.
Don’t let us down. pic.twitter.com/KsE8q4kBUE
School's out in Alberta as the 51,000 members of the province's teachers' association went on strike this morning. More than 730,000 children are expected to be affected by the strike, with teachers having rejected a 12-per-cent wage increase over four years.
Classes suspended in Alberta as provincewide teachers strike set to begin today https://t.co/aZeJMm3QBl
— CTV Edmonton (@ctvedmonton) October 6, 2025
Another hospital in the Lower Mainland has been forced to temporarily close its emergency department due to a lack of doctors. Though common in the BC Interior and North, the province's most populous region is often spared such miseries. This time, however, the hospital in Delta was unable to cope.
Four ER closures in a year. No urgent care centre. Thousands without a family doctor.
— Dylan Kruger (@dylankrugerbc) October 6, 2025
Tonight I’m calling on Delta Council to declare a Public Health Emergency. The province needs to wake up - our healthcare system is in crisis. pic.twitter.com/72DuNgX8nz
Canadians are primarily concerned about the cost of living, according to a new survey, while the likes of climate change, First Nations reconciliation and the threat from Russia and China rank as fringe issues. Abacus Data's poll also found that the Tories are a single point ahead of the Liberals and that Mark Carney's popularity continues to decline.
Key insights from the latest @abacusdataca poll:
— David Coletto 🇨🇦 (@DavidColetto) October 6, 2025
📉 Carney approval: 46%
📈 Cost of living: 62% top issue
📉 Direction of country: 34% right track
Political weather report: Cloudy with a chance of volatility.
Read the full Abacus poll:
👉 https://t.co/nREQUmmXAn pic.twitter.com/70WtVKBzER
France's latest prime minister has lasted a mere 26 days, with Sébastien Lecornu resigning less than a day after he unveiled his cabinet. Lecornu said "the conditions were not fulfilled" to keep him in power amid increasing political dysfunction in France under President Emmanuel Macron.
France plunged into a political crisis as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned just 14 hours after unveiling his cabinet, amid threats to topple his government — sending French stocks and the euro sharply lower https://t.co/iYLbvRdAHD pic.twitter.com/ym4TXmOuNI
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 6, 2025
