Singapore's key exports rose 22.2 per cent year-on-year in October, up from seven per cent in September, according to data from Enterprise Singapore on Monday (Nov 17).Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) for October far exceeded forecasts — both Bloomberg and Reuters polls predicted a 7.5 per cent rise. The rise in Nodx was driven by growth in exports of both electronics and non-electronics, said EnterpriseSG, adding that Nodx growth for the first 10 months of 2025 is 4.1 per cent year-on-year. Electronic exports rose 33.2 per cent, extending the 30.4 per cent rise in the previous month.Growth in shipments of electronics was particularly driven by the 77.7 per cent spike in personal computer exports, while exports of integrated circuits rose by 40.9 per cent.Non-electronic exports also expanded in October, rising to 18.8 per cent year-on-year in October from 0.5 per cent in September.Growth was mainly driven by a 176.8 per cent jump in non-monetary gold exports.

Four expressway locations will see Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates go up by $1 from Jan 2, 2026. In a statement on Monday (Nov 17), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said that the rate revision follows its monitoring of traffic conditions in October.«Traffic has built up at various stretches of expressways,» the transport regulator said, adding that «traffic speeds have fallen below the optimal range».The increase along stretches of the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), the Central Expressway (CTE), the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) and the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) covers nine time periods.

Those travelling to Malaysia during the upcoming year-end school holidays — from Nov 21, 2025, to Jan 1, 2026, — can expect longer waiting times to clear immigration at both Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Monday (Nov 17).ICA has sought travellers' understanding to cooperate with its officers, observe traffic rules and maintain lane discipline.During the recent Deepavali long weekend from Oct 17 to 20, close to two million travellers crossed Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints.The peak was on Oct 17 when over 550,000 travellers cleared immigration through the land checkpoints in a single day, the authority said.Car travellers departing during peak periods over the long weekend had to wait up to three hours for immigration clearance, due to traffic tailback from Malaysia.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have won the 2025 Grey Cup with a 25-17 victory tonight over the Montreal Alouettes at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg. It is Saskatchewan's first CFL championship since 2013.

The Montreal Alouettes take on the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the Canadian Football League's highest prize at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg.

Manitoba is putting up $51 million in new funding to help upgrade the Hudson Bay Railway line as federal and provincial government officials were in Winnipeg Sunday to work toward the possibility of expanding the Port of Churchill.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney laid a wreath at the grave of Louis Riel to mark the 140th anniversary of the Red River Métis leader's execution at a ceremony in Winnipeg on Sunday morning.

A legal group's interviews with survivors of intimate partner violence show that many stay in abusive relationships because they can't find affordable housing. Following the interviews, a report from Rise Women's Legal Centre is recommending changes to provincial laws, and an expansion of legal aid services.

Investigators in California say a Calgary man is dead and his five-year-old daughter is missing after the pair were swept off the shoreline by a tall ocean wave on Garrapata State Beach.

Meanwhile, the association of miners reports 49 casualties and dozens of those who went missing

The sides discussed areas of military cooperation and ways to strengthen mechanisms of coordination on the basis of shared interests and aspiration of the two countries

A criminal case on murder charges was opened

«The amendments and key provisions of the US-drafted resolution are not geared toward stabilizing the situation in Gaza,» Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said

According to Al Hadath TV channel, the attack targeted their car in the Al-Mansouri municipality in the Tyre District

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