The big news: A devastating typhoon hits the Philippines
The storyTyphoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on Sunday, inflicting major damage across the country and uprooting millions of lives. Canada announced $5 million in immediate aid to the disaster, which The Globe and Mail compared to the disastrous 2004 tsunami.
The stat The death toll stands at 942.
The quote "I don’t believe there is a single structure that is not destroyed or severely damaged in some way — every single building, every single house." —Brig.-Gen. Paul Kennedy of the U.S. Marine Corps
What’s above the fold
| The Globe and Mail | Typhoon Haiyan killed up to 10,000 people in the Philippines. |
| National Post (online) | Justin Trudeau’s spontaneity could hurt his electability. |
| Toronto Star | A visual tribute: 391 Canadian soldiers have died on November 11. |
| Ottawa Citizen | Jason Kenney is raising money all over Canada for his future campaigns. |
| CBC News | Afghanistan veterans are part of Remembrance Day ceremonies. |
| CTV News | The official death toll in the Philippines is 942. |
| National Newswatch | Trudeau and Stephen Harper are both kind to China. |
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| THE NATIONAL | Air safety. Five people died when a turboprop airplane operated by Bearskin Airlines crashed near the airport in Red Lake, Ont., on Sunday evening. Two survivors, a man aged 29 and a woman aged 50, managed to escape the wreckage before it burst into flame. So far, no cause has been determined. |
| THE GLOBAL |
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