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A road-cycling peloton in Germany. Illustrative file photo; not the Québec or Montréal events. Photo: Markus Spiske / Unsplash.
Montréal & Québec
Federal sport-hosting grants include $150,000 for the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal and support for events in Gatineau and Québec City.
Sep 11, 2026 / 1 min read
An indoor swimming pool. Illustrative file photo; not the Dorval Aquatic and Sports Complex. Photo: Andy Wang / Unsplash.
West Island
Dorval says the indoor pool at its Aquatic and Sports Complex will return to its regular schedule Friday after a mechanical issue caused a temporary closure.
Sep 11, 2026 / 1 min read
Municipal water work. Illustrative file photo; not Kirkland’s repair. Photo: Dillon Wanner / Unsplash.
West Island
Kirkland says Timberlea District water service will be interrupted from 7 a.m. to about 5 p.m. Friday while crews repair a newly detected leak.
Sep 11, 2026 / 1 min read
A rainbow Pride flag. Illustrative file photo; not the Pointe-Claire event. Photo: Brielle French / Unsplash.
West Island
The community event at Edgewater Park runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a story time, panel, variety show and award ceremony.
Sep 10, 2026 / 1 min read
A historic theatre interior. Illustrative file photo; not the Royal George Theatre. Photo: Michael D Beckwith / Unsplash.
Canada
The federal government will provide up to $25 million toward the roughly $90-million reconstruction of the Royal George Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Sep 11, 2026 / 1 min read
An agricultural harvest. Illustrative file photo; not Canadian potash production or a Bangladesh delivery. Photo: Wolfgang Weiser / Unsplash.
Business
The Canadian Commercial Corporation has signed another government-to-government agreement to supply Bangladesh with potash from Canpotex.
Sep 11, 2026 / 1 min read
A vineyard in Oregon. Illustrative file photo; not a Vivid Machines project site. Photo: Dan Meyers / Unsplash.
Business
Federal funding will help Toronto-based Vivid Machines adapt its imaging and machine-learning system from apple orchards to grape vineyards.
Sep 11, 2026 / 1 min read
A freshwater river. Illustrative file photo; the waterway is not identified as Canadian. Photo: Carlos Celis / Unsplash.
Canada
Canadians can comment until October 25 as the federal government develops the country's first National Water Security Strategy.
Sep 11, 2026 / 1 min read
Two home Wi-Fi routers. Illustrative file photo. Photo: TechieTech Tech / Unsplash.
Canada
New CRTC rules will require Internet providers to advertise typical speeds, latency ranges and the full price customers pay after promotions end.
Sep 11, 2026 / 1 min read
A young person using a smartphone. Illustrative file photo. Photo: Julie Ricard / Unsplash.
Canada
Children’s Healthcare Canada will receive $376,540 to study digital engagement, disinformation and youth mental health.
Sep 10, 2026 / 1 min read
A laptop in a classroom. Illustrative file photo. Photo: Thomas Park / Unsplash.
Canada
Courses for students and educators begin rolling out September 21, with a broader community stream planned later this year.
Sep 10, 2026 / 1 min read
A pipeline crossing an open landscape. Illustrative file photo; the location is not Canada. Photo: Mike Benna / Unsplash.
Business
Regulatory amendments shift several project types to the Canada Energy Regulator and remove two facility categories from the federal Project List.
Sep 10, 2026 / 1 min read
A road-cycling peloton in Germany. Illustrative file photo; not the Québec or Montréal events. Photo: Markus Spiske / Unsplash.
Montréal & Québec
Federal sport-hosting grants include $150,000 for the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal and support for events in Gatineau and Québec City.
Sep 11, 2026 / 1 min read
A highway interchange. Illustrative file photo; not Highway 40 at Saint-Michel. Photo: Patrick Federi / Unsplash.
Montréal & Québec
Westbound ramps and nearby streets will be affected from late Friday until early Monday for concrete-slab repairs.
Sep 10, 2026 / 1 min read
A playground in Waterloo Park, Ontario. Illustrative file photo; not Baldwin Park. Photo: Emily Wassmansdorf / Unsplash.
Montréal & Québec
The September 8 borough meeting also approved $15,000 for improvements at Laurier school.
Sep 10, 2026 / 1 min read