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Illustrative athletics photo. Photo: Nicolas Hoizey / Unsplash. Resized.
Canada
Federal funding for 2026–27 includes support for safe sport, anti-doping and work against competition manipulation.
Oct 8, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative photo: Akshay Chauhan / Unsplash License. The image shows an unoccupied microphone and was not taken at a Québec campaign event. Cropped and resized.
Montréal & Québec
Complete preliminary results show Liberal wins in Jacques-Cartier, Marquette, Nelligan, Robert-Baldwin and Vaudreuil.
Oct 5, 2026 / 2 min read
Illustrative meeting room; not Kirkland Town Hall. Photo: Jonathan Wells / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
West Island
Kirkland’s public council meetings will begin at 8 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. starting October 5, until further notice.
Oct 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative image of a group in discussion; not a Pointe-Claire event. Photo: Brooke Cagle / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
West Island
Pointe-Claire residents can meet councillors at open houses in Valois on October 3 and Northview and Oneida on October 4.
Oct 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative athletics photo. Photo: Nicolas Hoizey / Unsplash. Resized.
Canada
Federal funding for 2026–27 includes support for safe sport, anti-doping and work against competition manipulation.
Oct 8, 2026 / 1 min read
Icelandic coastal landscape. Photo: Oskar Kadaksoo / Unsplash. Resized.
Canada
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will visit Reykjavík on October 8 and 9 for the Arctic Circle Assembly and meetings with Icelandic leaders.
Oct 8, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative steel-pipe production. Photo: xing bowen / Unsplash. Resized.
Business
Canadian anti-dumping duties on certain oil-country tubular goods will continue for seven foreign sources, with exceptions, but end for Ukraine.
Oct 8, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative wind energy. Photo: Karsten Würth / Unsplash. Resized.
Business
The federal government plans to offer a new 10-year Canadian-dollar green bond, subject to market conditions.
Oct 8, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative health-care team. Photo: Luis Melendez / Unsplash. Resized.
Canada
Six projects will help internationally educated health professionals navigate Canadian licensing and assessment processes.
Oct 8, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative F-35 photo. Photo: Berend Verheijen / Unsplash. Resized.
Business
The federal government says current and planned military infrastructure and equipment work in Alberta totals about $8 billion.
Oct 8, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative document review. Photo: Anastassia Anufrieva / Unsplash. Resized.
Business
The proposed law would amend statutes and regulations across 11 departments and agencies, but must still pass Parliament.
Oct 8, 2026 / 1 min read
Ottawa Station. Photo: Caio Fernandes / Unsplash. Resized.
Business
Transport Canada has appointed Mathieu Paquette to lead VIA Rail and Neil Parry to lead the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority.
Oct 8, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative photo: George Kedenburg III / Unsplash License. The pictured produce crates are not a funded project. Cropped and resized.
Business
Applications for Canada’s new $1-billion Food-Link Fund will run from October 14 to December 11, supporting food terminals and regional distribution hubs.
Oct 7, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative photo: Peaky_82 / Unsplash License. The pictured aircraft is not operated by Canadian North and was not photographed at the Ottawa facility. Cropped and resized.
Business
Canadian North has opened a larger cargo facility at Ottawa International Airport with added cold storage and faster truck processing.
Oct 7, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative theatre curtain. Photo: Rob Laughter / Unsplash. Resized.
Montréal & Québec
A federal grant will support a multipurpose room and other work at Hudson Village Theatre.
Oct 8, 2026 / 1 min read
2016 Montréal Marathon. Photo: Carlos-David Donoso / Unsplash. Resized.
Montréal & Québec
Montréal is warning residents to expect rolling road closures and transit impacts during marathon events from October 9 to 11.
Oct 8, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative photo: Dan LeFebvre / Unsplash License. The pictured thermostat is not associated with the Laval bakery or award. Cropped and resized.
Business
Bimbo Canada’s Laval bakery received an Industrial Energy Saver Award as Ottawa marked 25 years of ENERGY STAR Canada.
Oct 7, 2026 / 1 min read