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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: 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 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 photo: David Goldman / Unsplash License. The vehicle was not photographed in connection with Bill C-40. Cropped and resized.
Business
Bill C-40 would establish the Canadian Corporation for Defence Investment as a Crown corporation and broaden its procurement and investment authorities.
Oct 7, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative photo: Zoshua Colah / Unsplash License. The pictured preserved vegetables are not products identified in the proposed transaction. Cropped and resized.
Business
Nortera and B&G Foods Canada have abandoned a proposed frozen and canned vegetable-brand transaction after a Competition Bureau challenge.
Oct 7, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative photo of aircraft at O.R. Tambo International Airport: Lilishia Gounder / Unsplash License. The aircraft are not connected with an announced Canada–Côte d’Ivoire service. Cropped and resized.
Canada
An expanded Canada–Côte d’Ivoire air agreement raises passenger and cargo capacity and permits additional onward cargo rights.
Oct 7, 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
Illustrative photo: Valerie V / Unsplash License. Not connected with the reported survey. Cropped and resized.
Business
Canadian surveying and mapping businesses generated $3.2 billion in revenue in 2025, up 4.2%, Statistics Canada reported.
Oct 7, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative photo: Mercedes Mehling / Unsplash License. Not connected with the survey. Cropped and resized.
Canada
A Statistics Canada survey found higher rates of violent victimization among LGB+ and gender-diverse people than among heterosexual and cisgender people.
Oct 7, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative photo: Bent Van Aeken / Unsplash License. Not connected with the reported trade figures. Cropped and resized.
Business
Canada recorded a combined merchandise-and-services trade surplus of $4.6 billion in August, Statistics Canada reported.
Oct 7, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative photo: Zoran Kokanovic / Unsplash License. The image shows memorial candles and was not taken at a Sisters in Spirit event. Cropped and resized.
Canada
Four federal ministers marked Sisters in Spirit Day on October 4 and summarized funding for Indigenous-led safety, survivor and shelter initiatives.
Oct 5, 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
File photo of a Montréal residential streetscape: Jennifer Lim-Tamkican / Unsplash License. Cropped and resized.
Montréal & Québec
Montréal’s new strategic plan organizes municipal work through 2030 around neighbourhoods, economic vitality, housing, mobility, climate resilience and management.
Oct 7, 2026 / 1 min read
File photo: Québec Parliament Building. Photo: Surinder Singh / Unsplash License. The image was not taken on election night. Cropped and resized.
Montréal & Québec
Parti Québécois leads the new National Assembly with 59 seats in complete preliminary results, five short of a majority.
Oct 6, 2026 / 1 min read