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Business
Canadian purchases of foreign securities and foreign divestment from Canadian securities produced a net $41.2-billion outflow in August, Statistics Canada says.
Oct 18, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative Halloween image. Photo by Beth Teutschmann / Unsplash.
West Island
Dorval’s 2026 Halloween program includes an exhibition, free family activities, a movie, an adults-only ball and activities at the aquatic complex.
Oct 18, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative medical blood bag. Photo by Aman Chaturvedi / Unsplash.
West Island
Dollard-des-Ormeaux’s annual mayor’s blood drive runs Monday from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Community Centre, with advance reservations available.
Oct 18, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative vaccine preparation. Photo by Mathurin NAPOLY / matnapo / Unsplash.
West Island
A mobile respiratory-virus vaccination clinic will visit the Dollard-des-Ormeaux Civic Centre on December 1 and 2, with appointments available now.
Oct 18, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative financial-data image. Photo by Cht Gsml / Unsplash.
Business
Canadian purchases of foreign securities and foreign divestment from Canadian securities produced a net $41.2-billion outflow in August, Statistics Canada says.
Oct 18, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative modern-bus image. Photo by Jošua Bird / Unsplash.
Business
A federal contribution to Prevost will support an $87.5-million bus-platform project in Sainte-Claire, Québec, including low- and zero-emission propulsion options.
Oct 18, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative airport image. Photo by Mantas Sinkevičius / Unsplash.
Business
Transport Canada has opened a public-interest assessment of proposed changes to the Air Canada–United Airlines joint venture, with comments open to November 15.
Oct 18, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative mining image. Photo by Abdul Basit / Unsplash.
Business
Exiro Nickel has completed its acquisition of Manitoba’s Thompson Mine Complex, with Vale retaining a minority stake and an offtake agreement.
Oct 18, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative conservation image. Photo by Steven Kamenar / Unsplash.
Canada
Canada will send delegations to COP17 in Armenia and COP31 in Türkiye, with biodiversity finance, Indigenous leadership, methane and electrification among its stated priorities.
Oct 18, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative workplace meeting. Photo by Redd Francisco / Unsplash.
Canada
Canada will change Express Entry scoring on November 3, adding weight for eligible Canadian work experience and qualifying high-wage job offers.
Oct 18, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative modern-bus image. Photo by Jošua Bird / Unsplash.
Business
A federal contribution to Prevost will support an $87.5-million bus-platform project in Sainte-Claire, Québec, including low- and zero-emission propulsion options.
Oct 18, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative bridge traffic. Photo by frenchie.raw / Unsplash.
Montréal & Québec
Repair work on a cracked steel beam is limiting the Honoré-Mercier Bridge to one lane in each direction until early Monday, with congestion expected.
Oct 18, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative stock photo of a group of volunteers. Photo by Rashpal Singh via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog. It is an illustrative stock image and does not depict Québec award nominees.
Montréal & Québec
Residents can nominate individual volunteers or organizations for the 30th Hommage bénévolat-Québec awards until December 5.
Oct 17, 2026 / 1 min read