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Illustrative clean-energy infrastructure; not the Beijing meetings. Photo: Bernd Dittrich / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
Canada
Canada and China agreed to relaunch their ministerial environment dialogue during meetings in Beijing from September 27 to 29.
Oct 2, 2026 / 1 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: Stéphane Juban / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
West Island
Beaconsfield’s tighter rules for solid-fuel appliances take effect October 1, with a one-year transition only for certain previously declared units.
Oct 1, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative clean-energy infrastructure; not the Beijing meetings. Photo: Bernd Dittrich / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
Canada
Canada and China agreed to relaunch their ministerial environment dialogue during meetings in Beijing from September 27 to 29.
Oct 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative factory machinery; not PEI Bag Co. or a funded project. Photo: Kevin Limbri / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
Business
The federal government announced more than $6.9 million for 17 Prince Edward Island businesses and organizations responding to tariffs.
Oct 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative apartment building; not the announced Toronto project. Photo: Tobias Wilden / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
Canada
Build Canada Homes announced $25 million for about 80 supportive homes near Toronto Western Hospital, subject to conditions.
Oct 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative electrical substation; not equipment covered by the trade proceeding. Photo: American Public Power Association / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
Business
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal opened an expiry review of its 2021 finding on certain small power transformers.
Oct 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative small-business scene; not a funded business or announcement event. Photo: Vitaly Gariev / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
Business
FedNor announced $20.53 million for 22 projects led by Community Futures Development Corporations across Northern Ontario.
Oct 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative travel documents; not a NEXUS card or enrolment centre. Photo: Nicole Geri / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
Canada
NEXUS applicants conditionally approved from April 1, 2027 will have two years to schedule an interview; transition rules apply earlier.
Oct 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative photo: Wesley Tingey / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
Canada
David Paradiso will become Canada’s Correctional Investigator on October 13, leading the independent ombuds office for federally sentenced people.
Oct 1, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative photo: Hendrik Cornelissen / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
Canada
A new federal-philanthropic memorandum targets information sharing and possible co-investment on water security, but announces no new funding.
Oct 1, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative film projector; not the Lucas Museum screening. Photo: Jeremy Yap / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
Montréal & Québec
Nineteen National Film Board works are screening in the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s inaugural film program in Los Angeles.
Oct 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative historic brickwork; not the Canada Malting building. Photo: Wendy Aros-Routman / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
Montréal & Québec
Montréal’s Sud-Ouest borough closed Rue Saint-Ambroise to cars near Canada Malting while it seeks a second engineering opinion.
Oct 2, 2026 / 1 min read
Illustrative photo: Zalfa Imani / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
Montréal & Québec
Québec museums recorded 11.7 million visits in 2025, down 5% from 2024, with sharply different results across regions.
Oct 1, 2026 / 1 min read