Illustrative stock photo: Antoine Schibler via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of the ministerial meeting.
Canada
Canada and the Nordic-Baltic Eight held their first ministerial meeting and agreed to convene regularly on security, infrastructure and economic priorities.
Illustrative stock photo: Patrick Robert Doyle via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of the Pierrefonds–Roxboro aquatic complex.
West Island
Pierrefonds–Roxboro says construction is complete and the aquatic complex has been delivered, but testing, training and setup must finish before an opening date is announced.
Illustrative stock photo of a neighbourhood playground; not Parc d’Athènes. Photo: Power Lai / Unsplash. Resized to 1600 pixels wide.
West Island
Pointe-Claire will hold a free inauguration for Parc d’Athènes on Saturday, September 26, with a rain date the following day.
A public meeting chamber. Illustrative stock photo; not the Dorval consultation venue. Photo: Michael D Beckwith / Unsplash.
West Island
Dorval has postponed a public consultation on draft zoning by-law RCM-60A-24 from September 21 to October 19.
Illustrative stock photo: Antoine Schibler via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of the ministerial meeting.
Canada
Canada and the Nordic-Baltic Eight held their first ministerial meeting and agreed to convene regularly on security, infrastructure and economic priorities.
File photo of a street in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti: Patrice S Dorsainville via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of the announced programs.
Canada
Global Affairs Canada announced $25.4 million for projects addressing security, governance, gender-based violence and community resilience in Haiti.
Illustrative stock photo: Josh Beech via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of the grinding media or companies in the case.
Business
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found that dumped and subsidized Chinese forged grinding media threatens domestic industry, triggering duties.
Illustrative stock photo: Kevin Ache via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of a signatory or Canadian facility.
Business
Nineteen more companies have signed Canada’s voluntary data-centre development principles, bringing the announced total to 42 organizations.
Illustrative stock photo: Franki Chamaki via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of a Sobeys or Empire store or property.
Business
The Competition Bureau says Empire’s commitments to stop restrictive covenants and limit exclusivity clauses are now legally binding and enforceable.
Illustrative stock photo: John Matychuk via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of the reported registry data.
Business
Canadian road-vehicle registrations rose 3.1% to 27.6 million in 2025, while electric vehicles represented 6.5% of the light-duty fleet.
Illustrative stock photo: Chris Leipelt via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of a Canadian carrier or fourth-quarter 2025 operations.
Business
Canada’s 23 largest air carriers reported $9.0 billion in operating revenue and carried 21.9 million passengers in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Illustrative stock photo: Patrick Federi via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of the sampling program or reported period.
Canada
Statistics Canada’s latest wastewater release shows differing fentanyl and stimulant patterns across eight cities, including Montréal, while warning that the estimates carry substantial uncertainty.
Illustrative stock photo: Briana Tozour via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of July 2026 travel activity.
Business
Canadian residents made 2.8 million return trips from the United States in July, up 10.1% from a year earlier but still well below July 2024.
Illustrative image: parked vehicle. Photo by Roman via Unsplash; resized.
Canada
Ottawa says national auto thefts fell 10% in the first half of 2026, while border officers intercepted 830 stolen vehicles so far this year.
Illustrative image: project planning. Photo by Daniel McCullough via Unsplash; resized.
Business
Bill C-39 proposes one-year federal project reviews, designated trade corridors and changes to federally regulated labour rules.
Illustrative image: meeting participants. Photo by Dylan Gillis via Unsplash; resized.
Montréal & Québec
Québec municipalities and regional county municipalities can apply by November 20 for projects developed with francophone or francophile partners elsewhere in Canada.
Illustrative stock photo of an empty ice arena; not an affected Montréal facility. Photo: Chad Nathan / Unsplash. Resized to 1600 pixels wide.
Montréal & Québec
A legal blue-collar strike from September 22 to 28 will cancel one recycling collection and close several recreational facilities in Ahuntsic–Cartierville.
Illustrative stock photo of a road cycling race; not the 2026 Montréal event. Photo: Brent Olson / Unsplash. Resized to 1600 pixels wide.
Montréal & Québec
Remco Evenepoel won a fourth consecutive men’s world time-trial title in Montréal, while Marlen Reusser retained the women’s rainbow jersey.
