Illustrative stock portrait of a farmer; not a participant in the funded program. Photo by Portraits of Modern Dairy via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
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The federal government is providing up to $179,795 for business and leadership training for women farmers in Québec and Eastern Ontario.
Illustrative stock photo of a heavy-industry facility. Photo by Ant Rozetsky via Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
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Canadian manufacturing sales rose 1.5% to $79.9 billion in August, while Québec posted a record $21.0 billion, Statistics Canada says.
Illustrative stock image. Photo by Lucas Kepner on Unsplash. Cropped and resized by West Island Blog; not a photograph of the reported site or event.
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The value of Canadian building permits rose 8.8% to $13.6 billion in August, led by multi-unit residential construction.
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The signed agreement would enable secure exchanges of classified information and expand access to security-sensitive work once in force.
Illustrative digital artwork: Steve A Johnson / Unsplash Licence.
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The five-year expansion brings total federal funding for the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative to $700 million.
Illustrative stock photo: American Public Power Association / Unsplash Licence.
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Federal support includes a $219-million planning loan for Mactaquac rehabilitation and $50 million for a grid-stability project.
Illustrative international-flags photo; it does not show the Canada–India trade mission. Photo: Thomas Lohmann / Unsplash, Unsplash Licence. Cropped and resized.
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International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu will lead nearly 300 delegates to Mumbai and Bengaluru from October 12 to 17.
Illustrative Canadian farm photo. Photo: Ali Kazal / Unsplash, Unsplash Licence. Cropped and resized.
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Canadian canola prices increased for a seventh straight month in August, while lentil and slaughter-cattle prices weakened in several provinces.
Illustrative video-editing timeline. Photo: Peter Stumpf / Unsplash, Unsplash Licence. Cropped and resized.
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Québec’s film and video post-production revenue fell 29% in 2025, cutting its national share as British Columbia recorded growth.
Illustrative employment-interview photo. Photo: Van Tay Media / Unsplash, Unsplash Licence. Cropped and resized.
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Québec employment fell by 49,000 in September as the provincial unemployment rate rose four-tenths of a percentage point to 6.0%.
Illustrative retail photo. Photo: Matt Hanns Schroeter / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
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Retail commodity sales totalled $77.8 billion in July, 5.0% more than a year earlier, with automotive fuels leading the increase.
Illustrative mining photo. Photo: Dominik Vanyi / Unsplash. Cropped and resized.
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Statistics Canada estimates critical-mineral production generated $26.3 billion in nominal GDP in 2024, about 0.9% of the national economy.
