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Deadlocked Trade Deal Could Cause Permanent Economic Fallout, Business Groups Say

Industry groups are urging Canada and the United States to resume trade talks, warning a parliamentary committee this week that ongoing uncertainty threatens to permanently undermine the economy. Canadian American Business Council CEO Beth Burke told the foreign affairs committee meeting this week that the absence of a trade agreement risks curtailing business investment in [...]

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Geopolitical, Economic, and AI Risks Intensify for Canada’s Financial Sector: Regulator

Geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty, and rapid advances in artificial intelligence have intensified risks to Canada’s financial system, exposing banks and other financial institutions to increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, the country’s financial regulator says. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released its 2026 semi-annual risk outlook on Oct. 8, warning that risks to financial […]

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Governor General Questions PQ’s Ability to End Monarchy Ties in Quebec

Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour says Quebec premier-elect Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could face constitutional and legal obstacles in his plan to eliminate the role of lieutenant governor in the province. Arbour made the remarks during an Oct. 8 visit to the Museum of Saint-Boniface as part of her first official visit to Manitoba. “We’ll see how things unfold,” she told reporters. “People say a lot of things during election campaigns. There are some projects that are easier to implement than others.” The Parti Québécois (PQ) leader announced on Oct. 6, the day after winning a minority mandate, that he is looking for legal avenues to block Lieutenant-Governor Manon Jeannotte from participating in formal swearing-in ceremonies and the opening of the legislature....

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Canada Lost 68,000 Jobs in September: StatCan

Canada lost 68,000 jobs in September, marking a second straight month of employment losses, according to Statistics Canada. The country’s unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 6.5 percent in September, the agency said in its Oct. 9 report. The rate had peaked at 6.9 percent in April before declining to 6.4 percent in July, where it remained in August. Economists had projected 9,200 jobs would be added in September. In August, employment fell by 42,000 jobs, well below expectations for a gain of 15,000 in a Reuters poll of economists and an increase of 5,000 forecast by RBC Economics. In September, employment fell by 35,000 jobs in educational services, 23,000 in health care and social assistance, and 13,000 in manufacturing. By contrast, employment in other services, which includes repair and maintenance as well as personal and household services, increased by 17,000.

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The Last of the Black Robes

Commentary The best historical film set in Canada—about the only good movie about our history ever made—is called “Black Robe” (1991). Based on the Brian Moore novel and filmed in the Saguenay–Lac St-Jean region of Quebec, it tells of a fictional Jesuit priest, Fr. Paul Laforgue, arriving in New France in 1634 and paddling upriver […]

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BC Conservatives Drop Candidate Over Comments in Past Social Media Posts

The BC Conservatives have removed their candidate in the Vancouver Island riding of Victoria-Beacon Hill after the NDP publicized social media posts he had made in the past. BC NDP candidate Amna Shah on Oct. 8 brought attention to several alleged X posts from 2024 and 2025 by Conservative candidate Joachim Agou, with Shah accusing Agou of displaying “horrific racism” and calling on the BC Tories to “fire this candidate immediately.” BC Tory interim leader Lorne Doerkson expelled Agou as a candidate shortly after. “There is no excuse for this. I will not tolerate it. The candidate in Victoria-Beacon Hill is no longer a Conservative candidate. If elected, he will not serve in the caucus,” Doerkson said in an Oct. 8 statement. Since the deadline for the registration of candidates has passed, candidates’ names may still remain on the ballots.

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