Some federal websites were taken offline Wednesday as a precaution against two critical PHP flaws, AI Minister Evan Solomon said. Fixed versions are PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35.

BMO, Scotiabank, Desjardins and RBC Dominion Securities now expect a quarter-point hike to 2.5 per cent on Oct. 28, while TD, RBC Economics and others still see a hold.

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was sworn in as Quebec premier on Oct. 21 with a 23-member PQ cabinet. Elsie Lefebvre takes higher education, housing, status of women and Lanaudière.

A single ticket sold in Alberta won the record $90-million Lotto Max jackpot on Oct. 20. Here are the winning numbers, Maxmillions and next jackpot.

UK consumer price inflation rose to 3.5 per cent in September from 3.1 per cent, led by a 29.8 per cent jump in motor fuel prices, and markets now expect the Bank of England to raise rates in November.

The UN’s top official in Haiti told the Security Council on Oct. 19 that gangs are adapting as security operations intensify and that elections are on hold indefinitely.

Manitoba says revenue from a levy on crypto mining and large AI data centres will lower residential Hydro bills by about $50 a year starting early in 2027.

Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced more than $6 million in Toronto on Oct. 20 for substance use and mental health crisis projects serving Black communities, funded under the Black Justice Strategy.

In a short work of fiction, Steven Kaszab tells of a new truck owner whose own dashboard cameras record his road rage.