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Four Canadian real estate boards reported August condo prices within nine days. Calgary’s fell 8.2 per cent, Montreal’s rose four. The gap is the story.
The Oilers will hold Fan Day and open their four-game pre-season at Rogers Place on the same Saturday, leaving little runway before the Sept. 29 opener.
Online harms ranked as the number one threat facing children in Canada for the first time since 2018, according to Raising Canada 2026, released Sept. 8 by Children First Canada. The report asks Parliament to pass Bill C-34 before year-end, but the bill has not yet cleared second reading.
New analysis finds 41 per cent of Canada’s 64 Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs already commercialized their science. Nothing requires their firms to stay.
Federal Court statistics show it disposed of 17,238 immigration proceedings in 2025, down from 22,151 in 2024, while new filings rose 15.4 per cent. Pending files nearly doubled to 23,099.
On Sept. 9, 1988, David Lam was sworn in as British Columbia’s lieutenant-governor, the first Chinese Canadian to hold viceregal office in Canada.
Brent crude topped US$100 a barrel Wednesday after U.S. strikes on Iranian tankers, the exact upside risk the Bank of Canada flagged a week ago.
On Sept. 9, 1954, 16-year-old Marilyn Bell became the first person to swim the 51.5-kilometre width of Lake Ontario, finishing in under 21 hours after two more experienced swimmers had already failed that same summer.
Sidney Crosby says extension talks with Pittsburgh are underway, Boston signed Fraser Minten for seven years, and Detroit still has no general manager.
Frederik Andersen, Matt Savoie, Mattias Janmark and Alec Regula will all miss Edmonton Oilers training camp. GM Stan Bowman has not ruled out a tryout.












