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Winnipeg captain Adam Lowry says the Jets cannot spend camp speculating on Connor Hellebuyck’s trade request, with NHL training camps opening Sept. 16.
Canada’s federal gas tax was set to return Sept. 8. Ottawa extended the pause instead, and the real increases now land on Feb. 1 and April 1, 2027.
Columbus restricted free agent Adam Fantilli skipped the Blue Jackets’ annual pre-camp golf outing Tuesday, eight days before training camp opens Sept. 16.
Protein Industries Canada is putting up to $2.2 million into two farm AI projects. Spreading fungicide resistance in Saskatchewan is why spray timing matters.
Health Canada is proposing to move generic drugs manufactured in Canada earlier in its regulatory review queue, with public comments closing Friday, Sept. 12, 2026. The pilot would change only the order in which submissions are picked up for review, not the scientific standards, the filing dates or the decision itself.
Reykjavik called in the American ambassador over a Truth Social map showing North America under one flag. Canada was inside the borders too, and Ottawa has not said whether it will respond.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada will restrict trade in goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, joining 11 European countries in a co-ordinated announcement.
CMHC counted 141,480 homes with permits but no construction in July. A Canadanewsmedia analysis finds the backlog is widest in Quebec City and Calgary.
Boston signed Fraser Minten to a seven-year extension Tuesday. Separately, Detroit’s search for a general manager lost another candidate ahead of camp.
A Treasury Board web page reports 27 of 30 federal organizations have started climate risk assessments. An audit says 30 of about 100 covered bodies reported at all.












