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Québec startup Femtum opened a new Québec City factory on Oct. 1, sixfold larger, to build lasers for silicon photonics chips used in AI data centres.
Canada’s national security review agency has posted no contract disclosures for five straight quarters, though its own reports show it kept paying contractors.
The Canada Revenue Agency kept its Q4 2026 interest rates steady: 7% on overdue tax, 5% on refunds, and a 3% prescribed rate. Here is what that means for your money.
Builders are starting homes at a 229,046 annual pace while resale buyers pause. CREA and CMHC’s August data show a market defined by waiting.
Shut the interior valve, drain the line and remove your hoses before the first hard freeze. Here is how to winterize outdoor faucets in Canada, step by step.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the bank won’t be too slow if inflation persists. Here is what 3% inflation and $100 oil mean for borrowers before Oct. 28.
New Brunswick removed a 6,853-patient clinic figure from its website days before the auditor general found the number could not be reliably demonstrated.
Quebec votes Oct. 5 with the Parti Québécois leading every poll. What the final numbers show, how to vote and why a PQ majority matters for all of Canada.
Bell told the CRTC a latent bug in its next-generation 911 system caused the Sept. 17 outage in six provinces, and early alarms failed to trigger a response.
Old Age Security rises 1.4% for October to December. See the new OAS and GIS maximums, payment dates, clawback limits and why younger Canadians should check.











