Canada in 60 Seconds: Oct. 13, 2026, evening edition

A Canadian has been arrested by the FBI in connection with the ShinyHunters hack of the bureau’s jobs portal, the RCMP said. The charges have not been tested in court. Read the full story

Ontario’s 2027 rent increase limit is 1.9 per cent, B.C.’s is 2.2 per cent and Manitoba’s is 3.0 per cent. Read the full story

Ottawa and the Nature Conservancy of Canada will protect more than 81,400 hectares of boreal forest and peatlands in northern Ontario. Read the full story

Pharmacists in most provinces can now assess and prescribe for common ailments, often at no cost. Read the full story

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Photo credits: FBI headquarters file photo by Ajay Suresh, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0; apartment buildings file photo by Ruth Bourke, Unsplash; northern Ontario forest file photo by Derek Sutton, Unsplash; pharmacy file photo, Canada News Media library.

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