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Ottawa is negotiating a steel and aluminum export quota with Washington. Unlike 2019’s tariff-free resolution, this round would cap Canadian shipments.

Carney is using aluminum pain to pressure Washington before the Aug. 19 tariff deadline, but Quebec’s own aluminum data is more mixed than his framing suggests.

Jazz Aviation says bargaining with the union representing more than 1,000 Air Canada Express flight attendants has hit an impasse and it will seek a federal conciliation officer, one day after a 99 per cent strike mandate vote.

Alimentation Couche-Tard, the Quebec convenience store empire co-founded by Forbes-listed billionaire Alain Bouchard, reported net earnings of US$828.5 million for its first quarter of fiscal 2027, up from US$782.5 million a year earlier, with same-store merchandise sales in Canada flat.

The Canadian Flight Attendant Union says 99 per cent of voting members at Jazz Aviation backed a strike mandate after nine months of bargaining, raising the prospect of a work stoppage at the carrier that flies most Air Canada Express routes.

Ottawa’s $4.7B VIA Rail order promises 700 jobs at Alstom’s Thunder Bay plant, but the first cars aren’t due until 2031 and the plant cut 200 jobs in 2025.

The Bank of Canada’s new vertical $20 note features King Charles III and the Vimy Memorial, with new security features, entering circulation starting in early 2027.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says speculative capital is shifting from AI trades back into crypto, as a new bitcoin valuation model and Forbes’ disputed $111.1-billion net worth estimate keep the Canadian billionaire’s fortune in the spotlight.

Forbes’ 2026 World’s Billionaires List counts 82 Canadians among a record 3,428 billionaires worldwide. Here are the 10 wealthiest.

Unifor starts Stellantis talks Sept. 1 with GM, Ford deals banked. Unlike its rivals, Stellantis has told the union it may sell Brampton Assembly outright.