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A federal data field meant to flag contracts signed by ministers and their political staff has been used 115 times in 1.3 million records, an analysis shows.

A record-by-record review of Elections Canada’s candidate returns database found that 204 of the 214 candidates in the August 2025 Battle River-Crowfoot by-election have no financial figures published at all, almost nine months after the filing deadline. 203 of them share one official agent.

A Calgary unity concert is set for Sept. 20, but Alberta courts have twice ruled that separation would breach Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 obligations.

Indigenous MPs condemned a residential school denialist shirt campaign this week. Three months earlier, the Senate rejected an amendment to criminalize denialism.

A new Immigration and Refugee Board practice notice takes effect Sept. 7, barring AI-written refugee narratives and requiring disclosure of AI translation. Self-represented claimants are covered too.

The Newfoundland town says the invitation to the 25th anniversary commemoration was diplomatic protocol, not an endorsement, while a House of Commons e-petition calling for Hoekstra’s removal has reached 266,759 validated signatures.

Canada’s study permit proof-of-funds threshold rose to $23,448 on Sept. 1, a 134 per cent jump since 2023. Here is the full cost, and who it screens out.

Ontario restarted Toronto bike lane removal on Bloor Street West on Sept. 1, but has not said how long the stretch is or who covers the city’s $48M estimate.

Metrolinx adjusts GO bus schedules Saturday and cuts rail service on the Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, Barrie and Stouffville lines starting Sept. 8, with the reductions expected to stay in place until spring 2027. Ontario’s transportation minister calls them temporary.

Federal records for contracts under $10,000 contain averages above the $10,000 ceiling, rows duplicated across years and dozens of missing annual filings.