Statistics Canada says 98.4 per cent of households answered the 2026 census, one of the highest response rates it has recorded. But response rate is not coverage: in 2021, 63 reserves and settlements were incompletely enumerated, leaving an estimated 58,480 people out of every published table.

Roberta Metsola says the Ottawa liaison office will connect the EU’s 720 MEPs with Canadian MPs and senators. It lands three days before Carney addresses the Parliament.

Bo Horvat was named the 16th captain in New York Islanders history on Monday, one of several NHL moves made ahead of Tuesday’s eight-year contract deadline.

Intrepid Growth Partners closed a US$525-million AI fund on the opening day of Carney’s investment summit, with 55 per cent of the money raised abroad.

Alto bought its first parcel for Canada’s high-speed rail line but will not say where. New expropriation rules mean owners no longer get a public hearing.

The average GTA condo sold for $617,593 in August. With 20 per cent down at a best five-year fixed rate, the mortgage runs about $2,583 a month against an average Toronto asking rent of $2,571 — a gap of roughly $12. The down payment is still $123,519.

Cohere’s Aidan Gomez says the AI slowdown push by Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI is cartel behaviour. Canada, meanwhile, has had no binding AI law since 2025.

Montreal signed head coach Martin St. Louis to a multi-year extension Monday and added veteran forward Chris Kreider on a one-year deal as camps open.

Edmonton’s rookies close camp against the Flames in Calgary on Monday night, with Isaac Howard, Josh Samanski and Quinn Hutson reunited on one line.