Payroll employment fell 49,600 in August, but Statistics Canada says federal job swings largely reflect temporary 2026 Census staffing, while vacancies held at 507,200.

Washington froze the assets of Rwanda’s defence ministry and the Zigama bank, alleging support for M23 rebels in eastern Congo. Rwanda denies it.

Richmond Street between Dundas Street and Queens Avenue closes Nov. 3 to 5 for a private sewer connection, with signed detours and some bus routes affected.

Environment Canada issued a yellow fog advisory for Toronto and the GTA on Thursday morning, warning of near-zero visibility on roads including Highway 401.

At least 68 people died when a Renfe high-speed train apparently struck a stopped Iryo train near Toledo on Oct. 28, Spain’s deadliest rail crash since 2013.

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde will step down on Feb. 7, 2027, nine months early, as the ECB weighs more rate increases amid energy-driven inflation.

Contralto Portia White, born in Truro, N.S., in 1911, performed at New York’s Town Hall on March 13, 1944, after years of rejections tied to her race and gender.

CMHC says the annual pace of housing starts rose to 248,896 units in September, but actual starts fell 11 per cent from a year ago and the agency warns Canada is not building enough.

About 1 a.m. on Oct. 29, 1924, a bomb tore through a train car near Farron, B.C., killing Doukhobor leader Peter Verigin. The case is still unsolved.