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The Bank of Canada and the federal government agreed Thursday to keep the 2 per cent inflation target for another five years, to Dec. 31, 2031.
An independent inspector told Alberta that Calgary’s water system was poorly governed and underfunded for two decades. The report makes 20 recommendations.
Nine toddler gift ideas from real Amazon.ca listings, from an $11.95 picture book to a $179.99 wooden play kitchen, with prices, ratings and safety notes.
Our plain-language guide to Budget 2026: who gets money and when, what changes for taxes, where the $62.3-billion deficit goes and what the budget leaves out.
Telus said a small number of calls in Eastern Canada were interrupted on Thursday morning and that all services were restored, with 911 fully operational.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s budget projects a $62.3-billion deficit for 2026-27, creates a $25-billion sovereign wealth fund Canadians can invest in, and adds a one-time boost to the groceries benefit.
A diaspora group plans a rally outside Benin’s consulate in Montreal on Sunday, saying two Canadians held in Benin, including opposition party founder Richard Boni Ouorou, are political prisoners.
Callers posing as Langley RCMP officers investigating identity theft are faking the detachment’s phone number to ask for personal information, police said.
Timed, app-controlled, camera and microchip cat feeders sold by their own brands on Amazon.ca, compared on price, capacity and power, with who each one suits.
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The federal budget commits $32 billion over 10 years to First Nations infrastructure, while the AFN says more is needed and Métis leaders note no dedicated funding.
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Five smartwatches sold by Amazon.ca, from a $109.99 CMF Watch 3 Pro to the $589.99 Google Pixel Watch 5, with prices checked Nov. 5, 2026.
Heating season is starting and Ontario’s expanded CO alarm rules are now in force. Here’s how to test your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms properly.
Federal contract disclosures contain impossible figures, duplicated rows and dozens of missing years
Federal records for contracts under $10,000 contain averages above the $10,000 ceiling, rows duplicated across years and dozens of missing annual filings.
Canada’s chief public health officer cited an 85% national measles vaccination rate. In Alberta’s south zone and northeast B.C., local coverage runs near 60%.
Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August while wage growth slowed to 2.0 per cent, the weakest since 2017, leaving the lowest-paid workers furthest behind inflation.
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.
Plant garlic four to six weeks before your soil freezes. A step-by-step guide to timing, seed selection, spacing, depth and mulch for Canadian gardens.
Dominion Dynamics’ $100M Series A is Canada’s largest defense-tech raise to date, a sign of where venture capital is flowing beyond the AI headlines.















































