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.