A $28M concrete-and-steel Point Grey home leads Vancouver’s priciest houses for sale this October, followed by Drummond Drive and Shaughnessy estates.

A $48M Bridle Path ravine estate leads Toronto’s priciest homes for sale this October, with Casa Loma, Forest Hill and Bridle Path mansions behind it.

A $58.8M West Vancouver waterfront estate tops Canada’s priciest homes for sale this October, ahead of Caulfeild, the Bridle Path and Whistler.

The budget watchdog pegs the Toronto-Quebec City Alto line at $75B to $113B, above Ottawa’s $60B-$90B range. The tunnel, route and delay costs driving the gap.

Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu and U.S. trade czar Jamieson Greer spoke at the G20 in Milwaukee, but Greer says the U.S. is not inclined to go to zero tariffs.

Fort Saskatchewan-born astronaut Josh Kutryk lifted off Oct. 1 on SpaceX Crew-13, Canada’s first long-duration space station stay in nearly eight years.

Ottawa lists the Parsons contract to manage the Giant Mine cleanup at $2.04 billion, but about $783 million of that growth never appears in any disclosed amendment.

Minimum wages rose Oct. 1 in Manitoba, Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and Saskatchewan. What each raise adds to a year’s pay, and how far each still sits from a living wage.

Grindr will pay US$250 million for PurposeMed, parent of Calgary-born PrEP telehealth firm Freddie, a rare large exit for backers including BDC Capital.