U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu over the weekend, but polls a week before Israel’s Oct. 27 vote show neither bloc near the 61 seats needed.

CIBC and TD raised fixed mortgage rates by 0.20 percentage points on Sept. 29. On a $500,000 mortgage, that adds about $55 a month, or $3,318 over five years.

Lt.-Gov. Manon Jeannotte will not preside over Wednesday’s swearing-in of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s cabinet, a first, as a court hears a challenge to the royal oath.

Partial curfews took effect in Paris, Lyon, Lille and Nice after France’s worst riots in years, as the interior minister’s resignation offer was refused.

More than 30 Quebec music organizations, including SOCAN and the Francos de Montréal, want Quebec City to put local music in schools, shops and public spaces.

A Nanos Research poll for CP24 and CTV News Toronto puts Olivia Chow at 49.8 per cent and Brad Bradford at 46.6 per cent, within the margin of error, ahead of the Oct. 26 vote.

Provincial unemployment rates from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for September 2026, from 5.0 per cent in Manitoba to 9.1 per cent in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Alberta heavy crude sold at a US$27 a barrel discount to WTI on Oct. 16, up from US$25.50 days earlier. Here is what the wider gap means for producers and Alberta.

Switch to winter washer fluid, replace streaking wiper blades and keep them from freezing to the glass before the first snowfall, with steps from verified sources.