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A road-cycling peloton on a city street. Illustrative file photo; not the 2026 UCI championships. Photo: louis tricot / Unsplash.
Montréal & Québec
Updated city guidance outlines restrictions in Old Montréal, Centre-Sud and Peter-McGill during the September championships.
Sep 9, 2026 / 1 min read
A garbage collection truck. Illustrative file photo; not a Montréal borough collection. Photo: Sean Thoman / Unsplash.
West Island
L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève and most of Pierrefonds–Roxboro will switch on November 2.
Sep 9, 2026 / 1 min read
A residential crosswalk in Calgary. Illustrative file photo; not a Pierrefonds–Roxboro installation. Photo: Daniel Miksha / Unsplash.
West Island
The borough says the new measures target school-zone and residential-road safety during the 2026 school year.
Sep 9, 2026 / 1 min read
Pointe-Claire City Hall at 451 boulevard Saint-Jean. Photo: Jeangagnon / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Island
The agenda also lists heritage assistance and infrastructure proposals; these are scheduled items, not confirmed decisions.
Sep 8, 2026 / 1 min read
A Canada Post delivery truck. File photo; not related to the CEO announcement event. Photo: Colby Winfield / Unsplash.
Business
The current chief executive’s term ends March 3, 2027, and applications for the role close October 6.
Sep 9, 2026 / 1 min read
A Petro-Canada fuel station. File photo; prices and location are not identified. Photo: Jim Luo / Unsplash.
Canada
Half of the regular federal excise-tax rate is then planned for February and March before full rates return in April.
Sep 9, 2026 / 1 min read
Automated factory equipment. Illustrative file photo; the plant is not identified as Canadian. Photo: Simon Kadula / Unsplash.
Business
Output rose as hours worked edged down, according to Statistics Canada’s September release.
Sep 7, 2026 / 1 min read
Bank of Canada headquarters, Ottawa. File photo, April 2022. Photo: 方畢可 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0. Resized and cropped for display.
Canada
The vertical design features King Charles III and retains the Canadian National Vimy Memorial on the reverse.
Sep 7, 2026 / 1 min read
Port of Vancouver with Mount Baker in the distance. Illustrative file photo. Photo: Anastasiya Dalenka / Unsplash.
Business
Exports fell while imports rose, although sales to countries other than the United States reached a record.
Sep 7, 2026 / 1 min read
A road-cycling peloton on a city street. Illustrative file photo; not the 2026 UCI championships. Photo: louis tricot / Unsplash.
Montréal & Québec
Updated city guidance outlines restrictions in Old Montréal, Centre-Sud and Peter-McGill during the September championships.
Sep 9, 2026 / 1 min read
A person casts a ballot. Illustrative file photo; not a Québec polling place. Photo: Element5 Digital / Unsplash.
Montréal & Québec
The October 5 provincial election includes advance, campus, home and out-of-province voting options.
Sep 9, 2026 / 1 min read
Water pipe at a work site. Illustrative file photo; not the Montréal Atwater work. Photo: Rose Galloway Green / Unsplash.
Montréal & Québec
The September 7 update asks the entire agglomeration, including reconstituted cities, to continue conserving water.
Sep 8, 2026 / 1 min read