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Illustrative stock photo: Canadian flag in Canmore, Alberta. Igor Kyryliuk and Tetiana Kravchenko / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the G7 meeting. Cropped and resized.

Canada

Anand heads to France for G7 talks on Haiti, AI and Ukraine

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will represent Canada at G7 talks in France focused on Haiti, artificial intelligence, Ukraine and hybrid threats.

Nov 9, 2026 1 min read

Closer to home.

West Island news

Illustrative stock photo: roadwork equipment beside an autumn road. Jason Ng / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not Delmar Avenue. Cropped and resized.

West Island

Delmar Avenue lane closure set for four hours Monday

Pointe-Claire says Delmar Avenue will have alternating traffic between Augusta Avenue and Hymus Boulevard from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday.

Nov 9, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: caregiver with two older adults. Age Cymru / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the Dorval forum. Cropped and resized.

West Island

Free West Island caregiver forum runs today in Dorval

A free West Island caregiver forum runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at the Sarto-Desnoyers Community Centre in Dorval.

Nov 9, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: indoor craft-market display. Vije Vijendranath / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the DDO market. Cropped and resized.

West Island

DDO art and craft market wraps Sunday with 80 exhibitors

The 2026 DDO Art and Craft Market is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Galeries des Sources, with 80 exhibitors and local activities.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

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Canada news

Illustrative stock photo: Canadian flag in Canmore, Alberta. Igor Kyryliuk and Tetiana Kravchenko / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the G7 meeting. Cropped and resized.

Canada

Anand heads to France for G7 talks on Haiti, AI and Ukraine

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will represent Canada at G7 talks in France focused on Haiti, artificial intelligence, Ukraine and hybrid threats.

Nov 9, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: apartment housing. Brandon Griggs / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not a project funded by Budget 2026. Cropped and resized.

Canada

Budget 2026 proposes nearly $30 billion for homelessness plan

The federal government says Budget 2026 proposes nearly $30 billion for rental assistance, supportive housing, homelessness services and integrated health facilities.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: Boxed Water Is Better / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not a Statistics Canada survey participant. Cropped and resized.

Business

Canadian retail sales rise 4.5% year over year in August

Retail sales reached $76.3 billion in August, up 4.5% from a year earlier, with gains in 15 of 18 commodity classes.

Nov 7, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: Towfiqu barbhuiya / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the federal estimates documents. Cropped and resized.

Canada

Ottawa seeks approval for $22.1 billion in new voted spending

Supplementary Estimates B ask Parliament to authorize $22.1 billion in additional spending, including defence, child care and dental-plan funding.

Nov 7, 2026 1 min read

Montréal & Québec.

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Illustrative stock photo: street utility work. Chloë Forbes-Kindlen / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not the Rue Stanley repair. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Stanley Street closes Sunday after water-main break

Rue Stanley is closed between Dr Penfield Avenue and Sherbrooke Street West on Sunday while crews respond to a broken water main.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: memorial wreaths. David Clode / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Taken at an Australian memorial, not a Montréal ceremony. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Remembrance ceremonies set for Montréal West, Montréal-East and Verdun Sunday

Veterans Affairs Canada lists Remembrance ceremonies in Montréal West, Montréal-East and Verdun on Sunday, November 8.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read

Illustrative stock photo: highway tunnel. KS KYUNG / Unsplash (Unsplash License). Not a Montréal closure. Cropped and resized.

Montréal & Québec

Décarie and Ville-Marie closures scheduled overnight Sunday

Major overnight closures are scheduled on northbound Décarie and in both directions through Ville-Marie tunnels from Sunday night into Monday morning.

Nov 8, 2026 1 min read