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Business
Québec has published a practical reminder of authorization and reporting thresholds for agricultural water withdrawals.
Nov 11, 2026 / 1 min read
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West Island
Pierrefonds-Roxboro residents aged 9 to 12 can apply by December 11 to join the borough’s first Children’s Council.
Nov 11, 2026 / 1 min read
Traffic cones and a sidewalk barrier. Illustrative image; not Avenue Delmar. Photo: Turquo Cabbit / Unsplash.
West Island
Hydro-Québec work will close the southbound lane, bike lane and sidewalk on Delmar Avenue between Des Canots and Crestview from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2026 / 1 min read
Boiling water in an electric kettle. Illustrative image; not the affected Pointe-Claire properties. Photo: Engin Akyurt / Unsplash.
West Island
Pointe-Claire residents at 6500 Transcanadienne Road and 17 De la Triade Place are under a boil-water advisory after a repaired water-main break.
Nov 10, 2026 / 1 min read
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Business
Québec has published a practical reminder of authorization and reporting thresholds for agricultural water withdrawals.
Nov 11, 2026 / 1 min read
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Canada
Canada has reimposed sanctions on 11 Iranian entities that had been removed from the sanctions list in 2016.
Nov 11, 2026 / 1 min read
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Canada
Ottawa has announced temporary measures aimed at processing existing permanent-residence applications from Ukrainians and Hong Kong residents already in Canada.
Nov 11, 2026 / 1 min read
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Business
Literies Universelles Paga was fined $166,948 after pleading guilty to importing reed diffusers that exceeded federal VOC concentration limits.
Nov 11, 2026 / 1 min read
A red poppy in bloom. Illustrative remembrance image. Photo: Victoria Tronina / Unsplash.
Canada
Canadians aged 12 to 18 can submit a remembrance activity by December 4 for a chance to serve as a 2027 Remembrance Champion.
Nov 10, 2026 / 1 min read
An industrial metal-cutting machine. Illustrative image; not a Canadian business receiving tariff relief. Photo: Clayton Cardinalli / Unsplash.
Business
Ottawa is extending broad tariff remission for many U.S. goods to June 30, 2028, while ending relief earlier for products it says are available domestically.
Nov 10, 2026 / 1 min read
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Montréal & Québec
Québec is accepting public comments through December 11 on forestry planning documents covering six Outaouais management units.
Nov 11, 2026 / 1 min read
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Montréal & Québec
An Institut de la statistique du Québec survey estimates that 7% of people aged 65 and older living at home experienced mistreatment in 2025.
Nov 11, 2026 / 1 min read
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Montréal & Québec
Montréal and Lyon have signed a renewed cooperation declaration and two agreements connecting museums in the two cities.
Nov 11, 2026 / 1 min read