Four or five things any Canadian should know from the week, each one linked to the reporting it came from. Written by Claude from live web search and checked before it went out, every Monday from August to November 2026.
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The Bank of Canada raised its policy rate a quarter point to 2.5% on October 28, its first increase since July 2023, citing persistent inflation from higher energy prices expected to average 3% through 2027. The hike ends nearly a year of holds at 2.25%, with Governing Council agreeing to take future decisions one meeting at a time.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne revealed the title and cover art for the Nov. 5 budget, dubbed Masters of Our Destiny, framing it around a more independent and resilient economy. It will be Prime Minister Carney's second budget since he moved the schedule from spring to fall, and entrepreneurs are lobbying hard for a lower small-business tax rate to curb closures.
Carney said a Sunday call with Trump showed fresh momentum toward ending the tariff war, with negotiators set to meet in the coming weeks, just days before the U.S. midterm elections. Trump called an agreement nearly finalized, though relief on steel and auto tariffs remains undetailed, and Canada's counter-tariffs stay in place.
Canada's Supreme Court ordered a new trial for the driver in a deadly 2021 crash in downtown Vancouver that killed a 23-month-old girl and left her father with serious injuries. In a 5-4 judgment Friday, the top court said the trial judge wrongly asked whether Zadeh's conduct was more than a momentary lapse of attention. A new trial has now been ordered.
A fire forced the evacuation of a building at the UBCO campus in Kelowna Thursday afternoon, with the blaze breaking out in the roof of the Creative and Critical Studies building before emergency services put it out. The university cancelled all classes and exams in the building until further notice.
A special joint committee's spring study on expanding medical assistance in dying to people with mental illness alone was dogged by controversy, including the unauthorized leak of its report in June, a day before it was tabled, with the recommendation ultimately against expansion. Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, the committee's former co-chair, categorically denies leaking the report himself. Senators are now reviewing the leak.
A tease of late summer pushed into southern Ontario on Saturday, breaking a temperature record in Toronto as readings pushed toward the mid-20s, an 80-year-old mark. The warm spell also brought the city its first measurable precipitation in nearly two weeks, and forecasters say the mild stretch looks set to continue into November.
Students explored career options through Try-A-Trade and Technology activities during National Skilled Trade and Technology Week 2026, which launched nationwide on November 1. Skills/Compétences Canada is hosting a networking breakfast for education and industry leaders on Thursday, November 5, at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, with medalists from the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai attending.
At this year's Art Toronto fair, the Yellowknife Artist Run Community Centre presented a curated stall, Spruce Tips, highlighting artists from the Northwest Territories. Dene/Dënesułińe artist Melaw Nakehk'o, a 2026 Sobey Art Award nominee, was among those featured, drawing attention to Northern work at Canada's premier commercial art fair.
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