Archives — September 2026

In a more dangerous and divided world, a confident Canada is choosing to build. We are accelerating major projects – new ports, mines, energy and trade corridors – that will responsibly unlock our resources, connect our economy, and get our exports to markets around the world faster. We are changing the way we build through the Building Canada Strong Act to give investors certainty and get shovels in the ground sooner, while maintaining Canada’s high standards. In September 2025, Canada’s government referred LNG Canada Phase 2 to the Major Projects Office (MPO). Since then, the project has received dedicated support from the MPO to quickly and efficiently move toward an investment decision and the start of construction, including through partnerships with British Columbia and industry partners. Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, welcomed a significant milestone as LNG Canada reached a final investment decision (FID) on its Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, British Columbia.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a recent state dinner. OpenAI is throwing its hat in tech's shiniest new ring. On Tuesday, the company unveiled a new product called Dots, its answer to the rise of "always-on" personal agents like Instinct and Meta's Muse. OpenAI's version will run on its frontier model GPT-6 Astra. "I'm really surprised at what a difference this makes in my life," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said at the company's annual DevDay conference in San Francisco. "I feel like I've finally gotten some of my attention back. I no longer feel quite addicted to my phone in the same way. It's the way I've always wanted to work with AI. "The releases of Muse and Instinct became a viral moment in Silicon Valley. OpenAI, without its own product, initially seemed to be slipping behind. Dots will be built on an OpenAI model that is its best yet at computer use, or moving around apps and websites like a human. The agent runs on a cloud computer and can use some tools even when a user isn't actively delegating a task.

“Chemistry can’t be viewed as some long, glorious, progressive march to an enlightened future. It came from everyday people, living their lives by their own understanding of the world, and just trying to get by.” – The Age of Alchemy The Age of Alchemy: How Early Innovators Shaped Modern Chemistry by self-proclaimed science adventurer Kit Chapman has been announced as the winner of the 2026 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize.

Kitchener-WaterlooThe Waterloo-Wellington branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association will be setting up walk-in clinics this week at Guelph's John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute and St. James Catholic High School. It follows as the community mourns the death of 16-year-old basketball star Nash Dunlop. Nash Dunlop died suddenly on Sept. 19Carmen Groleau · CBC News · Posted: Sep 29, 2026 10:26 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 30Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Nash Dunlop was a student at John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute in Guelph. The 16-year-old died suddenly on Sept. 19 and is remembered for his love of basketball and his skill in the sport. Students who need support following his death can attend a drop-in session with CMHA Waterloo Wellington at John F. Ross on Tuesday evening or St. James Catholic High School in Guelph on Thursday evening.

Indigenous-owned businesses are integral to their communities, frequently getting involved in community initiatives and creating products with ingredients sourced from the land on which they’re made. B. C. is home to over 200 First Nations, each one with an abundance of knowledge and traditions to learn from. Whether you’re already a regular shopper or looking for new local businesses to support, here are 10 Indigenous-led brands to support in B. C. Soda season might be coming to a close as fall sets on us, but the variety of meticulously crafted beverages from Heartberry Soda never feel out of season. Low in sugar and made with locally sourced ingredients, you can find Heartberry Soda across various retailers in Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. It’s also the first woman-owned Indigenous soda brand!

Canada has extended measures banning entry of foreign nationals living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, and South Sudan. The extended measures also prohibit entry of foreign nationals with past-21-day travel to the DRC.

Part of its brain lives in its arms. It can see with its skin. It has no bones at all, allowing it to fit into any space larger than its beak—oh, and yes, it has a beak. This might sound like some fever dream of a next-level alien. In fact, scientists do liken its strange anatomy to something extraterrestrial. But it’s not an alien at all: It’s an octopus, and it’s very much of this Earth. It just happens to be so different from us, it may as well “phone home” from another planet.

Stanton hasn't played since April 24 due to injury

File photo, RCMP. (Image Credit: BC RCMP.) HOPE – Police in Hope were able to peacefully resolve two recent incidents involving people experiencing apparent mental health crises, including a tense situation where a man with a machete challenged police to engage in a confrontation. Hope RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener said the first incident, which occurred between Monday, Sept. 14 and Sunday, Sept. 27, involved officers responding to reports of a man walking in traffic near Lake of the Woods, while behaving erratically. When police arrived on scene, the man displayed a machete and challenged officers to engage in a confrontation. As additional officers arrived, the situation de-escalated. Corporal Kiener said the man placed the machete on the ground and was taken into custody without injury to himself, officers, or members of the public. Responding officers witnessed behaviours suggesting the man was experiencing a mental health crisis. The man was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and taken for a medical assessment and treatment. The incident had the potential to result in serious harm but was fortunately resolved by the actions of the responding officers.

The next Midnight content update tests your mettle with new trials, more power, and greater rewards. Gather your allies for a single-boss raid against Kith’ix, with flexible Mythic difficulty. Venture into the Labyrinth of Kindo’jan, a massive, Delve-like gauntlet with nine chambers, a Tier 11 solo challenge, Mythic gear, cosmetics, titles, and more. Push your power to new heights in Season 2 with the mid-season refresh and Keystone Mythic. Begin a new story campaign that returns you to the heart of Quel’Thalas and Zul’Aman for the continuation of the Midnight saga.

Sacramento Kings veterans Zach LaVine and Domantas Sabonis may have a unique opportunity in 2026.

ADVERTISEMENTWinnipeg WatchA long-running business in Winnipeg may be forced to close its doors due to a city bylaw. Danton Unger explains. September 29, 2026 at 7:13p.m. EDT

Scientists examining a lump of space rock that came crashing through the roof of a home in New Jersey, USA, in 2024 have found it to be rich in potentially life-supporting chemistry. The Hillsborough Meteorite, as it's now known, originally formed part of a larger meteor that came plummeting through Earth’s atmosphere at a speed of 14.4 kilometres per second (32,000 mph) on 16 July 2024.

Skip to Content News Archives Economy Defence Energy Oil & Gas Renewables Electric Vehicles Mining Commodities Agriculture Real Estate Mortgages Mortgage Rates Finance Banking Insurance Fintech Cryptocurrency Defence Work Wealth Smart Money Wealth Management Investor Personal Finance Family Finance Retirement Taxes High Net Worth FP Comment Executive Women Puzzmo Newsletters Financial Times Business Essentials More Innovation Information Technology FP500 Podcasts Small Business Lives Told Tails Told Shopping Financial Post Store Obituaries Place a Notice Advertising Advertising With Us Advertising Solutions Postmedia Ad Manager Sponsorship Requests Classifieds Place a Classifieds ad Working Profile Settings My Subscriptions My Offers Newsletters Customer Service FAQ News Economy Energy Mining Real Estate Finance Defence Work Wealth Investor FP Comment Executive Women Puzzmo Newsletters Financial Times Business Essentials HomeNewsEconomyCanada's 'resilient' economy means Bank of Canada needs to start hiking, economist saysScotiabank's Derek Holt says economy proving more robust than the 'negative nellies' fearedLast updated Sep 29, 2026 Trucks cross into the United States on the

ADVERTISEMENTAtlantic WatchNew Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says many businesses are facing serious challenges amid the trade dispute. September 29, 2026 at 5:32p.m. EDT

Having promised confidentiality to residential school survivors, the federal government plans to destroy 38,000 testimonies next year Survivors can opt not to have their stories destroyed, but few have responded to indicate a preference, casting doubts on the efforts to contact them

image: Overview of memory-efficient training techniques for transformers The integration of deep learning—particularly Transformer-based models—has profoundly reshaped scientific research paradigms. In domains such as drug discovery, weather forecasting, and protein structure prediction, these models enable the extraction of complex patterns from large-scale data. However, as model resolution and parameter counts continue to grow, GPU memory consumption increases rapidly, creating a “memory wall” that confines large-scale training to costly, high-end hardware and limits broader adoption in scientific research.