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Published: October 19, 2026 at 1:27p.m. EDTBruce Campbell, president & portfolio manager at StoneCastle Investment Management, shares his outlook on Canadian Stocks. Bruce Campbell, President & Portfolio Manager, StoneCastle Investment ManagementFocus: Canadian StocksTop Picks: Gran Tierra, Aecon, Eli Lilly MARKET OUTLOOK:Our early warning indicators triggered a couple of weeks ago, prompting us to pay closer attention to beadth changes under the market’s surface. These signals have appeared three other times in the past five years, with each occurrence followed by increased market volatility. Last week’s rotation reinforced that caution. Investors rewarded defensive sectors such as healthcare and consumer staples, with utilities also showing renewed strength, while moving away from higher-beta areas. We have not shifted to a full out defensive portfolio stance, but we have begun reducing beta and positioning for lower volatility. The signals warrant preparation; they do not, on their own, justify a wholesale retreat from equities. We see the first quarter of 2027 as a potential period of greater vulnerability, particularly if economic activity begins to weaken.

Published: October 19, 2026 at 1:01p.m. EDTMONTRÉAL — The head of Quebec’s maple syrup producers’ association says the province’s strategic syrup reserve has run dry amid high demand for the product. Québec Maple Syrup Producers President Luc Goulet says government support will be needed to ensure the industry doesn’t miss out on opportunities to grow the sector. Maple syrup yields depend on weather conditions. As a result, the producers’ association has established a strategic reserve to ensure prices and supply remain relatively stable. Last year, U. S. commercial customers stocked up, fearing that President Donald Trump would carry out his threat to impose tariffs. Goulet says the buffer has been exhausted as sales continue to rise. “Our strategic reserve has been reduced to zero,” Goulet said in an interview at the release of a report on the industry’s economic benefits. That means the industry could lose customers if weather conditions are less favourable for maple sap flow, he said. Goulet cites the stock shortages in 2007 and 2008 as an example. “We lost some markets because the product wasn’t available,” Goulet said.

EconomicsPublished: October 19, 2026 at 12:16p.m. EDTBNN Bloomberg is Canada’s definitive source for business news dedicated exclusively to helping Canadians invest and build their businesses. OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s latest outlook survey suggested that business sentiment improved on average in the third quarter, although concerns remained about rising costs and the war in the Middle East. However, the central bank said about three-quarters of the interviews with businesses for the survey took place before trade talks between Canada and the United States broke down at the end of August and new Canadian counter-tariffs were announced. It says after the trade talks broke down, firms cited new U. S. tariffs on some goods and Canadian counter‑tariffs as factors weighing on their outlooks. Latest economic news on BNNBloomberg.caThe Bank of Canada says inflation expectations have risen alongside the new tariffs and the recent increase in energy prices. It added that the tariffs are also dampening business sentiment, weakening outlooks for exports and investment and putting upward pressure on costs and prices.

Published: October 19, 2026 at 11:37a.m. EDTHomeowners may be tempted to take the mortgage rate offered in a renewal letter, but savvy borrowers see it as the start of a negotiation process that could lead to big savings. With many borrowers now renewing at rates above what they previously locked in, mortgage professionals say the worst move is signing whatever arrives in the mail. The best results come from starting early, shopping around, and comparing more than the headline rate. Kola Ifabumuyi, a certified mortgage planner with Mortgage Architects, suggests starting about four months out from your renewal date, or earlier for self-employed borrowers or anyone whose income has changed. He advises homeowners to gather their mortgage statement and renewal offer, check how many years remain on the amortization, and decide what monthly payment they can afford. Anyone considering switching lenders should also start pulling together income documents. Personal plans matter as well. For instance, when Ifabumuyi worked with a homeowner planning to sell soon after renewal, they focused on what the mortgage would cost until the sale and what it would cost to break the contract.

PoliticsUpdated: October 19, 2026 at 11:30a.m. EDTPublished: October 19, 2026 at 11:07a.m. EDTSenator Pamela Wallin speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle OTTAWA — Pamela Wallin has resigned from the Senate, according to her biography on the Senate website. Wallin was appointed to the Upper Chamber in 2009 by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. She had a trail-blazing career as a broadcaster and became the first woman to be named bureau chief for CTV News in Ottawa in 1985. After she became embroiled in the Senate expenses scandal that started in 2013, she was asked to leave the Conservative caucus in the Upper Chamber. An audit determined that about $140,000 in expenses she charged to the Senate were improper as they covered travel related to her positions on corporate boards. Wallin has represented her home province of Saskatchewan and is two years shy of the mandatory retirement age of 75. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 19, 2026.