Statistics Canada set to release September inflation figures

FAQUpdated: October 19, 2026 at 6:49a.m. EDTPublished: June 18, 2024 at 2:21p.m. EDTMarket Call is Canada’s leading stock market call-in program. Every weekday, BNN Bloomberg hosts top fund managers and market analysts - professionals who handle billions in retail and institutional investments. Call toll-free at 1-855-326-6266 or email marketcall@bnnbloomberg.ca. Monday, Oct. 19Bruce Campbell, StoneCastle Investment ManagementFocus: Canadian StocksTuesday, Oct. 20Keith Richards, ValueTrend Wealth Management Focus: Technical AnalysisWednesday, Oct. 21Gordon Reid, Goodreid Investment Counsel Focus: U. S. EquitiesThursday, Oct. 22David Burrows, Barometer Capital Management Focus: North American Large CapsFriday, Oct. 23Tim Regan, Kingwest & Company Focus: North American Large Caps

Published: October 19, 2026 at 6:39a.m. EDTBNN Bloomberg is Canada’s definitive source for business news dedicated exclusively to helping Canadians invest and build their businesses. HONG KONG — Stocks around the world were mixed on Monday as volatility in technology stocks persisted in Asia, while stocks in France led losses in Europe following mass protests against the rising cost of living and poor school conditions. U. S. equity futures edged higher ahead of another week of American corporate earnings results. Oil prices fell around two per cent after U. S. President Donald Trump’s decision to waive sweeping sanctions on Russia, including on Russian energy. In early European trading, France’s CAC 40 sank 1.3 per cent to 7,854.31 after violent protests over the weekend. More than 2,000 people were arrested nationwide, and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday condemned the violent demonstrators in a televised address. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.8 per cent to 10,795.31, while Germany’s DAX dropped one per cent to 25,360.14. In Asia, South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index was up 1.8 per cent to 5,768.01 on Monday, after falling sharply last week.

Published: October 19, 2026 at 5:21a.m. EDTEven after the polls close, Alberta’s referendum could signify larger changes to come throughout the province, no matter what the ballot says. EDMONTON — Albertans head to the polls today for an historic vote on whether they want to stay in Canada. More than 1.3 million Albertans have already cast ballots by mail or in advanced polls in a referendum called by Premier Danielle Smith. They are being asked whether they want to stay in Canada or hold a second, binding referendum on leaving Confederation. The vote caps months of rallies, speeches and analyses from both sides. Smith’s United Conservative Party never campaigned on holding a separation vote in the last election in 2023. But Smith says some Albertans’ anger with the state of affairs under former Liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau has boiled over into hundreds of thousands signing petitions for and against Confederation. A referendum, she has said, is now necessary to resolve the matter once and for all. The separation question is one of 10 on the ballot. The first nine focus on immigration and the Constitution.

Published: October 19, 2026 at 5:21a.m. EDTFREDERICTON — Chris Watson says he was very concerned when he reviewed a New Brunswick business development agency’s recent correspondence about data centres. Over the past year, he has been at the forefront of citizen-led opposition to a major data centre project in his neighbourhood in Saint John, N. B. But when he reviewed the correspondence, released through right-to-information legislation by Opportunities New Brunswick, he discovered the existence of another proposal from a company trying to bring one of the energy-hungry projects to his area. “It’s not surprising, but it’s just deeply disappointing,” he said in a recent interview with The Canadian Press. Watson said the correspondence shows how New Brunswick is entertaining data centre proposals without sharing important information with the people who will be most affected. He also said it shows how the provincial government is scrambling to review projects without adequate rules or guidelines to ensure it can protect both citizens and the environment.

Published: October 19, 2026 at 5:00a.m. EDTChristopher Liew is a CFP®, CFA Charterholder and former financial advisor. He writes personal finance tips for thousands of daily Canadian readers at Blueprint Financial. You spent decades filling up your RRSP, your TFSA, and maybe a non-registered account. Now that retirement is here (or close), you have to figure out how to empty them, and the order could matter more than you might think. Pull from the wrong account at the wrong time and you could hand the CRA far more than you need to, or see part of your Old Age Security clawed back. Below, I’ll walk through which accounts I’d typically draw from first, and when I’d break the rules. Why the order you withdraw in mattersEarlier this year, I wrote about the wrong ways to save for retirement. Spending that money well is just as important, and not having a withdrawal plan was one of the common financial regrets of retirees I flagged in June. How to set CTV News as your preferred source on GoogleThe classic rule of thumb is non-registered first, then RRSP or RRIF, then TFSA last.

Amazon is likely to gain ground on its AI-focused AWS push, in addition to its agentic and physical AI initiatives, per Morgan Stanley.