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PoliticsOttawa is turning its Defence Investment Agency into a Crown corporation, giving it broader powers to negotiate contracts, invest in strategic industries and accelerate military purchases. The government promises oversight will remain, but critics warn the arm's-length structure could blur accountability just as Canada prepares for a historic defence spending surge. Bill tabled to make Defence Investment Agency a Crown corporationMurray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Oct 06, 2026 5:31 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 6Listen to this articleEstimated 5 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. Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr is seen on Tuesday announcing legislation that would make the Defence Investment Agency a Crown corporation.

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Canada's Women's Rugby Team and the Red Roses first met on June 10th, 1993. Over 33 years and 38 games, both teams have seen different squads, coaches, and historic wins and losses. The Red Roses have 34 wins under their belt, while Canada has only three. Yet the last time the North American team beat England was during the 2016 Women's Rugby Super Series. Since then, the Red Roses have had a 14-game winning streak, until last month, when the current Canadian side stopped it and challenged the number one team in the world.

PoliticsDirect spending on the Canadian military could reach $163.6 billion by 2035 under the Liberal government's proposal to meet NATO's benchmark target of five per cent of GDP, the Parliamentary Budget Office in a new report on Tuesday. Parliamentary Budget Office report says many unknowns remain, which could affect government financesMurray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Oct 06, 2026 11:54 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 6Listen to this articleEstimated 3 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. A scale model of a ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems HDW Class 212CD submarine is shown at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries annual trade show, CANSEC, in Ottawa on May 27. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)Direct spending on the Canadian military could reach $163.6 billion by 2035 under the Liberal government's proposal to meet NATO's benchmark target of five per cent of GDP, the Parliamentary Budget Office said Tuesday.

Vancouver architectural firm Perkins&Will has led a study for a non-proprietary prefabricated modular mass-timber system for scalable deployment across Canada. The study team, which includes industry and federal government partners, offers a delivery model that can close the housing supply gap, strengthen the domestic manufacturing industry and reduce embodied carbon, says Elton Gjata, senior digital practice manager and senior associate, Perkins&Will.

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In Quebec's provincial election on Monday, the separatist Parti Quebecois (PQ) came in the lead after promising another referendum on independence from Canada but fell short of a outright majority. The PQ, led by 49-year-old Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, was on track to win nearly 60 of the 127 seats in the National Assembly, just short of the 64 needed for a majority.

Canada’s new foreign influence commissioner says only 30 people have disclosed working for foreign governments or foreign principals with his office as of Tuesday. That’s a far cry from the roughly 2,422 foreign agents Public Safety Canada has estimated are active in Canada, raising questions from opposition MPs about how effective the Liberals’ registration scheme will be. The registry of foreign influence activities was created by the Liberal government in response to concerns about foreign governments and entities covertly meddling in domestic politics. It allows people or organizations in Canada doing legitimate work with foreign countries to publicly disclose those activities. But as of the Oct. 3 deadline, there were only two names on the public registry, and roughly 30 more being vetted by Foreign Influence Commissioner Anton Boegman’s office. Conservative MP Michael Cooper noted that, if Public Safety Canada’s estimates were accurate, that would mean just one per cent of foreign agents complied with the law. Story continues below advertisement

OTTAWA — Canada’s trade surplus widened substantially in August to $4.2 billion, data showed on Tuesday, as exporters rushed to increase shipments to the U. S. before President Donald Trump’s new tariffs took effect. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast that the trade surplus would expand to $1.55 billion from an upwardly revised $787 million. As exporters shipped more to the U. S. to beat the looming new 50 per cent tariffs from the Trump administration, Canada’s exports to the country surged 8.1 per cent in August, while imports were down 2.5 per cent, Statistics Canada reported. Latest economic news on BNNBloomberg.caThis change helped Canada post a trade surplus with the U. S. of $11.2 billion, a 19-month high, lifting its share of exports to its biggest trading partner to almost 70 per cent for the first time since September 2025. Trump’s new tariffs, which cover roughly US$20 billion of Canadian exports to the U. S., came into effect on August 22. Economists have said that September would show a more accurate impact of the new tariffs, which apply to a variety of products including wine, furniture, dairy products, cement, clothing, fishing rods and hockey equipment.

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Well, look who it is: Canada will square off against a familiar face in Guatemala in the Concacaf Nations League quarter-final stage next month. Guatemala finished top of their group in Nations League action to lock in a spot against Canada for the two-legged tie in November. For Les Rouges, it will be the perfect opportunity to avenge last year’s shock Gold Cup exit.

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An Air Canada flight from Toronto was struck by another aircraft on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday. An Air Canada spokesperson told CityNews that flight AC785 was being towed to the gate after landing safely, when the left wing of an Airbus A350-900 operated by Delta Airlines made contact with its tail at approximately 10:30 a.m. local time.