Definity catastrophe losses reached an estimated $130 million for July and August 2026 after Ontario and Alberta floods and BC wildfires, above analyst consensus.
Canada net-zero emissions decide when warming stops, a federal assessment finds, with drought, fire weather and flooding impacts already locked in.
Construction has started on the North Coast Transmission Line, a multi-phase B.C. grid project tied to 9,700 jobs and nearly $10 billion a year in GDP.
The Weather Network’s El Niño fall forecast points to a milder, drier autumn across much of Canada — and a late start to winter. Here’s the regional breakdown.
Northern Ontario construction update: BOT’s $38-million Highway 17 realignment near Rainbow Falls leads a busy 2026 season of northern builds.
Ottawa construction news for September 2026: a $768.6M PCL science hub contract, $78M Alexandra Bridge work, $30.5M electrical upgrades and 11 proposed towers.
Ottawa and Alberta will back at least 1,460 Alberta affordable housing units across 21 projects, with $220M federal, $165M provincial and $238M from other sources.
Canada tariffs on construction materials now cover $27.6 billion in U.S. imports, with many steel and aluminum products moving from 25% to 50%.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Canada’s Changing Climate Report 2026 projects at least 3.5 C of warming by century’s end and describes the shift as irreversible. Here is what the assessment contains, what it leaves open, and who it is written for.
The Bank of Canada policy rate stays at 2.25% for a seventh consecutive decision as new US tariffs, elevated oil prices and roughly 3% headline inflation complicate a recovery the Bank calls broadening but not settled.
