2 h. ago India’s Energy Index Struggles at Key Level With Rising Oil Prices

Before the trading day starts we bring you a digest of the key news and events that are likely to move markets. Today we look at:

Economics

6 h. ago B.C. students searching for summer job face toughest market ‘in years’

The B.C. Business Council says that over the past year, youth unemployment rate has climbed from 10.5 per cent to 16.6 per cent, which is the largest increase of any province.

Other

9 h. ago Canadian biz doubled AI use in last year but ‘we could be moving faster,’ says expert

A Statistics Canada report released Monday shows the number of Canadian businesses using AI has doubled to 12.2% in the second quarter of 2025, up from 6.1% at the same time last year. And while that is promising news, Toronto-based AI expert Peter Palarchio, whose NAV43 company advises Canadian and American companies on how to […]

Other

10 h. ago Ring of Fire road to bring prosperity to First Nation, problems for caribou: report

Webequie First Nation is leading an environmental and impact assessment of the Webequie Supply Road that would connect to mining exploration activities in the Ring of Fire.

Events

10 h. ago Liberal MP Gould gets key committee chair, while NDP frozen out of spots

OTTAWA — House of Commons committees are taking shape for this session of Parliament with a top spot for Liberal Karina Gould and no representation at all for New Democrats. Gould, the MP for Burlington, was elected to chair the influential finance committee for this session of Parliament, with Conservative Jasraj Hallan and Jean-Denis Garon […]

Other

11 h. ago Alberta sees another big jump in measles cases, surpasses 900 total cases since March

There was another big jump in the number of confirmed cases of measles in Alberta over the weekend. There are now 932 cases in the province, the highest number in 40 years.

Other

11 h. ago Adam Drake’s lawyer delivers closing arguments, asks jury to avoid ‘outside noise’

Adam Drake, 34, is accused of fatally stabbing rapper Pat Stay inside a Halifax bar in 2022 and is charged with second-degree murder.

Other

11 h. ago Alberta reports 53 more cases of measles, surpasses 900 total cases since March

EDMONTON — Alberta has surpassed 900 cases of measles since the beginning of March. Data from the provincial government’s dashboard shows 53 more cases were confirmed over the weekend, bringing Alberta’s total to 932. The case count is the highest the province has seen in more than 40 years. Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Shelley […]

Other

12 h. ago Ontario police say $50k reward offered for info on 2008 Belleville cold case

Ontario Provincial Police say a $50,000 reward is being offered for information that can help solve a 2008 cold case murder in the Belleville area. Calvin Vanness, 65, was last seen in Belleville on March 26, 2008, driving a grey 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix with flames painted on the side. Police say his car was […]

Economics

12 h. ago N.S. premier disappointed court won’t decide who is responsible for Chignecto Isthmus

Nova Scotia's premier says he’s disappointed the province's Court of Appeal has declined to say which level of government has responsibility for the land bridge to New Brunswick.

Other

12 h. ago Former 911 operator pleads guilty to provincial offences in connection with data breaches

Admits to collecting personal information she had accessed in three databases

Events

13 h. ago Liberal Karina Gould gets key committee role as membership takes shape

The NDP won't be a part of parliamentary committees in the upcoming sessions as only those with official party status can have representation.

Other

13 h. ago Judge extends order suspending Trump’s block on Harvard’s incoming foreign students

BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s order to block incoming foreign students from attending Harvard University will remain on hold temporarily following a hearing Monday, when a lawyer for the Ivy League school said Trump was using its students as “pawns.” U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston extended a temporary restraining order on Trump’s […]

Other

13 h. ago UK ’shied away’ from ethnicity of grooming gangs in child sex abuse inquiries, report finds

The government announced Saturday that it will hold a national inquiry into organized child sexual abuse

Events

13 h. ago Vancouver police say suspect has broken into 16 homes in city’s west side this year

Police said the suspect, believed to be a man in his 30s, enters homes through unlocked doors late at night or early in the morning, often when people are home.

Events

14 h. ago Child sex charges stayed against Manitoba First Nation chief

The provincial court says charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and possessing and making child pornography were stayed Friday against Christopher Traverse.

Other

14 h. ago Teen charged after infant among 3 fatally shot at Utah carnival after argument

An 8-month-old infant was among the dead, police said

Sport

14 h. ago Mali to Take Control of Key Barrick Gold Mine for Six Months

A Malian court ruled that Barrick Mining Corp.’s Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex should be placed under provisional administration for six months, handing control of one of the Canadian company’s biggest operations to state-appointed management.

Other

14 h. ago ‘Dozens of staged accidents’: Crime group linked to tow truck industry, extortions charged

Peel Regional Police say key members of a Brampton-based criminal organization allegedly responsible several extortion incidents and staged car accidents are facing charges.

Events

14 h. ago New Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez says he’ll run for seat in 2026 election

The newly elected leader of the Quebec Liberals says he'll wait until the 2026 provincial election to run for a seat in the national assembly.

Politics