Top stories# Politics · Ont.
What Canadians expect from Ottawa this fall
Housing, cost of living, health: our journalists held out the microphone from sea to sea. The answers paint a country closer together than we think.
News from across the country
In Old Quebec, the tourist season stretches into winter
Merchants and guides are counting on fall and the holidays to keep the old town alive beyond the summer.
Question of the week# The Great Debate
What do the other provinces not understand about yours?
- N.L.Liam O.
That distance changes everything: seeing a specialist can mean a full day on the road.
- Que.Sophie L.
Que le français, ici, c'est la langue de tous les jours, pas un symbole.
Translate to English - Alta.Kyle M.
Qu'on ne vit pas tous du pétrole. Calgary, c'est aussi la techno et l'agriculture.
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In the Okanagan, the grape harvest is in full swing
Between lake and mountains, the valley’s vineyards are enjoying the last warm days of fall.
Under the Yukon’s northern lights, night becomes a laboratory
In Whitehorse, researchers, guides and photographers watch together a sky that fascinates people far beyond the North.
(Time across the country)6 time zones
Six time zones, one conversation.
- Vancouver B.C.PT9:38 a.m.
- Edmonton Alta.MT10:38 a.m.
- Regina Sask.CT*10:38 a.m.
- Winnipeg Man.CT11:38 a.m.
- Ottawa Ont.ET12:38 p.m.
- Halifax N.S.AT1:38 p.m.
- St. John's N.L.NT2:08 p.m.
* Saskatchewan doesn’t change its clocks: it stays on Central time all year.
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Sask.N.L.
From a Saskatchewan farm to a Newfoundland wharf
“Here, we watch the sky to know whether the harvest will hold. Where you are, I believe, it’s the sea you keep an eye on.” Marie-Claire Dubois, a Fransaskois farmer, writes every week to Owen Walsh, a fisherman in Bonavista.
In St. John’s, colourful houses tell the city’s story
The “Jellybean” rows have become the symbol of a capital that keeps reinventing itself.
The Rockies’ glaciers, seen from the sky
Flying over Alberta’s icefields, where glacier retreat is measured from one season to the next.
The Island’s red cliffs retreat a little more each winter
Storms and shore ice are eating away at the red sandstone. Municipalities are looking for ways to protect roads and homes.
Toronto: when an office tower becomes an apartment building
Remote work emptied entire floors. Developers are trying to turn them into apartments: a real engineering puzzle.
# Both languagesExpression of the week
« Il fait frette ! »
In Quebec: it’s very cold. Time to get ready for winter from sea to sea.
EN“It’s freezing out!”
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In Churchill, polar bear season begins
Every fall, the bears wait on the coast for Hudson Bay to freeze. Visitors, meanwhile, arrive from all over the world.
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The national feed
- 12:55OntarioWhat Canadians expect from Ottawa this fall
- 11:55QuebecIn Old Quebec, the tourist season stretches into winter
- 10:55British ColumbiaIn the Okanagan, the grape harvest is in full swing
- 9:55YukonUnder the Yukon’s northern lights, night becomes a laboratory
On the Prairies, the harvest is also decided on world markets
From Saskatchewan fields to the ports of Vancouver, the journey of a grain of wheat tells the story of a whole economy.
Hopewell Rocks: walking on the ocean floor at low tide
In the Bay of Fundy, the highest tides in the world sculpt these stone “flowerpots.”
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Calgary bets on tech to diversify its economy
Start-ups, labs and converted offices: downtown is changing its face.
(Long read)# Climate · Que.
Weather across the country
12:19 p.m.- Whitehorse Y.T.−4°
- Yellowknife N.W.T.3°
- Iqaluit Nvt.1°
- Vancouver B.C.Yellow advisory – fog11°
- Calgary Alta.Special weather statement6°
- Regina Sask.10°
- Winnipeg Man.13°
- Toronto Ont.18°
- Montreal Que.14°
- Moncton N.B.15°
- Charlottetown P.E.I.16°
- Halifax N.S.18°
- St. John's N.L.15°
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, updated every hour.
Lunenburg, the heritage town that still lives off the sea
Shipyards, fishing and tourism: in this UNESCO World Heritage port, everything still faces the Atlantic.
In Nunavut, young people are mapping their elders’ land
Inuktitut place names, hunting routes and family stories: a school project becomes a living map.
The Rideau Canal in fall, before the skaters
Between the locks and the maples, Ottawa enjoys the last weeks of the boating season.
# Quick poll1 vote
Have you visited another province this year?
Montreal and its staircases, before the first snow
The Plateau’s outdoor staircases, symbol of a city that lives outside, even in winter.
Fall colours, from the Outaouais to Madawaska
Red maples and country roads: the colour season draws visitors from both sides of the provincial border.
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On Great Slave Lake, waiting for the ice to set
For many communities, ice roads are a vital link to the rest of the country.
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