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August 2026

  1. 14 Sep Corporate operating profit rises 9.7 per cent to $228.2 billion in second quarter Business & Data Statistics Canada reports Canadian corporations' operating profit was up $20.1 billion from the first quarter, with the gain mainly in non-financial…
  2. 14 Sep Retail sales rise 0.6 per cent to $74.3 billion in June Business & Data Statistics Canada reports sales were up in seven of nine subsectors, led by general merchandise retailers.
  3. 14 Sep Calgary brings peace officers into Grade 9 classrooms with Beyond the Badge Local & Municipal The free program pairs Social Studies, English and Health lessons with a classroom visit and mock interview with Community Peace Officers. Teachers…
  4. 14 Sep Calgary natural gas franchise fee to rise to $5.67 per gigajoule in 2027 Local & Municipal The City of Calgary has filed an application with the Alberta Utilities Commission to raise the fixed gas cost price used to calculate the natural…
  5. 14 Sep Calgary noise blitz targets 17 Avenue S.W. through August Local & Municipal The city's Traffic Safety Team has started enforcement and education aimed at excessively loud vehicles along the corridor, with fines of $270 and…
  6. 14 Sep Canada's services trade deficit holds at $0.3 billion in June Business & Data Imports of services fell 0.4 per cent to $21.0 billion and exports edged down 0.2 per cent to $20.8 billion, leaving the monthly international trade…
  7. 14 Sep Canada's merchandise trade surplus widens to $3.9 billion in June Business & Data Exports rose 0.4 per cent and imports edged up 0.2 per cent, leaving the surplus slightly wider than May's $3.7 billion.

July 2026

  1. 14 Sep Calgary's two-day municipal golf tournament tees off Aug. 1 at Shaganappi Point Culture & Sport Golfers of all skill levels play Shaganappi Point on Saturday and Maple Ridge on Sunday, in a City of Calgary event organizers describe as being…
  2. 14 Sep Retail sales rise 1.0 per cent to $73.7 billion in May Business & Data Statistics Canada reports sales were up in all nine subsectors, led by gasoline stations and fuel vendors.
  3. 14 Sep Transit revenue up 11.2 per cent to $33.9 billion in 2024 Business & Data Urban transit agencies drove more than three-quarters of the increase, Statistics Canada reports, as the sector continues to recover from the…
  4. 14 Sep Ottawa pre-publishes feed ban amendments to align with U.S. Federal Politics Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald says the proposed changes to Canada's Enhanced Feed Ban are science-based and aimed at helping cattle processors…
  5. 14 Sep Nunavut visitor trips fall 8.8 per cent, spending rises to $46.1 million Business & Data Non-Nunavut-resident visitors made 22,800 trips to the territory in the third quarter of 2025, down from a year earlier, while total visitor spending…
  6. 14 Sep Canada's merchandise trade surplus widens to $4.2 billion in May Business & Data Exports rose 0.9 per cent while imports edged down 0.2 per cent, Statistics Canada reported July 7.
  7. 14 Sep Canada's services trade deficit widens to $0.5 billion in May Business & Data Imports of services rose 2.0 per cent to $21.2 billion while exports edged up 0.9 per cent to $20.8 billion, Statistics Canada reports.
  8. 14 Sep Calgary issues 70 Stampede noise complaints, one ticket at Badlands Wildfire & Emergency The City of Calgary logged 70 noise complaints over the first four days of Stampede, and issued a ticket to Badlands Music Festival organizers after…
  9. 14 Sep Parade Day closes downtown Calgary streets from 6 a.m. Friday Local & Municipal Roads along the 2026 Calgary Stampede Parade route close in two stages on Friday, July 3, and are expected to reopen around 2 p.m. The city is asking…

June 2026

  1. 14 Sep Federal deficit rises to $16.4 billion in first quarter of 2026 Business & Data The Canadian general government deficit grew by $1.5 billion from the same quarter a year earlier, as expenses rose 0.4 per cent and revenue edged…
  2. 14 Sep Calgary Housing breaks ground on Southview, largest project in its history Local & Municipal The multi-phase development off International Avenue is expected to house more than 1,000 Calgarians once both phases are complete, with the first…
  3. 14 Sep Calgary says it learned of Country Thunder cancellation through media Wildfire & Emergency The City says festival representatives confirmed they were satisfied with mitigation plans at a meeting the same morning the event was cancelled.
  4. 14 Sep Retail sales rise 0.5 per cent to $73.0 billion in April Business & Data Statistics Canada reports sales were up in five of nine subsectors, led by gasoline stations and fuel vendors.
  5. 14 Sep Farm equity rises 6.5 per cent to $888.9 billion at Dec. 31, 2025 Business & Data Statistics Canada puts the national increase at $54.5 billion, with Alberta and Saskatchewan accounting for more than three-quarters of it and…
  6. 14 Sep Mass casualty events 0.1 per cent of police-reported violent crime, 2010 to 2024 Business & Data Statistics Canada counted 5,475 mass casualty events over the 15-year period, with 3.3 per cent involving four or more victims who were seriously…