Maple Express | September 14, 2026 | Carney Summit Opens in Toronto as Ottawa Eases Path for Big Investors

1. Carney Summit Opens in Toronto as Ottawa Eases Path for Big Investors

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Ottawa announced today that investors putting $1 billion or more into the Canadian economy will get priority access to a program that offers binding decisions from the Canada Revenue Agency. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne’s office made the announcement as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepared to welcome investors from around the world to a high-stakes investment summit.

A government press release says that through the Advance Income Tax Rulings (AITR) program, qualifying investors can get binding decisions from the CRA on how income tax law will apply before they commit capital. The government says the new policy will reduce risks and give investors the confidence they need to move major projects forward.

Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are in Toronto today for Canada’s first-ever investment summit. Carney, his ministers and premiers from across the country will be pitching investors on opportunities in multiple sectors over the next two days. The event kicks off Monday evening at the Art Gallery of Ontario with a gala dinner that is closed to the public and the media.

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2. Ontario English Catholic Teachers Set November Strike Vote

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Ontario’s English Catholic teachers have scheduled a strike vote in November, as contract talks have yet to move past their initial stages. In a message to members today, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association said a strike vote will send the government a message that there needs to be meaningful progress at the bargaining table.

The union says it will hold strike vote information meetings ahead of the November 12 and 13 vote, to ensure members have what they need to “deliver a strong strike mandate.” President Rene Jansen in de Wal says it does not mean a strike will happen.

Talks with the major education unions are largely stalled, as the Ontario Labour Relations Board looks at which topics should be bargained centrally between the unions and the province, and which should be handled between local unions and school boards. The unions accuse Education Minister Paul Calandra of pushing local issues, including certain working conditions, into the central sphere.

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3. Downtown Toronto Apartment Fire Sends Two to Hospital

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Two people were rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a fire in Toronto’s downtown core. It happened on the eighth floor of an apartment building near Jarvis and Dundas streets at around 7:15 a.m.

Paramedics say the two people were taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. Jarvis Street is closed between Gerrard and Dundas streets.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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4. Woman Arrested After Two Dogs Attack Person and Another Dog Near Park

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Toronto police say a woman has been arrested after her two dogs attacked a person and their dog near a midtown park. Police say they were notified Saturday after receiving reports of the attack, which took place at a park near Avenue Road and Roxborough Street.

The victim was walking their dog near an off-leash fenced area of the park when the suspect’s two dogs escaped the enclosure, police said. The dogs, believed to be large breeds of pit bull or bull terrier, then charged and attacked the victim as well as their dog. Police said the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries while their dog sustained life-threatening injuries.

On Sunday, police arrested Tanychia Black, 40, of Toronto. She was charged with multiple offences, including criminal negligence causing bodily harm, two counts of fail to prevent a dog from biting or attacking under the Dog Owners’ Liability Act, two counts of dog bite a person or domestic animal under the Dog Owners’ Liability Act, and obstructing a peace officer. The charges have not been proven in court. Police say the two dogs involved have not been located, and they are asking anyone with information to contact investigators or Crime Stoppers anonymously. “If the dogs are seen, use caution and do not approach,” police said.

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5. 21-Year-Old Charged After Oakwood Village Hit-and-Run

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Toronto police say a 21-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences, including impaired driving, after a hit-and-run collision in Oakwood Village. It happened at around 11:30 p.m. near Dufferin Street and Rogers Road.

Police said two vehicles collided at the intersection and three occupants of one vehicle fled the scene on foot. Police later confirmed that a man was subsequently arrested and charged with several offences, including impaired operation, dangerous operation, and failing to remain at the scene of a collision.

Police also confirmed that the driver of the other vehicle sustained minor injuries. Roads have now reopened in the area.

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6. Man Killed by Edmonton Police After Reported Shooting of Woman, Infant

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Edmonton police officers shot and killed a man Sunday morning in southwest Edmonton. In a media release at 10:10 p.m., the Edmonton Police Service said officers were called to a home near Donsdale Drive and 45 Avenue, where it had been reported that a man with a gun had entered and shot a woman and infant.

EPS said arriving officers found injured people outside. When police went to contain the home, EPS said a man opened the front door with a gun in his possession. When the man did not follow “verbal direction,” EPS said, three officers fired their guns at him.

The man was arrested with the help of EPS tactical and canine units. EPS said a tactical medical support team attempted life-saving measures, but the 36-year-old man died on scene. Two women and one infant were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the shooting.

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7. Ontario Minister Pledges Better Wildfire Communication, Funds Two Bases

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Ontario’s natural resources minister has pledged better communication on wildfires going forward. Mike Harris says the province can do a better job talking with communities when forest fires are approaching.

First Nations criticized Harris and the government’s response this summer when wildfires ripped through their lands, saying they were either warned late or heard nothing at all. About 200 fires raged in northern Ontario in July, leading to the evacuation of more than a dozen communities, many of them remote First Nations.

First Nations leaders have also called for a public inquiry into the province’s response to the wildfires, a request Harris has not committed to fulfilling. Harris announced today that the province is investing more than $20 million to upgrade two major wildfire attack bases in northwestern Ontario.

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8. Inflation Holds at 3% as Rent and Travel Costs Rise

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The annual rate of inflation was unchanged at three per cent in August as a slowdown in rising gas prices was offset by higher rent and travel tour costs, Statistics Canada said Monday. Gasoline costs continued to rise in August but at a slower pace, up 22.8 per cent compared with 25.7 a month earlier, as the conflict in the Middle East continued to affect prices. Excluding gasoline, consumer prices rose 2.4 per cent.

Consumers found some relief at the grocery store, as food prices rose more slowly than overall inflation for the first time since July 2024, climbing 2.8 per cent year-over-year. Dairy products like cheese and yogurt led the deceleration, with dairy prices up 0.7 per cent in August compared with a 3.1 per cent rise in July. Smaller price hikes for pork, condiments, spices and vinegars also contributed. Clothing prices edged down 1.1 per cent.

Canadians paid more for travel amid rising fuel surcharges and as airlines adjusted to a sharp decline in Canadian travel to the United States in 2025. Rent prices rose 2.8 per cent year-over-year, up from 2.5 per cent in July. The Atlantic provinces had the highest rates of inflation, Statistics Canada said.

CIBC Economics said the headline number remained high, but underlying inflation showed few signs that higher energy costs were pushing up prices more broadly. Senior economist Andrew Grantham said the Bank of Canada is expected to keep rates unchanged at its next decision, when new inflation, employment and economic growth data will be available.

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9. 10% of Federal Public Servants Can’t Be in Office Four Days a Week

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Ten per cent of federal public servants cannot be accommodated in the office four days a week this fall, with the federal government hoping to reduce that to five per cent by next March as the search continues for additional office space. As of July 6, federal public servants are required to be in the office for a minimum of four days a week, while all executives have been reporting to the office five days a week since May 4.

Public Services and Procurement Canada said its existing office space can accommodate approximately 90 per cent of public servants on-site four days a week “through a combination of assigned and unassigned workstations.” The department hopes to accommodate 95 per cent of federal public servants in the office four days a week by March 31, 2027.

Spokesperson Michele LaRose said in a statement that, as a common service provider, PSPC will continue to work with organizations to optimize existing office space and provide additional accommodations as quickly as possible. Three federal departments told CTV News Ottawa in the spring they would delay the four-day mandate due to a lack of space: Global Affairs Canada, Statistics Canada, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. In July, PSPC issued an expression of interest to identify available office space in the national capital region, including downtown Ottawa, Orleans and Kanata. The government is closing its co-working sites in Ottawa and Gatineau at the end of this month to reallocate space to federal departments, with the GCcoworking sites set to close Sept. 30.

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10. An ‘Autumnal Feel’ Settles Over the GTA on Monday

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An “autumnal feel” will be in the air on Monday as a cool and gusty north wind invades Toronto, CP24 meteorologist Bill Coulter says. After a “beautiful and seasonably warm weekend,” Coulter said it will be “back to reality” for the start of the work week. Environment Canada is calling for a high of 20 C on Monday.

Seasonably warm air returns for the remainder of the work week, but “it won’t be all sunshine and lollipops,” Coulter noted. A high of 24 C is expected Tuesday along with evening showers. Warm and bright weather is back on Wednesday, which will see a high of 26 C, but more wet weather is coming on Wednesday night. Showers could hang around Thursday morning, which will see a high of 23 C. Friday will bring a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 19 C.

Coulter said that, at this point, the weekend is looking a bit unsettled, with increasing Saturday clouds and scattered showers for Sunday, and temperatures expected to slide for the end of the weekend.

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