Canadian News Roundup: Politics, Trade, Military, and More

PQ projected to form minority government in Quebec election Quebec election results show the PQ projected to form a minority government See how the vote reshaped the province and what it could mean next Canada trade surplus reaches fouryear high in August Canada trade surplus widens as exporters rush shipments before U.S. tariffs See how August exports, imports and tariff pressure pushed the surplus to $4.2B Canadian troops face Arctic training gaps in Alaska exercise Canadian soldiers in Alaska faced frostbite, battery failures and wintertraining gaps. See how the Army’s Arctic readiness held up — and what the exercise exposed. Chris Alexander drops out of Toronto mayoral race Chris Alexander drops out of Toronto mayor race as polls show weak support He steps aside before advance voting, urging voters to review the remaining candidates Crew missing after drone attacks on two ships in the Black Sea near Bulgaria Black Sea drone attack hits commercial ships in Bulgaria’s waters See what happened, who was affected, and why shipping risks are rising Belgian physicist Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics Francis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube neutrino research See how Antarctic ice helped reveal highenergy cosmic neutrinos and reshape astronomy Upsidedown trees at Fredericton Botanic Garden draw visitors Stumpery at Fredericton Botanic Garden turns damaged ash trees into art See the quirky display that spotlights emerald ash borer damage and reuse