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Federal: Government of Canada — Ministers mark Louis Riel Day, emphasizing reconciliation and Métis rights. Source • More »

Economy: Bank of Canada — This week the Bank said it will restart Government of Canada T-bill purchases. Source • More »; Bank of Canada — Earlier in the week the Bank confirmed ~230 job reductions as part of expense cuts. Source • More »

Provinces & territories: Quebec — Freezing-rain alerts lifted this morning; some regions now under snow warnings/forecasts. Source • More »; Weather — Montréal/Québec City forecasts call for flurries/light snow and near-freezing highs.

Public safety: Public safety in Canada — Heads-up: a national emergency alert test is scheduled for Nov 19, 2025 across all jurisdictions.

Immigration & education: Immigration in Canada — Post-secondary leaders warn that anticipated cuts to international student visas could strain college & university finances.

Sports & culture: Sports in Canada — 112th Grey Cup game day in Winnipeg (Montreal vs. Saskatchewan); festival events wrap today.

How we update: Keep 5–8 items. Each item links to an internal page with sources. Move older items to dated subpages like this one.

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-; Current events — 2025-11-16
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 : [[Government of Canada]] — Ministers mark '''Louis Riel Day''', emphasizing reconciliation and Métis rights. [https://www.canada.ca/en/crown-indigenous-relations-northern-affairs/news/2025/11/ministers-of-crown-indigenous-relations-northern-and-arctic-affairs-and-indigenous-services-commemorate-louis-riel-day.html Source] • More »
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 ; Provinces & territories
 : [[Quebec]] — '''Freezing-rain alerts lifted''' this morning; some regions now under snow warnings/forecasts. [https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/11/16/quebec-freezing-rain-alerts-lifted-snow-expected/ Source] • More »
-: [[Weather in Canada|Weather]] — Montréal/Québec City forecasts call for flurries/light snow and near-freezing highs. [https://weather.gc.ca/en/location/index.html?coords=45.529%2C-73.562 Source] • More »
+: [[Weather in Canada|Weather]] — Montréal/Québec City forecasts call for flurries/light snow and near-freezing highs.
 ; Public safety
-: [[Public safety in Canada]] — Heads-up: a '''national emergency alert test''' is scheduled for '''Nov 19, 2025''' across all jurisdictions. [https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/mrgnc-mngmnt/mrgnc-prprdnss/ntnl-pblc-lrtng-sstm-en.aspx Source] • More »
+: [[Public safety in Canada]] — Heads-up: a '''national emergency alert test''' is scheduled for '''Nov 19, 2025''' across all jurisdictions.
 ; Immigration & education
-: [[Immigration in Canada]] — Post-secondary leaders warn that anticipated '''cuts to international student visas''' could strain college & university finances. [https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/11/16/post-secondary-schools-brace-for-more-pain-as-ottawa-cuts-international-student-visas/ Source] • More »
+: [[Immigration in Canada]] — Post-secondary leaders warn that anticipated '''cuts to international student visas''' could strain college & university finances.
 ; Sports & culture
-: [[Sports in Canada]] — '''112th Grey Cup''' game day in Winnipeg (Montreal vs. Saskatchewan); festival events wrap today. [https://www.greycupfestival.ca/ Source]
+: [[Sports in Canada]] — '''112th Grey Cup''' game day in Winnipeg (Montreal vs. Saskatchewan); festival events wrap today.
 ; How we update
 : Keep 5–8 items. Each item links to an internal page with sources. Move older items to dated subpages like this one.