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

Economy: Bank of Canada — This week the Bank said it will restart Government of Canada T-bill purchases.

Bank of Canada — Earlier in the week the Bank confirmed ~230 job reductions as part of expense cuts.

Provinces & territories: Quebec — Freezing-rain alerts lifted this morning; some regions now under snow warnings/forecasts.

Weather in Canada — 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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-: [[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 »
+: [[Government of Canada]] — Ministers mark '''Louis Riel Day''', emphasizing reconciliation and Métis rights.
 ; Economy
-: [[Bank of Canada]] — This week the Bank said it will '''restart Government of Canada T-bill purchases'''. [https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2025/11/bank-canada-announces-restart-government-canada-treasury-bill-purchases/ Source] • More »
+: [[Bank of Canada]] — This week the Bank said it will '''restart Government of Canada T-bill purchases'''.
-: [[Bank of Canada]] — Earlier in the week the Bank confirmed ~230 '''job reductions''' as part of expense cuts. [https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/bank-canada-says-it-will-be-reducing-its-workforce-by-230-jobs-2025-11-06/ Source] • More »
+: [[Bank of Canada]] — Earlier in the week the Bank confirmed ~230 '''job reductions''' as part of expense cuts.
 ; 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 »
+: [[Quebec]] — '''Freezing-rain alerts lifted''' this morning; some regions now under snow warnings/forecasts.
-: [[Weather in Canada|Weather]] — Montréal/Québec City forecasts call for flurries/light snow and near-freezing highs.
+: [[Weather in Canada]] — Montréal/Québec City forecasts call for flurries/light snow and near-freezing highs.
 ; Public safety