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Canada-India relations were refreshed after Mark Carney’s visit to India, with high-level talks in Ottawa involving India’s commerce minister Piyush Goyal and Canada’s international trade minister Maninder Sidhu, signaling a reset in previously strained ties.
The Hollywood Reporter’s 2026 power list spotlights Canadian women shaping the country’s screen industry—ranging from public funders and festival chiefs to studio executives and showrunners—across Telefilm Canada, CBC/Radio-Canada, Lionsgate Canada, Bell Media, TIFF, and Netflix Canada, highlighting leadership, funding, development, and international collaboration that are boosting Canada’s global influence in film and television.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the interception of a Gaza flotilla and called for an independent investigation, while denouncing Itamar Ben Gvir’s video of his encounter with flotilla activists; Ottawa has summoned the Israeli ambassador as Europe weighs sanctions, underscoring heightened tensions in Canada’s approach to Israel and Gaza.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the detention of Gaza flotilla activists as appalling and called for an independent investigation, while Ottawa said it will provide Israel with evidence of mistreatment of Canadians on the flotilla; Foreign Minister Anita Anand also pressed Israel on consular access under the Vienna Convention, underscoring growing Canada-Israel tensions as Canada opposes settlement expansion and violence in Gaza.
Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney calls Alberta's plan to hold a vote on secession a 'dangerous bluff,' warning it could backfire and complicate Ottawa negotiations, drawing a Brexit-like parallel to what happened 10 years after the UK vote. He urges caution, stressing there is a strong case for a united Canada, while noting the October 19 vote to decide Alberta’s future and that the movement backing independence has gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum. Carney says he will campaign for Canadian unity in the coming months.
Canada’s CRTC ordered American streaming platforms to contribute 15% of Canadian revenues to subsidize local film and TV production under the Online Streaming Act, on top of an interim 5% Canadian-content expenditure. Industry unions and associations warn the framework could threaten original Canadian storytelling without clear rules and accountability, while the Motion Pictures Association criticizes the obligations as burdensome and potentially USMCA-incompatible; implementation is further delayed by legal challenges and court actions.
Trump-era tariffs reduced Canadian visitors to Las Vegas by about 17% last year, helping drive a 7.5% drop in overall tourism in 2025; Democrats are highlighting the Canada-to-Vegas drop in Nevada battleground races, while Republicans point to some early 2026 improvements and other positives like Governor Lombardo. Las Vegas is responding with promotions and marketing to lure back Canadian travelers amid broader inflation and cost‑of‑living concerns.
Canada's CRTC is fully implementing the Online Streaming Act, requiring major streaming platforms earning over CAD 25 million in Canada to allocate 15% of Canadian revenue to funding Canadian content (with 30% of that funding reserved for French-language productions). Broadcasters earning more than CAD 100 million annually face additional rules to direct 30% of certain spending toward Canadian production partnerships, with at least 15% of those funds supporting Canadian journalism. The regime is expected to raise about CAD 2 billion for Canadian and Indigenous content and to improve discoverability of domestic programming. US platforms and the MPA have criticized the levy and are pursuing legal challenges in federal court, but regulators say implementation will proceed, citing cultural exemptions under the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
Prime Minister Mark Carney vows to build a stronger, more united Canada as Alberta plans a referendum on independence, signaling a potential fracture in the federation.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Alberta is essential to Canada as separatists push for a binding independence referendum, but an Alberta court blocked the process for failing to consult Indigenous groups; Premier Danielle Smith vows to keep the debate alive and may seek an October vote with a question designed not to trigger secession, while Carney and Smith pursue an oil-pipeline plan and greater federal support, even as about 30% of Albertans reportedly back independence.
Alberta will hold a non-binding fall referendum to gauge whether residents want to remain part of Canada or pursue a binding vote on secession, a historic step as the first province outside Quebec to test public sentiment on splitting. Premier Danielle Smith says she personally supports staying in Canada but wants to hear Albertans’ views; the Oct. 19 vote asks whether to stay in Canada or commence the legal process for a binding secession referendum. The move follows years of separatist campaigning, though polls show limited broad support for independence, and a prior court ruling had blocked a separation petition. Alberta’s oil sands, a major economic factor, looms large in the debate.
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said the company could expand Chinese-brand vehicle production with Leapmotor into Mexico and possibly Canada, but not the United States, while pursuing US partnerships with non-Chinese brands such as Jaguar Land Rover; discussions include a Brampton, Ontario plant and continuing Leapmotor collaboration to grow sales and share costs.
Canada’s regulator (CRTC) unveiled rules that online streaming services must contribute 15% of Canadian revenues (up from current levels) and traditional broadcasters 25%, with the goal of funding about CAD 2 billion annually for Canadian and Indigenous content; the MPA branded the move burdensome, protectionist, and potentially conflicting with USMCA, while regulators tout stronger discoverability and flexibility in meeting the requirements.
Canada’s Online Streaming Act requires American platforms operating in the country to devote about 15% of Canadian revenues to funding local indie and French-language content, a move condemned by the Motion Picture Association as discriminatory and burdensome. The policy, tied to a 2023 law, shifts funding toward homegrown media and away from smaller broadcasters, has faced a Federal Court challenge, and raises USMCA concerns amid broader trade tensions and potential tariff talks with the United States.
An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after U.S. officials said a Congolese passenger boarded in error amid Ebola-related entry restrictions; Detroit landing was blocked, with new DHS/CBP rules directing flights carrying travelers from Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan to land at Washington Dulles for health checks, though there was no medical emergency on board.