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Pair from Calgary attacked after Bruno Mars concert in Vancouver
Calgary pair attacked after Bruno Mars concert
Two people have been attacked after leaving a Bruno Mars show at BC Place Stadium, in the second violent incident after a major concert in Vancouver this year.
Vancouver police say the pair from Calgary were attacked near the Gastown neighbourhood at about 11 p.m. Wednesday as they walked from the concert.
Police say the male victim was repeatedly hit with a sharp object that may have been glass, cutting his left forearm, while the female victim was pushed into a light pole.
Officers arrested a 34-year-old man who had two outstanding warrants, and he has been charged with assault, assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon.
The male victim was treated at the scene by paramedics while police say the suspect is in custody awaiting a bail hearing.
The attack comes after an AC/DC fan was attacked and seriously injured after the band's concert at BC Place on Aug. 13, when he was punched in the face from behind, causing him to fall and strike his head on the pavement.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Miller says government moving quickly but no timeline for new digital regulator
Miller says no timeline for new digital regulator
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Culture Minister Marc Miller says while he shares concerns about how long the government’s new digital regulator will take to set up, he’s unable to say exactly when that will happen.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, Miller said the government is moving as quickly as possible on digital safety bill C-16, which includes a ban on social media for kids.
Miller spoke at a conference in Montreal today which also heard from Alex Munter, head of the Canadian Medical Association, who said he was concerned about the timeline.
Government officials initially said it would take 18 months to set up the regulator but Munter said it could actually take twice as long.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner told the conference a regulator will take time to establish, and noted her organization faced pushback from Big Tech platforms.
Miller says he’s not "naive" about that possibility but he expects the Canadian regulator to have a healthy back and forth with industry.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
By Anja Karadeglija | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Incumbents have almost unbeatable head start in GTA elections
Thirteen of 14 immigrant and visible-minority candidates in the analysis won their races.
A seat on a municipal council is a stronger predictor of success for immigrant candidates than how much money they raise for their election campaigns, according to an analysis by New Canadian Media and interviews with academics who study electoral dynamics.
With Ontario voters heading to the polls on Oct. 26, NCM reviewed the audited 2022 financial statements of 14 candidates in Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton who have publicly identified as immigrants, the children of immigrants or members of a visible minority. Thirteen won.
NCM counted only candidates who identified themselves as immigrants in an interview, on social media or in an official biography.
Candidates who described themselves as immigrants or the children of immigrants, raised as much and often far more than their rivals in three of the most immigrant-heavy cities in Canada during the 2022 municipal elections. The ones who were already in office had an advantage over new candidates.
More than half of Mississauga's residents (53.2 per cent) and Brampton's (52.9 per cent) were born outside Canada, according to the 2021 census. In Toronto, that number was 46.6 per cent.
Money and office travelled together
Six of the 14 candidates were sitting members, and all six won. Bonnie Crombie raised $505,675 for the Mississauga mayoral race, more than 20 times her nearest rival. In Mississauga's Ward 7, Dipika Damerla raised $40,870, about three times the amount raised by the next closest candidate.
[caption id="attachment_43318" align="alignleft" width="375"] Dipika Damerla. Photo: The Pointer[/caption]
Toronto's Josh Matlow raised $90,668 compared to the $3,425 raised by his closest challenger. In Brampton, Martin Medeiros raised $62,812 against $5,750; and Pat Fortini and Rowena Santos also raised more campaign funds by wide margins. (Matlow is Canadian-born, and his Jewish identity is the only self-identification in our sample.)
The pattern held beyond our sample. In Mississauga, eight of the nine sitting members who ran for office, including the mayor, won.Ron Starr lost Ward 6 to Joe Horneck, 25 per cent to 60 per cent. In Brampton, seven of eight won; regional councillor Gurpreet Dhillon lost Wards 9 and 10 to Gurpartap Singh Toor. In Toronto, Mayor John Tory and 16 sitting councillors won, and Mark Grimes lost Ward 3 to Amber Morley.
[caption id="attachment_43322" align="alignright" width="389"] Rowena Santos. Photo: The Pointer[/caption]
Without an incumbent, money still mattered. In Toronto, Ausma Malik raised $105,944 to win Ward 10, about double that of the next candidate. Alejandra Bravo raised $102,681 in Ward 9 and Chris Moise raised $91,695 in Ward 13. Dianne Saxe won Ward 11 by 123 votes and raised $85,814 compared to the $61,759 raised by her closest rival, Norm Di Pasquale.
Across Toronto and Mississauga, the candidates who were the top fundraisers won 30 of 38 seats.
Where the money lost
In Mississauga Ward 9, Nokha Dakroub raised $37,985, the most in an 11-candidate field — more than twice what the winner, Martin Reid, raised. Still she finished second, 241 votes behind Reid. Alvin Tedjo won Mississauga's Ward 2 but raised less money than Silvia Gualtieri. Lily Cheng won Toronto's Ward 18, but didn’t raise as much for her campaign as Markus O'Brien Fehr.
[caption id="attachment_43321" align="alignleft" width="373"] Martin Medeiros. Photo: The Pointer[/caption]
Damerla, who won Ward 7 with 55 per cent of the vote, is now running for mayor and proposes term limits for the mayor and councillors.
"It's time for fresh ideas and letting somebody else come in," she told NCM. She said a three-term ceiling could open the door to new candidates, though a change like that would have to fit Ontario's legislative framework.
What the experts say
Erin Tolley, a Carleton University professor who studies diversity in Canadian politics, said incumbency is the biggest edge in municipal politics.
"Incumbency is by far the greatest advantage in municipal politics — there's no bigger advantage," she said. Name recognition, a track record on city council and relationships with voters is clearly valuable.
A 2024 study by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario reached a similar conclusion. Based on interviews and surveys with candidates and people considering municipal office, researchers found that many candidates had their first electoral success after an incumbent stepped down.
Some candidates also reported difficulty raising money to compete against sitting councillors. They said potential donors were reluctant to support a challenger because their contributions would become public, and they worried that if the incumbent won, the councillor might be less willing to help them in the future.
Randy Besco, a University of Toronto Mississauga political scientist, co-authored a 2022 study that found visible minorities donate less money on average to federal party candidates; South Asian donors were an exception.
Besco said the results didn't surprise him. "There are lots of very successful immigrants. It doesn't surprise me that some of them are very proficient fundraisers."
He said he has not tested whether the donor findings hold for municipal elections.
Besco cautioned against reading the incumbent's fundraising success as proof of an incumbency effect. Incumbents find it easier to raise money, he said, but "it's possible that it's kind of a selection effect." Candidates who can raise money are the ones who win. He said he doesn’t know which factor is greater.
Besco said immigrant candidates usually run for municipal council in the community where they live, and that wards with many immigrants are easier places for them to run because they might have community networks.
Sukhman Sangha, a lawyer running for an open regional council seat in Brampton's Wards 9 and 10, said money is not the first thing he would tell a new candidate to focus on.
Sangha said he was born in the riding and is the son of Punjabi immigrants. Nine other candidates are running for seats and only one other lives in the riding.
“The biggest obstacle for a first-time candidate in Peel is not knowing how to run a campaign,” Sangha said. He recommends that new candidates first work on someone else's campaign to gain experience in the municipal election system.
Sangha said his previous work as a senior advisor to Ontario's Minister of Transportation taught him how to navigate government. Whether he raised more than his rivals will not be public until the filing deadline in March.
Copyright 2026, New Canadian Media. All rights reserved.
Shilpashree Jagannathan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, New Canadian Media.
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6 avantages de placer un peu de sous dans ton REER chaque année
Le plus tôt, le mieux!
À première vue, il peut sembler difficile de bien saisir le principe du REER, ses caractéristiques ainsi que ses avantages.
Tu te demandes peut-être quelle somme cotiser par année ou encore si tu peux utiliser ton REER pour certains de tes projets? Sache que Desjardins est là pour répondre à tes questions et te conseiller sur ce sujet et bien d'autres.
Le régime enregistré d'épargne-retraite (REER) est un véhicule de placement qui te permet, entre autres, d'accumuler de l'argent à l'abri de l'impôt et de réduire ton revenu imposable.
Combiné à de saines habitudes financières, le REER t'aidera à réaliser tes projets et à bénéficier d'une retraite heureuse et confortable.
Voici donc 6 avantages à investir chaque année dans un régime enregistré.
Investir à l'abri de l'impôt
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Faire un placement dans un REER te permet d’investir de l'argent à l'abri de l'impôt pour tes projets et ta retraite et de maximiser ton investissement sur le long terme, puisque les revenus générés dans ce régime sont imposables seulement au moment où tu les retires.
Et comme le taux d'imposition est normalement moins élevé à la retraite que durant la vie active, tu devrais payer moins d'impôts à la sortie de tes fonds.
Réduire son revenu imposable
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Lorsque tu cotises à ton REER, tu diminues, par le fait même, ton revenu imposable. Tu pourrais donc payer moins d'impôt et si tu y es éligible, augmenter tes prestations gouvernementales.
Sache que différents placements sont admissibles dans le REER comme les épargnes à terme, les placements garantis liés aux marchés et les fonds de placements.
Simplifier le financement d'un retour aux études
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Savais-tu qu'il est possible d'utiliser ton REER pour financer ton retour aux études? Le Régime d'encouragement à l'éducation permanente (REEP) est un programme qui te permet de retirer jusqu'à 20 000 $ de ton REER sur une période de quatre ans pour retourner sur les bancs d'école.
Dans le cadre de ce programme gouvernemental, tu n'as pas à payer d'impôt sur les sommes retirées. Tu devras par contre rembourser le montant du retrait sur une période de 10 ans. Un avantage considérant les coûts engendrés par la vie d'étudiant.e!
Faciliter l'achat d'une première maison
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Connais-tu le Régime d'accession à la propriété (RAP)? Ce programme gouvernemental te permet de retirer jusqu'à 35 000 $ de ton REER pour financer l'acquisition ou la construction de la maison de tes rêves, et ce, sans payer d'impôts.
Une fois tes fonds retirés, tu disposes d'un délai maximal de quinze ans pour rembourser la somme, sans intérêts.
Ainsi, tu dois commencer à payer deux ans après le retrait. Une méthode efficace et facile à appliquer pour t’aider dans l'achat de ta première résidence!
Profiter d'avantages fiscaux immédiats
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Déposer une cotisation annuelle dans ton REER t'offre la possibilité de réduire ton impôt à payer et peut-être d'obtenir un remboursement d'impôt. Différents facteurs sont pris en compte afin de calculer ce montant tels que ton revenu, ta situation familiale et les différents crédits auxquels tu as déjà droit.
À noter que si tu as reçu un montant d’une aide gouvernementale, par exemple la PCRE, il demeure important de prévoir un montant minimal à cotiser à ton REER, pour ceux dont le revenu excède 38 000 $.
Comme ce revenu n'a pas été imposé à la source, déposer une somme à ton REER te permettra de réduire ton revenu imposable annuel et de payer moins d'impôts.
Profiter d'une retraite en toute quiétude
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Comme plusieurs, tu as probablement l’impression que la retraite est si lointaine que tu as largement le temps de commencer à épargner d’ici là.
Mais dis-toi que le REER offre des avantages fiscaux intéressants et que le plus important demeure de commencer à épargner tôt et de développer de saines habitudes financières pour t'assurer de pouvoir réaliser les projets qui te tiennent à cœur.
Si tu veux savoir combien tu peux cotiser cette année, tu peux consulter ton « Maximum déductible au titre du REER » à Mon dossier sur le site de l’Agence du revenu du Canada.
Sache que le maximum déductible se compose des droits de cotisation pour 2021 équivalent à 18 % de ton revenu gagné de l'année précédente, maximum 27 830 $ auxquels s’ajoutent les droits non utilisés des années précédentes.
Il est donc important de valider le tout avant d'effectuer un dépôt.
Si tu souhaites découvrir plus d'outils et de conseils sur l'épargne, l'investissement, les prêts et les finances personnelles, tu peux consulter le site Web de Desjardins ou encore leur page Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube ou LinkedIn.
Ce contenu est à titre informatif seulement et ne constitue pas un conseil financier, d'investissement, juridique, fiscal ou comptable.