Overview

• An Abacus Data survey conducted Aug. 15–19 shows the Conservatives at 41% and Liberals at 39% among decided voters (n=1,915; ±2.2 points), with 60% citing rising costs as their top issue and fieldwork completed before last week’s Alberta byelection.
• Statistics Canada will release June and second‑quarter real GDP on Friday, following an advance estimate pointing to a 0.1% gain in June and an essentially flat quarter.
• Air Canada and its flight attendants reached a tentative agreement after the Aug. 16 walkout; operations are back near full network levels and a ratification vote begins Wednesday, with the deal including wage increases and pay for time on the ground.
• The Charlottetown Islanders won Baseball Canada’s men’s championship in Regina, defeating Quebec 8–1 after a strike‑disrupted, 31‑hour reroute involving overnight bus travel and multiple flights.
• Winnipeg police say a Aug. 22 Portage Avenue stop led to the arrests of two 19‑year‑olds and the seizure of nearly $18,000 in fentanyl, a replica handgun, knives and cash; both were released on undertakings pending charges.