Press Digest: Canada - March 25

National Bank of Canada

25/03/2026 13:25

March 25 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

**Wealthsimple has received regulatory approval from the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) to offer “forecast contracts” — a form of prediction-based trading where users bet on real‑world events.

**U.S. investigators are examining whether issues such as staffing levels, fatigue, or communication breakdowns contributed to the deadly runway collision between an Air Canada AC.TO Express passenger jet and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

** National Bank of Canada NA.TO chief executive officer Laurent Ferreira says the country’s banks need certain capital constraints eased to encourage lending to small businesses.

 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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