Press Digest: Canada - July 27

Telus

27/07/2026 14:14

July 27 (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
** Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called by-elections in three federal ridings for August 31, including a Quebec constituency the governing Liberals hope to wrest from the opposition Conservatives before Parliament returns this fall.

** Canada's largest banks are slowing hiring and reshaping employee roles as they expand the use of artificial intelligence, with executives saying the technology is reducing the need for new recruits while workers shift to higher-value tasks.

** Quebec plans to roll out a provincial version of the federal PrescribeIT digital prescription platform after Ottawa shut the nearly C$300 million program earlier this year, with Telus Health remaining the main technology provider.
       
NATIONAL POST
** Canadians spent C$18.1 billion ($12.83 billion) on trips to the United States in 2025, down C$3.3 billion from a year earlier, as spending on leisure travel declined, Statistics Canada data showed.



($1 = 1.4104 Canadian dollars)

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