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5 Things to Know Today — September 22, 2026

  September 22, 2026 BoC hike odds reach a coin flip. Oil retreats from four-month highs. Trump's Belarus potash play draws fire. A new federal bill speeds up major projects — with strings attached. Here's what moves your money today. 1. BoC October Hike Is Now a Coin Flip The Bank of Canada next meets October 28 , and markets are evenly split on whether it will raise rates for the first time since cutting to 2.25%. The whiplash is largely imported: after the U.S. Federal Reserve hiked 25 basis points to 3.75–4.00% on September 16 in a unanimous 12-0 vote — the first American rate increase since July 2023 — market-implied odds of a matching BoC move jumped from below 10% to roughly 60% in two weeks, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. Before the BoC's September 2 hold, odds of a hold sat at 94%. The 175-basis-point gap between the BoC (2.25%) and the Fed (3.75–4.00%) is the widest since 2022, which puts direct downward pressure on the loonie and upward pressure on Ca...
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Israeli Reservist Dismissed After Running Over Praying Palestinian in West Bank

An armed settler is seen running over a Palestinian who was praying by the roadside in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.


An Israeli reservist soldier has been removed from duty after driving his vehicle into a Palestinian man who was praying on the roadside in the occupied West Bank. Video of the incident shows the reservist steering an ATV directly toward the kneeling man near the village of Deir Jarir, north of Ramallah.

According to the Israeli military, the reservist had also fired shots in the area shortly before the collision. Officials described his actions as a serious breach of conduct, noting that his weapon was confiscated and his reserve service immediately terminated.

The event has intensified concerns about rising violence involving settlers and reservists in the West Bank, where tensions have been steadily escalating. Palestinian groups condemned the attack as part of a broader pattern of assaults on civilians, while Israeli authorities said a formal investigation is underway.

The condition of the injured man has not yet been publicly released.


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