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Big Bank Earnings Are In: What They Reveal About Your Mortgage Stress

  August 26, 2026 Canada's biggest banks are in the middle of reporting Q3 2026 results, and so far the headline numbers look strong. BMO and Scotiabank both beat analyst estimates this week, and National Bank of Canada reported this morning. RBC, TD, and CIBC follow Thursday, closing out the sector's earnings season. But the number that actually matters to most Canadians isn't profit — it's what the banks are setting aside for loans that might go bad, and what they're saying about who's struggling to keep up. That's where the picture gets more interesting than the headlines suggest. The headline numbers BMO kicked off the week with adjusted profit up 22% year-over-year and return on equity climbing to 14%, with the bank reiterating its target of 15% ROE by the end of fiscal 2027. Scotiabank posted what CEO Scott Thomson called a record quarter: net income of $3 billion, up 21% year-over-year, with adjusted ROE hitting 14.2% — clearing the bank's own med...
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Don Lemon’s Arrest After Minnesota Protest Raises Press Freedom Questions

                                             Don Lemon was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles. 

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested following his presence at a protest inside Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where demonstrators interrupted a service to criticize a pastor connected to the local ICE office. Lemon, who says he was there solely as a journalist documenting the event, was detained days later while covering the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

A previous attempt by federal prosecutors to charge him was rejected by a judge who found insufficient grounds for prosecution. Despite that earlier decision, authorities have renewed efforts to pursue charges tied to the protest. Lemon’s legal team argues the arrest threatens press freedom and undermines the role of journalists who report on politically sensitive demonstrations.


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