Stelco’s laid-off workers may return to work before Christmas

The U.S. owner of the Hamilton steel plant says he hopes to recall laid off workers before Christmas — if a plan to increase Canadian sales succeeds.

Also: The Bank of Canada is raising its interest rate for the first time in years, to 2.5 per cent, to combat the threat of inflation.

And: The European Union is planning tariffs on Canadian steel even as Ottawa and Brussels pursue closer economic ties.

Plus: Illegal cannabis from Canada floods Europe, doubts about election integrity are being fanned by Trump supporters ahead of the U.S. midterms, and Quebec is the latest province to consider abandoning daylight saving time.