Canada – October 20, 2026 -- Métis governments used the inaugural Métis Policy Forum to name renewal of the Canada–Métis Nation Housing and Homelessness Sub-Accord a pressing priority, and to commit to renewed intergovernmental working groups on housing.

The forum brought together Métis governments from across the Homeland, along with Métis youth, Elders and veterans. It was set up as a non-political space for shared policy work, with each participant keeping its own rights, jurisdiction and governance authority.

Washington – October 16, 2026 -- More than 6,000 unionized tradeswomen, labor leaders and industry representatives from the United States and Canada attended the 2026 Tradeswomen Build Nations (TWBN) Conference in Houston, Texas, on October 9–11.

Queens, New York – October 13, 2026 -- Vaughn College hosted the sixth annual International Conference on Digital Technologies and Applications (ICDTA) on October 9 and 10, drawing researchers from more than 30 countries to a hybrid event on digital technologies, soft computing and intelligent systems.

Macao – October 11, 2026 -- Sands China and NBA Cares closed their five-day Community Impact Week with a basketball carnival that drew about 200 participants to NBA HOUSE at Cotai Expo, The Venetian Macao, on the final day of the NBA China Games 2026.