19 h. ago Reports paint grim picture of how a recession will impact Canada

Economists at yet another big global firm are sounding the alarm about the Canadian economy, warning of a forthcoming recession that will hit provinces like Ontario the hardest.Just days after Wells Fargo forecasted that the Great White North will fall into a recession sometime this year — news that was bolstered by a Financial Accountability Office (FAO) report saying Ontario in particular should prepare for a downturn — another big player in the financial services sector has released a similarly distressing economic outlook.Deloitte Canada is warning citizens that a further decline in GDP growth, "significant" downward economic pressure and "really soft economic activity" are on the way in 2025, with the next six to eight months looking particularly bad in the shadow of the U.S. tariffs that first kicked off in March.Along with a depletion of both exports and imports, especia...

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20 h. ago B.C. wildfire season begins as province hit with warm and dry conditions

Evacuations were ordered late Thursday because of a fire in Fort. St. John, as crews battle two out of control wildfires in the Prince George Fire Zone.

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24 h. ago The London area rounds out the top five of cities with the most job losses in the province with automotive and manufacturing sectors at the top of the hit list for the greatest impact, states a study

Ontario's southwest will bear the brunt of the tariff war between Canada and the U.S., with the London region projected to lose 11,500 jobs, a new Ontario report says.

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9 d. ago Saskatchewan wildfire season underway with hotter summer expected: officials

Wildfire season is officially under way in Saskatchewan where provincial fire officials say they are anticipating an average fire season but are urging the public to be vigilant.

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1 week ago LUCK OF THE DRAW: Trio of Ontario lottery players hit the jackpot

Mississauga retiree Carlos Nicolas has varied plans for the $1 million he scored playing Lotto Max last month. The father of three matched all seven Encore numbers in exact order in the March 21 draw and says he was shocked to find out he won. “I went to the store and scanned my Lotto Max ticket […]

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1 week ago Wildfire season is starting. How Canadian leaders plan to respond

Canada’s wildfire season is getting started but it's not emerging as a hot topic in the federal election campaign so far. Here's what the parties have pledged.

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2 w. ago Fire advisories popping up in Alberta as Edmonton firefighters respond to more blazes

It's a precarious time in Alberta's wildfire season, when a warm and/or windy day could lead to flames spreading out of control. 

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2 w. ago 2 men arrested for arson in different fires south of Fort McMurray

With the spring wildfire season is underway, two men were arrested this week after a house was torched and grass fires lit along a road in a rural community south of Fort McMurray.

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3 w. ago Alberta spending $900K to upgrade wildfire monitoring as season begins

The stations monitor conditions like temperature, humidity, wind and moisture in real time, helping fire crews know where they will be needed when the weather gets hot and dry.

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