5 d. ago Calgary renews programs, awareness as homeless face dire challenges of winter

CALGARY — Chaz Smith remembers being homeless, and the awful foreboding when the snow came, the temperatures plunged and the very drugs holding him in thrall became the rescue line keeping him alive. “Your immediate concern was obviously that it’s cold, you’re going to freeze and die outside when temperatures drop,” Smith, who is now […]

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1 week ago OCDSB facing $12.1 million deficit, says new director of education

Ottawa's largest school district is facing 'significant financial challenges,' Stacey Kay tells audit committee.

Economics

1 week ago OCDSB facing $12.1 million deficit, new director of education says

Ottawa's largest school district is facing 'significant financial challenges,' Stacey Kay tells audit committee.

Economics

1 week ago As Black women face unemployment challenges, a roundtable of policymakers searches for solutions

In a packed room at library in a downtown Boston, Rep. Ayanna Pressley posed a blunt question: Why are Black women, who have some of the highest labor force participation rates in the country, now seeing their unemployment rise faster than most other groups? The replies Monday from policymakers, academics, business owners and community organizers […]

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3 w. ago Starmer Rivals Face High Bar to Challenge Him as UK’s Leader

While cycling through prime ministers became a habit of the UK’s recent Conservative governments, disgruntled Labour lawmakers have much more substantial hurdles to overcome before they can force a change.

Politics

3 w. ago 2026 Farmers’ Almanac will be the publication’s last, ending 208 years of ‘weather, wit and wisdom’

Staff attributed the decision to the 'growing financial challenges of producing and distributing the Almanac in today's chaotic media environment'

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4 w. ago Farmers’ Almanac will cease publication after 208 years due to financial challenges

The 2026 edition will be its last, and access to the online version will cease next month

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4 w. ago Farmers’ Almanac say it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges

A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance will be publishing for the final time. Farmers’ Almanac said Thursday that its 2026 edition will be its last, citing the growing financial challenges of producing and distributing the book in today’s “chaotic media environment.” Access to […]

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