5 d. ago Alberta premier defends decision not to increase province’s minimum wage, set to be lowest in Canada

Starting Wednesday, Alberta will have the lowest minimum wage in Canada. The $15 per hour wage hasn't been increased since Rachel Notley's NDP government hiked it in 2018.

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1 week ago India’s new top envoy in Canada starts term as signs emerge of thaw in relations

OTTAWA — India’s new high commissioner to Canada officially started his job on Wednesday at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, following a series of high-level visits by Canadian officials. “We’re getting signals from India that they are very much interested in rebuilding this relationship,” said Vina Nadjibulla of the Asia Pacific Foundation. “It’s […]

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1 week ago Autonomous trucking startup Gatik to deploy 50 rigs in Canada

(Bloomberg) — Autonomous trucking startup Gatik AI Inc. plans to operate 50 self-driving freight trucks in Canada by the end of next year, pushing toward driverless shipping with plans to remove the safety driver within months of deployment on public roads. Privately-held Gatik plans to start with 20 trucks on the road by the end […]

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2 w. ago Ottawa Senators’ Shane Pinto puts job ahead of contract negotiations

Shane Pinto is focused on his job, not on his future. The Ottawa Senators third-line centre was choosing his words carefully when it came to discussing the possibility of signing a long-term contract extension on the third day of training camp. The 24-year-old Pinto, who will become a restricted free agent on July 1, 2026, […]

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2 w. ago How the Regina Rams got off to a hot start in the Canada West

It’s been a perfect season so far for the University of Regina Rams, currently undefeated and beating their opponents by double digits.

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2 w. ago ’Sad’ U.S. has ’turned its back’ on Canada in tariff war: Champagne

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday it’s “sad” that the U.S. “turned its back” on Canada by starting a trade war that is now forcing Ottawa to “reinvent” the national economy. Champagne also said “a lot of the costs” the country must carry in the upcoming federal budget are “directly related to the […]

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2 w. ago EU to Start Talks With UK, Canada on €150 Billion Defense Fund

European Union member states approved negotiations with Canada and the UK that would give them access to the bloc’s €150 billion ($178 billion) fund aimed at accelerating investment in the defense industry.

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2 w. ago Federal union expands campaign denouncing cuts at Canada Revenue Agency

OTTAWA — The federal union representing workers at the Canada Revenue Agency has started the second phase of its online campaign denouncing staffing cuts. The “Canada on Hold” campaign was launched last month with a focus on CRA call centres but has now been expanded to draw attention to staffing cuts across the agency. Marc […]

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2 w. ago Nobody is building homes in Ontario anymore as market tumbles

Ontario is has found itself in quite the confounding real estate situation, with officials issuing urgent calls for more new housing while a record number of homes sit up for sale each month, untouched.With home sales in such a lull, developers have acutely pulled back from building in the province, especially in Toronto, while pleading for government intervention in the form of less red tape, lower taxes and a cut to sky-high development charges that have, along with low levels of market activity, stalled tens of thousands of new units.According to a new snapshot from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Ontario continues to pull down the residential construction stats for the rest of the country, as it has been for months while other areas see some recovery.While the level of new housing starts has risen across Canada as of August (based on the six-month moving average of the seasonally adjusted annual rate), Ontario saw a dismal development turn...

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2 w. ago Ontario has hit 26% of its 2025 housing target to date as slump continues

The latest data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation revealed just 5,149 new homes started construction in August, a drop of 4 per cent compared to the year before.

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2 w. ago Here's what the next few months of fall weather will look like in Ontario

After a false introduction to fall a few weeks ago, Ontario has flip-flopped back to a bit of a late-summer heat wave to close out the final days of the warmer season. But don't let the 20+C temps fool you, as autumn proper is close on the horizon. And, new forecasts reveal what we can expect, weather-wise, in the weeks to come.With September 22 marking the first day of astronomical fall (and meteorological fall having already begun on September 1), the leaves are already changing, the seasonal events are already kicking off, and yes, the cooler conditions are on their way.Earlier outlooks from authorities like the Farmers' Almanac and Environment Canada called for a dry, pretty warm start to things that could gradually become more frigid and "unsettled" by mid-October.Now, The Weather Network has put forth its own predictions, too, with experts anticipating that above-normal temperatures will stick around across much of...

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3 w. ago Blackhawks solidify goaltending future by signing Spencer Knight to 3

CHICAGO — The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks are counting on Spencer Knight to become their long-term starter after signing the goalie to a three-year, $17.5 million contract extension on Saturday. The 24-year-old Knight has one more year left on his contract, with the extension securing him through the 2029-30 season. The Blackhawks acquired Knight, along with […]

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3 w. ago Electra Signs Term Sheet with Ontario for C$17.5 Million as Part of C$100 Million Cobalt Refinery Investment

TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has signed a term sheet for C$17.5 million in proposed funding from Invest Ontario, an agency of the Government of Ontario, to support construction of its cobalt sulfate refinery in Temiskaming […]

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3 w. ago Union rallies to stop job cuts at local long term care facility

CORNWALL, Ontario — The members of CUPE local 1792 held a rally and information picket along Montreal Road on Friday to sound the alarm on the planned cuts to care time at the municipally-owned Glen Stor Dun Lodge. The union represents workers at the long-term care facility says their members have been experiencing significant staffing […]

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3 w. ago Canada’s Wonderland starting fall chaperone policy amid ‘unruly’ behaviour

Canada’s Wonderland will require guests ages 15 or younger to be accompanied by a chaperone at the amusement park this fall.

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3 w. ago Mild fall with fewer storms could end with abrupt wintry switch: Weather Network

The dramatic start to Canada’s fall weather will give way to mild temperatures in the middle of the season, the Weather Network’s seasonal forecast suggests, but not before a possibly abrupt transition into early winter. Record-breaking heat in British Columbia and early shots of cold weather in Central and Eastern Canada have already provided some […]

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3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Ideology killing Canada's home construction numbers

On Tuesday, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released statistics on housing starts for the first half of the year in seven major Canadian cities. The federal housing agency also projected the number of new housing unit starts (apartments, condos, row houses and single-family detached houses) that will be achieved across the country in […]

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3 w. ago Calgary, Edmonton leading Canada in new housing construction, but will prices fall?

As new construction plummets in Vancouver and Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton seem to be Canada's new housing hotbeds

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3 w. ago Canada's Wonderland introducing strict new policy starting later this month

Compared to recent seasons, summer 2025 could be considered pretty light in terms of problematic incidents at Canada's Wonderland. Even so, park staff still had to deal with their fair share of troublemakers who tampered with rides and caused all sorts of other issues at the GTA attraction over the last few months.In light of a surge in such incidents at both the Vaughan, Ontario site and across the amusement industry — as well as, perhaps, the terrifying rise in serious crimes perpetrated by teens in general — park management has decided to implement a new policy specifically targeting young people.Ahead of its busy annual Halloween event that kicks off at the end of the month, Wonderland has updated its conduct policy to include a new chaperone rule.Under the new guideline, all entrants aged 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult aged 21 or older after 6 p.m. — and yes, IDs will be checked. In addition, adults accompan...

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3 w. ago Photo radar to resume at fatal Calgary intersection months after province

A traffic camera will be back in service on the Trans-Canada Highway at 10 Street N.W. eastbound starting Oct. 6

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