39 h. ago ’THIS IS OUR LIVELIHOOD’: Farmers brace for hit from China’s canola tariff

Farmer Bill Prybylski says China’s planned tariff on canola seed wasn’t factored into his business equations this year. The president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan says the 75.8% preliminary duty, announced Tuesday, has already caused canola prices to fall by $1 per bushel. That translates to a loss of about $200,000 for his […]

Economics

68 h. ago 'Devastating end to an amazing love story': B.C. influencers die in off

Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans spearheaded the videos for Toyota World Runners, a channel with more than 200,000 subscribers

Events

7 d. ago John Rustad blames lacklustre party fundraising on federal election toll as leadership review looms

Conservatives raised just over $350,000, less than half of the $700,589 that the B.C. NDP raised. Rustad's party finished closer to the Greens total of $200,000.

Politics

9 d. ago Toronto Blue Jays player admits he got lost underground in PATH system

Since getting drafted to the Major Leagues in 2012, Toronto Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman has called a lot of different places home.He's suited up for 23 different teams at the major and minor league levels, going everywhere from Biloxi, Miss., to Reno, Nev., and just about everywhere in between.In an interview with the Toronto Star's Mike Wilner that included several other Blue Jays players sharing their favourite parts of the city, Heineman shouted out the underground PATH network that connects much of Toronto's downtown core."It's awesome," said Heineman. "Everything's built underneath. Same with the parking structures that are built underneath all the buildings. I think that's kind of cool."According to the City of Toronto, the PATH "facilitates pedestrian linkages to public transit, accommodating more than 200,000 business-day commuters as well as tourists and residents" and provides "an important contribution to the...

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9 d. ago Wawanesa offering $200,000 in grants to support projects that reduce the impacts of extreme weather

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With extreme weather becoming more frequent, unpredictable, and severe, Wawanesa Insurance is once again stepping up to help more Canadian communities become more resilient through its Wawanesa Climate Champions: Local Grants. Now in its second year, the initiative is offering $200,000 in total funding to support climate […]

Economics

1 week ago Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strike

NEW YORK — Saying “enough is enough,” thousands of workers at three Boeing manufacturing plants went on strike overnight less than a year after the company boosted wages to end a separate, 53-day strike by 33,000 aircraft workers. On Monday, about 3,200 workers at Boeing facilities in St. Louis; St. Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois, […]

Society

3 w. ago Travailleurs en vacances: l’urgent besoin de prendre le temps de vivre

Le Québec se met sur pause pour deux semaines. Pas question de penser «à la job» pour les 200 000 travailleurs de la construction désormais en congé.

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3 w. ago Postes frontaliers désertés: les Québécois boudent les États

Les travailleurs de la construction qui ont déjà laissé leur chantier pour deux semaines semblent avoir tourné le dos aux États-Unis.

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4 w. ago Des vacances de la construction qui font du bien; les travailleurs ne l’ont pas eu facile avec la chaleur et le mauvais temps

Les travailleurs ne l’ont pas eu facile avec la chaleur et le mauvais temps.

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4 w. ago Près de 200 000 travailleurs de la construction en vacances: «C’était quand même intense comme année»

Près de 200 000 travailleurs de la construction partiront en vacances cet après-midi au Québec, même si certains resteront sur des chantiers.

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4 w. ago «J’ai vraiment besoin de vacances!»: ils resteront au Québec pendant les vacances de la construction

Les travailleurs de la construction choisissent en majorité de rester au Québec pour prendre une pause bien méritée.

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4 w. ago Community fundraiser supporting families, businesses after fire in Rockwood

A fundraiser will support those impacted from a fire on Main Street last month. Two businesses and two apartments above burned down, causing more than $200,000 in damages.

Events