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Small businesses near Nelson more vulnerable after 2024 wildfires
North Island Gazette
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June 13, 2025
Policy analyst recommends business owners should be prepared for whatever emergencies their region could face It was the afternoon of July 28, 2024 when Harold Street Café owner Antonia Crossley received an evacuation order because of the growing...
‘Canada Strong Pass’ details coming next week after Carney campaign pledge
Global News
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June 13, 2025
The federal government is set to announce details of its promised “Canada Strong Pass” next week and the tourism initiative is expected to take effect later this month. “Our Canada Strong Pass will make it easier for Canadians to make memories...
20 Canadian children's books to read this summer Lucy Mann Books |9 minutes ago
CBC/Radio-Canada
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The summer holidays are a fantastic time for kids to immerse themselves in a great book. Check out this list of Canadian books for children and teenagers to read this summer — and listen to The Next Chapter's kids panel of CBC Books producer Lucy...
Small Canadian businesses could get bottom line boost as travel to the U.S. drops
CityNews Calgary
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June 13, 2025
As more and more Canadians appear to be sidestepping travel to the United States, it could spell an economic boon for small and medium-sized businesses on this side of the border. Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent...
BDC and First Nations Bank of Canada Launch $100M Initiative to Boost Business Acquisitions by Indigenous Communities and Agencies
T-Net
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BDC and First Nations Bank of Canada Launch $100M Initiative to Boost Business Acquisitions by Indigenous Communities and Agencies Vancouver, BC, June 13, 2025--(T-Net)--The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and First Nations Bank of...
‘Sorry, not sorry’ — Collaboration is Canada’s innovation superpower
Prince Albert Daily Herald
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June 13, 2025
Andrea Nemtin, QUOI Media Canadians have recently elected a Prime Minister known for being ‘nice’ — not as a weakness, but as a reflection of a deeper national strength. At a time when global politics is increasingly marked by division, short-term...
Toronto queer-owned cafés, bars and restaurants to check out during Pride Month and beyond
Toronto.com
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Toronto’s food scene has long been a canvas for cultural expression, and today some of its most compelling flavours are coming from kitchens, cafés, and cocktail bars led by queer entrepreneurs rewriting the rules. With Pride Month officially in...
US, UK, Canadian Envoys, Others Express Concerns Over Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act
News Investigators Nigeria
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June 13, 2025
News Investigators/ A cross section of foreign envoys in Nigeria have underscored the need for the Federal Government to advance protection of free speech and unlock economic growth to prevent cybercrime. The envoys are Richard Mills, Jr. (U.S....
Gary Shapiro: The United States and Canada need each other. Let’s make up
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Opinion: Take it from this American CEO: our rift with Canada makes no sense Canadian and American flags fly on the Canadian side of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images...
COMMENTARY: Upcoming G-7 summit gives US, Canada a unique opportunity
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 13, 2025
With the upcoming G-7 summit set in Alberta -- Canada's energy heartland -- President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Carney are uniquely positioned to champion a bold vision: reasserting and securing North American energy dominance. Doing so...
Falice Chin: Why Alberta’s anger is really ambition in disguise
The Hub
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June 13, 2025
Forget the stereotypes for a moment—the trucks, the slogans, the separatist chest-thumping. What if Alberta’s discontent isn’t driven solely by nostalgia, economic pain, or political ideology? Peel back the layers, and those intense feelings start...
Opinion: Privatizing Canada Post would be a costly mistake
SaskToday.ca
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June 13, 2025
Selling off Canada Post would raise costs, cut service, and leave rural Canadians behind. It’s a vital public service, not a business. Calls to privatize Canada Post resurface with every labour dispute—but for rural and remote communities, that...
Toronto Tech Week: Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton among U of T headliners
University of Toronto
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What role can Canada play in the global technology revolution? What are the factors driving optimism and concern around artificial intelligence? How are entrepreneurs harnessing AI to build new ventures? Nick Frosst (supplied image) These are some...
Canada Post workers “forced into vote” amid accusations of government collusion, strike chaos looms
The Economic Times
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June 13, 2025
Canada Post employees are being called on to vote on their employer’s “final offer” after nearly a year and a half of stalled negotiations, national strikes, and escalating tensions between the Crown corporation, the Canadian Union of Postal...
Shifting away from Canada Post is the only way to deal with negotiations between workers and the corporation
The Runner
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June 12, 2025
Canada Post saw a $1.3-billion loss in operating expenses last year. (Chelsea Lai) A Canada Post strike is looming once again with struggles to find common ground between what is best for both the workers and the Crown corporation. The Canadian...
Ontario fines recruiter charging foreign workers for placements at Canadian Tire store
The Globe and Mail
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June 12, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Ontario's Ministry of Labour found Allison Jones and her businesses were charging foreign workers between US$7,900 and US$12,000 to secure work permits and jobs at a Canadian Tire location in Toronto.Sammy Kogan /The...
Canada Post employees to vote on contract offers, official rules
Supply Chain Dive
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June 12, 2025
Dive Brief: Canada Post employees will vote on the carrier's most recent contract offers, a move that could break a long-running negotiations stalemate, following an order from Canada Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu announced Thursday....
'I'm just happy to have a house': Evacuees start returning to La Ronge
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 12, 2025
Wildfire evacuees began returning to La Ronge, Air Ronge and several surrounding communities in northern Saskatchewan on Thursday. The local evacuation order was officially lifted at 8 a.m. CST. Speaking in La Ronge on Thursday, Lac La Ronge...
Entrepreneurs celebrated at Georgian's Henry Bernick Awards ceremony
Innisfil Today
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All recipients 'contribute something meaningful to the region,' says college official NEWS RELEASE GEORGIAN COLLEGE ************************* Georgian College celebrated local entrepreneurs and business leaders at the 2025 Henry Bernick Awards for...
GhanaFest Alberta 2025 set for July 25, 2025
Ghana News Agency
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June 12, 2025
By Hafsa Obeng Accra, June 11, GNA – The third edition of GhanaFest Alberta is scheduled to be held from July 25 to 27, 2025, in Edmonton, Canada. The two-day festival, which is being organised under the theme “Bridging cultures from Ghana to the...