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Ontario signals changes to fund that helps municipalities get housing built

Ontario signals changes to fund that helps municipalities get housing built

Ontario is planning to make changes to a housing fund for municipalities that many have said unfairly measures their progress on building, the minister signalled in a speech Tuesday.
Canadian defence firm to make ballistic steel through Swedish partnership

Canadian defence firm to make ballistic steel through Swedish partnership

OTTAWA — Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel is partnering with a Swedish steel company so it can produce ballistic-protection steel domestically for the first time.
Canadian universities are adopting AI tools, but concerns about the technology remain

Canadian universities are adopting AI tools, but concerns about the technology remain

Canadian universities are embracing generative artificial intelligence in their teaching plans as more students and instructors opt to use the rapidly evolving technology.
Unpaid work for flight attendants could be on the way out as union declares win

Unpaid work for flight attendants could be on the way out as union declares win

TORONTO — Unpaid ground time for flight attendants could be on the way out as Air Canada looks to be joining a growing number of airlines that have agreed to move away from the widespread practice.
Movie theatre business grew in 2024, but still short of pre-pandemic highs: StatCan

Movie theatre business grew in 2024, but still short of pre-pandemic highs: StatCan

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says movie theatre business grew in 2024 but still hadn’t reached its pre-pandemic peaks. Every two years, the agency releases a look at the state of movie theatres. Its report for 2024 showed operating revenues hit $1.
Fuelling problems led float plane to run out of gas, land on N.W.T highway: report

Fuelling problems led float plane to run out of gas, land on N.W.T highway: report

FORT SIMPSON — Federal investigators say a fuelling fiasco forced a float plane pilot to make a dramatic landing on a highway in the Northwest Territories.
Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trump's tariffs and immigration crackdown

Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trump's tariffs and immigration crackdown

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tourism in Las Vegas is slumping this summer, with resorts and convention centers reporting fewer visitors compared to last year, especially from abroad , and some officials are blaming the Trump administration’s tariffs and immigrat
Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trump's tariffs and immigration crackdown

Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trump's tariffs and immigration crackdown

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tourism in Las Vegas is slumping this summer, with resorts and convention centers reporting fewer visitors compared to last year, especially from abroad , and some officials are blaming the Trump administration’s tariffs and immigrat
Economists split on BoC's next rate move after July inflation data

Economists split on BoC's next rate move after July inflation data

OTTAWA — Economists say they found some encouraging signs in the latest inflation numbers but some warn the Bank of Canada might need a bit more convincing to cut its key interest rate next month. The annual rate of inflation fell to 1.
New Brunswick deficit forecast rises by almost 22 per cent to $668.7 million

New Brunswick deficit forecast rises by almost 22 per cent to $668.7 million

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government is revising its budget deficit upward by almost 22 per cent, adding that "unstable trade conditions" and poor weather are casting a shadow over the province's finances.