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Will Trump’s Proposals Reshape the Housing Industry? Real Estate Experts Are on the Fence
When the Trump Administration floated the idea of merging Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into a single “Great American Mortgage Corporation” and taking it public, the announcement didn’t come through a press conference or news release. Instead, the...
Owner: John E. Featherson
Canadian Cancer Society-funded research delves into work-related cancers
TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and partners are funding four new research projects that will study the risks of common occupational cancers and explore better prevention strategies. The projects will be supported through $800,000...
Owner: Neil Hunn
Canada will review Trump minerals deals carefully, minster says
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Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) — Canada needs to assess US government investments in the country’s critical minerals companies on a “case-by-case basis” at a time when the Trump administration is pursuing a nationalist economic policy, Industry Minister Melanie Joly...
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Canada: 47k int’l students flagged for potential visa non-compliance
Aiesha Zafar, assistant deputy minister for migration integrity at IRCC, told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration that 8% of international students reviewed were potentially “non-compliant”, meaning they were not...
Owner: Amy Baker
Canadian employment makes a comeback – USD/CAD reverses
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OANDA Market Pulse
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Markets just received the Canadian labor report — and unlike the still-missing U.S. one (thanks, government shutdown), this one actually delivered. Canada added +60K jobs vs. +5K expected, a sharp rebound from last month’s -65K loss. Even better,...
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Pattullo Bridge milestone: Unique stay cable access system en route to Canada from the U.K.
VANCOUVER — Spencer Bridge Engineering has announced it has successfully undertaken the factory acceptance testing of a stay cable mounted access system that will be used to inspect the stay cables on B.C.’s massive Pattullo Bridge Replacement...
Owner: Neil Hunn
Posthaste: RBC says 'worrying trends' are showing up in Canada's latest household wealth report
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Prince George Post
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadians' income and savings are starting to suffer from Trump's tariffs Canadian households across all income groups had less disposable income and saved less in the second quarter. Photo by . BRUNSWICK NEWS ARCHIVES...
Owner: Anthony Melchiorre
How Carney and Poilievre each plan to solve Canada’s housing crisis, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories
Open this photo in gallery:Home of the Week, Cassiar Cannery, Lot 44, Cassiar Drive, Port Edward, B.C.Sotheby’s International Realty Canada This week, realtors in Vancouver are calling for the end of the federal foreign buyer ban, but doubts...
Owner: Thomson Family
Home construction report paints 'bleak' picture for Barrie, Innisfil
Report graded both municipalities with an F for substantial drop-offs in housing starts through the first half of 2025 An Ontario university is giving local municipalities a failing grade for missing housing targets. In a comprehensive report that...
Owner: Jeff Elgie
Surprise September job gains dampen odds for Bank of Canada rate cut
By Canadian Press on October 10, 2025. OTTAWA — The Canadian labour market showed an unexpected hiring surge in September, but economists are mixed on whether the strength is enough to deter the Bank of Canada from cutting its policy rate again...
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Automatic tax-filing for low-income Canadians coming in 2025 budget: Carney
The federal government will file taxes automatically for low-income Canadians, making them eligible for government benefits, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement on Friday. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will begin automatic tax filing...
Owner: Shaw Family
Alberta leads Canada with 42,500 new jobs in September
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Lethbridge News Now
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Alberta is a little bit above the national average of 7.1 per cent unemployment. Some industries in Alberta saw their workforce expand, such as construction (+8,400), manufacturing (7,900) and educational services (+7,400). Others experienced job...
Owner: Jim Pattison
Can new tech finally wake Canada’s sleeping geothermal giant?
FutEra has been working to turn that theory into practice at a pioneering project called Swan Hills, a 21-megawatt hybrid geothermal–natural gas plant located north-west of Edmonton that has been producing electricity for the grid since 2023....
Owner: Linda Solomon Wood
Long-awaited Forest K-12 school moves closer to construction
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Blue Coast District school has been a long time coming. From left, siblings Logan Patten, 8, Riley Patten, 6, and Blake Patten, 9, with shovels at a sod turning Thursday for Blue Coast District school to be...
Owner: Anthony Melchiorre
Canada’s job growth beats expectations as manufacturing rebounds
The province of Alberta recorded the biggest employment gain among the provinces, up by 43,000 in September, offsetting the job declines during the summer months. Alberta’s unemployment rate fell by 0.6 percentage points to 7.8 per cent last...
Owner: Anthony Melchiorre
Wealthy Canadian households pull ahead as income divide hits new high
The income gap, measured as the difference in shares of disposable income between the top 40% and bottom 40% of households, held firm at 48.4 percentage points in Q2 2025, matching the previous year’s all-time high. Overall, average disposable...
Owner: Mike Shipley & Timothy Duce
Real estate transfers week of Oct. 16
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The Ellsworth American - Maine
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The following deed transfers were recorded from Oct. 2-9 at the Hancock County Registry of Deeds: William G. Zissulis Living Trust, Aurora to Leavitt Family Revocable Living Trust, Umatilla, Fla., land with buildings and improvements. Eric Handau...
Owner: Reade Brower
US picks industry team for construction of six Arctic security cutters
The United States has announced a major step in rebuilding its polar fleet, awarding a contract for the design and construction of six Arctic security cutters (ASC) to an international industry team led by Bollinger Shipyards, joined by Rauma...
Owner: Coert van Zijll Langhout
Rogers Real Estate Development, Urban Capital and EllisDon celebrate topping off Mississauga’s tallest tower
Rising 81 storeys, with its topping off, M City’s M3 has become Mississauga’s tallest building and the tallest Canadian tower west of Toronto. With its topping off, M City’s M3 has become Mississauga’s tallest building. (Photo courtesy of Urban...
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Canadian firm bullish on Guyana’s Yono gold project
Oct 10, 2025 News …amid nearly 9M ounces in neighbouring mines (Kaieteur News) – Canadian mining company Tajiri Resources Corp. is brimming with optimism over its Yono Gold Project in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), Guyana, following promising...
Owner: Glenn Lall