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Canada needs to catch up with U.S. on job protection, minister says, in response to Chinese ferry deal
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 25, 2025
British Columbia Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a B.C. Ferries' contract to buy ships from China, says Ottawa is looking at a "buy Canada" policy, a strategy he says historically hasn't been as...
What Canada can learn from the Global South on climate change migration
Corporate Knights
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August 25, 2025
This summer, wildfires have caused evacuations across Canada and recently forced thousands of people to flee their homes in Newfoundland and Labrador. Some of the biggest impacts are being felt in the Prairies. In Manitoba, authorities recently...
Opinion: Are Canadians getting ripped off by Ottawa?
SaskToday.ca
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Two thirds of Canadians say they’re paying too much in taxes and getting too little in return. Most Canadians say their tax bill is eroding their quality of life. A new MEI-Ipsos poll shows 67 per cent believe they pay too much income tax, and...
Canada Set To Exceed Target For New Permanent Residents In 2025
Immigration
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August 25, 2025
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has finally released mid-year immigration data for 2025, months later than usual. The delay sparked accusations that the government was deliberately withholding figures as numbers declined across...
Canadian rugby league women in Fiji for two games ahead of World Cup qualifier
Brandon Sun
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August 25, 2025
While Canada’s rugby union women chase the World Cup in England, the Canada Ravens rugby league team is in Fiji preparing for its own World Cup qualifier. The Ravens take on the Fiji Rise academy on Wednesday and the Bula Kuli Residents on...
More Middle-Income Canadians Reporting High ‘Precarity’ in Their Financial Situation Since March, Poll Finds
The Epoch Times
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August 25, 2025
People shop at the Eaton Centre in Toronto, on Nov. 22, 2022. Carlos Osorio/Reuters Middle and upper-income Canadians are becoming increasingly anxious about their economic future, fuelled by fears of economic insecurity, worsening housing...
2 Monthly Paying Dividend ETFs Canadian Retirees Can Buy for Steady Income
The Motley Fool Canada
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August 25, 2025
For Canadian retirees, income often becomes more important than growth. While the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) provide a base level of income, they’re rarely enough to fully fund the lifestyle most people want in their...
From Sawmill To Module: How Canada Can Scale A Low-Carbon Timber Value Chain
CleanTechnica
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August 26, 2025
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Canada’s opportunity in mass timber is not just about building more mills or adding capacity here and there. It is about creating an integrated value chain that runs from...
2 Blue-Chip Canadian Stocks That Offer Over 6% Dividend Yields
The Motley Fool Canada
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August 25, 2025
Considering their reliable cash flows, high yields, and healthy growth prospects, these two blue-chip Canadian stocks are ideal buys as markets continue to make new highs. Posted by Rajiv Nanjapla has been with Motley Fool Canada since July 2020....
Fraser Downs horse racecourse in Surrey closes for mixed-use housing redevelopment
Daily Hive Vancouver
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British Columbia is now down to just one remaining horse racecourse, following the sudden closure of Fraser Downs, the longtime horse racing venue in eastern Surrey. Even the future of B.C.’s last track, Hastings Racecourse & Casino at Hastings...
Housing starts this year in Sudbury up by more than 100 per cent
NWOnewswatch
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp report shows city's home starts far ahead of national and provincial trends Housing starts in the City of Greater Sudbury continue to grow at a rate that could be the envy of most Canadian cities according to the...
Statistics Canada numbers say wealth gap getting bigger
Haida Gwaii Observer
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The gap between Canada’s haves and have-nots has never been bigger. Statistics Canada reported last month that the income gap reached a record high this year. During the first quarter of 2025, the top 40 per cent of Canadian households captured...
A Vision for San Nicolas & Seroe Colorado Real Estate: Aruba’s Final Frontier
Aruba Today
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ad-banner-setar-tourist-sim-watersport2024 265805 Pinchos- PGB promo Banner (25 x 5 cm)-5 copy ad-banner-costalinda-2024 San Nicolas / Seroe Colorado – Picture La Romana, Cap Cana… Now picture that potential right here in Aruba. It’s time to stop...
Canada Community-Building Fund delivers $63.2M to Nova Scotia
ConstructConnect
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August 25, 2025
HALIFAX — The Government of Canada is providing $63.2 million to Nova Scotia this year, which will go towards a variety of community building projects across the province. In 2025-26, Nova Scotia will disperse the funds across 19 project...
Enverge expands into Canada, launches 1860 CDN spray foam
Energy Manager Canada
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August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025 – Enverge, a provider of spray foam insulation solutions, announced it has expanded into Canada and launched 1860 CDN into the market. “We’re thrilled to bring Enverge to Canada and introduce 1860 CDN, a product tailored to meet...
Municipalities on-side with housing targets, but demand infrastructure spending
Western Investor
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Both Langford and Courtenay said increased housing needs will require more schools, hospitals and transportation improvements. The two Island cities handed new housing targets by the province this week are taking the challenge in stride, but are...
Home construction in Ontario is at a ‘standstill,’ housing minister says
Global News
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August 25, 2025
Ontario’s housing minister is acknowledging that new home construction in the province is at a “standstill,” potentially derailing the Ford government’s pledge to build 1.5 million homes by 2031. As Doug Ford awarded the City of London with $12...
Canadian buyers are fleeing U.S. hotspots, leaving Sunbelt realtors reeling
National Post
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August 25, 2025
Redfin, a real estate brokerage company that offers a popular search tool for home buyers, has seen a huge drop in Canadian traffic this year. The number of Canadian Redfin.com searchers for U.S. properties has dropped roughly 22 per cent...
Canadians load up on US stocks despite Trump's trade war
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) — US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, threats of annexation and assorted insults have infuriated Canadians, leading them to sell off American real estate and boycott products. The nation’s investors seemingly never got the memo. Most...
Kingston ranked 10th most expensive rental market across Canada
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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August 25, 2025
A new report is shedding some light on the rental market across Canada and has found that Kingston’s is the 10th most expensive.Article content The report, conducted by Zumper, a rental company that analyzes rental data from hundreds of thousands...