Landing a job in the London region is becoming increasingly difficult, with the number of available positions dropping as companies appear to be reining in hiring, new figures from Statistics Canada suggest. The number of job vacancies in the London area sat at 9,735 in the second quarter of the year, nearly 1,300 fewer than […]
Some of the Canadian Football League changes announced this week are perfect. But at the same time, don’t mess with the history of a unique sport and try to American-ize it too much. That was Western Mustangs coach Greg Marshall’s takeaway from the CFL’s decision to implement modifications to its game play and field configuration […]
By Eric Freedman
The iconic Blue Water Bridge has received a clean bill of operational health from the Michigan Auditor General’s Office. Based on its preliminary survey of procurement, fleet vehicles, employee training and toll transactions, the office said it saw no need to do a full performance audit of the bridge’s effectiveness and efficiency.
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Canadians reported $647 million in fraud-related losses in 2024, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre said.
It was 1940, a time of national emergency. At the start of the Second World War, Hitler’s army ruthlessly swept across western Europe. Britain suffered devastating bombing raids and food shortages due to German blockades. Canadian farms would have to supply hundreds of thousands of tons of food to feed the troops and the starving […]
The students aged eight to 17 will have roles as squirrels and chipmunks in Ballet Jörgen's reworking of the classic to give it a Canadian flavour.
The gallery aims to raise $30,000 to purchase award-winning Canadian artist Shelley Niro’s Borders series.
By Donté Smith
Despite being surrounded by the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth, Michigan imports the vast majority of its seafood, between 65% and 90%, according to Michigan Sea Grant. As global aquaculture has grown to meet increasing demand for protein, a small but determined group of inland fish farmers in the Great Lakes region are building a more sustainable, local supply. Researchers say doing so could ease pressure on wild populations, create jobs in rural areas and help restore public trust in the food on their plates. But with high regulatory costs, limited consumer awareness and strong competition from imports, these farms face an uphill swim.
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It is investigated as a growing medium in greenhouses and a soil enhancer for crops
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Moira A. McDonald, Ann-Kathrin McLean Global attitudes towards the United States as a tourism destination are plunging. Travel pressures, exchange rate shifts and increasing economic uncertainty have all damaged the reputation of the American travel sector. Canadian travellers are increasingly turning to domestic destinations instead of heading south. In July, Canada recorded its seventh consecutive […]
In the early days of Canada, it became a requirement of the times that Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway operate their own police forces.
It wouldn’t be an overestimation to say that the hockey world was emotionally crushed with news of the passing of Ken Dryden.