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Federal cuts are freezing new grads out of the public service
Ottawa Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Budget cuts haven’t officially started but for recent graduates a hiring slowdown is already here. Published Jul 19, 2025 • Last updated 12 minutes ago • 5 minute read Public servants go to work in downtown...
Why the Canadiens signed Joe Veleno: Context, role, positional need and speed
The Athletic
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July 17, 2025
Throughout his NHL career, new Montreal Canadiens centre Joe Veleno’s numbers have not lied. Veleno has had pedestrian counting stats ever since being taken with the No. 30 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, and his underlying...
Canada sees the highest unemployment rate for ‘returning students’ in June since 2009
Financial Express
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In June, Canada reported a year-over-year increase in unemployment rates for returning students. The unemployment rate for returning students, aged 15-24, reached 17.4% in June 2025, according to Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey....
Canadian public servants nervously eye exit
The Mandarin
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July 15, 2025
Canada’s public sector is facing its largest retrenchment since 1995, with AI and attrition not being enough to save 40,000 jobs. Canada Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne (r). (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) Up to 40,000 Canadian public...
Business Reuters US weekly jobless claims fall; job growth appears steady in July
Yahoo News
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, pointing to steady job growth in July, though some laid off workers are experiencing long spells of unemployment because of a moderation in...
CUPW to vote on Canada Post’s ‘final’ offers starting July 21, company says
Global News
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July 16, 2025
Canada Post says it has set a date for its largest union of postal workers to begin a vote on its latest and “final” offer. According to a statement sent to Global News, the vote will be held starting July 21 at 7 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) and...
Posthaste: Canada's industrial heartland is bleeding jobs
Financial Post
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Manufacturing, resource industries, transportation and warehousing have suffered the biggest employment declines. Trade uncertainty is driving much of this, but volatile commodity prices and a slowdown in home construction are also contributing,...
Multi-million oxygen plant in Kilifi to employ 3,000 people
The Standard
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An employee of Synergy Gases Limited supervising medical oxygen tanks at Kokotoni area in Kilifi County. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]. The construction of two mega medical oxygen plants at the cost of Sh2.8 billion in Kenya and Tanzania by...
Kamloops jobless rate continues to grow amid volatility in resource sector, retail
Castanet
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Photo: The Canadian Press TRU economist Laura Lamb said recent job losses in the natural resource sector could be connected to tariffs from the U.S. Kamloops’ unemployment rate continues to rise while other parts of the province and B.C. as a...
Heat warnings remain in effect from Ontario to Atlantic Canada
Global News
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July 17, 2025
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 17, 2025 6:29 am Updated July 17, 2025 6:37 am 1 min read Daytime temperatures from Windsor, Ontario, to St. John’s, Newfoundland, are going to remain hot a little longer. Environment Canada has several heat...
Huge question as another CEO rolls back WFH
The Geelong Advertiser
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July 17, 2025
We are now more than half way through 2025 and so far this year multiple major companies have enacted their new return-to-office policies. In that time, in Australia and internationally, we have also witnessed employees pushing back on those...
Canadian Home Builders Association creates a local chapter
Coast Reporter
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July 15, 2025
On June 24, the Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA) – Sea to Sky chapter (S2S-CHBA) had its inaugural meeting on the Sunshine Coast to raise awareness and perform a membership drive. On June 24, the Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA)...
Shaping Canada: John Ibbitson on Politics, Press, and the Atlantic Future
CJLS - Massachusetts
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author and Globe and Mail journalist John Ibbitson Image: submitted On today’s Insights podcast, Don and David talk with well-known author and Globe and Mail journalist John Ibbitson. The wide-ranging discussion covers his two recent books, as...
'Egregious': Inside legal fights over a Canadian EV battery plant getting $15B in tax breaks
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 17, 2025
Multiple Canadian contractors that have helped build a sprawling, taxpayer-supported electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in southwestern Ontario allege they haven't been paid for millions of dollars worth of work, court records show. Lawsuits...
Defence spending will lift Canada’s economy, but not out of a recession: report
Lethbridge Herald
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July 17, 2025
By Canadian Press on July 17, 2025. OTTAWA — Ottawa’s ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economics...
Grieg Seafood sells Canada and Finnmark sites to Cermaq
The Fish Site
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Going forward, Grieg Seafood will develop the company based on its Rogaland region in Western Norway, marking a strategic shift to focus exclusively on this area and strengthen its role in advancing sustainable aquaculture in Norway. Grieg Seafood...
Western athletes, staff compete at 2025 FISU Summer World University Games
Western University
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July 17, 2025
The Western Mustangs are representing Canada on the international stage this summer at the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games. Recently retired Mustangs track and field head coach Vickie Croley and Danielle Kelton, a sports medicine fellow...
Canada pumps millions into Atlantic grid modernization
Renewable Energy World
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July 15, 2025
The Canadian government has announced nearly $16 million in federal funding for energy projects in the Maritime provinces to help deliver reliable, affordable, clean energy in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. The Honourable...
25-year-old Kollam woman, bank employee, found dead in Canada
Onmanorama
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July 17, 2025
Kollam: A woman from Eravipuram was found dead at her residence in Canada. The deceased has been identified as Anita Benans (25), daughter of Benans and Rajani of Panamoodu Chanakkazhikam Antony Villa. After completing her post-graduation in...
Canadians should be cautious using AI for financial planning, experts say
Global News
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July 15, 2025
As Canadians increasingly turn to AI chatbots for help with everyday tasks like meal planning, workout routines and even mapping out vacation itineraries, some are also using it to help manage their money. “It’s a personal financial assistant,”...