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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...
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...
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,”...
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...
Canada inflation jumps, likely torpedoes rate cut hopes
Mortgage Professional Australia
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July 15, 2025
Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, remained elevated in June, hovering around the three-percent mark. June’s increase, while mild, means the central bank looks likely to hold its policy rate steady in its next decision...
Tomorrowland festival experiences another tragedy as woman dies days after festival fire
The Mirror US
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July 20, 2025
Tomorrowland 2025 sees another unfortunate incident as a 35-year-old festival-goer has died days after the music festival was engulfed in flames. The late Canadian woman was among over 100,000 concertgoers who attended opening night of Belgium’s...
Canada’s Pacific Coast hit hard by trawling, with limited transparency: Report
Mongabay
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July 14, 2025
Trawling vessels pursuing fish are damaging marine ecosystems in Canada’s West Coast waters and could be operating illegally in some cases, and yet they work with insufficient transparency, a new NGO report says. Nine large trawlers have together...
Sources: LAFC to sign Canada’s Mathieu Choinière
BVM Sports
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July 16, 2025
Canadian national team midfielder Mathieu Choinière is finalizing a move to LAFC and is set to make a return to MLS after one year abroad, The Athletic has learned. Choinière, a CF Montréal homegrown product, signed with Grasshopper FC in...
'I can't support this:' Nanaimo councillors reject staff request for fencing around City Hall parking lots
Nanaimo News Now
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Multiple City staff members highlighted several situations over recent months and years, including fights breaking out in the parking lot, damage to vehicles and property, fires being lit, human waste being left behind and other health and safety...
Canadians could get more affordable version of Ozempic in early 2026. Here's how
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 15, 2025
Cheaper versions of medications to treat obesity, like Ozempic and Wegovy, could be on the market in Canada as soon as January. Ozempic is a social media darling — with celebrities singing its praises and people posting about major weight loss....
Canadian living in Scotland questions how UK is a 'developed country' over 'disgusting British habit'
Daily Mail
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July 15, 2025
A Canadian living in the UK has said he is disgusted by a common British habit that has led him to question Britain's status as a 'developed country'. Taking to Reddit, the disgruntled expat detailed how he had moved to Glasgow from Canada, and...
Why are so few employers focused on inclusive, equitable hiring?
Canadian HR Reporter
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This echoes findings from Statistics Canada (StatCan) released in February. StatCan notes: Nearly 7 in 10 (68%) persons with disabilities or long-term conditions experienced a barrier to accessibility during a hiring process or one that...
Nanaimo Council Nixes Fence Proposal Over Doubts It Would Protect Staff From Drug Site Disorder
The Epoch Times
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July 17, 2025
Nanaimo, B.C., Mayor Leonard Krog in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward Nanaimo, B.C., city council voted against a proposal to build a fence around its city hall parking lot as it decided the fence would not be effective in...
CHL Coaches Set to Guide Canada in 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
BVM Sports
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July 16, 2025
Hockey Canada has selected 13 coaches from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) to lead the national squads at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Prominent among them is Mathieu Turcotte, appointed as head coach of...
City councillors in Nanaimo, B.C., reject plan for fence to protect municipal staff
CKPG News
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July 17, 2025
By Canadian Press Jul 16, 2025 | 5:38 PM VICTORIA — Nanaimo’s council has decided not to proceed with a plan to build a fence to protect city hall staff from disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next door. City staff had proposed a...
Canada’s proposed east-west energy corridors should prioritize clean energy
The Conversation
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July 13, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has made establishing east-west energy corridors a priority for Canada. He suggested that such corridors would include new oil and natural gas pipelines, designed to reduce dependence on the United States....
Carney announces new measures to protect and strengthen Canada’s steel industry
Indo Canadian Voice
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July 16, 2025
PRIME Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday announced a suite of targeted measures to stand behind Canada’s steel industry, protect Canadian careers, and invest in Canada’s homegrown industrial capacity to build Canada strong. Carney said: ““Our steel...
Canadian soldiers charged in anti-government militia plot
The Globe and Mail
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July 15, 2025
On July 8, Quebec RCMP arrested four men connected to the Canadian Armed Forces. They are accused of trying to create an extremist militia and planning to forcibly take a plot of land north of Quebec City. Two of the four men are active members of...
Income gap hit record high in Q1: Statistics Canada
Advisor's Edge
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July 16, 2025
Canada’s income gap has reached a record high and the wealth gap widened in the first quarter of this year, according to data Statistics Canada released Wednesday. The difference in the share of disposable income between households in the top 40%...