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Household income declines in Alberta due to oil, but still among highest in Canada
CALGARY, AB - Anca Dan built a successful career working administrative jobs in the oil and gas industry for more than two decades, but in recent years she has shifted her focus toward her own startup...
Jul 13, 2022
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate by full percentage point
The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point on Wednesday, marking the largest single rate hike since August 1998.The central bank's decision signals a more aggressive ap...
Jul 13, 2022
Trudeau announces deal for new electric-vehicle battery plant in Ontario
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa has reached a deal with Umicore, a global materials technology and recycling group, to build a new battery facility in Ontario's Loyalist Township. Speaking a...
Jul 13, 2022
More living alone, but roommates, multi-generational homes rising: census
TORONTO, ON - Canada's latest tranche of census data show more people are living alone than ever before, but the number of households where roommates live together or multiple generations of a family ...
Jul 13, 2022
Census figures paint statistical portrait of Canadian military members, veterans
OTTAWA, ON - New data from the latest census reveals there were 97,625 Canadians serving in the military last year and another 461,240 former members. The figures released today by Statistics Canada a...
Jul 13, 2022
Rogers to credit customers with equivalent of five days of service for outage
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. will compensate its customers for the massive outage that crippled its network last week by crediting them with the equivalent of five days of service as a first s...
Jul 13, 2022
Ranching group drops ‘Cattlemen’ name to be more gender-inclusive
CALGARY, AB - The group representing Canadian ranchers has changed its name to be more gender-inclusive.The Canadian Cattlemen's Association, an industry organization representing more than 60,000 ran...
Jul 12, 2022
Missing boy from Red Earth Cree Nation found deceased
PRINCE ALBERT, SK - A five-year-old boy who had been missing for nearly three months has been found deceased.That's according to Chief Fabian Head of Red Earth Cree Nation [in Saskatchewan]."It is wit...
Jul 12, 2022
Feds announce program to fight opioid poisoning in Edmonton
EDMONTON, AB - The federal government will spend more than $1 million to fight opioid poisoning in Edmonton.Carolyn Bennett, minister of mental health and addictions and Edmonton MP and Tourism Minist...
Jul 12, 2022
Some Albertans will soon need a referral from doctor for PCR testing, province says
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government says it is changing how it tests people for COVID-19.Starting next week, Albertans who need a PCR test to inform their medical treatment must have a referral from...
Jul 12, 2022