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Saskatchewan businesses still feeling interprovincial trade barriersThe Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has found some changes came from the initial push to foster internal Canadian business, but some deadlines are being missed.CanadaJul 1
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Spring economic statement says global uncertainty poses ‘risks’ for CanadaThe update includes a new 'Team Canada Strong' program that seeks to recruit, train and hire tens of thousands of skilled trades workers to counter persistent youth unemployment.CanadaApr 28
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Consider joining the skilled trades, Canada’s jobs minister urges youthFederal jobs minister Patty Hajdu said when she was growing up in Thunder Bay, Ont., students who attended a skilled trades high school in the city were "deeply stigmatized"EconomyApr 13
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Five years after Kelowna crane collapse, families still waiting for answers and chargesUnion launches letter-writing campaign as relatives of five men killed in 2021 disaster call for accountability and stronger crane-safety oversightCanadaJul 14
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Trent University receives $57.7M in Ontario funding to prepare students for in-demand careersThe province says the $57.7 million investment will prepare students to meet labour market demands and also help local students remain closer to home.EducationJun 17
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Saskatchewan prepares for CUSMA trade talksPremier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan is specially positioned for the upcoming trade talks as a province with many exports other nations rely on but there is still work to be done.CanadaJun 5
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Temporary residents, employers in N.S. struggling with immigration changesSandeep Kaur said she submitted an application to the Nova Scotia Nominee Program in November 2023. After a two-and-a-half year wait, she was told her file was closed as of May 1.Canada8 hours
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‘Manosphere’-led anti-feminist ideologies making women less safe, MPs sayThe House of Commons status of women committee's report studied the largely online movement, which advocates for regressive roles for women in society and relationships.PoliticsJun 17
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Carney touts new construction at Quebec mine after fast-tracking major projectThe Nouveau Monde Graphite’s Matawinie mine in Quebec’s Lanaudière region is expected to produce 106,000 tonnes of graphite annually.CanadaMay 19
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CUSMA exemptions make trade war ‘less of a crisis’: Canada’s ex-trade envoyOttawa and Washington’s positions on key trade issues are 'still too far apart,' Canada’s former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul said at an event on Thursday.CanadaMay 7
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Trump and Iran’s supreme leader trade threats as mediators try to save their crumbling dealThe U.S. and Iran exchanged fresh threats Saturday as fragile talks continued, raising new doubts about efforts to prevent a wider conflict in the Middle East.WorldJul 11
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U.S. flags concerns over Canada’s ties to China as it blocks CUSMA renewalSpeaking to Global News, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the White House is concerned Beijing could use Canada as a back door into the American market.PoliticsJul 2
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Tariff deal unlikely before U.S. midterms, Canada’s ex-trade chief saysSteve Verheul says while there could be a window ahead of the midterms this fall when the U.S. administration is looking for a win.PoliticsJun 29
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Unemployment rate fell to 6.5% in June with 18K new jobs, says StatCanThe Canadian economy kept adding jobs at a steady pace in June, in part because the youth summer job market got off to a great start, but economists say there are still concerns.EconomyJul 10
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Carney to visit Saudi Arabia, meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin SalmanIn 2018, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency concluded that the prince had ordered the killing of a Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.CanadaJun 30
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Carney’s economic update gives more Harper vibes than TrudeauLiberals attempt to project stability among global uncertainty around oil prices, war and trade talks with the Trump administration.CanadaApr 28
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Trump’s forced labour tariffs have ‘no basis,’ Canadian government saysCanada "remains committed to working closely with the United States to eradicate forced labour from global supply chains," a written submission reads.PoliticsJul 8
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U.S. won’t renew CUSMA in current form, trade rep saysCUSMA remains in place unless one of the partners gives six months' notice that it is pulling out. Canada and Mexico both have indicated they want to keep the deal in place.EconomyJul 1
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‘Lecturing’ other countries is ‘ineffective,’ Carney says in Saudi ArabiaCanada has been working to mend bilateral ties with Saudi Arabia following a diplomatic row in 2018 that resulted in the removal of ambassadors in both countries.CanadaJul 9
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U.S. strikes hit bridges in Iran, collapse tower at key portThe United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges, energy sites and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port.WorldJul 17