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Canada’s economy gains 14,000 jobs, but unemployment rate stays the same
Canada’s economy gained 14,000 jobs in March, but the unemployment rate remained at 6.7 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday. More to come … Flight training firm CAE cuts jobs ahead of May business update Canadian confidence hits 11-month low as Iran war drags on
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Posthaste: More Canadians desperate for tax refund to plug holes in their finances
Accountants will tell you that getting a tax refund is bad financial planning, but more Canadians are nonetheless depending on that cash injection to help with their finances, according to two new surveys. “More than a third (36 per cent) say they are relying on their tax refund more this year than last year, reflecting…
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What’s on our radar for April 10
We’re tracking stories centred around an anti-loneliness fair, a Windsor connection to a new Canadian horror movie and interest in this fall’s municipal election.
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Desire to have children increasing among Canadians: Statistics Canada study
The desire among Canadians to have children is increasing according to new study from Statistics Canada. Leading this overall upward shift from 2021 to 2024 were Canadians without any current biological children, residents of Ontario and the Prairie provinces, women aged 15 to 24 and never-married Canadians, say the study’s authors Victoria Jordan and Maire…
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Shooting at Lambton College campus bar kills 1, injures 2 others, police say
A 20-year-old Sarnia man was pronounced dead in hospital after gunfire was reported just before 1 a.m. Friday.
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Environment Canada to use AI in new weather forecasting model
Environment and Climate Change Canada will use artificial intelligence to make its weather forecasts more accurate, the federal department said Thursday.
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‘What if … we just started sharing what we love?’ Organizer of Saturday fair hopes to bring people together
Event welcomes people of all ages and abilities to share hobbies and interests.
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Windsor had a plan for a new central library open in 2026. Here’s what’s happening now
As library staff get squeezed out of the temporary downtown library location, Windsor’s mayor pitches a campus like vision for a new permanent space.
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Saab dangles sovereign data centre in Montreal to undercut F-35 fighter contract
Saab is pitching a Montreal-based, sovereign data hub to secure Canada’s fighter jet contract, arguing it would keep mission-critical data out of U.S. hands. The move challenges Lockheed Martin’s F-35 model and amplifies Ottawa’s growing unease over data control, AI and strategic dependence.
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Nuclear heat keeps people warm in many countries. Why not ours?
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we see how some countries are using heat from nuclear power plants to heat homes; map the countries with the biggest potential to generate solar power; and learn about the government’s new approach to protecting nature.