U.S. sheds 92,000 jobs in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4%
Lucia Mutikani / theglobeandmail - Economists had expected the economy to add 60,000 positions last month after a downwardly revised 126,000 increase in January
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Feds and Alberta strike deal to speed up project approvals and cut red tape
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - The governments of Canada and Alberta have reached an agreement-in-principle to streamline environmental and impact assessments, giving the province more control over projects within its jurisdiction and reducing federal duplication that has slowed develo…
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Ottawa office market experts left in the dark over feds’ return-to-work needs
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ottawa real estate watchers are calling on the federal government to be more clear about its workspace needs as public servants prepare to spend more time in the office.
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Canada’s first large-scale battery plant opens in Windsor
Abdul Matin Sarfraz / nationalobserver - Canada's first large-scale battery plant has already produced more than one million cells and created 1,300 jobs in its first months of operation — and is backed by nearly $16 billion in government subsidies.
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B.C. teachers secure 3% annual wage increase in new four-year agreement
Marissa Birnie / theglobeandmail - Members voted 91 per cent in favour of agreement that covers 52,000 educators, B.C. Teachers’ Federation says
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Quebec will soon allow retail stores to close late on weekends, but some not enthused
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A one-year pilot project starting March 11 is allowing Quebec retail stores to stay open on weekends as late as the law permits on weekdays: 9 p.m.
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Immigration could soon account for all of Canada's population growth: expert
sootoday - OTTAWA — With Canada's population growth now essentially flat, the country could be heading toward an unprecedented situation where population growth is driven entirely by immigration, one expert says.
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EverWind secures more than $240M in financing for N.S. wind and hydrogen projects
Devin Stevens / nationalobserver - A wind energy company in Nova Scotia with the backing of local First Nations has secured $240 million in financing to construct onshore wind farms and an associated green hydrogen project that aims to be the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada.
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Ontario teacher, education worker unions call for contract talks to start early
Meredith Bond / citynews - Contracts for Ontario’s teachers and education workers expire at the end of this summer and their union leaders are calling on the education minister to start the bargaining process early, saying issues such as class sizes need to be urgently addressed. T…
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Ring of Fire roads to be complete by 2031, ahead of schedule: Ford
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Premier Doug Ford said construction will begin in June and finish several years ahead of schedule, though the province had never said when it had hoped to complete road.
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Statistics Canada to report GDP data for the final quarter of 2025
Craig Lord / nationalobserver - Statistics Canada is set to report this morning on how the economy closed out 2025.
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Final design for Ontario Science Centre at Ontario Place unveiled, contract awarded
Dee Burman / citynews - The province of Ontario unveiled the final design and awarded the contract for the new Ontario Science Centre to be built at Ontario Place on Thursday, calling it “a major milestone in the province’s plan to transform Ontario Place into a year-round, worl…
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Fifth strike by STM maintenance workers averted, both sides to meet with conciliator
Jason Magder, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The conciliation sessions will take place starting the second week of March.
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‘Final show of disrespect’: Diageo closes Crown Royal plant two days ahead of schedule
John Marchesan / citynews - Unionized workers at a Crown Royal whisky plant in southwestern Ontario say they were shocked to learn Wednesday that work would cease immediately, two days before it was set to officially close down. Diageo previously announced plans to close the Amherst…
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Alberta pledges $10.8B for education in Budget 2026
Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - Alberta’s education system will receive $10.8 billion in Budget 2026. In an interview with Postmedia, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides called the investment “historic.” Despite concerns that enrolment growth and inflation have left the system under…
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Ottawa spending $3 billion to boost military housing stock
sootoday - OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty is announcing a $3.7-billion plan today to build more housing units for Canada's military.
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Ontario family health teams urge funding to retain nurses, health professionals
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Family health teams include not just doctors, but also a variety of other health professionals to provide comprehensive care, such as nurses, social workers and dietitians.
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Canada Post workers will begin voting on tentative agreements in April
Sean Boynton / globalnews - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said the ratification voting period for a new five-year contract will be held between April 20 and May 30.
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Loblaw plans $2.4-billion investment in 2026, including 70 new stores
Shantaé Campbell / financialpost - Part of its previously announced five-year plan to spend $10 billion by 2030
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In first interview, Canada’s envoy to Greenland says new post seeks ‘concrete’ gains
News Staff / citynews - NUUK — The diplomat Canada has posted to Greenland says the new consulate should lead to “concrete” gains for Canadians, while locals urge Ottawa to expand existing trade and cultural ties with the Danish territory. “This just kicks things into a new phas…
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