Inflation falls in February despite surge in grocery prices
The latest Consumer Price Index from Stats Canada has provided a good-news, bad-news look at February.
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Ontario to double number of economic immigrants under federal agreement
The federal and provincial immigration ministers announced Saturday that the province will have more than 18,000 spots under the program in 2025.
Millions of air fryers recalled due to fire hazard
Cosori has recalled more than 2 million of its air fryers after hundreds of fire-related complaints were made, some of which involved minor property damage and superficial burns.
Baranyai: Relishing American ignorance part of Canadian identity
As a country, Canada doesn’t have much of an elevator pitch.
Beck: The time has come to celebrate Canada’s women – and see their names
Lauren Beck, Mount Allison University When I reflect upon the names of key places in my life it becomes apparent that the landscape of my identity is masculine. I am a woman resident of Sackville, N.B., who hails from Saint Thomas, Ont., and attended schools named after Tom Longboat and Horatio Herbert Kitchener. As a […]
Bruce Power pleased nuclear included in recent federal economic update
Bruce Power found things of interest in the Nov. 3 federal economic statement, including an investment tax credit of up to 30 per cent for clean energy technologies, including small modular reactors. The local nuclear operator recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Hydrogen Optimized, Greenfield Global and Hensall Co-op to collaborate on a feasibility […]
Walters hopes Team Canada Red knocks it out of the park at U17s
At a time when most people are so sick of Zoom meetings that they’d rather toss their laptop through a window than suffer through an hour-long digital drawl, Greg Walters signed up for more. As the Owen Sound Attack enjoy a race up the Western Conference standings, Walters has been pulling double duty preparing to […]
‘Freedom convoy’: Man accused of pelting Justin Trudeau with stones on OPP radar
A St. Thomas man accused of throwing stones at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in London was one of dozens of people profiled in a police intelligence report prepared as the “freedom convoy” protests swept across Canada earlier this year.
Warm, drizzly, and foggy for trick-or-treaters
If it’s spooky weather you’re looking for, Environment Canada is calling for all the conditions that fit in with Monday evening’s Halloween celebrations.
West Grey Police offer Halloween safety advice
“Always walk on the sidewalk, cross at corners, watch out for traffic, carry a flashlight, stay with your group, don’t eat treats until they have been checked by an adult.”
Grey County efforts to spur rental housing hit snag
Grey County council’s conditional development charge deferral program, which is intended to encourage rental and other priority housing construction, has unintentionally discouraged Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation financing, the only lender to raise this concern. On Thursday county council approved staff recommendations they hope would avoid that outcome, while staff continue to examine implications of […]
Canada announces new measures to support Ukraine
Canada will soon offer government-backed Ukraine Sovereignty Bonds.
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