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Lightspeed Commerce Inc. will double down on its quest for profitability and larger clients after reporting a loss of US$814.8-million in its latest quarter. “We are going after the more sophisticated segment, we are going after the more established segment…so we will not be going after the entire market,” said …
Read More »Alcohol related health care visits spiked during pandemic in Ontario: study
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 2, 2023 6:35 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new Ontario study suggests there was a spike in health-care visits related to alcohol during the pandemic, both among people with a history of problems with alcohol as well as …
Read More »TDSB makes Indigenous course required English credit for Grade 11 – Toronto
TORONTO — Canada’s largest school board has voted to make its required English credit for Grade 11 students a class focused on Indigenous works. Trustees with the Toronto District School Board voted Wednesday night to replace the current mandatory course with Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Metis and Inuit Voices. Board …
Read More »‘Manitoba Merv’ predicts six more weeks of winter on Groundhog Day – Winnipeg
We’re in for six more weeks of winter, if a stuffed groundhog at Oak Hammock Marsh is to be believed. “Manitoba Merv” saw his shadow Thursday morning on Groundhog Day — a signal that, according to tradition and folklore, indicates more cold is on the way. The furry forecaster is …
Read More »Utility board defies Nova Scotia government, allows 14 per cent power rate hike – Halifax
Nova Scotia’s utility regulator has defied the provincial government and approved an average 14 per cent increase in electricity rates over two years. Premier Tim Houston said last November that his government opposed the increase of 6.9 per cent in both 2023 and 2024, which had been agreed to by …
Read More »Will winter end soon? Canadian groundhogs split on spring calls
Groundhog Day didn’t go to script in Canada this year: one died before making a prediction, while two joined forces calling for an early spring, breaking away from the pack. Quebec’s Fred la Marmotte died before he was able to reveal his prediction Thursday, with volunteer children stepping in to …
Read More »How a Quebec woman’s Audi got stolen and ended up driving through Vaughan Mills mall
A Quebec woman says her Audi A4, which she had listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace, was stolen right in front of her eyes during a test drive and then later used in a smash-and-grab through Vaughan Mills mall in Ontario. Taylor-Anna Kobinger, from Laval, Que., spoke to Global News …
Read More »St. Boniface fire likely caused by improper candle use, Winnipeg firefighters say – Winnipeg
Improper use of a candle is likely to blame for an accidental fire at a four-unit residence on Dumoulin Street, Winnipeg firefighters say. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews were called to the scene just after 3 a.m. Thursday, where they found smoke inside the building. Firefighters were told a resident …
Read More »Alberta First Nation to sign child welfare agreement with feds without the province
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 1, 2023 10:03 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Alberta First Nation is to sign an agreement today with Ottawa giving it the autonomy to administer its child welfare. Louis Bull Tribe at Maskwacis, Alta., south of Edmonton, would …
Read More »Federal Green leader urges Mike Schreiner to think twice about Liberal offer
The leader of Ontario’s Green party is being urged to stick to his roots, even as Mike Schreiner contemplates a run for the leadership of another provincial political party. Schreiner is being courted by a group of Ontario Liberals who released an open letter asking him to consider abandoning the …
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