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A B.C.-based startup that makes artificial intelligence (AI)-run mushroom harvesting robots says a recent $40-million investment will help the company remain at the cutting edge of autonomous agricultural technology, at a time when the industry is facing widespread labour shortages. 4AG (pronounced “forage”) Robotics is based in the rural lakeside city …
Read More »G7 expected to boost economy and fill hotels in Calgary and mountain towns
The Calgary region is preparing for a surge in visitors ahead of next month’s G7 leaders’ summit in Kananaskis, Alta., and hotel rooms are already nearly impossible to find. The summit, which is scheduled to run from June 15 to 17, is expected to draw thousands of delegates, journalists and security personnel to …
Read More »Trudeau to fill Senate vacancies before retiring: source
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a final wave of appointments to fill the 10 vacancies in the Senate before he retires in March, Radio-Canada has learned. The move would allow him to leave a mark on Parliament for years to come, as these unelected legislators will be able to …
Read More »Winnipeg voters head to polls for byelection to fill former premier’s seat – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Voters head to the polls Tuesday to pick a new representative in the Tuxedo constituency in Winnipeg. The seat has been vacant since former premier and Progressive Conservative party leader Heather Stefanson resigned in April. The Tories have nominated lawyer Lawrence Pinsky …
Read More »Toronto entrepreneur Mohammad Al Zaibak appointed to fill Ontario Senate vacancy
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 29, 2024 6:11 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto entrepreneur Mohammad Al Zaibak is the latest addition to Canada’s Senate. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced the appointment today, describing Al Zaibak as a community leader who …
Read More »West Island food bank holds drive to fill empty shelves, prepare for holiday season – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size One home at a time, dozens of volunteers and staff from the West Island Mission went door to door in Pointe-Claire on Sunday morning. They were collecting food from people’s porches to bring back to the food bank’s pantry. Usually, the West …
Read More »As cost of living soars, school food programs struggle to fill growing need
Canadian school food program operators are seeing the highest demand ever as children prepare to go back to school. They say it points to the urgent need for a national school food policy. The Breakfast Club of Canada and The Coalition for Healthy School Food say the growing demand for …
Read More »John Tory ramps up appeal for fiscal help to fill Toronto’s $815M budget gap
Toronto Mayor John Tory is ramping up his appeal for financial help from the province and federal government, stressing that the city needs them to step up and fill an $815-million budget deficit created by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to both Premier Doug Ford and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland …
Read More »Montreal couple forced into 14-day quarantine for failing to fill out ArriveCAN entry app
Ron Daymond and Evelyn Herskovitz were stunned when they were ordered to quarantine for 14 days after returning to the Canadian land border on May 22 following a day-trip to Plattsburgh, N.Y. The fully vaccinated couple said a border officer told them they must quarantine because they didn’t fill out the ArriveCAN …
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