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Jeremy Guenette was sitting in an Idaho parking lot waiting for his kids to finish back-to-school shopping two years ago, when he noticed business was booming at a nearby truck mixing colas, cream and fruity flavours. “For about 45 minutes, I just watched people come and go from the Soda …
Read More »Why Canadian voters living in the Big Apple have a growing interest in the federal election
In a Manhattan bar, there’s a shrine to all things Canadian: a giant stuffed moose head, licence plates from every province, a gold maple leaf embossed on the floor and other memorabilia. The Canuck, which bills itself as New York City’s “premier Canadian hockey and sports bar,” is a familiar …
Read More »Interest in N.L. as travel destination spikes amid growing U.S. tensions, tourism minister says
Canadian travellers are boycotting the U.S., and Newfoundland and Labrador tourism advocates are anticipating more visitors this year as a result. (Danny Arsenault/CBC) As the reality of a trade war between Canada and the U.S. continues to loom large, some see an opportunity to lure travellers who’d normally fly south …
Read More »Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 3.25%
The Bank of Canada lowered its interest rate by 50-basis points to 3.25 per cent on Wednesday but signalled a slower pace of rate cuts moving forward. Economists were largely expecting another weighty cut following a quarterly GDP report that saw growth come in below the central bank’s projection and a …
Read More »India withdraws envoy, diplomats named ‘persons of interest’ in Canada probe
India withdrew its envoy to Canada on Monday along with other officials and diplomats whom Ottawa named as “persons of interest” in a matter related to an investigation in the country, the Indian foreign ministry said. New Delhi rejected the “preposterous imputations” of the Canadian assertion, made in a diplomatic communication on Sunday, saying it was part …
Read More »Where should you put your money now that interest rates are falling? – National
Three interest rate cuts in, the Bank of Canada is now firmly entrenched in an easing cycle that has major implications for where Canadians’ money can earn them the best returns. The shift from interest rate hikes to cuts warrants a “refresh” of Canadian portfolios, investment experts tell Global News. …
Read More »Winnipeg police want to identify ‘person of interest’ who may have been present at bank robbery
Police distributed photos of an unidentified man who is believed to have been present during a July 7 robbery at a financial institution on Lakewood Boulevard. News Source link
Read More »Ontario government hopeful interest rate cut will spur struggling home construction
Ontario housing minister Paul Calandra expressed confidence that the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut on Wednesday will help spur housing development as the province struggles to realize its goal of constructing 1.5 million homes by 2031. Calandra told reporters he was “very relieved” interest rates had finally been cut …
Read More »Saskatoon police release photo of people of interest in December homicide – Saskatoon
Saskatoon police are looking to speak with two people in relation to a homicide investigation that began on Dec. 14, 2023. Investigators released a photo, saying both individuals were seen outside a business in the 2200 block of 22nd Street West on that day around 1:40 a.m. Officers say one …
Read More »Ontario public health units show interest and concern over plans to merge
Local councillors and mayors in Ontario are signalling an uneasy willingness to get behind a provincial push to merge some public health units as the Ford government rolls out aggressive timelines to get the process underway by early 2025. As many as nine groupings of public health units have suggested …
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