
Visiting Canadian leaders doing U.S. damage control as rail dispute hits supply chain
Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, said U.S. lawmakers and counterparts – even White House officials – have been worried

Visiting Canadian leaders doing U.S. damage control as rail dispute hits supply chain
Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, said U.S. lawmakers and counterparts – even White House officials – have been worried

Some Ontarians cheer as COVID-19 restrictions lift, while others remain apprehensive
Mask mandates remain in place in Ontario, but businesses like gyms, cinemas and restaurants no longer need to check patrons’ vaccination status as of Tuesday.

Hot housing market drives 2021 economic growth
The country’s hot housing market drove economic expansion last year as the economy grew 4.6 per cent in 2021, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

Board of Trade hoping word on fed relief for downtown businesses arrives ‘in next day or so’
The Board of Trade issued an open letter Thursday calling on local officials from all levels of government to work together to end the protests.

New rules going after blockade financing an overreach, critics say
The federal government’s move to use expanded financial powers to crack down on the trucker protests is being called a severe overreach by financial crime

Ottawa mayor pushes to shrink convoy footprint, as feds eye action
Ottawa’s mayor has set a deadline of noon today for truckers encamped in the capital’s core to move out of residential streets in a bid

Ottawa Centre MP McKenna won’t seek re-election, plans to focus on family and climate change
Minister McKenna says as she leaves politics she will use what platform she has to push for climate action and an end to the hateful

Feds pledge $168M for Gladstone Avenue affordable housing projects
Funds will go toward the construction of 698 residential units in four separate buildings at 811, 818 and 933 Gladstone Ave.

Feds to create EI-like benefit for gig, contract workers, extend rent relief program
The $80-billion Canada Emergency Response Benefit is set to wind down over the coming weeks, with those who are EI-eligible to start drawing assistance that

Federal bureaucrats cautious about network overload as remote work increases
Federal government managers and employees have been advised to take precautions to manage the load on communications systems as Canadians shift to remote working conditions
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