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Most Canadians are regularly eating seafood despite high grocery prices, according to a new survey. Fish and other seafood dishes are routinely included in their meals, 87 per cent of Canadians said in a recent poll conducted by…
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By Stewart Lewis Global News Posted October 20, 2023 4:47 pm Descrease article font size…
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Sunday marks six months since the largest lottery prize ever recorded in Atlantic Canada was announced — and despite a significant amount of time passing, the winning ticketholder is yet to come forward to claim their earnings. On…
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With the cost of living running high, raising children is not cheap in Canada. According to new data released by Statistics Canada on Sept. 29, a middle-income family with two parents and two children spends on average $293,000 to…
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Exactly five years ago Sunday, the Alberta government increased the minimum wage to $15 an hour. On Sunday, six provinces upped their minimum wage once again, but not Alberta, which hasn’t changed it since that day. On October 1st,…
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Stubborn inflation might not warrant another interest rate hike, but could mean the Bank of Canada keeps its policy rate higher for longer, according to new forecasts released this week. An updated economic outlook from Deloitte…
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The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) is preparing for what it believes will be “the most intense round of collective bargaining the province has ever seen.” AUPE is Alberta’s largest union and represents 95,000 people…
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The federal government’s efforts to gather Canadian grocery executives for a summit to tackle food inflation is “disingenuous” and unlikely to bear much fruit, analysts say. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced he…
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There is a new and significant hurdle facing the massively over-budget and contentious Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project running through Alberta and British Columbia. The Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc, a First Nation in the…
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Empire Co. Ltd. says it earned $261.0 million in its latest quarter, up from $187.5 million in the same quarter last…
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