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Canada's jobs market 'treading water' as unemployment rate rises to 7% in May
Canada’s jobless rate rose a tenth of a point to seven per cent in May amid a gain of 8,800 jobs in the month, Statistics Canada said in its latest labour force survey.
Ontario to make Ring of Fire a special economic zone 'as quickly as possible': Ford
Several First Nations want to be part of development, including mines, but want to be equal partners with the province on the legislative side.
First Nations infrastructure critical but not nation-building: minister
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty said that while closing the First Nations infrastructure gap is important, it's not considered nation-building.
Oneida Energy Storage Project begins commercial operations
The project will provide Ontario with critical capacity as Canada’s largest grid-scale battery energy storage facility in operation.
Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.75% as tariff uncertainty persists
Wednesday marked the start of new 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports into the United States — double the previous rate.