More than 500 new student beds are coming to the University of Victoria (UVic), with funding approved for student housing designed for upper-year undergraduate and graduate students.
La Banque du Canada a décidé aujourd’hui de réduire son taux directeur de 25 points de base qui passe à 2,5 %. C’est la première baisse en six mois, et elle survient dans un contexte de forte incertitude : économie en recul, chômage en hausse, guerre commerciale avec les États-Unis. Et c’est dans ce climat…
Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Labour, has issued the following statement on the Cowichan Valley transit labour dispute: “This strike has been deeply disruptive to people living in the Cowichan Valley, who rely on transit to get to work, go to school, attend medical appointments and access everyday services. “This dispute has gone on for far…
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May holds a news conference in Ottawa to share her party’s priorities for the return of Parliament. source
In Edmonton, federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson takes part in an announcement about a rail infrastructure project. He is joined by Brian Cornick, president and CEO of Cando Rail and Terminals, and John Casola, chief investment officer at the Canada Infrastructure Bank. source
En marge de la rencontre du premier ministre Mark Carney avec la présidente mexicaine Claudia Sheinbaum, l’ex-ambassadeur Graeme C. Clark souligne l’importance du lien entre le Canada et le Mexique et affirme à notre chef d’antenne Marc-André Cossette que cette relation demeure essentielle, bien qu’elle soit souvent sous-estimée. Dans le contexte actuel, marqué par des…
Ottawa, ON – Mark Carney told Canadians to judge him by the prices they see at the grocery store. The results give him a failing grade. Food inflation has risen 3.4 per cent in August year-over-year, according to the latest data – 79 per cent higher than inflation overall and 70 per cent above the…