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Home Builders Kept Building in Five of Canada’s Biggest Cities in August. Home Sales Fell in All Six
CMHC data show housing starts rose in five of Canada’s six biggest markets in August even as resales fell in all six, CREA and board data show.
Jason Dickinson left Oilers practice early Friday with an injury as new coach Mike Babcock’s first lines and pairings took shape at training camp.
Radical Ventures raised US$1B for Canada’s largest-ever VC fund, joining RBC and Intrepid in a capital push to keep AI startups from leaving for the U.S.
Ottawa unveils $880M in paid trades placements for youth aged 15-30, as StatCan data show youth joblessness still running above pre-pandemic norms.
Bruce Flatt told Brookfield’s investor day the AI race is already losing momentum because the industry cannot build data centres fast enough, Bloomberg reported.
Ottawa announced a 60-40 split of its avian flu vaccine stockpile with the provinces. Records show 39,200 doses shipped before all 870,000 expired.
Winter burn browns cedars and other evergreens every spring. Here is how Canadian homeowners can water, stake, wrap and mulch to prevent it this fall.
Applications reopen for the federal Black Ideas Grant, but the $8-million round matches the last one, showing funding growth has flattened since 2023.
Winnipeg suspended Connor Hellebuyck after the Vezina Trophy winner failed to report to camp, one of several storylines as NHL training camps opened.
Two annual reports to Parliament show Canada’s lobbying regulator checked well under the 5 per cent sample it describes, and the latest contains figures that do not reconcile.












