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Harry Miller is a writer and editor based in Toronto with 14 years of experience in the journalism industry. Before joining Canada News Media as a National Online Journalist, Miller worked as a senior writer and a reporter-editor with the Canadian Press and as a breaking news reporter with the Toronto Star. At Canada News Media he covers national news and the trending stories Canadians are searching for. Miller holds two bachelor's degrees, one in journalism from Ryerson University and another in communications and film studies from Carleton University.
Ottawa’s $4.7B Via Rail order revives a Thunder Bay plant that cut 200 jobs in May, and replaces a fleet averaging 77 years old that runs until 2035.
Canadian Natural Resources realized US$75.04 a barrel on exploration and production liquids in a record second quarter. That is a different benchmark than the US$60.50 WTI price behind Alberta’s $9.4-billion deficit forecast, but a signal the budget assumption may be conservative.
Co.Labs launched AI adoption training for non-tech firms this week. Statistics Canada data puts rural business AI use at 9.9 per cent, against 21 per cent in cities.
Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August while health-care hiring in Alberta and Ontario kept growing. CIHI wait-time data shows patients are not yet feeling it.
Elections Alberta apologized for mail-in referendum packages that carried an outdated declaration line, and for packages missing ballot questions. Voters are told to strike the line out and return the form; the deadline to apply for a special ballot is Sept. 25.
Elections Alberta has moved the special ballot application deadline from Oct. 9 to Sept. 25 after mail-in requests for the Oct. 19 referendum reached 290,000.
Cale Makar’s record $163.2M deal beat the NHL’s Sept. 16 CBA deadline, a term-length change that will shape McDavid and Matthews’ next contracts.
The United States began enforcing 50 per cent tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods on Aug. 22, five days after Statistics Canada reported annual inflation had climbed to 3.0 per cent, the top of the Bank of Canada’s target range.
Félix Auger-Aliassime, ranked fourth in the world, withdrew from the National Bank Open in Montreal two hours before his second-round match, citing a back injury he first felt in practice two days earlier.
Canadian gardeners have from late August through October to winterize: divide perennials, clear spent annuals, lift tender bulbs, and mulch 5 inches deep before the first hard frost. University of Saskatchewan horticulture experts say cleanup should start in late August.