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Why is building new housing so difficult in Ontario?
Ontario badly needs new housing, but the process to get there suffers from many problems. As the province faces a serious housing crisis, this issue is a of the main […]
Will a candy shortage haunt Halloween in 2022?
The Spirit Halloween chain of stores, one of the largest retailers of fancy dress costumes and accessories for Halloween, says it's ready for the party in 2022, assures its CEO, […]
NB minimum wage increases to $13.75 per hour
The 2022 minimum wage increases in New Brunswick are expected to affect 15,500 minimum wage workers and another 30,000 who earn more than the previous minimum wage, but less than […]
Over half the ports in the Atlantic were damaged by Fiona
This dock was wiped out by Storm Fiona on September 24 in Rose Blanche, southwestern Newfoundland. The fisheries sector was battered by Hurricane Fiona, which battered Atlantic Canada last Saturday. […]
Saskatchewan Minimum Wage Increase: Too Much or Too Little?
Jobs in the sectors of catering, hospitality and retail are often the ones offering minimum wage (archives). Saskatchewan's minimum wage increases Saturday from $11.81/hr to $13/hr, not enough to meet […]
Minimum wage increases to $15.50 per hour in Ontario
As of October 1, the minimum wage increases by 50 cents to $15.50 per hour in Ontario. As of October 1, the minimum wage increases by 50 cents to $15.50 […]
Canada: Merger laws too permissive, says non-partisan group
Since the Competition Act came into force in 1986, authorities have challenged only 18 transactions. Canadian laws underestimate the harm to competition caused by corporate mergers while overstating the benefits […]
Archive | More than promising beginnings for the compact disc
Presentation of a compact disc, in 1986 On August 17, 1982, a first CD was burned in a factory in Hanover, Germany. This technology, designed by Sony and Philips, will […]
The decline in refining capacity leads to an increase in the price of gasoline
Prices at the pump have increased in Alberta and British Columbia. The price of a barrel of oil fell by around 20% in September in Canada, which should translate into […]
Cocoa: almost 10% increase in the purchase price to producers in 2022
In Côte d'Ivoire, more than half of planters live below the poverty line, according to a World Bank study. The situation is comparable in Ghana, where some 800,000 families live […]