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Canadian companies criticized over ties to U.S. immigration enforcement

OTTAWA — Canadian companies are coming under fire over their ties to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as U.S. President Donald Trump pursues a mass deportation campaign to expel vast numbers...

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Bessent warns Carney against picking a fight before US-Canada-Mexico trade talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday warned Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that his recent public comments against U.S. trade policy could backfire going into the formal...

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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump heritage site enjoys boost after shout out on 'The Pitt'

A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Alberta is enjoying a recent uptick in interest spurred by a shout out on a popular American television show — and its head of marketing hopes that curiosity translates...

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Ontario education minister places 7th school board under provincial control

Ontario's education minister placed a seventh school board under supervision Wednesday in order to prevent dozens of teachers from being laid off, he says, and he is planning to soon take control of another...

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Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union

OTTAWA — The union representing employees at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said staff have been told 1,371 agency jobs will be cut as part of the government's cost-cutting exercise. The Agriculture...

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Air Canada and Unifor begin contract talks for the airline's customer service agents

TORONTO — Air Canada and the union representing its customer service agents, who work at airports and call centres, have begun contract talks. Unifor says it has opened collective bargaining on behalf...

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Amazon cuts about 16,000 corporate jobs in the latest round of layoffs

Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the ecommerce company in three months. The tech giant has said it plans to use generative artificial intelligence...

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Union questions why Global Affairs issuing layoff warnings before policy review

OTTAWA — Thousands of employees at Global Affairs Canada have been issued notices warning they may lose their jobs, months before a foreign policy review is completed to give the department updated priorities. Foreign...

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Ford, Holt agree with Carney — almost nothing is 'normal' with U.S. right now

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt both said Wednesday they agree with Prime Minister Mark Carney's suggestion that "almost nothing is normal" right now with the...

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Canadian pension funds increasingly diverging in climate approach: report

TORONTO — Canada's big public pension funds are increasingly diverging on their approach to climate action, said an advocacy group in a report out Wednesday. Shift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet...

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