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Canada’s premiers meetings: Kinew seeks federal fire response; shares advice on Trump
Winnipeg Free Press
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July 24, 2025
Premier Wab Kinew says he’s taken up a request from Manitoba fire chiefs to ask his fellow premiers to consider national co-ordination for local fire departments to prepare for future wildfire seasons. Kinew said he shared with his counterparts...
Canadian sales of US spirits, including Kentucky bourbon, plummet amid trade tensions
Lex 18 - Kentucky
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July 23, 2025
(LEX 18) — Sales of American spirits in Canada have dropped by 66% following retaliatory measures against US tariffs. The dramatic decline occurred between March 5 and the end of April, according to Spirits Canada, a Canadian liquor trade group....
C-Store People News Roundup: Love’s hires its first chief marketing officer
Convenience Store News & Petroleum
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C-store hiring and promotion moves. | Shutterstock The convenience-store industry continues to evolve, and the people in the industry continue to advance with it, whether it’s new hires, promotions or retirements. Read on for news about retailers,...
‘We’re providing off-taker guarantees and construction financing to developers to de-risk projects.’
Business Day
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July 25, 2025
SHEHU USMAN OSIDI is the managing director/chief executive of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), who was appointed to this position by President Bola Tinubu in February 2024. He is a seasoned banker with over 30 years’ experience in the...
US Coast Guard accused of detaining fisherman in Canadian waters and tossing him in jail
Daily Mail
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July 25, 2025
A Canadian man claims he was arrested by the United States Coast Guard and turned over to Border Patrol after he was accused of fishing in American waters, which he denies. Edouard Lallemand, 60, borrowed a friend's boat on Sunday, July 20, to go...
UK harvest begins early amid weather extremes and global market shifts
The Scottish Farmer
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THE weather during the month of July continues to be varied with some very hot spells and heavy rain at times but generally the temperatures have remained above average for the time of year. Earlier in the month a very hot spell saw the beginning...
Schumer says data shows fewer from Canada coming to U.S.
Observer Today
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As President Donald Trump proposes increasing tariffs on Canadian goods up to 35% next week, with the chaos from his ill-conceived and irregularly implemented trade war continuing, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer revealed new data showing border crossings...
Canadian swimming star McIntosh primed to take worlds by storm
Gulf Today
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July 24, 2025
Three world records in five days put Summer McIntosh in rare company and now the 18-year-old Canadian swimming sensation is primed to take the world championships by storm. McIntosh won three gold medals at the Paris Olympics last year and then...
Business Travel Spend To Hit USD 1.57Tr In 2025
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka: Global spending on business travel is expected to reach a record USD 1.57 trillion in 2025 and USD 1.69 trillion in 2026, according to the Global Business Travel Association's newly published Business Travel...
Flynn Memorial Services helps ease the stress and financial strain that families often face
Portage Online
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July 24, 2025
It was during the time of her mother's passing that Colleen Flynn discovered the invaluable assistance a funeral director can provide. “I recognized then all the aspects associated with a death in the family,” she remembers. “While there was the...
Canada’s resigning antisemitism envoy laments silence of key voices
The Times of Israel
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July 24, 2025
JTA — Canada’s envoy for combating antisemitism is leaving her job early, partly out of exhaustion from “waking up every day to a fight,” she said in an interview published Wednesday. Deborah Lyons had been serving as Canada’s special envoy on...
Morning Bid: Markets calm after giddy week of trade deals
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 25, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Aaaaaand… breathe. After an enormous week of trade deals, a more hawkish ECB and a buyer’s strike in the Japanese bond market, investors are taking a pause from a...
Man who had just celebrated wedding anniversary among Leicester Mercury death notices
Leicestershire Live
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July 27, 2025
A series of touching tributes have been paid to many in this week’s Leicester Mercury death notices. The loving words look back on the lives of dearly missed family members as well as much-loved friends. This week’s collection features 21 notices...
Vancouver becomes 1st city in Canada to ban gun-shaped lighters
Global News
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July 24, 2025
The City of Vancouver has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to ban the sale of lighters shaped like guns. Council approved the ban this week after Vancouver police presented data showing 162 calls last year involving gun-shaped lighters. The...
Five Hot Environmental Issues in the Apparel and Textile Industry
National Law Review
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July 24, 2025
The growing emphasis on sustainability and environmental stewardship is reshaping the legal and regulatory framework for the apparel and textiles industry. This shift presents new challenges for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of...
Canadian National Railway (CNI) to Invest $110M in Wisconsin
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 24, 2025
Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI) is one of the 12 Best Logistics Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. On July 2, Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI) shared its plan to invest about $110 million in Wisconsin. This investment...
‘We know our labour markets best,’ Doug Ford, other premiers call for more provincial control on immigration
Now
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July 24, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says provincial leaders should have more power over immigration, but experts say that changing the system is not that simple. During a press conference on Wednesday following the end of the premier’s Muskoka Summit...
world 5 former Hockey Canada players found not guilty in sexual assault trial
Asiaone
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July 25, 2025
Five former players on Canada's 2018 world junior ice hockey team have been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room that year, a judge said on Thursday (July 24). The charges against Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Dillon...
Canada's Teck Resources beats profit estimates for second quarter
Yahoo Finance
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(Reuters) -Canadian miner Teck Resources beat second-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, helped by improved profitability at its Trail operations. Teck's Trail operations, located in British Columbia, is one of the world's largest fully...
Canada's Teck Resources approves Highland Valley copper mine life extension through 2046
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 24, 2025
(Reuters) -Canadian miner Teck Resources said on Thursday it had approved the construction of a life extension project at its Highland Valley Copper mine in British Columbia, which will keep Canada's largest copper mine operating through 2046. The...