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Building construction investment edges up in July, reaches $21B
Both the residential (+1.0% to $15.7 billion) and non-residential sectors (+0.1% to $5.3 billion) showed increases.
Dispute over proposed development near Caledonia and Six Nations returns to court
The legal saga around a two-year occupation of a proposed development site by a group of Indigenous people returned to an Ontario court on Monday with another attempt to remove the protesters.
FCM calls for national strategy to protect communities
The group announced a series of proposals that it says will help to protect Canadians and communities of all sizes across the country from the impacts of climate change.
Electra calls economics for Ontario EV battery plant ‘compelling’
The company recently released the findings of a scoping study for the project, the findings of which suggest that the project is economically viable. Construction could cost as much as US$650 million and create 2,500 person years of employment.
Job losses continue for third month, signalling economic slowdown
The unemployment rate was 5.4 per cent in August, ticking up for the first time in seven months, Statistics Canada reported in its most recent labour force survey on Friday.