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[published_date] Stock markets surged again this week, reaching new all-time highs. Yet again, gains in financial markets were driven by a handful of companies focused on artificial intelligence. Tech giants like Meta and Nvidia have seen their values soar while investors wait breathlessly for OpenAI, Anthropic and Perplexity to go public. But for all the enthusiasm,…

[published_date] Lorne and Riza McVicar of Halifax were excited to take advantage of the federal government's much-touted Canada Strong Pass. It includes automatic free admission to Canada's national parks and a 25 per cent discount on campsites from June 20 to Sept. 2.  The pass has been billed as a way for Canadians to more easily explore their own…

[published_date] The temperature in parts of Prince Edward Island on Tuesday was hot enough to scorch a new record into the province's logbooks. A temperature of 39.5 Celsius was observed at the UPEI Climate Lab's Fox Island station near Alberton, and a recording device at Maple Plains in central P.E.I. registered a high of 38.1 C. Both…

[published_date] Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources confirmed on Wednesday that a wildfire near a Halifax business park was human-caused. During a news conference, manager of forest protection Scott Tingley said crews found an open fire when they arrived on scene on Tuesday afternoon, but whoever started the fire wasn't around. "That makes it impossible to hold…

[published_date] Flight attendants poised to strike this week have previously asked the federal government to address one of their biggest grievances — unpaid work. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) gave Air Canada a 72-hour strike notice early Wednesday. In response, the carrier issued a lockout notice starting at 1:30 a.m. ET on Saturday…

[published_date] As It Happens Cancer survivor celebrates her birthday by paying strangers' hospital parking fees Krystyna Locke decided to celebrate her 63rd birthday in a very familiar place — the cancer clinic at her local hospital. The London, Ont., lymphoma survivor spent the last year fundraising to cover cancer patients' parking fees, one…

[published_date] Ontario has launched a new loan program to help businesses that have been affected by tariffs. The province's minister of finance announced Wednesday that up to $1 billion will be allocated for emergency loan support to Ontario-based businesses in the steel, aluminum and auto sectors. "We know businesses are facing tremendous uncertainty, and we will…

[published_date] Scouts Canada says it has eliminated nearly one-third of its paid staff positions, as the organization attempts to balance its books in the face of an ongoing deficit of about $5 million.  "A deficit is when your expenses are outpacing your revenues. And when this continually happens, quite simply it's just not sustainable," said…

[published_date] The Conservatives want to change the Criminal Code to eliminate what they say is a double standard in the justice system that allows non-citizens to get lighter sentences than Canadians who have been convicted of the same crime. "When it comes to sentencing non-citizens, Canada has essentially adopted a form of two-tier justice," Conservative…

[published_date] The owners of Pub Burgundy Lion say the OQLF sent them a letter about their outdoor signage not respecting French requirements under Bill 96. The OQLF says this case is still being reviewed and no decisions have been made. Source link

[published_date] Parks Canada is urging visitors to the West Coast Trail, a popular hiking destination, to postpone non-essential travel to the area as the Mount Underwood wildfire on Vancouver Island continues to grow close by.  The wildfire, burning south of Port Alberni, B.C., is currently 21.56 square kilometres (2,156 hectares) in size and burning out of…

[published_date] For those looking for what may be the highest concentration of wild food combos in one spot, the Canadian National Exhibition is back and it's brought a whole host of culinary experiences with it. Two foot long hotdogs, a cookie with a chicken nugget in it courtesy of Craig's Cookies, and frozen deep fried…