Closure of Cornwall furniture manufacturer to cost 300 jobs
July 17, 2025
The impending closure of a Cornwall, Ont., furniture manufacturer will leave 300 staff without jobs, with the city’s mayor warning the lay-offs are an early sign of the turmoil threatened U.S. tariffs could inflict on the local economy.
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A report into a wildfire that devastated the Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper says crews did their best but command and control was hampered by the Alberta government.The report was commissioned by the town and surveyed participants and firefighters who battled the wind-whipped blaze that destroyed a third of buildings in the community located in Jasper National Park.
July 17, 2025 - 19:45 | | The Globe and Mail
Alberta’s Auditor-General says the provincial government has not done the work to ensure daycares getting public funds use them to lower fees for parents or top up staff wages.Doug Wylie, in a report released Thursday, says without proper verification, Alberta could be overcompensating operators with federal and provincial funds meant to lower the average cost of daycare to $10 per day.“There is a risk that public funds may not be used as intended – leading to parents overpaying for child-care and educators being under-compensated,” the report says.
July 17, 2025 - 19:12 | Jack Farrell | The Globe and Mail
Two people escaped serious injury despite having to be rescued from a kitchen fire in a multi-unit low-rise building in the Carlington neighbourhood on Thursday. Read More
July 17, 2025 - 19:00 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
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