The advent of artificial intelligence and rapid AI adoption across the economy is reshaping the skills that employers are seeking, with AI now creating a “two-track labour market,” a report by global consulting firm PwC says. While in some cases, AI will act as a “force-multiplier” for some experts, it will make some other jobs…
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary say they’ve responded to false reports involving firearms on George Street and it’s believed to be part…
The Trump administration’s sectoral tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, and automobiles are more urgent than the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA) and are currently the focus of Canadian negotiators, Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Mark Wiseman said on Monday. While most of Canada’s exports are compliant with CUSMA, and therefore exempt from U.S. President Donald…
New Brunswick’s provincial government has announced programs to help oyster producers as the industry deals with disease affecting the the animals. MSX (multinucleate sphere unknown) and dermo diseases do not affect human health or food safety, the province notes, but they do kill oysters. The diseases have been increasing mortalities in the oyster population and Agriculture…
A peace deal has been reached between the United States and Iran, but getting oil to flow through the region again and helping gas prices return to pre-war levels may be more of a challenge. That’s because the physical and economic damage done means consumers will need to get used to a “new normal,” according…
A downtown Halifax business association says safety concerns are growing and they’re worried what that means for the longevity and sustainability of the area. Spring Garden Road is known as a shopping destination and busy hub, but an increase in retail theft and loitering complaints is putting that reputation at risk. “We know that the…
Politics·New Montreal-based Marconi Technologies is the first Canadian company to land a contract under the SAFE agreement Canada signed with the European Union. $10M contract to supply tactical radios made in Canada to Poland’s military Catherine Morrison · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jun 15, 2026 3:49 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago…
Meanwhile, counsel for Cooper, Jessica Rose, told the court that there was a significant safety risk if Cooper were to be part of the general prison population due to the surgery. Cooper is a “woman with a vagina,” said Rose. There are also serious harms to health and well-being when a person remains in segregation,…
EVIAN-LES-BAINS — Montreal-based Marconi Technologies will be the first Canadian company to be awarded a contract under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) agreement, a European defence procurement program with 150 billion euros in financing at its disposal. Read More
The most politically palatable solution, the authors of the C.D. Howe report suggest, is to increase the GST by two points, which would raise revenues by around $25 billion a year, and to cut in half planned increases in funding for non-defence direct program spending and transfers to people. Those spending reductions would hit government…