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How Indigenous veterans faced battles at home and abroad

How Indigenous veterans faced battles at home and abroad

John Moses says that when his father Russell Moses returned on leave from the Korean War, his battles weren't over.
Surprise! Canada adds 67,000 jobs in October, jobless rate drops to 6.9%

Surprise! Canada adds 67,000 jobs in October, jobless rate drops to 6.9%

Economists off guard with a second straight month of surprise job gains in October
Why’s a ‘strip club’ the talk of Queen’s Park?

Why’s a ‘strip club’ the talk of Queen’s Park?

A records-based timeline to separate facts from spin on the latest in the Ford government’s Skills Development Fund controversy
Budget pledges to cut 40,000 jobs from public service by 2029

Budget pledges to cut 40,000 jobs from public service by 2029

The federal government intends to slash the public service by 10 per cent by the end of the 2028-29 fiscal year — eliminating about 40,000 jobs
Feds pitch $2B fund for critical minerals investments, including equity stakes

Feds pitch $2B fund for critical minerals investments, including equity stakes

The federal budget says Canada will take out equity stakes in critical mineral projects to open up mining and position Canada as a major global supplier
Venue of $10M Skills Development Fund recipient, partners now licensed as an ‘adult entertainment club’

Venue of $10M Skills Development Fund recipient, partners now licensed as an ‘adult entertainment club’

For decades, Zlatko Starkovski has leased the historic Exhibition Place building, which hosted PC fundraisers and the party’s campaign manager’s wedding in recent years
Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year

Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year

Pharmacists say a shortage of medications that contain oxycodone is expected to continue into the new year, while supply of another type of painkiller has increased since a nationwide disruption in the summer
What to know about PM Mark Carney’s first federal budget

What to know about PM Mark Carney’s first federal budget

The Nov. 4 budget is automatically a confidence vote in the minority Liberal government
Most early Skills Development Fund recipients that missed a key training or employment target got grants again

Most early Skills Development Fund recipients that missed a key training or employment target got grants again

Overall, most first-round SDF recipients told the Labour Ministry they’d either trained more people or had more trainees get jobs after than they planned
Carney Liberals banking on feds’ housing push to back forestry sector

Carney Liberals banking on feds’ housing push to back forestry sector

Accelerating homebuilding could help industry weather the storm of trade war,a top official says