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Business investment per worker fell 20% in 15 years amid weaker competition: StatCan

Business investment per worker fell 20% in 15 years amid weaker competition: StatCan

OTTAWA — Canadian business investment per worker plummeted by 20 per cent over a 15-year stretch, according to new Statistics Canada research that suggests weaker competition is partly to blame.
Foreign interference inquiry tries to allay diaspora community concerns

Foreign interference inquiry tries to allay diaspora community concerns

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference is trying to allay concerns that participating in the commission's work could put members of diaspora communities at risk.
Indigenous leaders say B.C. opposition members derailed changes to Land Act

Indigenous leaders say B.C. opposition members derailed changes to Land Act

Indigenous leaders say political opposition in British Columbia derailed a plan that would have cleared the way for shared decision-making between the province and First Nations over the use of public land in their territories.
Claws come out for federal minister who shared picture of lobster lunch in Asia

Claws come out for federal minister who shared picture of lobster lunch in Asia

FREDERICTON — A photo of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay eating lobster in Malaysia during an official trip has some people seeing red.
Jagmeet Singh vs. Galen Weston: The NDP's crusade to bring down 'corporate greed'

Jagmeet Singh vs. Galen Weston: The NDP's crusade to bring down 'corporate greed'

OTTAWA — Pushing a grocery cart up and down the aisles of Loblaws, Jagmeet Singh has to admit it's all a little bit awkward. After all, the NDP leader has lambasted the grocery giant and its former president Galen Weston Jr.
Quebec triple stabbing suspect not fit to stand trial for now, ordered into treatment

Quebec triple stabbing suspect not fit to stand trial for now, ordered into treatment

MONTREAL — A court-ordered psychiatric evaluation has concluded the man charged with killing two women and seriously injuring a third in a stabbing attack west of Montreal is not currently fit to stand trial.
'I can't talk to my family anymore' : London attack victims remembered

'I can't talk to my family anymore' : London attack victims remembered

LONDON, Ont. — The killing of four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., was ruled an act of terrorism on Thursday as a judge sentenced the man responsible to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
December retail sales gain likely won't last as StatCan sees January sales falling

December retail sales gain likely won't last as StatCan sees January sales falling

OTTAWA — Retail sales in December came in slightly stronger than economists were expecting, driven by strong sales for new cars and parts. Statistics Canada reported retail sales rose 0.9 per cent to $67.
Quebec to table budget on March 12 amid warnings of larger deficit

Quebec to table budget on March 12 amid warnings of larger deficit

QUEBEC — The Quebec government will present a budget on March 12 that is expected to have a larger deficit than originally estimated.
In the news today: Canadians back aid to Ukraine, Sentencing for London truck killer

In the news today: Canadians back aid to Ukraine, Sentencing for London truck killer

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