Tag: Canadian
Fanshawe chops 18 winter programs as international student numbers drop
Fanshawe College is making a one-time cut to 18 winter semester programs following federal cuts to international student study permits that led to a sweeping review of its offerings, a spokesperson says. The college, with campuses in London, Woodstock, St. Thomas, Simcoe and Huron and Bruce counties, is conducting a review to identify which programs […]
Trump tariff would be ‘devastating’ for wood product manufacturers
While the United States’ protectionist president threatens imminent tariffs, a local wood manufacturing consortium CEO is deeply concerned. The Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario is a group established as a not-for-profit organization in 2011 by seven wood companies in Grey, Bruce, Huron and Perth counties as a way to work together. Now 170 members employ about 6,000 […]
Ontario Green Party leader talks rural health care in Chesley, Hanover
Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner said Friday in Chesley he is committed to investing in health care in rural Ontario. Schreiner and Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Green Party candidate Joel Loughead spoke to about 15 people outside the Chesley hospital, which has been representative of health-care challenges in rural Ontario in recent years. “The Chesley hospital […]
Trail Talk: Being prepared and being active
Exercise is an important factor in longevity, reports note
Ontario election: What you need to know to vote
Ontario’s snap winter election is sending voters to the polls Feb. 27, 15 months earlier than the previously scheduled general election. Here’s the 101 on voting essentials.
ANALYSIS: Trump tariffs would hammer SW Ontario auto, agri-food sectors
Southwestern Ontario may be Ground Zero for the impact U.S. tariffs would have on the provincial economy, national economists warned.
Canada tariff biggest threat to Great Lakes since War Of 1812
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose a stiff 25% tariff on Canadian imports. If this trade war gets underway and escalates, the integrated flow of Great Lakes maritime […]
Peavey Mart: Why a 90-store farm retail chain is disappearing
The company’s sudden announcement begs the question: What is happening in the farm retail sector across the country?
Details scarce on Doug Ford’s $1B police college promise
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office isn’t offering any more details about his promise to build a new police college with a massive price tag.
ANALYSIS: Trump tariffs would hammer Ontario auto, agri-food sectors
Southwestern Ontario may be Ground Zero for the impact U.S. tariffs would have on the provincial economy, national economists warned.