Toronto’s $92M ferry builder faces forgery charges, allegations of violating Russian sanctions

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The shipbuilder contracted to deliver Toronto’s long-awaited, $92-million electric ferries is facing forgery charges and allegations of violating Russian sanctions in the Netherlands that the city only learned of this week, according…

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‘Ottawa is creating an emergency’: Quebec minister on temporary immigration cuts

After years of urging Ottawa to reduce the number of non-permanent residents in the province, Quebec is now saying the federal government has gone too far. On Thursday, Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge said Ottawa’s latest measures to curb temporary immigration, particularly cuts to the temporary foreign worker program, have pushed many Quebec businesses into “deplorable”…

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Saskatchewan industries welcome federal budget with unanswered questions

As industry leaders in Saskatchewan are weighing up the federal government’s budget, they say many boxes are checked while others are left empty. Agriculture producers in the province say they are pleased with the budget’s focus on the farming industry, especially in local infrastructure investments. But the president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan…

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