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Howard County’s Canadian Trade Mission spawns innovation and investment partnerships
Business Monthly - Maryland
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July 3, 2025
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, Howard County Economic Development Authority CEO Jennifer Jones and Invest Ottawa’s CEO Sonya Shorey have established a partnership across the cybersecurity and resilience, digital technology, advanced...
‘Don’t want Trump to decide my vacation’: Maine town still seeing tourists amid U.S.-Canada tensions
Global News
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July 3, 2025
This is Part 1 of a series looking at the impact of U.S.-Canada political tensions in Maine. Part 2 will take a closer look at how small businesses are coping. A Maine tourist hotspot is noticing a drop in Canadian tourists amid tensions between...
'Vermont loves you:' Franklin County reacts to decline in Canadian tourism
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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FRANKLIN COUNTY — At The INN in Montgomery, chef partner Jason Chartrand isn’t selling as many bottles of wine as usual. That might seem like a small detail, but for the restaurant and hotel located in the shadow of Jay Peak, it’s the sign of a...
Canada Day 2025: Pride & optimism rebound, but significant divides over what the country has to offer
Angus Reid Institute
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June 27, 2025
Slightly more say Canada on the right track (46%) than wrong track (40%) June 27, 2025 – There may be more white and red on display this Canada Day, as a Donald Trump-driven boost to national pride and optimism about the nation’s future continues....
Shortage of applicants, mismatched job expectations among key hiring challenges for small businesses: CFIB
Canadian Pizza
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June 19, 2025
Shortage of applicants, mismatched job expectations among key hiring challenges for small businesses Small businesses such as pizzerias, restaurants and bakery-cafes face a shortage of applicants, skills mismatches and difficulty attracting...
PHOTOS: Parade, Museum, Poilievre among Canada Day events in Stettler
The Stettler Independent
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Those looking to celebrate Canada's 158th birthday didn't have far to go, with a full day of activities planned in Stettler. Things got going early, with a Town of Stettler-sponsored Canada Day breakfast at the Stettler Community Hall. Running...
Zurich-BOXX deal shines spotlight on Canadian, home-grown insurtech
Canadian Underwriter
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July 3, 2025
Zurich Insurance Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Canadian-based cyber insurance specialist BOXX Insurance. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Zurich says BOXX will be integrated into its Zurich Global Ventures (ZGV) group,...
SheaMoisture's Dream Fund Returns to Uplift Canada's Black Women Entrepreneurs – Applications Open Today
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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July 3, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Article content Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – July 3, 2025) – SheaMoisture is proud to announce the return of its Dream Fund grant program—an initiative rooted in the brand’s enduring mission to create...
Russian billionaire loses bid to remove name from Canada’s sanction list
The Globe and Mail
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July 4, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Andrey Melnichenko is interviewed at a hotel in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in 2022. A federal judge said on Thursday the government did not err in sanctioning him.Thomas Hartwell/The Associated Press A Russian billionaire...
B.C. small businesses worry U.S.-Canada trade dispute could hurt summer season
My Bulkley Lakes Now
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Many small businesses in British Columbia are concerned the ongoing U.S.-Canada trade dispute could disrupt their operations this summer, according to data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). A CFIB poll found 47 per cent...
Increasing number of Ottawa County professional licenses issued in week ending May 10
Vacationland Times - Ohio
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July 3, 2025
There were three professional licenses issued in Ottawa County in the week ending May 10, 2025 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.This is an increase over the previous week ending May 3, 2025.Starting and...
Leave the Canada geese in Prescott Park alone: Letters
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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Leave the Canada geese in Prescott Park alone July 2 − To the Editor: I read Portsmouth's yearly update on eliminating Canada geese. For years, my dogs and I have walked Peirce Island and South Mill Pond early mornings. Yes, dogs sometimes eat...
Shawn Mahoney says Canadian startups must get fierce or fall behind
Digital Journal
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July 3, 2025
Shawn Mahoney is co-founder of consulting firm Spare Parts & Gasoline. - photo by Jennifer Friesen, Digital Journal “One of the things I think [innovation] is supposed to do is make our life better,” says Shawn Mahoney, co-founder of consulting...
Nova Scotia and Ontario lead interprovincial trading
Canadian Rental Service
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July 2, 2025
More progress has been made on removing trade barriers within Canada in the past six months than in the last eight years, states the State of Internal Trade: Canada’s Interprovincial Cooperation Report Card by the Canadian Federation of...
Tech CEO Mandle Cheung Pays $400,000 to Conduct the Toronto Symphony
The Violin Channel
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July 2, 2025
While not a trained musician, Mandle Cheung recently offered the Toronto Symphony $400,000 to lead it for one night in Mahler’s monumental “Resurrection” Symphony. Cheung, 78, is the chairman and CEO of ComputerTalk in Toronto, and has long wished...
Iddo Moed: Alberta and Israel show that smart, forward-looking industrial policy can pay off
Financial Post
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July 3, 2025
In so many ways, Albertans remind me of Israelis — their informal style, generous hospitality, pioneering energy and most of all, their ability to think outside the box. It’s also this shared character — resilient, innovative and entrepreneurial —...
Event roundup: How is Vancouver Island celebrating Canada Day?
CHEK
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June 30, 2025
Vancouver Island will be filled with flying maple leaves during Canada Day celebrations. Here are some ways to paint the town red and white on July 1 on the Island: Victoria If you’re looking for live music, options are available from 11 a.m....
Ontario launches $20 million rural community funding program
Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance
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June 25, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Huron-Bruce MPP and rural affairs minister Lisa Thompson speaks to a crowd during the June 24 launch of the Rural Ontario Development program's first intake June 24 in Clinton. Dan Rolph Photo by Dan Rolph...
PROGRESS 2025: Small business reaches new heights at airport
Alberni Valley News
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June 18, 2025
Vancouver Island Soaring Centre attracts visitors, locals who want ultimate aerial experience When Warwick Patterson visited the Alberni Valley from his home in Squamish, he liked the potential. And when the seasoned pilot saw the Alberni Valley...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce pushes for tariff reform to support small businesses
America's Small Business Network
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June 18, 2025
Tariff policy uncertainty continues to weigh heavily on America’s small businesses, according to Tom Sullivan, vice president of Small Business Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In today’s episode of U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business...