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Entrepreneur assists SA’s young business owners in accessing international markets
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 2, 2025
The countries that Motau and her team help entrepreneurs to access markets include Argentina and Australia. Entrepreneur Itumeleng Motau is on a mission to assist South Africa’s young business owners in accessing international markets. Motau,...
Why Canada can’t scale — and why that should scare you
Digital Journal
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June 3, 2025
Ross Prusakowski, deputy chief economist at Export Development Canada, speaks at ScaleUP Week. Photo by Marc Arumi of Motiv For all the hype around startups, Canada is still stuck at the kiddie table. We cheer for funding rounds and celebrate...
Marine Heritage Society volunteers create an economic tourism impact in their community
Saugeen Times
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June 6, 2025
Summer’s here and that means a busy time for the Marine Heritage Society in Southampton The Propellor Club, that has evolved over the years to become the Marine Heritage Society (MHS), was founded in 1992 by a group of volunteers who took on the...
34-year-old CEO shares his No. 1 piece of advice for entrepreneurs—it helped him build a $1 billion company
CNBC
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June 3, 2025
Starting a company straight out of college, with no prior business experience, isn't always easy. To support himself and his flavored-water business Cirkul, Garrett Waggoner played professional football in Canada and worked as a car valet in the...
Trump wants Supreme Court to allow for gutting of education department
Global News
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June 6, 2025
Donald Trump‘s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to permit it to proceed with dismantling the Department of Education, a move that would leave school policy in the United States almost entirely in the hands of states and local...
Midea recalls 1.7 million air conditioners over potential mold risk
CBS News
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Midea is recalling 1.7 million air conditioning units because a drainage problem could expose consumers to mold. Water can pool in the appliance maker's U Window Air Conditioner and U+ Window Air Conditioner units, possibly leading to mold growth,...
Pima County's RTA Board fires longtime executive director Moghimi
Tucson Sentinel - Arizona
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June 6, 2025
The Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors fired Executive Director Farhad Moghimi during a Thursday afternoon meeting, as Tucson, South Tucson, Pima County and Native leaders outvoted suburban town representatives. Leaders on the...
Time to elevate vocational education route in secondary schools
Zambia Daily Mail
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June 6, 2025
KALUWE LIBINGI AS AN educator who has taught trade mathematics and business education in Botswana’s brigade system, and who now teaches in China’s thriving vocational education environment, I have witnessed how structured, well-supported...
Telecom woes rattle premier and businesses; Yukoner's 911 call drops
Yukon News - Alaska
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June 6, 2025
Bell Canada has committed to spending $22 million over three years to “enhance wireless service in the Yukon” through network infrastructure upgrades When Anne Lewis found her father unconscious and nonresponsive after he collapsed on May 6, 2025,...
Quebec's tougher language laws begin for signage, packaging and workplaces
The Province
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Five things to know about the latest language regulations Author of the article: The Canadian Press Maura Forrest Published Jun 01, 2025 • 3 minute read Signs on stores such as this Best Buy location in LaSalle, Que.,...
Carney announces new parliamentary secretary team
Indo Canadian Voice
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June 5, 2025
PRIME Minister Mark Carney on Thursday announced a new parliamentary secretary team. Canadians said: “Canada’s new parliamentary secretary team will deliver on the government’s mandate for change, working collaboratively with all parties in...
North America’s largest outdoor Asian food festival is taking place just outside of Toronto
Toronto.com
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Now that June has arrived, summer is just around the corner and it’s packed with festivals and celebrations to keep you busy in Toronto and beyond. From June 27 to 29, North America’s “largest outdoor Asian festival” will bring three days of...
Chicago's secondhand stores see more business in the wake of Trump's trade war even as they face rising costs
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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June 6, 2025
Chicago’s secondhand shops say they’re seeing a surge in sales as rising prices fueled by tariffs push some people away from buying new clothes and accessories. For some, buying secondhand has long been a budget-friendly alternative. Resale stores...
How Trump’s Tariffs Are Impacting Minnesota Businesses
Twin Cities Business - Minnesota
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June 6, 2025
It took President Trump almost six weeks to reduce the high tariffs on China that he announced with much fanfare April 2 in a Rose Garden ceremony. By the time Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed May 12 that the U.S. and China had agreed to...
Need to Know: Three cheers for Canada’s entrepreneurs and executives
The Hub
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June 3, 2025
Welcome to Need to Know, The Hub’s twice-weekly roundup of expert insights into the biggest economic stories, political news, and policy developments Hub readers need to be keeping their eyes on. Anti-business populism is an economic and political...
CFIB calls on Ottawa to act quickly on promise to cut Confederation Bridge tolls
The Laker Newspaper
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June 2, 2025
From a press release CHARLOETTETOWN, PEI: The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is urging the federal and provincial governments to move swiftly on their commitment to reduce and ideally remove, tolls on the Confederation Bridge,...
Business Notes: Local veterinarian receives prestigious award
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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Dr. Al Longair, the former team leader at Duncan’s Prevost Veterinary Clinic, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association’s Distinguished Member Award. The prestigious award is presented to a CVMA member...
Stratford collective rallies shoppers to support small businesses
Stratford Today
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A grassroots movement aimed at supporting small businesses has made its way back to downtown Stratford, as the Fresh Idea Collective hosts its third community-driven 'cash mob' this weekend. In the grand scheme of things, cash mobs are a somewhat...
Honeylicious brings exclusive Canadian wild honey to Bahraini tables
Trade Arabia
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A new venture, Honeylicious, is set to tantalise Bahraini tastebuds with the launch of a unique product: pure raw honey directly from the pristine mountains of British Columbia, Canada. The company claims this is the first time such an exclusive...
5 things about Quebec’s new language rules for businesses
Global News
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June 2, 2025
New rules took effect in Quebec on Sunday requiring French to be the dominant language on store signs and imposing stricter guidelines for product packaging. The changes are part of Quebec’s 2022 overhaul of its French-language law, known as Bill...