Monthly Archives: August 2025

B.C. mushroom picking robots get $40M boost to fill growing agricultural labour shortage

The innovation is part of an increasing interest in AI in agriculture around the world, as the industry grapples with a number of growing challenges, including labour shortages.

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Flixbus, now in 3 provinces, wants to connect Canada in the wake of Greyhound’s demise

The German company Flixbus, which entered the Canadian market in 2022, says it’s been growing fast and ultimately hopes to connect the country east-west by bus.

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Sour news for pickle lovers: Bick’s pickles no longer stocked at some Canadian retailers

Popular pickle brand Bick’s, which is made only for the Canadian market, is no longer on the shelves of some Canadian retailers, a consequence of the ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States.

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Federal Fisheries Department was part of previous OceanGate mission

Fisheries and Oceans Canada says in the summer of 2021, a staff member boarded a vessel “associated with OceanGate” to participate as an observer during a mission off Newfoundland.

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Air Canada flight attendants could strike next week. Here’s what you need to know

Air Canada flight attendants could walk off the job as early as next week after voting overwhelmingly to approve a strike mandate. With both parties back at the bargaining table Friday, here’s what you need to know.

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‘Starsailor’ rocket lifts off from Cree territory — Canada’s first space launch in more than 25 years.

A Concordia University student team is preparing to launch the first Canadian rocket to enter space in over two decades — right from Cree territory near Mistissini, Quebec.

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Breaking down how a massive U.S. funding cut could impact future mRNA vaccines

The Trump Administration said this week it is pulling half a billion dollars from U.S. government-funded research projects to create new mRNA vaccines. Experts say this could potentially impact mRNA vaccines that might be used to treat cancer, other diseases … Continue reading →

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Attention stargazers! It’s time for one of the best meteor showers of the year — the Perseids

This year, the Perseid meteor shower runs from July 17 to Aug. 23, but it peaks on the night of Aug. 12-13 when, under ideal conditions, the shower could produce roughly 100 meteors per hour. However, you’re unlikely to see … Continue reading →

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Canada’s economy shed over 40,000 jobs in July, partly offsetting earlier growth

The Canadian economy lost thousands of jobs in July, sinking the share of people employed in the population to an eight-month low, data showed on Friday, as the labour market gave back substantial gains seen in June.

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Ottawa upholds CRTC ruling on wholesale internet access to ‘allow for more competition’

Ottawa says it will uphold a ruling by Canada’s telecommunications regulator allowing the country’s largest internet companies to provide service to customers using fibre networks built by their rivals — as long as they do so outside their core regions.

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