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This is a relaunch of a Global News series called ‘On the Brink,’ which profiles people who are struggling with the rising cost of living. In this story, an Ontario family talks about how rising prices are altering their traditions. Sharon McArthur loves to cook, but she misses being able to make a roast dinner for her family.The 74-year-old Brooke-Alvinston, Ont., woman said she and her 73-year-old husband, Wayne Gattinger, used to host dinner once or twice a week.But with the current cost of groceries, that family tradition has become a thing of the past.“It’s too cost-prohibitive now, and our…

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By Kat Ludwig Global News Posted April 4, 2025 7:17 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size According to a new Statistics Canada report, Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate dropped half a percentage point in March to 4.9 per cent. The lowest rate among the ten provinces. The Saskatchewan government says, “Major year-over-year gains were reported for construction up 8,700, an increase of 24.2 per cent. Health care and social assistance is up 8,100 an increase of 8.8 per cent and educational services is up 4,900 an increase of 8.7 per cent.” Get breaking National news For…

Across the country, over 30,000 jobs were lost in March alone and the unemployment rate rose to 6.7 per cent. It all comes during a time when the world is still understanding the impact of American tariffs.“Right now there’s just a lot of uncertainty out there,” said Richard Mueller, a professor in the department of economics at the University of Lethbridge.“I was watching the DOW close five and a half percentage points less than yesterday,” he said on Friday.“Over 10 per cent in two days now — which is unprecedented.” While the markets react and thousands lose their jobs, Lethbridge…

Pathway users along the Bow River and commuters on Memorial Drive will need to find detours over the summer months, as construction continues on the Sunnyside Flood Barrier project. Construction began on the flood barrier last July, which will run 2.4 km along the north side of the Bow River between 14 Street N.W. and Centre Street.“This is our big phase and people are going to start to see more of this barrier go up and I think that’s going to be exciting for residents,” City of Calgary project manager Amy Stansky told Global News.“We do know it’s going to…

TORONTO – After another solid scoring performance Toronto Raptors rookie Ja’Kobe Walter still wanted to put the team first. Walter had 22 points to lead Toronto’s offence in a 117-105 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Friday. Asked about his improved play after returning from a strained right quad on March 23, Walter tried to defer to talking about the Raptors as a whole.“For myself? Or for the team?” Walter asked back.“I think I’m pretty pleased with just how confident I’m getting on defence,” said Walter. “I think defensively, I kind of ramped it up and changed my whole mindset,…

AI companies can’t figure out if the Trump tariffs are about to decimate them – and the fact that no one has a clear answer is sending them, and the tech industry overall, into a confusion spiral. The markets are in disarray. Nvidia is down 7.59%, TSMC is down 7.22%. In San Francisco, sources tell us that this isn’t a big deal. But in DC, people are panicking. The core question is whether GPUs – the graphics processing units that are crucial to AI computing and other industries – are exempted from Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, and the answer is…

It’s been around for more than 100 years and now, it needs your help. The Royal Canadian Legion No. 1 branch in downtown Calgary was founded in 1917, with the building located on 7th Avenue completed in 1922.Now it’s in need of some serious renovations, according to current president Philip MacAulay.“What we’re starting with is the major repairs on the west side,” explained MacAulay.“The emergency repairs, which is going to cost us approximately $30,000, and then the entire roof once it’s done, is going to run us anywhere from a quarter of a million to $270,000.”Other projects like addressing heating…

By John Chidley-Hill The Canadian Press Posted April 4, 2025 10:09 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Tim Hardaway Jr. had 23 points as the Detroit Pistons fended off the Toronto Raptors 117-105 on Friday to clinch a playoff berth. Jalen Duren had a double-double with 21 points and 18 rebounds as Detroit (43-34) hung on to win after leading by as many as 22 points. Malik Beasley added 21 points.Rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter led Toronto (28-50) with 22 points.Jakob Poeltl had a double-double for the Raptors with 10 points and 11…

Earlier this week, when it seemed as though TikTok’s fate in the US would actually be decided by April 5th, everyone — from Amazon to the founder of OnlyFans — was coming out of the woodwork to buy it.As it turns out, none of them had a chance. And now, thanks to President Donald Trump’s tariff war, no one may get to buy TikTok. People familiar with the matter tell me that, despite all of the bids for the app, the White House was only seriously considering an Oracle-led consortium, which included many of ByteDance’s biggest investors who were set…