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Canadian travel to the U.S. plummeted last winter and on average, Canadians spent a lot less money while travelling south of the border, data from Statistics Canada shows. Overall, Canadians made fewer trips abroad. In the last three months of 2025, Canadians made 8.7 million trips abroad, down 13 per cent compared to the same period in 2024, Statistics Canada said in its National Travel Survey and Visitor Travel Survey.But nowhere was the drop clearer than the United States.During the last quarter of 2025, the first major holiday season since the trade war with the U.S. began, Canadians took 5.4…

LIVERMORE, Calif., May 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UNCLE Credit Union announced the appointment of Ronald Jeffrey to its Board of Directors and the re-election of Board members Robin Morris, Mila Shapovalov, and John Stein at its Annual Meeting on April 16, 2026. Jeffrey previously served as an Associate Board Director, where he gained hands-on experience in credit union governance and strategic oversight. During this time, he participated in board meetings and committee discussions, gaining practical exposure to fiduciary responsibilities, governance practices, and community-focused decision-making. His experience also provided insight into regulatory considerations, risk management, and the Board’s role in…

New York City, NY, May 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Introduction: The Future of Home Comfort Has Arrived Picture this: it’s the peak of summer, your room is sweltering, and you’re stuck because your landlord won’t allow a permanent air conditioner installation. Or it’s mid-winter, the central heating is unreliable, and you need a quick, efficient solution for just one room. These are not rare situations — they are the everyday realities of millions of households, renters, students, remote workers, and frequent movers around the world. For decades, the only real answers to this problem were either expensive, installation-heavy air…

New rules for bar security staff are coming to Nova Scotia after recent incidents involving employees, including the death of a patron outside a Halifax bar in 2022. The new regulations come into effect Monday and apply to all licensed establishments in the province.Security staff will need criminal record checks and have to provide the results to the employer. They’ll also have to complete safety and responsible alcohol service training.“This is going to go towards ensuring safety, not just for patrons that visit the establishments, but also the individuals working on the door and other staff and the establishment itself,”…

A Russian opposition politician and prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin says the war in Ukraine is “backfiring” on the regime at home, with signs of falling domestic support as the Kremlin’s army stalls on the battlefield. In an interview with Global News on Friday, Vladimir Kara-Murza — who has survived multiple alleged poisoning attempts and was freed from a 25-year Russian prison sentence for protesting the war in a 2024 prisoner exchange — said mounting military and economic failures have stripped away Putin’s strongman image and exposed him as “increasingly weak.”“I think it is becoming increasingly clear to…

Several artists slated to perform at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair have dropped out of the event following the lineup announcement. The Great American State Fair shows were announced earlier this week and are set to take place on Washington’s National Mall.Bret Michaels, Martina McBride, Young MC, Morris Day and the Commodores are among the scheduled acts who have said they will not be appearing.The Great American State Fair, a 16-day event organized by Trump’s non-profit Freedom 250, is expected to run June 25 through July 10.Freedom 250, which Trump launched late last year, describes itself as…

This week, an AI training startup called Shift said it would clean New Yorkers’ homes for free. It has plans to expand into other cities as well, including London, and looking around my flat, I get the appeal.But there’s a catch. There’s always a catch.In exchange for the cleaning, Shift wants footage of its cleaners at work: scrubbing dishes, wiping counters, dusting tables, mopping floors. It wants everything. Video of all the boring domestic labor we’d happily outsource if we could — and that robotics companies are racing to teach machines to do so they can sell us something to…

This September, Boréal Timmins will welcome the first cohort of this program, helping meet workforce needs in the mining and construction sectors in this part of Northern Ontario. TIMMINS, Ontario, May 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Collège Boréal today officially launched its Construction Engineering Technician — Civil and Mining program at its Timmins campus. In the presence of many dignitaries, including Gaétan Malette, MP for Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk; and Ashley Richards-Gagnon, President of the Timmins Construction Association and Co-Chair of Women in Trades and Tech Timmins, Collège Boréal’s senior leadership unveiled the facilities and equipment that will be used by the first…

A new study suggests fatigue may be a far bigger workplace safety issue than many Canadians realize, with more than one in five workers reporting unintentionally dozing off at work at least once a week. The Saskatchewan Employee Fatigue and Lifestyle Study, commissioned by the Saskatchewan Safety Council, found that 22 per cent of respondents experienced unintentional dozing while at work weekly, while 14 per cent said they had nodded off while driving home from work at least once a week.Researchers recently analyzed the data on sleep habits, fatigue levels and their impact on workplace safety and health.Experts say those…

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said that the economic relationship between Canada and China is “significant” as China’s foreign minister Wang Yi begins a three-day trip that will include meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canadian journalists were not permitted to ask questions about her remarks with Wang. The last time Wang was in Ottawa 10 years ago, he unleashed a tirade on a Canadian reporter who asked about human rights in China at a joint press conference with then-foreign affairs minister Stephane Dion.Anand made no explicit mention of human rights during her remarks on Friday, which came shortly after confirmation…