In this edition:
- Niagara College Career Fair to return for 2025
- New energy efficiency programs coming to Niagara
- Town of Grimsby releases draft budget for 2025
- Niagara Falls city taxes poised to climb 7.6%
- Ontario launches “Operation Deterrence” to increase border security and policing
- Donald Trump says he will go ahead with tariff threat against Canada and Mexico
- Canada’s narrowed trade deficit still “within normal bounds”
- Focus on Technology
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Niagara College Career Fair to return for 2025
Niagara College’s annual Career Fair returns to the Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake on February 3rd and 4th, and to the Welland Campus on the 5th and 6th. Interested employers can register to secure a booth on the Employer Registration page. The registration deadline is Friday, January 17, 2025.
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New energy efficiency programs coming to Niagara
The Ontario government is launching new energy efficiency programs, including the Home Renovation Savings Program, to help families and businesses across Ontario and in Niagara save money.
“These new Energy Efficiency Programs will lower energy bills, put more megawatts into Ontario’s energy grid, and ultimately put more money back into the pockets of the people of Ontario,” said Sam Oosterhoff, MPP for Niagara West and Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries.
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Town of Grimsby releases draft budget for 2025
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Niagara Falls city taxes poised to climb 7.6%
The average household will pay about $120 more in Niagara Falls taxes this year if city council approves the 7.6 per cent increase proposed in the municipality’s draft 2025 operating budget.
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Ontario launches “Operation Deterrence” to increase border security and policing
The Ontario government has launched “Operation Deterrence,” the province’s preparedness and planning framework for enhanced security at international borders and tackling criminal activity that it says is harming people on both sides of the border.
Operation Deterrence will target its activities outside of the 14 official border crossings staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
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Donald Trump says he will go ahead with tariff threat against Canada and Mexico
United States president-elect Donald Trump is doubling down on his plans to impose tariffs on Canada in his first news conference since the certification of his election win.
Trump says he will be putting substantial tariffs against Canada and Mexico when he returns to the White House in less than two weeks.
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Canada’s narrowed trade deficit still “within normal bounds”
In November, Canada’s merchandise exports increased 2.2% and imports rose 1.8%. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $544 million in October to $323 million in November.
These recent narrow trade deficits are within the typical bounds for monthly revisions to imports and exports, Statistics Canada reported.
Did you know?
Tesla’s year-over-year vehicle sales have dropped for the first time in a decade.
Focus on Technology
Meta to end fact-checking program on Facebook, Instagram in U.S.
Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and replacing it with a system similar to the “Community Notes” on Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said on Tuesday.
The new model will allow users on Meta’s social media sites Facebook, Instagram and Threads to call out posts that are potentially misleading and need more context, rather than placing the responsibility on independent fact-checking organizations and experts.
A spokesperson for Meta confirmed to CBC News that the changes won’t apply in Canada or anywhere else outside of the U.S. for now.
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