In this edition:
- Life at Sedona Care Communities: flexibility that evolves with your needs
- Canada Post declines union’s two-week extension offer
- Vintners and brewers thrilled with supports in Ontario budget
- Province investing $3.1 billion to support Indigenous partnership in critical mineral development
- Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Joe Pillitteri returns to Garden City Comedy Festival
- In-person Rankin Run for cancer research comes to Brock University this weekend
- Town of Lincoln secures provincial funding to enhance fire protection
- Canadian home prices dropped further in April. They’re still out of reach for many Canadians
- Bell says full internet, mobile service restored after outage in Ontario and Quebec
- Focus on Climate
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Life at Sedona Care Communities: flexibility that evolves with your needs
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Canada Post declines union’s two-week extension offer
Canada Post has issued a new set of offers to the union representing postal workers and is pushing for a speedy resolution as the clock ticks down to a possible strike.
The Crown corporation confirmed Wednesday it has filed a new set of proposals for workers in the urban bargaining unit and the rural and suburban unit.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers, which represents about 55,000 employees of the postal service, said its negotiating team would examine the proposals this afternoon.
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Vintners and brewers thrilled with supports in Ontario budget
Ontario’s vintners and brewers say they are thrilled with the support provided by the province in its latest budget.
The province is set to launch the Ontario Grape Support program that will double the percentage of Ontario grapes in blended wine.
Wine Growers Ontario says the program will be a boon to wineries and grape farmers because blended wine is a safety net for the industry as it uses much hardier crops.
The province is also providing relief to microbreweries by cutting the microbrew tax rate and the Liquor Control Board of Ontario mark-up rate by 50 per cent each.
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Province investing $3.1 billion to support Indigenous partnership in critical mineral Development
As part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario by building a more competitive, resilient and self-reliant economy, the province is supporting the creation of a made-in-Ontario critical minerals supply chain that includes new resources and opportunities for Indigenous equity partnerships. These measures include nearly $3.1 billion in loans, grants and scholarships that would support Indigenous participation, partnership and ownership in Ontario’s critical mineral supply chain.
“Ontario’s vast supply of critical minerals are at the heart of our plan to protect Ontario,” said Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance. “By investing to unlock and process these minerals here in Ontario in partnership with Indigenous communities, we can make Ontario the top global hub of critical mineral development and protect our economy, workers and communities for decades to come.”
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Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Joe Pillitteri returns to Garden City Comedy Festival
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Joe Pillitteri is back to emcee a night at the seventh annual Garden City Comedy Festival, taking place next weekend in downtown St. Catharines.
The four-day festival celebrates Niagara’s comedy scene with performers from across the region and beyond.
Pillitteri hosted at the festival’s debut in 2018 and remains a crowd favourite for his family-focused storytelling style, says festival director and comedian David Green..
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In-person Rankin Run for cancer research comes to Brock University this weekend
The days of a sea of people gathering in a north St. Catharines park for the annual Rankin Cancer Run are over.
However, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the event that sees Niagarans raising money for cancer treatment in the region will return to an in-person format this weekend — this time, at the other end of the city.
The question remains, though, of just how many people will show up.
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Town of Lincoln secures provincial funding to enhance fire protection
The Town of Lincoln is pleased to announce that it has received $32,921 in funding through Ontario’s Fire Protection Grant to strengthen firefighter safety and emergency response capabilities.
This investment will support key fire protection enhancements, including advanced decontamination equipment and additional personal protective equipment (PPE) to better protect Lincoln’s firefighters on the job.
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Canadian home prices dropped further in April. They’re still out of reach for many Canadians
Home prices in Canada fell more sharply in April, extending a months-long trend fuelled by ongoing trade war uncertainty, data from the National Bank of Canada show.
The Teranet-National Bank House Price Index fell 1.5 per cent in April and has come down 2.4 per cent since December. In a note on the data, National Bank economist Daren King says the trend is likely to continue.
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Bell says full internet, mobile service restored after outage in Ontario and Quebec
Bell says an hours-long outage that affected internet and cellular service for hundreds of thousands of customers across Ontario and Quebec on Wednesday morning was caused by a “technical issue.”
The company said its services were fully restored by 11 a.m. after many users across both provinces began to notice the disruption around two hours earlier.
Focus on Sustainability
Why sustainability is critical for business success in 2025—and the data to prove it
Simon Mainwaring, Forbes
Business can be the most powerful force for good when it prioritizes collaboration and shared responsibility. Moving from a “me-first” to a “we-first” mindset isn’t just an ideal—it’s a necessity in today’s world. As we step into 2025, this approach feels more urgent than ever. In the context of concurrent geopolitical, climate, and policy challenges, the business case for sustainability is clear and compelling.
Here’s why sustainability is more important than ever to create long-term business success and the latest data to support it:
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