In this edition:
- Multimillion-dollar project will grow agriculture industry in north Niagara
- Public Wi-Fi, extra washrooms and more could come to NOTL Old Town next year
- Ontario housing construction collapse ‘should alarm policymakers,’ report warns
- Government of Canada expands work-integrated learning opportunities for students
- Canadian businesses navigating a fragile recovery, reports Business Data Lab
- Chinese marketplaces gain ground with Canadian shoppers
- Americans make more trips to Canada than Canadians to U.S. for second time since 2006
- Canada waited too long to diversify trade from U.S., BoC governor says
- Focus on Climate
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Multimillion-dollar project will grow agriculture industry in north Niagara
An announcement last month that Niagara is receiving up to $41 million in irrigation systems funding will create new opportunities for agricultural operations in Lincoln and west St. Catharines — and a dilemma for others.
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Public Wi-Fi, extra washrooms and more could come to NOTL Old Town next year
Wi-Fi in the heritage district, more public washrooms and signs to help visitors navigate Old Town are just a few of the changes that could come to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s busiest community by next year.
These were some of the ideas town staff presented to NOTL council to spend $1.9 million in revenue the town has from its hotel tax for overnight visitors, also known as the municipal accommodation tax.
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Ontario housing construction collapse ‘should alarm policymakers,’ report warns
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Government of Canada expands work-integrated learning opportunities for students
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, announced federal support for the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) to boost work-integrated learning (WIL) activities nationwide. BHER will work to create thousands of new WIL placements, provide user-informed tools to businesses and students, and drive collaboration between post-secondary institutions and employers.
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Canadian businesses navigating a fragile recovery, reports Business Data Lab
Canadian businesses are navigating a fragile recovery as trade tensions and a cooling labour market weigh on confidence, according to the Q3 edition of Business Insights Quarterly (BIQ) from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Business Data Lab (BDL).
After five consecutive declines, overall business confidence steadied this quarter, but firms remain cautious. A sharp -1.6% annualized contraction in Q2 2025 — the steepest since the pandemic — highlighted how exposed Canada is to global export shocks and weak investment.
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Chinese marketplaces gain ground with Canadian shoppers
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Americans make more trips to Canada than Canadians to U.S. for second time since 2006
In July, the number of Canadian-resident return trips from the United States was down 32.4% year over year, while the number of trips to Canada by US residents decreased 3.0%. This marked the second time since June 2006 (excluding August and September 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic) when more US residents made trips to Canada than Canadian residents travelled to the United States.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem | Photo credit: Bank of Canada / CC BY 2.0
Canada waited too long to diversify trade from U.S., BoC governor says
Focus on Climate
2024 emissions estimate shows progress stalled, Canada’s 2030 climate target out of reach
The Canadian Press
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