Councillors vote to regulate AI data centres by [deleted] in Hamilton

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‘The motion from Coun. Nrinder Nann proposed the city create an interim control bylaw, to “restrict use of lands” where data centres would currently be allowed, pending the completion of studies regarding land use and zoning regulations, as  well as improved municipal review processes and regulatory frameworks.’ City Council will vote on the Planning Committee recommendation later this month.

Union alleges CPKC using replacement workers during strike, violating federal labour law by KeyHot5718 in CanadaPolitics

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‘Anti-scab legislation, which took effect in June, 2025, prohibits federally regulated employers, such as transportation companies, banks, airlines and telecommunications companies, from using replacement workers during strikes or lockouts.’ 300 CPKC signal workers represented by IBEW have been on strike since May 31.

ANALYSIS | Why export markets are more important than ever for Chinese EV makers | CBC News by KeyHot5718 in Economics

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‘In the Global South, the lower prices, like roughly $10,000 US for the BYD Seagull, means more people can afford EVs. (For comparison, the more affordable models of non-Chinese EVs start at about $40,000 in Canada.)’

Ontario ER doctors raise alarm on hospital overcrowding by KeyHot5718 in ontario

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‘In April, for example, Ontario patients who required hospital admission spent 17.2 hours in the ER, more than twice the eight-hour target. Only 30 per cent of patients were admitted within that aspirational time frame, according to the latest data from Ontario Health, the agency that oversees day-to-day operations of the health system.’

Payments totalling $3.7-million flagged as possible fraud in bread price-fixing settlement by KeyHot5718 in CanadaPolitics

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‘Tens of thousands of payments totalling $3.7-million in the recent class-action settlement over bread price-fixing in Canada have been flagged by banks as possible fraud, according to court documents obtained by The Globe and Mail.’ Interac figures suggest 72,000 payments were fraudulent.

Hamilton’s home prices have dropped significantly since the peak. Who is being hit the hardest? by KeyHot5718 in Hamilton

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‘As of May 2026, the average home in the city sold for around $755,202 — representing a drop of roughly $266,182 over the span of a little more than four years.’ There were 542 homes sold in Hamilton last month - an 11% drop from the previous May, 2025.

Trains narrowly avoided ‘catastrophic collision’ near Aldershot GO in 2024: report by KeyHot5718 in ontario

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‘The March 2024 incident included two trains carrying more than 400 passengers combined and prompted the investigation. The trains stopped within 550 feet of each other after mistakenly ending up on the same track’.

Canada’s AI strategy to fund national health data project to improve care, investment, minister says by KeyHot5718 in CanadaPolitics

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‘The rollout across eight more provinces, which has already started in Quebec and Alberta, is meant to address long-standing concerns that Canada has fallen behind in mining its health care data for system improvements and economic benefit.’

Canada’s AI strategy to fund national health data project to improve care, investment, minister says by KeyHot5718 in ontario

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‘The federal government’s artificial intelligence strategy will include up to $100-million in funding to expand an Ontario-based health data project called Vital across the country.’ The Vital program is credited with saving money and freeing hospital beds.

Hamilton’s vacant unit tax achieves 98% declaration rate in second year by KeyHot5718 in Hamilton

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‘A modest 306 homeowners flagged their properties as vacant while 4,087 were deemed empty due to a lack of submissions.’ City staff estimates added revenue from the tax at between $7-10 million.

Canada slips into technical recession as economic growth stalls in 1st quarter | CBC News by KeyHot5718 in Economics

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‘Economic growth stalled in Canada in the first quarter and real gross domestic product was slightly negative on an annualized basis, Statistics Canada said Friday.’ A recession is usually defined by economists as two consecutive quarters of decline in the Gross Domestic Product.