"We have to be reacting very fast, and our parliamentary system sometimes is longer," Melanie Joly told Global News.

"It's an opportunity to build bridges between people," said Perry Stein, the city's Indigenous relations adviser.

The London Downtown Business Association has a new leader taking the reins at the end of the month.

The funding is part of the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs' $8.2-million Indigenous Economic Development Fund.

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is tasked with assisting growth in one of Canda's most economically depressed regions. 

The city's "Fast 40" initiative highlights the 40 fastest-growing companies in Hamilton, with the goal of ending up on Canadian Business Magazine's top 500 list.

As of the end of July, the latest numbers from Calgary Transit show, there were an average of 2,510 boardings per weekday.

A report from the non-partisan Conference Board of Canada shows GDP growth in the Lethbridge region at 5.8 per cent in 2017 and by a further 5.1 per cent in 2018, while Alberta's GDP declined at nearly the same rate.

The Town of Coronach, Sask., is preparing for its economic future as the federal government plans to phase-out coal by 2030.

"Not everything is in there," the organization's president said, sitting next to several half-empty boxes.