Investment
Nova Scotia affordable housing officials say there’s not enough action in 3-year action plan
By Jeremy Keefe Digital Broadcast Journalist
Affordable housing officials and department heads met with the Standing Committee on Community Services to discuss the pros and cons of the new joint federal-provincial housing agreement. Continue reading
‘It’s taken 20 years to dig this hole’: N.S. housing advocates call for system overhaul
With details of a provincial-federal housing strategy coming, affordable housing advocates say a massive shift is needed to adequately address what they call a crisis. Continue reading
Ontario launches Job Site Challenge, set to attract international manufacturing investments
The first shovel-ready sites are set to be made available to investors within a year. Continue reading
NB Power CEO grilled over investment in startup company
By Andrew Cromwell Digital Broadcast Journalist
Gaetan Thomas was appearing before the Standing Committee on Crown Corporations in Fredericton Continue reading
Manitoba Securities Commission warns about ‘high-risk’ investment offer
The Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) is warning to be wary of a U.S.-based company claiming to be able to convert plastic waste into fuel that’s looking for investors in Manitoba. Continue reading
$88M invested in joint Nova Scotia’s Affordable Housing Action Plan
By Jeremy Keefe Digital Broadcast Journalist
The first of three Affordable Housing Action Plans has been released and sees the federal and provincial governments contributing $44 million each. Continue reading
Stelco invests $30 million in Hamilton production facility
Kestenbaum says it represents the company’s first investment in a new production facility in Hamilton this century. Continue reading
Aspiring entrepreneurs learn to pitch business ideas in Kelowna
By Jules Knox Reporter/Anchor
Aspiring entrepreneurs pitched business ideas to expert investors in a mock trial run at the Okanagan Co-Lab on Thursday. Continue reading
Ottawa pledges $50M to build sprawling urban park in Montreal’s West Island
By Anne Leclair Reporter
The federal government agrees to hand over $50 million to help create a massive green space in Montreal’s West Island. Continue reading
Investment watchdog working to protect elderly Canadians from financial exploitation
The Canadian Association for Retired Persons that about one-in-five older Canadians are subject to elder financial abuse and notes that dementia may also reduce the abilities of people as they age. Continue reading