Canada Post strike continues gifts for gardeners on your list
Postal workers’ walkout drags on affecting deliveries for holiday shoppers. Gardeners and gift buyers face delays as parcels and catalogs pile up, with carriers warning of longer than usual service times and limited curbside pickups at busy urban centers.
Probe of house fire ends in Thunder Bay as safety halts inquiry
A fire on Crown Street in Thunder Bay destroyed a north side home after an explosion reported by witnesses. One person sustained burns and was treated before release, while two neighboring houses suffered heat and smoke damage. The Ontario Office of the Fire Marshal halted work due to safety concerns and scene complexity, leaving origin and cause undetermined.
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More family doctors possible in Northern Ontario
Up to 100 internationally trained family doctors could work in rural and Northern Ontario clinics next year under the Practice Ready Program. The program requires a 12-week assessment and a three year service commitment in rural or Northern communities. Ontario Rural Affairs Minister Lisa Thompson lauds the program as valuing international training while province earmarks grants for pre-med students pursuing family medicine.
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Canada's jobless rate hits 2017 high amid mixed data
Statistics Canada reports unemployment at 6.8 percent in November, the highest since January 2017 outside the pandemic, as 51,000 jobs were added led by full-time work and the public sector. Labour force participation rose, driving the rate up despite job gains. markets push for a half-point Bank of Canada rate cut next week.
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