OTTAWA- The economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.1 per cent in the first quarter, helped by business investment and household spending, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The result was down from an annualized rate of 6.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021. Statistics Canada said the change ...
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US casinos had best month ever in March, winning $5.3B
By Wayne Parry THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP)-Inflation may be soaring, supply chains remain snarled and the coronavirus just won’t go away, but America’s casinos are humming right along, recording the best month in their history in March. The American Gaming Association, the gambling industry’s national trade group, ...
Read More »First Nation development corporations buy fibre assets from NorthwesTel
By Lawrie Crawford Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In a show of what might be coming in terms of emerging corporation-First Nation alliances, NorthwesTel and a consortium of 13 Yukon First Nation development corporations have announced an agreement that positions First Nations as new partners of NorthwesTel. The deal was years ...
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