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Larger businesses are more likely to use multiple recruitment methods compared to smaller firms, a new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business said.
May 20, 2026 - 07:00 | Uday Rana | Global News - Canada
In 2024, Premier Danielle Smith took to the Shaun Newman Podcast to argue Alberta needed to “aggressively” increase its population to fight Ottawa. Alberta should double to 10 million from 5 million, Smith said, to “actually have the political clout in Alberta that we deserve.”
Key points
Alberta’s cities have grown, but provincial investment in municipal infrastructure hasn’t
Danielle Smith’s government is ramping up use of municipal taxes to pay provincial bills
Concerns are being raised over how Alberta’s electoral map will be redrawn amid the growth
Programs to entice people were...
May 20, 2026 - 06:31 | Tim Querengesser | Walrus
How should we talk about Canada Post? For many Canadians, the conversation might start with complaints about its clunky online system or waiting forever in line at a service point, likely tucked away inside a Shoppers Drug Mart. For some, there will be no debate at all as they question why we even need a postal service in the era of email, Amazon, and four-wheeled—and sometimes two—gig workers dashing about delivering meals and sundries while our community postal box fills up with junk mail. Like so much of life, however, the matter is more complicated than it seems.
The most recent push...
May 20, 2026 - 06:30 | David Moscrop | Walrus
The Walrus is pleased to announce that Alana Enahoro has been selected as the first TD Diverse Communities Art & Design Fellow, a program created to support emerging artists and designers from diverse communities facing barriers to the industry. Enahoro joins the organization’s multidisciplinary art department and will contribute to the creation of visual work across its Editorial, Marketing and Digital teams. The fellowship continues The Walrus’s and TD’s dedication to addressing the underrepresentation of journalists and artists from diverse communities, at all levels of the media...
May 20, 2026 - 06:29 | The Walrus Staff | Walrus
A Toronto man found not criminally responsible for stabbing a woman in the back as she crossed the street, as well as killing his brother who tried to intervene in a fight with their mother, will get escorted city visits even though he “continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public.” Kenroy Samuel, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and cannabis use disorder, was found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder in 2021 on charges of assault causing bodily harm and manslaughter. Samuel was confined to the...
May 20, 2026 - 06:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
Back in August 2024, Ralph Buerger called 911 in Niagara Region, desperate for emergency medical help, but was unable to speak in a call that lasted for 35 seconds.
May 20, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
