Banff National Park breaks visitation record — again
The national park in Alberta saw 4.5 million visitors in the 2025-26 fiscal year, surpassing the previous high of 4.28 million in 2023-24, in what’s become almost annual increases over the last decade.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/banff-national-park-visitation-record-9.7135069?cmp=rss

Banff National Park breaks visitation record — again
The national park in Alberta saw 4.5 million visitors in the 2025-26 fiscal year, surpassing the previous high of 4.28 million in 2023-24, in what’s become almost annual increases over the last decade.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/banff-national-park-visitation-record-9.7135069?cmp=rss

Banff National Park breaks visitation record — again
The national park in Alberta saw 4.5 million visitors in the 2025-26 fiscal year, surpassing the previous high of 4.28 million in 2023-24, in what’s become almost annual increases over the last decade.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/banff-national-park-visitation-record-9.7135069?cmp=rss

Broad opposition to N.B. Power rate increase on display as hearings conclude
N.B. Power cannot reasonably expect its customers to absorb annual price increases that are well above the rate of inflation and should have its request for a 4.75 per cent increase in the coming year reduced, the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board was told on Friday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-rate-increase-opposition-9.7136724?cmp=rss

Cape Breton officials call draft police budget 'lean,' despite increase
Cape Breton Regional Police are seeking a 4.8-per-cent increase in their budget for the coming year to cover contractual wage obligations for unionized employees, to hire new officers and civilians and to buy some new equipment.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cape-breton-officials-call-increased-police-budget-lean-9.7135360?cmp=rss

New research says Canada needs to do more to address growing electricity demand
A new report says Canada needs to do more to increase electricity production as population and industrial demand is expected to increase.
#Canada #AESO #Electricity
https://globalnews.ca/news/11738659/new-research-canada-growing-electricity-demand/

Sharp increase in rehiring of retired nurses in N.L. underscores recruitment and retention problems: union
Data obtained by CBC News shows six retired nurses were working in N.L. a decade ago. That number has jumped to 253.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sharp-increase-in-rehiring-of-retired-nurses-in-n-l-underscores-recruitment-and-retention-problems-union-9.7124332?cmp=rss

Ontario records consecutive months of improving housing starts
New data released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation shows housing starts in the province increased year-over-year for the second month in a row.
#Canada #Politics #Fordgovernment #Ontariohousing
https://globalnews.ca/news/11733570/ford-government-housing-starts-february-2026/

Families feel the pinch as Kingston daycare raises daily rates
A daycare in Kingston, N.S., is expected to raise its fees this spring, despite the province's goal to lower rates to an average of $10 per day. But the organization that owns the centre says it needs to increase parent fees to keep up with operating costs.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/kingston-daycare-daily-rates-increase-9.7127772?cmp=rss

The AI boom is making electronics more expensive — and N.L. companies are feeling it
Artificial intelligence is eating up the world’s supply of random access memory, or RAM — an essential piece of technology in most modern devices — and experts say it is causing unprecedented technology price increases.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/the-ai-boom-is-making-electronics-more-expensive-and-n-l-companies-are-feeling-it-9.7124656?cmp=rss