3 h. ago 5 things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Key business events this week include Calgary Stampede networking, Aritzia and Richelieu earnings, June job data, and looming U.S. trade deal deadlines.

Economics

3 h. ago SPLAT!: Prime Minister Carney struggles to flip perfect pancake at Calgary Stampede

CALGARY — Prime Minister Mark Carney may be a deft hand when it comes to handling finances, but he proved Saturday that his flapjack flipping could use some work. Carney attended a pancake breakfast Saturday hosted by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, which attracted a crowd of about 200 people. “The grill’s hot,” Carney told […]

Politics

4 h. ago Carney struggles to flip pancake at Stampede prompting an onlooker to say, ‘You’re even worse than Trudeau’

'I was better in Ottawa,' PM Carney joked. 'I got a little cocky there. I'll take responsibility'

Politics

5 h. ago Calgary Stampede, July 6: Politics and pancakes | Today's music picks | Tough choices for rodeo athletes

Everything you need to know about the 2025 Calgary Stampede

Politics

6 h. ago ‘Everything is dying’: Prairie farmers, crops struggling with yearly droughts

REGINA — It’s the ninth year in a row Quinton Jacksteit’s farm has experienced drought. The southwest Saskatchewan farmer, who also is the reeve for the Rural Municipality of Big Stick, says his crops are extremely short, and he plans to salvage most of them for animal feed. “They’re not going to be able to […]

Other

6 h. ago SIMMONS SAYS: George Springer’s surprising resurgence leading the way for rising Blue Jays

George Springer, who turns 36 in September, is defying time and history. And the red-hot Blue Jays are benefiting from this improbable breakout season from the previously declining Springer. Who gets better at age 35 after struggling to find their game and three seasons of diminished statistics in Toronto? Who becomes one of the most […]

Other

6 h. ago Varcoe: Carney says it's 'highly likely' an oil pipeline will make Ottawa's major project list

'I am confident that my government will do everything we can so that those projects can be built,' Carney said

Politics

8 h. ago Kelly McParland: EV mandate another fanciful Trudeau plan Carney forced to reckon with

The auto sector claims an annual contribution of $16 billion to the economy, making the need for sympathetic treatment from Ottawa obvious

Politics

10 h. ago Review: Shania Twain proves yet again that she is masterful at giving audiences what they want

“Fellow Canadians, we are in this together,” Shania Twain told the enthusiastic crowd at the Saddledome Saturday night. It was hardly a political treatise, but it was a nice and subtle call for unity of the third day of the Calgary Stampede.  It was also telling that Twain had just proudly told the Calgary crowd […]

Events

12 h. ago Day 2 of Calgary Stampede Rodeo: Early calendar start makes for tough travel decisions

Athletes faced with financial choices to make due to Fourth of July shows ongoing State-side

Culture

15 h. ago Seatless Poilievre rustles up leadership support among Stampede faithful

In a campaign-style speech not unlike those he delivered last April ahead of the federal election lost by his Conservatives, Poilievre made his argument that he remains his party's best hope at the helm — and the 1,200 who gathered for beef and politics seemed receptive.

Politics

18 h. ago Mark Carney peine à retourner des crêpes au Stampede de Calgary

Le premier ministre était de passage au festival albertain, où il a rencontré son homologue provinciale Danielle Smith.

Transport

20 h. ago Chinook Centre Stampede breakfast sets record for number of pancakes served

On Saturday, the city's largest Stampede breakfast pumped out 26,994 pancakes in just under 4-1/2 hours, beating the previous standard set last March 1 by an IHOP restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif., of 25,689.

Sport

21 h. ago Carney says Trump’s multiple objectives demand ‘nimble’ trade talk strategy

Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. President Donald Trump has multiple objectives in his trade talks with various countries, including how it will impact the U.S. budget.

Economics

21 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Carney taking lessons from Trump and it's bad for Canada's bottom line

This is a problematic approach, given the Liberal government's penchant for spending.

Events

24 h. ago GOLDSTEIN: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs having little impact on U.S.

The practical problem Prime Minister Mark Carney faces in negotiating a new trade and security deal with President Donald Trump is that Canada is firing blanks with its retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. The issue, as Carney noted in explaining why “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs against the U.S. won’t work — after he initially supported them while […]

Economics

27 h. ago BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: Can Carney get a good deal for Canada against Trump?

WATCH BELOW as the Sun’s Adrienne Batra and Warren Kinsella look at how Carney had to retreat on the DST against Trump and is this a sign of a weak PM? What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

Events

28 h. ago ’What are you doing here?’: Carney makes first Stampede visit as prime minister

CALGARY — Canada’s new prime minister, best known as a buttoned-down banker, donned a cowboy hat and toured the stables Friday evening at the Calgary Stampede. Over an hour-long tour winding through the rodeo grounds, Mark Carney crawled into a tank, snacked at food stations and posed for dozens of selfies, marking his first visit […]

Politics

29 h. ago Calgary Stampede, July 5: Shania Twain at Dome tonight | Today's music picks | Inaugural breakaway roping event

Everything you need to know about the 2025 Calgary Stampede

Other

30 h. ago Alberta and Carney: conflict and collision — Can Alberta survive Carney’s net

It should be evident to Albertans that the province is on a collision course with the federal Liberal government, driven by a fundamental disagreement: will Alberta and Western Canada be allowed to fully develop its hydrocarbon endowment, or will that economic value be lost in pursuit of the climate policy known as “net zero”? This […]

Events