12 h. ago Calgarians celebrate end of consumer carbon tax: “It’s a nice change”

Calgary drivers were happy to see a drop in fuel prices on Tuesday - as the end of the federal Consumer Carbon Tax took effect.

Economics

13 h. ago Calgary drivers welcome carbon tax cut, not convinced cheaper gas will last

While the price break was welcomed, some drivers remained skeptical

Transport

13 h. ago EV rebate could be on chopping block as carbon tax eliminated in B.C.

Advocates are worried other affordability programs under CleanBC could also be in trouble as government looks to address revenue loss.

Economics

13 h. ago B.C.'s finance minister makes it up on the fly on carbon tax and gets it wrong

Vaughn Palmer: Brenda Bailey ducked questions the government could have researched starting last fall

Transport

14 h. ago Canada’s federal carbon tax experiment has ended. Here’s what it accomplished (not much)

According to government figures, the carbon footprint of a dollar earned in the Canadian economy has been in steep decline ever since peaking in 1996

Economics

15 h. ago Customers relieved, for now, as gas prices fall at B.C. pumps after death of the carbon tax

Several drivers at one Vancouver gas station commented on the run-up in price prior to the elimination of the carbon tax

Economics

17 h. ago OPINION: Ford must fight the carbon tax on Ontario industries

Premier Doug Ford is the only thing standing between Prime Minister Mark Carney’s hidden industrial carbon tax and the people of Ontario. Carney dropped the consumer carbon tax to zero. That’s a good thing because that carbon tax punishes people for driving to work and heating their homes. Getting rid of that tax saves people […]

Economics

17 h. ago JAY GOLDBERG: Carney should embrace harm reduction for smokers

Liberal Leader Mark Carney is out to prove he’s a centrist. By ending unpopular Trudeau-era policies like the capital gains tax hike and the consumer carbon tax, Carney is clearly making a play for the political middle.  If Carney really wants Canadian consumers to believe he’s moved to the middle, it’s time for the Liberals […]

Transport

18 h. ago Gas prices drop as consumer carbon price ends, but full impact yet to be felt

CALGARY — Gasoline prices are coming down in Canada as the consumer carbon charge drops to zilch from 17.6 cents per litre, but motorists had yet to feel the full impact of the change on Tuesday. “The pace is going to vary province to province, city to city, station to station,” said Patrick De Haan, […]

Economics

19 h. ago B.C. facing future without consumer carbon tax for 1st time in 17 years

British Columbians are facing a future without a consumer carbon tax for the first time in 17 years, after the early-morning approval of a bill to end the long-standing policy. 

Economics

20 h. ago Gas price trackers say Winnipeggers should see 15 cent drop in fuel prices as of Tuesday

Drivers across the country will get a break at the pumps as of Tuesday, as the consumer carbon tax is no more.

Economics

22 h. ago B.C. ends its carbon tax on consumers after marathon debate in legislature

The NDP government fast-tracked legislation in an effort to kill off the tax on Monday, in time to coincide with today's demise of the federal version of the tax, but it was 1:30 a.m. before it finally passed its third reading in the legislature.

Economics

23 h. ago ‘Fairly big’: Ontario gas prices drop as Ottawa ends consumer carbon price

Tuesday marked the end of Ottawa’s consumer fuel charge after Mark Carney signed an order-in-council to remove it when he was sworn in as prime minister last month.

Economics

36 h. ago Gas prices expected to drop 18 cents a litre as carbon tax ends

It may sound like an April Fool’s prank, but the price of gas is going down. However, it could be a short-lived relief for consumers, says a gas price expert.

Economics

36 h. ago The consumer carbon tax is about to be scrapped in B.C. So why are gas prices still rising?

Premier David Eby expects British Columbians to save 17 cents a litre starting Tuesday, despite the concern that oil and gas companies may try to gouge customers

Economics

37 h. ago Drivers can expect gas price to drop 17 cents, B.C. NDP says as end of consumer carbon tax hastened

Premier David Eby, who successfully sought accelerated consideration to pass the legislation in one day, also warned gas companies against price gouging

Economics

43 h. ago Gas prices soar ahead of final day for the consumer carbon tax in B.C.

After soaring over the weekend, gas prices in B.C. are expected to come down 18.5 per cent as the province's consumer carbon tax is phased out.

Economics

47 h. ago Downtown Toronto is still struggling despite some signs of life returning

Downtown Toronto has gradually recovered much of the vitality lost during the pandemic years, but the city centre is still struggling with a dearth of office workers even amid signs of life returning.New data in CBRE's just-released Q1 2025 Canada Office Figures report reveals that vacancy in downtown Toronto's gutted commercial market rebounded slightly during the first months of the year, but there's still a long way to go before things are even close to normal again.CBRE's figures show that Toronto fared better than other Canadian cities during the first quarter of 2025, with downtown office vacancy declining by 50 basis points to 18.5 per cent.While this leap marks the first substantial drop in vacancy recorded since the market took a nosedive in early 2020, there is still much ground to recover should vacancies ever drop to the figures seen in the before-times.Central Toronto's office market hit a record low vacancy rate of just 2.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019. Howev...

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61 h. ago 'Hard to survive': Calgary drivers hopeful for carbon tax savings following latest gas price spike

Prime Minister Mark Carney killed the consumer carbon levy as one of his first acts upon taking office earlier this month

Economics

5 d. ago Will cancelling the carbon tax bring down high gasoline prices in Metro Vancouver?

Experts say they're sure petroleum companies will pass on the 17-cent-a-litre savings, but other factors are pushing prices up right now

Economics