7 h. ago As Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump, experts call for a united front

Prime Minister Mark Carney will be watched closely by Canadians infuriated by Donald Trump — and by an anxious business community looking for tariff relief.

Economics

8 h. ago ‘Time to put emotions aside’: Alberta’s case against retaliatory tariffs

We’re in a trade war and agriculture is a pawn. 'Retaliating is only going to result in what we saw with China,' Alberta's agriculture minister says

Economics

11 h. ago Colby Cosh: Trump abandons consumer abundance for a surprise austerity agenda

The president's tariff war shrank the economy — and now, he's telling Americans to be happy with less

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28 h. ago Young Americans sour on Trump’s China tariffs despite election

President Donald Trump’s escalating tariff feud with China is threatening to upend the lives of young Americans who have grown accustomed to fast fashion, TikTok videos and playing XBox. Those perks were the result of close trade relations between the world’s two largest economies and now threaten a perfect storm for young consumers already under […]

Politics

29 h. ago U.S. shouldn’t use “trade as a weapon” as Trump has done with tariffs: Warren Buffett

Donald Trump has angered the rest of the world with his tariffs that have roiled global markets, Buffett says

Economics

30 h. ago Berkshire’s Warren Buffett Says Trade Can Be an ‘Act of War’

Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett addressed US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies at the company’s annual meeting in Omaha, saying trade “should not be a weapon.”

Economics

32 h. ago Buffett says US shouldn’t use ‘trade as a weapon’ as Trump has done with tariffs

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett told thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders Saturday that the United States shouldn’t use “trade as a weapon” and anger the rest of the world like President Donald Trump has done with his tariffs that roiled global markets.. “It’s a big mistake in my view when you have 7.5 […]

Economics

33 h. ago Answer to a fractured economy: A northern corridor for trade, energy, and reconciliation

The ground is shifting beneath Canada. The emerging trade war with the United States — marked by tariffs, economic coercion and political brinkmanship — is forcing a long-overdue reckoning. Canada’s dependence on a single export corridor to the U.S. has made our economy vulnerable, leaving our industries exposed. A response is required, not through defensive […]

Economics

33 h. ago Australia’s PM Albanese on Track for Biggest Victory Since WWII

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was on track to lead his party to its biggest election victory since World War II, giving him a strong mandate to tackle much-needed economic reform and bargain with the Trump administration on tariffs.

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35 h. ago Charting the Global Economy: US Hiring Firm Even After GDP Falls

US job growth remained solid in April, illustrating healthy labor demand entering a period when tariffs have a greater risk of tempering hiring decisions.

Economics

47 h. ago 'Disproportionately punish Canadians': Book industry worries about the possibility of tariffs in trade war

Thousands of Canadian authors have dreamed of the success of blockbuster Canadian author Louise Penny, whose internationally beloved Inspector Gamache books are indisputably Canadian content, set in the made-up, quirky Quebec hamlet of Three Pines. But where a Canadian story is imagined, written, agented, printed, published, and promoted for maximum international market impact — these […]

Economics

48 h. ago S&P/TSX composite closes up more than 200 points, U.S. markets also higher

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed higher Friday, though not as much as U.S. markets which got a boost from a positive jobs report. The April non-farm payroll data came in better than expected, helping ease fears over the impact of tariffs on the U.S. economy, said Pierre-Benoit Gauthier, vice-president of investment strategy at […]

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49 h. ago The costs to own a car in Canada are rapidly rising, in addition to tariffs

The costs involved in car ownership continue to rise at a rapid rate, and U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs could create a snowball effect.

Economics

51 h. ago Influencer culture centre stage of debut thriller from Vancouver author

Former skin care influencer Liann Zhang dips back into the online promotion world for dark impostor tale. PLUS: Her five favourite influencers

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51 h. ago Aritzia says no plan to raise prices as it adjusts to Trump tariffs

Aritzia evaluates pricing on a seasonal basis, but the company doesn’t see the need to increase prices because of tariffs

Economics

52 h. ago Trump’s Auto Tariff Relief Shields USMCA Auto Parts From 25% Tax

President Donald Trump’s revised auto tariff plan continues — at least for now — an exemption for parts that comply with the free trade agreement spanning North America, a concession desperately sought by industry.

Economics

52 h. ago Reports paint grim picture of how a recession will impact Canada

Economists at yet another big global firm are sounding the alarm about the Canadian economy, warning of a forthcoming recession that will hit provinces like Ontario the hardest.Just days after Wells Fargo forecasted that the Great White North will fall into a recession sometime this year — news that was bolstered by a Financial Accountability Office (FAO) report saying Ontario in particular should prepare for a downturn — another big player in the financial services sector has released a similarly distressing economic outlook.Deloitte Canada is warning citizens that a further decline in GDP growth, "significant" downward economic pressure and "really soft economic activity" are on the way in 2025, with the next six to eight months looking particularly bad in the shadow of the U.S. tariffs that first kicked off in March.Along with a depletion of both exports and imports, especia...

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52 h. ago Auto parts tariff exemption provides ‘certainty and relief,’ says Magna

TORONTO — The head of Magna International Inc. is cheering a tariff exemption for automobile parts compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement. The U.S. had said last month it would start charging a 25 per cent tariff on all imported auto parts by May 3, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection guidance released Thursday provided clarification. […]

Economics

53 h. ago Le vouvoiement obligatoire à l’école: «pas besoin d’avoir un ministre pour me dire quoi faire»

Plusieurs profs ne digèrent pas l’imposition du vouvoiement dans les écoles, qui ne représente pas une solution à un problème bien réel selon eux.

Politics

55 h. ago Aritzia shifts some supply from China amid U.S. tariffs, CEO says

The Vancouver-based apparel company said Thursday that the Asian nation is one of the top three countries it relies on to make its clothing.

Economics