34 h. ago Financial Crisis Is One Scenario in US Trade War, Scope Ratings Says

US President Donald Trump’s trade war may have already inflicted persisting economic damage and could still lead to a financial crisis, according to Scope Ratings.

Economics

1 week ago Jon Love: The housing crisis has a simple solution — and it doesn’t involve yet another government program

Cutting the taxes and regulation that stifle development would allow Canada's world-class developers to build quickly

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2 w. ago Trump Tariffs May Spell Economic Crisis for Japan, Onodera Says

The Trump administration’s tariffs may spell a big economic crisis for Japan, a senior lawmaker in Japan’s ruling party said, adding that the auto tariffs in particular would have huge implications across all regions in Japan.

Economics

2 w. ago Trump Tariffs Pique Crisis Fear in Japan as Ishiba Vows Support

The Trump administration’s tariffs are forcing Japan’s government to scramble to come up with support measures for businesses amid concerns that the levies might create a big economic crisis for the Asian nation.

Economics

2 w. ago Saskatoon hit with drug crisis with hundreds of overdose calls in past month

SASKATOON, SASK. — The head of Saskatoon’s only safe consumption site says she saw the current drug crisis coming. Kayla DeMong, executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction, says that since January, staff at the facility have spent their days responding to drug overdoses, reviving four to six people at any given time. She said a […]

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3 w. ago U.S. trade war has Ontario business owners' confidence at historic lows

Ontario small business owners are bracing for the worst amid some of the most uncertain economic times the province has ever faced.Canada's most populous province is expected to be one of the hardest hit by a tariff war with the U.S., and confidence among small business owners in Ontario has plummeted to historic lows.The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)'s Business Barometer long-term index took a total nosedive in March, with the small business confidence indicator dropping 24.8 index points to an all-time low of 25 nationwide.To put this sharp decline into perspective, this figure represents lower levels of small business owners' confidence than any point recorded during the pandemic years in the early 2020s, the 2008 financial crisis, or even in the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001.CFIB"Small business owners are feeling pessimistic about their business's perspectives for the next few months or even beyond. It's hard to make critical decisions for the lon...

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3 w. ago Canada’s oil leaders urge Ottawa to declare energy crisis and designate key projects in the ‘national interest’

Energy executives call for government to use emergency powers to speed oil and gas projects

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