1 week ago California governor urges Canadians to ignore Trump, come back for sand, sun and wine

Canadians’ boycott of travel to the U.S. is hitting hard on California’s sandy shores, prompting the state’s governor to make a social media pitch-plea to come back. Gov. Gavin Newsom, in a video this week, is urging the two million Canadians who visited last year to look past U.S. President Donald Trump and return to […]

Politics

2 w. ago Economists expect annual inflation rate to come in at 2.6% for March

TORONTO — Pricing trends are getting pushed all over the place these days by big economic shifts, resulting in what’s expected to be another elevated inflation reading in Canada this week. Economists polled by Reuters expect annual inflation for March to come in at 2.6 per cent when it’s released Tuesday, matching February’s reading. A […]

Economics

2 w. ago Tom Mayenknecht: Both NBA and NCAA come up winners this week

Meanwhile Pittsburgh Pirates are the big losers in the sports business world

Other

2 w. ago Canucks this week: A comeback for the record books can’t save season

The vultures are circling the Canucks carcass as a massive off-season awaits

Sport

2 w. ago Denver Nuggets fire coach Michael Malone and oust GM Calvin Booth in stunning move

Michael Malone, who coached the Denver Nuggets to the NBA title in 2023 and has led the team to eight consecutive winning seasons, was fired Tuesday in a stunning move that comes with less than a week in the regular season. Also out: general manager Calvin Booth, whose contract will not be renewed. The Nuggets […]

Events

3 w. ago Shaquille O’Neal trashes Ben Simmons in NBA rant, ‘needs to be arrested’

Shaquille O’Neal didn’t hold back about how unimpressed he is by what he’s seeing on the hardwood nowadays. Shaq unleashed on an episode of The Big Podcast last week, where he spoke with guest, comedian Roy Wood Jr., about how the modern game is played and that today’s players “can’t play in any f***ing era.” […]

Other

3 w. ago ‘PEOPLE WANT A DADDY’: Bill Maher offers rare praise for Donald Trump after White House meeting

Bill Maher has flipped the script on his longtime criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump and his politics. While many people around the world are muttering not-so-nice things about Trump these days, Maher leaned the other way following a meeting with him last week. The talk show host and comedian credited the president as being […]

Other

4 w. ago Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Trade and tariffs Trade with the United States is set to be front and centre this week with tariffs on auto imports into the U.S. expected to come into force. The auto industry has warned tariffs could be devastating […]

Economics