2 h. ago Half of Canadians and Americans think their countries are in a recession now: poll

OTTAWA — As Canada stares down U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated threats of devastating tariffs, roughly half of Canadians and Americans believe their countries are in an economic recession right now, a new poll suggests. The results of the Leger survey — which polled both Canadians and Americans — suggest that Canadian and Americans hold […]

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6 h. ago Saturday's letters: Let's enjoy Canada's hockey win, warm spell

Canadians won it in overtime! Just what we need to take us away from Trump and tariffs. Even the weather has taken a turn for the better. Let’s all enjoy the day. Mark Johnson, Edmonton Infill rules, parking bans don’t mix Over the past couple of weeks there have been complaints about people not moving […]

Sport

12 h. ago Rosborough: If tariffs drive up costs, let's focus on fixing what we own

Anthony D Rosborough, Dalhousie University Canada’s economy has long relied on open trade and cross-border supply chains, but as tariff threats and market protectionism rise from the United States under President Donald Trump, so do Canada’s economic vulnerabilities. Although the risk of a trade war between Canada and the U.S. has been given a temporary […]

Economics

12 h. ago La réforme Boulet sur les grèves change complètement les règles du jeu, selon des experts

Son projet de loi créera un déséquilibre entre patrons et syndicats en minant le rapport de force des travailleurs.

Events

13 h. ago U.S., Europe propose competing UN resolutions on Ukraine war ahead of conflict’s third anniversary

The U.S. resolution calls for 'a swift end to the conflict' and 'a lasting peace,' while Europe's demands the immediate withdrawal of all of Russian forces

Economics

13 h. ago Hermoso fera appel du jugement de son agresseur dans le procès du baiser forcé

L’ex-patron du soccer espagnol Luis Rubiales a été condamné à une amende pour avoir embrassé de force la joueuse.

Society

17 h. ago ‘I felt trapped’: Woman tells court Toronto city councillor forced himself on her

Michael Thompson's sexual assault trial resumed Friday and heard from a third woman who alleged Thompson woke her in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted her.

Other

17 h. ago Boissonnault’s former company ineligible for federal contracts for 5 years

Global Health Imports, which Boissonnault started before he was elected in 2021, was at the centre of a series of scandals that eventually forced the Edmonton MP to quit cabinet.

Economics

17 h. ago LILLEY: Ford plays the long game in charm offensive against Trump

From ads to meetings in the American Capitol, Doug Ford is playing the long game in the fight on Trump's tariff threats

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17 h. ago Trump orders tariffs on digital service tax countries, including Canada

Trump's order directs his administration to consider responsive actions like tariffs to 'combat' digital service taxes imposed on U.S. tech companies by foreign countries.

Economics

17 h. ago U.S. stocks plunge as Trump tariff fears spread among businesses, consumers

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 748 points and other indexes fell sharply as fears about tariffs impacting the U.S. economy spread.

Economics

18 h. ago Canadian First Nations call for stable, equitable funding for local police

The TsuuT'ina Nation Police Service, known by its community as Tosunga, is one of three self-administered police forces on First Nations in Alberta.

Events

18 h. ago B.C. prepared to make ‘substantive changes’ to interprovincial trade barriers

British Columbia's economic development minister says the government plans to enter next week's meeting with other provinces prepared to make "substantive changes" to its interprovincial trade barriers as the threat of hefty U.S. tariff threats loom.

Economics

18 h. ago AP sues Trump officials after access barred over Gulf of America policy

AP reporters have been barred from attending press events at the White House and Mar-a-Lago, or flying on Air Force One, for not fully following Trump's renaming of the Gulf.

Events

20 h. ago Trump eyes tariffs on countries with digital services taxes despised by Big Tech

Some 30 countries have adopted or proposed DSTs in recent years, including Canada and the U.K.

Economics

20 h. ago ‘A new crisis on the horizon’: Bank of Canada governor warns of devastating effects of trade war

'If tariffs are long-lasting and broad-based, there won't be a bounce-back... The level of output will be permanently lower,' Tiff Macklem said on Friday

Politics

21 h. ago Bank of Canada Sees Trade War Permanently Cutting Output by 2.5%

While Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem insists there’s a limit to a monetary policy response to a tariff war, he has a clear view of the damage it could have on the Canadian economy.

Economics

22 h. ago Bank of Canada governor’s tariff warning: ‘There won’t be a bounceback’

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said the shock from U.S. tariffs would be very different from the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Politics

22 h. ago Central bank has limited tools to mitigate trade war: Tiff Macklem

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank doesn’t have a lot of tools in its toolbox to mitigate the devastating effects tariffs would have on the economy. In prepared remarks for a speech Friday, Macklem said if the U.S. imposes its threatened tariffs and Canada retaliates, Canadian economic growth […]

Economics

22 h. ago Trade war would wipe out economic growth while pushing inflation higher: Tiff Macklem

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — U.S. tariffs and Canada’s retaliation to them would have a devastating effect on the economy, pulling growth down while reigniting inflation, said Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem. “A new crisis is on the horizon. If U.S. tariffs play out as threatened, the economic impact would be severe.” But unlike the inflation […]

Economics