Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Starting small: How young investors can begin building wealth with just $500
For many young Canadians, the barrier to entry for investing feels impossibly high. Between student loans, rising rent, and the cost of living, scraping together a starter fund can seem daunting. Yet,...
Jan 20, 2026
Carney says beefing up Arctic security key to solving Greenland crisis
OTTAWA - There are solutions to the crisis enveloping Greenland, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday, as global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland absorbed another escalation in U....
Jan 20, 2026
Carney calls on middle powers to band together in World Economic Forum speech
DAVOS - The world has entered a risky new age of great power rivalries and middle powers need to join forces to survive, Prime Minister Mark Carney told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,...
Jan 20, 2026
Positive effects will come from China deal, but U.S. trade still important, economist says
The Liberal government reached a deal with Beijing to allow tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles into the domestic market in exchange for dropping duties on canola products, Prime Minister M...
Jan 19, 2026 Jason Childs is an economics professor at the University of Regina. (University of Regina/Submitted)
Inflation rises to 2.4% in December in 'tax holiday' rebound: StatCan
Statistics Canada says the end of the federal government's tax holiday a year earlier pushed the annual pace of inflation up two ticks to 2.4 per cent in December. A poll of economists heading into Mo...
Jan 19, 2026 A customer shops in a new "small format" No Frills grocery store that the grocery chain is testing in Toronto on Thursday, May 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Here's a list of December inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely bec...
Jan 19, 2026
Here's a list of December inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.0 per c...
Jan 19, 2026
Surprise inflation hike won't knock Bank of Canada off sidelines, economists say
OTTAWA - Inflation closed out 2025 with a surprise uptick, but economists weighing in Monday argued there was little cause for concern under the hood to warrant a change in interest rates from the Ban...
Jan 19, 2026
In the news today: Carney goes to Davos, gun compensation, Chinese EV deal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney heading to Switzerland to take part in World Economic Forum Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Switzer...
Jan 19, 2026
Carney says Chinese EV deal an 'opportunity' for Ontario, auto sector
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the electric vehicle deal with China is an "opportunity" for Ontario and autoworkers, despite criticism from Premier Doug Ford and the union representing ...
Jan 18, 2026
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...