Tag Archives: Economy

OTTAWA - The federal government is suspending the planned export ban on single-use plastics due to tariffs and supply chain issues "creating significant pressure on the domestic economy." The governme...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's governing council says it's difficult to predict which direction interest rates may go as trade uncertainty clouds its outlook. The central bank released a summary Tuesda...

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs - and the spike in Canadian nationalism they inspired - are being described as the "dominant story" of 2025. The tariffs story was selected as The Canadi...

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff campaign against Canada - and the surge in patriotic zeal it inspired - have been voted The Canadian Press News Story of the Year. Nearly two-thirds of ed...

The Canadian economy slowed in October amid a pullback in the manufacturing sector, as economists expect "subdued" economic growth heading into 2026 before a gradual recovery. Statistics Canada report...

TORONTO - Some alcohol prices in Ontario could rise in the new year, with several changes to the alcohol marketplace set to take effect. The changes flow from Premier Doug Ford's plans to expand and m...

WASHINGTON - A mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement on trade kicks into high gear next year as U.S. President Donald Trump continues his campaign to realign global trade and poach key ...

QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is finishing 2025 with his party running in third place in the polls, behind the Parti Qubcois and the Liberals. The polling caps off a difficult year that saw h...

NEW YORK (AP) - Instacart said Monday that it's ending a program where some customers saw different prices for the same product ordered at the same time from the same store when using the delivery com...

Canadians are still holding back from travelling south of the border, as trips by Americans to Canada rose for the first time in eight months in October, Statistics Canada reported. The number of Cana...