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Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Jobs, economy top voters' priorities at the end of a turbulent 2025: Nanos poll
A year-end poll from Nanos suggests jobs and the economy are the top issues on voters' minds heading into 2026. Just over one in five respondents to the poll published this week said those economic co...
Dec 31, 2025 A worker prepares a pathway on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Jobs, economy top voters' priorities at the end of a turbulent 2025: Nanos poll
OTTAWA - A year-end poll from Nanos suggests Canadians will want to see action from the Liberal government on major economic files in the new year. Just over one in five respondents to the poll publis...
Dec 31, 2025
Five things to watch in Canadian business for 2026
OTTAWA - Trade issues dominated headlines for Canadian business in 2025, but the stock market seemed to shrug off the economic woes as it hit record highs. Heading into 2026, trade will remain in the ...
Dec 31, 2025
'The year that the shoe dropped': How the Canada-U.S. relationship changed in 2025
WASHINGTON - The people anxiously sipping hot chocolate in the Canadian Embassy in Washington on a cold night in January almost a year ago couldn't have predicted the roller-coaster of trade provocati...
Dec 26, 2025
Group of U.S. distillers complains N.S. and other provinces favouring local alcohol
HALIFAX - A group of U.S. alcohol producers claims Canadian retailers are giving unfair advantage to local spirits, including what it calls "discriminatory" markups in Nova Scotia and other provinces....
Dec 25, 2025
Government suspending ban on single-use plastic exports
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...
Dec 24, 2025
Bank of Canada governing council says trade uncertainty clouding outlook
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...
Dec 23, 2025
Quick quotes: Editors pick Trump tariffs, Canadian pride the 'dominant story' of 2025
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...
Dec 23, 2025
Trump's tariff war is voted as The Canadian Press News Story of the Year
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...
Dec 23, 2025
Real GDP fell 0.3 per cent in October amid manufacturing slowdown: StatCan
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...
Dec 23, 2025
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...