Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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Minority Parliament could prompt higher deficits amid party compromises: economists
TORONTO - With the Liberal Party poised to form a minority government following the election, economists say the focus now shifts toward Prime Minister Mark Carney's spending promises amid the trade w...
Apr 29, 2025
S&P/TSX composite up on federal election day, U.S. stock markets mixed
Canada's main stock index saw a modest uplift Monday as the federal election campaign came to an end, while U.S. markets were mixed ahead of earnings reports from tech heavyweights. The S&P/TSX co...
Apr 28, 2025
Trump says Canada should become U.S. state as president weighs in on Canadian vote
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has weighed in on the Canadian election, repeating his claim that Canada should become a U.S. state after his tariffs and threats of annexation were a central issue...
Apr 28, 2025
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: Economy Statistics Canada will release its figures for gross domestic product in February as well as its flash est...
Apr 27, 2025
'It feels personal': Canadian farmers cope with Chinese tariffs on canola and peas
MOOSE JAW - Canola runs deep on Margaret Rigetti's farm in southern Saskatchewan. Her grandfather was among the first to grow the bright yellow flowering crop in the 1970s, and it has been a staple ev...
Apr 27, 2025
Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to spend much of the day in the Greater Toronto Area, fi...
Apr 26, 2025 Liberal Leader Mark Carney is greeted by supporters prior to departing from Montreal, Friday, April 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Metro Vancouver housing figures underscore massive gap in affordable units
VANCOUVER - The latest housing report from Metro Vancouver underscores the significant gap between current affordable rentals and the number of units required to prevent more people from falling into ...
Apr 25, 2025
Ottawa posts $19.3-billion deficit for April-to-February period of 2024-25
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $19.3 billion for the April-to-February period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $17.3 billion reported fo...
Apr 25, 2025
Leaders echo messages in final push to election day
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders hit the hustings Friday with election day fast approaching, as Mark Carney of the Liberals focused on U.S. tariff threats in a steel town and Conservative Leader Pierre ...
Apr 25, 2025
New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers
ST. JOHN'S - New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador are the latest provinces to pledge to work together and knock down trade barriers as Canada faces economic threats from U.S. President Donald T...
Apr 24, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...