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Ontario government to table budget on May 15 amid impacts of U.S. tariffs
TORONTO - Ontario is set to table its 2025-26 budget on May 15, with the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs likely to take centre stage. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced the ...
May 01, 2025
BoC opted for wait-and-see approach to rates amid shifting trade policy: summary
Uncertainty about both the rapidly changing U.S. trade policy and the impact it's having on the Canadian economy dominated discussion by the Bank of Canada governing council in the lead-up to its inte...
Apr 30, 2025
Economy shrunk 0.2% in February, StatCan estimates 1.5% annualized growth for Q1
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy contracted in February but early signs suggest moderate growth in March. The agency says real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in Febr...
Apr 30, 2025 Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Democrat lawmakers celebrate Carney's Liberal win as most Republicans remain silent
WASHINGTON - Democrat lawmakers in the United States applauded the Liberals' election win under Mark Carney on Tuesday - while most Republican lawmakers stayed silent about an election campaign that t...
Apr 29, 2025
'Reset button': Premier Moe says he'll work with Carney and push for economic change
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's willing to make a fresh start with Ottawa following Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal election win for the Liberals. Moe told reporters Tuesday a b...
Apr 29, 2025
Energy, environmental groups strike hopeful tone after Liberal federal election win
CALGARY - Energy industry groups and environmental advocates were striking a hopeful note a day after voters returned the Liberals to power in Ottawa with a minority mandate. "A new federal government...
Apr 29, 2025
Trump signs executive orders to give automobile industry some tariff relief
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday that he said will give some temporary relief to an automotive industry besieged by multiple tariffs that have caused anxiety an...
Apr 29, 2025
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
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...