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Defence spending will lift Canada’s economy, but not out of a recession: report
Ottawa’s ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economics ...
New rules allowing Quebec restaurants to charge for no-shows come into effect
Quebec restaurant owners can now charge a fee to people who make a reservation but don’t show up. Under new rules in effect today, restaurants can charge up to $10 for each no-show. An association ...
How Canada is responding to the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump introduced 25 per cent tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum on March 12, and doubled the levies to 50 per cent in early June.
Trump says Coca-Cola will use real sugar in its US flagship drink. The company isn’t confirming that
Make American Coke Great Again? President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its flagship soft drink in the U.S. at his suggestion — though the company ...
Trump says he’s ‘highly unlikely’ to fire Fed’s Powell after floating that idea in private
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was “highly unlikely” to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a public statement made less than 24 hours after suggesting in a private meeting that ...
B.C. First Nation says plan to move Tex the grizzly was underway before it was killed
A First Nation on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast says it is “deeply saddened” by the shooting death of a grizzly bear on Texada Island this week. The Tla’amin First Nation says in a statement that ...
Couche-Tard pulls bid for 7-Eleven parent company
Alimentation Couche-Tard has backed away from a bid to buy the parent company of Japanese convenience store giant 7-Eleven.
Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry
The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday sued a Hong Kong jewelry company it accuses of selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry.
Porter Airlines flight to YVR makes emergency landing in Saskatchewan
Passengers on a Porter Airlines flight from Hamilton, Ont., to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) ended up in Saskatchewan Tuesday.
Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21
Unionized Canada Post workers will get a chance to vote directly on the employer’s offers for a new collective agreement starting on Monday. The Canada Industrial Relations Board will run the vote ...
Judge will consider releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail, possibly leading to his deportation
A federal judge in Tennessee could rule Wednesday on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail to await trial on human smuggling charges, a decision that could allow President Donald Trump’s ...
Canadian-based man charged in hit-and-run of world’s oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh
Punjab police have confirmed a Canadian-based man has been charged and arrested in the fatal hit-and-run of Fauja Singh, who was believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner. Singh, who was 114 ...