New Brunswick premier says cutting power to Maine still an option
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says it’s unlikely the province will cut off the electricity NB Power supplies to northern ...
Forget tariffs, Trump may be targeting the Great Lakes and Canada’s freshwater next
The Great Lakes are safeguarded by diplomatic agreements and subject to strict protections about water use, which, for ...
Tools, electronics, sports equipment from the U.S. hit with Canadian counter-tariffs
Canada’s extensive counter-tariff list focuses on American steel and aluminum products, including a wide variety of ...
Sales of U.S. products 'dropping' at Empire-owned grocers amid tariff threats
Empire Co. Ltd.’s chief executive says the grocer is seeing sales of products from the United States “rapidly dropping” as ...
William Watson: Do we fight Trump to our last sacred cow?
We need answers to some basic strategic questions before we dig in or escalate a fight nobody in Canada was looking for A few ...
40% of Canadians fear losing their jobs due to Trump's tariffs: poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests that 40 per cent of Canadians are worried about losing their jobs as many businesses scale back ...
From tallboys to houses, latest aluminum and steel tariffs driving up costs
More pain is on tap for craft breweries, homebuilders and manufacturers as U.S. tariffs on imported aluminum — and the ...
Canada sells bonds in U.S. as investors shrug off trade war
U.S. investors shrugged off worries about an intensifying trade war and bought US$3.5 billion worth of bonds from the ...
Variable-rate mortgages continue to lure borrowers, despite the risks
For uninsured borrowers, there’s less competition and lenders incur more costs: no insurance protection from defaults, less access to cheap securitization, higher regulatory capital costs, etc. As a ...
Chinese tariffs on canola oil, meal would be disastrous for Saskatchewan
China is planning to impose 100 per cent tariffs on canola oil, meal and peas in response to Canada putting levies on Chinese-made electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. “The people that will be ...
Posthaste: 'Yellow flags' signal cracks forming in Donald Trump's economy
What could trigger such a pullback? A stock market meltdown for one thing, and there have been plenty of signs for worry there as tariff threats hike volatility. A recent survey by the American ...
Canadians hit tipping point on tips, say they are too high and too pushy
Most Canadians believe the country’s tipping culture has gotten out of hand and feel that gratuities are too high, according to a new study by H&R Block Canada Inc.