How far could Trump go using 'economic force' to try and annex Canada?
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump suggested he would use “economic force” to annex Canada at a press conference this week, ...
Charting the Global Economy: Bond Yields Soar to Kick Off 2025
A preliminary estimate of the financial impact of the Los Angeles blazes ranks the incident among the costliest ever natural ...
Howard Levitt: Trudeau's exit a reminder of the perils of wrongful resignation
Trudeau’s departure reminds us of the perils of resigning at the wrong time or in the wrong way. In the employment context, a ...
Unemployment rates climb in most Canadian cities, despite national drop
Canada’s national unemployment rate fell by 0.1 per cent in December to 6.7 per cent, but in many cities across the country, ...
William Watson: Make the states provinces, Donald, and be PM for life
So the deal is: we do a leveraged buyout of you. We take on your national debt, which we refloat, without limit, and you ...
Meta rolls back diversity and inclusion efforts in bid to appease Trump
Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has been working to appeal to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who he recently met in ...
Canada's job gains smash expectations and unemployment rate drops
The employment rate rose to 60.8 per cent, the first increase since January 2023. Statistics Canada attributed the rise in the employment rate to slower population growth in the second half of 2024.
Bundled pricing: How the best mortgage rates increasingly come with strings attached
Scotiabank’s best rates are typically reserved for customers in its Scotia Mortgage+ bundle program. Due to the pricing advantage, three in four new mortgage customers sign up for other financial ...
Dollar Jumps as Unexpected Hiring Surge Sends Yields Higher
The US dollar surged after a hotter-than-expected jobs report reinforced speculation that the Federal Reserve will hold off ...
Indonesia and Japan promise deeper defense and economic ties as regional tensions spike
BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — Japan and Indonesia pledged on Saturday to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister, seen as promoting regional cooperation as China ...
China and the UK restart economic and financial talks after a 6-year hiatus
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China and Britain restarted economic and financial talks on Saturday after a six-year hiatus during a visit by Britain’s Treasury chief to Beijing, as the U.K.’s Labour ...
Canada's oilpatch ramping up production in 2025 despite tariff threat
Whitecap is forecasting that crude prices may be volatile, “but on balance robust” in 2025, particularly as a weak Canadian dollar tends to work to the benefit of exporters. The company’s price ...