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Staying in Canada is the best option for Alberta businesses

Open this photo in gallery:Capital Power CEO Avik Dey is encouraging his fellow Alberta business leaders to speak out about the benefits of staying in Canada ahead of a provincial vote on separation.…

Canadian employment stumbles again with loss of 68,000 jobs in September

Open this photo in gallery:Workers finish highway overhead structures at the ALU MC3 aluminum factory in Sainte-Julie, Que. Canadian employment fell by 68,000 in September and the unemployment rate n…

Alberta First Nation taking Ottawa to court over move to fast-track Pacific Link pipeline

Open this photo in gallery:Chief Kelsey Jacko of Cold Lake First Nations speaks during the Assembly of First Nations 2026 Annual General Assembly in Ottawa in July.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press An …

Ottawa to launch $2-billion heat pump rebate program early next year

Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on Wednesday. The government is budgeting $2-billion over eight years for the new pogram with a target…

AI companies must be held responsible for the hallucinations that bog down courts

Open this photo in gallery:General-purpose chatbots may not look up the law when asked for it. Instead, they predict what the law should look and sound like, based on their training data.MARTIN LELIE…

Mpox cases on the rise in Toronto, public health officials urge vaccine for those eligible

Toronto public health officials say they are seeing a rise in mpox infections in the city and are urging eligible residents to get vaccinated. Toronto Public Health says 14 cases of the viral illnes…

Health Canada Authorizes Pfizer and BioNTech's Omicron XFG-Adapted COVID-19 Vaccine

KIRKLAND, QC, Sept. 17, 2026 /CNW/ -- Pfizer Canada ULC and BioNTech SE today announced that Health Canada has authorized the XFG variant-adapted COMIRNATY® for active immunization of individuals age…

Two Ontario Sikh Temples face lawsuit over $13-million in loans linked to former Liberal MP

Open this photo in gallery:Rajvinder Grewal and the law firm he founded and named after himself RSG Law Professional Corporation are at the centre of a series of civil claims related to lending and r…

Canadian investors ditched U.S. stocks at a record pace in July

After building up their holdings of U.S. equities in recent months, Canadian investors sharply reversed course in July and unloaded a record level of U.S. stocks and investment funds. Canadians sol…

Airline industry group opposes privatization of Canadian airports

Open this photo in gallery:The international arrivals doors at Pearson Airport in Toronto, on March 7.Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press An executive at the International Air Transport Association, whic…

Ottawa plans ‘mega deduction’ tax incentive to spur investment

Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney participates in a fireside chat at the Canada Investment Summit on Tuesday. The new tax deduction would cost the government an estimated $36-bill…

Brookfield, CPPIB to launch $50-billion fund to invest in strategic sectors, sources say

Open this photo in gallery:Canada Pension Plan Investment Board CEO John Graham, shown in 2024, said the country 'is entering a period of new ambition to advance major projects and build for the futu…

Bell Canada aims to quadruple capacity of data centre operations in Saskatchewan

Open this photo in gallery:Bell signage is seen at BCE Inc., headquarters in Montreal.Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press BCE Inc. (BCE-T) is planning to quadruple the capacity of its artificial…

The investment summit is Canada’s opportunity to seize the day

Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks to Canadian business leaders at the Canada Investment Summit welcome reception, in Toronto, on Sunday.Jon Blacker/The Canadian P…

Leading mental health hospital slashes wait times by reducing number of programs it offers

Open this photo in gallery:The Royals new approach to improving patients access to care could serve as a roadmap for other institutions looking to reduce wait times while also facing financial constr…

‘Associate member’ of the EU? Why not, Canada?

Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a press conference during the Canada EU Summit in Brussels, in June, 2025.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Christopher Worswick …

Canadian AI firm Cohere in advanced talks to raise up to $3-billion, sources say

Open this photo in gallery:Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez speaks at the All In conference in Montreal last year. He's attending three large corporate events next week, including this year's All In, which cou…

Teachers pension plan pledges $10-billion in new investment in Canada by the end of 2027

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan is aiming to invest an additional $10-billion in Canada by the end of 2027, increasing the size of its $100-billion domestic portfolio. The $303-billion pension fund an…

Canadian home prices have not fallen enough to restore affordability

Canadas house price correction has been painful for homeowners forced to watch their equity erode. As steep as the price drop has been, however, affordability has still not recovered to historic norm…

CIBC commits $2-billion to help finance defence-related companies

Open this photo in gallery:CIBC is also expanding its military banking program, which includes members of the Canadian Armed Forces, veterans, members of the Coast Guard and their families.Evan Buhle…

Canada and Ukraine sign 100-year agreement to work together on defence, energy and trade

Canada and Ukraine are deepening ties with the signing of a 100-year partnership to further co-operation in several areas, including defence, energy, technology and trade. Prime Minister Mark Carney…

Prospectus for Carney’s summit highlights more than 160 projects open for investment

Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Alstom Plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., last week. Projects outlined to attendees of his investment summit include a proposed Alberta hi…

Customs brokers thought the business changed last year. Fresh tariffs have changed the landscape

Open this photo in gallery:Lisa McEwan, in front of the Port of Vancouver, is the CEO and co-owner of Hemisphere Freight & Brokerage Services. She and her team work to determine how tariffs are a…

Trump threatens to ban U.S. sales of Bombardier’s Canadian-built jets unless production moves stateside

Open this photo in gallery:Jet planes are assembled at Bombardier's aircraft assembly centre in Mississauga, Ont., in December, 2025.Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press Rhetoric from the White House ramp…

Norway’s $2.3-trillion sovereign fund proposes large cuts to U.S. Treasury holdings

Open this photo in gallery:Norges Bank IM says the biggest change to its bond index would be investing in more non-government debt, including mortgage-backed securities, to give it better diversifica…

Statscan to release labour force survey for August today

Open this photo in gallery:A welder works at Walters Group Steel fabrication plant in Hamilton, Ont.Chris Young/The Canadian Press The previously hot labour market stalled out to end the summer with…

The Trans-Pacific partnership is increasingly serving as Canada’s insurance policy against Trump’s trade tumult

Open this photo in gallery:The Japanese flag is adjusted prior to a joint press conference of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership in Tokyo, January, 2019.Eugene Hoshiko/The As…

Two provinces pitch billion-dollar food terminal to make Canadian food cheaper to move, easier to access

Open this photo in gallery:A worker loads a truck at the Ontario Food Terminal in Toronto, in June, 2025. BC Food & Beverage is readying a proposal for a massive food terminal with an estimated c…

The federal gas tax cut: Great politics and a terrible investment

Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Alstom Plant in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Thursday.David Jackson/The Canadian Press In February, 2025, when he was the shoo-in candidat…

What trade war? Suddenly, Canadian consumers are looking healthier than U.S. shoppers

Open this photo in gallery:Walmart Inc. recently reported the slowest growth in comparable U.S. store sales in six years a measure of sales at stores open at least a year. Meanwhile, Walmart Canadas …

New Alberta recycling fee on solar panels adds extra burden, renewables sector says

Open this photo in gallery:Sheep run under solar panels at the Enbridge Alberta Solar One project near Burdett, Alberta.Guillaume Nolet/The Globe and Mail Alberta will begin charging a recycling fee…

Canada, no one is coming to save us

Open this photo in gallery:By imposing retaliatory tariffs, we are essentially playing the game on Trump's terms.Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press Daniel Dufort is president and chief executiv…

G20 finance chiefs except China back U.S. action on distorted trade

Open this photo in gallery:U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, N.C.Sam Wolfe/…

Demand for Canadian-made goods gives rise to more direct-to-consumer sales, less focus on U.S. market

Open this photo in gallery:Bowmanville, Ontario-based aVenco has seen an uptick in customers buying its parchment paper directly, outside of retail stores.Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press Food and …

As Trump pivots to Venezuela for energy, U.S big oil and big money invest in Canada

Open this photo in gallery:Flames rise from flare stacks at the Amuay refinery in Los Taques, Venezuela, on Jan. 14. U.S. President Donald Trumps anti-Canada policies are undermined by the actions of…

Ottawa appoints Dominic Barton to serve as chair of Invest in Canada

Open this photo in gallery:Dominic Barton has been named board chair of Invest in Canada.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Ottawa is overhauling the leadership of Invest in Canada, appointing private e…

Bank of Canada expected to hold rates steady as trade war escalates

Open this photo in gallery:A man checks his phone as he walks past the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa. The BoC cut interest rates four times in 2025 and held it through 2026.Adrian Wyld/The Canadi…

Defying Trump came with no loud cheers from world leaders. They will reward Carney in other ways

Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc leave a news conference about Canada's response to new U.S. tariffs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa o…

Could Donald Trump revive the Keystone XL pipeline?

Open this photo in gallery:Miles of unused pipe, prepared for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, sit in a lot in October, 2014, outside Gascoyne, N.D.Andrew Burton/Getty Images News of Keystone XLs …

Why is Donald Trump eager to claim that he’s made a deal with Canada?

Open this photo in gallery:U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he prepares to depart from Oakland County International Airport on July 27.Andrew Harnik/Getty Images This isnt over. …