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Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 1.5 per cent in June at $70.2 billion
Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 1.5 per cent to $70.2 billion in June, helped by increased spending at food and beverage retailers. However, the agency says its preliminary estimate for July ...
Aug 22, 2025 Customers shop for produce at T&T Supermarket's location in Toronto's Fairview Mall, Friday, Nov. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month, signaling that President Donald Trump's sweeping taxes on imports are pushing costs up and that higher prices may be headed t...
Aug 14, 2025 A Ford vehicle is shown on the assembly line at the Ford Louisville Assembly Plant, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
No trade deal with U.S. better than a bad one: Canadian business groups
Canadian business groups anxiously watching trade negotiations with the U.S. don't want the country to rush into a deal but say the uncertainty is weighing on their members. The Canadian Chamber of Co...
Aug 01, 2025 Vehicles approach the United States border crossing as seen from Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., Thursday, April 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Trump orders a 35% tariff for goods from Canada, citing a lack of cooperation on illicit drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has raised the tariff rate on U.S. imports from Canada to 35% from 25%, effective Friday. The announcement from the White House late Thursday said Canada had f...
Aug 01, 2025 FILE - From left, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump arrive for the family photograph during the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, June 16, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Saskatchewan's heightened focus on interprovincial trade
REGINA - This past week has seen a flurry of news involving Saskatchewan when it comes to interprovincial trade. The news transpired from Premier Scott Moe's trip to the Council of the Federation meet...
Jul 28, 2025 Premier Scott Moe signed MOUs with PEI Premier Ron Lantz and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew. Courtesy Scott Moe - X account.
Trump thinks Canadians 'nasty' for avoiding U.S. travel, banning booze: ambassador
Canadians avoiding travel to the United States and banning American alcohol are among the reasons U.S. President Donald Trump thinks the country is "nasty" to deal with, the U.S. ambassador to Canada ...
Jul 22, 2025 U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra delivers his speech during a Fourth of July party at Lornado, the residence of the ambassador from the United States, in Ottawa, Friday, July 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Trade still a concern for potash, energy sector
BELLE PLAINE - Tariffs remain a storm cloud facing the energy and resource sector in Saskatchewan. The spectre of new tariffs from President Donald Trump, as well as existing tariffs imposed on Canadi...
Jul 17, 2025 Minister of Energy and Resources Colleen Young speaks in Belle Plaine July 16.John Cairns
Carney expects U.S. trade talks to 'intensify' ahead of deadline and 35% threat
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he expects trade discussions with the U.S. will "intensify" ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline to secure a new agreement. Carney made his comments on his way into the Prime M...
Jul 15, 2025 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a press conference during the Canada EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium on Monday, June 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Carney to meet with cabinet, premiers following Trump's latest tariff threat
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be meeting with his cabinet and Canada's premiers to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's new threat to slap 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods next month. The Prim...
Jul 12, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in a session of the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
PM says Ottawa will defend workers and businesses after latest U.S. trade threats
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Canadian government will "steadfastly" defend workers and businesses following the latest trade threats by U.S. President Donald Trump. In a post on social media, C...
Jul 11, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in a session of the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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