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Conference Board report forecasts 1.5 per cent GDP growth for this year
The Conference Board of Canada is forecasting the economy will grow by 1.5 per cent this year as uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies continues to weigh on business and consumer confidence Cory...
Jul 07, 2025 Construction workers work at the site of a condo tower under construction, in Delta, B.C., on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Inflation holds steady at 1.7% in May as rent hikes cool
The annual pace of inflation held steady at 1.7 per cent in May as cooling shelter costs helped tame price pressures, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Shelter costs rose three per cent in May, StatCan ...
Jun 24, 2025 A rental sign is seen outside a building in Ottawa, Thursday, April 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Prime Minister Carney in Brussels for EU-Canada summit
Prime Minister Mark Carney began official events for his four-day trip to Europe Monday by visiting a military cemetery in Belgium before a meeting with European counterparts at the EU-Canada summit. ...
Jun 23, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney and wife Diana Fox Carney place a wreath at Schoonselhof Military Cemetery in Antwerp, Belgium on Monday, June 23, 2025. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, back right, looks on. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Americans turn cautious and retail sales slide after a spring spending surge to beat tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back from a sharp rise in spring spending to get ahead of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports. Sales ...
Jun 17, 2025 FILE - A Tariff Free sign to attract vehicle shoppers is at an automobile dealership in Totowa, N.J., on April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Canada's Parks Shine as U.S. System Struggles, Says New York Times
The New York Times is suggesting Americans head north this summer, praising Canada's national parks as a cleaner, better-managed alternative to their U.S. counterparts. In a prominent feature, the 170...
Jun 04, 2025 An image Duck Mountain Provincial Park, Treaty 4 Territory Saskatchewan. Photo Courtesy of the Tourism Saskatchewan Social Media Feed on "X".
Buffalo Pound water plant could pay $1M extra in tariffs on upgrade project
MOOSE JAW - The Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation could pay almost $1 million extra in tariff-related fees on its water treatment plant upgrade project but won't know until the contractor subm...
Jun 04, 2025 The entrance to Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant. Photo by Jason G. Antonio
Removing Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture products a priority, says Carney
The federal government plans to work urgently to remove Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture and seafood products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday. "The Canadian government is engaging with ...
Jun 03, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney during the First Minister’s Meeting in Saskatoon on Monday, June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
First Ministers Meeting ends with optimism projects can move ahead
SASKATOON - The First Ministers meeting in Saskatoon has wrapped with participants feeling optimistic about getting nation-building projects off the ground. "This has been the best meeting we've had i...
Jun 03, 2025 The scene at the press conference at the close of the First Ministers Meeting in Saskatoon. John Cairns
Saskatchewan, Ontario and Alberta sign trade deal ahead of meeting with PM Carney
Alberta and Saskatchewan signed agreements with Ontario on Sunday to remove trade barriers ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to hash out a plan they hope will supercharge the economy....
Jun 01, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, left, and Premier of Ontario Doug Ford during a media event to sign a Memorandum of Understanding in Saskatoon on Sunday, June 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Ports, mines and pipelines top premiers' wish lists ahead of meeting with Carney
Canada's premiers are heading into to a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saskatoon Monday armed with their wish lists for major "nation-building" projects that could buttress the economy in ...
Jun 01, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in the First Minister Meeting at the National War Museum in Ottawa on Friday, March 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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