Business leaders were hopeful the White House meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump would provide a framework for how trade talks may progress. After the two leaders spoke in the Oval Office, an unlikely winner […]
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As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs upon tariffs, businesses, consumers and policy-makers are scrambling to figure out how to respond. But the mere threat of tariffs is already having an impact. “Whether or not they ever be put into
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Monday’s media lockup for the Fall Economic Statement (FES) will go down in history as one of the weirdest events in Canadian political history. The doors to the policy briefing in Ottawa opened at 9 a.m. Chrystia Freeland resigned as
Donald Trump has put cryptocurrency front and centre in his path to the White House, driving the price of bitcoin to record highs and sparking fierce debate. The incoming U.S. president has even signalled potentially creating a strategic reserve of bitcoin.
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As the threat of tariffs looms over the Canadian economy, businesses, industry associations and policymakers are scrambling to find the right response. If Donald Trump follows through on his threatened tariffs, economists say Canada’s GDP would fall sharply, unemployment would rise,
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Donald Trump is threatening steep tariffs on all goods entering the U.S. from Canada, Mexico and China. They’ll be in place until the countries stop the flow of migrants and drugs illegally entering the U.S., Trump said. Mexico and China have threatened
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The Canadian dollar has slipped to its lowest level in five years. Outside of the depths of the COVID pandemic, the loonie is weaker than it’s been since 2015. And experts say there’s every reason to think it will fall even
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Canadians have feared Donald Trump when it comes to trade. They’ve fumed at his policies. They’ve said his threats and tariffs will bring chaos and disorder. But might they actually agree with him? It’s easy to make the case that
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Here we go again. Canadian industries are bracing for chaos, discord and, above all, tariffs. Donald Trump’s sweeping presidential election victory this week sets the stage for a series of obstacles to trade between Canada and its biggest trading partner. But
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It has never been more complicated or more expensive to watch hockey than it is right now. And yet, as the puck drops on this NHL season, the broadcasting rights landscape in Canada is bracing for much more dramatic changes. And
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