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China suspends some canola, seafood tariffs on Canada after Carney visit
China's government announced Friday it would suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural goods and seafood following a recent visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney. The country's finance ministry said...
Feb 27, 2026
Federal government reports deficit of $26.1B for its April-to-December period
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $26.14 billion for the April-to-December period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the...
Feb 27, 2026
Canadian economy contracted 0.6% in Q4 to cap volatile 2025: StatCan
Statistics Canada says the economy capped off a volatile year with a contraction in the final quarter of 2025. The agency said Friday that real gross domestic product declined 0.6 per cent on an annua...
Feb 27, 2026 Softwood lumber is seen stacked in a lumber yard in the Monteregie region, southwest of Montreal on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Canadian ends volatile 2025 with a contraction in Q4: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada reported a fourth-quarter contraction in real gross domestic product Friday that economists argue conceals some promising details in underlying economic data. StatiCan said ...
Feb 27, 2026
Big spending, big deficit and fee hikes: Highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the province's latest budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - The government expects to take in $74.6 billion while spending $83.9...
Feb 26, 2026
LeBlanc sets up talks with U.S. trade rep next week in Washington
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday he will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer late next week in Washington, D.C. The discussion comes as both countries p...
Feb 26, 2026
Poilievre calls for all-party working group on renewing trade deal with U.S.
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre laid out his vision for the Canada-U.S. relationship on Thursday, directly denouncing U.S. President Donald Trump's rhetoric about Canada while insisting ...
Feb 26, 2026
Is it time to incorporate? How to decide on the right structure for your business
You got a business loan, found the clients and are even generating income. Now, it may be time for the next phase of entrepreneurship: giving your company a legal identity. There are three general own...
Feb 26, 2026
Carney follows up speech in Davos with trip to India, Australia, Japan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney left Ottawa Thursday morning for a 10-day visit to India, Australia and Japan - his first international trip since his headline-making speech in Davos that called f...
Feb 26, 2026
Canada signs a defence agreement with South Korea as it seeks to diversify trade
OTTAWA - Canada and South Korea have signed a new defence agreement, roughly a month after Prime Minister Mark Carney urged middle powers to band together in the face of "great power" economic coercio...
Feb 25, 2026
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