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Mexican president invited but undecided on attending G7 summit in Alberta
OTTAWA - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday Canada has invited her to attend the G7 leaders' summit next month in Alberta but she hasn't decided yet if she'll attend. At her morning pr...
May 28, 2025
Via Rail subsidiary paid Quebec marketing firm $330K as it pivoted to high-speed rail
MONTREAL - A federal Crown corporation paid more than $330,000 to an outside marketing firm to rebrand a planned passenger rail project between Toronto and Quebec City and boost its popularity. Docume...
May 28, 2025
Government moves to purge consumer carbon pricing from law
OTTAWA - The federal government moved on Tuesday to purge consumer carbon pricing from law, effectively putting an end to what was once the keystone of the Liberals' climate policy. In a notice of mot...
May 27, 2025
Trump Media says investors will fund a company 'bitcoin reserve' through share purchases
President Donald Trump's media company said Tuesday that institutional investors will buy $2.5 billion in the company's stock with the proceeds going to build up a bitcoin reserve. About 50 institutio...
May 27, 2025
Throne speech underscores Canada's sovereignty, commits to joining ReArm Europe
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government confirmed Tuesday it is joining Europe's massive new rearmament plan. Reading the speech from the throne - which lays out the government's policy prior...
May 27, 2025
Canada faces 'massive challenge' as NATO eyes new 5% spending target: expert
OTTAWA - When representatives of NATO nations meet in The Hague late next month, they're expected to dramatically hike the alliance's defence spending target for members - the one Canada is failing to...
May 27, 2025
Reducing internal trade barriers tops priorities for businesses: KPMG poll
TORONTO - A new report says nearly two-thirds Canadian businesses want the government to work to reduce the barriers to internal trade in an effort to improve productivity. The poll by KPMG in Canada ...
May 26, 2025 Signage at the KPMG offices in Ottawa on Friday, June 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Saskatchewan's young entrepreneurs getting support from provincial government
A new program from the Government of Saskatchewan will provide support for young entrepreneurs working to take their businesses to the next level. The New Young Entrepreneur Bursary, which was unveile...
May 25, 2025 The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce will administer the new bursary program, along with local chambers, and the provincial government will fund the program to the tune of $285,000 annually for the next three years, along with administration costs. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Conservatives will 'cooperate' with Liberals to end U.S. trade dispute: Poilievre
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he's willing to work with the Liberals in Parliament on efforts to resolve the trade war with the United States. Poilievre met with the Conservative ...
May 25, 2025
Lawyer challenging Trump's trade war says tariffs are 'illegal and abusive'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war is an "illegal and abusive" use of power, said a lawyer representing small businesses who are challenging the tariffs. George Mason Universi...
May 23, 2025
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