Murray Wood: America is becoming a flyover country for many Canadians
The exchange rate is a factor for some, but Murray Wood says many are responding to what The Wall Street Journal called ...
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From mortgage costs to utilities, developers getting creative with incentive offers
If lower interest rates can't push homebuyers off the sidelines, perhaps a year's worth of free borrowing costs will. That's the hope for one developer whose offer joins a growing list of incentives a...
Mar 25, 2026 New homes are constructed in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Manitoba Premier promises to end provincial tax on food from grocery store
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said the new Manitoba budget will take the tax off food from the grocery store. Kinew, in a post on social media, said everything from rotisserie chicken to salad...
Mar 24, 2026 Manitoba Finance Minister, Adrien Sala, hands out shoes to children at Linwood Childcare Centre in Winnipeg on March 20, 2026, as part of a pre-budget news conference on childcare funding.(Steve Lambert/The Canadian Press)
Costa Rica looks to Canada to safeguard rules-based trade, democracy in Latin America
OTTAWA - Canada can protect rules-based international trade and resist pressure from superpowers by working more with the Americas, shoring up supply chains and strengthening economic ties, Costa Rica...
Mar 23, 2026
Ontario to declare Toronto island airport a special economic zone
TORONTO - Ontario will declare Toronto's island airport the province's first special economic zone as it takes over land owned by the city, Premier Doug Ford said Monday in a move opposed by the mayor...
Mar 23, 2026
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Dollarama earnings Dollarama Inc. is set to report its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026 results on Tuesday. The...
Mar 22, 2026
Ont. ticket price cap hard to enforce, could send fans to informal markets: experts
TORONTO - The Ontario government's push to cap resale ticket prices for events across the province might not be much help to fans. Experts worry the proposed legislation the government announced Frida...
Mar 20, 2026
Ontario border officer arrested in drug trafficking, import case
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE - An Ontario border officer has been arrested in a drug trafficking investigation. The officer and a driver who allegedly brought a truck load of drugs and tobacco across the borde...
Mar 20, 2026
Premier Eby defends budget after credit drop, but Opposition says B.C. is going broke
VICTORIA - British Columbia's credit rating has been downgraded, but Premier David Eby said government made a "very clear choice" between making cuts to "meet a credit rating" and "prioritizing Britis...
Mar 19, 2026
Nisga'a Nation members allege 'heightened financial risk' of B.C. LNG projects
VANCOUVER - Two members of the Nisga'a Nation have filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court alleging the First Nation failed to adequately consult its citizens before partnering with Western LNG on the d...
Mar 19, 2026
'Maxed out': Yukon budget includes record $81.8M deficit
WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Currie Dixon hopes the budget he tabled Thursday is the worst the territory ever sees, as he warned of "tough decisions" needed to get its finances in order. The budget for ...
Mar 19, 2026
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