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Saskatchewan minimum wage going up 35 cents in October to $15.35
Saskatchewan's lowest earners will be earning a little bit more this fall. According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan's minimum wage will increase from $15 per hour to $15.35 per hour, effec...
Jul 10, 2025 Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will increase from $15 per hour to $15.35 per hour, with the change coming into effect on October 1. (650 CKOM file photo)
Trump threatens 35 per cent tariffs on Canada on Aug. 1 in letter posted online
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports on Aug. 1 in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on social media Thursday night, evident...
Jul 10, 2025
Canada Infrastructure Bank set to fall well short of 2028 investment target: PBO
OTTAWA - Parliament's fiscal watchdog is projecting that the Canada Infrastructure Bank will fall more than $20 billion short of its investment targets for the coming years. In a new report released T...
Jul 10, 2025
Canadian pharmaceutical industry alarmed after Trump floats 200 per cent tariff
WASHINGTON - Canada likely isn't the main target of U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceutical imports, an industry representative said Wednesday - but his ...
Jul 09, 2025
Quarter of Ont. mutual fund dealers say customers sold unneeded products: survey
TORONTO - A regulator-led survey of Ontario mutual fund dealers based out of big banks finds a sizable minority are not always acting in the interests of clients. The survey of close to 3,000 dealers ...
Jul 09, 2025
Percentage of Canadians who see the U.S. as a top threat triples: Poll
WASHINGTON - As U.S. President Donald Trump pursues his global trade war and talk of annexation, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who view the United States as a top threat has tripled ...
Jul 08, 2025 A participant holds an "Elbows Up Canada" sign during a rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, March 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Trump says he will hit copper imports with 50 per cent tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports - but isn't saying yet when it will take effect. Trump told reporters at a cabinet meeting that "tod...
Jul 08, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
B.C. boosts tax credit for developers of video games, virtual reality simulators
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is boosting a tax credit to help developers of video games such as Electronic Arts hire additional staff and invest money locally. Premier David Eby said the...
Jul 07, 2025
N.S. government failure has made affordability similar in Halifax and Toronto: NDP
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's NDP says the provincial government's failure to address the cost of living has made affordability in Halifax comparable to that in Toronto, and the party is calling for urgent ...
Jul 07, 2025
New Brunswick to allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales with some other provinces
FREDERICTON - The owner of a New Brunswick vodka distillery says he anticipates competition to get tougher as the provincial government pursues new rules to remove trade barriers with the rest of Cana...
Jul 07, 2025
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