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Canadian pride is on the rise in wake of Trump’s tariff threat – especially in Quebec
OTTAWA — Two new polls suggest Quebecers are feeling pretty good about their relationship with…
Trump’s choice for chief trade negotiator says tariff threat is about fentanyl
WASHINGTON — The man likely to be named the United States’ chief trade negotiator argued…
Gucci announces departure of creative director De Sarno just weeks before next Milan runway show
MILAN (AP) — Gucci announced on Thursday that its creative director of under two years,…
Irv Gotti, music executive who created Murder Inc. Records, dies at 54
NEW YORK (AP) — Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc.…
Federal government ends boycott of advertising spending on Meta platforms
OTTAWA — The federal government has ended its boycott on buying advertisements on Meta platforms,…
Irv Gotti, music executive who create Murder Inc. Records, dies at 54
NEW YORK (AP) — Irv Gotti, a music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and…
Judge tells Quebec car dealership to rehire man fired over sexual-assault conviction
MONTREAL — Quebec’s labour tribunal has ordered a car dealership in south-central Quebec to rehire…
Ottawa, provinces should discuss possibility of west-east oil pipeline: Wilkinson
MONTREAL — Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Ottawa and the provinces should discuss the…
Liberal leadership candidates make rival defence spending pledges
OTTAWA — Contenders to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader are attempting to one-up each…
B.C.’s child welfare workers ‘in crisis,’ fix could take decade, says advocate
VICTORIA — Chronic understaffing, and the excessive workload and burnout that comes with it, has…
Amid cross-border tariff tussle, Canadian film crews see peril and opportunity
TORONTO — The prospect of a trade war with the United States has some Canadian…
Manitoba government’s Buy Local ad campaign includes spending on social media
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government’s new advertising campaign encouraging people to spend their dollars in…
Flying’s gotten safer – and less reported on. Washington crash shows how the aviation beat is fading
NEW YORK (AP) — Summoned from his couch to cover last week’s plane disaster in…
Carney, Poilievre talk seniors, national parks, resource project approvals in B.C.
OTTAWA — The Liberal and Conservative leaders both started the third week of the federal…
Fast-track approval no guarantee of success for B.C. mines, researcher suggests
VICTORIA — The mining industry is applauding the British Columbia government’s decision to fast-track permits…
Trump promotes misleading claims about federal government’s media subscriptions
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal government payments to news outlets like Politico, The New York…
Are government-paid media subscriptions a ‘scandal’? That’s what Donald Trump is now asserting
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal government payments to news outlets like Politico, The New York…
Trudeau says Trump’s comments about taking over Canada are ‘a real thing’
Donald Trump is not joking when he says he’d like to make Canada the 51st…
‘Serious momentum’: Jobs data blows past estimates as unemployment falls to 6.6%
OTTAWA — Canada’s unemployment rate ticked down in January as the labour market added 76,000…
Toronto FC GM says hunt for new talent continues with movement the other way possible
TORONTO — Toronto FC GM Jason Hernandez says reinforcements are coming. And there could also…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in January. Statistics Canada also…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in January. Here are the…
National employment numbers for January from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s January employment figures (numbers from the previous month…
Silicon Valley and Indian investors spend big as English cricket goes up for sale
Foreign investors have been googly-eyed about English soccer for decades. Now, they are buying into…