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Hillary Clinton once called her a “Russian asset” — and that was while Tulsi Gabbard was still a Democrat. Of all of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, none have caused so many reservations from within the Republican Party — and that’s in a field that includes a health secretary nominee who …
Read More »Canada’s economy contracts by 0.2% in November
Canada’s economy contracted by 0.2 per cent in November, more than expected and the largest monthly contraction since December 2023, Statistics Canada said on Friday. This shrinkage follows a 0.3 per cent increase in October, and was led by a drop in output in mining, quarrying, oil sands extraction and transportation, among others. …
Read More »Trump’s threats reveal the trouble with Canada’s pipelines running through the U.S.
“Continental energy security” was the watchword of both governments and industry for much of the past quarter century in North America: the idea that by linking the U.S. and Canada in a tight web of pipelines and refineries, both countries would protect themselves from threats and hostile trade actions that …
Read More »Canada’s immigration department cutting roughly 3,300 jobs over 3 years
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced plans to cut about 3,300 jobs, or about a quarter of its workforce, over the next three years. The federal department emailed employees on Monday about its “budget situation” and the impact on staffing, which IRCC later confirmed with CBC. The email stated it was unclear who …
Read More »Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December
Business·Breaking Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. It’s down from 1.9% in November 2024 Jenna Benchetrit · CBC News · Posted: Jan 21, 2025 8:38 AM EST | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago A customer shops at a grocery store in …
Read More »Cutting off oil is Canada’s nuclear option. What would it mean if it happens?
In Canada’s arsenal of possible responses to a Trump tariff, the nuclear option is the threat to withhold, reduce or place export tariffs on Canadian energy. Already, the mere suggestion of such a tactic has caused a split between the government of Alberta, on one side, and the governments of …
Read More »What will Canada’s second Trudeau era leave behind?
In an interview in December 2022, Justin Trudeau allowed himself to talk about legacy. He has typically avoided entertaining such stuff. But sitting in his West Block office a little more than two years ago, he spoke of “unfinished business” and a desire to “lock in what Canada is doing …
Read More »Happy Birthday, Celsius! Canada’s use of metric system turning 50
Happy Birthday, Celsius! Environment Canada’s use of Celsius turns 50 years old in 2025. It was the catalyst of a lengthy national metric conversion that abruptly ended a decade after it began. The result is seen and felt every day. Canadians wear clothes measured in inches and buy gas by …
Read More »Industry withholding data on one of Canada’s largest fisheries, advocates say
Advocates and scientists are raising concerns with the availability of data on one of Canada’s largest fisheries, as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans DFO is waiting on industry to provide data on the herring fishery in southwest Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy. For decades, herring stock …
Read More »Calgary’s unemployment rate is trending higher than Canada’s — but it’s not because of layoffs
Calgary’s unemployment rate continues to trend higher than the national average, but not for the reason you might expect. It isn’t because local companies are laying workers off en masse — it’s because people are moving to Alberta faster than they can find jobs. “We’re going through a period of adjustment — it’ll take …
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