The Canadian men’s and women’s 4×100-metre relay teams qualified for the 2025 World Athletics Championships with performances on Saturday at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China. The men’s team of Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, and Jerome Blake finished second in their heat to qualify for Sunday’s final, but more importantly …
Read More »U.S. trade war risks Canadian progress on financial stability, says Bank of Canada
The financial picture for Canadian households and businesses was showing signs of increased health until the United States started a trade war, the Bank of Canada said on Thursday. The central bank says in its latest Financial Stability Report that at the start of the year, households had, on average, …
Read More »Checkpoints by U.S. border patrol raise concerns amid drop in Canadian visitors
U.S. border patrol officers have been setting up extra checkpoints near crossings between the U.S. and Metro Vancouver. In an unusual scene, vehicles in the U.S. that are heading north to Canada through the Peace Arch and Pacific Highway crossings are sometimes being stopped by U.S. border patrol before they …
Read More »Students to retrace path of Canadian soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands
Canadian teachers are taking students to the Netherlands to walk the same ground as soldiers from their hometowns who helped liberate the country from German occupation in 1945 — making history feel real for a generation born decades after the war. News Source link
Read More »Why Canadian voters living in the Big Apple have a growing interest in the federal election
In a Manhattan bar, there’s a shrine to all things Canadian: a giant stuffed moose head, licence plates from every province, a gold maple leaf embossed on the floor and other memorabilia. The Canuck, which bills itself as New York City’s “premier Canadian hockey and sports bar,” is a familiar …
Read More »I want to buy Canadian, but can’t always afford to. Cost of living is my election priority
This First Person column is the experience of Crystal MacCormac, who lives in Charlottetown with her husband. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. It’s grocery day again. I take my time, inspecting each item before putting it in my cart, mindful of the many people …
Read More »Trump isn’t just a Canadian campaign issue. Australia grapples with its U.S. relationship in election
U.S. President Donald Trump is looming large in the final weeks of Australia’s general election campaign, spelling trouble for conservative Opposition leader Peter Dutton just as a new poll shows Australians’ faith in the United States at an all-time low. Trump’s blustery style and often disruptive policies, including “reciprocal” tariffs …
Read More »Are you paying more than before to buy Canadian?; Tariff travel trauma: CBC’s Marketplace Cheat Sheet
Miss something this week? Don’t panic. CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need. Want this in your inbox? Get the Marketplace newsletter every Friday. Are you paying more than before to buy Canadian? Experts say it’s complicated Grocery products that are made in Canada are pictured on shelves at a supermarket …
Read More »Canadian director Ted Kotcheff, known for First Blood and Weekend at Bernie’s, dead at 94
Canadian Ted Kotcheff, whose six-decade career as film and television director included helming the first instalments of two hit movie franchises in the 1980s, died Thursday at age 94, his son confirmed to CBC News. “He died of old age, peacefully, and surrounded by love ones,” his son Thomas said in …
Read More »Canadian Corey Conners 2 shots back at halfway point of Masters
Canadian Corey Conners finds himself in contention at the Masters after two rounds. The Listowel, Ont., native shot a 2-under 70 for a share of third place on Friday, two shots back of leader Justin Rose. Rose kept his name atop the leaderboard, and he doesn’t have to look far …
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