The federal government tabled a bill Friday to change the way Canada bars imports of products made with forced labour following an American tariff threat. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Paris with Prime Minister Mark Carney as the legislation was tabled by her parliamentary secretary, Rob Oliphant. “This will be a made-in-Canada solution…
Canadian households are worth much more this year, data from Statistics Canada shows, with real estate among the factors driving up that increase. The net worth of Canadian households, which is calculated as the value of all assets minus all liabilities, rose 1.3 per cent in the first three months of 2026 to reach just…
The federal government on Thursday unveiled a $3.2-billion national food security strategy aimed at lowering grocery bills by overhauling how food is grown, processed and sold in Canada. The multi-year plan, titled “More Choice. More Control. More Canada,” seeks to reduce the country’s dependence on international imports and break the grip of a highly concentrated…
New research is suggesting potential links between GLP-1 drugs and lower risks for some cancers. The recent findings come as semaglutide becomes more available and as prices drop, with generic versions starting to hit Canadian pharmacies this year. The new research was presented alongside more than two dozen other studies at the American Society of…
Dollarama says its sales surged by more than 20 per cent compared to a year earlier as consumer confidence “appears to be weakening.” The Montreal-based retail giant also said it may need to change its sales outlook if the Iran war drags on for the long term and results in higher operational costs. Publicly traded…
Canada Post will expand its push to convert some mail delivery services to community mailboxes to more communities in 2027, the Crown corporation said in a statement Thursday. After announcing in April that it was beginning discussion with 13 communities that will see their mail delivery service converted to community mailboxes later in the year,…
Game on! With the FIFA World Cup’s kickoff drawing close, many viewers new to the sport might find themselves wondering what some of the common penalties and fouls mean when referees inevitably call them out during play. From the meaning of “offside” to the differences between yellow and red cards, as well as how corner…
The federal government on Thursday condemned Russia’s threats against Canada and any companies participating in a recently signed drone production deal with Ukraine. The Kremlin’s foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Wednesday called Canada a “warmonger” nation for signing the deal, which will see Canadian-made drones head to the battlefield in the Russia-Ukraine war to…
Taxpayers who filed requests to make changes to their income tax returns may be waiting up to 47 weeks for those changes to be processed by the Canada Revenue Agency, according to a watchdog. That’s more than double the standard time for the CRA to process what it considers “complex” adjustments to T1 tax returns….
As Canada and the U.S. hammer out trade negotiations, Minister Responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade Dominic LeBlanc said Canada is “not an idle spectator” as the clock winds down to agree on the long-term renewal of the North American trade framework. On July 1, the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA) can be either maintained for 16 more years or…