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Canada posts $5.7 billion merchandise trade deficit for February

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade deficit of $5.7 billion, its largest deficit since August last year. The result compared with a deficit of $4.2 billion in January...

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Conservatives call for lower gas tax and cuts to 'wasteful spending' to pay for it

The Conservative Party of Canada is calling on Ottawa to drop the federal tax on gas and diesel fuel for the rest of the year. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday that lifting the Fuel...

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Canada's labour market is 'static' after a year of U.S. tariffs, population shift

OTTAWA — Thursday marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global trading system with his "Liberation Day" duties — a major step in his wider tariff campaign that's hammered critical...

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As more copper wire thefts knock out service, some point fingers at scrap yards

ST. JOHN'S — In early January, a bold telephone wire heist left about 135 people without phone services for about two weeks in Clarendon, a rural area of southern New Brunswick, between Fredericton...

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UK gathers more than 40 countries to plot ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz

LONDON (AP) — Britain accused Iran on Thursday of holding the world's economy hostage as diplomats from more than 40 countries held talks on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route...

April 2, 2026 12:17 am EST EST

It’s International Fact-Checking Day. Refresh your AI identification skills

Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news. Look no further than...

April 2, 2026 12:15 am EST EST

Toys "R" Us Canada gets court permission to put itself up for sale, solicit investors

TORONTO — Toys "R" Us Canada has received court permission to put itself up for sale. Judge Jane Dietrich has approved a process that will see the struggling retailer solicit investments in the company...

April 1, 2026 4:48 pm EST EST

Anand to join U.K.-led talks on Strait of Hormuz following trip to Riyadh

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will join multi-nation talks hosted by the U.K. on Thursday on finding diplomatic options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz trade corridor. Anand says all...

April 1, 2026 12:37 pm EST EST

Feds pressed regulator to cut airlines more slack around passenger compensation: docs

MONTREAL — Internal documents show the federal government pushed for travel rules that cut airlines more slack around paying compensation to passengers, despite resistance from Canada's transport regulator. In...

April 1, 2026 10:28 am EST EST

'Be in that moment': Astronaut Jeremy Hansen's wife prepares for his lunar mission

CAPE CANAVERAL — As Jeremy Hansen prepares to begin a historic mission to the moon aboard the Artemis II, his wife says his family will be trying to take in every single moment. If everything goes...

April 1, 2026 4:00 am EST EST