Canada

Federal leaders set to campaign across the country today

OTTAWA — Federal party leaders are starting the second full weekend of the federal election campaign at opposite ends of the country. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is in B.C. while NDP Leader...

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King Charles III showing subtle signs of support for Canada amid trade war with U.S.

As Canada finds itself caught up in an escalating trade war with the United States while simultaneously facing threats of annexation from President Donald Trump, one historian at McMaster University in...

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Canadian investors should ‘stay the course’ amid tariffs: Financial expert

Amidst ongoing tariff drama, the tumbling stock market and declining oil prices, people may be panicking.

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'Comply and be forthcoming': Feds update travel advice for Canadians heading to U.S.

The Canadian government updated its advice to travellers heading south to the United States on Friday. In the update posted to the federal government's website just after midnight, the government is...

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Quebec suspends random traffic stops by police after court rejects extension request

MONTREAL — Quebec's Public Security Department announced late Friday afternoon that most random traffic stops by police are suspended, days after the Court of Appeal affirmed that arbitrary road checks...

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Rise in number of U.S. doctors looking to move to Canada since Trump's election

HALIFAX — Recruiters say there's been a surge of interest from American doctors considering moving to Canada since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump in November. Katrina Philopoulos, physician...

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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in March. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however,...

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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by province

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10...

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National employment numbers for March from Statistics Canada, at a glance

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's March employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.7 per cent (6.6) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (61.1) Participation rate:...

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To tariff or not to tariff? What Trump's latest tariff announcement means for the Canadian economy

Newsrooms, dinner tables and just about everyone in between woke up on the edge of their seats the morning of April 2 - the day U.S. President Donald Trump dubbed 'liberation day' - but heading to bed,...

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