How far could Trump go using 'economic force' to try and annex Canada?
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump suggested he would use “economic force” to annex Canada at a press conference this week, ...
William Watson: Make the states provinces, Donald, and be PM for life
So the deal is: we do a leveraged buyout of you. We take on your national debt, which we refloat, without limit, and you ...
Howard Levitt: Trudeau's exit a reminder of the perils of wrongful resignation
Trudeau’s departure reminds us of the perils of resigning at the wrong time or in the wrong way. In the employment context, a ...
Meta rolls back diversity and inclusion efforts in bid to appease Trump
Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has been working to appeal to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who he recently met in person at Mar-a-Lago, after years of tension with the politician. Earlier this ...
Unemployment rates climb in most Canadian cities, despite national drop
Canada’s national unemployment rate fell by 0.1 per cent in December to 6.7 per cent, but in many cities across the country, ...
A cut in January, then a pause: What jobs data mean for Bank of Canada and interest rates
“Given the still-elevated unemployment rate and the cooler wage readings, the latest labour market data still leaves the Bank of Canada in a position to cut rates,” Mendes said. He expects the Bank of ...
Bundled pricing: How the best mortgage rates increasingly come with strings attached
Scotiabank’s best rates are typically reserved for customers in its Scotia Mortgage+ bundle program. Due to the pricing advantage, three in four new mortgage customers sign up for other financial ...
Canada's job gains smash expectations and unemployment rate drops
The employment rate rose to 60.8 per cent, the first increase since January 2023. Statistics Canada attributed the rise in the employment rate to slower population growth in the second half of 2024.
Posthaste: Here's one thing Canadians can do in 2025 to tackle debt and financial anxiety
One remedy to heal broken finances, say TikTok users, is a no-spend January or year. The social media feed is full of mostly ...
Jack Mintz: Canada's 'Maple Model' for pensions loses some of its lustre
This disappointing recent performance of Canadian funds is what has raised doubts in the U.K. about the Maple Model. Being ...
U.S. Supreme Court likely to uphold TikTok ban
The United States Supreme Court justices signalled they are likely to uphold a law that would ban the popular social media platform TikTok in the U.S. if it isn’t sold by its Chinese parent company by ...
Canada's oilpatch ramping up production in 2025 despite tariff threat
Whitecap is forecasting that crude prices may be volatile, “but on balance robust” in 2025, particularly as a weak Canadian dollar tends to work to the benefit of exporters. The company’s price ...