U.S. sheds 92,000 jobs in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4%
Lucia Mutikani / theglobeandmail - Economists had expected the economy to add 60,000 positions last month after a downwardly revised 126,000 increase in January
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Feds and Alberta strike deal to speed up project approvals and cut red tape
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - The governments of Canada and Alberta have reached an agreement-in-principle to streamline environmental and impact assessments, giving the province more control over projects within its jurisdiction and reducing federal duplication that has slowed develo…
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Alberta returning to standard, flat tax on wine after industry outcry
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Alberta government is eliminating the ad valorem model introduced in 2025, and instead will increase the standard volume-based markup for wine products by 58 cents per litre.
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LeBlanc heading to Washington after Carney says CUSMA 'broken' by U.S. tariffs
sootoday - OTTAWA — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will head to Washington, D.C., for meetings tomorrow, his office confirms. LeBlanc's visit lands with the review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade in full swing.
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Carney says Canada, Australia hold ‘rare convening power’ in Parliament speech
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Carney's words built on the headline-grabbing speech he delivered in January at the World Economic Forum, in which he said the old world order had been ruptured.
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Ontario students gather outside legislature to protest cuts to OSAP grants
Allison Jones / theglobeandmail - New funding model changes proportion of grants to loans by capping grants at 25% of aid
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'WE SEE THE MONEY': Liberal minister says Middle East war an ‘opportunity’ for Canadian energy exports
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - As gasoline prices climb and missiles fly in the Middle East, Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says the turmoil presents an “opportunity” for Canada’s energy and mining sectors.
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Tiff Macklem warns of risks linked to non-bank actors in debt markets
theglobeandmail - Bank of Canada Governor says growing role of hedge funds, private credit creating vulnerabilities
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Quebec will soon allow retail stores to close late on weekends, but some not enthused
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A one-year pilot project starting March 11 is allowing Quebec retail stores to stay open on weekends as late as the law permits on weekdays: 9 p.m.
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Immigration could soon account for all of Canada's population growth: expert
sootoday - OTTAWA — With Canada's population growth now essentially flat, the country could be heading toward an unprecedented situation where population growth is driven entirely by immigration, one expert says.
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‘We can set the agenda:’ Carney continues middle power pitch in Australia
sootoday - SYDNEY — In Australia, Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his argument that middle powers should band together, saying Canada and Australia share the advantages of legitimacy and trust.
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Pierre Poilievre outlines trade plan among free nations in U.K. speech
Spiro Papuckoski / torontosun - Conservative leader delivers 2026 Margaret Thatcher Lecture at Britain's Centre for Policy Studies
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Ring of Fire roads to be complete by 2031, ahead of schedule: Ford
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Premier Doug Ford said construction will begin in June and finish several years ahead of schedule, though the province had never said when it had hoped to complete road.
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Statistics Canada to report GDP data for the final quarter of 2025
Craig Lord / nationalobserver - Statistics Canada is set to report this morning on how the economy closed out 2025.
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Alberta budget comes with spending hikes, $9.4B deficit
sootoday - EDMONTON — Alberta’s new budget will carry an eye-popping $9.4-billion deficit as the province, after decades of trying to get off a roller-coaster of oil revenues, seeks to manage the ride and weather the whiplash.
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Poilievre outlines sovereignty and trade vision in Toronto speech
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a wide-ranging address on Canada–U.S. relations, economic policy, and national sovereignty during an Economic Club of Canada event in Toronto.
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Doug Ford defends decision to cut financial assistance for post-secondary students
theglobeandmail - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government's decision to cut back on the amount of financial assistance for post-secondary students. Ford says he heard from thousands of students over Family Day weekend who were angry about the drastic cut to t…
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Public trust in Canada’s institutions on the rise in face of US hostility: poll
Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - Public trust in Canada's key institutions is on the rise as the country navigates unprecedented tensions with the United States, a new poll suggests.
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Nova Scotia budget contains $1.2-billion deficit, public service cuts
Lyndsay Armstrong / theglobeandmail - Budget focuses on building economy while ‘protecting the core services Nova Scotians rely on,’ says finance minister John Lohr
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European Parliament postpones vote on U.S. trade deal again after tariff upheaval
Philip Blenkinsop / theglobeandmail - Move follows Trump’s announcement of a new blanket 15% import tariff
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