Construction bill for BHP's Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan up by another US$1 billion

Rob O'Flanagan / thestarphoenix - Company pegs the first stage of the project at US$8.4 billion, a US$2.7 billion increase over the original price tag of US$5.7 billion

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Quebec’s finance minister says Ontario’s Crown Royal whisky ban is misguided

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec's finance minister says he has shared his concerns with his Ontario counterpart about that province's intention to remove Crown Royal whisky from liquor stores.

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Inflation ticked up to 2.4% in December: StatCan

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Statistics Canada says the end of the federal government’s tax holiday a year earlier pushed the annual pace of inflation up two ticks to 2.4 per cent in December.

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Carney heads to Switzerland to take part in World Economic Forum

Dylan Robertson / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney heads today to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum in the ski resort town of Davos.

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Carney visiting Qatar to drum up investment despite 'brutal' human rights record

sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Qatar to drum up investment deals with a country known for both its brutal dictatorship and its growing diplomatic and economic influence.

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Southern Alberta farmers express relief, optimism after Canada reaches deal with China over canola, pea tariffs

Stephen Tipper / calgaryherald - Canola farmer expects prices to increase as a result of deal with China

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City of Ottawa loses court appeal over property payments

sootoday - OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a City of Ottawa request to overturn a lower court decision about property payments on federally owned buildings.

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B.C. Premier David Eby says province’s LNG, mining of interest to India

Amy Judd / globalnews - "They are looking strongly to LNG as one of their ways of reducing carbon intensity, as well as reducing smog in the country," B.C. Premier David Eby said.

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Venezuela acting leader urges oil industry reforms for foreign investment

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez, who has been under pressure from the U.S. to fall in line, said oil sales revenue would go to bolster domestic services.

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CPPIB invests another $750-million with Northleaf mid-market growth program

theglobeandmail - Latest funding brings pension board’s overall investment with Northleaf partnership to $3-billion over two decades

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Potential sureties for Ryan Wedding’s alleged money launderer questioned on his lavish lifestyle

Greg Mercer / theglobeandmail - Bail hearing is being held for Toronto-area jeweller accused of working for alleged cocaine smuggling ring

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U.S. DOJ launches criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, he says

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The move represents an unprecedented escalation in President Donald Trump’s battle with the Fed, an independent agency.

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Fifty years after the Games, Quebecers still spending on Montreal’s Olympic Stadium

The Canadian Press / nationalpost - MONTREAL — Montreal’s Olympic Stadium started 2026 the same way it began the 1976 Games: under construction and without a roof. In 2024, Quebec’s tourism minister announced the province would spend $870 million to replace the stadium’s roof, which was tor…

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'It’s a big market for us': As Carney heads to China, trade diversification gets complicated

Jordan Gowling / financialpost - Stakes are high in first meeting between President Xi Jinping and Canadian prime minister in eight years

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