Carney names investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador

Denio Lourenco / citynews - Prime Minister Mark Carney is appointing a global investment banker and pension fund manager to be Canada’s next ambassador in Washington. Carney’s office says Mark Wiseman will take the role on Feb. 15, and he will be tasked with leading negotiations wit…

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A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s 'absolutely' threatened in 2026

Craig Lord / nationalobserver - US President Donald Trump's tariff campaign appeared to move at a breakneck pace towards Canada's economy this year.

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Significant increase in the circulation of counterfeit bills in retail stores

News Staff / citynews - MONTREAL — The Retail Council of Canada is sounding the alarm about the significant increase in circulation of fake $20, $50, and $100 bills since November. The association reports that it has detected more counterfeit bills in one month than in the entir…

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Alberta Next panel recommends ditching RCMP, referendum to quit CPP

sootoday - EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s hand-picked panel re-examining the province's relationship with Ottawa says it’s time to ditch the RCMP and hold a provincewide referendum on quitting the Canada Pension Plan.

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Mark Carney shakes up roster of deputy ministers heading into the holidays

sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is shuffling the senior ranks of the federal public service heading into the new year.

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Alberta increases referendum petition fees to $25,000 — a 5,000 per cent hike

Lisa Johnson / nationalobserver - Smith's UCP government had previously made it easier for citizens to apply for a policy initiative or constitutional referendum, including efforts to put Alberta separation on the ballot, but says the fee hike is necessary to "discourage frivolous applica…

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CUSMA renewal talks heat up after U.S. lists demands on dairy, streaming and alcohol

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade representative has outlined a series of conditions Canada must meet to secure a long-term extension of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement when it comes up for mandatory review next year, setting the stage for pot…

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Ford pitches Toronto as host of new global defence bank

sootoday - OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching Toronto as the best place to host a new global bank for defence spending. The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank is a new multilateral initiative by democratic countries.

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Rising costs and dwindling opportunities have some of Canada's youth feeling adrift

Craig Lord, Ritika Dubey / nationalobserver - Four months, 50 applications, two interviews, no job.

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Ottawa approves Teck and Anglo American, companies say

sootoday - OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly has approved a merger between Canadian natural resources company Teck Resources Ltd. and Britain's Anglo American PLC.

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Economists expect inflation ticked up in November as Statscan set to report data

theglobeandmail - Consensus estimate of 2.3% inflation would mark a slight increase from October’s reading of 2.2%

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Cabinet committee on internal savings to look at federal contracting in new year, Champagne says

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Eby plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners

sootoday - VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government plans to offer private owners of land in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area more than $150 million in loan guarantees, amid fears about the impact of the landmark ruling on their finan

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Ottawa, Alberta agreed to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as the province works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.

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Canada posts merchandise trade surplus for September, first since January

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $153 million for September, its first surplus since January. The result came after a trade deficit of $6.4 billion in August. Statistics Canada says total exports rose 6.3 p…

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CRA says it’ll hire 1,700 call centre staff ahead of busy tax season

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Melanie Serjak, CRA assistant commissioner, told reporters Wednesday the agency is aiming to reach a total of about 4,500 agents to handle a "very high forecast" in demand.

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Cowichan case is blamed for sinking BC property deals, including luxury hotel purchase

Nono Shen, Darryl Greer / nationalobserver - An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, BC, pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of "uncertainty" caused by the landmark Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title ruling, according to th…

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LeBlanc believes the US will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico

Émilie Bergeron / nationalobserver - The minister in charge of Canada-US trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the US president and some of his associates have suggested they may co…

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Ontario to fund hip and knee replacements at four private clinics

Allison Jones / theglobeandmail - Ontario is spending $125-million over two years to add up to 20,000 orthopedic surgeries, Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced

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