News

How Trump’s trade war is upending global economy
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff decisions since he took office on January 20 have shocked financial markets and sent a ...
New Canadian energy minister vows an end to lengthy project approvals
New Canadian Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson vowed on Friday to cut back a lengthy approval process that means major ...
Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 0.8 per cent in March at $69.8 billion
Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.8 per cent to $69.8 billion in March, helped by an increase in new car sales.
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple as his trade war intensifies
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50 per cent tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25 per ...
U.S. pipeline firms wrestle buy/build conundrum as Trump pushes energy expansion
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pro-energy policies were meant to speed the construction of the United States’ next generation ...
Vermilion Energy selling assets in Saskatchewan and Manitoba for $415 million
Vermilion Energy Inc. has signed a deal to sell a group of assets in Saskatchewan and Manitoba for $415 million.
Germany’s economy grew by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. That’s double the initial estimate
The German economy, Europe’s biggest, grew by 0.4 per cent in the first quarter thanks to stronger-than-expected exports and ...
‘Investment, not tariffs,’ says Ishiba after telephone talks with Trump before 3rd round of talks
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he held telephone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed to ...
U.S. investment firm Redbird agrees to buy Britain’s venerable Telegraph newspaper
A consortium led by U.S. investment firm RedBird Capital Partners has agreed to buy the publisher of Britain’s 170-year-old ...
S&P/TSX composite down, U.S. stocks also fall after Trump comments
Canada’s main stock index fell in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also dropped after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a 50 per cent tax on all imports from the European Union as ...
Impact of tariffs on the aluminum sector
Jérôme Pécresse, chief executive for aluminum at Rio Tinto, gives an update on the company's plans for growth and the impact of tariffs on the aluminum sector.