
Scorching heat wave keeps Canada Day crowd numbers low on Parliament Hill
A scorching heat wave has kept crowds on Parliament Hill smaller than usual for Canada Day festivities in the nation’s capital. Paramedics in Ottawa were

Scorching heat wave keeps Canada Day crowd numbers low on Parliament Hill
A scorching heat wave has kept crowds on Parliament Hill smaller than usual for Canada Day festivities in the nation’s capital. Paramedics in Ottawa were

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
One, two, three, four, I declare a trade war Canada’s $16.6-billion worth of retaliatory tariffs take effect Sunday on dozens of U.S. products – from

From ketchup to toilet paper: Canada launching $16.6B retaliatory tariff broadside
When Sen. Patrick Toomey looks at the future of the ketchup market in his home state of Pennsylvania, he sees real blood on the floor.

Corus aims for ‘fewer, better’ TV channels, new tech to counter internet giants
Consumers will see “fewer, better” specialty TV channels and more targeted advertising from Corus Entertainment, company executives said this week as they explained their plan

Canadians believe foreign buyers are inflating real estate prices
Foreign buyers might make up a small sliver of Canada’s biggest real estate markets, but homebuyers in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal still believe they are

‘It’s go time’: Canopy Growth ramps up spending ahead of pot legalization (updated)
Ottawa-area pot producer Canopy Growth Corp. posted a wider-than-expected loss in its most recent quarter, which included a spike in costs as the licensed marijuana

Gatineau infrastructure contracts at centre of criminal bid-rigging charges
The Competition Bureau says criminal charges have been laid against four people who allegedly conspired to rig bids for 21 City of Gatineau infrastructure contracts

Feds finalizing retaliation to Trump tariffs
Finance ministers from across the country weighed the consequences this week of Canada’s intensifying trade dispute with the United States as the federal government worked

World Cup and Winter Olympics? 2026 would be a historic sports year for Canada
World Cup matches and an Olympic Games would put Canada front and centre in the sports world in 2026. Canada’s successful bid to co-host the

#BuyCanadian: Travellers turning to domestic destinations amid U.S. trade tensions
Bonnie Hallman of Winnipeg had been booked to board a Disney cruise next summer to bask in the untamed wilderness of Alaska, which she had
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