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BoC reports show trade uncertainty takes toll on business and consumer confidence

BoC reports show trade uncertainty takes toll on business and consumer confidence

OTTAWA — A pair of reports from the Bank of Canada pointed to declining business and consumer sentiment in the first quarter and increased worries about a recession even before the latest round of tariffs announced by U.S.
Parkland, activist investor Simpson Oil, nominate competing director slates

Parkland, activist investor Simpson Oil, nominate competing director slates

CALGARY — Parkland Corp. and its biggest shareholder have each proposed competing board slates as their dispute heats up ahead of the fuel refiner and retailer's annual general meeting next month. Simpson Oil Ltd.
Ontario offers $11 billion in relief to businesses stung by U.S. tariffs

Ontario offers $11 billion in relief to businesses stung by U.S. tariffs

TORONTO — Ontario businesses will see select provincial taxes deferred for six months, which Premier Doug Ford says will give them about $9 billion worth of relief amid global economic turmoil in the face of U.S. tariffs. As Canadian and U.S.
Canadian firm KA Imaging claims first X-ray image taken in space

Canadian firm KA Imaging claims first X-ray image taken in space

As four space tourists orbited the north and south poles earlier this month and marvelled at the views of Earth, a group of Canadians celebrated an X-ray image taken aboard the spacecraft using technology developed at the University of Waterloo.
China accuses US of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs

China accuses US of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs

BANGKOK (AP) — China on Monday accused the U.S. of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs, while calling on representatives of American companies including Tesla, to “take concrete actions” to resolve the tariffs.
Over 50,000 Hydro One customers without power in Ontario

Over 50,000 Hydro One customers without power in Ontario

About 55,000 Ontarians are without power Monday as Hydro One's 4,800 crew members make efforts to get the lights back on after last week's ice storm.
Carney, Starmer discuss deeper trade ties in response to Trump's tariff war

Carney, Starmer discuss deeper trade ties in response to Trump's tariff war

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke Sunday with his counterpart in the United Kingdom about the fallout from the United States' global tariff campaign. A readout from Carney's office says he talked with U.K.
'In a fight with one man': Trump's tariffs have autoworkers in Oshawa, Ont., on edge

'In a fight with one man': Trump's tariffs have autoworkers in Oshawa, Ont., on edge

For more than a century, Oshawa, Ont., has been the city of autoworkers.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Election campaign and trade The federal election heads into its third week with the party leaders trying to pitch themselves as the best person to stand up to Donal
With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next

With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next

VANCOUVER — There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms.