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Ottawa spending $229M to help tariff-hit Ontario workers obtain new skills

OTTAWA — The federal government will spend $228.8 million over the next three years to help Ontario workers in industries hit hard by U.S. tariffs, acquire new skills and adapt to the trade war disruption. The...

10h ago

Ottawa drops TikTok ban, will now let platform stay in Canada with conditions

OTTAWA — Ottawa's decision to let TikTok remain in Canada — now with more security guarantees from the Chinese-owned firm — reverses its previous decision to ban the company over national security...

13h ago

Undoing renewables obstacles should be part of energy MOU talks: Pembina

A new report by the Pembina Institute says removing obstacles to renewable development must factor into talks the Alberta and federal governments are having around electricity emissions policy. The two...

18h ago

Liberals nominate Fintrac official Annette Ryan as budget watchdog

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has nominated a senior official at the national financial intelligence agency as Ottawa's next fiscal watchdog. Wayne Long, the secretary of state for financial institutions,...

March 9, 2026 10:34 am MST MST

Average apartment rents drop 4.4% in Alberta – steepest decline in Canada

Asking rents in Canada fell year-over-year for the 17th straight month in February to an average of $2,030. The latest monthly report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation says average asking rents were down...

March 9, 2026 12:01 pm MST MST

NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research

OTTAWA — The federal government is putting nearly a billion dollars into the National Research Council for defence initiatives, including the purchase of a Bombardier jet for research. Ottawa says the...

March 9, 2026 10:25 am MST MST

Hudson's Bay coat collection up for sale in latest auction

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is sending its coat collection to the auction block. The latest sale of the company’s treasures features 56 coats, including many with HBC’s iconic stripes motif. Some...

March 9, 2026 2:12 pm MST MST

Ottawa says it will spend up to $94.5M to improve jobs data in key industries

The federal government said Monday it's planning to spend up to $94.5 million over the next five years to get a better sense of what's happening on the ground in a turbulent labour market. The money will...

March 9, 2026 7:31 am MST MST

Trump says Iran war could be over soon, but oil disruption would trigger harsher U.S. strikes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran could be short-lived, but he left open the possibility of an escalation in fighting if global oil...

March 8, 2026 11:40 pm MST MST

Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping

CHICAGO (AP) — Oil prices have eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years as the Iran war hinders production and shipping in the Middle East. The price...

March 8, 2026 4:22 pm MST MST