Category: Bussines

Liberal leadership contender Chrystia Freeland released Monday what she’s calling her “plan to stand up to Trump” — a policy document that includes the threat of big tariffs on U.S. goods to make the Americans pay if they go after the Canadian economy. Freeland called on the federal government to take a hard line and…

Like many retirees, 70-year-old William Shim has embraced the sport of pickleball as a way to keep fit and to socialize.  But getting court space can be tricky, and he often has to book about two weeks ahead of time. “You’ve got to be quick to get a spot to play,” said Shim, who spoke…

Canada’s premiers and federal officials are pitching cutting interprovincial trade barriers to guard against a looming trade war with the United States, arguing it could boost the Canadian economy by billions of dollars. The idea gained steam on Wednesday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted a virtual meeting with the premiers. Trudeau said in a…

Last May, about 230 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Laval, Que., successfully unionized — a historic first in Canada at the retail giant. The CSN, the union that represents the workers in Laval, said workers were dissatisfied with what they described as a hectic work pace, low wages and inadequate health and safety measures. Amazon has only…

Can shrewd shopping truly help Canada push back on economic threats from the United States? If you believe the rhetoric from some political leaders, every little bit helps — especially if consumers pay closer attention to labels. “When you look at ‘made in Canada’ or ‘made in Ontario’ products — buy them,” said Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who…

The federal government will lend $1 billion to Canada Post for the 2025-26 fiscal year so that it can continue operating while dealing with “significant financial challenges,” the postal service said Friday. Canada Post says that Ottawa is making the repayable funds available within the regulations of the Canada Post Corporation Act, but that the money — totalling $1.034 billion…

The federal industry minister is calling for a review of Ottawa’s “business relationship” with Amazon after the company said it will close all seven of its warehouses in Quebec. “They’ll have me fighting to make sure that this is not going to go unanswered in Canada,” Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said. The closure will eliminate…

After Deborah Eakins read the recent CBC News investigation about Loblaw, Sobeys and Walmart grocery stores overcharging customers by selling underweighted meat, she weighed her ground beef. To her surprise, the meat, bought at Sobeys-owned Pete’s Frootique in the Halifax area, appeared to have been weighed with the hard plastic packaging. CBC News purchased three packages…

For Monika Scott and Robyn Mair, the last month has brought a whipsaw of emotions every time they log onto social media. Between a divest-or-ban government ultimatum that downed TikTok in the U.S. for several hours on Saturday and users fleeing Facebook and Instagram over Meta ditching fact checkers, the Ucluelet, B.C.-based entrepreneurs say it’s been…