Business

Jobs minister urges youth to pursue skilled trades despite generational stigma

OTTAWA — Canada must break the stigma around careers in the skilled trades if the Liberals want to achieve their infrastructure and homebuilding agenda, federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said on Monday. Hajdu...

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NDP pushing for ban on AI surveillance pricing as Lewis makes Parliament Hill debut

OTTAWA — The NDP is expected to introduce a motion on Wednesday calling on the government to ban a practice known as surveillance pricing that New Democrats say is unfair to consumers. The text of the...

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CRTC requires companies to notify customers when contracts, discounts near end

GATINEAU — Canada's telecommunications regulator is mandating that service providers notify customers before their contracts, discounts or promotions end. The CRTC says the move is meant to prevent bill...

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Ontario to boost injured worker benefits, extend coverage beyond age 65

TORONTO — Ontario workers who are injured on the job could soon receive higher loss-of-earnings benefits, under legislation the labour minister plans to introduce. David Piccini says it would be the...

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AutoCanada makes progress on U.S. exit with sale of Illinois dealership

EDMONTON — AutoCanada Inc. says it has sold its Hyundai of Lincolnwood dealership in Illinois as it continues its plan to sell its U.S. operations. The company says it received about $3.3 million in...

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Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over reporting on ties to Epstein

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch on Monday over a story on his ties to Jeffrey...

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Statistics Canada reports wealth and income gaps grew in 2025

The gap between Canada's richest and poorest grew last year as financial markets gained while interest payouts declined and the job market softened, said Statistics Canada on Monday. The agency says the...

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Canadian, U.S. stock markets rise as oil pares gains from earlier in the day

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose alongside U.S. markets on Monday as oil prices pared gains from earlier in the day, settling just under US$100 per barrel. “I think it's still a bit of a...

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Trump says US military has blockaded Iranian ports to pressure Tehran

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to...

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Oil prices rise after the US says it would block Iranian ports starting Monday

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose in early market trading Sunday after the U.S. said it would blockade Iranian ports beginning Monday. The price of U.S. crude oil rose 8% to $104.24 a barrel...

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