
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is forecasting a recession in Canada this year. A new report from CFIB, released Thursday, shows it’s forecasting that growth declined 0.8 per cent in the second quarter and will contract by a further 0.8 per cent in the third quarter. The report said the contraction is reflective of “persistently low business confidence” stemming from trade tensions and weakness in the manufacturing industry.
July 24, 2025 - 14:56 | Daniel Johnson | The Globe and Mail
The navy says eight of its 12 Kingston-class vessels will be removed from service following "paying off" ceremonies in Halifax and Esquimalt, B.C.
July 24, 2025 - 14:47 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Student assessments for Grades 9 and 10 will be reintroduced, beginning this September, says the supervisor appointed by the province to oversee Ottawa's largest school board. Read More
July 24, 2025 - 14:43 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen
Top American steel producers are charging more for their products due to tariffs, which economists say is a natural effect that squeezes buyers and that Canada should avoid.
July 24, 2025 - 14:40 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
A remote-controlled scoop has begun the work of removing a pile of debris as tall as a two-storey building to gain access to three workers trapped at the Red Chris mine in northern British Columbia, a company statement says. The debris is roughly the width of two semi-trailers and the workers, who have found shelter in underground refuge chambers, have been trapped since Tuesday without communications.
July 24, 2025 - 14:38 | Kate Helmore | The Globe and Mail
Canadians are well aware of the trade pressures and annexation talk from south of the border. But what do Americans think? New York magazine has devoted a sizeable portion of a recent issue — and its cover, featuring an angry beaver with a chokehold on a scrawny bald eagle — to the topic. Its headline: You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians Are.
Features writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood flew into the war zone that is Canadians’ anti-American sentiment. He writes that he reoriented his algorithms to flood him with CanCon, turned on push notifications from Canadian news sources, “and...
July 24, 2025 - 14:31 | Chris Knight | National Post