Lutnick says Trump views CUSMA as ‘a bad deal,’ needs to be ‘re-imagined’ – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday suggested the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA) may need to be substantially reworked before it’s renewed, saying U.S. President Donald Trump views it as “a bad deal.” Speaking at the Semafor World Economy summit in Washington, Lutnick took particular aim at the agreement’s impact on the […]
Canada’s emissions reductions slowed in 2024, federal data shows | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Nick Murray The Canadian Press Posted April 17, 2026 1:51 pm Updated April 17, 2026 1:53 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The latest annual account of greenhouse gas emissions shows Canada’s emissions reductions slowed in 2024 to almost nothing. Ottawa quietly published its national inventory report […]
More businesses are closing than opening in Canada, report finds – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Canada is facing an “entrepreneurial drought.” That’s according to a new report from the Canadian Federation of Business (CFIB) released Wednesday that says more businesses have been closing than opening in Canada each quarter since early 2024. The “drought” began in early 2024, the CFIB said, with the gap between openings and closures reaching […]
Energy industry losing confidence new pipeline will be deemed a national priority: Survey | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Confidence is waning in a new oil pipeline being chosen for a speedy federal review within the next year, a recent business sentiment survey from ATB Cormark Capital Markets suggests. The investment firm canvassed executives representing 24 energy services firms, 22 exploration and production companies and 17 institutional investors on a range of topics […]
Doug Ford nixes idea of grocery surveillance pricing ban in Ontario | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted April 16, 2026 12:53 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford is nixing the idea of banning so-called surveillance pricing on groceries, as Manitoba has proposed. Ford says today that he believes in a free-market, capitalist society. The Manitoba government is moving to ban what it calls “predatory pricing” on groceries, though the issue […]
Kamala Harris blames president for high gas prices: ‘This is a direct result of Donald Trump’s war of choice’
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Vice President Kamala Harris is blaming President Donald Trump as Americans feel pain at the pump amid high fuel prices. “Here in North Carolina and around the country, gas prices are too high,” Harris wrote in a post on X. “This is a direct result […]
Economist warns thousands of Virginia jobs at risk after minimum wage hike signed by Spanberger
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An economist is warning that Virginia’s recent minimum wage mandate won’t help the state with affordability as it is intended and could lead to thousands of jobs being cut. “I think something that we’ve seen in coverage of this bill and how this law in Virginia […]
UK economy grew 0.5% in February, beating economists’ expectations by a long shot
[ad_1] Millennium Wheel And Skyline At Sunset. London, England. Design Pics Editorial | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The U.K. economy grew by 0.5% in February, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics published Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters expected U.K. gross domestic product (GDP) to have expanded by 0.1% month-on-month. […]
North Vancouver chlorine plant expansion rejection raises drinking water concerns | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The District of North Vancouver has rejected a plan to keep a major chlorine producer operating long-term. Chemtrade has been making liquid chlorine in North Vancouver since 1957 and supplies more than 40 per cent of Canada’s drinking water treatment needs. The company had been seeking rezoning approval to continue operations on land adjacent […]
Bessent says Trump tariffs could return by July after Supreme Court setback
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be restored as early as July, signaling a rapid pivot by the Trump administration after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s IEEPA-based tariffs earlier this year, forcing the administration to turn to other trade […]